Category: Arts & Entertainment

  • On display in Cleveland: The Ecstasy of St. Kara

    Katie Cameron A&E Editor Cleveland, Oh. is best known for a river that caught on fire a couple of times, for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (the architectural equivalent of the Louvre’s kid sister) and for successfully building an economy on LeBron James. What Cleveland should be better known for is the Cleveland…

  • Three Albums, one Release Day

    For two long, excruciating months we waited for Sept 9:. the day when not one, not two, but three of our favorite bands released new albums. The only logical thing to do was to grab takeout, set up the surround sound and listen to all three albums back-to-back-to-back. The long wait for Local Native’s third…

  • How we should think about exclusive music releases

    Robert Dinkins, Jr. A&E Editor The way music is released has changed drastically over the past 10 years. At first, people would flock to the record store to buy CDs, soon they started buying music digitally over iTunes and now music is usually available via streaming services such as TIDAL, Apple Music and Spotify. These…

  • Chasing the American dream: Young the Giant album review

    Sharah Hutson Contributing Writer If you are unabashedly fond of earworm melodies, then you could definitely find yourself falling in love with Young the Giant, formerly known as The Jakes. Signed to Roadrunner Records in the year 2009, the band quickly gained attention from a vast amount of people as they reached the top of…

  • New independent film AKRON screened on campus

    Lily Iserson Viewpoints Editor This past Wednesday, The College of Wooster students gathered together for a special screening of AKRON, an independent film directed and written by Brian O’Donnell and co-director Sasha King, who co-produced it. The film, a story about young gay love and the impact of family history, was showcased at Freedlander Theatre.…

  • Student artist of the week: Kevante Weakley ’18

    Robert Dinkins A&E Editor “Excitement, realization and impressed are [some of] the emotions I have when I write,” Kevante Weakley ’18 said. “Lit lit liiiiiittttt, take it slow and exhaustion are the emotions I have when I perform.” Anyone would be shocked to hear the young Cleveland rapper known as K.O. (a name he inherited…