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The Grape is Oberlin College's student news and culture magazine, published bi-weekly since 1999.
Sep 21, 2023
The Oberlin Jaywalking Culture Clash
Luca Johnson, Staff Writer Oberlin is often referred to as a “bubble.” A liberal enclave, tucked away in rural Ohio, untouched by and...
Sep 21, 2023
Just Because Bella Hadid Wears It Doesn’t Mean You Should: Heaven by Marc Jacobs
Sadie Howard, Contributor Since its launch in 2020, Marc Jacobs’ Heaven line has become the pinnacle of Gen Z fashion. Capitalizing on...
Sep 21, 2023
Peeing in the Shower: Just Dandy or Totally Depraved?
Renata Belushi, Contributor Due to a series of late-night confessions and some investigative social survey, I’ve been recently confronted...
Apr 29, 2023
Registration Sucks, and It’s Just Getting Worse
by Ellen Efstathiou Staff Writer Registration is always kind of a mess. You have to wake up super early and then pray your WiFi works...
Apr 29, 2023
Ponzi-tively Outrageous
by Lydia Rommel Contributor I am grateful to be at Oberlin. But sometimes I can’t help but think of a man named Charles Ponzi, and how...
Apr 29, 2023
Carry Me, Ohio: a Final Tribute to Home
by Teagan Hughes Editor-in-Chief To paraphrase Chris Tebbetts’ Me, Myself, and Him—a young adult novel I remember nothing else about—2019...
Apr 29, 2023
On Lena Dunham Apologia, Girls Revivalism, and Liberatory Loserdom
by Catherine Gilligan Contributor When HBO’s Girls first came out, it was deemed a revelation. Hailed as a “brilliant gem”, the show was...
Apr 29, 2023
Taste the (Piss-Flavored) Rainbow: Bud Light and the Long Haul of Corporate Allyship
by Fionna Farrell Opinions Editor Abandon, fruity people, your fruity cocktails, for the summer comes bearing great news: America’s #1...
Apr 18, 2023
What is it about self-pathologization that is so satisfying?
by Ollie Axelrod Staff Writer In 2023, pop-psychology has successfully captivated every demographic of socially progressive, financially...
Apr 18, 2023
The Oberlin Citibike, and a Case for Bike Theft
by Marco Fuortes Contributor I spent my winter term in New York with a Citibike in my closet. I made the eight-hour drive back with it in...
Apr 18, 2023
I Thought I Couldn’t Care Less About Gwyneth Paltrow’s Trial, and Was Proven Wrong
by Ellen Efstathiou Staff Writer To be entirely honest, I didn’t know exactly what was happening with Gwyneth Paltrow until shamefully...
Apr 18, 2023
Cynic? I Prefer the Term World’s Most Jaded Optimist
by Fionna Farrell Opinions Editor Last year, The New York Times published an op-ed titled “Gen Z is Cynical. They’ve Earned it.” Whether...
Apr 17, 2023
Rich Cat, Poor Cat
Re: re: working-class at Oberlin College by Saffron Forsberg Editor-in-Chief In September 2019, I was commencing my first semester at...
Apr 4, 2023
We Are What we Wear: Oberlin Changing Being & Becoming Through Dress
by Ben Burton Contributor One hundred and twenty-three of my Instagram mutuals follow an account called @oberlin_in_the_00s. Obies of the...
Apr 4, 2023
The Tale of the Uncancellable Superstar
When the NBA Pits Morality Against Victory by Max Miller Staff Writer Every few years, discussion surrounding the idea of “separating the...
Apr 4, 2023
Torture Porn, Puriteens and Finding a Way Out
by Catherine Gillligan Contributor Sam Levinson, son of filmmaker Barry Levinson, has gotten himself in trouble once again. Perhaps best...
Apr 4, 2023
The Way of Malaise: Exploring “Apathy” in the Oberlin College Student
by Sebastian Cruz Contributor Nothing beats the disillusionment of finding out what the American dream really is. Or perhaps, what it...
Apr 4, 2023
Self-Improvement and Isolation During COVID-19
by Katherine Doane Contributor When COVID-19 first plunged the world into isolation, a new wave of self-improvement messaging swept...
Apr 4, 2023
Cancel Busy Culture: Reject Those Project Offers. Please.
by Zach Terrillion Staff Writer Obies like being busy. As prospective students, we were advertised hundreds of opportunities. Clubs....
Mar 11, 2023
Loser Boyfriends are the Latest Trend
by Ollie Axelrod Staff Writer With the rise of the new decade, a shocking trend has emerged in celebrity dating gossip: extraordinarily...
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