Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
Established 1874.

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Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
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College senior Zachery Crowell (center) and student senators discuss the tuition freeze. Senators passed a resolution supporting the protests but have disagreed about the most effective way to support financial accessibility.

[Photo] Senate Endorses Financial Accessibility

Elizabeth Dobbins, News Editor
May 8, 2015
Students gather in small groups during a meeting last Saturday to plan a response to the rise in tuition. The groups drafted a series of demands that they feel would make the school more financially accessible.

[Photo] Students Protest 4 Percent Tuition Hike

Katherine Kingma
April 24, 2015
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[Photo] Feature Photos: Student Dance Showcase

Vida Weisblum, Arts Editor
April 24, 2015
College first-year Caracol Haley dissects a rat for her Organismal Biology class. Instead of having students dissect rats, the instructor of one of the lab sections this semester has decided to challenge them to create their own organ.

[Photo] Professors Discuss Pros, Cons of Dissection in Intro Labs

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief
April 17, 2015
Junior catcher Blaise Dolcemaschio readies his bat in the first game of a doubleheader against the Kenyon College Lords last Sunday. Dolcemaschio went two-for-three with three runs scored in the contest as the Yeomen dominated the game from the outset, ultimately winning 16–2.

[Photo] Inconsistency Keeps Baseball .500 Against Lords

Nate Levinson, Sports Editor
April 17, 2015
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Council member Bryan Burgess, Council Vice President Sharon Fairchild-Soucy and Council President Scott Broadwell participate in a Council meeting on Monday. At the meeting, Council, divided between those who think City Manager Eric Norenberg should be replaced and those who believe he should stay, decided not to release its goals for Norenberg.

[Photo] Polarized Council Decides Against Releasing Goals

Katherine Kingma
April 10, 2015
College senior Talia Greenberg (left), College sophomore Talia Rodwin, College junior Becky Berenbon, College sophomore Emily Volz, double-degree fifth year Einav Silverstein and College sophomore Simon Regenold share a laugh at Hillel’s Chocolate Seder. The coming week is Religious Life Week, which will include the release of a new report on religious life on campus.

[Photo] Office of Religious, Spiritual Life Holds New Week of Events

Molly Brand
April 3, 2015
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[Photo] Feature Photo: AMAM Thursday Lecture Series

Vida Weisblum, Arts Editor
April 3, 2015
Portland-based singer Johanna Warren serenades Tank Co-op with her strangely enchanting guitar playing and vocals. Warrencontrasted her solemn music with quirky stage banter.

[Photo] Warren, Adron Collaborate Throughout Respective Sets

Danny Evans, Arts Editor
April 3, 2015
College seniors Rachel Grossman and Hope Kassen grab bottled water from a well in Stevenson Dining Hall as College senior Erin Amlicke restocks. A water main leak last Sunday forced the city of Oberlin to issue a boil advisory.

[Photo] Oberlin Water Main Breaks

Sarah Conner, Staff Writer
March 13, 2015
Junior Callan Louis follows through on a shot in a match against the Indiana Tech University Warriors on Friday, Feb. 27. The men’s tennis team has won four matches in a row heading into a showdown this Saturday at home against the John Carroll University Blue Streaks.

[Photo] Yeomen Dominate on Road to Push Streak to 4

Jackie McDermott, Sports Editor
March 13, 2015
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[Photo] Feature Photo: March 4

Oliver Bok, Editor in Chief
March 6, 2015
First-year Jackie McDermott lunges to hit the ball in a match against the Ashland University Eagles on Feb. 25. The Yeowomen play their next match at home on Saturday, March 14 against the John Carroll University Blue Streaks.

[Photo] Yeowomen Can’t Get By Northwestern Ohio

Owen Mittenthal
March 6, 2015
Mayada Audeh (top), Jackie McDermott and Sarah Hughes

[Photo] In the Locker Room with Mayada Audeh, Jackie McDermott and Sarah Hughes

Tyler Sloan, Editor in Chief
March 6, 2015
Senior captain Soren Zeliger readies himself to make a return shot in a match against the Indiana Tech Warriors. The Yeomen defeated the Warriors 7–2 to push their season record to 3–4.

[Photo] Louis Takes Home Player of the Week Accolade

Jackie McDermott, Sports Editor
March 6, 2015
First-year Mayada Audeh returns a shot in her match against the visiting Ashland University Eagles on Wednesday. Audeh won both her matches in the No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles slots to bring her total career wins to six.

[Photo] Women’s Tennis Splits Matches in Weekend Play

Tyler Sloan, Editor in Chief
February 27, 2015
Manickam Manickam (left), Michael Drougas and Robert Gittings

[Photo] In the Locker Room with Manickam Manickam, Michael Drougas and Robert Gittings

Nate Levinson, Sports Editor
February 13, 2015
Killer Mike, a Grammy Award-winning rapper and half of the hip-hop duo Run the Jewels, speaks to an audience of students at the Cat in the Cream. The question-and-answer session, hosted by The Oberlin Hip-Hop Collective, covered a wide range of topics, from white privilege to Ronald Reagan and friendship. He also discussed the impact his family had on his life and music, the importance of local politics in his home city of Atlanta and how he uses rap to educate as well as entertain. The packed crowd of over 100 students responded positively to Killer Mike, clapping and snapping often. Over the last few years, Killer Mike has gained attention as an activist as well as a musician after being interviewed on CNN and other TV networks about racism, police brutality and Ferguson.

[Photo] Feature Photo: OHOP Hosts Killer Mike at Cat

February 13, 2015
College sophomore Zoe Reinstein purchases a book from Chris Bromberg, OC ’14, at the Oberlin College Bookstore. At the request of Student Senate, President Krislov doubled the emergency textbook fund to help alleviate college costs for low-income students.

[Photo] Administration, Senate Try to Ease Textbook Costs

Sarah Conner, Staff Writer
February 13, 2015
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[Photo] Feature Photo: Piscapo’s Arm Performs

Jeremy Reynolds, Arts Editor
December 12, 2014
Electronic musical talent Travis Stewart, also known as Machinedrum, uses a soundboard to produce a pulsating tempo. While the South Carolina native appeared excited to perform for Oberlin students Wednesday evening, the ’Sco crowd seemed to be longing instead for a final Splitchers.

[Photo] Unusual Crowd Turns Out for Machinedrum

Sam Winward, Staff Writer
December 12, 2014
Concerto competition winner and Conservatory senior San Jittakarn performs George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Oberlin Orchestra. The pianist powered through cadenzas with unparalleled virtuosity.

[Photo] Jittakarn Delivers Polished Rhapsody in Blue

Jeremy Reynolds, Arts Editor
December 12, 2014
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[Photo] Feature Photo: Todxs Unidxs por Ayotzinapa (All United for Ayotzinapa)

Madeline Stocker, News Editor
November 21, 2014
Lorely Rodriguez, a.k.a. Empress Of, performs at the Cat in the Cream last Sunday. She encouraged her audience to dance before launching into her program, during which she electronically altered the timbre of her voice to suit her selections.

[Photo] Empress Of Engages Crowd Despite Weak Vocals

Sam Winward
November 7, 2014
Co-curators David Berger and Holly Maxson visited Oberlin to discuss bassist and photographer Milt Hinton’s exhibit at the Allen Memorial Art Museum.

[Photo] On the Record with Hinton Collection Curators

Tristan Cimini
November 7, 2014
Community members shovel dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new sustainable house. Zion Commu- nity Development worked with Oberlin Community Services, Providing Oberlin with Efficiency Responsibly and the Oberlin Project to plan this sustainable single-family home on the south side of Oberlin.

[Photo] Community Members Break Ground on New Sustainable House

Louisa Liles
October 31, 2014
College first-year Brandi Metzger, an Oberlin Community Services social justice intern, and volunteer Alexandria Zimmerman handle produce for the OCS farmers market. This coming week, members of OCS are hosting the first-ever “Restaurant Week,” where local restaurants will donate a portion of their profits to support OCS’s efforts to fight food insecurity in Ohio.

[Photo] Local Restaurants Host OCS Fundraiser

Molly Brand
October 10, 2014
Rachel Zuckerman (left) and Megan Bautista

[Photo] In the Locker Room with Megan Bautista and Rachel Zuckerman

Nate Levinson, Sports Editor
October 10, 2014
Members of the Oberlin Community Benefits Coalition meet in the Oberlin Public Library to discuss the next steps for their organization. OCBC hopes to create more jobs and further community interests by forming Community Benefit Agreements with new development projects in town.

[Photo] Community Coalition Aims to Work with Developers

Elizabeth Dobbins, News Editor
October 3, 2014
Ishmael Beah, OC ’04, former child soldier and best-selling author, gave a convocation this Tuesday titled “An Evening with Ishmael Beah.”

[Photo] Off the Cuff: Ishmael Beah, OC ’04, human rights activist and best-selling author

Madeline Stocker, News Editor
September 12, 2014
Community member Ruy Lopez disposes of his recycling in a bin behind City Hall. Oberlin’s municipal recycling pickup services halted after a fire in February destroyed the city’s garbage and recycling trucks.

[Photo] Oberlin Recycling Pickup Set to Return in October

Sarah Chatta
September 12, 2014
(From left) College sophomore Alison Kronstadt, College sophomore B.J. Tindal, College first-year Joseph Farago, College first-year Zachariah Claypole-White, College first-year Nina Austin, College first-year Annika Hansteen Izora and College sophomore Hannah Rosenberg perform a piece together at the OSlam! Showcase last Tuesday. The slam poetry event aimed to promote solidarity and accessibility in spoken word.

[Photo] Slam Poets Deliver Honest, Moving Performances in Accessible Environment

Clara Shannon
April 25, 2014
College seniors Jeremy Rubinstein and Hayley Larson and junior Donal Sheets joined forces this semester to organize Dandelion Romp, which took place last weekend. The Review sat down with them this week to discuss Dandelion Romp’s history, the contra community and the event’s highlights.

[Photo] On the Record with Co-Chairs of Annual Dandelion Romp Contradance Festival

Phoebe Hammer, Arts Editor
April 18, 2014
City Manager Eric Norenberg addresses employees regarding Issue 22, the income tax levy. Issue 22 is one of City Council’s many prescribed improvements for the future of Oberlin.

[Photo] Local Leaders Deliver “State of the City” Address

Elizabeth Dobbins, Staff Writer
April 13, 2014
The Oberlin Underground Railroad Center may be on the docket to receive funding from the state of Ohio.

[Photo] Lorain Awaits $5.5M Economic Stimulus

Elizabeth Dobbins, Staff Writers
April 6, 2014
From left, Parquet Courts members Andrew Savage on guitar, Max Savage on drums, Sean Yea- ton on bass and Austin Brown on guitar bring their breed of loud, punchy post-punk to the ‘Sco last Saturday night. Energy from the crowd was high during the mosh-heavy show, but the band’s surprisingly rigid personae ultimately detracted from their performance.

[Photo] Rowdy Crowd’s Enthusiasm Carries Otherwise Detached Punk Performance

Olivia Menzer
March 7, 2014
Ice hockey player and chemistry professor, Cortland Hill

[Photo] In the Locker Room with Cortland Hill

Rose Stoloff, Sports Editor
December 13, 2013
Sam Daley-Harris, who spoke on Tuesday on the mitigation of world hunger

[Photo] Off the Cuff with Sam Daley-Harris, founder and president of RESULTS and author of Reclaiming Democracy

Isaac Fuhrman
November 8, 2013
Cleveland-based artists Corrie Slawson and Elizabeth Emery print imitation currency to address wage disparity in their performance piece "Making Money the Harder Way."

[Photo] Outdoor Performance Art Falls Flat

Aria Dean
November 1, 2013
Singer and mandolinist Chris Thile jams out on the mandolin as students join in. Punch Brothers held an informal jam session in the Conservatory lounge Tuesday evening, covering classics by The Band and Randy Newman, as well as folk and bluegrass standards.

[Photo] Mandolin Meets Mozart: Punch Brothers Bring Classical Chops to Oberlin

Daniel Hautzinger, Staff Writer
December 6, 2013
Twenty-year-old Chancelor Bennett, aka Chance The Rapper, crouches low for a verse during his show at the ’Sco Tuesday night. Chance relished the audience’s intimate knowledge of his rhymes, at points letting the crowd fill in lines for him.

[Photo] Chance The Rapper Greeted by Packed ’Sco Crowd

Matthew Sprung, Staff Writer
December 6, 2013
(From left) Esmeria Bulgari, Vinicius Junqueira, Sérgio Dias and Vitor Trida of Os Mutantes trade vocal and instrumental licks during an extended jam. The band saturated the ’Sco with Brazilian beats and psychedelic sludge during its Tuesday night show.

[Photo] Os Mutantes, Capsula Bring Rock From Below

Julian Ring, Arts Editor
November 15, 2013
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