Well I hope you all had a productive and exciting spring break. As for myself, I accomplished absolutely nothing except catching up on sleep and…
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Group with local roots nominated for hip-hop award
The Oregon band Eastern Sunz, a hip-hop group with two members local to Ashland, Oregon, has been officially nominated for an Independent Music Award for…
Crash Kings and their mastery of keyboards
I have to admit that Crash Kings surprised me. I don’t typically listen to anything softer than double bass drums being thundered deep into my…
Trails are calling after the onset of spring
Spring is rearing its pretty head, and its time to get outside free of wool hats and long sleeves. Dust off the hiking boots and…
Tuition equity bill gains momentum
On March 29, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 742 by a vote of 18-11, a crucial step in an attempt to allow undocumented students…
Notice of eviction
President Cullinan and other Southern Oregon University administrators are getting the boot from Churchill. In fact, everyone in the building is! After I heard this…
Students plan protest against new ordinances
Nate Coddington contributed to this story. A march on city hall is planned for Tuesday, April 5, by Phronesis, a student-led community group, in protest…
Music News (3/1-3/7)
“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” Yes folks, that’s the actual title of an upcoming action movie that will be scored by Trent Reznor, who will also…
Surviving the Coast Starlight with System of a Down
The train sucks. There’s a reason nobody rides trains anymore. They are awful, life-wasting machines with no other purpose than to be less effective than…
Radiohead’s “The King of Limbs” is a masterpiece of atmospheric imagery
Radiohead has mastered the bait-and-switch mode of recording albums. It’s not always a conscious effort, they just seem to grow and progress at an alarming…