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The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

The 2016-2017 Swimming and Diving team poses at the site of the demolished Robert Carr Pool.
They will compete solely in away meets this season, as the new pool is set to be completed in late
August 2018.

Swimming Faces Tumultous Season Without Pool

Sam Harris, Contributing Writer October 27, 2017

The men and women’s swimming and diving teams have just begun North Coast Athletic Conference competition, but they are in the midst of their toughest challenge of the season: swimming without their...

Six Oberlin seniors were honored on Saturday, Oct. 21. From left: Tim Williams, Jesse Lauritsen, Ben Jennings,
Jake Frankenfield, Connor English, and Matthew Bach-Lombardo. The Yeomen play their last game of the season
tomorrow at DePauw University.

Lords Eliminate Yeomen From Playoff Contention

Alex McNicoll, Sports Editor October 27, 2017

The Yeomen fell to their rival Kenyon Lords 2–0 on Wednesday, dropping them to 7–8–2 and 3–5–0 in North Coast Athletic Conference play. The game also crushed their playoffs hopes. In what was...

Danielle Miller (left) and Julia Thorndike, directors of Burn The Ships, a documentary
about the Akron Racers that screened at the Apollo Theatre Wednesday.

In The Locker Room with Danielle Miller and Julia Thorndike, Documentarians

Alex McNicoll, Sports Editor October 27, 2017

This week, the Review sat down with Burn the Ships (2017) directors Danielle Miller and Julia Thorndike. The film follows the Akron Racers, a professional softball team in the National Pro Fastpitch (the...

Beltrán Champions Houston Astros, Puerto Rican Relief Efforts

Alex McNicoll, Sports Editor October 27, 2017

Carlos Beltrán is a surefire Hall of Fame baseball player, with nine All-Star appearances and 2,725 career hits and counting in his 20-year career in the MLB. However, for more than 10 years, Beltrán...

Kevin Blackistone, sports journalist and professor at the Philip Merrill College
of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

In The Locker Room with Professor and Columnist Kevin Blackistone

Alex McNicoll and Julie Schreiber October 6, 2017

This week, the Review sat down with Kevin Blackistone, ESPN and NPR commentator, Washington Post columnist, and University of Maryland journalism professor. Blackistone has enjoyed a journalism career...

First-year midfielder Sydnie Savarese fights for the ball in the Yeowomen’s face-off against the Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops Sept. 23. The Yeowomen will take the field tomorrow night against the Hiram College Terriers in Hiram, Ohio.

Yeowomen Suffer First Loss of Season to Tigers

Jane Agler, Contributing Sports Editor October 6, 2017

The Yeowomen endured a crushing 3–0 loss in a match against the Wittenberg University Tigers last Saturday, ending an 11-win streak that stretched back to last season. While the team entered North Coast...

Tanking Undermines Competitive Nature of Sports

Alex McNicoll, Sports Editor October 6, 2017

Professional sports plays dirty. From performance-enhancing drugs to the NBA fixing the 1985 draft, cheating and out-of-sport advantages have always created unfair playing fields. However, some advantages...

Senior Jackie McDermott focuses on her match against University of Findlay last Saturday, Sept. 30. McDermott and the rest of the Yeowomen will cap off their fall 2017 season tomorrow in Pittsburgh.

Tennis Continues Strong Season with ITA Performances

Isabel Klein October 6, 2017

The men’s and women’s tennis teams both demonstrated strength and skill entering the second half of their fall seasons. The Yeomen shined bright at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Regionals...

Cross Country Shines at Meets

Sam Harris, Staff Writer October 6, 2017

The Oberlin men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in their fifth race of the season last Friday at the All-Ohio Championships, hosted by Cedarville University, and at the Paul Short Invitational,...

Lindsey Vonn Deserves to Race Men

Julie Schreiber, Sports Editor October 6, 2017

Lindsey Vonn, the most decorated professional female skier in history, faces the toughest challenge in her legendary 15-year career this fall. In addition to preparing for the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympics...

Sophomore midfielder Libby Royer carries the ball up the sideline, weaving through the DePauw University Tigers’ defense Saturday. The Yeowomen fell to the Tigers 2–1 in overtime.

Yeowomen Struggle for Wins

Alex McNicoll, Sports Editor September 29, 2017

The Yeowomen could not find the net in a hard-fought battle against the Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops Tuesday, losing the match 3–0. The field hockey team has been unable to get into rhythm...

Athletics 101 Opens Athlete Divide Conversation

Julie Schreiber, Sports Editor September 29, 2017

English Professor Yago Colás led the first installment of a three-part workshop called “Athletics 101” in Wilder Hall Monday, Sept. 25. The workshop was designed to encourage an open conversation...

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