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Guest speaker Alison Bechdel draws a crowd, wins hearts
Dani Gagnon A&E Editor Last Thursday evening, the packed audience in an Ebert Art Center classroom was shocked as the prominent identity politics cartoonist Alison Bechdel began her lecture with a series of her past rejection letters. Bechdel prefaced her lecture by reminding the audience that much of her early career was spent on…
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Wonderland succeeds despite numerous flaws
Brittany Previte Staff Writer Once Upon a Time in Wonderland retains the charm that its parent show, Once Upon a Time, seemingly lost somewhere down the rabbit hole of its second season. Driven by a plucky heroine in the form of a now-adult Alice (Sophie Lowe), the show unexpectedly brings new life to a franchise…
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Orchestra and Jazz concert promises excitement
Wyatt Smith Features Editor The College of Wooster’s Music Department is putting on a jazz concert tonight at 7:30 p.m. in McGaw Chapel. The performance will feature professional soloist Dave Sterner, an alto saxophonist from the Cleveland area. Sterner has won multiple awards for his musical prowess and performed with the likes of Tony Bennett…
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Miley Cyrus proliferates her mediocrity
R Taylor Grow Viewpoints Editor Let’s talk about Miley Cyrus (because no one has since her VMA performance last August). Specifically, let’s talk Bangerz, Cyrus’ fourth album since she killed off her Disney Channel persona, “Hannah Montana.” Perhaps she is conceptually endeavoring to actualize what her 2010 single “Can’t Be Tamed” seemed to promise. Bangerz…
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The scene: Romeo and Juliet
Laura Merrell The new movie Romeo & Juliet opened last Friday, and I still can’t decide if I want to see it. I was ecstatic when I first heard they were making another film version, but I find myself hesitant to sit through a movie that will probably disappoint me. Normally, I get my hands…
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Emerson String Quartet opens Chamber Music Series
Ellen Robinson Staff Writer To kick off the 29th season of the Wooster Chamber Music Series, the critically acclaimed Emerson String Quartet will be performing at the First Presbyterian Church at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Florence O. Wilson Bookstore or at the First Presbyterian Church beginning…
