Willow Rodriguez Arts & Entertainment Editor When I was 13, my middle school experienced a violent incident involving gangs. One classmate died, and another was sent to juvie. The event terrified my father, who soon after sat me down to watch John Singleton’s “Boyz n …
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WAC & QSU debut shadowcast of Rocky Horror
Semir Jackson A&E Editor On Friday Oct. 31 the Wooster Activities Crew (WAC) and the Queer Student Union (QSU) collaborated to present their shadowcast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in the Allen Commons. The film follows Brad Majors and Janet Weiss as they stumble …
“A Minecraft Movie”
Wyn Caudle A&E Editor On April 4, 2025, “A Minecraft Movie” was released in theaters, including the Lyric Theater in downtown Wooster and Cinemark Movies 10 on Burbank Road. Based on the video game of the same title, the movie depicts protagonist Steve (Jack Black) …
Ode to a man and his hovel – “Frownland” (2007) review
Amanda Crouse A&E Editor Keith lives in New York in a sardine-tin apartment with a roommate he’s afraid of and an electricity bill that just can’t seem to get paid on time. He spends his days in the suburbs, walking door-to-door and selling coupon pamphlets …
Don’t let the movie theater die
Julia Garrison News Editor A photo of me standing inside the theater right before seeing Les Miserables in 2012. My life was changed. Randomly and abruptly, a few days after the new year, one of the movie theaters in my town closed. It wasn’t a …
Lyric Theater set to celebrate its opening weekend downtown
Zach Perrier Viewpoints Editor With the help of hundreds of donors, a ribbon cutting at 3:30 p.m. today (Feb. 8) will celebrate the official opening of the Lyric Theater in downtown Wooster. The theater’s opening comes after years of planning and fundraising, stemming from the …

