Linda Slocum, Vice President, Oberlin City Council
• October 5, 2018
Starting fresh with new facilities in our public school system offers our community the opportunity to envision something bigger than solely accommodating the needs of our school-age population. Let’s...
As critical midterm elections approach, Oberlin students need to again consider where and how we will vote. Many of us are transient residents both in Oberlin and Ohio more generally; thus, we need to...
Our schools reflect what we value. In the upcoming election, Oberlin residents will have the opportunity to vote on Issue 11, the bond issue that will result in the construction of “a state-of-the-art,...
I attended Oberlin City Schools and so did my children. I do not remember a time that the community said “no” to higher school taxes.
We had approximately 250 students that parents chose to send...
I had the good fortune to attend a guided tour of the newly constructed Patricia ’63 & Merrill ’61 Shanks Health and Wellness Center on Aug. 31. Not all of the machines had arrived yet, but the...
Elijah Aladin, Student Finance Committee
• October 5, 2018
This article is part of the Review’s Student Finance Committee column. In an effort to increase communication and transparency, SFC members will provide personal perspectives and updates on the goings-on...
Booker C. Peek, Emeritus Associate Professor, Africana Studies Department
• October 5, 2018
There is a celebration in Oberlin this weekend worthy of at least a moment’s note, as Oberlin College inaugurates its first black and second female president in its history, Carmen Twillie Ambar. Some...
“We chose to begin our careers at Oberlin College for a variety of reasons. Chief among those are Oberlin’s commitment to fostering a research-engaged faculty of the highest caliber, emphasizing an...
I was interested to read about Jackie Brant’s trials with ankylosing spondylitis, an autoimmune disease, in last week’s issue of the Review (“More Than Just ‘Sore’”). It is so encouraging that...
Editor’s Note: This article contains discussion of sexual misconduct and sexual assault.
The motto “Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam” — which translates to “to the greater glory of God” — is a beloved...