By David Edward Clark
I talked to Jonathan Sidney ’12 this afternoon about his firsthand experience with the police brutality at the G-20 protests. Here is his account of the event.
Part Three: Jonathan Sidney '12
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Part Two: Grey Castro '10 Shares His Protest Story
By David Edward Clark
After Mary Claire Erskine ’13 passed out, Grey Castro ’10 continued to talk about his part in the G-20 protests. He was part of a group that had been watching Schenley Plaza from a distance and could see a more general picture of what was happening.
F+L: What are your overall reactions to the events?
Part One: Mary Claire Erskine '13 Tells The Story Of Her Arrest at the G-20
By David Edward Clark
I went to pick up Mary Claire Erskine ‘13 and Grey Castro ’10 from the Greyhound Station last night. Most of this interview took place on the car ride home. By this point, Mary Claire had been awake for about 36 hours.
Mary Claire was arrested on Friday night and released on Saturday without charges.
Heartless Bastards and Tin Armor
By Daniel Fryland
Tin Armor at the 'Sco.
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?
The Interview, or Who is Ben Ferber
By Adam Chambers
The Goat. new.oberlin.edu
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 Sylvia.
Junot Diaz
By Erica M. Lee and David Edward Clark
Junot Diaz. dirtypop.org
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.
Excepter
By David Edward Clark
Jeff and Porkchop of Excepter at the 'Sco. Photo by David Roswell.
After their show on Wednesday, I sat down with Excepter over a case of PBR and asked for some stories. Our conversation flowed from their music to their favorite shows to a tour story concerning a strip club in Albuquerque.
Ed Helms ’96
By Erica M. Lee and David Edward Clark
Ed Helms. Photo by David Roswell.
Ed Helms ’96 has been on The Daily Show, The Hangover, and he returns on The Office on September 17th as Andy Bernard.
F+L: Tell us your best fabricated Oberlin story.
Amory Lovins
By David Edward Clark and Erica M. Lee
Amory Lovins in Finney. Photo by Mike Craig.
We talked to Amory Lovins last night before his Convocation Lecture. In his own words, “In ’76, I published a Foreign Affairs paper that redefined the energy problem, and I’ve been real busy ever since.”
F+L: Okay, we hope you like puns for this one. We want you to think about when you first got turned on to energy. When and where did the bulb go on, who or what flipped the switch and how did you initially go about spreading the light?
Amory: Oh dear.
Short: Chuck Milligan, Tonight's Hypnotist
One Night Only chuckmilligan.com
By David Edward Clark
At 8 p.m., Chuck Milligan, a hypnotist and entertainer for 23 years, will perform in Finney for the orientation crowd. I recommend going; I saw the show during my orientation experience and still recognize a guy on campus as “the Britney Spears kid.”
I had the chance to talk with Chuck over the phone, and he shared some of his background and favorite stories about hypnotizing frat boys and playing match maker.