Creative Writing Seniors Give Dazzling Reading at the Cat
Lu Zucker
May 10, 2019
Graduating seniors in the Creative Writing Program read their work aloud to an audience of about 70 at the Cat in the Cream on Monday, May 6, their final chance to present their work as undergraduates. The event was organized by Madi Mettenburg, Creative Writing major representative and graduatin...
Indie Singer-Songwriter Anna Burch Gives Poignant, Intimate Performance
Carson Dowhan, Senior Staff Writer
May 10, 2019
Detroit-based singer-songwriter Anna Burch gave an intimate performance at the Cat in the Cream Tuesday night as a stop before her show at the TREEVERB Music Festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on June 1. Burch has been a part of a few folk-rock bands in the past, one of which is Frontier Ruckus. Her...
Seniors Strip for Final Time in OBurlesque Performance
Aly Fogel, Staff Writer
May 10, 2019
Last Wednesday, the Cat in the Cream was packed with students chatting under the venue’s familiar twinkling lights, nibbling on cookies, drinking tea, and anxiously waiting for their peers to come on stage and take off their clothes. It might seem unconventional, but shows like these have become a celebra...
Mikaela Fishman, This Week Editor
Katherine MacPhail, Arts & Culture Editor
May 10, 2019
Mikaela Fishman is a senior Visual Arts major and the This Week editor for the Review. She researches, writes, and creates the graphic design for the centerfold spread of each issue. Her spreads have covered fun topics from creative dorm rooms, student doodles, bathroom reviews, to informative topics li...
New Netflix Thriller Chambers Highlights Native Identities
Jackie Brant, Opinions Editor
May 10, 2019
Chambers, an innovative new Netflix horror series, premiered last month and has received mixed reviews amidst a growing genre of horror-themed TV shows. The storyline follows the main character Sasha, a Native teenager living in Arizona who receives a heart transplant from a girl named Becky (Lilly...
OUI Banquet Brings Award-Winning Author to Campus, Raises Funds
Katherine MacPhail, Arts & Culture Editor
May 10, 2019
Students Reflect on Conflict Kitchen Talk
Roman Broszkowski, Senior Staff Writer
May 10, 2019
A week after their event at the Allen Memorial Art Museum on Thursday, May 2, Conflict Kitchen still remains very present on students’ minds. The collaborative art installation, created by artists Jon Rubin and Dawn Weleski, doubled as a functional restaurant in Pittsburgh from 2010 until 2017. Rubin...
OMTA’s Spamalot Presents Hilarious Monty Python Adaptation
Kabir Karamchandani, Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
A student production of Spamalot, a musical based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, opens this Friday, May 3 in Wilder Main Space. I was able to watch one of the final rehearsals of the show, and found it a thoroughly enjoyable experience with a talented cast and ensemble that engaged ...
Audience Fills Birenbaum for “Moonlight, My Heart”
Yan Jin
May 3, 2019
Editor’s Note: The interviews in this article were conducted in Chinese and translated into English. The Chinese Music Showcase, Moonlight, My Heart, hosted by the Chinese Students Association, drew an impressive turnout last Sunday for an evening of singing, musical performances, and celebra...
Drag Ball: A Photo Essay
Matthew Antezzo and Brian James
May 3, 2019
Professional drag queens and students took the stage at the ’Sco last Friday for the annual Drag Ball, titled Oberlin is Burning. Drag Ball is an Oberlin favorite that celebrates queer history and creative expression. The stars of the night this year included The Vixen, Miss Toto, Chi Chi DeVayne,...
Alum Film CRSHD Screens at Apollo Theater Next Thursday
Carson Dowhan, Senior Staff Writer
May 3, 2019
Emily Cohn, OC ’17, will present a free screening of her first full-length film, CRSHD, at the Apollo Theatre at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 9. The event is sponsored by the Cinema Studies department and Alumni Office. CRSHD’s world premiere was April 30 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York; the...
Clair Wang, Staff Cartoonist