#SpeakYourMIND Ice Bucket Challenge Exclusionary
Brace for impact and choose to be doused in icy water on a Thursday evening in North Quad. It isn’t exactly pleasant but it can be fun — your friends laugh, you laugh, the Instagram story gets shared,...
View ArticleLetter of Endorsement for Farah Emeka
While canvassing with Farah Lillian Emeka, OC ’97, we have come across people from all walks of life. We have talked with voters, from those who have next to nothing to wealthy individuals; from young...
View ArticleTrans Obies Deserve Better Than Mercy Health
Although Oberlin College does not have a direct affiliation with Bon Secours Mercy Health, Oberlin students frequently resort to Mercy Health – Allen Hospital outside of the Student Health Services’...
View ArticleBlacklists Defamatory, Harmful
Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office earlier this year, being put on a blacklist has far graver consequences. Where those blacklists once targeted individuals’ job security and social...
View ArticleStudent Admonishes Campus Activist Culture
For every semester I have worked at The Oberlin Review, our Opinions section is usually flooded with criticism about the activism occurring on campus. Whether it be that students aren’t protesting in...
View ArticleFilm Industry Tariffs Silver Lining for Independent Creators
The recent proposal floated by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting tariffs of 100 percent or more on foreign-made films has introduced a wave of uncertainty into the global entertainment industry....
View ArticleCheap Coffee Must Return to Science Center
My first year could be defined by the tireless nights I spent in the Science Library. Having yet to develop any time management skills, I would frequently be there until close, falling asleep over my...
View ArticleHistory Department a Model for Student-Faculty Collaboration
We love the History department. We aren’t saying this just because we are History students but because we believe students deserve a substantial say in the administrative decisions made about courses...
View ArticleTrump 2028: A Joke or a Warning?
Halima Ahmed When I read the NBC article suggesting that U.S. President Donald Trump could possibly run again in 2028, I was distraught and disappointed. Everyone knows a third term is...
View ArticlePeer Perception Influences Campus Smoking Culture
Outside the doorways that display the iconic green sticker that promotes how Oberlin College has been tobacco-free since 2016, you can often find groups of students congregating, cigarettes in hand,...
View ArticleBookstore Relocation Threatens Campus Culture
Oberlin is ending their partnership with Barnes & Noble at the end of this school year, and the College bookstore will no longer be in its current location across from Bibbins Hall next year. The...
View ArticleCommunal Knowledge Worth Preserving
It has been interesting as a senior to see the cycles of discourse and focus on campus shift and be recycled. When I was a first-year, one of the big pushes happening was around financial transparency...
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