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The Grape is Oberlin College's student news and culture magazine, published bi-weekly since 1999.
Oct 14, 2022
Is AVI Incapable of Improvement?
By Reggie Goudeau Features editor By this point in my Oberlin career, my partner and I have long given up on getting consistent meals...
Oct 14, 2022
Why I’ll Never Leave My Toxic Relationship
The Philadelphia Phillies have broken my heart again and again. And yet, I can’t quit them. by Max Miller Staff Writer A few years ago,...
Sep 12, 2022
A Near Comprehensive Oberlin Bucket List
by Fionna Farrell Staff Writer [originally published June 3, 2022] Whether you’re reading this as you drive past the Oberlin sign on your...
Sep 11, 2022
Joni Mitchell and Utilizing Enthusiasm
by Zane Badawi Contributor art by Olive Polk and Eliza Youngman [originally published May 20, 2022] I have a tendency to latch onto...
Sep 11, 2022
The Case Against Public Sex Offender Registries
by Juli Freedman Bad Habits Editor [originally published May 20, 2022] For a campus whose leftist presence seems highly critical of the...
Sep 11, 2022
Do Oberlin Commencement Speakers Represent A Shift in its Values?
by Fionna Farrell Staff Writer art by Eva Sturm-Gross [originally published May 20, 2022] Historically lauded (or ridiculed, depending...
Jul 13, 2022
The Kardashians (2022) and Reality TV in the Age of Streaming
by Fionna Farrell Staff Writer [originally published May 9, 2022] To use a favorite Obie buzzword (in)correctly, my first memory of...
Jul 13, 2022
Covid-Chella: Toxic Positivity and Trend Commercialism
by Anna Holshouser-Belden Staff Writer Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips in a plastic bubble at Coachella 2004 (photo by Robert Gauthier...
Jul 13, 2022
A World Without Oberlin
by Kayla Kim Contributor [originally published May 9, 2022] On April 26, 2022, Harvard released a 134 page report titled “Harvard and the...
Jul 13, 2022
New Covid Cases and The Curious Case of the “Social Event Hosted in a Student Apartment”
by Fionna Farrell Staff Writer [originally published May 9, 2022] Prior to Spring break, just over a month ago, Obies were hopeful for...
Jul 1, 2022
Charli XCX: Barely an Icon
by Emma Kang Staff Writer Charli XCX by Karolis Kaminskas for Crack, 2021 [originally published April 22, 2022] Charli XCX is a British...
Jul 1, 2022
Yung Lean returns to the limelight with new album Stardust, but should he?
by Emma Kang Staff Writer Stardust album cover [originally published April 22, 2022] Yung Lean is a Swedish rapper, singer, and...
Jul 1, 2022
Oberlin's Break Mistakes: An Interview with Makayla Riggins
by Reggie Goudeau Staff Writer art by Ila Astin [originally published April 22, 2022] I’ve already given my two cents on what it's like...
Jul 1, 2022
The Troubling Case of Eric Adams’s Theater
by Fionna Farrell Staff Writer art by Priya Banerjee [originally published April 22, 2022] If there’s one thing that can unite a city of...
Jun 30, 2022
Disney and “Don’t Say Gay”: Hypocrisy at the Happiest Place on Earth
by Sophia Carter Contributor art by Eva Sturm-Gross [originally published March 25, 2022] Every first Saturday in June, Disney World’s...
Jun 30, 2022
What Does it Mean to be Palestinian? Two Perspectives on the Palestinian Experience
by Zane Badawi and Farah Sabbah Contributors Sunset over the Mediterranean, as seen from Gaza (courtesy of Zane Badawi) The West Bank, as...
Jun 28, 2022
Are We on the Precipice of a Vibe Shift?
by Emma Kang Staff Writer art by Dan Ha Le [originally published March 11, 2022] Allison Davis wrote an article published in The Cut...
Jun 28, 2022
The Last Word on Kanye
by Fionna Farrell Staff Writer photo from The Game, Kanye West - "Eazy" (Official Music Video) [originally published March 11, 2022] A...
Jun 28, 2022
London Bridge is Going to Fall
by Zoey Birdsong Contributor art by Amelia Connelly [originally published March 11, 2022] Elizabeth II (last name unknown) has been queen...
Jun 28, 2022
Jackass Forever Review
by Raghav Raj Staff Writer [originally published March 11, 2022] Maybe it’s damning irony. Maybe we’re all the better for it. Whatever...
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