A Message from SLAC — “It’s All About the Dollar”
by Mary Ann Montgomery, Izzy Sanchez-Foster, and Keagan Tan Contributors Saturday, February 18th, marked the 3-year anniversary of...
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The Grape is Oberlin College's student news and culture magazine, published bi-weekly since 1999.
- Mar 4
Lotsa Slots, Lotsa Lies: Predatory Advertising in the Mobile Game Industry
by Dude Dudunsparce Contributor Lotsa Slots is a free slots game on the Google Play and Apple Store. While there are many slots games...
- Mar 4
Going Out With a Bang at the BHM Fashion Show
by Reggie Goudeau Features Editor The Black History Month fashion show has been a tradition close to Oberlin’s Black community since...
- Feb 18
If you hate living in Ohio, maybe you should think about why
by Skye Jalal Staff Writer At Oberlin, you soon become familiar with a certain chorus of lamentations about life in Ohio. The lead...
- Feb 18
The Fuzziness of Fizz: Is Oberlin’s latest pyramid scheme really worth the download?
by Zach Terrillion Staff Writer An epidemic swept campus on the first day of the semester. It wasn’t COVID-19 or RSV, but rather donuts...
- Feb 18
The Rejection of African American Studies Marks a New Height for the Right’s Fearmongering
by Reggie Goudeau Features Editor As most of my frequent readers likely know by now, the College Board has recently revised its...
- Dec 11, 2022
A Look Into the Archives: Hi-O-His of Old
by Anna Holshouser-Belden Staff Writer Quite possibly one of Oberlin’s oldest student-run publications is the Hi-O-Hi, a treasure trove...
- Dec 11, 2022
A New SWAP: Oberlin’s Book Co-op drafts a comeback
by Zach Terrillion Staff Writer It’s hard to get textbooks at Oberlin. Most students have to spend hundreds of dollars on thick works...
- Dec 11, 2022
Dr. Porchia Moore's “Examining the Buttermilk”
by Anna Holshouser-Belden Staff Writer What is your museum love story? Dr. Porchia Moore, museum theorist and self-proclaimed...
- Nov 21, 2022
In Pursuit of Cheap Pizza
Cleveland Pizza Week and the Places it Takes You by Max Miller Staff Writer Every day of Freshman year of high school, my friends and I...
- Nov 21, 2022
A Message from SLAC — It’s Time to Be Real
by Brandon Denton and Izzy Sanchez-Foster Contributors Isn’t it funny that once a day, a $600 million app tells us, “It’s time to Be...
- Nov 21, 2022
Just Heal Bro: The Importance of Brotherhood and Community
by Reggie Goudeau Features Editor illustration by Maia Hadler, Art Director TW: Suicide I attended the recent “Just Heal Bro” Workshop...
- Nov 7, 2022
An Interview With Students for Energy Justice
by Catie Kline Staff Writer art by Olive Polken I was lucky enough to speak with members of Students for Energy Justice (SEJ), Oberlin’s...
- Nov 7, 2022
Oberlin’s Pre-Roe Abortion Underground
by Anna Holshouser-Belden Staff Writer photo courtesy of Linda Roberson, OC '69 The late 1960s–a time of unrest and the turnover of an...
- Nov 7, 2022
Oberlin’s Hoe Era: The Success of Oburlesque
by Zach Terrillion Staff Writer art by Saffron Forsberg To call Oburlesque a campus phenomenon would be an understatement. A phenomenon...
- Nov 7, 2022
New Play Illuminates Immigrant Workers’ Experiences in the “Mushroom Capital of the World”
by Catie Kline Staff Writer art by Derya Taspinar This fall break, I ventured back to my birthplace of Chester County, Pennsylvania,...
- Nov 7, 2022
A Message from SLAC – Animosity is the Message
by Izzy Sanchez-Foster, Brandon Denton, and Mary Ann Montgomery Contributors Starting this semester, The Student Labor Action Coalition...
- Oct 14, 2022
Joining the Global Conversation: Oberlin Partners with UNITAR
By Fionna Farrell Opinions Editor In late September, Oberlin announced that it would be joining forces with UNITAR (UN Institute for...
- Oct 14, 2022
Rhiannon Giddens (OC ‘00) Graces Finney Chapel with Franceso Turrisi
By Saffron Forsberg Editor-in-Chief Despite the heft of her accolades, Rhiannon Giddens still worries you may flee during the show’s...
- Oct 14, 2022
For Edmonia: Visiting Artist yétúndé ọlágbajú Comes to Oberlin
By Skye Jalal Staff Writer At Oberlin, it can be easy to forget just how old these buildings are. This past week, yétúndé ọlágbajú...
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