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Tu Le of 328North’s monthly pop-up discusses culture, his outlooks on conformity

Tu Le of 328North’s monthly pop-up discusses culture, his outlooks on conformity

Bezawitt Lulseged November 8, 2023
Artist-chef Tu Le spoke with a Record reporter about his pop-up restaurant and philosophy behind his art.
Students reflect on Hasan Minhaj controversy and his performance in Williamstown Theatre Festival

Students reflect on Hasan Minhaj controversy and his performance in Williamstown Theatre Festival

Maya Prakash November 8, 2023
Students discuss contentious New Yorker article about Hasan Minhaj and the ethics involved in comedy.
Cap & Bells presents student-written plays The Favour and Put the Fun in Funeral in Fall Play Festival

Cap & Bells presents student-written plays The Favour and Put the Fun in Funeral in Fall Play Festival

Shane Stackpole and Ellie Davis November 1, 2023
Students involved with the Fall Play Festival discuss the process of putting on The Favour and Put the Fun in Funeral.
DJ Booth: DJ Kevo ’25

DJ Booth: DJ Kevo ’25

Serigne Ndione November 1, 2023
Kevin Pepin ’25 reflects on his journey in becoming DJ Kevo.
Review: Looks that did the most this Halloween

Review: Looks that did the most this Halloween

Shane Stackpole and Safiyah Anwar-Chuku November 1, 2023
Though we may not have a Met gala, we do have Halloweekend to push the boundaries of fashion and set new trends for the upcoming season. Take a look at some of this year’s most innovative, fashion-forward, and thought-provoking costumes.
Installation view of Trust Me (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, August 19, 2023-February 2024). From left to right: Moyra Davey, Trust Me, 2011; Laura Aguilar, Nature Self Portrait #6, 1996; Dakota Mace, Béésh Łigaii II, 2022; Genesis Báez, Crossing Time, 2022; Alvin Baltrop, The Piers (collapsed architecture, couple buttfucking), 1979; Barbara Hammer, Barbara & Terry, 1972; Laura Aguilar, Plush Pony #2, 1992; Lola Flash, Untitled, Provincetown, MA, 1990; DAngelo Lovell Williams, Elysian, 2018; Mary Manning, His Estate, 2022; Jenny Calivas, Self-Portrait While Buried #12, 2021; Jenny Calivas, Self-Portrait While Buried #16, 2021; Genesis Báez, The Sound of a Circle, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Ron Amstutz.)

Prof. Genesis Báez photographs intimacy in Whitney exhibit ‘Trust Me’

Luke Chinman October 25, 2023
Photographs by Genesis Báez, a visiting lecturer in art at the College, are part of "Trust Me," a new Whitney exhibit that explores intimacy and connection.
The Artist Otherwise Known As: Composer, singer, and pianist Jesse Cohen-Greenberg ’24

The Artist Otherwise Known As: Composer, singer, and pianist Jesse Cohen-Greenberg ’24

Izzy Polanco October 18, 2023
Jesse Cohen-Greenberg '24 discusses his debut album, When Will My Body Be Mine?, which was released on Oct 6.
How four WCFM DJs  found their radio shticks

How four WCFM DJs found their radio shticks

Ellie Davis October 18, 2023
WCFM student-DJs discuss establishing a musical niche for their radio shows.
Campus art pieces offer opportunities to reflect

Campus art pieces offer opportunities to reflect

Safiyah Anwar-Chuku and Kedar Veeraswamy October 18, 2023
Two Record Editors spent a brisk autumn afternoon gallivanting around campus appreciating the diverse public art pieces the College has to offer. They have collected the highlights and have been kind enough to educate the rest us on what they have found.
One “position” of the “Humane Ecology” exhibit was a garden grown by Assistant Professor of Art Pallavi Sen. (Photo courtesy of David Ordonez.)

Review: ‘Humane Ecology,’ ‘Printed Renaissance’ and their contributions to the Clark

David Ordonez, Staff Writer October 4, 2023

The Clark Art Institute’s “Trembling Earth” exhibit may be the prized jewel of its current season, but exhibitions “Humane Ecology” and “Printed Renaissance” also deserve recognition...

Kruger gets ready for her role of Bertha in Cap and Bells’ Pippin. (Photo courtesy of Yona Kruger.)

The Artist Otherwise Known As: Yona Kruger ’25

Safiyah Anwar-Chuku and Shane Stackpole October 4, 2023

Yona Kruger ’25 is a music major and hair clip enthusiast from New York, N.Y. In addition to being a champion equestrian, she is the co-music director of a cappella group the Ephlats and, most recently,...

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