Walter Moak is absolutely right in his line of thinking in his Letter to the Editor of last week (“Oberlin College Shouldn’t Encourage Car Culture,” The Oberlin Review, Sept. 22, 2023). We all know better than to keep paving paradise. So, we should communicate that officially and legally, by both...
Few people, I realize, are as deeply entrenched in the issue of Israel/Palestine as I am. It is inescapable for me — as a Palestinian; as someone living on a campus that has a large, engaged, and important Jewish population; as someone who has both an academic interest in and a love for Judaism. I...
I have always been an environmentally conscious individual, and the College’s commitment to sustainability greatly inspired my enrollment at this institution. I saw a photo of Oberlin’s solar panel field and said, “This is where I belong.” I was so excited to join a campus community that shared...
Walking around Oberlin in early fall, there is one thing you are bound to see eventually — a voter registration stand. These are often run by people living in the town, with the goal of getting Oberlin students from majority democratic states, namely New York and California, to register to vote in...
As the Sustainable Infrastructure Program approaches its final year in 2025, I’ve been thinking about Oberlin’s environmental mission. The SIP is a sprawling earthwork project systematically reshaping Oberlin’s relationship to energy — most notably by gutting the old hot-water system and replacing...
Editor’s Note: This article contains mention of sexual harm. Rape culture: it’s a concept most of us have heard of and know is present in our society, but we prefer not to acknowledge it. Sexual violence is incredibly uncomfortable to speak about. It’s personal and horrendous. What’s even scarier...
I’m a double-degree third-year Jazz Piano major, and I suck at sight reading. I never really noticed how much of a weakness sight reading had...
The Oberlin Conservatory boasts numerous resources, from the vast music library to the wide range of stages. Historically, these resources have...
Few chamber music groups are as big of a household name as the Emerson String Quartet, even among non-musicians. With nine GRAMMYs and countless...
The Oberlin Civic Winds, a new concert band in the City of Oberlin, held its first meeting Sept. 6. Director of Bands at Oberlin City Schools...
The new semester heralds a reinvigoration for the Conservatory as new and returning students chat by the koi pond or lounge in Bibbins Hall....
The City of Oberlin held public input sessions last weekend on the new Comprehensive Plan, which is currently in development. The sessions occurred Sept. 22 and 23 at Oberlin Enrichment and Activity Center, formerly Prospect Elementary School, and the next day at the Farmers Market. The Comprehensive...
The Latino Lorain Veterans Story Walk, an exhibit designed to give voice to Latino veterans and shed light on their military experiences, was opened Sept. 16 in Oakwood Park. The Story Walk is the result of a collaboration between various organizations and public officials that together form the Latino...
25 tenure-track faculty joined the College of Arts and Sciences at the start of the 2023–24 academic year. This figure represents more than double the tenure-track faculty that joined the College last year. The faculty will work across 19 departments. With a high demand for introductory classes in...
Oberlin has partnered with Gallup to offer an assessment called CliftonStrengths, which is designed to help students identify and capitalize on their individual leadership qualities. CliftonStrengths, which was launched by Gallup in 1999, starts with a 30 minute assessment where participants are asked...
On Aug. 22, the Oberlin Communications Staff officially announced their partnership with the Next Genius Foundation on their website. Established in 2014, the goal of the Next Genius Foundation is to connect talented South Asian students from Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and India to colleges in the...
Oberlin College Updates At the start of the semester, Oberlin had a slight surge in COVID-19 cases. From Sept. 2–8, 31 positive rapid tests were self-reported to ObieSafe. From Sept. 16–22, this figure decreased to 10. In an Aug. 22 email, ObieSafe stated that students must have an updated COVID-19...
Canada Speaker to Resign After Nazi Soldier Praised In Parliament The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons, Anthony Rota, said on Tuesday that he would resign as speaker after inviting Ukrainian-Canadian Yaroslav Hunka, who fought for the Nazis in World War II, to attend a speech in the Canadian...
As a liberal arts college, Oberlin represents students with a diverse array of interests. To reflect this variety in passion, Professor of Studio Art Julia Christensen held an info session on a potential new five-year BA/BFA program that the College is looking to implement. The BA/BFA program would allow...
When was the last time you went to a movie and everyone cheered when the protagonist kissed their love interest? I couldn’t remember either, until I saw Bottoms at the Apollo Theatre last Friday night. Bottoms takes everything one might think of when they imagine an “American teenager” or a “teen...
The idyllic soprano voice of Sheena Ramirez, OC ’06, breathes life into the words of Holocaust victims and survivors and traces the movement of the traveling exhibit, “Words, Music, Memory: (Re) Presenting Voices of the Holocaust” by Adina Langer, OC ’06. The first floor of Mudd Center will feature...
This past Saturday morning, I queued up outside the Allen Memorial Art Museum, much as I have for the last three years. When I arrived at the front of the line, I noticed what would become my painting, for a semester at least: Zoë Sheehan Saldaña, OC ’94’s “White-Tailed Deer (America’s Most...
I. Takeoff My coat is on a different hanger now. The closets shuffle lives within their doors. The newer ones, they often disavow, because they’re partial to their former tours. And since I want to leave my current place, the exploration itches to begin. I’m slower than I think, but still...
ACROSS 1. ___ Sutra 5. European crow 9. Nine-member band 14. “It is ___less, tasteless, dissolves instantly in liquid, and is among the more deadly poisons known to man” 15. Potent prefix 16. Mexican street corn 17. Figs. 18. Texan’s preferred second-person pronoun 19. Tim ___, director...
Oberlin welcomed a new mural to town this week as artist Jared Mitchell put the finishing touches on the Oberlin Community Mural Project’s new vintage postcard-inspired wall. The mural sits on the south side of Mill on Main, at the intersection of West Vine and Main Streets. This is the second mural...
Social media, particularly Instagram, has become a crucial part of many student organizations’ outreach. “If a club or a group has Instagram, it feels so much more professional and real,” College second-year Sage Reddish, former manager of @oberlin_sosha, said. Survivors of Sexual Harm &...
On September 13, New York investigators seized pieces by Egon Schiele from three out-of-state museums. The pieces were “Russian War Prisoner" from the Art Institute of Chicago, “Portrait of a Man” from the Carnegie Museum of Art, and “Girl With Black Hair” from the Allen Memorial Art Museum....
As fall begins, Libni López, a therapist with Authentically You Therapy, is partnering with Curator Jill Greenwood and Curatorial Assistant Ellis Lane at the Allen Memorial Art Museum to begin the third year of their collaborative series Mindful Meditation. This four-part series will combine art analysis...
Steven Bloom, OC ’83, is the assistant vice president of Government Relations for the American Council on Education. Bloom previously worked as a litigator focused on civil rights, employment law, and more. This week he will be speaking to Oberlin’s Board of Trustees about the ramifications of the...
Visiting Assistant Professor David Gutherz, OC ’09, studied post-fascist Italy at the University of Chicago and worked on the NPR podcast Invisibilia before returning to Oberlin to teach in the Writing and Communication department. He is currently co-teaching a StudiOC course with Professor of Computer...
Professor Emeritus of Physics Dan Stinebring is a founding member of the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves, which is an international collaboration. The NANOGrav research team, on which Stinebring is a senior researcher, published their findings on the use of radio telescopes...
Dominique Arciero is a singer-songwriter currently based in Los Angeles. After performing with her two sisters in a band called the Lunabelles, Arciero turned to writing and recording her own music. She has created award-winning records and collaborated with many prolific musicians. Originally from...
Sammy Gardner is a visiting assistant professor of Music Theory. Gardner has done extensive research in music cognition and psychology and brings this research into the classroom at the Conservatory. Gardner is teaching Aural Skills III and Large Forms this semester, as well as the relatively new Music...
Edwin Huizinga, OC ’06, is the visiting assistant professor of baroque violin. In addition to teaching private lessons, historical improvisation, and directing the Baroque Orchestra, Huizinga is offering a brand-new course, Fiddle Ensemble, in the fall 2023 semester. This ensemble will merge improvisation...
Ghassan Abou-Zeineddine was recently hired as an assistant professor in the Creative Writing department. He is a fiction writer specializing in Arab-American narratives. This month, Abou-Zeineddine released his debut collection of short stories titled Dearborn, published by Tin House. The book depicts...
Annie Zaleski recently joined the Oberlin Office of Communications as the Oberlin Alumni Magazine editor last spring. Zaleski’s byline has been featured in publications such as Rolling Stone, NPR Music, and Time Magazine. The Cleveland-based and award-winning writer specializes in music journalism...
Amanda Hodes is a lecturer in Creative Writing with a specialty in teaching poetry. Her written work has been published in multiple poetry publications and her multimedia installations have been displayed in various museums and at festivals. Hodes details her art and background, creative process, and...
Drew Nye is a College second-year from Clinton, CT. He is a prospective Law and Society major with a Business concentration and is the starting quarterback for Oberlin football. Outside of football, Nye is not only heavily focused on his studies, but was also the champion of an intramural basketball...
Maya Blevins is a fourth-year majoring in Psychology and Environmental Studies. She is working in two labs this semester, one for each major, with Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies Cindy Frantz and Assistant Professor of Psychology Christine S. Wu. Blevins is also a Peer Advising Leader,...
Since 2021, John Elrod has worked as a Contributing Sports editor and Sports editor at the Review. His coverage has been dedicated to local sports — including his tribute to National Teacher of the Year Kurt Russell, a narrative about LeBron James’s journey from the perspective of a Northeast Ohio...
Megan Rapinoe: professional soccer player, Olympic gold medalist for the United States Women’s National Team, two-time Women’s World Cup champion, and an outspoken advocate for social change. She is arguably best known for her iconic pink hair, her celebration after goals — now dubbed “the Rapinoe”...
This year, student athletes came together to create the Queer Student Athlete Group, Oberlin’s first queer student-athlete focused group. The mission of QSAG is to create a safe space for queer athletes on campus where they will feel heard, represented, and appreciated. QSAG has been in the making...
Initial Events On March 20, 2022, former Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach Kim Russell reposted on her Instagram story a post that read, “Congratulations to Emma Weyant, the real woman who won the NCAA 500-yard freestyle event,” in response to Lia Thomas winning the 500-yard freestyle in the 2022 NCAA...
After a 10-month hiatus, the Sports Editors are once again here to settle any and all of your squabbles, tiffs, debates, and quarrels. We’ll give you our game predictions, answers to this year’s cuffing season, and a quick trip down memory lane with our past Sports Editors. Game prediction: Football...
Records Shattered in Berlin Marathon Tigst Assefa, a former Olympian, broke the women’s world marathon record Sunday at the Berlin Marathon in Berlin, Germany. Assefa finished first place in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds, averaging a 5:02 mile. She also finished first last year with a time of...
I spent last weekend doing two things: playing cornhole and turning 20. Though one seems more important, I was reminded of my childhood as I tossed a hacky sack and hoped it would go into the hole across the field. When I was a kid, my dad set up cornholes in our backyard to encourage us to go outside....
Last weekend, Oberlin Volleyball hosted five schools in their annual Oberlin Invitational Tournament. The Yeowomen dominated all three of their matches without dropping a single set throughout the weekend. On Friday, the team picked up two sweeps against Defiance College 25–16, 25–8, 25–11, and...
Oberlin men’s soccer secured a draw last Saturday night with a last-second goal against the visiting Defiance College Yellow Jackets. The Yeomen went into halftime down 1–0 after the Yellow Jackets scored at the 14th minute. However, they rebounded nicely, scoring just eight minutes into the second...
Athletes have debated whether fields should be made out of turf or grass for years. For some, playing on grass provides benefits, such as resistance against injuries. Others prefer turf for the low maintenance it requires. It remains a fundamental question that different sports leagues have come to different...
Colorado vs. Colorado State: The Buffaloes get Tested in Double Overtime by the Rams In a game featuring star University of Colorado Boulder Buffaloes — second-year wide receiver and defensive back phenom Travis Hunter and third-year quarterback Sheduer Sanders — the spotlight was, surprisingly,...