February 07, 2009 the Oberlin Review

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Council Approves a Step Toward Sanctuary City by JACKIE SOJICO Oberlin City Council passed a "no assist" resolution with a 6-to-1 vote on January 20. The resolution ensures that the City will provide services to city residents without checking a resident's immigration status or documents. Oberlin College to Take Over Apollo by KAITLIN BUSHINSKI College students and local residents alike have warm, fuzzy memories of Oberlin's historic Apollo Theater, one of the few remaining single-screen theaters in the country. But when College Properties of Oberlin announ ced its tentative purchase of the Apollo on Tuesday, the move drew mixed reactions. ALSO IN NEWS RSS Senate Reviews Referendum Bush Honors Heritage Center Endowment Drops Below "Worst Case" Scenario New Obama Tax Law Could Ease Pain at Bookstore Checkout Community Service in Oberlin Has a New Home: A Wiki on the World Wide Web	Photo by Tracey Knott Unemployment by the Slice: The latest victim of the recession is Downtown Pizza on South Main Street, whose owners could not contend with rising food costs. ...read more...			All-Student Cast Raises SubUrbia to New Heights by ADAM CHAMBERS I should mention that I was not coerced into writing this review by Eric Bogosian, OC '76, not by the Oberlin theater department; I just really liked SubUrbia. The playwas funny and frightening; it was meaningful and arbitrary; it was depressing and, in an indirect sort of way, optimistic. Big Ben Throws to Sixth Super Bowl Win by CHRIS CANNING & DIMITRI MACRIS Last Sunday was the big day. THe day for perhaps the single most celebrated and watched sporting event in the United States - the Super Bowl. The Review PDF Issue THE REVIEW in print glory
	COMMENTARY RSS Editorial: Change Shakes up Local Businesses Editorial: The Semester Tumbles into Action: LIFE 101 Perspectives From Outside of the Bubble President Obama's Problematic Presumptions Glad We Had This Talk: A Column by Julia Chauvin Weakened Economic Stimulus Plan Concedes Vital Provisions LETTERS TO THE EDITORS RSS Oberlin Mayor Unqualified to Lead Only Conservative Alum Offers Challenge		ALSO IN ARTS RSS Oberlin's Own: Bogosian Breakfast Hot Spot Black River Cafe Opens for Dinner Harvey Pekar in Oberlin for One-Night-Only Performance		ALSO IN SPORTS RSS Yeoswimmers Crank Up the Yards and Soak Up Sun in Key Largo Women's Basketball Bonds on and Off the Court Over Winter Term *In The Locker Room*: Edwin Takahashi Runners Rewrite the Record Books as the Season Comes to a Close Men's Basketball Shoots to Last-Second Win Open-minded Obies?
	Getting a Piece of the Bailout A new tax initiative continued in the stimulus package promises relief for not just tuition, but potentially for rising textbook costs. see news...		subUrbia: This is Oberlin Our reviewer thinks Eric Bogosian's play, currently playing at Hall Auditorium seems Oberlin-inspired. see arts...		Fired Up Men's basketball comes off of a hard-working and team-building Winter Term. see sports...
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