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The Oberlin Review

We Need To Fix Course Registration — Here’s How

David Mathisson, Contributing Writer April 12, 2019

 Course registration is obviously not the highlight of anybody’s college experience — and it’s especially bad at Oberlin. Course selection starts with a mess of overloaded but mandatory courses...

Reflections on Food and Eating Through the Lens of Julia Child

Katie Lucey, News Editor April 12, 2019

 Those who know me well know that I harbor an unfettered love for the legendary American chef Julia Child. I plowed through her memoir, My Life in France, and still occasionally watch old tapings of her...

AAPR Should Remove Unions From Recs

Chris Howell, James Monroe Professor of Politics April 5, 2019

The Academic and Administrative Program Review Steering Committee has now made a series of public presentations and released a summary of its work to date. There is a lot to digest, but dotted throughout...

Sustainability Crucial to AAPR Success

Johan Cavert and Brian James April 5, 2019

This article is part of the Review’s Student Senate column. In an effort to increase communication and transparency, student senators will provide personal perspectives on recent events on campus and...

Students Need More Data

Editorial Board April 5, 2019

Since the launch of the ongoing Academic and Administrative Program Review, transparency has been an oft-repeated concern of Oberlin community members — and for good reason. The AAPR is the first comprehensive...

Discussions Regarding Dining Changes Must Include Student Input, Voices

David Mathisson, Contributing Writer April 5, 2019

The Office of Residential Education sent an email to all rising juniors March 19 notifying students that previously promised meal plan options would no longer be offered. Instead, the office planned to...

AAPR Process Must Value, Respect All College Employees

Jae Muth, Contributing Writer April 5, 2019

The areas of recommendation first publicly presented by the Academic and Administrative Program Review steering committee on March 13 and 14 have exposed clear divisions between different parts of the...

Oberlin Students Should Consider Decreasing Meat Consumption

Haven King-Nobles, College Senior April 5, 2019

Imagine a world identical to ours, except for one aspect: No one eats meat. For whatever reason, however, billions of farm animals — many not unlike our pets — are still raised in horrific and unnatural...

Doodle: Oberlin Activism

Doodle: Oberlin Activism

Ananya Gupta, Managing Editor April 5, 2019

Faculty Letter to Save Arabic Language Program at Oberlin College

March 15, 2019

Arabic Studies Committee, the Middle East and North Africa Studies Program, and other language programs have read the statements of Acting Dean David Kamitsuka published in the Review last week (“Arabic...

Departmental Consolidation Offers Opportunities for Increased Efficiency

Editorial Board March 15, 2019

In a series of campus-wide presentations earlier this week, the Academic and Administrative Program Review steering committee unveiled numerous areas of recommendation for program and financial changes...

The Voices of Students, Organizers, and Senators Matter More Than Ever

Serena Zets, Contributing Writer March 15, 2019

Disclaimer: In this opinion piece, though I am speaking about my experiences as a student senator, I am discussing these occurrences as a student — not as a senator.  The actions of last week deeply...

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