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What is Drag, Anyway?
January 2024: OFM horoscope says,“New year is off to a bang, Cancer, with personal development for you. This energy brings an openness to your thinking and understanding…try to lean into your creativity.” Well, that definitely sounded like a mandate to me. So I jumped on it: Time for drag! But whoa—wait a minute, I’m a girly girl—and this lesbo don’t wanna be no man. What to do? What to do? The answer? Hell-ohh—I’ve already been foretold the answer: Lean into my creativity.
SOSHA Hosts “Words of Healing” Coffeehouse Event
Survivors of Sexual Harm and Allies, a student-led organization dedicated to advocacy and support for survivors of gender-based violence and sexual harm, hosted “Words of Healing: A Coffeehouse Event” this past Tuesday night at the Cat in the Cream. The event was created for survivors and their allies to share creative works around the theme of healing. Performers at the event could sign up ahead of time or decide on the spot to participate in the event’s open mic portion.
Writers In The Schools Program Transitions Leadership
The Writers in the Schools program wrapped up Nov. 9, as Oberlin students finished up two weeks of classes teaching poetry and providing writing prompts to sixth graders at Langston Middle School.
Obiewood Panel Brings Alumni Experience in Entertainment to Current Students
A panel of five Oberlin alumni working in the entertainment industry convened this past Wednesday over Zoom to talk about their experiences in the field and share advice for current students pursuing careers in film or television. The panel, hosted by Career Exploration and Development, was connected to Obiewood, the alumni network for Obies working in film and television.
“Six Winters Gone Still” Draws Film Festival Accolades
“Six Winters Gone Still,” a short film written and directed by Associate Professor of Theater and Africana Studies Justin Emeka, OC ’95, has been recognized and awarded by film festivals across the world. The film, which was shot in Oberlin this past January, had no budget for its two-day shoot, and the cast and crew is made up mostly of students, alumni, and faculty. “I made the film with some really talented students around me, and we just kind of made the film on impulse,” Emeka said.
Lessons in Letting Go with Art Rental Artist Zoё Sheehan Saldaña, OC ’94
This past Saturday morning, I queued up outside the Allen Memorial Art Museum, much as I have for the last three years. When I arrived at the front of the line, I noticed what would become my painting, for a semester at least: Zoë Sheehan Saldaña, OC ’94’s “White-Tailed Deer (America’s Most Dangerous Animal).” When I picked it up, my housemate remarked, “You got the digital art piece.” The rather large piece looks somewhat like a QR code.
New Mural Painted in Oberlin Town Center
Oberlin welcomed a new mural to town this week as artist Jared Mitchell put the finishing touches on the Oberlin Community Mural Project’s new vintage postcard-inspired wall. The mural sits on the south side of Mill on Main, at the intersection of West Vine and Main Streets. This is the second mural from the Oberlin Community Mural Project, after the “We Are Oberlin” mural on the wall behind the bookstore. The group’s organizer, Tanya Rosen-Jones, OC ’97, said the community wanted more public art.
Buddhist Fellowship Prepares for Mentor Jacques Rutzky’s Departure
Jacques Rutzky, Oberlin Buddhist Fellowship’s longtime mentor and guide, will leave the group at the end of September as he and his wife relocate to Evanston, IL. OBF has long offered students a space for regular meditation and student-led discussions around Buddhist ideas. Rutzky hosts weekly Sunday sits in the attic of his Elm Street home, where we met to chat. The gorgeous house felt empty, the halls lined with boxes.
New Oberlin Reader Statue Erected Outside Mudd
The “Oberlin Reader,” a new sculpture commissioned by the Friends of the Oberlin College Libraries, was erected this summer outside the A-level of Mudd Center. Master stone carver Nicholas Fairplay was contracted for the design. Fairplay, a European-trained stone carver, has a body of work on display from Westminster Abbey to New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine. He now owns Fairplay Stonecarvers LLC in Oberlin.
Girlpool’s Nostalgia Invoking Farewell Marked by ’Sco Concert
This past Monday, LA-based indie rock group Girlpool graced the ’Sco with its third-to-last performance as a band. Led by friends Avery Tucker and Harmony Tividad, the group formed in 2013, releasing its debut album Before the World Was Big in 2015. Forgiveness, Girlpool’s latest album, came out this April and recieved a 7.6 rating on Pitchfork. In August, the band announced it would break up at the end of the year.
Cinema Studies Seniors Collaborate on Final Films
After a six-year absence of capstone opportunities for seniors, 12 students in the Cinema Studies department will debut films through the Advanced Film Making Projects course to culminate their film careers at Oberlin. These films define a college career of making and learning for these students and symbolize a “wrap” on their time at Oberlin. In 2016, in the face of understaffing and lack of resources, the Cinema Studies department cut its support for senior capstones from the program.
1-800-REVIEWLOVELINE
Kathleen Kelleher and Lilyanna D'Amato|April 1, 2022 My South Campus boyfriend calls me “basic” whenever I wear leggings. The other day, he wouldn’t get physically near me when I got back from my workout. Is that a red flag? – ILOVEMYLEGGINGS Okay, this has totally happened to me before. When my South Campus boyfriend said this to me, I immediately took my leggings off and started wearing Dickies work pants with a carabiner. For the love of God, do not do this. Do not make my mistakes.
Multi-Media Artist Spotlights
The Review has decided to feature student artists this month in an effort to highlight the immense talent on campus. Below, find three student artists who have been working hard on honing their craft. College second-year Crapps Goodensmith, better known by his stage name, Flatulence Sentience, is one of Oberlin’s leading noise musicians, performing across house shows on South Professor Street and Elmwood Place. His style blends fart-based avant-garde with other sweet melodic gastric noises.
Asleep in My Palm Shot in Oberlin Over Winter Term
Filming for Conservatory fifth-year Henry Nelson’s feature film, Asleep in My Palm, wrapped up in Oberlin over Winter Term. The drama, which stars Henry’s father, critically acclaimed actor Tim Blake Nelson, revolves around the story of a man raising his daughter in a storage unit in rural Ohio. Her coming of age is set against the backdrop of a liberal arts college town, and explores the struggles of the college’s relationship with its surrounding rural areas.
Tales from Oberlin Winter Beak Quarantine
After over 150 students tested positive with COVID-19 just days before winter break, many were left with the daunting task of isolating in campus housing over the holidays. Most students look to winter break as an opportunity to retreat into the comfort of a childhood home, a reprieve from uncomfortable dorm beds and bland, nutrient-deficient cafeteria food.
Meal Delivery for Isolated Students Faces Challenges During Winter Break
Ella Moxley A student’s welcome package is delivered to their door as part of AVI Foodsystems’ food delivery program for students in isolation. At the start of winter break, 150 students remained on Oberlin’s campus in isolation for COVID-19, prompting a campus-wide effort to care for the sick students. In response to the spike in cases, AVI Foodsystems rapidly developed a meal delivery service for the break, and administrators worked to provide support to students.
On the Record with Master Bassoonist Martin Garcia
Martin Garcia, associate principal bassoon in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra since 2011, will host a master class for Oberlin College and Conservatory Students Monday, Nov. 8. Garcia, a Fulbright grant recipient from Donna, Texas, has played with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and The Knights in New York.
John Waters Wanders Over to the “Politically Correct Capital of the World”
Courtesy of Sam Blieden This past Thursday, the Oberlin Film Co-op invited writer and filmmaker John Waters for a performance of his live show False Negative and a screening of his 1988 film Hairspray at the Apollo Theatre. On Thursday night, the Oberlin Film Cooperative hosted writer and filmmaker John Waters at the Apollo Theatre. Waters performed his one-man show False Negative and hosted a screening of his 1988 commercial hit film Hairspray.
Ella Newcomb, “Sourdough Girl”
College second-year Ella Newcomb started her business selling loaves of homemade sourdough to students at the College through her Instagram @e.newcomb23 during this past fall semester. Her business rapidly grew as word spread of the “Sourdough Girl,” but Newcomb kept up with the pace. She is currently home in Denver, CO, but plans to resume selling bread to Obies during the upcoming summer semester. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. How did you start baking bread?
Public enthusiasm outpaces regulations on non-intoxicating cannabidiol, or CBD
CBD is billed as the panacea du jour. Short for cannabidiol, CBD is a non-intoxicating chemical component of cannabis, touted as a treatment for just about everything — anxiety, acne, insomnia, digestive problems, arthritis, epilepsy, nausea, pain, depression, headaches, tremors and overcoming addiction’s persistent urges. You name it.
Program coaches lower-income women about health and money
Karen Estrada used to read food labels while shopping but often did not know how to interpret the nutritional information. These days, she scours the tiny print for sodium, fat and sugar content. She writes the USDA recommended daily sodium intake at the top of her grocery lists, a reminder to choose low-sodium. “Now I really think about what I am buying and reading labels makes sense,” said Estrada, 28, an administrative assistant who lives with her husband and son, 7, in Los Angeles.
Cleaning water: A lifelong quest
It started in the shower. Eric Hoek was 11. He noticed that the water smelled. The odor was strangely sweet. His father, a conservation biologist and ecology professor at Rutgers, and others in their community soon discovered why. The well supplying water to their New Jersey neighborhood — indeed, the entire aquifer — had been contaminated by toxic waste. It was life-altering. In personal ways. “We couldn’t take showers or drink the water for a couple of months,” Hoek said. “Obviously, we showered.
Changing habits, saving power: the study of incentives
Magali Delmas picks up her smartphone and touches the icon for her home thermostat. She is inside UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, where it is warm. But an icy wind is blowing outside, and she worries that her house might be too cold for her father, who is visiting from France. With a tap-tap, she changes the thermostat to a warmer setting. Delmas is a native of France, where conservation is encouraged from childhood.
Unequal schools: The perpetuation of poverty
The little boy struggled with dyslexia. So, once, had John Rogers. Both were whip-smart. But that is where the similarities stopped. Rogers attended Mar Vista Elementary School, tucked into a leafy West Los Angeles suburb of tidy homes a few miles from the Pacific Ocean. The youngster went to a summer camp in Inglewood. Rogers worked his way into Princeton University. The boy was being held back in elementary school because he could not read. Rogers never forgot him.
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