Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
Nikki Keating

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief

Nikki is a fourth-year from Washington, D.C. and an Africana Studies and Psychology major. Besides the Review, Nikki is a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Research Fellow, and runs the campus magazine BIPOC Lenses. Nikki enjoys watching TV in her free time and has a twin sister whom she adores.

All content by Nikki Keating

Students File Complaints Against Oberlin Office for Institutional Equity

Delaney Fox, Nikki Keating, and Travis O'Daniel
December 6, 2024
Cynthia Eviro and Ariana Grande stun as Elphaba and Galinda in Wicked.

Defying Gravity, Expectations: Two Takes on Wicked

Nikki Keating and Travis O'Daniel
December 6, 2024
DeeDee Ngozi Chamblee.

DeeDee Ngozi Chamblee

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 22, 2024
Blue Rooster Bakery celebrates 10 years in business today.

Blue Rooster Bakehouse Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 15, 2024
The Oberlin Health and Wellness Center provides no student-led emergency medical services.

Oberlin Should Implement Student-Led Health Services

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 15, 2024
Audre Lorde

An Ode to Black Women in Wake of Election

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 8, 2024
The Message release October 1

A Review of The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 8, 2024
Stephen Zunes

Stephen Zunes, OC ’79; Middle East Scholar and Activist

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 1, 2024
Faculty held a teach-in in response to misinformation about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio promoted by former president and presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance.

Faculty Hosts Teach-In About Harmful Effects of Trump Comments on Immigrants

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 27, 2024

Israel Mocks Democracy in Al Jazeera Shutdown

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 27, 2024

Community Reflects On One Year Without Lord-Saunders Lunch

Ava Miller and Nikki Keating
September 20, 2024

61 Years After Birmingham Church Bombing, Fight for Justice, Action Continues

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 20, 2024
Melissa George

Melissa George, OC ’12

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 20, 2024
Jacob Epps poses at football media day.

In the Locker Room with Jacob Epps

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 13, 2024
An Oberlin property displays a Harris–Walz sign.

Why Issue 1 Needs to Be Prioritized

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 13, 2024
Valerie Hotchkiss

Valerie Hotchkiss: Azariah S. Root Director of Libraries

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 6, 2024

Kendrick Lamar, Drake Perpetuate Long-Standing Rap Beef

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2024

These Gay and Crazy People Awes, Delights Oberlin Audience

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 2024

Students Senate Needs Transparency, Communication

Nikki Keating and Andrea Nguyen
May 3, 2024

Office of EDI, PRSM Collaborate, Create Consent Month Workshops

Delaney Fox and Nikki Keating
April 19, 2024

Africana Wellness Week Promotes Self-care Techniques for Students

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
April 19, 2024

Black Excellence Fatigue Impacts Oberlin

Nikki Keating and Ella Powell
April 19, 2024
Nikki Keating attended The Crane Wives' show in Cleveland, April 3.

Crane Wives Performs in Cleveland, Kindles Nostalgia

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
April 5, 2024
Solar Eclipse Graces Students, Oberlin in Path of Totality

Solar Eclipse Graces Students, Oberlin in Path of Totality

Delaney Fox and Nikki Keating
April 5, 2024
Jan Weintraub Cobb.

Jan Weintraub Cobb, OC ’71: President of Alumni Leadership Council

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2024

Open Letter to Fellow Black Students and Alumni

Nikki Keating and Isaiah Johnson
March 8, 2024
The Environmental Dashboard tracks the energy and water usage of Oberlin College and community buildings during Ecolympics.

[Photo] Oberlin Ecolympics Begins, Buildings Compete to Reduce Resource Consumption

Karthik Ranganadhan, Contributing News Editor
March 8, 2024

Celebrating Black History Month

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2024

On the Record with Mia Knox and Divine McAllister: Head Designers for Black History Month Fashion Show

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2024
Nikki Keating

Ease On Down The Road: BHM Fashion Show

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2024
Andrew Oni

Andrew Oni: Director of Student Health and Wellbeing

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2024
Preston Crowder

On The Record With Preston Crowder: Director, Playwright, Professor

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2024
Ron Cheung

Ron Cheung: Economics Professor and Jeopardy! Contestant

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2024

Posse Program Expands Recruitment Process to Houston for 2025 Cohort

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2023

Video Game Music Spans Across Genres, Provides Joy Despite Being Labeled Uncool

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2023
The film concluded with an Q&A with alumni and current students.

Boxes Will Be Provided Premieres at Apollo Theatre

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 17, 2023
Julius Bailey

On The Record With Julius Bailey: Author of Philosophy Behind Modern Hip-Hop

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2023
The Wiz tours at the Cleveland Playhouse before moving to Broadway.

Pre-tour of The Wiz Graces Cleveland Playhouse Stage

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2023
Michelle Johnson

Michelle Johnson: Scientist, Professor, Oberlin College Alum

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2023
Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim Course Brings Musical Theater to Conservatory

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
October 6, 2023
Steven Bloom

Steven Bloom, OC ’83: American Council on Education Assistant Vice President of Government Relations

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2023
Obies play cornhole at the intramural cornhole event.

Turning 20, Accepting Change within Cornhole Tournament

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2023
The Women and NonBinary Finance and Economics Club founders.

College Students Start Women & NonBinary Finance Club

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 22, 2023

Class of 2025 Engages in New Internship+ Program

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 15, 2023

Beyoncé vs. Taylor Swift Debate Rooted in Societal Misogyny

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 8, 2023
Johnnetta B. Cole, OC ’57, was the first female African-American president of Spelman College.

Johnnetta Cole: National Humanities Medal Recipient, OC ’57

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 8, 2023

Oberlin Research Group Submits Consultancy Report to U.S. Department of State

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
May 5, 2023
Musicals like Hamilton have reached a large audience.

Rejecting Musical Theater is Reductive of the Genre

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
May 5, 2023

Letter from the Editors

Kushagra Kar, Nikki Keating, and Emma Benardete
April 28, 2023
Candice Raynor

OTC: Candice Raynor Professor, Director and Faculty in Residence of the Afrikan Heritage House

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2023

Black Feminist Thought Must Be Valued in Primarily White Institutions

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2023

Parade Revival Brings Century-Old Murder Trial Back to Broadway

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2023
Fleming spoke with editors of the Review.

Melissa Fleming: United Nations Under-Secretary-General, OC ’86

Kushagra Kar, Emma Benardete, and Nikki Keating
April 14, 2023

Africatown Documented by Students, Faculty, Documentary Filmmakers

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2023
Lucien Ferguson

Lucien Ferguson: Drinan Scholar at Boston College Law School

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2023

Inconsistency in Dining Services Causes Harm to Students

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2023
Darius Butler. Courtesy of Darius Butler.

Darius Butler: Africana Studies and Law and Society Major

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
March 31, 2023

City Government Engages in Community Discussion on Equity in Oberlin

Isaac Imas and Nikki Keating
March 10, 2023

Relationship Between Music and Identity is Reductive

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
March 10, 2023
The Office of Spirituality and Dialogue has undergone transformations in the way it facilitates student engagement with religion.

Office of Spirituality and Dialogue Implements Changes to Religious Life in Oberlin

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2023

CELA Resources Should Be More Equitably Distributed to Student Body

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2023
Assistant Professor Michael Roman

On the Record with Michael Boyd Roman; Assistant Professor of Design and Black Visual Culture

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2023
Inayah Raheem: Classical Vocalist, President of the Oberlin College Black Musicians' Guild

Inayah Raheem: Classical Vocalist, President of the Oberlin College Black Musicians’ Guild

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
February 17, 2023

Mainstage Production Ophelia: A Prism Expands on Femininity, Grief, Love in Hamlet

Nikki Keating and Managing Editor
February 3, 2023

Students Question Hazing on Campus in Advance of New Anti-Hazing Training

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
February 3, 2023

F1rst Fridays Program Provides Support to First-Gen Students

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2022
Dr. Porchia Moore, Assistant Professor of Critical Museum Studies at the University of Florida

Dr. Porchia Moore, Assistant Professor of Critical Museum Studies at the University of Florida

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
December 2, 2022
Signs placed on West Lorain Street points to the illegal crossing warning students of traffic laws.

Oberlin Campus Safety Installs Signs Warning students Against Jaywalking on West Lorain Street

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
December 2, 2022
ASA Invited to Yale African Innovation Symposium

ASA Invited to Yale African Innovation Symposium

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2022
Kahn Hall now features compost receptacles, which students can use to compost accepted materials.

Kahn Hall Pilots Campus-Wide Compost Program

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2022
(Left to right) Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, and Danai Gurira pose in character for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Tackles Colonialism, Expands on Complicated Historical Narratives

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2022
Oberlin’s Student Wellness Center and Counseling center has rolled out a mental health app.

College Deploys Early Alert to Track Campus Mental Health

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 11, 2022
Prospective students toured Oberlin this past week.

Multicultural Visit Program Welcomes Prospective Students

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2022
Stevenson Dining Hall serves food from local vendors such as Hartzler Family Dairy.

AVI Partners with Local Farms to Supply Fresh Produce

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
October 28, 2022
Oberlin campus and community members gathered outside of Wilder Hall yesterday to hear speeches from faculty, students, and staff.

Faculty, Students Organize Teach-In, Protest Ahead of Board Bylaw Vote

Nikki Keating, Alexa Stevens, and Isaac Imas
October 7, 2022
Chudi Martin, Jr.

Chudi Martin Jr. Talks Student Senate Goals

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
October 7, 2022
Due to an incident last Friday night, Clarity remained closed over the weekend.

Campus Security Responds to Clarity Vandalism

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 30, 2022

Students Self Promote Performances Outside Conservatory

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2022
Kathryn Gin Lum

Kathryn Gin Lum, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and History at Stanford University

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 16, 2022

Cincinnati Judge Temporarily Blocks Ohio Abortion Ban

Nikki Keating and Alexa Stevens
September 16, 2022

College New Hires Emphasize Diverse Skill Set, Community Relationships

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
September 9, 2022

Impact of Africana Studies Department, Professors

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
May 13, 2022

Whiteness of Student Dance Showcase Should Be Questioned

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
May 6, 2022
Last week, Oberlin City Council evaluated new data on the City’s Electric Vehicle Carshare program.

Council Assesses Electric Carshare Program

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
April 29, 2022

Students Form New POC Identity-Based Group

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
April 22, 2022
Student-workers shared their experiences and concerns at the March 10 protest against stagnant faculty compensation.

Students Call for Equitable Compensation, Better Treatment

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
March 18, 2022
Construction workers implement the first phase of the Sustainable Infrastructure Project in summer 2021.

College Reflects on Phase One of Sustainable Infrastructure Project

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
February 25, 2022
The United States Postal Service will honor Edmonia Lewis with a stamp that they will release on Jan. 26.

Uncovering a Forgotten Past: Sculptor Edmonia Lewis Commemorated by United States Postal Service

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
January 14, 2022
Remembering Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Words at Oberlin College

Remembering Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Words at Oberlin College

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
January 7, 2022
Conservatory third-year and Saxophone major Christian Wilson performs for their junior recital in the Birenbaum Innovation and Performance Space.

Junior and Senior Recitals: Culminating a Conservatory Education

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
December 17, 2021
Mary Burnett Talbert, who attended Oberlin in 1886, was a civil rights and anti-lynching activist and suffragist in the early 20th century.

History of African-American Alumnae Brought to Life

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
December 10, 2021
Associate Professor and Chair of Africana Studies Charles Peterson

Professor Charles Peterson on Teaching and Scholarship

Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
October 29, 2021
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