protested instances of fracking in Ohio such as "the first natural gas and fracturing industry conference in the state," in 2011.
In 2004, student activism led to a campus-wide ban on sales of Coca-Cola products due to the company's human and labor rights violations. However, the ban was revoked in spring 2014, and students may now buy Coca-Cola products from the student union.
In 2013, after the discovery of hateful messages and the alleged sighting of a person wearing KKK robes, president Marvin Krislov cancelled classes and called for a day of reflection and change. In a public statement, he stated that an investigation had identified two students believed to be largely responsible, who had been removed from campus. One of the students responsible said to police that he was "doing it as a joke to see the college overreact to it".
During the fall 2014 semester, Oberlin's Student Labor Action Coalition organized a petition to permit dining hall temporary workers working four-hour shifts to eat one meal from …