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Audre Lorde
An Ode to Black Women in Wake of Election
Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief • November 8, 2024

I spent the night on the phone with my sister because she couldn’t fall asleep. She kept asking me, “What do we do? Is it over?” Tossing and turning, she’d hang up only to call back with new worries an hour later. One thing she kept repeating was, “They are not going to let a Black woman be...

Students encouraged others to vote in this recent election.
Student Stands by Decision not to Vote for Kamala Harris
Grace Sarafidis November 8, 2024

I like the act of voting in person on Election Day — going into the voting booth, knowing that my vote has been counted, and leaving with a sticker. Last November, I voted in my first election and was excited to cast my vote in favor of enshrining abortion rights into Ohio law. This year, I voted to...

A Guide for Action Following 2024 Election
Pelham Curtis, Columnist • November 8, 2024

“You vote once in four years and that’s your political responsibility? That’s the height of bourgeois propaganda, making the people politically irresponsible. Thinking their responsibility is limited to a one-day vote. Politics is every day.” These were words spoken by the revolutionary Pan-Africanist...

America Should Consider Federal Ranked-Choice Voting
Kash Radocha, Senior Staff Writer • November 8, 2024

The current attention surrounding politics, the current voting system, third parties, myopic partisanship, and the general stress of the 2024 presidential election is center stage in America. Because Ohio is a solid red state, something that has been a consistent discussion in the past few weeks is choosing...

Students frequently bike on Oberlin walkways.
Bicyclists Must Respect Pedestrians, Traffic Laws
Maia Hochheiser November 8, 2024

Don’t bike on sidewalks, and always, always, always wear a helmet. Also, ring your bell or say “on your left” when you need to pass people, and dismount your bike whenever you’re in areas with a lot of pedestrians. Follow traffic laws, too! Wait for the light to change green, like you would in...

Editorial Board Endorses Kamala Harris in 2024 Presidential Election
Editorial November 1, 2024

As we approach this critical election, many of us are questioning the direction of our country and how our votes will shape its future. With so many issues on the line — from healthcare and climate change to the war in Gaza and the West Bank  — there is much at stake. And with such a dangerous candidate...

Memorial Concert Honors Joseph Schwartz’s Legacy
Calvin Ray Shawler, Conservatory Editor • November 8, 2024

Last Sunday a memorial concert wa held for Joseph Schwartz, celebrated pianist who served as a professor of Piano at Oberlin from 1960 to 1998,...

President and CEO of The Cleveland Orchestra André Gremillet gives a talk to the Oberlin community.
CEO of Cleveland Orchestra Gives Career Talk at Oberlin
Kash Radocha, Senior Staff Writer • November 2, 2024

This past weekend, President and CEO of the Cleveland Orchestra André Gremillet visited Oberlin to serve as a member of the 2024–25 Senior...

Martha Redbone gives a career talk in the Birenbaum Innovation and Performance Space.
Ed Helms American Roots Residency Continues with Martha Redbone
Kash Radocha, Senior Staff Writer • November 1, 2024

Martha Redbone, an award-winning American blues and folk singer, completed a two-day residency at Oberlin Oct. 29 and 30. Her music has been...

Students use the practice rooms in Robertson Hall
I Can’t Practice Because You’re Not Practicing
Ava Paul November 1, 2024

I have never had more trouble finding a practice room in the Conservatory, and it’s not because Oberlin musicians are so studious that there...

Musikos Collective Evolves, Prepares for Future
Kash Radocha, Senior Staff Writer • October 4, 2024

It has been nearly three years since the Musikos Collective first hit the stage at Oberlin. Founded by three cello students in spring 2022, the...

Most Oberlin students voted at the Oberlin Enrichment and Activity Center.
Anxiety, Excitement Mark Election Day in Oberlin
Karthik Ranganadhan and Cole Mirman November 8, 2024

Editor’s Note: All interviews in this article were held before the results of the election were announced. On Tuesday, Americans voted in the 2024 general election. Oberlin residents cast their ballots at the Oberlin Enrichment Center on Prospect Street, Kendal at Oberlin, or the House of Zion Fellowship...

Oberlin Announces Midwest Merit Scholarship
Lily Nobel, Production Editor • November 8, 2024

On Oct. 14, Oberlin’s administration announced the Midwest Merit Scholarship, which will award $25,000 a year to all admitted students from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin starting in fall 2025. “The primary...

Oberlin Launches Learning and Labor Scholars Program
Swaranya Sarkar, Staff Writer • November 8, 2024

Oberlin College will launch its new Learning and Labor Scholars Program beginning in spring 2025. The program, created by Professor of Politics Steve Crowley and James Monroe Professor of Politics and East Asian Studies Marc Blecher, includes two four-credit classes in the Politics department, one in...

November 5 Election Results for Lorain County
Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor • November 8, 2024

The 2024 general election saw sweeping Republican victories across the country. Former President Donald Trump won the electoral college, also gaining the majority of votes nationwide, in Ohio, and in Lorain County. Ohio Republicans were also victorious, defeating incumbent U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown,...

City Council Update for Nov. 4
Jesse Gross, Staff Writer • November 8, 2024

Council Approves Revised Rules of Order for City Commissions During its Nov. 4 meeting, the Oberlin City Council unanimously approved revised rules of order for several City commissions, including the Historic Preservation Commission, Human Relations Commission, Planning and Development Commission,...

World Headlines
Avishi Khar, Staff Writer • November 8, 2024

Red Cross Launches International Emergency Appeal for Lebanon On Tuesday, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies launched an international emergency appeal for Lebanon, urging donors to provide vital resources during the Israel–Hezbollah war in Lebanon and calling on...

OC Votes registered around 1,200 students to vote.
Campus Community Prepares for Nov. 5 Election
Karthik Ranganadhan and Layla Wallerstein November 1, 2024

Editor’s Note The United States presidential general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Ohio voters will have a chance to vote for the next President of the United States, as well as a number of other races. The Review has published a Voter Guide in the Oct. 11 issue as a non-comprehensive...

Community Reflects On One Year Without Lord-Saunders Lunch
Ava Miller and Nikki Keating
Latest Episode
This week's show is a special episode about Juneteenth, made up of segments by The Weekly team: Nina Auslander-Padgham, Eric Schank, and Casey Troost. First, Nina and Eric present a segment on the Oberlin Juneteenth festival, how it is different this year, and address potential town and gown tensions as more students participate in the parade. Afterwards, Nina Auslander-Padgham interviews Annessa Wyman, an Administrative Assistant at the College, about her personal involvement in planning Juneteenth festivities for the last decade. Finally, Casey Troost's segment is on the history and meaning of Juneteenth with interviews with African American locals: Ms. Margaret Christian, honoary Juneteenth board member and local historian; featured poet LaTonya Fenderson Warren; Valerie Lawson, chairperson of the Juneteenth executive board; Adenike Sharpley, professor of Dance at Oberlin; and Shelley Shepard. This episode originally aired on WOBC Oberlin, 91.5 FM, Oberlin College and Community radio at 3:00 pm EST on August 2nd, 2021.
Oberlin Review 11/1/24 Editorial Comic
Molly Chapin, Layout Manager and Illustrator
Editorial Comic
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Molly Chapin, Layout Manager and Illustrator
Crossword Answers 11/8 "Think Happy Thoughts"
Crossword Answers 11/8 “Think Happy Thoughts”
Travis O'Daniel, Managing Editor • November 8, 2024

Crossword answers 11/8 "Queer Icons and Iconic Queers"
Crossword answers 11/8 “Queer Icons and Iconic Queers”
Travis O'Daniel, Managing Editor • November 8, 2024

CHROMAKOPIA’s album cover features Tyler, The Creator
CHROMAKOPIA is Tyler, The Creator’s Mature, Fully Realized, Vulnerable Album of the Year
J Ince, Contributor • November 8, 2024

On Oct. 17, Tyler, The Creator announced his eighth studio album CHROMAKOPIA. This rollout and record came as a complete surprise to fans, especially after Tyler said at Camp Flog Gnaw in 2023, “Y’all want some new music huh? Awe … and I wanted a father, you don’t get everything,” hinting that...

Max Schreck stuns as Count Orlok in Nosferatu
Nosferatu Screening at Apollo Theatre Shows Student Interest in Experimental Cinema
Sadie Howard, Arts & Culture Editor • November 8, 2024

A silent German expressionist film about vampires accompanied by Radiohead’s music — what could possibly be more Oberlin? On Oct. 22, the Apollo Theatre hosted a one-night-only screening of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 film Nosferatu soundtracked by Radiohead’s albums Amnesiac and Kid A. This was part...

The Message release October 1
A Review of The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief • November 8, 2024

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates was a highly anticipated release in my community, both at home and within the Africana Studies department. I first heard about it from professors and fellow Black students, many of whom eagerly awaited its arrival. Coates had already made a profound impact on me when I...

James Prelletz was a performer in OBurlesque
OBurlesque Sparks Passion In Performers, Awe in Audience Members
Sydney Collinger, Senior Staff Writer, Layout Editor • November 1, 2024

On Halloween, OBurlesque presented “Creature Feature” at The Cat in the Cream. This event gave student performers an opportunity to craft a routine and dance freely on stage while audience members cheered them on.  Performers were not required to have experience before signing up — if they were...

New Student Publication Carrion Magazine Hosts Ghosts of the Past Halloween Reading
Sadie Howard, Arts & Culture Editor • November 1, 2024

What could possibly be scarier than your old writing? That was the question asked by Oberlin’s Carrion Magazine last Monday night when it hosted its first ever reading, “Ghosts From the Past,” in Fairchild Chapel. Attendees were encouraged to bring old poetry, journal entries, fanfiction, and more...

AMAM to Host Workshop at Intersection of Art, Medicine
Chloe Ko, Arts & Culture Editor • November 1, 2024

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, the Center for Student Success will present “34 Ways to Engage with a Patient,” a collaboration with Career Exploration and Development and the Allen Memorial Art Museum. This event is part of a series that the CSS is developing based on CliftonStrengths, a list of 34 themes grouped...

Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence in Conclave
Conclave Is Pulse-Pounding Electoral Thriller
Spencer Elkind, Staff Writer • November 1, 2024

As we get closer to the end of the year, much of the film world begins to prepare for awards season. Aside from holiday movies, the film release schedule during the fall is filled with movies primed to win awards rather than run away at the box office. One of these films, Conclave, is directed by Edward...

Sayso Says' album cover
Walker Prince, Staff Writer • November 1, 2024

The modern underground hip-hop scene thrives on individuality and innovation, and che’s debut studio album Sayso Says is a key milestone in redefining what’s possible for an underground artist’s career. This album embraces the creative risks and experimentation that the underground scene is known...

Eve Sandberg
Eve Sandberg: Robert S. Danforth Professor of Politics
Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor • November 8, 2024

Eve Sandberg is the Robert S. Danforth Professor of Politics. Her research centers on comparative democratization; economic development, including issues of entrepreneurship; political party systems; nongovernmental organizations; and gender studies. She managed a political consultancy company for 20...

Stephen Zunes
Stephen Zunes, OC ’79; Middle East Scholar and Activist
Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief • November 1, 2024

Stephen Zunes, OC ’79, is a professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, specializing in U.S. foreign policy, Middle Eastern politics, and strategic nonviolent action. He recently spoke at Oberlin College in a series of panels hosted by Students for a Free Palestine...

John and Linda Gates
John and Linda Gates: Award-Winning Community Organizers and Immigration Advocates
Gregory Amenta, Staff Writer • October 11, 2024

John and Linda Gates, Masters of Art in Teaching ’72 and ’65, were members of the Overground Railroad Coalition, a local interfaith organization that hosted 25 refugees from Guatemala and El Salvador in the ’80s. They helped political refugees travel to Canada, which accepted their political refugee...

John Kennedy
John Kennedy, OC ’82: Guest Conductor
Kash Radocha, Senior Staff Writer • November 8, 2024

Taking the stage Dec. 10 with Chamber Orchestra is Guest Conductor John Kennedy, OC ’82, a percussionist, composer, and conductor who graduated from Oberlin Conservatory and Northwestern University. Kennedy’s work has taken him across the country to New York City; Charleston, SC; Santa Fe, NM; San...

David Byrd-Marrow
David Byrd-Marrow: Associate Professor of Horn
Calvin Ray Shawler, Conservatory Editor • November 2, 2024

David Byrd-Marrow has distinguished himself as a classical horn player, performing with the International Contemporary Ensemble, The Knights, Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, the New York Philharmonic, and the Cleveland Orchestra, among many others, and his experience extends to the genres of Broadway...

Soomin Kim
Soomin Kim, OC ’19
Calvin Ray Shawler, Conservatory Editor • October 4, 2024

Soomin Kim, OC ’19, is the winner of three Morton Gould Young Composer Awards and the 2024 University of Florida Call for Scores by Women Composers, as well as a cofounder of Rattlebox, a new music chamber ensemble. She has written for the Breaking Barriers Festival, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Northern...

Andrew Macomber
On the Record with Andrew Macomber: Zombification, Medieval Japan
Sydney Collinger, Senior Staff Writer, Layout Editor • November 8, 2024

Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions Andrew Macomber presented a talk Oct. 23 at the 2024 Zombie Apocalypse Medicine meeting in Eureka Springs, AR. The title of his talk was “A Nascent Zombie Affliction in Medieval Japan: The Buddhist Ritual Response to ‘Corpse-vector Disease,’” which...

Arrie Solomon and Namu Makatiani
Chloe Boccara, Staff Writer • November 1, 2024

College fourth-year Arrie Solomon and College third-year Namu Makatiani are co-chairs of Oberlin Minority Association of Premedical Students, Oberlin’s new club for pre-med students of color. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Can you describe Oberlin MAPS? NM: Oberlin...

Andria Derstine
On the Record with Andria Derstine: John G.W. Cowles Director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum
Sydney Collinger, Senior Staff Writer, Layout Editor • October 11, 2024

Andria Derstine has spent 18 years at the Allen Memorial Art Museum as both a curator and the John G.W. Cowles director. During this time, she has imparted a lasting influence on the museum’s community and growth. She will start a new position at the Cleveland Museum of Art Dec. 2 as Virginia N. and...

Meaghan Kramer poses at media day.
In the Locker Room with Meaghan Kramer
Micah Rodriguez, Sports Editor • October 11, 2024

Second-year Meaghan Kramer is a forward/midfielder on the field hockey team. An international student from the Netherlands, she is planning on double majoring in Biology and Neuroscience and minoring in Chemistry. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. How were you introduced to field...

Yuuki Okubo spins basketball on finger at media day.
In the Locker Room With Yuuki Okubo
Chris Stoneman, Sports Editor • October 4, 2024

Fourth-year Yuuki Okubo is a guard for the Oberlin men’s basketball team. Originally from Los Angeles, Okubo was an internet sensation who went viral multiple times before coming to compete on the court for the Yeomen. Off the court, he is a Psychology major with a minor in Anthropology.  This interview...

Ethan Price standing at media day.
In the Locker Room with Ethan Price
Micah Rodriguez, Sports Editor • September 27, 2024

Fourth-year Ethan Price is an assistant defensive line coach for the football team. He played football his first two years at the College, but transitioned into a coaching position after injuries forced him to step away from the game. He is on the pre-medicine track, majoring in Biochemistry with a minor...

The men’s cross country team celebrates their conference championship at Depauw University.
Oberlin Men’s Cross Country Crowned Conference Champions
Chris Stoneman, Sports Editor • November 8, 2024

This past Sunday, Oberlin’s cross country team traveled to Terre Haute, IN to compete in the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships.  The men’s team dominated the competition and was ultimately crowned conference champions. This marks the team’s second time winning the title in the program’s...

Cami Sweet tips the ball at the game against The College of Wooster.
Volleyball Wins Senior Day, Sneaks Into Conference Championship
Amelia Ocampo November 8, 2024

In a dramatic back-and-forth contest that kept fans on the edge of their seats, the Oberlin College volleyball team secured the sixth seed in the upcoming North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament with a 3–2 victory over The College of Wooster on Senior Day. On the morning of the highly anticipated...

Yuuki Okubo goes for a layup against Case Western Reserve University in preseason scrimmage.
Oberlin College Men’s, Women’s Basketball Prepare to Tip Off
Gregory Lane, Staff Writer • November 8, 2024

As the 2024–25 basketball season tips off, expectations are high for both the Oberlin College men’s and women’s basketball teams. Both teams look to build off of last season and continue to make competitive strides in the North Coast Athletic Conference. With dedicated coaches at the helm, standout...

Freddie Freeman poses with wife Chelsea and three sons Charlie, Brandon, and Max after being crowned World Series MVP.
How Overcoming Family Hardships Defined World Series MVP Freddie Freeman
Micah Rodriguez, Sports Editor • November 8, 2024

Moments after making World Series history, Freddie Freeman felt as if he was floating.  “It felt like nothing. I was just floating,” Freddie Freeman said when asked what it felt like to hit the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history. Freeman’s grand slam emphatically ended game one...

Oberlin club soccer competes at practice.
Oberlin Club Soccer Connects Students Through Sport
Jonah Barber, At Large Senior Staff Writer • November 8, 2024

Bringing together students from different  , majors, and athletic backgrounds, Oberlin’s club soccer meets multiple times a week to play the world’s sport. The club’s practice times and locations are dribbled around by scheduling conflicts; a scrimmage can occur on the sun-drenched North Fields,...

Fourth-year forward Toby Wells-Zimmerman dribbles past defender.
Soccer Shuts out Hiram
Jonas Jarecki November 1, 2024

Last Wednesday, Oct. 23, the Oberlin men’s soccer team seized an impressive 4–0 win at home on Fred Shults Field against Hiram College. The game was one of high importance, as it marked the team’s first conference win of the season.  Oberlin’s offense came out strong and fast, quickly commanding...

The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate their World Series victory, holding up the trophy after defeating the New York Yankees in five games.
Dodgers Win World Series, Dismantle Yankees in 5 Games
Micah Rodriguez, Sports Editor • November 1, 2024

New York and Los Angeles: two cities where the stars shine the brightest, mistakes are magnified, and legacies are cemented. For the first time since 1981, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers faced off in the Fall Classic. Forty years ago, the Dodgers beat the Yankees 4–2. On Wednesday night,...

The field hockey team poses together at media day.
Field Hockey Earns First Victory
Wes Penta November 1, 2024

On Sunday afternoon, the Oberlin College field hockey team secured its first win of the season at Transylvania University. After a five hour bus ride, the Yeowomen defeated Transylvania 1–0 in a well fought battle that left the Pioneers scoreless for the seventh time this season. Head Coach Jess West...

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was carted off field after suffering a season-ending Achilles tear.
A Controversial Reaction To A Controversial Player
Gregory Lane, Staff Writer • November 1, 2024

The recent season-ending injury suffered by Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has stirred complex emotions across the NFL fanbase. Watson’s ruptured Achilles tendon, a career-threatening injury, has fueled starkly divided responses. While some fans and athletes rallied in support of Watson’s...

Conor McGregor stands in the octagon before a bout.
Conor McGregor: A Career Retrospective
Chris Stoneman, Sports Editor • November 1, 2024

The point could be made that retirement is the hardest part of a professional athlete’s career. Competitors are defined by their athletic ability their entire lives, and letting go means losing a part, if not most, of their identity.  No matter how difficult it may be, retirement is a necessity....

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