Katherine MacPhail, Production Editor
November 16, 2018
An Oberlin Musical Theater Association production of the musical comedy You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, inspired by Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic serial and written by Clark Gesner, goes up Thursday, Nov. 15 through Saturday, Nov. 17 in Wilder Main. The musical brings the funny and existential comics about childhood to the stage with rousing musical numbers and snapshots of the zany, melancholic, and touching moments between characters that endeared Schulz’s work to many. “It’s...
November 9, 2018
Glass is fragile, and yet — when it shatters — it cuts deep and leaves behind scars that often refuse to fade with time. Glass allows us to see through walls and reflect on our appearances, but also distorts light and inhibits us from truly seeing things as they are. Memory works in much the same way: Sometimes we remember most vividly not the truth, but rather an amalgamation of events and our associated emotions. Such is the setup of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, the Oberlin...
Oberlin Opera Honors Bernstein
November 9, 2018
Acrobatic Conundrum Soars OCircus! to New Heights
November 9, 2018
Teague Harvey
November 16, 2018
This past weekend saw the presentation of incredible senior shows from two Dance majors. I sat down with Tian Yoon Teh to talk about Embrace Me: A Dance Opera, and will share my personal perspective from working tech on Teddy Ment’s Nova. To create Embrace Me, the first of the evening’s shows, Yoon Teh took on an ambitious pre-production process that included storyboarding, which began last semester, a variety of experimental explorations, and finally a nine-week production schedule. “In...
Oberlin Dance Department Celebrates its Ranking Among Nation’s Top 25 Programs
October 5, 2018
Video Highlights Womyn of Color on Campus
September 7, 2018
Gabe Schneier
November 16, 2018
Parents and students filed into Finney Chapel for a lecture by Associate Professor of Integrated Media Julia Christensen this past Friday. In addition to discussing her artwork, which is focused on the intersection of art, science, and technology, Christensen spoke about her consulting work with NASA, focusing on developing a plan to bring art to an upcoming voyage to Proxima B, an exoplanet 4.2 light years away. “My work is highly interdisciplinary,” Christensen said, “and Oberlin’s art...
Art Exhibition “Counternarratives” Sparks Conversation on Campus
November 2, 2018
November 2, 2018
Ohio Citizens for the Arts Emphasize Student Role in Supporting the Arts
November 2, 2018
Carson Dowhan, Senior Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
WOBC’s popular Cover Band Showcase returned to the ’Sco last Friday to kick off Parents and Family Weekend. Students and parents alike filled the venue to maximum capacity to enjoy live music and familiar tunes. Those with drinks in hand carefully maneuvered through the packed crowd, cautious of bumping shoulders or catching an elbow — it’s not often the ’Sco gets this full. The showcase, which first came to fruition in 2011, provided something for everybody. The lineup included covers...
Scuffles Between Musicians and Politicians Highlight National Divide
November 9, 2018
New Legislation Helps Established Musicians
November 9, 2018
Young Jazz Visionary Performs Original Compositions
November 2, 2018
Jose Barrera
September 7, 2018
Many students at Oberlin value the creation of safe spaces for different identities, a priority often shared by establishments in downtown Oberlin and greater Lorain County. Oberlin’s Fusions Restaurant is no exception — it has been committed to creating an accessible dining experience since its opening in November 2017. But where and what is Fusions? And how exactly does a restaurant foster a safe space? I came to know Fusions in January 2018 when Santos Martinez, the owner Belinda Martinez’s...
Gabriella Spielberg
September 21, 2018
A love of barn owls shared with a well-known humorist led College sophomore Ella Causer to develop and teach the ExCo “How to Be David Sedaris Himself.” “He’s one of the authors that can make me laugh out loud,” said Causer. She became exposed to Sedaris’ work relatively recently and has developed a strong appreciation for it. Causer once sent Sedaris fan mail, and he responded by complimenting the collage she’d sent along with her letter, as well as providing her with a list of...
Emily Barton and Thomas Israel Hopkins, Oberlin’s Newest Creative Writing Faculty
September 21, 2018
Students Bare Innermost Thoughts During Diary Reading Open Mic Night
September 21, 2018
Oslam Open Mic Highlights Talent of New Poets
September 14, 2018
Asher Wulfman
September 7, 2018
Orientation is all about giving first-years a feel for what life is like at Oberlin. Last Monday, Piscapo’s Arm, a student sketch comedy group, performed in an orientation show that introduced new Obies to popular spots on campus and created excitement for Oberlin student life and learning. The show was held at one of Oberlin’s premier performance venues, the Cat in the Cream. Judging from the lack of cookies sold, it was obvious that the show’s audience was mostly first-years; seasoned...
Oberlin’s Live Talk Show “Good Talk” Leaves Audience in Stitches
February 23, 2018
Sketch Comedy Troupes Deliver Lighthearted Performances
September 8, 2017
On the Record with Ed Helms, OC ’96, and Daniel Radosh, OC ’91
April 7, 2017
Claire Wang, Staff Cartoonist
November 16, 2018
Claire Wang, Staff Cartoonist
November 9, 2018
Claire Wang
October 12, 2018
Kate Fishman, Arts and Culture Editor
November 16, 2018
Blas Falconer is a queer Latinx poet and editor who came to Oberlin to read from his new book, Forgive the Body This Failure, on Thursday, Nov. 15. Falconer teaches in the...
Gabriel Schneier
November 9, 2018
Annika Hansteen-Izora, OC ’17, returned to Oberlin this past weekend to perform poetry at the Cat in the Cream as the opening act for Porsha Olayiwola. While a first-year...
Carson Dowhan, Staff Writer
November 2, 2018
Oberlin alumni Bruce Lampcov, OC ’77, and Jumee Park, OC ’99, executives at Downtown Music Publishing, gave a talk on their experiences in breaking into the music industry...
October 12, 2018
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Chanda Feldman read her original poetry during the Allen Memorial Art Museum’s Tuesday Tea series this week. Some of her poems were...