Nina Auslander
February 28, 2020
December 13, 2019
It is impossible to sit in on an AndWhat!? rehearsal and not be blown away by the power and energy they build. In their drive to rehearse each piece again and again until it is just right, and their ability to channel complicated and raw emotions into moving pieces, the group’s hard work, energy, and talent are palpable. AndWhat!? is a powerhouse hip-hop group that slays each performance, and creates an important space at Oberlin. “AndWhat!? was founded [in 1999] on the idea of Black female...
Katherine MacPhail, Editor-in-Chief
November 22, 2019
Kara Nepomuceno
November 8, 2019
Six figures in electric blue shorts huddle in a circle on the smooth wooden stage, their arms held tightly around each other. Walking clockwise, their circle begins to spin, whirling faster and faster until every other dancer is able to lift off the ground. Supported on the shoulders of their peers, their legs spiral outwards, and the circle blooms like a parachute with air. Just as suddenly, they land and careen to separate ends of the room, the circle dispersing into blue light. The moment...
Rachel Fang
October 4, 2019
Kate Fishman, Arts & Culture Editor
October 4, 2019
Raphael Sacks and Neva Cockrell, two Oberlin alumni, performed their dance-theater work Prime in the Warner Main Space this past Wednesday. The two created their own ensemble company, Loom Ensemble, and have also worked with the Art Monastery Project, which they now run out of a communal living farm in Vermont. Cockrell also dances with the renowned company Pilobolus. They spoke to the Review about their focus on collaborative art making, and the paths they have taken building careers in a creative...
Alice Koeninger, Senior Staff Writer
March 13, 2020
Minneapolis-born twin sisters Paris and Amber Strother performed as the duo KING in the Cat in the Cream this past Saturday, March 7. Now based in Los Angeles, the twins call their self-produced electronic sound “eclectic.” Their self-titled first album received a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album of the Year in 2016. On Saturday, KING lit up the cozy space of the Cat, with Amber on high, fluid vocals and Paris on three different synthesizers and a laptop. They used an effect...
TIMARA Recital Showcases Combination of Coding and Music
March 6, 2020
Emerging Artists to Perform at WOBIE Fest 2020
February 21, 2020
Behind the Scenes: How Bookers Bring Musicians to Campus
February 14, 2020
Jaimie Yue, Arts & Culture Editor
March 13, 2020
As novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, continues to spread worldwide, global populations have responded with fear, anger, and despair. However, amid these emotional reactions, it is easy to forget the need for open communication, especially on campus. Oberlin’s Chinese Student Association seeks to change that with their program “CSA @ AMAM: Culture, Life, and Family Bonding in the Context of Coronavirus” at the Allen Memorial Art Museum today. Event attendees pre-registered for the program,...
Jaimie Yue, Arts & Culture Editor
March 6, 2020
Students, faculty, and community members gathered at the Allen Memorial Art Museum for “Afterwords: An Evening of Poetry at the AMAM” this past Tuesday. The event was in tandem with the “Afterlives of the Black Atlantic” exhibition, also at the AMAM. “Afterwords’’ featured spoken word poetry by nine students who not only responded to the exhibition, but added to the art and left the audience with more to reflect upon. The event was co-organized by members of OSLAM and the Oberlin...
Gigi Ewing, Production Editor
March 6, 2020
Aly Fogel, Arts & Culture Editor
February 21, 2020
Walking through an art museum, it’s easy to find the names of the artists whose work hangs on the walls, but it’s rare that a museum-goer can name the models depicted in the artwork. Figure models serve as muses for artists, visual references that both the creator and the viewer appreciate, but these models are rarely given credit for their work. This is especially true for women of color, who have historically been misrepresented by white, male artists. In the Oberlin art community, figure...
Art History Students Curate Exhibition About Abolitionism
February 14, 2020
New Approach to Art Rental Attracts Record Number of Students
September 20, 2019
“E. Pluribus” Recontextualizes 9/11 in Analysis of Conflict
September 13, 2019
Alice Koeninger, Senior Staff Writer
February 21, 2020
Only a few weeks after the beloved writer and Lorain native Toni Morrison passed away last August, Professor of Studio Art and Africana Studies Johnny Coleman began planning an event to commemorate Morrison’s first birthday after her death. The culmination of Coleman’s efforts was a nine-hour remembrance service hosted by the Oberlin College President’s office. The event turned out to be a huge collaborative effort, with support from Africana Studies, the Art department, the Lorain County...
Nalin Beckman, Ken Grossi, and Nathan Carpenter
December 6, 2019
In the third grade I, like every other elementary-school student in Oberlin’s public schools, received a copy of an Oberlin history textbook. The book portrayed Oberlin as a utopian community that had transcended issues of gender and race from its inception. Yet my lived experiences and the stories I heard growing up as an Oberlin resident often contradicted this idealistic narrative. I was introduced to the monograph Elusive Utopia: The Struggle for Racial Equality in Oberlin, Ohio last semester...
Middle School Students Celebrate Poetic Accomplishments
December 6, 2019
November 22, 2019
German Department Celebrates 50-Year Anniversary
November 8, 2019
Book Nook Review: Ill Will Presents Gripping Mysteries
November 1, 2019
October 11, 2019
Book Nook Monthly Reviews: Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home”
September 27, 2019
Athina Apazidis, Staff Cartoonist
March 13, 2020
Clair Wang, Staff Cartoonist
March 6, 2020
Clair Wang, Staff Cartoonist
February 7, 2020
Michelle Liu
December 6, 2019
Casey Troost, Staff Writer
March 13, 2020
Conservatory third-year Amer Hasan is now the clarinet finalist for the 2020 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition. Hasan’s mentor is Oberlin Professor of Clarinet...
Lauren O’Hear, Staff Writer
March 6, 2020
Anne Trubek, OC ’88, is the founder of Belt Magazine and Belt Publishing. After graduating, Trubek returned to teach at Oberlin as a rhetoric professor from 1997–2015...
Abigail Kopp and Kushagra Kar
February 28, 2020
Melissa Floyd is currently a NASA research biologist who specializes in environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, microbial biogeochemistry, and astrobiology. After graduating...
Nina Auslander
February 21, 2020
Dr. Bernard C. Perley is an associate professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, where he teaches anthropology classes such as American Indian...
Alice Koeninger, Senior Staff Writer
February 14, 2020
Mobey Irizarry Lambright is a double-degree fifth-year majoring in TIMARA and Comparative American Studies. They produce pop music under the name Bebé Machete, and...
February 7, 2020
Double-degree fourth-year Seyquan Mack is the Chair of the Oberlin College Black Musicians Guild, and Conservatory fourth-year Gabriela Linares is the founder and president...
Hannah Wirta Kinney, AMAM Assistant Curator
December 13, 2019