''The Oberlin Review'' is a student-run weekly newspaper at

Oberlin College Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational liberal arts college in the United S ...

that serves as the official

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for both the College and the city of

Oberlin, Ohio Oberlin is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States, 31 miles southwest of Cleveland. Oberlin is the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students. The town is the birthplace of th ...

. It was first published in 1874, making it one of the oldest college newspapers in the nation. The tabloid-sized newspaper, with a circulation of 1,700, is published roughly 25 times during the academic year from its office in the basement of Burton Hall. It is printed by

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. The newspaper's format has remained relatively constant despite rapid turnover in staffing. Its 16 pages are currently divided into five sections: News, Opinions, This Week in Oberlin, Arts and Sports. Past semesters have also included a Features section. In 2008, editors introduced a color front page, back page and centerfold.

Awards

The ''Review'' has won numerous awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. From 1994 to 1996, it won the Collegiate Silver Crown awarded by that organization.

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* Oberlin College Publications established in 1874 Student newspapers published in Ohio 1874 establishments in Ohio {{Ohio-newspaper-stub