Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Oberlin City Charter Forum Set to Convene

Linda Slocum February 16, 2024

The League of Women Voters of Lorain County — formerly known as the LWV of the Oberlin Area — invites Oberlin residents to join a forum on the proposed Oberlin City Charter amendments on the March...

Beverages available at DeCafé.

Winter Term Dining Lacks Nutritious Options

Avery Russell, Columnist February 16, 2024

I, like many Oberlin students, spent my Winter Term at the College, training on the women’s track team and learning how to drive. Except for the week when the weather was in the negative degrees and...

Inconvenient Mobile Ordering Impacts AVI, Students

Ariel Papas, Columnist February 9, 2024

Azariah’s Café, like many other fast dining places on-campus, is officially fully mobile. The cafe transitioned during Winter Term with limited options like 12-ounce cups for drinks and no bakery items....

Students sit in Wilder Bowl.

Statement on Israel-Palestine at Oberlin

Paul Van Doorn February 9, 2024

I graduated from Oberlin in 1977 and I am concerned that the current students have lost their ability to use reason and logic. Let’s get the basics out of the way... Israel, in 1948, stole Palestine...

Shoebox Donations Arrive on Campus

Dolores Brown February 9, 2024

Dear Editor, Generosity throughout Oberlin​​​​​​​ contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas...

Oberlin recently moved Azariah’s Café to mobile-order only.

Homage to Cafés in Search of Third Places

Benhur Mosazghi Ghezehey February 9, 2024

The domestication of coffee is believed to have started in the Horn of Africa, although we still can not pinpoint the precise area and time where that craft began. Still, the plant’s historical prevalence...

A rock in Tappan Square displays the Palestinian flag.

Indifference to Palestine Exposes False Progressiveness at Oberlin

Zane Badawi February 9, 2024

In 1919, the sixth President of Oberlin College, Henry Churchill King, traveled to the Middle East at the request of President Woodrow Wilson. He and Charles Crane were tasked with surveying the population...

Oberlin Review Comic 2/9/2024

Oberlin Review Comic 2/9/2024

Molly Chapin, Layout Manager and Illustrator February 9, 2024

We Will Not Wait for the Next School Shooting

Andrew Sun and Alexander Denza January 24, 2024

Editors’ Note: The following article is a student-written op-ed signed by over 140 student leaders and meant to be published simultaneously across over 40 student newspapers. The breadth of this op-ed...

Oberlin College Should Divest Now from Israel

In the late 1970s, Oberlin College students organized a divestment campaign. The College had adopted a policy stating that it would not invest in companies that had 10 percent  or more of their worldwide...

Editorial Board Encourages Students to be Conscious of Holiday Spending

Editorial Board December 8, 2023

It is no secret that the Oberlin student body is politically active. One only has to walk around campus or listen in on a conversation in the morning Azariah’s Café line to realize that students care...

Burton Hall is a popular dorm for students.

Disorganization In Housing Process Contributes to Lack of Community

Daisha Bouknight December 8, 2023

As an incoming first-year, one of the main things about Oberlin that stuck out to me was their commitment to inclusivity and emphasis on community. On the front page of the Housing Selection section of...

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