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Women’s Right to Choose Hangs in Balance in Election

Ella Powell, Opinions Editor November 1, 2024

Much is at stake in the 2024 election, with abortion rights taking center stage in many discussions. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, it was left up to states to create legislation regarding abortion....

Trump is Newest Iteration of Fascist Tradition

Isaiah Johnson, Opinions Editor November 1, 2024

Former President Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden earlier this week should be a grave reckoning for voters, though I strongly feel that it will not. The blatant racism, xenophobia, and misogyny...

Political Hobbyism Affects College Students’ Ability to Engage in Actvisim

Gregory Amenta November 1, 2024

In his book Politics is for Power, Eitan Hersh refers to the tendency of upper-class liberals to primarily react to political news without becoming directly involved as “political hobbyism.” He notes...

For Palestinians, Oct. 7 Marks a Year Without Change

Zane Badawi, Columnist October 11, 2024

As I sat down for dinner last week, I saw a text from my dad. “Tulkarem now from our cousins’ house,” it read. It was accompanied by a picture of the night sky in my grandfather’s hometown, a plume...

Resident Requests that Students use Crosswalk Button

Richard McDaniel October 11, 2024

To all the new first-year students, I say “Welcome to Oberlin!” To all returning students, I say “Welcome back!” My purpose in writing is to ask of the entire student community a simple act —...

Community Support Necessary in Times of Crisis

Pelham Curtis, Columnist October 11, 2024

In the past month, we have seen multiple concerning disasters, both “natural” and byproducts of human error: the Rockdale County BioLab fire, Hurricane Helene, and now Hurricane Milton. We have watched...

Editorial Comic

Editorial Comic

Molly Chapin, Layout Manager and Illustrator October 11, 2024

RO-DBT Reveals Solution to Israel–Palestine Conflict

Haze Doleys, Columnist October 11, 2024

If I had to define the Israel–Palestine conflict in one word, it would be “fear.” Fear caused it, fear sustains and exacerbates it, and fear will either eternalize it or end it in a bloodbath the...

Teach-Ins Are Inadequate Without Non-Violent Protests

Gregory Amenta, Staff Writer October 4, 2024

Although Oberlin pro-Palestine groups launched a 200-person strong encampment on Wilder Bowl in late April, the organizers dismantled it after less than 48 hours. According to Students for a Free Palestine ...

Proposed Curfew Could Harm Student Health, Wellbeing

Lauren Moore, Columnist October 4, 2024

I still remember my first Halloweekend at Oberlin. My friends and I had just left Organ Pump, and outside stood someone I knew. I saw her there, alone and clearly disoriented, standing at the steps of...

Alumni for Oberlin Values Calls on Students

October 4, 2024

In 2020, Oberlin College outsourced 108 long-time custodial and dining positions. Much of the Oberlin community saw this as unnecessary, out of line with Oberlin values, and, in the middle of a deadly...

Abstaining from Presidential Election Should Not Impact Local Elections

Rhys Hals, Columnist October 4, 2024

During the Democratic primary earlier this year, the “Uncommitted National Movement” arose, led by Arab Americans angered by the ongoing genocide in Palestine. This year, over 700,000 Democrats voted...

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