Month: February 2015
Fire in a Barrel
We had everything we needed that night and it wasn’t the quarter oz. of weed in a small jar in Mike’s older brother’s backpack or the 24 pack of Coors Mike’s older brother got us from the Quikmart – we…
AN ODE TO SMOKING AND THE DEATH OF MY JOURNEY WITH IT
the first cigarette is lovely when you’re drunk, a new foreign thing, temptingly naughty and risky, pressed between your lips, in fumbling awkward fingers, harsh and unpleasant in your throat, in your lungs. you’re fifteen, a sophomore in high school,…
my subconscious is overly sentimental fuck you brain
last night i dreamed my first love was my last love and i didn’t feel the way it felt at 19 with the bitter used up emotions and the public stairs at 7 am maybe there was something purposeful in…
Featured Artist: Kate Burkhardt
Kate Burkhardt, a creative writing major at SOU, is our first featured artist. A fiction writer, poet, and photographer, her work pushes the boundaries in terms of subject matter without sacrificing an ounce in terms of lyricism and depth. See…
Bee
We’d brought everything we needed. The candles, the gloves, the bee and the bird catcher. We’d brought everything we needed but not everything we might need. No drugs, no therapist, no good way out. The gloves, of course, made it…
Saudi Student Responds to ISIS
Faisal Alotaibi is a Southern Oregon University student with a story. Born in Saudi Arabia with an Egyptian mother, the 31 year old has already earned an Information Technology Degree from Riyadh College in Saudi Arabia, made friends in Sweden,…
Historic Swearing In of Bi-Sexual Governor
Kate Brown was officially sworn in as Oregon’s 38th Governor, making her the first openly bisexual governor in the nation. Brown took office after former Governor John Kitzhaber resigned following allegations that his partner Cylvia Hayes had used her position…
Students React: The Nations First Bi-Sexual Governor
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Kate Brown, took office as the new governor of Oregon, making her the first openly bi-sexual governor of any state in US history. She replaces Governor John Kitzhaber…
Becker’s Law-How One Guy Can Change Things
High School Senior Sam Becker is on a mission. He spent his year collecting thousands of signatures from citizens, organizing a committee, meeting with local political players, and speaking to the city council. All in order to make a change.…