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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Senior forward Christina Marquette drives toward the hoop during a home game against
the Kenyon College Ladies on Jan. 28. Marquette has been a large part of the Yeowomen’s
success this season, leading the team in points, rebounds, assists and steals.

Yeowomen Upended by Nationally Ranked Tigers

Harrison Wollman, Staff Writer February 6, 2015

The women’s basketball team could not muster the momentum to push past the nationally ranked DePauw University Tigers last Saturday, falling by more than 20 points with a final score of 73–52. The...

Still, Shannon Present Contemporary Venezuelan Duets

Jeremy Reynolds, Staff Writer February 6, 2015

Beatboxing while playing the flute has become a fairly common technique among flautists today. To sing while performing, however, is significantly less conventional. During a concert of 20th and 21st century...

Rick McDaniel, an Oberlin resident and former head of Safety and Security, complains about the lack of transparency regarding the City Council’s request for the city manager’s resignation. Eric Norenberg, the city manager, has refused to resign.

Council Clashes over City Manager

Elizabeth Dobbins, News Editor February 6, 2015

After requesting the resignation of City Manager Eric Norenberg last month, the Oberlin City Council plans to air its concerns and discuss the low yearly evaluation scores Norenberg received in an executive...

Jake Hochendoner describes his venture, Aerial Agents, at the LaunchU Pitch Competition on Saturday. The Competition gave aspiring Oberlin entrepreneurs the opportunity to present their ideas to alumni judges.

Competitors Pitch Business Ideas at LaunchU

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief February 6, 2015

Twenty teams of aspiring student and alumni entrepreneurs competed for $50,000 in investment money at the third annual LaunchU Pitch Competition held last Saturday. The competition was the culmination...

Artist Christine Sun Kim explores conventions of sound at a live musical art exhibition during her visit to the Allen Memorial Art Museum Tuesday evening. A TED fellow whose work has been featured at the MoMA, Kim galvanized Studio Art and music majors alike during her refreshing performance.

TED Fellow Questions Sound Perception at AMAM

Samuel Joseph Rueckert February 6, 2015

Multimedia artist Christine Sun Kim often shies away from communicating with the media. Signing to her interpreter, Denise Kahler, Kim explained the reasoning behind this. According to Kim, journalists...

Smith Unjustly Punished

Tyler Sloan, Editor in Chief December 12, 2014

The national anthem filled the Fontbonne College gym before the women’s basketball game against the visiting Knox College Prairie Fire on Saturday, Nov. 29 — a common occurrence at the small Division...

College juniors Alex Frank (left) and Isabelle Rew and College seniors Noelle Hedges-Goettl, Adrian Ziaggi, Edmund Metzold and Shonari Edwards perform a concert of traditional Indonesian gong music. Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Jennifer Fraser hosted the concert, which took place in Shipherd Lounge in Asia House.

Students Perform on Gamelan, Talempong

Aviva Blonder, Staff Writer December 12, 2014

When the audience filtered into Shipherd Lounge in Asia House this past Sunday afternoon for a concert of Indonesian gong music, only a small portion of the ensemble was present, seated on the floor and...

Students hold signs expressing a variety of demands outside Friday’s trustee dinner, including what many idenify as the College’s complicity in the systemic oppression of people of color. This week, some are pressuring the administration to temporarily suspend the standard grading system in the wake of nationwide protests and conflict following the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice.

Students Fight for Academic Leniency

Madeline Stocker, News Editor December 12, 2014

As of Thursday evening, over 1,300 students had signed a petition drafted by College junior Kiki Acey and other students of color demanding President Krislov suspend the standard grading system...

The Oberlin Women’s Chorale sings in Warner Concert Hall on Wednesday. The all-female vocal group gave a spirited performance of both contemporary and traditional pieces.

Choir Struggles with Timbre, Delivers Spirited Concert

Aviva Blonder, Staff Writer December 5, 2014

At its best, a choir sounds like a single homogenous instrument as opposed to many distinct voices. The Oberlin Women’s Chorale only occasionally achieved that level of cohesion during its concert on...

Feature Photo: OSteel Reclaims Finney Stage

Feature Photo: OSteel Reclaims Finney Stage

December 5, 2014

Joined by guest artist Leon Foster Thomas, OSteel performed on the stage of Finney Chapel for the first time in 13 years on Wednesday. OSteel continues to perform at various venues across the country in...

Feature Photo: Todxs Unidxs por Ayotzinapa (All United for Ayotzinapa)

Feature Photo: Todxs Unidxs por Ayotzinapa (All United for Ayotzinapa)

Madeline Stocker, News Editor November 21, 2014

In accordance with an international day of action, Oberlin students posted dozens of posters throughout campus that display the faces of the 43 students from the Raul Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers’ College...

An energetic crowd claps and dances at the Blue Scholars ’Sco concert last Friday evening. The Seattle-based hip-hop duo sang about social justice and peace at a successful performance sponsored by the Asia America Art Collective.

AAAC Features Blue Scholars in Showcase

Adam Chazin-Grey November 21, 2014

Promoting inclusivity and self-expression is central to Blue Scholars’s mission; last Friday night, a frenzied mass of Oberlin students displayed wild enthusiasm for the pair’s vision at their ’Sco...

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