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H:91°F L:61°F Tue A Beginner’s Guide to Oberlin’s Music Scene
By Helena Thompson
Welcome to Oberlin: musical paradise of northeastern Ohio! Whether you’re a new first-year student or an Obie vet, the following can serve to
By Helena Thompson
Welcome to Oberlin: musical paradise of northeastern Ohio! Whether you’re a new first-year student or an Obie vet, the following can serve to
Rising Above Adversity is Beautiful: a Preview of Theater and Dance’s Beautiful Thing
Issues within the LGBT community have always been something to which the student body here at Oberlin has paid attention. And for faculty member and
Issues within the LGBT community have always been something to which the student body here at Oberlin has paid attention. And for faculty member and
Black and Blues Inspires and Illuminates
By Sasha Schechter
From March 11-13, Little Theater was home to Black and Blues, an original artistic collaboration created and directed by Visiting Assistant Professor
By Sasha Schechter
From March 11-13, Little Theater was home to Black and Blues, an original artistic collaboration created and directed by Visiting Assistant Professor
Righteous Babes Rock Finney
By Charlie Landsman
Ani DiFranco and her band, following solo artist Erin McKeown, performed on Wednesday night at Finney Chapel to a less-than-full house. Those who did
By Charlie Landsman
Ani DiFranco and her band, following solo artist Erin McKeown, performed on Wednesday night at Finney Chapel to a less-than-full house. Those who did
Ladysmith Black Mombazo Fills Finney to the Brim
By Daniel Fryland
Ladysmith Black Mambazo filled Finney with a message of peace, love, and harmony as they performed their beautiful a capella compositions on
By Daniel Fryland
Ladysmith Black Mambazo filled Finney with a message of peace, love, and harmony as they performed their beautiful a capella compositions on
We Are Oberlin: Feminists. A Review of Intimate Apparel
By Sasha Schechter
Intimate Apparel was Hall Auditorium’s first show of the semester, directed by faculty member Caroline Jackson-Smith and written by Pulitzer
By Sasha Schechter
Intimate Apparel was Hall Auditorium’s first show of the semester, directed by faculty member Caroline Jackson-Smith and written by Pulitzer
When Love Isn’t So Simple: Betrayal
By Sasha Schechter
Betrayal, written by Harold Pinter and directed by faculty member Paul Moser, opened in Little Theater last weekend. The show starred Emma
By Sasha Schechter
Betrayal, written by Harold Pinter and directed by faculty member Paul Moser, opened in Little Theater last weekend. The show starred Emma
Bela Fleck Shares Africa
By Daniel Fryland
Considered to be the best banjo player in the world, Béla Fleck is known for expanding and sometimes outright shattering the boundaries of
By Daniel Fryland
Considered to be the best banjo player in the world, Béla Fleck is known for expanding and sometimes outright shattering the boundaries of
Jim Burrows ‘62
By David Edward Clark
Jim Burrows's '62 work in television has spanned decades. He has created, directed, and produced some of the most influential sitcoms ever made, spanning from Taxi to Will and Grace, from Friends to Frasier. Though his name might be unfamiliar, if you have ever turned on a TV or know someone who has, you are familiar with his projects. I talked with Jim yesterday before he took part in the Apollo's ribbon-cutting.
F+L: Could you tell us your favorite story from your days at
By David Edward Clark
Jim Burrows's '62 work in television has spanned decades. He has created, directed, and produced some of the most influential sitcoms ever made, spanning from Taxi to Will and Grace, from Friends to Frasier. Though his name might be unfamiliar, if you have ever turned on a TV or know someone who has, you are familiar with his projects. I talked with Jim yesterday before he took part in the Apollo's ribbon-cutting.
F+L: Could you tell us your favorite story from your days at
Heartless Bastards and Tin Armor
By Daniel Fryland
The Heartless Bastards and Tin Armor played at the 'Sco on Thursday night, and I had the chance to interview them.
Heartless Bastards
F+L: With the band kind of having a home in Ohio, but also a second home in Texas, how has geography played into the music?
Erika Wennerstrom: I don't know if it really has yet. I mean, I started working on a lot of the ideas for the songs in my head before I ever even moved to Texas. I went through some things, and I figured out what I
By Daniel Fryland
The Heartless Bastards and Tin Armor played at the 'Sco on Thursday night, and I had the chance to interview them.
Heartless Bastards
F+L: With the band kind of having a home in Ohio, but also a second home in Texas, how has geography played into the music?
Erika Wennerstrom: I don't know if it really has yet. I mean, I started working on a lot of the ideas for the songs in my head before I ever even moved to Texas. I went through some things, and I figured out what I
Heartless Bastards and Tin Armor
The Interview, or Who is Ben Ferber
By Adam Chambers
This Thursday at 8:00 p.m. in the Little Theater, the Oberlin Theater Department will kick off its new semester with Edward Albee's Tony Award-winning play from 2002, The Goat, or Who is Sylvia. The play is directed by Ben Ferber '11 and features a four person cast: Moze Halperin '11, Jenny Gaeng '11, Jake Myers '12 10 and Jeremiah Pearse '11. They portray a family and close friend reeling from the discovery that Martin, the father, is having an affair with a goat, the eponymous
By Adam Chambers
This Thursday at 8:00 p.m. in the Little Theater, the Oberlin Theater Department will kick off its new semester with Edward Albee's Tony Award-winning play from 2002, The Goat, or Who is Sylvia. The play is directed by Ben Ferber '11 and features a four person cast: Moze Halperin '11, Jenny Gaeng '11, Jake Myers '12 10 and Jeremiah Pearse '11. They portray a family and close friend reeling from the discovery that Martin, the father, is having an affair with a goat, the eponymous
The Interview, or Who is Ben...
Junot Diaz
By Erica M. Lee
Junot Diaz has won a plethora of awards for his novel, The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, including the Pulitzer Prize in 2008. He speaks in Finney Chapel tonight at 8 p.m. as our next Convocation Speaker.
F+L: Tell us a story about a lesson you learned in college.
Junot: God, that’s a good question. You guys are fucking me up. Again, I can’t speak for anyone else clearly, but I think one of the strange parts of my college experience was getting around the idea that I was
By Erica M. Lee
Junot Diaz has won a plethora of awards for his novel, The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, including the Pulitzer Prize in 2008. He speaks in Finney Chapel tonight at 8 p.m. as our next Convocation Speaker.
F+L: Tell us a story about a lesson you learned in college.
Junot: God, that’s a good question. You guys are fucking me up. Again, I can’t speak for anyone else clearly, but I think one of the strange parts of my college experience was getting around the idea that I was
Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman
By David Edward Clark
I complimented Rhea Perlman on her work in Matilda as we sat down at the midnight showing of
By David Edward Clark
I complimented Rhea Perlman on her work in Matilda as we sat down at the midnight showing of
