As is the case with many College of Wooster students, Andy Tveekrem ’85 was a self-proclaimed beer studies major. By the time Tveekrem graduated with a degree in history, he had already realized the potential of beer on a semester abroad in Germany. Upon returning …
2009
Nathan Comstock reviews theatre I.S. show
Last Friday and Saturday, Tess Burgler ’09 presented her Senior I.S. production, entitled Original Shakespeare Theatre. The idea was to use original practice methods to make a performance as close as possible to how Shakespeare would have done it, while still being interesting and enjoyable …
Okkervil River doesn’t flow well
Here’s something fun to try: stick your hand into a bag of jellybeans and blindly shove into your mouth whatever multi-colored spices you grasp. With all likelihood, the resulting flavor will be something that is best described as a licorice-coated insult to your taste buds. …
A capella groups kick off Family Weekend
Last Friday night to kick off family weekend, all of the campus a capella groups performed in McGaw Chapel. The four campus groups put on a dazzling performance for Wooster students and their parents. These groups are student-led, giving them vast freedom in what music …
Voice talks to GLCA-winning poet Ander Monson
Artists, no matter how creative they may be, must derive inspiration from somewhere, and as art is at its most basic form about communication, the transference of ideas from one person to another, these creative mines can generally be found within relationships.
Celebrity philanthropists
Regarding celebrities, bad publicity usually trumps the good. Entertainment news is plastered with articles regarding the bad parenting of the Spears family, Lindsay Lohan’s new girlfriend and the parenthetical and marginal lives of the “characters” from The Hills. Sometimes, it is hard to take entertainment …