Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review
Sydney Allen

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief

All content by Sydney Allen
Katie Ryan-O'Flaherty

In The Locker Room with Katie Ryan-O’Flaherty, Senior Field Hockey Player and Religion Major

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 2019
Manu Karuka, OC ’00

Off The Cuff: Manu Karuka, OC ’00

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 2019
The lawsuit filed by Gibson’s Bakery against the College and Vice President and Dean of Students Meredith Raimondo in 2017 will go to trial May 1.

Gibson’s Lawsuit Will Go To Trial

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 26, 2019
Nurses at Mercy Allen Hospital, located on West Lorain Street, have raised allegations of unfair working conditions and could go on strike in the coming weeks.

Ohio Nurses Association Enters Contract Negotiations With Mercy

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 26, 2019
Major Joe Womack (left) and Anderson Flen (right).

OTC: Anderson Flen and Major Joe Womack, Africatown, Alabama

Sydney Allen and Devyn Malouf
April 19, 2019
Shigeko Sasamori and Professor of Japanese at Purdue University Kazumi Hatasa gave a lecture last week about Sasamori’s experience in Hiroshima in 1945.

[Photo] Sasamori Revisits Past in Hopes of Promoting Peace

Jenna Gyimesi and Keifer Ludwig
April 19, 2019
College plumber and United Auto Workers member Tom Wright works in Facilities Operations on campus

AAPR Prompts Concern Among Union Supporters

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2019
Susan Orlean

OTC: Susan Orlean, Author, Journalist

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2019
Students, faculty, and staff members gather in Dye Lecture Hall for the AAPR steering committee’s presentation on the proposed areas of recommendation for the College and Conservatory’s financial sustainability.

AAPR Announces Areas of Recommendation to Oberlin Community

Sydney Allen and Nathan Carpenter
March 15, 2019
Ed Helms, OC '96.

Ed Helms, OC ’96, Comedian, Actor, Trustee

Sydney Allen and Nathan Carpenter
March 15, 2019
Students use desktop computers in the Mary Church Terrell Main Library shortly after Admissions suffered a cyber attack.

Cyber Attackers Breach Admissions Database

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
March 8, 2019

Admissions, Communications Present on Applicant Data

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
March 8, 2019
Kathleen Stephens

OTC: Kathleen Stephens, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

Sydney Allen and Lior Krancer
March 8, 2019
Rosa Brooks

Rosa Brooks, Georgetown Law Professor

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2019
Lalene DyShere Kay

Lalene DyShere Kay, Music Local Therapist

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
February 22, 2019
The Oberlin Beanie Baby Orchestra performed at the annual Hales Late Nighter last Saturday, Feb. 16 in the Cat in the Cream. Double-degree senior Camille Vogley-Howes, double-degree sophomore Ritu Mukherjee, and College sophomore Jane Wickline (from left to right) played in one of the opening segments. A number of acts were featured throughout the evening, including OBBO, Julia Julian, and High & Mighty Brass Band. Many other entertainment options also attracted students, including an inflatable obstacle course, an inflatable game of twister, glow-in-the-dark bowling at the Cat’s bowling lanes, billiards, a Valentine-making station, and free Feve food, hot chocolate, and cotton candy.

OBBO Wows at Hales Late Nighter

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
February 22, 2019

2019 Global Issues Symposium Addresses International Militarization

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
February 8, 2019
Associate Dean of Students Dana Hamdan explains the Career Communities initiative at an information session Wednesday, Dec. 5 in King Building.

New Career Communities Pilot Announced

Sydney Allen and Roman Broszkowski
December 7, 2018
Jesse Milan Jr.

Jesse Milan, Jr., AIDS Activist

Sydney Allen and Maranda Philips
November 30, 2018

Karega Sues College, Claiming Discrimination

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
November 16, 2018
Students Take in Election Results at 'Sco Watch Party

Students Take in Election Results at ‘Sco Watch Party

Sydney Allen and Maria Turner
November 9, 2018
Joshua Keating

Josh Keating, OC ’07, Slate Editor

Sydney Allen and Nathan Carpenter
November 9, 2018

Leadercast Conference Highlights Female Entrepreneurs

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2018
Library Renaming Caps Inauguration

Library Renaming Caps Inauguration

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
October 12, 2018
Conservatory students retrieve personal belongings from conservatory lockers.

Conservatory Thefts Prompt Security Concerns

Sydney Allen and Amber Scherer
October 5, 2018
College sophomore James Dryden sits in his Langston Hall dorm room. Langston and other dorms experienced a string of thefts in recent weeks.

Community Member Arrested After Langston Thefts

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2018
College sophomore Eduardo Sienra Lempeke (left) and College senior Jessica Moskowitz table for Oberlin’s Entrepreneurship Club and Center for Innovation and Impact’s first Startup Weekend, a 54-hour competition beginning Friday.

Oberlin Creates Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 21, 2018
Oberlin Portal Visits San Marcos

Oberlin Portal Visits San Marcos

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 21, 2018
Alan Jones

Alan Jones, Fourth Meal Cashier

Sydney Allen and Maranda Phillips
September 21, 2018
In Memory of Ammar Abo-El-Naga, OC ’21

In Memory of Ammar Abo-El-Naga, OC ’21

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 7, 2018

Brief: Portal Connects Oberlin Students in Dialogue

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 7, 2018
Wheelmen Roll Through Oberlin

Wheelmen Roll Through Oberlin

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 7, 2018

Off the Cuff: Melissa Harris and Christian Bolles, Editors-in-Chief

Sydney Allen and Nathan Carpenter
May 11, 2018
Village Houses on Woodland Street will be shut down and demolished over the summer. These houses represent 11 of the 17 units that will be torn down due to disrepair.

ResEd Decommissions 17 Village Houses

Sydney Allen and Lila Michaels
May 4, 2018
College Goes All In For Oberlin

College Goes All In For Oberlin

Sydney Allen and Hannah Robinson
April 27, 2018
Rebecca Vazquez-Skillings was recently named the new Vice President for Finance and Administration.

Rebecca Vazquez-Skillings Named VP Finance, Administration

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 20, 2018
Tracy Tucker, the Oberlin College Office and Professional Employees Union President, reviews the mutual bargaining agreement signed by both the College and OCOPE. OCOPE recently won a settlement against the College for violating the contract.

NLRB Sides With OCOPE in Suit Against College

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 20, 2018

Stevens Strategy Presents to General Faculty Amid Controversy

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 13, 2018
Feature Photo: Entrepeneurship Club Celebrates Health, Mind

Feature Photo: Entrepeneurship Club Celebrates Health, Mind

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 13, 2018
Students from Preventing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct painted a rock in Tappan Square to celebrate Consent Month,which aims to spread awareness of healthy sexual and consent practices.

Consent Month Reframes Sexual Conduct

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 6, 2018
Steve Hammond and John Elder.

Off The Cuff: John Elder and Steve Hammond

Sydney Allen and Hannah Robinson
April 6, 2018

Trustees Return to Oberlin to Better Understand Student Life

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
March 9, 2018
Sara Hlupekile Longe, activist

OFF THE CUFF: Sara Hlupekile Longwe, Feminist Activist

Sydney Allen and Alex Davies
February 23, 2018
Tuesday’s City Council meeting, where more than 60 students and community members stood chanting to protest the city’s vote to settle with NEXUS over the incoming pipeline.

Council Votes to Settle with NEXUS

Sydney Allen and Tess Joosse
February 23, 2018
President Carmen Ambar speaks during Thursday’s General Faculty Compensation Committee forum. The committee held the forum to address questions about the changes to salary increases and benefits.

Ambar Announces Budget Plans to Faculty, Staff

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
February 16, 2018
Gibson’s Bakery is currently engaged in a contentious lawsuit with both the College and Dean of Students Meredith Raimondo.

Court Denies Dismissal of Gibson’s Charges

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2018
Jake Bernstein and Luke Fortney, Editors-in-Chief of The Grape

Jake Bernstein and Luke Fortney, Editors-in-Chief of The Grape

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2018
The Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies is one of the most innovative green buildings in the country. Despite this, the College falls short of its sustainability goals by a large margin.

OES Requests Landfill Gas Recovery System

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
December 8, 2017
Title IX Coordinator Rebecca Mosely

OTC: Rebecca Mosely, Title IX Coordinator

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
December 8, 2017
The building housing the Creative Writing program on West Lorain Street. The department lost a tenure-track professor when he unexpectedly resigned Nov. 16 after sexual misconduct allegations came to light.

Matambo Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2017

Technology Store to Close in December

Sydney Allen and Jenna Gyimesi
December 1, 2017
Feature Photo: J.D. Vance Speaks at American Democracy Conference

Feature Photo: J.D. Vance Speaks at American Democracy Conference

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
November 17, 2017
Gar Alperovitz, Historian and Professor of Political Economy Oberlin

Gar Alperovitz, Historian and Professor of Political Economy Oberlin

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
November 17, 2017
Gibson’s Files Lawsuit Against College, Raimondo

Gibson’s Files Lawsuit Against College, Raimondo

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2017
Linda Slocum

OTC: Linda Slocum, Vice President Of Oberlin City Council

Sydney Allen and Nathan Carpenter
November 10, 2017
Feature Photo: Community Showcases Student Research

Feature Photo: Community Showcases Student Research

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
November 3, 2017
Vershawn Ashanti Young

Vershawn Ashanti Young, Rhetoric Professor

Sydney Allen and Nathan Carpenter
November 3, 2017
College first-year Ben Diener talks at the Student-Trustee forum on Oct. 12. The Board of Trustees recently rejected the Student Trustee Task Force’s proposal to add a student trustee to the board.

Trustees Reject Proposal for Student Representative

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2017
Feature Photo: Oberlin Participates in Nationwide Webcast

Feature Photo: Oberlin Participates in Nationwide Webcast

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2017
Office of Disability Resources Administrative Assistant Laura Krupelak works at her desk. The ODR’s interim director Isabella Moreno, OC ’94, resigned Monday, leaving the Office understaffed.

Office of Disability Resources Faces Staffing Shortage

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
October 6, 2017

Students Demand Role on Board of Trustees

Alexis Dill and Sydney Allen
October 6, 2017

City Council Candidates Prepare for Election

Sydney Allen, Alex Davies, and Jack Rockwell
October 6, 2017
Professor of Geology Dennis Hubbard guiding students in an Earth’s Environments lab. The Geology department is one of the many departments facing staffing concerns after the College announced a hiring freeze this semester.

College Implements Hiring Freezes

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2017
Paul Sidhu

Paul Sidhu, Dave’s Cosmic Subs

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 22, 2017
Hall Auditorium undergoing construction for a renovation and expansion. Oberlin’s Theater department could have difficulty staffing the theater due to budgetary constraints.

Staffing Shortage Creates Inequality

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 15, 2017
Trustees Postpone Student Rep. Vote

Trustees Postpone Student Rep. Vote

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 15, 2017
Melvin Briggs and León Pescador.

Melvin Briggs, León Pescador, New Student Senators

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 15, 2017
Feature Photo: Community Stands for DACA

Feature Photo: Community Stands for DACA

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 8, 2017

Enrollment Drop Creates Financial Shortfall

Sydney Allen and Alexis Dill
September 8, 2017
Students stand in a line at DeCafé, where they can now use meal swipes to purchase food.

DeCafé Changes Provide Increased Options, Longer Wait

Sydney Allen, Alexis Dill, and Eliza Guinn
September 8, 2017
Manuel Carballo, Dean of Admissions.

Off the Cuff: Manuel Carballo

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 8, 2017

Oberlin Brings in New Administrators, Departments

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
September 1, 2017

Gibson’s Trial Ends After 10-Month Legal Battle

Sydney Allen and Jack Rockwell
September 1, 2017
A bus parked outside of Langston Middle School. Local school parents accused the Oberlin School Board of spending an estimated excess of $1 million on school bus repairs over the past 10 years.

Parents Question School Board’s Expenses

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
May 5, 2017
Student Senator and College sophomore Meg Parker speaks at Sunday’s Student Senate plenary. Senators are drafting a proposal for a Central Budgeting Committee that will allow students, faculty and staff to participate in the College’s financial decision-making processes under a nondisclosure agreement.

Student Senate Proposes Central Budgeting Committee

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2017

Folk Fest Reaches Beyond Genre’s Traditional Boundaries

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2017
First-year Regan Chasney cradles the ball while running past a defender. The Yeomen conclude their season tomorrow when they host DePauw University at 1 p.m. on Senior Day at the Knowlton Athletics Complex.

Yeomen Record First Conference Win

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2017
College Bookstore Manager Tammy Herman reorganizes clothes Thursday. The College’s Purchasing Committee will soon respond to the discovery that Nike breached the College’s Sweatshop-Free Apparel Code of Purchasing.

Purchasing Committee Addresses Nike Scandal

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2017
Senior Bradley Hamilton celebrates by running through a crowd of teammates at the Bob Kahn Invitational last Saturday. The event honored all senior members of the Yeomen and Yeowomen track and field teams.

Track and Field Builds on Indoor Season’s Momentum

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2017
Associate Dean of the Curriculum David Kamitsuka shows the classroom spaces in StudiOC to faculty members participating in the course cluster program this fall. Four course clusters are available next semester, three of which are exclusive to first-years.

Course Catalog Unveils Cluster Plans

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2017
Senior captain Kinori Rosnow maneuvers past a University of Mount Union defender at a home-field game March 11. The Yeomen are hoping to bounce back from last weekend’s loss in their away game at Denison University tomorrow at 1 p.m.

Yeomen Gear Up for Final NCAC Games

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2017
Hall Auditorium is scheduled for an addition in the future. The College created $25 million in debt by issuing bonds to help fund the addition and other renovation projects across campus.

College Takes on Millions in Additional Debt

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2017
Student Senators Kirsten Mojziszek, sophomore, and Jesse Docter, junior, spoke at Senate’s weekly plenary meeting Sunday. Senate elected junior Senators Thobeka Mnisi and Josh Koller to a ve-member task force to consider adding a student representative to the Board of Trustees.

Student Senate Selects Task-Force Representatives

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
March 31, 2017
Student Senator and College junior Josh Koller speaks at Sunday’s Student Senate plenary meeting. The Board of Trustees agreed to create a task force to begin the search for a student representative to sit on its board, an effort Senate has long pushed for.

Trustees to Investigate Adding Student Rep

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
March 10, 2017

Implementation Committees Inch Toward Final Plans

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2017
Members of Pyle discuss co-op business during Thursday lunch. OSCA will no longer buy goods from Gibson’s or include the business on its charge list but declined to sign a letter recently distributed by student activists.

OSCA Cuts Business Ties with Gibson’s Bakery

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2017
Student Senate met for the first time since elections in Wilder Hall Sunday evening. The new group is introducing a focus on student activism.

Student Senate Pivots in Favor of Activism

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
February 17, 2017

National Political Climate Inspires Push for Legal Aid

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2017

Lake Ridge Busing Service Faces Termination

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
February 3, 2017
A van enters the Lorain County Jail in Elyria. The Sheriff’s department will have to make deep cuts after county commissioners opted not to hike taxes.

Lorain Grapples with Government Cutbacks

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2016
Sophomore sprinter and pole vaulter Imani Cook-Gist bested her own 60-meter dash record, posting a time of 7.89 seconds at the Case Western Reserve University Spartan Holiday Classic last Saturday. Cook-Gist was named the NCAC Sprinter/Hurdler of the Week.

NCAC Accolades Pour in for Track, Field

Julie Schreiber and Sydney Allen
December 9, 2016
Junior thrower and three-time All-American Monique Newton launches the shot put. A Sacramento, CA native, Newton is also a track and field team captain.

Track, Field Set for Spartan Holiday Classic

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
December 2, 2016
A student talks to the administrative assistant in the Dean of Studies Office. The office will be terminated at the end of the school year.

College to Eliminate Dean of Studies Office

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
December 2, 2016
The College’s Student Health and Counseling centers, at the bottom right of the photo, are located more than a quarter mile from the central part of campus. Some students and faculty hope the centers will be moved closer to campus.

Students Continue Push for Health Center to Relocate

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
December 2, 2016
Sophomore Linnea Halsten races at the Great Lakes Regional Championships, where she recorded a 21 minute, 27.2 second finish in the 6k last Saturday. Her ninth-place finish earned her a spot at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Louisville, KY, tomorrow.

Halsten Heads to NCAA Championships

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2016

Frandsen: College’s Financial Trajectory Unsustainable

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2016
Sophomore Sara Chang (left) and senior Maggie Middleton jump for a block against the top-seeded Tigers in the first round of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament at Wittenberg University last Friday.

Volleyball Takes Set from Top-Seeded Tigers

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
November 11, 2016
Community members check in with staff members at the polling center in Philips gym. The other polling centers in Oberlin included the Zion Community Development building and Kendal at Oberlin.

County Rejects Tax Levy for Rehab Facilities

Sydney Allen, Editor-in-Chief
November 11, 2016
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