Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2025
Shakespearean retellings have always greatly enhanced my appreciation for the works of the 450-year-old playwright. Growing up in Washington, D.C., surrounded by theater, I’ve seen Hamlet in a nuclear bunker and a version of Macbeth set in a hospital. So when I found myself waiting for the lights to dim at the Cleveland Playhouse, I was excited to see how Fat Ham, written by James Ijames and directed by Nathan Henry, engages with the poet’s creative legacy. After the hour-and-45-minute run time,...
Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2025
Growing up, the Kennedy Center was at the center of my life. I remember piling into a school bus or my mom’s car and entering the magnificent hall, marveling at the luscious red carpet and twinkling chandeliers. Sitting in the audience, no matter what, I was transported into a story — whether a tale of heroes and villains, a moment in history brought to life with song, or concerts featuring talented musicians — and left the theater with a changed heart and an ache to one day be up there myself....
Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
February 21, 2025
Epic: The Musical, written and produced by Jorge Rivera-Herrans, recently ended in December 2024, leaving fans, myself included, reminiscing about the musical’s electrifying soundtrack and unforgettable storytelling. This unique adaptation of the Odyssey was developed and produced on online music platforms and social media, never gracing the stage and yet managing to captivate musical theater fans worldwide. Reflecting on the musical’s impact, I’m reminded of just how much I enjoyed it and...
Spencer Elkind, Staff Writer
February 21, 2025
Over the weekend, I headed over to the Apollo Theatre to see Captain America: Brave New World, the latest entry in the legendary Marvel Cinematic Universe. After a reset year in 2024, with only one movie and two smaller-scale live-action TV series, Marvel is swinging for the fences in 2025 with a heap of anticipated offerings. However, Brave New World wasn’t one of them, as this movie has been through the wringer. Allegedly undergoing at least two rounds of reshoots and multiple drafts, many feared...
Family, Togetherness Define Wolf Play
February 14, 2025
Julius Caesar Features Standout Performances, Final Product Lacks Creative Cohesion
February 7, 2025
Sydney Collinger, Senior Staff Writer, Layout Editor
November 15, 2024
The Oberlin Pole Dance Club, an up-and-coming student organization, will present their first performance, Soirée Noire. The show will feature several acts at The ’Sco tonight at 10 p.m. This is the first time Oberlin Pole will put on an event showcasing only its own acts. In opposed past shows, they have collaborated with OBurlesque or OCircus. “I’m excited [for this show] because it’s groundbreaking for [our] student organization ,” College third-year and club founder Natalie Frank...
Chloe Boccara, Staff Writer
September 13, 2024
From four new auditioners last semester to 24 this semester, CHOREO Dance Crew has shot up in popularity. The questions arise: How did CHOREO gain popularity so quickly? What lies ahead for this up-and-coming group? Interviews with CHOREO’s three directors — College third-year Annalise Curl, College fourth-year Evelyn Williamson, and College fourth-year Julia Stuart — lend insight into CHOREO’s history, present, and future. CHOREO is a multi-genre dance group that draws considerable inspiration...
Sydney Collinger, Senior Staff Writer, Layout Editor
March 15, 2024
A plethora of exuberant “Yes Aunty!”s reverberated through the crowd at drag queen Dr. LaWhore Vagistan’s show “Lessons in Drag” at the Cat in the Cream Monday. The show included some lecture, some lip syncing, and some audience participation. The show sought to inform people on South Asian and South Asian-American issues through drag, and it successfully did just that. Dr. LaWhore Vagistan is the drag queen persona of Dr. Kareem Khubchandani, associate professor of Theatre, Dance, and...
November 10, 2023
On Friday, Nov. 3, I walked into Warner Main and sat down on the crowded mats in front of the bleachers. I was there to see Fall Forward, the annual performance put on by the Oberlin College Dance department. Before I walked into the show, one of my friends told me that there was a controversy about a half-hour senior dance piece that was part of the program for the night. It was about whether or not a piece that took up three dance slots in the show should have been allowed or whether it should...
Ava Cantlon, Staff Writer
April 7, 2023
For the first time since 2019, students gathered by the hundreds in Hales Gymnasium for the Dandelion Romp, an event put on by the Oberlin Contra Dance Club consisting of live music, dancing, and socializing with both old friends and new acquaintances. Contra dance is a form of American folk dance in which couples dance in line with others, often to fiddle music. The Dandelion Romp was canceled for the past few years due to COVID-19, and the reestablishment of the Romp created quite...
Dlisah Lapidus, Arts & Culture Editor
March 31, 2023
Al Evangelista is an interdisciplinary artist, performer, choreographer, and assistant professor of Dance. His work focuses on social justice, queer and Filipinx identity, and technology. He is currently choreographing a performance for this semester’s Spring Back event, exploring movement in spaces and working with audio about recent legislation restricting freedoms for transgender people. Evangelista recently contributed to the Dance Studies Association’s Chats issue and is on the...
Dlisah Lapidus, Arts & Culture Editor
February 28, 2025
This weekend, WOBC-FM hosted Band-A-Thon, a musical event that spanned two days and four venues: the Cat in the Cream, The ‘Sco, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, and Hanson’s Records. The event was inspired by WOBC’s 75th anniversary and spearheaded by WOBC Outreach Directors, College second-year Walker Prince and College fourth-year Alice Belshaw-Hood. Traditionally, WOBC’s Outreach Board is responsible for programming their Block Party, an annual event highlighting Oberlin’s...
Yuka Honda Performs at Cat in the Cream
February 28, 2025
New Gaga Single Receives Oberlin Seal of Approval
February 21, 2025
GNX is West Coast Anthem Album
February 21, 2025
Chloe Boccara, Staff Writer
February 14, 2025
On Feb. 12, Assistant Professor of Printmaking at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sophie Isaak presented an art lecture in the Clarence Ward ’37 Art Building. She described her trajectory from a university student to her profession as a printmaker and professor today. Isaak entered the University of Vermont to complete an English degree. However, after her mentor inspired her love for printmaking, Isaak added a Studio Art major to her degree. At UVM, Isaak learned that artwork is about starting...
Chloe Ko, Arts & Culture Editor
February 7, 2025
The art therapy program within the Arts & Medicine department at Cleveland Clinic works with medical patients to make their hospital stay more comfortable and manageable. In an environment that is inherently far displaced from what patients know as their home, various therapy programs are put into place to provide as much ease and comfort as possible while maintaining high-quality care. The Arts & Medicine department was created in 2009, and Art Therapy Program Manager Tammy Shella, Ph.D.,...
Sadie Howard and Sydney Collinger
November 22, 2024
“The Body, the Host: HIV/AIDS and Christianity” is a landmark exhibit at the Allen Memorial Art Museum celebrating works by artists that draw on Christian narratives and imagery in response to the AIDS epidemic. To uplift and celebrate this exhibition, Sam Adams, Ellen Johnson ’33 curator of modern and contemporary art, organized a weekend-long symposium last Friday and Saturday, in which AMAM invited a host of artists and activists to perform and give speeches documenting their life and their...
Nikki Keating, Editor-in-Chief
November 22, 2024
DeeDee Ngozi Chamblee is the founder and executive director of La Gender Inc., a non-profit organization led by Black transgender women that uplifts and empowers transgender women of color in the metro Atlanta area. Recently, she was the keynote speaker for the exhibition “The Body, the Host: HIV/AIDS and Christianity,” where she spoke about the traditional narratives around HIV/AIDS and her own personal journey. This article has been edited for length and clarity. Tell me where you grew up...
FAVA’s 45th Annual Members’ Show Connects Oberlin Community Through Art
November 15, 2024
Cleveland Museum of Art’s ‘Picturing the Border’ Counters Derogatory Immigrant Narratives
November 15, 2024
AMAM to Host Workshop at Intersection of Art, Medicine
November 1, 2024
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Blue Rooster Bakehouse’s delectable treats and traditions. Located on Main Street, Blue Rooster has gained a loyal following after opening its doors 10 years ago. From its freshly baked croissants to its rich cakes, both students and community members adore the bakery’s pastries. Since Nov. 15, 2014, Blue Rooster co-owners Leo and Wendy Boes have carefully curated every item on the menu to show the love that the couple has for the Oberlin community. “My...
Holly Yelton, Illustrator
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Junwoo Oh, Staff Writer
December 6, 2024
Artist Tiffany Calvert, OC ’98, blends traditional and modern techniques to create stunning pieces in her own distinct style. Utilizing a diverse arsenal of methods, including...
Sydney Collinger, Senior Staff Writer, Layout Editor
November 8, 2024
Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions Andrew Macomber presented a talk Oct. 23 at the 2024 Zombie Apocalypse Medicine meeting in Eureka Springs, AR. The title of his...
Chloe Boccara, Staff Writer
November 1, 2024
College fourth-year Arrie Solomon and College third-year Namu Makatiani are co-chairs of Oberlin Minority Association of Premedical Students, Oberlin’s new club for...
Sydney Collinger, Senior Staff Writer, Layout Editor
October 11, 2024
Andria Derstine has spent 18 years at the Allen Memorial Art Museum as both a curator and the John G.W. Cowles director. During this time, she has imparted a lasting influence...
Chloe Boccara, Staff Writer
October 4, 2024
Nathan A. Greenberg Professor of Classics Kirk Ormand specializes in researching sexuality in the ancient world, archaic Greek poetry, Sophocles, Euripides, Lucan, and the...
Chloe Ko, Arts & Culture Editor
September 27, 2024
Executive Director Zachary Thomas co-founded Writers in Residence in 2017, an organization dedicated to empowering youths in juvenile justice systems by teaching creative...
On the Record with Margaret Kamitsuka: Love, Desire, Sexuality in Religious Contexts
September 20, 2024