Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
Melissa Harris

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief

Melissa Harris is currently one of the Editors-in-Chief at the Review and is a fourth-year History and English major. She began as a staff writer in 2014, then became a production editor in fall 2016 and a news editor in spring 2017. Her guilty pleasure is doing The New York Times crossword puzzle, even if she’s mediocre at it. She’s also a podcast junky and proud of it.

All content by Melissa Harris

Senate, OST Delay Appointing SFC Chairs

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
May 11, 2018

Oberlin Students Fail to Actually Engage Communities, Show Solidarity

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
May 11, 2018
Ruby Ibarra, rapper.

Ruby Ibarra, Rapper

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
April 27, 2018
We Honor Those Who Have Fallen

We Honor Those Who Have Fallen

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
April 20, 2018
DeCafé employee Allison Trimble hands back a student’s ID after swiping at the cash register. Five CDS UAW employees will be let go at the end of the semester due to Dascomb Dining Hall’s closure and other changes in CDS.

Unionized Staff Cuts Follow Dascomb Closure

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
April 13, 2018

Student Activity Fee Proposed to Increase $63 More Per Semester

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
March 9, 2018
Comic of the Week

Comic of the Week

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
March 9, 2018
President Carmen Ambar presenting to students regarding Oberlin’s financial deficit.

Ambar Details Finances, Solutions to Students

Devyn Malouf and Melissa Harris
March 2, 2018

Athletic Programs Must Open Dialogue on Eating Disorders

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
February 16, 2018

Asian Food Authenticity Panel Challenges White, API Students

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2017
Senior Year: A Self-Portrait

Senior Year: A Self-Portrait

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2017

Finding Community Reduces Stress, Improves Mental Health

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
September 15, 2017
President Carmen Ambar

Off the Cuff: Carmen Ambar, President of Oberlin College

Melissa Harris and Christian Bolles
September 1, 2017
What Happened to Oberlin?

What Happened to Oberlin?

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
September 1, 2017
Students participate in Monday’s Student Labor Action Coalition-led boycott of Bon Appétit Management Company. The dining halls served only a fraction of the students they normally do in light of demands that the College switch to in-house management.

Students, CDS Workers Protest Bon Appétit

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
May 5, 2017
Julio Reyes, Latinx Student Life Coordinator

Julio Reyes, Latinx Student Life Coordinator

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
May 5, 2017
Students protest against the administration’s new housing, dining and OSCA financial aid policies last Friday. The protest was one of many actions in opposition to the changes, leading to today’s meeting between OSCA officers and the administration.

OSCA Pushes for Pausing Aid Changes

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2017
USS Oberlin

USS Oberlin

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2017
Faculty and administrators enter King Building Room 306 for Wednesday's General Faculty meeting. With impending administrative turnover, faculty is reckoning with the viability of the Strategic Plan.

Administrative Turnover Stalls Plan Implementation

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2017

Off the Cuff: Mindi Kuebler, Lorain County Anti-Human Trafficking Specialist

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2017

Off the Cuff: Mindi Kuebler, Activist

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2017
Altercation Leads to Arrest in Harassment Case

Altercation Leads to Arrest in Harassment Case

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2017
Teresa Bejan, Associate Professor of Political Theory.

Off the Cuff: Teresa Bejan, Professor of Political Theory

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2017
College junior Naomi Roswell and Associate Professor of Economics Ron Cheung meet in Cheung’s office in Rice Hall. They are partners in the Student-Faculty Partnership Program, which engages faculty and students in a collaborative effort to improve teaching quality.

Faculty Seeks to Build on Partnership Program Model

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2017
Kevin Bruyneel, professor of politics at Babson College.

Off the Cuff: Kevin Bruyneel, Babson College Professor of Politics

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2017
All Roads

All Roads

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2017
Politics Professor Chris Howell, one of several faculty members who earned Research Status for 2017–2018, works in his o ce in Rice Hall. Administrators announced before spring break that Research Status will be inde nitely suspended after next academic year as a cost-saving measure.

Administration Suspends Research Status

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
March 31, 2017
Conservatory junior Helen Fleischer, Sophie Mvurya, OC ’16, Mary Okoth, OC ’14, and Kelsey Scult, OC ’14, receive the 2017 LaunchU awards. Their three startups earned a collective $45,000 after winning the March 4 Launch U competition.

LaunchU Awards Innovative Startups $45,000

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
March 31, 2017
The Admissions office, located on the first floor of the Carnegie Building, will move to the Peter B. Lewis Gateway Center. Some functions of the the Dean of Studies office will be incorporated into a new Academic Advising Resource Center in the former admissions space .

Administrators Approve Advising Overhaul Plans

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
March 10, 2017
Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2017
Students pass a men’s restroom in Bibbins Hall, a Conservatory building that has no gender-neutral bathrooms. Renovations this summer will address this issue as gender-neutral bathrooms will be included on the first- and third-floors of the building.

Bibbins Renovations Add Gender-Neutral Restrooms

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2017
Pawan Dhingra, Professor of Sociology and American Studies at Tufts University.

Off the Cuff: Pawan Dhingra, Professor at Tufts University

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2017
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Tim Elgren tours the unfinished space of StudiOC, which will house the course cluster program. With the March 10 deadline for faculty to submit course cluster proposals approaching, it is still unclear what multidisciplinary courses will be offered.

Administrators Rush to Finalize Clusters

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2017
Sophie Smith (left) and Alicia Dinsmore, Humanitarian Aids for Migrants

Off the Cuff: Sophie Smith and Alicia Dinsmore, Activists

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2017
President Marvin Krislov announced Tuesday that he will become the eighth president of Pace University. After 10 years at Oberlin, he will begin at his new post Aug. 1.

Krislov Named President of Pace University

Melissa Harris and Alexis Dill
February 17, 2017
Jeff Mazze at Mudd library is one of the remaining custodial staff members after many took the College's staff buyout program. Twenty-one members of his union, UAW, left their positions at the end of 2016.

Administrators, Unions at Odds on Cuts

Melissa Harris and Eliza Guinn
February 10, 2017
Dr. Michael M. Lederman has researched HIV/AIDS since 1983. With Dr. Oscar Rotno, he has traced AIDS-related immune deficiency disorders in hemophiliacs, contributing to the confirmation of the blood-transfer of AIDS

Off the Cuff: Michael M. Lederman, Professor of Medicine

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2017
Muslim Student Association Advisor Maysan Haydar speaks at the Office of Religion and Spiritual Life gathering for Oberlin's Muslim community in Lewis House Wednesday. The gathering was intended to provide support and a space to voice concerns and ideas about protecting vulnerable Muslim students, faculty and staff.

Officials Reaffirm City’s Sanctuary Status

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
February 3, 2017
Trumpty Dumpty

Trumpty Dumpty

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
February 3, 2017

Support for ESAs Combats Ableism

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2016

Krislov Outlines College Sanctuary Policies

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2016
Students filed slowly through the front door of Cox Building and out the back, chanting slogans including "no papers, no fear" and "here to stay."

Students March for a Sanctuary Campus

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2016

Students Reject Dissenting Opinions

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
November 11, 2016
A screenshot of the Pioneer Academics online classes software. The College will participate in the program starting summer 2017.

College Goes Global with Online Courses

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2016
Anthony Ocampo, Ph.D., Filipino and LGBTQ Sociologist

Off the Cuff: Anthony Ocampo, Ph.D., Sociologist

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2016
Gregory Kulacki, expert on China-U.S. relations.

Off the Cuff: Gregory Kulacki, Nuclear Weapon and Control Expert

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
October 7, 2016
A student walks into a bathroom in the Science Center. Students have recently questioned the lack of gender-neutral restrooms in academic buildings.

Students Advocate for More Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
September 30, 2016
Construction continues on the “Oberlin Center for Convergence.” The administration plans to host a new form of multi-disciplinary courses in the building next fall.

Course Clusters Program to Begin Next Fall

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2016
An aerial view taken by drone of the Dechant-Notley Farms overlooking the Black River. Between 600 and 800 gallons of fuel poured into the river from the farm on Aug. 28.

Hundreds of Gallons of Fuel Leaked Into Black River

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
September 9, 2016

Political Face-Offs Supersede Philippine Drug Crisis

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
September 9, 2016

Energy Credit Referendum Wrecked by Paperwork Havoc

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
September 2, 2016

Students Protest in Wake of A-House Petition

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
December 12, 2015
Nancy Dye, 13th president of Oberlin, passed away this week.

Former President Nancy Dye Passes Away at 68

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
November 6, 2015
Students at Third World Co-op eat lunch on Thursday. The co-op has served as a safe space for marginalized students for more than 20 years.

Third World Co-op: 21 Years of Solidarity

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
October 9, 2015
An inside view of the College’s new supercomputer, SCIURus. The updated system replaced its 10-year-old predecessor last spring, and opened for use this month.

New Supercomputer to Enhance Data Processing

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
September 25, 2015

Carr Pool, Philips Gym to Undergo Renovations

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
September 18, 2015

Committee Begins Search for New MRC Director

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
September 4, 2015
A group of students in favor of divesting the College from fossil fuels march in the Big Parade on Saturday, May 2. Students have submitted a divestment proposal to the Board of Trustees.

Students Lobby Trustees for Fossil Fuel Divestment

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
May 8, 2015
Protesters call for financial accessibility as they march across Wilder Bowl. The College declined the students’ request for a tuition freeze.

Students Meet with Frandsen After Protests

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2015
Alan Mitchell, food distribution coordinator of Oberlin Community Services, moves green peppers from the stock room to the food pantry. The organization has expanded significantly in the last year, both in the range of programs it operates and the number of people it serves.

Oberlin Community Services Expands

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2015
Oberlin’s new bakery, the Blue Rooster Bakehouse, will open its doors to customers on Saturday, Nov. 15. Owners Wendy and Leo Boes said they are excited to give students and community members a spot to hang out.

New Bakery Comes to Main Street

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2014

Nonprofit to Promote Public Health in Oberlin

Melissa Harris, Editor-in-Chief
September 26, 2014
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