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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Cross Country and Track & Field Teams Work at Community Service Site

Cross Country and Track & Field Teams Work at Community Service Site

Khalid McCalla, Sports Editor September 20, 2019

The mens’ and womens’ Cross Country and Track and Field teams volunteered at various Oberlin and Lorain County establishments on their Day of Service last Sunday. A group of 76 athletes and five coaches...

I’m Tired: The Official Best Sports Movies List

Jane Agler, Contributing Sports Editor September 20, 2019

 I’m tired. Too many publications have released definitive lists of “the greatest sports films of all time” that always include the same films that share similar problematic tropes: disrespectful...

The Oberlin Review front page from Oct. 11, 1921.

The Last Ohio Team to Beat OSU? Oberlin

Maranda Phillips September 20, 2019

One of the four announcers on ESPN’s Sept. 7 College Gameday segment held up a crisp hundred dollar bill and posed the question, “Who is the last team from Ohio to beat Ohio State?”  He was met...

College fourth-year Laila Telles.

Laila Telles, Senior Club Soccer Captain

Jane Agler, Contributing Sports Editor September 20, 2019

 Fourth-year Cinema Studies and English major Laila Telles has her hands full. When she isn’t attending film screenings or tearing through books, she can be found playing soccer in Oberlin’s North...

College fourth-years Nae McClain and Maya English and College second-year Zac Ntia.

Bonner Scholar Athletes Contribute To Oberlin, Both On And Off The Field

Zoë Martin del Campo, Contributing Sports Editor September 20, 2019

 When imagining the typical college experience, volunteering for night shifts in churches to help care for individuals in need is not the first thing that comes to mind for most. But for College fourth-year...

Competition, Athleticism, or Something Else Entirely: What Makes A Sport?

Khalid McCalla, Sports Editor September 20, 2019

 Across the globe, people are playing, watching, and interacting with sports on a daily basis. Most children are put on a sports team from an early age and, for some, that initial love of sports never...

Oberlin students playing pick-up basketball at Philips gym.

Yo, You Trying to Hoop?

Eder Aguilar September 13, 2019

Oberlin can be suffocating at times. Downtown, there is only a handful of restaurants and spaces where you can actually feel that you’re off campus. You could be standing on Main Street but still see...

First-year Liam Akpata and second-year Kofi Asare

Canada On The Rise

Khalid McCalla, Sports Editor September 13, 2019

The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors to win the NBA championship on June 13, 2019. This was the first time in history that the number-one team in the league was not based in America....

The Most Intense Club Sport You Probably Have Never Heard Of: Oberlin Cycling

Zoë Martin del Campo, Contributing Sports Editor September 13, 2019

It is common to see students cycling casually around campus, but there are also some students who take this traditionally-viewed leisure activity one step further. The Oberlin Cycling Club has built a...

Oberlin community members gathered together last Thursday to inaugurate the new George A. Abram Pavilion on South Main Street. Speakers and family members at the memorial inauguration cut the ribbon together, signifying the opening of the renamed pavilion. Abram, who recently passed, made many lasting contributions to the town of Oberlin and the College. He established the Oberlin Chapter of the Boys & Girls Club, consulted with Oberlin College to create their Affirmative Action Plan, served as a longtime public-address announcer at College varsity sports games, and much more.

George A. Abram Memorial Pavilion Inauguration

Jane Agler, Contributing Sports Editor September 13, 2019

College third-years Leo Ross and Bethany Gen.

Leo Ross and Bethany Gen, Queer Varsity Athletes

Jackie Brant and Jane Agler September 13, 2019

Varsity basketball player Leo Ross and varsity soccer player Bethany Gen, both College third-years, have been dating for the past ten months. The two athletes met while working as Preventing and Responding...

College junior Zoe Hecht

In The Locker Room with Zoe Hecht, Ultimate Frisbee Championship Player

Zoë Martin del Campo, Contributing Sports Editor September 6, 2019

Massachusetts native Zoe Hecht is a College junior, Geology major, and captain of the Division III National Championship-winning ultimate Frisbee team, the Preying Manti. When she is not leading...

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