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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

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Holly Yelton, Illustrator October 28, 2022

Bylaws Revision Fundamentally Contradicts Oberlin’s Values

Editorial Board October 7, 2022

Editor's note: Earlier today, the Board of Trustees voted to approve proposed changes to the bylaws. Click here for information on the revision. A sea of people gathered in Wilder Bowl yesterday evening...

Limited Academic Building Hours Hamper Studies

Elle Giannandrea, Opinions Editor October 7, 2022

Almost every night of the week for the first three weeks of the semester, sometime around midnight, I have looked at my incomplete homework and asked those around me, “Where do you want to go?” With...

College Acknowledges Need for Mailroom Renovation

Henry Larson, Columnist October 7, 2022

Although we are living in an increasingly digitized world, mail is still a vital part of most people’s lives. In fact, while the internet may be propelling physical letters toward extinction with email...

AAUP Faculty Respond to Bylaws Revision

To the Oberlin Board of Trustees: The following statement has been approved unanimously by the Oberlin Chapter of the American Association of University Professors and is sent on behalf of the more than...

GOP Letter Highlights Failures of College’s Mahallati Investigation

Arman Luczkow October 7, 2022

On Sept. 28, Republican Representatives Jim Banks and Virginia Foxx sent a letter to Oberlin College and President Carmen Twillie Ambar announcing an investigation into Professor of Religion Mohammad Jafar...

Finney Compact Integral to Oberlin’s Future

Richard Spear October 7, 2022

Dear Chris Canavan and Oberlin’s Board of Trustees, When — in 1964 — I accepted a position to teach at Oberlin, I was reluctant to do so because I knew that I had been awarded a Fulbright grant...

Current Trustees Demonstrate Poor Judgement in Revising Bylaws

Howard Fredrics October 7, 2022

Dear Editors, As an Oberlin alum of the class of 1984 and a former visiting faculty member, I have always been proud of the democratic governance of the College as set forth in the Finney Compact, which...

Conservatory Performance at Kendal Was Remarkable

Sue Harper October 7, 2022

This letter is in response to Nikki Keating’s “Students Self Promote Performances Outside Conservatory,” Sept. 23, 2022 Dear Editor, As a new resident of Kendal at Oberlin, I was recently privileged...

Changes to Bylaws Undermine College Values

Andy Manshel, OC ’78 September 30, 2022

To the Oberlin College Board of Trustees, I am writing to try to understand the strategic long-term vision of the trustees of Oberlin College. I learned recently that the Board is planning to revise the...

Self-Diagnosis on Social Media Detrimental to Perceptions of Mental Health

Neva Tayler, Columnist September 30, 2022

As you scroll aimlessly through social media, a video pops up saying, “5 signs you have ADHD.” Quickly losing focus, losing track of time, mood swings, trouble listening, being extremely talkative,...

Dashing Through the Road, How Not to Get Slayed, Try Not to Get Hurt, It Will Ruin Your Day

Dashing Through the Road, How Not to Get Slayed, Try Not to Get Hurt, It Will Ruin Your Day

Emily Vaughan, Opinions Editor September 30, 2022

Editor’s note: The Review and its staff do not condone jaywalking in any form.  Jaywalking: we all know about it. Most of us do it. Some of us love it. Defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “a...

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