Constructive Institutionalism Includes Diverse Perspectives
Editorial Board
May 25, 2018
Filed under Editorials, OPINIONS
Oberlin has reached many milestones this year — some deserving of celebration. Among those was the beginning of Carmen Ambar’s presidency. Ambar has worked to be more transparent and communicative than former President Marvin Krislov, whose time at Oberlin was marked by campus tension and administr...
Alumni Network Offers Students Great Benefits
Carol Levine
May 13, 2018
Filed under Commentary, OPINIONS
We are so close to the end of the semester. Some are closing in on graduation. This is a time for institutional change, yet it is also a time for immense personal growth, exploration, and trying to make sense of one’s place in the world. How will we make our mark, our difference? Will it be on an in...
Oberlin Must Always Hold Sexual Assaulters Accountable
Mara Delta
May 11, 2018
Filed under Commentary, OPINIONS
Editor’s Note: This piece contains mention of sexual assault. Do you remember the moment you received your Oberlin College acceptance letter? I was on the train back home when I saw the notification appear in my inbox. I had been anxiously refreshing my email every day for the entire week hoping t...
Bon Appétit Falls Short on Promises, Disrespects Workers
Caitlin Kelley, Michael Kennedy, Eliza Guinn, Dylan Palmer, and Mirella Gruesser-Smith
May 11, 2018
Filed under Letters to the Editors, OPINIONS
Editors Note: The following letter is a petition for Oberlin College to terminate its contract with Bon Appétit and to hire its own managers to run CDS. At the bottom of the letter, there will be a link to the petition and a link to personal accounts of current and former CDS workers. All of us at Oberlin, wheth...
Suicide Continues to Present Real Danger to Trans People
El Wilson, Opinions Editor
May 11, 2018
Filed under Commentary, OPINIONS
Editor’s Note: This article discusses transphobia and suicide. According to a national survey conducted by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Williams Institute, 40 percent of transgender people have attempted suicide compared to 4.6 percent of the general population. As someone who...
College Must Prioritize Student Happiness
Editorial Board
May 11, 2018
Filed under Editorials, OPINIONS
As the academic year comes to a close and further consequences of, and navigation through, Oberlin’s financial austerity ensue, the administration and student government must prioritize student happiness to ensure that both mental health and morale are addressed as fully as possible in the immediate...
Oberlin Students Fail to Actually Engage Communities, Show Solidarity
Melissa Harris, Editor-In-Chief
May 11, 2018
Filed under Commentary, OPINIONS
As my final weeks at Oberlin approach, I’ve felt blessed to be surrounded by many incredibly dedicated, inspiring individuals who genuinely work toward change and actively support the efforts of others. But I also feel jaded by the many faults of this institution, with which I’ve become familiar thro...
CDS Self-Management Would Improve Accountability, Sustainability
Michael Kennedy
May 11, 2018
Filed under Commentary, OPINIONS
From a student perspective, it appears that Oberlin College’s Campus Dining Services model has been failing. The closure of the Rathskeller as a meal option in spring of 2017, the limitation of meal options for the class of 2021, the upcoming closure of Dascomb Dining Hall, and the planned closure of De...
Student Finance System Limits Efficacy of Committee
Kameron Dunbar and Elijah Aladin
May 4, 2018
Filed under Commentary, OPINIONS
Students here each pay $428 in tuition costs toward a communal pot of money valued at near $1.3 million. This fund, the Student Activities Fund, is allocated by the Student Finance Committee and distributed by the Office of the Student Treasurer. As two students who have been members of both Student ...
GOP Cannot Rely on Celebrity Buzz to Gain Gen Z Vote
Duncan Reid
May 4, 2018
Filed under Commentary, OPINIONS
After Kanye West started tweeting last week that he and the president share “dragon energy,” and that “the thought police want to suppress freedom of thought,” some conservative pundits were quick to welcome West to the right. Ben Shapiro and Alex Jones, for example, tweeted back their praises...
Oberlin Must Improve Arabic Program
Sophie Drukman-Feldstein
May 4, 2018
Filed under Commentary, OPINIONS
I have wanted to study Arabic since middle school. When I came to Oberlin, I was thrilled to finally get the opportunity. Two years in, it feels like the work my classmates and I put in is finally paying off. In this past semester, we have expanded our vocabularies to move beyond our initial discussions o...
ResEd Neglects Student Needs in Housing Registration
Editorial Board
May 4, 2018
Filed under Editorials, OPINIONS
In the midst of the housing selection process this week and next, students have been surprised to find that their choices were more limited than usual. Rising juniors discovered that singles were mostly taken by their allotted registration period, while other upperclassmen found themselves without the V...
Dalia Silverstein
Claire Wang