Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

Established 1874.

The Oberlin Review

2020-2021 Staff

Mads Olsen
Photo Editor

Mads Olsen

Madison is an over-caffeinated second-year Environmental Studies student from Austin, Texas who prefers her puns intended. She believes pineapple belongs on pizza and you shouldn't be surprised when she stops you to pet your dog....

L. Joshua Jackson
Arts and Culture Editor

L. Joshua Jackson

Joshua (he/him) is a second-year from Cleveland, Ohio, majoring in Afrikana Studies with an Arts concentration at Oberlin College. He is dedicated to artistic expression as an access point to empathizing with cultures, genders,...

Zoe Kuzbari
Contributing Sports Editor

Zoe Kuzbari

Zoe Kuzbari (she/her) is a fourth-year psychology major with a business concentration from NYC. She served as a Sports Senior Staff Writer and Sports Editor before becoming a Sports Contributing Editor. Outside of the Review, Zoe is capt...

Anna Farber
Arts and Culture Editor

Anna Farber

Anna (she/hers) is a fourth-year from Brooklyn, NY studying Art History in the College. She loves vinegar-based hot sauce, chonky cat Facebook groups, and all forms of art and museums.

Wiley Smith
This Week Editor

Wiley Smith

Grace Wiley Smith is a third-year Law and Society and Psychology major from Portsmouth, NH. They joined production staff in March 2020. Outside of the newspaper, they’ve been a research assistant in the Psychology department, comm...

Alexa Stevens
News Editor

Alexa Stevens

Alexa is a fourth-year Politics major with a concentration in Journalism and a minor in Computer Science originally from Connecticut and more recently from the beach cities of Los Angeles. Alexa was a News Staff Writer and a Pr...

Drew Dansby
Production Staff

Drew Dansby

Drew Dansby is a double-degree second-year majoring in cello performance and chemistry.  At the Review, he serves as a production editor and staff writer. He is the proud owner of a cotton candy machine and enjoys learning Chines...

Nico Vickers
Managing Editor

Nico Vickers

My name is Nico, my friends call me Leo, and I use any pronouns. I am Managing Editor of the Review and a member of Oberlin’s upcoming graduating class of 2022 double majoring in Creative Writing and Psychology with an educatio...

Khalid McCalla
Sports Editor

Khalid McCalla

Khalid McCalla is a 4th year Creative Writing and Africana Studies double major from Atlanta, Ga. Before becoming a Contributing Sports Editor at the Review, he served as a Sports section staff writer. Outside of the Review office, he can be foun...

Ella Moxley
News Editor

Ella Moxley

Ella is a fourth-year who generally floats between homes in southeast Ohio, Alaska, Seattle, and Oklahoma. Besides the Review, Ella studies Environmental Studies, does research for the Economics department, and works at the Scie...

Ivy Fernandez Smith
Production Manager

Ivy Fernandez Smith

Ivy Fernandez-Smith (she/her/hers) is a third-year History Major and Politics Minor from Austin, Texas! Outside of the Review office, Ivy loves to read, talk about how much she loves Texas, bask in the sun and bake cookies!

Kushagra Kar
Editor-in-Chief

Kushagra Kar

Kushagra Kar is a fourth-year in the College of Arts and Sciences. He joined the Review in 2019 as a member of Production Staff and Layout, then proceeded to work as Opinions Editor for a year, and is now serving in his second ...

Allison Schmitt
Production Staff

Allison Schmitt

Allison (she/her/hers) is a fourth-year English major from Lancaster, PA. Outside of the Review, she enjoys studying old books, biking, petting dogs, and running. She is an ardent supporter of the Oxford comma, and is delighte...

Jimmy Holland
Production Staff

Jimmy Holland

Jimmy is a Comparative Literature and German double major from Annapolis, Maryland. He is everything you'd expect of a Comparative Literature major, except that he can play basketball, too.

Christo Hays
Production Staff

Christo Hays

Gigi Ewing
Managing Editor

Gigi Ewing

Gigi (she/her) is an English and Politics double-major from Washington, D.C. After serving as a production editor, News Editor, and now as Managing Editor, Gigi can safely say that the Review is her unofficial third major. Gigi f...

Zoë Martin del Campo
Contributing Sports Editor

Zoë Martin del Campo

Zoë Martin del Campo (she/hers) is a fourth-year Biology major on the pre-med track with minors in Chemistry and Environmental Studies from Brooklyn, NY. She has served as both Sports Editor and Contributing Sports Editor, cu...

Anisa Curry Vietze
Editor-in-Chief

Anisa Curry Vietze

Anisa (she/her) is one third of the Review’s Senior Staff team. Embarking on her fifth semester as Editor-in-Chief, Anisa is excited to guide the Review through what will inevitably be another year of chaotic, last-minute news a...

Katherine MacPhail
Editor-in-Chief

Katherine MacPhail

Katherine MacPhail graduated in 2021 with a degree in English and Theater. She worked as the Review's Editor-in-Chief for two years after holding the positions of Arts & Culture Editor, Staff Writer, and Production Editor. ...

Olive Hwang
Production Staff

Olive Hwang

Olive is a fourth-year biology major who adores dogs of all shapes and sizes. Outside of work at the Review, Olive can be found cooking (with lots of garlic!) and ranting about the cult classic Heathers.  ...

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