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,...
Taking the stage Dec. 10 with Chamber Orchestra is Guest Conductor John Kennedy, OC ’82, a percussionist, composer, and conductor who graduated...
This past weekend, President and CEO of the Cleveland Orchestra André Gremillet visited Oberlin to serve as a member of the 2024–25 Senior...
David Byrd-Marrow has distinguished himself as a classical horn player, performing with the International Contemporary Ensemble, The Knights,...
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...
This semester marks the one-year anniversary of Afrikan Heritage House lunch no longer being served in Lord-Saunders Dining Hall. The decision...
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,...
Taking the stage Dec. 10 with Chamber Orchestra is Guest Conductor John Kennedy, OC ’82, a percussionist, composer, and conductor who graduated...
This past weekend, President and CEO of the Cleveland Orchestra André Gremillet visited Oberlin to serve as a member of the 2024–25 Senior...
David Byrd-Marrow has distinguished himself as a classical horn player, performing with the International Contemporary Ensemble, The Knights,...
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...
This semester marks the one-year anniversary of Afrikan Heritage House lunch no longer being served in Lord-Saunders Dining Hall. The decision...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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, an award-winning American blues and folk singer, completed a two-day residency at Oberlin Oct. 29 and 30. Her music has been...
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...
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...
Layla Wallerstein, News Editor | 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...
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 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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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, 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, 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...
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 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, 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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....