Sometimes the old ways are best. So it goes in “Shephard and Dark”, a documentary featuring the written correspondence of two best friends over the course of several decades. Their friendship and history through letters details two interesting lives, but…
Month: April 2013
6th annual SOAR conference to showcase work of SOU students and faculty
The 6th annual Southern Oregon Arts and Research conference is fast approaching, providing an opportunity for Southern Oregon University students and faculty to show off the work they’ve been doing over the past year. Here’s a quick overview of…
Ashland Independent Film Festival 2013 Award Winners
The Ashland Independent Film Festival announced the 2013 juried and audience award winning films at a gala Awards Celebration at the Historic Ashland Armory on Sunday, Apr. 7. Twelve awards were presented to attending filmmakers, honoring their work screened at…
AIFF 2013: The Kings of Summer
The Kings of Summer, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by Chris Galleta, tells the story of teenaged best friends Joe and Patrick who spontaneously decide to abandon their awkward, boring and parent-dominated lives to build their own “kingdom” in…
AIFF 2013: From Nothing, Something – A Documentary On The Creative Process
From Nothing, Something is perhaps (in my opinion from what I’ve seen) the documentary of this year’s Ashland Independent Film Festival. The documentary, directed by Tim Cawley, chronicles the creative process. But where this diverges from most creativity based documentaries,…
AIFF 2013: Jake Shimabukuro – Life On Four Strings
“When I’m on stage, all I want to do is connect with people…” narrates Jake Shimabukuro over video of him performing for senior citizens in Sedai, Japan. It’s a common sentiment expressed by musicians, but perhaps it rings more true…
Seminar teaches students how to “read” the Rogue Valley job market
On Wednesday, April 2, Ainoura Oussenbec, workforce analyst for the Oregon Employment Department, gave a seminar titled “Reading the Rogue Valley Job Market.” The seminar, along with four others going on over a period of two weeks, was aimed at…
The Sideline Chronicle – Transformations Needed in Baseball
Baseball is a sport that has been around for many years and with that comes great tradition and pride within the sport itself and its fans. But the old ways of Major League Baseball are falling behind with today’s audience…
Want a job after graduation? Check out SOU’s Career and Internship Fair
Southern Oregon University’s Office of Career Preparation will be hosting a Career and Internship Fair on Tuesday, April 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Rogue River Room of the Stevenson Union. The event is aimed at giving…
Review – DLC Quest
Ben Kane is an indie developer that’s recently garnered a lot of attention with his newest title, “DLC Quest”, winner of Xbox’s Indie Game of 2011 (Despite being very popular on the Xbox, “DLC Quest” has only recently come to…