On Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m., a group of student composers, conductors, and musicians held a showcase in David H. Stull Recital Hall. The production,...
Oberlin Opera Theater presented Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon last Thursday–Sunday in Hall Auditorium, corresponding with Oberlin Parents and...
CORRECTION In the article “Memorial Concert Honors Joseph Schwartz” (The Oberlin Review, Nov. 7, 2024), the Review misattributed a quote...
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...
On Thursday, the Lorain County Board of Commissioners approved the City of Oberlin’s plan to annex 142 acres of land from Pittsfield township. The expansion is part of Oberlin’s plan to annex 211 acres of land it purchased from the neighboring Township in 2022. The City is entering the planning and...
On Tuesday afternoon, students competed with the deans and President Carmen Twillie Ambar in pool, foosball, darts, and Just Dance. The event, which was held in The ’Sco, was planned by the Student Senate as part of its Constituents Week. The goal was to allow students and administration members to...
Obies for Undocumented Inclusion organized its annual series of events, known as Undocuweek, starting Nov. 11. OUI observed a surge in engagement during its Undocuweek events, which were held in the weeks following the 2024 presidential election. The events began with a trivia night at The ’Sco where...
Ukraine Fires Long-Range U.S. Missiles into Russian Territory On Tuesday, Ukraine fired American-made long-range missiles into Russian territory for the first time, the latest development in Ukraine’s efforts to defend itself against a full-scale invasion from Russia. Six Army Tactical Missile Systems...
Council Approves Terms of Services for Annexed Land Council voted unanimously to approve the details of the services the City of Oberlin will provide when the City annexes 2.2561 acres located in New Russia Township. Kendal at Oberlin submitted the petition for annexation. Under the Ohio Revised Code,...
At 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, over 40 students gathered in front of Wilder Hall beneath a banner that read “this is a climate emergency” to call for climate action in the aftermath of former president Donald Trump’s election to the presidency Tuesday, Nov. 5. Students then marched to Tappan Square...
Oberlin Students for a Free Palestine launched a phone banking campaign lasting from the past Sunday through Wednesday in Mary Church Terrell Main Library in response to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ proposed resolution to disapprove of the United States’ proposed foreign military sale to Israel....
“The Body, the Host: HIV/AIDS and Christianity” is a landmark exhibit at the Allen Memorial Art Museum celebrating works by artists that draw on Christian narratives and imagery in response to the AIDS epidemic. To uplift and celebrate this exhibition, Sam Adams, Ellen Johnson ’33 curator of modern...
Last night, indie-pop darling Haley Heynderickx made her long-awaited return to Oberlin with her performance at The ’Sco. Unfortunately, I was unable to make it to her ’Sco performance, but I was lucky enough to see her two weeks prior at The Roxy at Mahall’s in Lakewood. Anyone familiar with...
“Never far / We are never far / We are never far / We are never / Frequency, frequently.” Chanting the refrain and beginning of the pre-chorus of Jhené Aiko’s “Frequency,” Courtney-Savali Andrews, OC ’06, assistant professor of African American and African Diasporic Musics, welcomed students...
Eurydice Tells Orpheus Goodbye, an original one-act musical written, composed, and directed by double-degree second-year Calvin Ray Shawler, is a melancholic yet uniting story of strength transcending time. It plays in Dye Lecture Hall Nov. 23–24. The musical is divided into three main parts, with...
On Monday, Nov. 18, the Art History department hosted a lecture presented by Pamela Karimi, Associate Professor of Architecture at Cornell University. Karimi’s presentation focused on her newly published book Women, Art, Freedom: Artists and Street Politics in Iran. The book is an investigation into...
If you have ever walked through Wilder Bowl and heard blood-curdling screams coming from Warner Center, you have already gotten a small preview of Oberlin Student Theater Association’s newest production, an adaptation of Jenny Rachel Weiner’s 2015 play Horse Girls. This weekend, OSTA will put on...
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Blue Rooster Bakehouse’s delectable treats and traditions. Located on Main Street, Blue Rooster has gained a loyal following after opening its doors 10 years ago. From its freshly baked croissants to its rich cakes, both students and community members adore the bakery’s...
The Oberlin Pole Dance Club, an up-and-coming student organization, will present their first performance, Soirée Noire. The show will feature several acts at The ’Sco tonight at 10 p.m. This is the first time Oberlin Pole will put on an event showcasing only its own acts. In opposed past shows,...
Firelands Association for the Visual Arts is hosting its 45th annual Members’ Show through Dec. 8 to exhibit local art in the Oberlin community. For the last 45 years, FAVA has showcased the work of members of all ages and experience levels once a year, inviting the Oberlin community to view the...
Jennifer L. Morgan is the Silver Professor of History at New York University. Her work focuses on early slavery and the experiences of enslaved Black women. She received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship this fall, which is commonly known as the “Genius Grant,” for her work. Her prior books have...
Caroline Wood Newhall is an assistant professor of History whose work focuses on 19th-century U.S. history. Her first book is on the experiences of African-American POWs during the Civil War. For Veterans Day, she was invited by the Oberlin Heritage Center to give a talk about her research at Kendal...
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...
Maria Elli Petridou is a second-year cellist from Thessaloniki, Greece. On Nov. 13, she was awarded first prize in the Philadelphia International Music Festival’s Virtual Concerto Competition. Petridou performed Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major. One of three musical siblings, Petridou began...
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...
DeeDee Ngozi Chamblee is the founder and executive director of La Gender Inc., a non-profit organization led by Black transgender women that uplifts and empowers transgender women of color in the metro Atlanta area. Recently, she was the keynote speaker for the exhibition “The Body, the Host: HIV/AIDS...
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...
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 Saturday, Nov. 16, Oberlin football faced off and won against Hiram College at home. The contest was of high importance, as it marked the team’s first conference win of the year. It was also senior day and the last game of the College’s 134th football season. Hiram won the coin toss...
To get a brief glimpse of the athletic symphony that is Oberlin men’s basketball right now, go to the 14th minute of the first half in their recent win over Allegheny College. Fourth-year point guard Yuuki Okubo, as per usual, takes the ball down the court. He skips in the air and launches a one-hand...
A triple-digits fastball, a mid-90s “splinker” — a combination of a splitter and a sinker many pitchers are trying to replicate today — a 6’6” frame, and a presence on the mound that lets the hitter know “I’m better than you are”: Paul Skenes had all the tools to be one of the best...
The Nov. 15 boxing showdown between former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will go down in history as the most-streamed sporting event of all time. Broadcast live on Netflix from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the fight drew a staggering 108 million global viewers,...
France Football hosted the Ballon d’Or, football’s most prestigious individual trophy award ceremony of the year, Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France. The ceremony, marking the 68th iteration of naming a winner, occurs once a year and takes into account the performances...
A trombone rendition of baseball’s most tenured tune “Take Me Out to The Ball Game”, a piano solo of “Dorothea” by Taylor Swift, and a one-of-a-kind jazz performance of “I Wish” by Stevie Wonder are only a few of the incredible performances that took place this past Saturday at the ninth...
The men’s and women’s swim and dive teams finished their senior day by setting new records and making program history with victories over the University of Mount Union and The College of Wooster. Saturday’s match-up at Robert Carr Pool was highlighted by a memorable first time win for the Yeowomen...
This past weekend, the Oberlin men’s basketball team began its season by hosting the Air National Guard Tip-Off Classic Championship tournament. The Yeomen opened the competition with a hard-fought victory over the Lawrence University Vikings Friday. Oberlin came out strong, with fourth-year guard...
When a franchise accomplishes a feat they never achieved with LeBron James, that’s saying something. This season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have jumped out to their best start in team history, 13–0. The previous best start was way back in the 1976–77 season, when the Cavs started 8–0 before ultimately...
Never has a 55th overall NBA Draft selection received as much attention as LeBron James Jr., better known as Bronny. As the firstborn son of LeBron James, Bronny is no stranger to the limelight. He made a name for himself growing up with his basketball mixtapes on YouTube garnering millions of views,...