Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

ObieHub Rams Expectations Hard

Madisyn Mettenburg, Production Staff Member March 2, 2018

To anyone disillusioned with democracy — which is to say, anyone who has been keeping up with even a fraction of the hellstorm coming out of Washington — the Oberlin College administration’s decision...

Appeasement Policies Will Not Fix Doping

Duncan Reid, Contributing Writer March 2, 2018

Four years ago, in something out of an Ian Fleming novel, the Russian government engaged in a conspiracy to successfully facilitate Olympic athletes doping and cover evidence that makes what Lance Armstrong...

Gender-Neutral Bathrooms Mark Key Step Forward

El Wilson, Opinions Editor February 23, 2018

The new gender-neutral bathrooms around campus are a triumph of student activism. Last semester, I was thrilled to receive an email from Title IX Coordinator and Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion...

Mass Shootings Prove More Complex Than Proposed Solutions

Lucille Eleanor Nguyen, Contributing Writer February 23, 2018

Like every other American, I was shocked and horrified to hear the news that 17 people had been killed in yet another mass shooting. The stories of the brave people at Marjory Stoneman High School who...

Cartoon of the Week

Cartoon of the Week

Eliza Amber February 23, 2018

Constitution Does Not Automatically Permit AR-15s

Booker C. Peek February 23, 2018

To the Editors: The AR-15 must be banned. Like the M-16 used in Vietnam by our military, the AR-15 was designed to kill as many enemy soldiers as possible with the greatest ease and efficiency. Some argued...

Americans Must Resist Russian Influence

Editorial Board February 23, 2018

In May 2016, as Donald Trump’s campaign snowballed into a force of nature, a quiet conversation at the Kensington Wine Rooms between George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy advisor to the campaign, and...

Students Against NEXUS Must Stay Active, Should Refocus

Patrick Wai, Contributing Writer February 23, 2018

At the town hall meeting Tuesday, the turnout against City Council’s settlement with NEXUS was amazing; not only were all the chairs filled, but students lined the walls with signs in opposition to the...

Financial Solutions Require Active Participation from Students

Meg Parker, Photo Editor February 23, 2018

Oberlin’s financial strife is not news. Enrollment in private liberal arts colleges is down across the nation, the financial crash of the late 2000s hit Oberlin hard, and we have been living beyond our...

This semester’s new Student Senators: College sophomore Johan Cavert, College junior Priyanka Sen, College first-year Brittany Mendez, double-degree first-year Patrick Powers, and College first-year Eddy Tumbokon.

New Class of Members Elected to Student Senate

Roman Broszkowski, Senior Staff Writer February 23, 2018

As five new student senators begin their terms, the Review reached out to learn a little more about them. Although the new legislative class is dominated by first-years from the College, it also includes...

Paying Columnists Will Increase Accessibility

Nathan Carpenter, Editor-in-Chief February 23, 2018

In recent weeks, my fellow Review columnist Kameron Dunbar has published two pieces that succinctly and cogently identified instances in which Oberlin campus publications — namely, the Review and The...

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