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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Benjamin Shepherd, Photo Editor

Campus Accessibility Services Expand Outreach

Kerensa Loadholt, News Editor March 11, 2016

The Office of Disability Services has implemented two new programs this semester to improve and publicize assistance available for students registered with the office. One of these new programs is Studying...

Julia Julian singer and guitarist Max Ripps (left) and bassist Cena Loffredo, both College first-years, interact with the audience between songs. Two other bands, Shya and Woof, joined Julia Julian for a night full of unorthodox indie
rock by Oberlin student musicians at Storage Saturday.

Storage Showspace Hosts Student Rockers

Danny Evans, Arts Editor March 4, 2016

The last few years have seen a resurgence of a style of rock music characterized by unorthodox musical elements seldom found in the highly danceable, melody-oriented indie rock of the ’00s and early...

Singer-songwriter Nakaya strums her guitar as she serenades an audience at the Cat in the Cream. Her music flaunts a mixture of folk, R&B and electronic influences, and
explores themes of girlhood and self-love.

Folk Musician Sings of Childhood, Self-Love

Daniella Brito March 4, 2016

The lulling drone of pre-show chatter immediately ceased as Nakaya, cast in blue light, took the stage at the Cat in the Cream on Saturday night. She began her set with “Dear Skin,” a hauntingly mesmerizing...

An armed Oberlin resident shops at Wal-Mart. House Bill 48 would increase the amount of public places where licensed owners can carry concealed weapons.

‘Guns Everywhere’ Bill to Allow Arms on Campuses

Kerensa Loadholt, News Editor March 4, 2016

The national debate over gun control has grown increasingly local since House Bill 48 passed through the Ohio House of Representatives last November. The city of Oberlin will demonstrate its opposition...

Gifts and cards line the shelves of Carlyle Flower Shop. The store's longtime owners plan to celebrate Carlyle's 80th anniversary this year.

Carlyle Flower Shop Flourishes Under Morrison, Toss

Vida Weisblaum, Managing Editor March 4, 2016

Lorraine Morrison loves kites. “They’re wonderful,” she says, a glimpse of amazement in her eye as she paints the air with her palms. The owner of Carlyle Flower Shop at 17 West College Street knew...

Senior Taylor Swift and Junior Hannah Heinke-Green stop an attacker in her tracks in the Wednesday game against the visiting Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Jackets. The Yeowomen are back in action Saturday against Sewanee: The University of the South at 12 p.m. in Wooster, Ohio.

Yeowomen Buzz Past Yellow Jackets

Matt Walker March 4, 2016

On Wednesday’s chilly night, the women’s lacrosse team took the field for their home opener against the Baldwin Wallace University Yellow­ Jackets at the Knowlton Athletics Complex. With the temperature...

College Sophomore Gabe Steller assists a student at the front desk of Mudd Library. A new director of libraries will be chosen in the coming weeks after
candidates visit campus.

Library Director Candidates Present to Students, Faculty

Eliza Guinn, Copy Editor February 26, 2016

Oberlin College is searching for a new director of libraries after the departure of Ray English, who retired at the end of the spring 2015 semester. English served as director for 25 years. The search...

A representation of the stretching and squeezing of spacetime caused by the orbiting of two black holes rotating counterclockwise around each other is shown. Scientists from LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration recently proved the existence of gravitational waves.

Black Hole Collision Confirms Last Piece of Einstein’s Puzzle

Adam Gittin, News Editor February 26, 2016

A team of scientists announced earlier this month that they had detected gravitational waves, tiny ripples in spacetime, caused by the collision of two black holes more than a billion lightyears away from...

Mick Jenkins poses before a wall covered in street art. The Chicago rapper, who garnered praise for his 2014 mixtape The Water[s] and his 2015 EP Wave[s], will perform with Oberlin electronic musicians Xuan Rong and Aten Rays
at the ’Sco tonight.

’Sco Hosts Jenkins in Anticipation of Debut Album 

Paul Mehnert, Staff Writer February 26, 2016

Chicago-raised rapper Mick Jenkins, who will perform at the ’Sco tonight, has skyrocketed to the forefront of underground hip-hop over the last couple of years thanks to the successes of his 2014 mixtape...

From left, Leyla McCalla, Rhiannon Giddens, OC ’00, and Bhi Bhiman collaborate as part of the “Swimming in Dark Waters” tour Saturday night. The show, which touched upon various forms of protest music throughout the evening, was emotionally impactful, if somewhat monotonous.

‘Swimming in Dark Waters’ Powerful, if Repetitive

Julian Ring, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2016

“There’s been a lot of negativity,”Rhiannon Giddens, OC ’00, acknowledged toward the end of her Saturday night set. “But this is Oberlin. We ain’t watering none of this down.” Giddens...

In the face of the Issue 3 loss, legislators are currently in the process of gathering information to propose a bill for the legalization of medical marijuana.

Marijuana Legislation Takes New Direction

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2016

Last week, Legalize Ohio 2016 announced that it was suspending its efforts to collect petition signatures for an amendment to legalize and regulate marijuana use for recreational and medical purposes....

Ohio Heroin Epidemic Draws Local, National Attention

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief February 19, 2016

In a heroin epidemic that is sweeping the nation, Ohio is the second-most-affected state. Ohio senators have recently passed legislation that will work to prevent and treat drug addiction and overdose....

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