Kayla Kim and Ava Miller
November 10, 2023
On Nov. 9th, leaders of Students for a Free Palestine led a walkout at 1:45 p.m. Earlier that day, Oberlin’s SFP chapter, along with chapters at Denison University, Kenyon College, and The College of Wooster, released a joint statement and a petition with five demands in response to their colleges’ statements on the Israel–Palestine conflict. Unlike the walkout two weeks ago, which circled the perimeter of Tappan Square, this walkout led directly to the Cox Administration Building. There,...
Adrienne Sato, Senior Staff Writer
November 10, 2023
Oberlin celebrated F1rst Generation Week this past week with a variety of activities aimed at students who are the first in their family to attend college. The activities focused on building community, sharing resources, and celebrating their accomplishments. Oberlin’s F1rst Generation Week Celebration is an expansion of the nationally recognized First-Generation College Celebration Day, which happens annually on Nov. 8. Organized by the Center for Student Success, F1rst Generation Week brought...
Karthik Ranganadhan, Senior Staff Writer
November 10, 2023
Career Exploration and Development has launched three new Winter Term projects for the 2024 term. They are preparations for the Law School Admissions Test, the Medical College Admissions Test, and an Emergency Medical Technician training project. The courses were created to provide students with pre-professional programming and prepare them for their careers, according to Anthony Pernell-McGee, executive director of Career Exploration and Development and pre-law advisor. “We have a 97 percent...
JP Liddy and Belle Robles
November 3, 2023
On Monday, Oct. 30, members of Oberlin Sunrise organized a forum to discuss the City’s plans for climate action and environmental sustainability. The panel consisted of 10 of the 11 candidates currently running for City Council. The incumbents are Bryan Burgess; Ray English; Eboni A. Johnson, OC ’97; Michael J. McFarlin; and Elizabeth J. Meadows. The non-incumbent candidates are Frieda Fuchs; Libni López; Jessa New, OC ’01; Joseph L. Peek; and Joe Waltzer, OC ’98. Incumbent Kristen L....
November 3, 2023
On Thursday, Career Exploration and Development held “Graduating from Oberlin College into the Financial Crisis of 2007–2008,” a career panel of graduates from the classes of 2007 and 2008. Yoshiko Tsompanos, panel organizer and assistant director for the Business, Consulting, and Finance career community spoke to the Review about the event. “How do we acclimate to those circumstances?” Tsompanos said. “How do we make the best of the situation and how do we support each other? How...
Eloise Rich, The Bulletin Editor
October 27, 2023
Editors’ Note: This article contains references to grief, death, and topics that may be upsetting or triggering for some readers. At 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, Oberlin students left classes, rehearsals, and their studies to gather at the Memorial Arch in Tappan Square. This walkout, organized by Oberlin’s chapter of Students for a Free Palestine, was part of a larger, national walkout to show solidarity with Palestine. Carrying a Palestinian flag, College second-year Juwayria Zahurullah...
Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor
November 10, 2023
Voters in Oberlin and across Ohio went to the polls last Tuesday to vote in a number of elections and referendums. Over 95 percent of the votes in Ohio are counted, according to The New York Times, but the results are still unofficial as some absentee ballots have still not been received. Issue 1, which will add an amendment to the state constitution protecting the right to abortion, received 56.6 percent of the vote. Issue 2, which will permit the regulated sale and taxation of marijuana, received...
Jesse Gross and Grace Sarafidis
November 10, 2023
In June of last year, the Lorain County Office of Aging was allocated nearly $1 million through funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. The money is intended to help the nonprofit’s programming that focuses on supporting Lorain County’s elderly community. Separately, Lorain County Public Health granted Welcome Nursing Home with $400,000 to improve its facilities and COVID mitigation measures. Nicolle Bellmore Pierse, executive director of the Lorain County Office on Aging, spoke to the Review...
Yasu Shinozaki, News Editor
November 10, 2023
RIP Medical Debt presented a plan for Oberlin to cancel Oberlin resident’s medical debt at Monday’s City Council meeting. If the City of Oberlin enters into an agreement with RIPMD, the 501(c)(3) charity could use public funds to buy residents’ medical debt from local hospitals and cancel it. RIPMD is funded through private donations, grants, and public funds. The organization partners with hospitals and purchases medical debt at a reduced price. To benefit from RIPMD’s program, a patient’s...
November 11, 2022
Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2022
Editor’s Note: The reporter who wrote this article was an ambassador host for prospective students during the Multicultural Visit Program. Last week, the College welcomed...
March 18, 2022
The Asian Diaspora Coalition held a vigil on Wednesday in honor of the victims of the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings, as well as for all people who have been subjected to sexualized...
Ava Miller, News Editor
November 10, 2023
Lily Baeza-Rangel is a third-year Comparative American Studies and Hispanic Studies major with a minor in Writing and Communication. She was born in Guanajuato, México but...
Karthik Ranganadhan, Senior Staff Writer
November 3, 2023
Hal Sundt, OC ’12, is a visiting assistant professor of Writing and Communication. He received his MFA from Columbia University. His work has appeared in The New York Times...