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Oberlin's city government looks a little different this week. On October 5th, the City Council voted unanimously to pass Ordinance No. 26-65 AC CMS, a sweeping restructuring measure that dismantles two long-standing departments and replaces them with three new ones [1]. The Public Works Department and the Planning and Development Department are no more — in their place, the city has stood up a Building and Zoning Department, a Parks and Recreation Department, and a Utilities department.
The unanimous vote, coming on the ordinance's third reading, suggests council members had plenty of time to deliberate and reached broad consensus on the need for change. Restructurings like this are rarely purely administrative — they typically signal a shift in priorities, and separating out Parks and Recreation as its own dedicated department hints that the city may be looking to give green spaces and community amenities a more distinct voice at the table. Similarly, a standalone Building and Zoning Department could mean Oberlin is bracing for — or actively courting — more development activity that warrants its own focused oversight.
The measure took effect immediately upon passage, meaning city staff are already navigating the new organizational landscape. How smoothly that transition unfolds, and whether the restructuring delivers the efficiencies or clarity of mission that presumably motivated it, will be worth watching in the months ahead.
In the wake of the high-profile sexual assault case unfolding at Cornell University, Oberlin College is turning the lens inward. President Carmen Twillie Ambar issued a formal statement to the student body on October 7, 2026, announcing the College's intention to conduct a comprehensive review of its Title IX protections and policies [1]. The move signals that Oberlin's leadership is treating the Cornell situation not merely as a distant controversy, but as a prompt for genuine institutional reflection.
Title IX reviews of this kind can carry real weight — or risk becoming performative exercises — depending on how broadly the College engages its community in the process. What remains to be seen is whether students, particularly survivors and advocacy groups on campus, will have a meaningful seat at the table as that review unfolds. Ambar's statement is a notable first step, but the proof will be in the policy changes, if any, that ultimately emerge.
For students navigating campus life right now, the message is at least one of acknowledgment: that what happened at Cornell matters here, too, and that Oberlin's administration is paying attention. The coming weeks should reveal more about the scope and timeline of the review, and whether it will produce concrete updates to how the College handles reporting, investigations, and support for those affected by sexual misconduct.
Half a century is a long time to help someone find the right word — and this Saturday, Oberlin's Writing Center is taking a moment to celebrate exactly that. The center is marking its 50th anniversary with a gathering on October 10th, bringing together alumni, current students, and faculty to reflect on what has made the Writing Associates program a quiet but enduring cornerstone of campus life [1].
The occasion prompted a conversation with Professor Emeritus of English Len Podis, the program's founder, whose vision shaped not just a campus resource but an entire philosophy of peer-to-peer learning. The Writing Center has never been simply a place to fix grammar; it's built around the idea that students learn to write better by thinking alongside other students — a collaborative model that, fifty years in, still feels quietly radical.
What makes this anniversary worth pausing over is what it says about institutional memory and student ownership. Writing centers at many schools have come and gone, scaled back or absorbed into larger academic support structures. That Oberlin's has thrived for five decades speaks to the genuine investment of generations of student writers and the faculty who believed in them. Saturday's celebration isn't just a reunion — it's a living argument for the kind of education that happens outside the classroom, one draft at a time.
This fall, Oberlin has a quiet milestone worth celebrating: the Clark Bandstand turns 40. The beloved outdoor structure — currently fenced off for repairs — has been a fixture of the town's public life since its construction four decades ago, and its story is a nice reminder of how community generosity can leave a lasting mark on a place [1].
The bandstand was designed by Julian Smith, a 1969 Oberlin College graduate, giving it a hometown connection right from the drawing board. It was named in honor of Arthur Henry "Kenny" Clark, OC '48, a local businessman whose generosity set the whole project in motion — Clark donated land that the College subsequently sold to generate the funds needed for construction. It's the kind of civic chain reaction that small college towns do well: one person's gift becoming something the whole community gathers around for generations.
For now, visitors will have to admire it from a distance while repairs are underway, but the temporary closure feels fitting in its own way — a pause to tend to something worth keeping. Here's to 40 more years of summer concerts, graduation ceremonies, and lazy afternoons in the shade.
For students dreaming of a career beyond the playing field — in front offices, media, analytics, or sports business — Oberlin has historically offered few formal pathways. A new student club is looking to change that. Squirrels in Sports, co-founded this fall by third-year Rachel Reiter and fourth-year Zoe Torimoto, is designed to connect ambitious Oberlin students with the resources, networks, and real-world exposure needed to break into the sports industry [1].
The club's approach leans on two of Oberlin's quiet strengths: its alumni network and the hustle of its students. By facilitating connections with alumni already working in sports — alongside internship guidance and career development programming — Squirrels in Sports is positioning itself as a bridge between Oberlin's liberal arts identity and an industry that often feels distant from it. It's a smart recognition that sports careers aren't just for athletes or big sports-focused universities; they require the kind of critical thinking, communication, and creativity that an Oberlin education tends to cultivate.
It's also worth noting the timing. The sports industry is expanding rapidly, with growing demand for talent in areas like data analytics, NIL management, sports media, and community engagement. Getting in early with mentorship and networking can make a real difference for students entering a competitive field. For anyone on campus who's ever wondered whether there's a seat at the table for them in sports, Squirrels in Sports is an open invitation to find out.
If you've ever wondered what it looks like when a college student transforms from a carefree sun-worshipper into a hollow-eyed creature of the library, *The Oberlin Review* has you covered. A delightful new piece chronicles the lifecycle of what it calls the "Midterm Obie" — and the portrait is painfully, hilariously accurate [1].
The feature unfolds in stages, opening with our subject in his natural habitat: sprawled across Wilder Bowl, giggling with friends, blissfully unbothered by the academic reckoning headed his way. It's a tableau any Obie will recognize — that golden, deceptively peaceful window before the syllabi come due and the to-do lists multiply like anxious rabbits.
What makes the piece land is its tone: affectionate rather than cynical, poking fun at a shared experience rather than any one student's suffering. Midterm season at a place like Oberlin, where courses tend to demand genuine intellectual engagement (and a fair amount of existential soul-searching), has a particular intensity to it. The Wilder Bowl idyll doesn't last long, and everyone on campus knows it.
Think of it as Kafka-lite — the metamorphosis here isn't into a monstrous insect, but perhaps into something equally unrecognizable: a person who forgets to eat lunch, speaks exclusively in half-finished thoughts, and treats the 24-hour science library like a spiritual retreat. If you're an Obie deep in the thick of it right now, consider this your sign to look up from the laptop, take a breath, and maybe — just maybe — spend ten minutes back on the Bowl. The readings will still be there when you return.
If you're looking for a brain-teaser to go along with your Homecoming weekend festivities, *The Oberlin Review* has you covered with a themed crossword puzzle. The grid leans into Oberlin history and campus culture — one clue, for instance, asks solvers to name the Obie alum Charles best known for his aluminum-producing process developed in 1885, a nod to Charles Martin Hall, one of the college's most celebrated alumni and the inventor of the Hall–Héroult process that transformed modern industry. Other clues mix the playful with the academic, touching on everything from Arabic word meanings to classic idioms, making it a fitting mental workout for a weekend that celebrates all things Oberlin. Whether you're a returning alum brushing up on your school pride or a current student filling squares between events, it's a fun little ritual that ties the puzzle tradition to the occasion. Grab a pen (or pencil, if you're humble about it) and see how well you really know your alma mater. [1]
With midterms approaching, Oberlin's student climate activists are making sure the election isn't just a spectator sport. The Oberlin Climate Collective held its second Postcard Party at the Cat in the Cream on Monday, rallying students around Issue 3 and channeling campus energy into tangible get-out-the-vote action. Volunteers worked through a batch of 500 postcards, filling in names and addresses in an effort to reach voters who might otherwise sit out [1].
The postcard model is a tried-and-true grassroots organizing tool — low-tech, personal, and proven to nudge turnout among infrequent voters. That the OCC has now hosted two of these events signals a sustained campaign rather than a one-off push, suggesting the group sees Issue 3 as a genuine priority worth repeated effort. For a college town like Oberlin, where student enthusiasm can meaningfully shift local results, that kind of organized mobilization carries real weight. Whether the postcards move the needle on November 3rd remains to be seen, but the collective is clearly betting that showing up — with stamps and good handwriting — still matters.
Wearable fitness trackers have quietly made their way into college athletics, and Oberlin's sports programs are now grappling with a genuinely interesting question: does more data actually make you a better athlete? The Oberlin Review takes a close look at how coaches and student-athletes on campus are navigating the growing popularity of devices like WHOOP, which monitor everything from heart rate variability to sleep recovery scores [1].
The tension at the heart of the story is a familiar one — the gap between having information and knowing what to do with it. Just because a wristband tells a swimmer they're operating at 62% recovery doesn't automatically mean they know whether to push through practice or dial it back. Coaches, meanwhile, face their own dilemma: athlete biometric data can be a powerful training tool, but it also raises questions about privacy, autonomy, and whether numbers on a screen might override an athlete's own sense of their body.
At a Division III school like Oberlin, where the culture leans toward the student-athlete balance rather than high-performance optimization, the conversation feels especially relevant. These aren't programs flush with sports science staff. The responsibility for interpreting that data often falls on 19- and 20-year-olds still learning the basics of training load and rest. As the Review frames it through a nod to Thomas Hobbes — *scientia potentia est*, knowledge is power — the real question is whether athletes are being equipped to turn raw information into genuine wisdom, or just handed another source of anxiety [1].
It's a timely and thoughtful piece, and one that will resonate well beyond Oberlin's campus as wearable tech becomes increasingly standard at every level of sport.
There's something quietly remarkable about DeKaleb "DK" Thomas, and it starts with a simple fact: he didn't play a single organized down of football until his senior year of high school. When Trinity High School — a program with a tradition of winning — came calling and asked him to suit up, Thomas said yes, driven less by ambition than by a need to escape. "I got tired of the situation I was in," he explained. It was the kind of leap that most people talk themselves out of, but Thomas took it [1].
What makes his story worth following isn't just the unlikely beginning — it's what that decision set in motion. Joining a storied program with no experience is the sort of thing that either breaks a person or reveals something in them they didn't know was there. For Thomas, it appears to have been the latter. Now competing at Oberlin College, he carries with him the particular confidence of someone who chose the hard thing before he even knew he was capable of it.
Athletes like Thomas tend to remind us that the most interesting sports stories aren't always about the blue-chip recruits or the kids who've been on a trajectory since middle school. Sometimes they're about a young man who needed a change, raised his hand, and figured the rest out along the way. Keep an eye on him.
The Oberlin Yeowomen opened their North Coast Athletic Conference season on a resolute note, battling DePauw University to a 0–0 draw on the road in Greencastle, Indiana, last Saturday. While a scoreless tie might not leap off the page, earning a point away from home in your conference debut — while keeping a clean sheet — is exactly the kind of gritty result that can anchor a successful season. For a team being tested under the particular pressures of conference play, holding a determined DePauw side scoreless through 90 full minutes speaks well of the Yeowomen's defensive organization and collective composure [1].
Road draws in conference openers carry a quiet significance: they don't light up the standings right away, but they don't hurt you either. Oberlin heads home without conceding a goal and with a conference point already banked, giving the team a stable foundation to build on as NCAC play intensifies. If the attack can find its footing in the weeks ahead, that defensive solidity could make the Yeowomen a genuinely tricky opponent for conference rivals. For now, they've made a patient, professional start — and in a tight conference race, patience often pays.
The college sports world that today's incoming freshmen step into looks almost nothing like the one their older siblings experienced just a few years ago — and not everyone is sure that's a good thing.
Consider the scene: an 18-year-old arrives for their first college practice, adrenaline pumping, expecting to compete against fellow students roughly their own age. Instead, they may find themselves battling for a roster spot against a 23- or 24-year-old teammate who has already earned a degree, transferred schools multiple times, and built a personal brand around NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deals [1]. The playing field, quite literally, has shifted.
The twin forces of NIL monetization and expanded eligibility — turbocharged by the COVID-19 extra-year waivers that essentially never went away — have fundamentally altered the ecosystem of collegiate athletics. Veterans are staying longer because there's real money on the table now, and the transfer portal has made roster mobility so fluid that team continuity can feel like a quaint relic. For blue-chip programs, this is largely a feature: experienced rosters, polished players, higher-stakes competition. For smaller schools and younger athletes trying to crack lineups, it can feel more like a bug.
There's a genuine tension here worth sitting with. College sports were always romanticized as a proving ground for young people — a space where youthful potential met opportunity. That narrative is fraying. When scholarship athletes are essentially operating as professionals in everything but official title, questions about the educational mission of athletic programs become harder to wave away. Are universities fielding teams, or running minor leagues with academic window dressing?
None of this means the changes are entirely bad. NIL has brought long-overdue financial recognition to athletes who generate enormous revenue. But the downstream effects — on roster composition, on freshman development, on the very culture of college sports — deserve far more honest reckoning than they're currently getting [1].
Sometimes all you need is the right band to turn a quiet Thursday night into something unforgettable. That's exactly what happened at The 'Sco on October 1st, when Washington, D.C.-based dance-punk outfit Light Beams took the stage alongside Lydia Rommel and proceeded to make a relatively modest crowd feel like a full-on party. By the second song of Light Beams' set, the audience had already migrated to the dance floor — a testament to the band's almost gravitational pull [1].
What makes a night like this special isn't the headcount; it's the energy in the room. The 'Sco, Oberlin College's beloved student-run venue, has a knack for hosting acts that punch well above their visibility, and Light Beams fits that tradition perfectly. Dance-punk as a genre lives and dies by its ability to make you move before your brain catches up, and by all accounts, Light Beams delivered exactly that — the kind of set where resistance feels physically impossible [1].
For a campus that takes its music seriously, evenings like this serve as a reminder of what intimate live performance can offer that a Spotify playlist simply cannot: the shared electricity of a room full of people deciding, almost collectively and without discussion, to just *go for it*. Small crowd, big moment.
David Henry Hwang's *Yellow Face* made its Oberlin debut last weekend, opening the Theater department's 2026–27 Lab Series season in what sounds like a genuinely thought-provoking start to the year [1]. The production is directed by College fourth-year Gabriel Semrau as his senior capstone project — a bold choice for a culminating work, given the play's dense layers of irony and self-examination.
For the uninitiated, *Yellow Face* is a semi-autobiographical comedy in which Hwang fictionalizes himself as "DHH," a playwright grappling with questions of racial identity and authenticity after accidentally casting a white actor in an Asian role. The play arrives at a sharp angle to contemporary conversations about representation in theater, and it's easy to see why Semrau would be drawn to it — the material demands both intellectual rigor and a light comic touch, a combination that makes it an ambitious vehicle for a student director.
What makes a college production of this particular play especially interesting is the way it refracts the themes back onto the performers and creators themselves. Questions about who gets to tell which stories, and how authenticity functions on stage, don't stay safely behind the fourth wall — they spill into the rehearsal room and the casting process. A senior capstone built around that kind of self-aware discomfort suggests Semrau has been thinking seriously about what theater is actually *for*.
This is exactly the kind of work that Lab Series seasons are designed to champion: smaller-scale, intellectually ambitious, and willing to sit with uncomfortable questions rather than resolve them neatly. Here's hoping the rest of the season keeps up the momentum.
Oberlin's queer community kicked off the month in style last Friday, as students filled The 'Sco on October 2nd for a drag show marking the official start of Queertober. The event brought together two meaningful partners — Oberlin's Office of Gender, Sexuality, & Attraction Initiatives and LGBTQ+ Lorain County, a local nonprofit — reflecting a collaboration that reaches beyond campus and connects student life to the broader regional queer community [1].
Drag performances have long served as a cornerstone of queer cultural expression, and an event like this one carries that tradition into a college setting where many students may be experiencing it in a meaningful way for the first time. Hosting the show at The 'Sco, Oberlin's beloved student-run venue, gave the evening an intimate, community-centered feel — the kind of space where performances tend to hit a little harder. With a packed house and the month of October stretching ahead, the show seems to have set an energetic tone for whatever else Queertober has in store [1].
If you find yourself near Oberlin's campus, the Allen Memorial Art Museum is worth a detour right now. Los Angeles-based artist Mercedes Dorame has brought a quietly arresting body of work to the Stern and Ellen Johnson Galleries in an exhibit titled *The land is a being who remembers everything* — a name that sets the tone perfectly for what's inside. Dorame, who is of Tongva heritage, centers her practice on Indigenous experiences and their deep entanglement with the natural and celestial world, weaving together photography, installation, and cultural memory in ways that feel both intimate and expansive [1].
The exhibit's title itself functions almost as a thesis statement: land not as backdrop or resource, but as a living archive. It's a perspective with particular resonance right now, as conversations about Indigenous sovereignty, land acknowledgment, and the erasure of Native histories continue to push into broader public discourse. Dorame's work doesn't shout those themes — it draws you into them gently, through imagery that connects personal and communal identity to stars, shorelines, and the quiet persistence of place.
For Oberlin students and visitors alike, this is the kind of show that rewards slow looking. It's the sort of exhibit that the Allen does well — bringing in artists whose work asks something of the viewer, not just aesthetically but intellectually and ethically. If you go in knowing a little about the Tongva people's relationship to the Los Angeles basin and coastal California, you'll likely come out knowing you need to learn more.
There's a particular kind of film that burrows under your skin not because it's great, but because it refuses to let you settle on a verdict — and *Digger* appears to be exactly that kind of movie. Writing for *The Oberlin Review*, the reviewer admits to spending a full day after leaving the theater still unable to make heads or tails of the experience. The initial reaction was frustration: a near-empty screening, a bitter aftertaste, and a genuine sense of perplexity upon walking out [1].
And yet — and this is what makes the review worth paying attention to — the film wouldn't leave the writer alone. That nagging, can't-stop-thinking-about-it quality is arguably one of the more honest marks of ambitious filmmaking, even when the ambition outpaces the execution. The review's framing ("many great ideas, but falls short of being a success") captures that particular cinematic purgatory well: a film that earns your intellectual curiosity while failing to deliver the emotional or narrative satisfaction you came for.
For adventurous viewers who don't mind leaving a theater with more questions than answers, *Digger* might be worth the gamble. For everyone else, it sounds like a genuinely fascinating misfire — the kind that film students will probably argue about for years, even if general audiences move on quickly. Sometimes a movie that provokes this much internal debate deserves a look precisely because it's so difficult to dismiss.
The editorial board of *The Oberlin Review* is making its voice heard ahead of November's midterm elections, throwing its support behind Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown in Ohio's U.S. Senate race over Republican challenger Greg Levy [1]. The endorsement frames the contest in urgent, high-stakes terms, arguing that flipping congressional power away from the current Republican majority depends in part on Brown holding his seat.
Brown has long been one of the more durable Democratic figures in an increasingly red Ohio, earning a reputation as a labor-friendly populist who has managed to win statewide even as the political terrain shifted beneath him. That kind of crossover appeal makes his race one of the more closely watched Senate contests this cycle — and likely why a college paper feels compelled to urge its readers to show up. Student-age voters have historically been an underperforming but potentially decisive bloc, and endorsements like this one are aimed squarely at turning enthusiasm into actual ballots cast.
The *Review*'s editorial is a reminder that local and campus media still play a meaningful role in shaping political engagement at the community level, even in a media environment dominated by national outlets. For readers in and around Oberlin, the message is straightforward: your participation matters, and this race is close enough that it does.
Ohio's open Senate seat is shaping up to be one of the more consequential races in the country, with Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Jon Husted locked in a contest that could tip the balance of power in the upper chamber — and for transgender Ohioans, the campaign has become something deeply personal. A wave of transphobic political ads, targeting access to gender-affirming care, has landed differently across the trans community, revealing a complicated split in how affected voters are responding to being used as electoral fodder [1].
Some trans Ohioans report feeling galvanized — the ads, however hostile in intent, have sharpened their sense of urgency and driven engagement. Others describe exhaustion and despair, the experience of watching your existence debated in thirty-second attack spots taking a quiet but real psychological toll. What's striking is that both reactions point to the same underlying reality: this community is being mobilized not by a candidate speaking *to* them, but by a political environment speaking *about* them.
The race itself carries stakes well beyond Ohio's borders. With Senate control potentially hinging on a handful of competitive seats, the Brown-Husted contest is a proving ground for whether anti-trans messaging energizes a broader Republican base enough to offset the backlash it generates — among trans voters, their families, and allies who find the ads distasteful regardless of their views on policy specifics. For a community that often faces barriers to civic participation, the question of whether fear motivates turnout or suppresses it may be one of the more quietly significant data points of this election cycle.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks this week with a statement that was, by most accounts, carefully calibrated — describing the attacks as "horrific war crimes" and striking a tone of measured mourning. But it's what happened around that commemoration, not the statement itself, that has drawn sharp criticism from the Oberlin Review's editorial voice: a protest disrupting a vigil held to remember the victims of that day.
The piece pulls no punches in its condemnation, characterizing the protest as "reprehensible." The argument is essentially one about basic decency — that a vigil for the dead is not the appropriate venue for political demonstration, regardless of where one stands on the broader conflict. There's a meaningful distinction, the piece suggests, between protesting policy and interrupting grief. Survivors, families, and mourners gathering to remember loved ones lost to violence deserve that space without confrontation.
This tension sits at a genuinely difficult intersection of free expression and human compassion. Public vigils have long been considered something close to sacred ground across cultures and political traditions. The counter-argument — that the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza demands relentless visibility, even at uncomfortable moments — is one many protesters would offer. But the Oberlin Review's position is that choosing *this* moment and *this* crowd to make that statement does more to harden divisions than build any bridges. When protest bleeds into the disruption of mourning, it risks alienating the very people whose minds might otherwise be open.
Mamdani, for his part, appears to be navigating an extraordinarily fraught political landscape in a city with deep ties to both Jewish and Arab communities. Whether his statement will satisfy anyone fully is another matter entirely.
Few cultural misfires have illustrated the dangers of commodified activism quite like Pepsi's now-infamous 2017 advertisement, and a recent piece from *The Oberlin Review* makes a compelling case that its lessons remain urgently unlearned [1]. The ad, you may recall, featured Kendall Jenner breezily defusing what appeared to be a protest — an unmistakable nod to the Black Lives Matter movement — by handing a police officer a can of soda. The backlash was swift and deserved, but the essay argues the real problem runs deeper than bad marketing judgment.
At its core, the critique is about what happens when the machinery of consumer culture gets hold of genuine pain. Movements born from the deaths of real people — disproportionately Black Americans at the hands of police — become aesthetic raw material, flattened into palatable imagery that reassures rather than challenges. Jenner's presence in the ad is itself part of the argument: a white, wealthy celebrity positioned as the bridge between protesters and authority, her privilege recast as a kind of universal solvent. It's a fantasy of resolution that asks nothing of anyone and costs only the price of a soft drink.
What makes this worth revisiting now is how the pattern has only accelerated. Brands have grown more sophisticated at performing solidarity — rainbow logos, Juneteenth sales, carefully worded Instagram statements — while the underlying dynamics of racial injustice remain stubbornly intact. The essay invites readers to ask a harder question than "was this ad offensive?" It asks us to examine our own habits as cultural consumers: what we reward with our attention, our dollars, and our sense that something meaningful has happened when a corporation acknowledges a cause.
It's an uncomfortable mirror to hold up, but an important one. Awareness of exploitation is only the beginning — the harder work is deciding what to do with it.
There's something quietly devastating about a poem that turns tenderness into a warning. "Gentle Giant," published in *The Oberlin Review*, does exactly that — building its tension not through violence but through the terrible proximity of it. The speaker addresses someone whose very gentleness is the danger: a person who whispers yet thunders, who tiptoes yet splits the earth beneath them. Fault lines trail in their wake like a signature they can't help leaving.
What makes the poem linger is its paradox. The "gentle giant" of the title implies softness, even safety — the reassuring archetype of great strength held carefully in check. But the speaker doesn't trust that check. *Everything you touch breaks.* So instead of fine china, paper plates. Instead of a heart offered freely, something withheld. The poem reads as an act of self-preservation dressed in the language of intimacy, and the tension between those two registers — love and wariness, awe and fear — is where its emotional truth lives.
It's a poem about being close to someone whose scale exceeds what the world around them can hold, and the quiet grief of loving carefully because you've learned that you have to. The imagery of fault lines is particularly resonant: geological, slow-moving, and ultimately beyond anyone's control. The giant may mean no harm. That, the speaker seems to suggest, is almost the point.
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Tomorrow: Overcast, 66.8°F / 49.4°F
Current: 54.6°F, Clear sky, 79% humidity, wind 5.4 mph
Today: Overcast. High 69.2°F / Low 52.9°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
Sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 7:22 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 65.5°F / 45.4°F
Current: 57.6°F, Overcast, 76% humidity, wind 10.4 mph
Today: Light drizzle. High 65°F / Low 54.9°F.
Precipitation: 26% chance, 0.004 in expected
Sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 7:24 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 67.3°F / 48.6°F
Current: 56.5°F, Overcast, 86% humidity, wind 10.1 mph
Today: Overcast. High 62.7°F / Low 56.3°F.
Precipitation: 8% chance
Sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 7:26 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate rain, 65.9°F / 54.4°F
Current: 57.8°F, Overcast, 64% humidity, wind 8.4 mph
Today: Moderate rain. High 62.6°F / Low 57.1°F.
Precipitation: 48% chance, 0.569 in expected
Sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
Tomorrow: Slight rain, 60.8°F / 54.7°F
Current: 64.9°F, Partly cloudy, 95% humidity, wind 2.9 mph
Today: Slight rain. High 68.7°F / Low 62.7°F.
Precipitation: 31% chance, 0.179 in expected
Sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 7:29 PM
Tomorrow: Slight rain, 63.8°F / 55.4°F
Current: 69.1°F, Partly cloudy, 96% humidity, wind 3.6 mph
Today: Overcast. High 76.3°F / Low 67.2°F.
Precipitation: 25% chance
Sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 7:34 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 73.1°F / 61°F
Current: 69.9°F, Overcast, 88% humidity, wind 4.9 mph
Today: Moderate drizzle. High 84.4°F / Low 69.9°F.
Precipitation: 37% chance, 0.056 in expected
Sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 7:36 PM
Tomorrow: Heavy rain, 76.6°F / 69.4°F
Current: 55.2°F, Clear sky, 79% humidity, wind 8.8 mph
Today: Overcast. High 83.3°F / Low 54.7°F.
Precipitation: 5% chance
Sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 7:37 PM
Tomorrow: Slight rain, 84.2°F / 67.3°F
Current: 58.2°F, Overcast, 78% humidity, wind 3.8 mph
Today: Overcast. High 67.7°F / Low 56.5°F.
Sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 7:39 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 84.1°F / 52.8°F
Current: 72.1°F, Overcast, 76% humidity, wind 7.9 mph
Today: Moderate rain. High 76.6°F / Low 61.3°F.
Precipitation: 36% chance, 0.185 in expected
Sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 7:43 PM
Tomorrow: Fog, 80.8°F / 65.5°F
Current: 66.4°F, Partly cloudy, 94% humidity, wind 4.2 mph
Today: Fog. High 80°F / Low 66.4°F.
Precipitation: 7% chance
Sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 79.6°F / 61.1°F
Current: 71.4°F, Overcast, 88% humidity, wind 8.6 mph
Today: Heavy rain. High 87.1°F / Low 70.5°F.
Precipitation: 41% chance, 0.433 in expected
UV index: 6.1 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 7:48 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 76.7°F / 65.7°F
Current: 58.3°F, Mainly clear, 87% humidity, wind 4.3 mph
Today: Overcast. High 84.2°F / Low 57.4°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
Sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
Tomorrow: Light drizzle, 88.7°F / 67.3°F
Current: 57.4°F, Clear sky, 88% humidity, wind 2.6 mph
Today: Fog. High 77.2°F / Low 56.4°F.
UV index: 6.2 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 85.1°F / 56.6°F
Current: 60.2°F, Fog, 97% humidity, wind 0.5 mph
Today: Fog. High 74.8°F / Low 57.4°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
UV index: 6.2 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
Tomorrow: Clear sky, 77.1°F / 56.3°F
Current: 69.2°F, Overcast, 94% humidity, wind 1.6 mph
Today: Light drizzle. High 77.2°F / Low 64.1°F.
Precipitation: 31% chance, 0.016 in expected
UV index: 6.1 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 74.7°F / 58°F
Current: 73.4°F, Clear sky, 82% humidity, wind 6.8 mph
Today: Overcast. High 94.8°F / Low 72.5°F.
Precipitation: 33% chance
UV index: 6.35 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 7:58 PM
Tomorrow: Heavy rain, 81.2°F / 70.3°F
Current: 73°F, Clear sky, 91% humidity, wind 7.8 mph
Today: Overcast. High 94.2°F / Low 72.7°F.
Precipitation: 11% chance
UV index: 6.45 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 8:00 PM
Tomorrow: Violent rain showers, 94.1°F / 73.9°F
Current: 74.2°F, Clear sky, 80% humidity, wind 9.4 mph
Today: Overcast. High 92.4°F / Low 73.4°F.
Precipitation: 10% chance
Sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 95°F / 74.8°F
Current: 69.9°F, Overcast, 85% humidity, wind 6.3 mph
Today: Overcast. High 89.2°F / Low 69.5°F.
Precipitation: 11% chance
Sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate drizzle, 91.8°F / 72.7°F
Current: 67.3°F, Overcast, 80% humidity, wind 4 mph
Today: Light drizzle. High 83°F / Low 64.6°F.
Precipitation: 16% chance, 0.004 in expected
Sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 89.5°F / 69.8°F
Current: 55.4°F, Clear sky, 79% humidity, wind 6.2 mph
Today: Fog. High 81.7°F / Low 54.5°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
UV index: 6.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 85.2°F / 64°F
Current: 63°F, Partly cloudy, 96% humidity, wind 2.8 mph
Today: Fog. High 75.7°F / Low 60.8°F.
Precipitation: 2% chance
UV index: 6.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 83.5°F / 55°F
Current: 65.1°F, Clear sky, 91% humidity, wind 5 mph
Today: Overcast. High 79.9°F / Low 64°F.
Precipitation: 46% chance
UV index: 6.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 74.3°F / 61.8°F
Current: 62°F, Fog, 99% humidity, wind 5.9 mph
Today: Fog. High 80.2°F / Low 60.5°F.
Precipitation: 12% chance
UV index: 6.15 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 80.3°F / 62.7°F
Current: 60.1°F, Mainly clear, 95% humidity, wind 6.6 mph
Today: Fog. High 77.1°F / Low 60°F.
Precipitation: 2% chance
UV index: 6.65 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 81.8°F / 56.4°F
Current: 56.9°F, Mainly clear, 79% humidity, wind 7.9 mph
Today: Light drizzle. High 72.9°F / Low 55.8°F.
Precipitation: 8% chance, 0.004 in expected
UV index: 6.6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 77.4°F / 55.4°F
Current: 60.1°F, Clear sky, 93% humidity, wind 7.5 mph
Today: Light drizzle. High 74.4°F / Low 59.9°F.
Precipitation: 28% chance, 0.016 in expected
Wind: up to 16 mph
UV index: 6.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 73.1°F / 55.8°F
Current: 65.4°F, Clear sky, 89% humidity, wind 4.2 mph
Today: Moderate drizzle. High 78.7°F / Low 61.6°F.
Precipitation: 71% chance, 0.059 in expected
UV index: 6.6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
Tomorrow: Slight rain, 70.8°F / 59.7°F
Current: 59.8°F, Fog, 94% humidity, wind 2.5 mph
Today: Fog. High 82.1°F / Low 57.9°F.
Precipitation: 4% chance
UV index: 6.75 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 81.8°F / 62.8°F
Current: 66.4°F, Overcast, 95% humidity, wind 3.2 mph
Today: Overcast. High 77.2°F / Low 66.4°F.
Precipitation: 19% chance
UV index: 6.6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 83.5°F / 60.5°F
Current: 65.1°F, Mainly clear, 83% humidity, wind 5.8 mph
Today: Overcast. High 81.1°F / Low 64.9°F.
Precipitation: 17% chance
UV index: 6.7 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 77.3°F / 66.6°F
Current: 60.4°F, Clear sky, 74% humidity, wind 3.9 mph
Today: Overcast. High 79.3°F / Low 59°F.
Precipitation: 3% chance
UV index: 6.9 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
Tomorrow: Dense drizzle, 76.3°F / 64.4°F
Current: 71.6°F, Partly cloudy, 93% humidity, wind 7.2 mph
Today: Overcast. High 78.9°F / Low 69°F.
Precipitation: 12% chance
Sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 80.8°F / 64.6°F
Current: 71.4°F, Overcast, 93% humidity, wind 5.5 mph
Today: Overcast. High 83.7°F / Low 70°F.
Precipitation: 56% chance
Wind: up to 15.9 mph, gusts to 25.7 mph
Sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 76°F / 67.7°F
Current: 63.4°F, Fog, 99% humidity, wind 1.8 mph
Today: Light drizzle. High 80.6°F / Low 62.5°F.
Precipitation: 24% chance, 0.002 in expected
Sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 81.2°F / 68.6°F
Current: 66°F, Overcast, 94% humidity, wind 3.9 mph
Today: Overcast. High 81.6°F / Low 65.7°F.
Precipitation: 13% chance
UV index: 6.85 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 8:29 PM
Tomorrow: Heavy rain, 81.2°F / 63.1°F
Current: 65°F, Overcast, 96% humidity, wind 4.4 mph
Today: Fog. High 82.3°F / Low 63.9°F.
Precipitation: 10% chance
UV index: 6.65 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
Tomorrow: Slight rain, 77.2°F / 68.3°F
Current: 64.4°F, Overcast, 95% humidity, wind 2.3 mph
Today: Violent rain showers. High 74.9°F / Low 63.5°F.
Precipitation: 43% chance, 0.7 in expected
UV index: 6.6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 78.2°F / 65.7°F
Current: 68.4°F, Overcast, 94% humidity, wind 4.1 mph
Today: Violent rain showers. High 79.7°F / Low 68.3°F.
Precipitation: 64% chance, 0.831 in expected
UV index: 6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 80.1°F / 65.9°F
Current: 68.5°F, Partly cloudy, 92% humidity, wind 5.6 mph
Today: Light drizzle. High 82.6°F / Low 68.1°F.
Precipitation: 58% chance, 0.022 in expected
UV index: 6.2 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 8:35 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate rain, 83.5°F / 67.5°F
Current: 63.9°F, Clear sky, 89% humidity, wind 5.4 mph
Today: Overcast. High 84.9°F / Low 62.8°F.
Precipitation: 7% chance
UV index: 7.15 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 8:36 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate rain, 84.3°F / 69.6°F
Current: 69.4°F, Mainly clear, 91% humidity, wind 6.3 mph
Today: Light drizzle. High 86.7°F / Low 68.8°F.
Precipitation: 56% chance, 0.02 in expected
UV index: 7.05 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 8:37 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 86°F / 63°F
Current: 68.4°F, Overcast, 95% humidity, wind 2.3 mph
Today: Moderate drizzle. High 83.1°F / Low 68.2°F.
Precipitation: 62% chance, 0.075 in expected
UV index: 6.3 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 8:38 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 87.4°F / 69.6°F
Current: 65.5°F, Clear sky, 77% humidity, wind 5.8 mph
Today: Light drizzle. High 84.8°F / Low 65.2°F.
Precipitation: 19% chance, 0.039 in expected
UV index: 6.85 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:40 PM
Tomorrow: Heavy rain, 83.3°F / 69.2°F
Current: 61.8°F, Partly cloudy, 94% humidity, wind 2.4 mph
Today: Fog. High 86.8°F / Low 61°F.
Precipitation: 2% chance
UV index: 7.15 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 8:41 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 87.5°F / 68.1°F
Current: 59.5°F, Partly cloudy, 92% humidity, wind 2.6 mph
Today: Fog. High 83.4°F / Low 57.4°F.
UV index: 7.3 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 87.5°F / 62.9°F
Current: 66.6°F, Partly cloudy, 80% humidity, wind 5.5 mph
Today: Overcast. High 76.1°F / Low 65.5°F.
Precipitation: 8% chance
UV index: 7.25 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
Tomorrow: Clear sky, 84.1°F / 57.7°F
Current: 68.2°F, Overcast, 82% humidity, wind 11.6 mph
Today: Overcast. High 76.5°F / Low 64.2°F.
Precipitation: 9% chance
UV index: 7.2 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
Tomorrow: Clear sky, 82.8°F / 57.1°F
Current: 62.3°F, Clear sky, 91% humidity, wind 4.8 mph
Today: Overcast. High 85.7°F / Low 62.1°F.
Precipitation: 3% chance
UV index: 7.35 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 8:47 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 87.9°F / 68.6°F
Current: 60.4°F, Clear sky, 92% humidity, wind 6.1 mph
Today: Fog. High 81.6°F / Low 60.2°F.
Precipitation: 3% chance
UV index: 7.3 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 8:48 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 86.6°F / 63.4°F
Current: 63.3°F, Clear sky, 88% humidity, wind 5.4 mph
Today: Overcast. High 77.3°F / Low 63.2°F.
UV index: 7.25 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:49 PM
Tomorrow: Mainly clear, 79.5°F / 60.5°F
Current: 69.2°F, Overcast, 91% humidity, wind 4 mph
Today: Slight rain. High 78.1°F / Low 66.7°F.
Precipitation: 83% chance, 0.165 in expected
UV index: 7 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 8:50 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 74.5°F / 62.8°F
Current: 66.4°F, Clear sky, 93% humidity, wind 4.8 mph
Today: Overcast. High 88°F / Low 66.3°F.
Precipitation: 24% chance
UV index: 6.05 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 8:51 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate rain, 76.9°F / 66.7°F
Current: 60.9°F, Clear sky, 90% humidity, wind 4.5 mph
Today: Overcast. High 83.1°F / Low 60.7°F.
Precipitation: 9% chance
Sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 8:52 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 88.6°F / 67.7°F
Current: 60.9°F, Clear sky, 91% humidity, wind 5.4 mph
Today: Overcast. High 80°F / Low 60.6°F.
Precipitation: 2% chance
UV index: 7.1 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 8:53 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 84.1°F / 61.2°F
Current: 54.7°F, Clear sky, 78% humidity, wind 4.5 mph
Today: Fog. High 78.6°F / Low 54.7°F.
Precipitation: 4% chance
UV index: 6.75 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 8:53 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 81.4°F / 62.3°F
Current: 53.8°F, Mainly clear, 87% humidity, wind 5.3 mph
Today: Fog. High 74°F / Low 53.1°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
UV index: 7.3 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:54 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 77.2°F / 55.2°F
Current: 61.4°F, Mainly clear, 77% humidity, wind 7.3 mph
Today: Overcast. High 70.9°F / Low 61°F.
Precipitation: 22% chance
UV index: 7.35 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:55 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 74.6°F / 55.1°F
Current: 69.1°F, Clear sky, 90% humidity, wind 10.7 mph
Today: Moderate drizzle. High 86°F / Low 68.7°F.
Precipitation: 54% chance, 0.024 in expected
Wind: up to 15.7 mph, gusts to 33.8 mph
UV index: 6.9 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 8:56 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 69.9°F / 59.3°F
Current: 57.3°F, Clear sky, 89% humidity, wind 4.5 mph
Today: Fog. High 81.8°F / Low 56.7°F.
UV index: 7.45 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:57 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate rain showers, 79.6°F / 67.4°F
Current: 64.6°F, Clear sky, 89% humidity, wind 5.1 mph
Today: Overcast. High 74.8°F / Low 64.2°F.
Precipitation: 6% chance
UV index: 7.45 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 8:58 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 85°F / 58°F
Current: 72.9°F, Mainly clear, 91% humidity, wind 8.7 mph
Today: Moderate rain showers. High 89.8°F / Low 71.1°F.
Precipitation: 53% chance, 0.29 in expected
Wind: up to 17.6 mph, gusts to 27.7 mph
UV index: 7.25 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:58 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 79.4°F / 65.9°F
Current: 66.2°F, Fog, 97% humidity, wind 2.7 mph
Today: Fog. High 88.9°F / Low 65.2°F.
Precipitation: 7% chance
UV index: 7.55 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:59 PM
Tomorrow: Slight rain showers, 91.1°F / 70.9°F
Current: 73.4°F, Mainly clear, 92% humidity, wind 2.9 mph
Today: Overcast. High 85.6°F / Low 72.1°F.
UV index: 7.6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 9:00 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 92.7°F / 64.4°F
Current: 70.6°F, Clear sky, 91% humidity, wind 5.8 mph
Today: Overcast. High 94.4°F / Low 70.3°F.
Precipitation: 3% chance
UV index: 7.6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 9:00 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 90°F / 72.5°F
Current: 62.2°F, Clear sky, 84% humidity, wind 5 mph
Today: Overcast. High 91.3°F / Low 62.2°F.
UV index: 7.4 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 9:01 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 95°F / 68.8°F
Current: 63.6°F, Clear sky, 83% humidity, wind 5.3 mph
Today: Partly cloudy. High 84.3°F / Low 63.6°F.
UV index: 7.55 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 9:01 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 91.6°F / 64.5°F
Current: 64.3°F, Clear sky, 80% humidity, wind 5.1 mph
Today: Overcast. High 82.6°F / Low 64.3°F.
UV index: 7.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 9:02 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 88°F / 63.3°F
Current: 68.2°F, Overcast, 93% humidity, wind 1.8 mph
Today: Overcast. High 81.8°F / Low 68.2°F.
Precipitation: 13% chance
UV index: 6.1 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 9:02 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 82.4°F / 63.7°F
Current: 70.9°F, Overcast, 93% humidity, wind 1.8 mph
Today: Overcast. High 82.2°F / Low 70.9°F.
Precipitation: 36% chance
UV index: 7 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 9:03 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 81.8°F / 69.1°F
Current: 68.4°F, Clear sky, 89% humidity, wind 4.3 mph
Today: Overcast. High 84.8°F / Low 68.4°F.
Precipitation: 21% chance
UV index: 7.65 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 9:03 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 82°F / 70.2°F
Current: 67.8°F, Fog, 94% humidity, wind 1.9 mph
Today: Fog. High 83.5°F / Low 66.2°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
UV index: 7.15 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 9:04 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 86.5°F / 68.8°F
Current: 72°F, Partly cloudy, 93% humidity, wind 2.3 mph
Today: Overcast. High 78°F / Low 70.1°F.
Precipitation: 4% chance
UV index: 7.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 9:04 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 83.3°F / 66°F
Current: 71.7°F, Overcast, 96% humidity, wind 3.8 mph
Today: Overcast. High 78°F / Low 71.6°F.
Precipitation: 61% chance
UV index: 7.25 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 9:04 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 78.8°F / 69°F
Current: 70.6°F, Overcast, 90% humidity, wind 1.8 mph
Today: Violent rain showers. High 78.1°F / Low 70.4°F.
Precipitation: 59% chance, 1.212 in expected
UV index: 6.25 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 9:05 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 78.9°F / 69.1°F
Current: 70.1°F, Partly cloudy, 89% humidity, wind 3.5 mph
Today: Overcast. High 87.7°F / Low 70.1°F.
Precipitation: 38% chance
UV index: 7.65 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 9:05 PM
Tomorrow: Heavy rain, 80.5°F / 69.1°F
Current: 77.2°F, Clear sky, 82% humidity, wind 6.1 mph
Today: Overcast. High 95°F / Low 77.2°F.
Precipitation: 14% chance
UV index: 6.85 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 9:05 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate rain, 88.9°F / 70.6°F
Current: 75.5°F, Clear sky, 80% humidity, wind 6.4 mph
Today: Clear sky. High 95.2°F / Low 75.1°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
UV index: 7.65 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 9:05 PM
Tomorrow: Thunderstorm, 95.4°F / 76.4°F
Current: 76.8°F, Clear sky, 88% humidity, wind 6.7 mph
Today: Thunderstorm. High 96.1°F / Low 76.3°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
UV index: 7.7 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 9:05 PM
Tomorrow: Thunderstorm, 96.1°F / 75.1°F
Current: 75.7°F, Thunderstorm, 89% humidity, wind 5.6 mph
Today: Thunderstorm. High 94.3°F / Low 75.4°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
UV index: 7.7 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 9:06 PM
Tomorrow: Thunderstorm, 96.9°F / 76.2°F
Current: 66.6°F, Mainly clear, 91% humidity, wind 4.3 mph
Today: Thunderstorm. High 92.2°F / Low 66.6°F.
Precipitation: 3% chance
UV index: 6.55 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 9:06 PM
Tomorrow: Thunderstorm, 94.8°F / 74.5°F
Current: 63.2°F, Partly cloudy, 94% humidity, wind 4.6 mph
Today: Overcast. High 83°F / Low 63.2°F.
Precipitation: 7% chance
UV index: 6.9 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 9:06 PM
Tomorrow: Dense drizzle, 86.2°F / 66.1°F
Current: 63°F, Overcast, 84% humidity, wind 4.5 mph
Today: Light drizzle. High 75°F / Low 62.8°F.
Precipitation: 5% chance, 0.016 in expected
Sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 9:06 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 81.3°F / 62.6°F
Current: 59.4°F, Clear sky, 90% humidity, wind 4.9 mph
Today: Overcast. High 77°F / Low 59.3°F.
Precipitation: 17% chance
UV index: 7.1 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 9:06 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate rain, 72.9°F / 63.5°F
Current: 63.5°F, Overcast, 83% humidity, wind 5.9 mph
Today: Overcast. High 79.7°F / Low 63.3°F.
Precipitation: 33% chance
UV index: 7.45 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 9:06 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate rain, 76.9°F / 58.7°F
Current: 57.4°F, Fog, 93% humidity, wind 2 mph
Today: Fog. High 77.8°F / Low 56.2°F.
Precipitation: 6% chance
UV index: 7.6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 9:06 PM
Tomorrow: Slight rain, 78°F / 62.8°F
Current: 57°F, Clear sky, 87% humidity, wind 5.8 mph
Today: Fog. High 71.2°F / Low 56.8°F.
UV index: 7.55 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 9:05 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 76.4°F / 53.8°F
Current: 59.9°F, Heavy rain, 97% humidity, wind 5.9 mph
Today: Moderate rain. High 66.8°F / Low 60°F.
Precipitation: 97% chance, 0.657 in expected
Sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 9:05 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 70.4°F / 57.1°F
Current: 55.6°F, Clear sky, 88% humidity, wind 5.3 mph
Today: Overcast. High 75.2°F / Low 55.4°F.
Precipitation: 13% chance
Sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 9:05 PM
Tomorrow: Heavy rain, 68.2°F / 60.6°F
Current: 55.9°F, Clear sky, 78% humidity, wind 6.3 mph
Today: Overcast. High 77°F / Low 55.6°F.
Precipitation: 8% chance
UV index: 7.65 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:05 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate rain, 74.3°F / 55.5°F
Current: 55.6°F, Clear sky, 90% humidity, wind 7.1 mph
Today: Mainly clear. High 72.6°F / Low 55.6°F.
Precipitation: 7% chance
UV index: 7.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:05 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 72.6°F / 54.6°F
Current: 69°F, Clear sky, 87% humidity, wind 16.2 mph
Today: Heavy rain. High 72.6°F / Low 61.9°F.
Precipitation: 73% chance, 0.461 in expected
Wind: up to 21.2 mph, gusts to 45.2 mph
UV index: 6.4 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:04 PM
Tomorrow: Light drizzle, 70.7°F / 55.7°F
Current: 56.6°F, Clear sky, 88% humidity, wind 7.2 mph
Today: Moderate rain. High 76.8°F / Low 56.5°F.
Precipitation: 74% chance, 0.224 in expected
Wind: up to 16.1 mph, gusts to 32.2 mph
UV index: 7.2 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:04 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate rain, 69.7°F / 59.1°F
Current: 54.9°F, Clear sky, 76% humidity, wind 7.8 mph
Today: Fog. High 75.3°F / Low 54.7°F.
Precipitation: 39% chance
UV index: 7.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:04 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate drizzle, 73.5°F / 54.7°F
Current: 57.4°F, Clear sky, 87% humidity, wind 7.1 mph
Today: Moderate rain. High 67.6°F / Low 57.4°F.
Precipitation: 26% chance, 0.217 in expected
UV index: 7.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:03 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 75.9°F / 55.1°F
Current: 69.9°F, Overcast, 73% humidity, wind 9.3 mph
Today: Moderate rain. High 84.3°F / Low 62.6°F.
Precipitation: 80% chance, 0.48 in expected
Wind: up to 17.8 mph, gusts to 34.2 mph
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:03 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 68.1°F / 54°F
Current: 66.6°F, Clear sky, 75% humidity, wind 8.1 mph
Today: Overcast. High 85.7°F / Low 61.5°F.
UV index: 7.55 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:02 PM
Tomorrow: Heavy rain, 79.1°F / 61.6°F
Current: 70.6°F, Partly cloudy, 84% humidity, wind 8.6 mph
Today: Light drizzle. High 78.2°F / Low 66.5°F.
Precipitation: 30% chance, 0.004 in expected
Wind: up to 16.5 mph, gusts to 38 mph
UV index: 7.7 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:02 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 86.6°F / 60.5°F
Current: 77.3°F, Clear sky, 85% humidity, wind 8.3 mph
Today: Overcast. High 83.2°F / Low 71.8°F.
Precipitation: 32% chance
Wind: up to 16.1 mph
UV index: 6.6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:01 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate drizzle, 77.2°F / 66.4°F
Current: 71°F, Overcast, 82% humidity, wind 7.6 mph
Today: Thunderstorm. High 88.2°F / Low 70.7°F.
Precipitation: 56% chance, 0.834 in expected
UV index: 7.6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:01 PM
Tomorrow: Violent rain showers, 85.7°F / 70°F
Current: 74.2°F, Overcast, 88% humidity, wind 6.7 mph
Today: Overcast. High 86.2°F / Low 74°F.
Precipitation: 33% chance
Wind: up to 15.6 mph, gusts to 30.9 mph
UV index: 6.15 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:00 PM
Tomorrow: Thunderstorm, 84.8°F / 71.1°F
Current: 55.9°F, Clear sky, 87% humidity, wind 4.6 mph
Today: Overcast. High 88.5°F / Low 55.9°F.
Precipitation: 19% chance
UV index: 7.55 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:00 PM
Tomorrow: Heavy rain, 77.9°F / 71°F
Current: 62.3°F, Clear sky, 92% humidity, wind 3.6 mph
Today: Mainly clear. High 76.8°F / Low 62.3°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
UV index: 7.7 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 8:59 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 85.5°F / 57.1°F
Current: 72.9°F, Overcast, 57% humidity, wind 14.4 mph
Today: Moderate rain showers. High 86°F / Low 69.3°F.
Precipitation: 31% chance, 0.537 in expected
Wind: up to 18.2 mph, gusts to 35.6 mph
UV index: 6.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:59 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 79°F / 63.3°F
Current: 72.9°F, Overcast, 57% humidity, wind 14.4 mph
Today: Moderate rain showers. High 86°F / Low 69.3°F.
Precipitation: 31% chance, 0.537 in expected
Wind: up to 18.2 mph, gusts to 35.6 mph
UV index: 6.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:59 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 79°F / 63.3°F
Current: 48.4°F, Clear sky, 77% humidity, wind 5.4 mph
Today: Overcast. High 85.3°F / Low 48.4°F.
UV index: 7.35 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:57 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 86.1°F / 60.9°F
Current: 48.5°F, Clear sky, 73% humidity, wind 5.8 mph
Today: Clear sky. High 77.2°F / Low 48.3°F.
UV index: 7.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:57 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 84.7°F / 53.1°F
Current: 50°F, Clear sky, 88% humidity, wind 5.7 mph
Today: Fog. High 71.2°F / Low 49.7°F.
Wind: up to 15.8 mph
UV index: 7.4 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:56 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 75.6°F / 49.8°F
Current: 45.2°F, Clear sky, 83% humidity, wind 2.6 mph
Today: Overcast. High 73.1°F / Low 45.3°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
UV index: 6.8 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:55 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 70.6°F / 47.2°F
Current: 49.3°F, Mainly clear, 89% humidity, wind 3.4 mph
Today: Fog. High 71.2°F / Low 48.7°F.
UV index: 7.6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:54 PM
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, 73°F / 47.9°F
Current: 54.6°F, Clear sky, 46% humidity, wind 7.9 mph
Today: Clear sky. High 63.2°F / Low 52.1°F.
Wind: up to 17.9 mph, gusts to 25.5 mph
UV index: 7.6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:54 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 74.6°F / 44.8°F
Current: 51.4°F, Partly cloudy, 91% humidity, wind 1.4 mph
Today: Fog. High 77.2°F / Low 50°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
UV index: 7.6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:53 PM
Tomorrow: Clear sky, 62.5°F / 51.2°F
Current: 54.2°F, Clear sky, 75% humidity, wind 5.4 mph
Today: Mainly clear. High 69.1°F / Low 53.8°F.
Precipitation: 4% chance
UV index: 7.4 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 8:52 PM
Tomorrow: Mainly clear, 75.2°F / 46.3°F
Current: 59.2°F, Fog, 100% humidity, wind 2.4 mph
Today: Fog. High 78.1°F / Low 58.9°F.
Precipitation: 9% chance
UV index: 6.35 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 8:51 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 66.5°F / 53.9°F
Current: 52.1°F, Fog, 99% humidity, wind 2.9 mph
Today: Fog. High 79.7°F / Low 52.1°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
UV index: 6.3 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:50 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 78.1°F / 59.6°F
Current: 58.4°F, Fog, 100% humidity, wind 3.5 mph
Today: Light drizzle. High 68.1°F / Low 57.1°F.
Precipitation: 16% chance, 0.004 in expected
UV index: 7.05 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:49 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 80.4°F / 52.8°F
Current: 59.1°F, Overcast, 92% humidity, wind 4.6 mph
Today: Moderate rain. High 74.5°F / Low 58.6°F.
Precipitation: 51% chance, 0.115 in expected
Sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:49 PM
Tomorrow: Light drizzle, 69.1°F / 57.1°F
Current: 57.6°F, Slight rain, 92% humidity, wind 17.6 mph
Today: Slight rain showers. High 71.2°F / Low 56.5°F.
Precipitation: 96% chance, 0.76 in expected
Wind: up to 19.5 mph, gusts to 38.5 mph
Sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:48 PM
Tomorrow: Fog, 76.3°F / 58.3°F
Current: 47.2°F, Overcast, 81% humidity, wind 5.9 mph
Today: Moderate drizzle. High 66.9°F / Low 47.1°F.
Precipitation: 55% chance, 0.116 in expected
Sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:47 PM
Tomorrow: Heavy rain, 71.8°F / 57.3°F
Something of a quiet revolution is underway in Oberlin's academic culture. Last week, the General Faculty voted to dismantle a long-standing prohibition on proctored exams — a policy that had stood as something of a point of pride at an institution built around student trust and the honor system. Alongside that shift, faculty adopted formal grading guidelines for the first time in the history of the College of Arts & Sciences, a surprisingly overdue move for a college of Oberlin's stature [1].
The twin changes signal a notable recalibration in how the institution thinks about academic integrity. The old ban on proctoring reflected a deeply idealistic compact between faculty and students — the assumption that the honor code alone was sufficient to deter dishonesty. Ending it doesn't necessarily mean distrust has won out, but it does suggest faculty are reckoning honestly with new pressures, AI-assisted cheating likely chief among them.
The grading guidelines are, in some ways, the more quietly significant development. Standardizing expectations across a faculty known for its independence is no small feat, and it hints at an effort to ensure students have a more consistent, legible experience regardless of whose classroom they're in. Whether these changes represent a pragmatic modernization or a retreat from Oberlin's distinctively idealistic academic identity is a question the campus community will no doubt be debating for some time.
Students at Oberlin College and Conservatory are making their voices heard loud and clear, recently publishing an open letter to the administration and Board of Trustees that demands more decisive action on critical issues [1]. The student collective expresses significant frustration, noting that their pleas for protection and support over the past four years have often been met with what they describe as "lukewarm pleasantries" and insufficient responses [1].
Their comprehensive list of demands centers on three key areas. Firstly, students are pushing for divestment, a long-standing call for institutions to remove investments from entities deemed unethical or harmful [1]. Secondly, there's a strong emphasis on robust protection for students from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), underscoring concerns for the safety and security of undocumented and international students within the campus community [1]. Lastly, the letter calls for more effective and comprehensive prevention strategies against sexual harm, a persistent issue on college campuses nationwide [1]. This collective statement underscores a palpable desire for the college's leadership to move beyond rhetoric and implement tangible measures that truly reflect the students' well-being and the institution's progressive values [1].
*** Sources: [1] The Oberlin Review — https://oberlinreview.org/38052/opinions/students-demand-more-from-administration-on-divestment-ice-protection-sexual-harm-prevention
Oberlin College has announced its Commencement speaker for this year, welcoming Cecilia Conrad, Ph.D. in Economics, to address graduates [1]. Dr. Conrad is best known as the founding CEO of Lever for Change, an impactful nonprofit that works in affiliation with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation [1]. Under her leadership, Lever for Change has been instrumental in forging connections between significant donors and organizations, facilitating impactful partnerships [1]. While the article's title refers to a "2026 Commencement Speaker," the accompanying summary confirms her role for "this year," suggesting her imminent address to the graduating class [1]. Her background in economics and her work in philanthropic facilitation promise a thought-provoking message for the Oberlin community.
Sources: [1] "Off the Cuff with Cecilia Conrad, Oberlin 2026 Commencement Speaker" — The Ober
Ever wonder what really makes a campus newspaper tick? This week, The Oberlin Review pulled back the curtain, offering a fascinating glimpse into its "Production Room" and the dedicated team that ensures the weekly paper lands in our hands [1]. While we often engage with the critical reporting from the News section or the lively discussions in the Opinions section, this piece highlights the indispensable individuals working behind the scenes. It's a wonderful reminder that the success of a publication like the Review isn't solely dependent on the writers and their stories, but equally on the crucial roles in editing, layout, design, and even distribution. Understanding these operational aspects underscores the collaborative effort and commitment required to sustain robust campus journalism, making sure the Oberlin community stays informed and connected every week.
Sources: [1] The Oberlin Review — https://oberlinreview.org/38062/opinions/meet-the-team-behind-the-reviews-success-inside-the-production-room
The *Oberlin Review* is saying goodbye to a remarkable class of student journalists this spring, and the paper has published a series of warm send-offs that together paint a vivid portrait of the people who kept one of the country's oldest college newspapers running — often well past midnight.
Leading the class is James Foster (Politics and Law & Society), who climbed from production editor to sports editor to editor-in-chief over four years, shaping a paper that stayed attuned to student voices through some turbulent campus moments [10]. Alongside him, Travis O'Daniel — a performer as well as a journalist — traced a similar arc, moving from production editor to conservatory editor to managing editor, holding down the operational heart of the newsroom for two years [3].
On the editorial side, Layla Wallerstein (Politics) brought a sharp instinct for campus conversation and co-founded the Collegiate Journalism Network, extending the Review's reach beyond Oberlin itself [6]. Yasu Shinozaki (History) leveraged an encyclopedic knowledge of town and campus life, building the kind of deep community sourcing that makes local journalism matter [4]. Chloe Ko (Biology and Psychology) helmed Arts & Culture coverage since fall 2023, cultivating a dedicated team and keeping Oberlin's creative spaces in the spotlight [2].
Behind the scenes, Arianna D'Italia (English and Psychology) served as production manager with near-supernatural precision — the person who finds the rogue em dash buried in 2,000 words at 1:47 a.m. [1][5]. Eloise Rich, juggling Comparative Literature, Cinema, French, *and* the presidency of the Oberlin Student Cooperative Association, rounded out the layout desk while keeping the newsroom looped into co-op life [9]. Fellow layout editor Erin Koo, a fifth-year Violin Performance major from Hong Kong, helped redesign the paper's entire visual identity — crediting, charmingly, the Main Street McDonald's as the creative incubator for many of those ideas [8]. And Abe Frato, a fifth-year Trombone Performance and Computer Science major from Stockholm, spent his tenure as photo editor biking to water treatment plants and TIMARA concerts alike, documenting every corner of Oberlin life [7].
It's a class that wrote, edited, designed, and photographed their way through college — and leaves the *Review* in considerably better shape than they found it.
Current: 45.4°F, Overcast, 76% humidity, wind 7.8 mph
Today: Overcast. High 60.2°F / Low 45°F.
Precipitation: 2% chance
Wind: up to 16.6 mph, gusts to 27.6 mph
UV index: 6.95 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:46 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 66.3°F / 47.3°F
Current: 64.7°F, Overcast, 97% humidity, wind 12.5 mph
Today: Moderate drizzle. High 68.6°F / Low 51.1°F.
Precipitation: 37% chance, 0.06 in expected
Sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 8:45 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 57.4°F / 43.1°F
Current: 68.1°F, Overcast, 86% humidity, wind 9 mph
Today: Overcast. High 86.6°F / Low 67.9°F.
Precipitation: 53% chance
Wind: up to 20.1 mph, gusts to 31.1 mph
UV index: 7.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 8:44 PM
Tomorrow: Light drizzle, 71.6°F / 45.1°F
Current: 67.9°F, Clear sky, 69% humidity, wind 8.5 mph
Today: Overcast. High 88.7°F / Low 67.6°F.
Precipitation: 9% chance
Wind: up to 19.9 mph, gusts to 29.8 mph
UV index: 7.5 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
Tomorrow: Moderate rain showers, 82.4°F / 68°F
Current: 63.3°F, Overcast, 91% humidity, wind 7.8 mph
Today: Fog. High 85.3°F / Low 63°F.
Precipitation: 12% chance
UV index: 7.4 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 88.2°F / 65°F
Current: 52.2°F, Clear sky, 74% humidity, wind 8.1 mph
Today: Overcast. High 78.5°F / Low 52.2°F.
Precipitation: 44% chance
Wind: up to 17.2 mph, gusts to 26.8 mph
UV index: 6.2 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:41 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 83.9°F / 58.8°F
Current: 39.1°F, Clear sky, 85% humidity, wind 5.4 mph
Today: Overcast. High 71.9°F / Low 39.1°F.
Precipitation: 5% chance
UV index: 6.55 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:40 PM
Tomorrow: Slight rain, 81.1°F / 54°F
Current: 46.7°F, Overcast, 81% humidity, wind 9 mph
Today: Light drizzle. High 60.5°F / Low 45.5°F.
Precipitation: 7% chance, 0.004 in expected
Wind: up to 17.1 mph, gusts to 25.5 mph
UV index: 6.75 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:39 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 69.8°F / 40.9°F
Current: 57.8°F, Overcast, 85% humidity, wind 13.9 mph
Today: Moderate drizzle. High 60.8°F / Low 48.1°F.
Precipitation: 83% chance, 0.063 in expected
Wind: up to 15.3 mph, gusts to 28.9 mph
Sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:38 PM
Tomorrow: Light drizzle, 59.9°F / 45.7°F
Current: 40.3°F, Clear sky, 73% humidity, wind 5 mph
Today: Fog. High 68.2°F / Low 40°F.
Precipitation: 9% chance
UV index: 7.2 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:37 PM
Tomorrow: Dense drizzle, 62.6°F / 47.6°F
Current: 40.7°F, Clear sky, 72% humidity, wind 5.3 mph
Today: Overcast. High 55.9°F / Low 40.7°F.
Precipitation: 1% chance
UV index: 6.55 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 8:36 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 69.3°F / 36.7°F
Current: 47°F, Clear sky, 84% humidity, wind 7.5 mph
Today: Overcast. High 60.5°F / Low 45.7°F.
Precipitation: 18% chance
UV index: 7.2 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:35 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 56.2°F / 41°F
Current: 52°F, Overcast, 93% humidity, wind 6.9 mph
Today: Slight rain. High 69°F / Low 51.2°F.
Precipitation: 48% chance, 0.099 in expected
Wind: up to 16.1 mph, gusts to 25.5 mph
UV index: 7 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 58.3°F / 47.8°F
Current: 43.6°F, Clear sky, 85% humidity, wind 6.4 mph
Today: Overcast. High 60.7°F / Low 43.3°F.
Precipitation: 52% chance
Wind: up to 18.5 mph, gusts to 28.2 mph
Sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 68.5°F / 49.8°F
Oberlin's campus life is seeing some big shifts, particularly with Residence Life's forward-looking plans for a new facility next to Wilder Hall. This upcoming building is envisioned to house various dining options and potentially apartment-style living, with the aim of repurposing the Wilder Hall basement for more flexible uses [2].
This development comes as students voice significant dissatisfaction with current housing arrangements. An opinion piece highlights that this year has seen unprecedented levels of unhappiness with housing, stemming partly from the incomplete Woodland Hall at the start of the academic year, which led to many third- and fourth-year students being denied the housing they expected [1]. The author, a long-time Residence Life employee, suggests a reprioritization and restructuring within ResLife to address these systemic issues [1].
Meanwhile, the conversation around Oberlin's social scene continues to evolve. Following a previous article calling for improvements to the campus party scene, a new opinion piece argues that students might not actually be "craving the rave" [3]. Instead, the author suggests that the current social landscape is sufficient or that student priorities lie elsewhere, advocating for a focus on other aspects of campus life rather than solely on improving large-scale parties [3].
Last Friday, the spirit of student activism was palpable at Oberlin, as many students opted to skip classes in observance of International Workers’ Day [1]. Despite the cold rain, over 100 people gathered in front of Wilder Hall for a May Day strike, which included teach-ins, discussions, art events, and a meandering march across campus. This day of collective action underscored a commitment to honoring workers' rights and engaging with broader societal issues [1].
This vibrant display of student engagement comes as a recent Oberlin graduate reflects on the profound shifts experienced over the past four years [2]. Arriving in August 2022, when the world felt different — with Covid receding, the 2024 election distant, and AI still a nascent concept — the author notes how dramatically the landscape has changed. The world Oberlin graduates now enter is far from what many had anticipated, a sentiment that perhaps fuels the very activism seen on campus, as students navigate and respond to an evolving global context [2].
Tonight, prepare for a whimsical evening as Solarity returns with its "Secret Garden" theme, headlined by none other than 2010s icon Rebecca Black! The concert, taking place at the John W. Heisman Club Field House, will also feature student band Violet, along with touring artists Pretty Sick and Sam Austins, promising a night of diverse sounds [1].
Looking back at recent campus performances, the Oberlin Dance Company presented “Laugh and Cry Can Live Same House” last weekend. This 70-minute piece, directed and choreographed by Visiting Assistant Professor Talawa Prestø, reportedly lived up to high expectations from attendees [2].
Meanwhile, a new folk musical titled *Haymarket* made its debut run in Warner Main last Friday through Sunday. This significant production honored the Chicago Labor Movement, specifically the Haymarket Affair, 140 years after the historical event. The musical was brought to life by Alex Higgin-Houser, who penned the book and lyrics, and David Kornfeld, who composed the score [3].
Ever felt like writing is a constant uphill battle? A recent piece in *The Oberlin Review* argues that this very struggle isn't just unavoidable, but actually *beneficial* and even enjoyable for the creative process [1]. The author draws a charming parallel between the satisfaction of piecing together a complex jigsaw puzzle and the often-arduous journey of crafting words. Just as meticulously arranging hundreds of cardboard fragments into a coherent image brings a unique kind of contentment, so too can the act of wrestling with ideas, sentences, and structure lead to a deeper sense of accomplishment and a more refined output. This perspective reframes the frustration often associated with writing as a form of problem-solving, suggesting that the "struggle" is less about suffering and more about the engaging work of discovery and construction, ultimately leading to a richer, more meaningful creative experience.
There's a universally poignant moment many of us experience as a chapter closes, especially during those transformative college years. Today, a graduating senior from *The Oberlin Review* shares a deeply personal reflection on their four years, hitting on themes that resonate far beyond the campus grounds [1]. In a farewell article titled "You Can’t Control What Other People Think of You," the writer candidly recalls the mix of friendships, joys, conflicts, and embarrassments that shaped their time. It’s a brave admission of the vulnerability inherent in wishing others saw them differently – a common human desire, particularly during years of intense personal growth. The title itself offers a powerful, albeit often hard-won, piece of wisdom: the futility of trying to manage external perceptions. This insight likely comes from navigating the complex social landscape of college, where self-discovery often clashes with the opinions and expectations of peers. It serves as a gentle reminder for us all, regardless of our stage in life, to embrace the journey with all its ups and downs, and to find peace in accepting what we can and cannot control about how others view us. A bittersweet send-off, it’s a moment of clarity as one steps into the next phase.
Current: 40.5°F, Clear sky, 79% humidity, wind 6.7 mph
Today: Overcast. High 55.4°F / Low 40.3°F.
Precipitation: 3% chance
UV index: 6.6 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 56.1°F / 42.9°F
Current: 46.3°F, Light drizzle, 91% humidity, wind 7.4 mph
Today: Dense drizzle. High 54.4°F / Low 45.8°F.
Precipitation: 100% chance, 0.146 in expected
UV index: 6.25 (high — sun protection recommended)
Sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
Tomorrow: Overcast, 52.1°F / 41.3°F