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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Comic: Rainy Day Traffic

Comic: Rainy Day Traffic

Holly Yelton, Illustrator May 20, 2022

Accommodations Process Complicated, Inaccessible

Elle Giannandrea, Opinions Editor May 13, 2022

With the semester coming to a close and final assignments ramping up, I’ve started reflecting on what will now be my first full year of college-level work. As someone who struggles with learning difficulties,...

Creative Writing Majors Should Be Taken Seriously

Zoey Birdsong, Columnist May 13, 2022

When I tell people that I’m a Creative Writing major, I’m often met with skepticism. People, especially older people, often ask how I plan to find a successful career with a Creative Writing degree....

Leaked SCOTUS Draft Highlights Dangers of Voter Abstention

Leaked SCOTUS Draft Highlights Dangers of Voter Abstention

Oliver Niehaus May 13, 2022

In the 98-page initial draft of the Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaked by POLITICO May 2, Justice Samuel Alito writes, “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled. The Constitution...

Commencement Weekend Blues

Commencement Weekend Blues

Clair Wang, Illustrator May 13, 2022

ResEd Housing Crisis Adds Stress to Student Lives

Bridget Heinzerling May 13, 2022

Honestly, I expected this past week to suck from the beginning. Housing selection Wednesday, class registration Thursday, group project due Saturday; just one stressful thing after the other. But — quite...

Understanding of English Language Must be More Inclusive

Kenean Yemane Kejela May 13, 2022

I have always been curious about the usage of the term “Standard English,” which has recently been one of the most hotly debated issues in the academic world. Some scholars refer to it as White Mainstream...

Division, Social Isolation To Blame for Lack of Campus Political Activity

Myranda Montoye May 13, 2022

To the editors, Recently, The Oberlin Review published an article titled “Lack of Local Political Opportunity May Disenchant Prospective Students,” which discussed the political atmosphere of Oberlin...

Problematic College Histories Unacknowledged

Editorial Board May 6, 2022

On Jan. 1, 1835, the Oberlin Collegiate Institute Board of Trustees held a meeting regarding the admission of students of color. Minutes from the meeting indicate that Reverend John J. Shipherd introduced...

Twitter’s Loosening of Content Rules Will Breed Hate Speech

Alana McBride May 6, 2022

On April 25, Elon Musk came to an agreement with Twitter’s board of directors to buy the company for approximately $44 billion. The acquisition will occur over a few months, but Musk, who regularly utilizes...

Failures of Democratic Party Evident In Wake Of Roe v. Wade Decision Leak

Emily Vaughan, Opinions Editor May 6, 2022

On Monday night, POLITICO published a leaked Supreme Court draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito indicating that the majority-conservative court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade. The...

Oberlin Residents vote in Phillips Gym in 2017. (Reprinted from April 26, 2019.)

Students’ Election Education Must Be Improved

Phoebe McChesney, Columnist May 6, 2022

By May 3, the day of the Ohio primary elections, I had only received two easily overlooked reminders about the election date: a text message from an unknown number asking me to vote Democrat and an email...

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