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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

New School Facility Would Serve All Oberlin Residents

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...

Oberlin Students Must Evaluate Their Place in Local Elections

Jackie Brant, Opinions Editor October 5, 2018

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...

Community Should Support Issue 11

John and Linda Gates, Oberlin Residents October 5, 2018

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,...

Issue 11 Will Not Solve District’s Problems

Sandra Redd, Oberlin Resident October 5, 2018

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...

YeoFit Should More Actively Support Trans Fitness

Evan Corey, Contributing Writer October 5, 2018

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...

What Would You Do with $1.5 Million?

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...

Let’s Celebrate, Together

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...

Faculty Body Should Follow Junior Faculty Lead Through AAPR

Editorial Board September 28, 2018

“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...

Hunger Games

Hunger Games

Maddie Shaw September 28, 2018

Group Meetings Will Support People With Autoimmune Diseases

Kathy Perales and Brittany Blakely September 28, 2018

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...

Understanding Kavanaugh’s Flawed Jesuit Education

Kameron Dunbar and Mattie Gittings September 28, 2018

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...

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