Anita Sarkeesian, creator of the Feminist Frequency blog, will be giving a presentation on March 15 in the Stevenson Union to talk about strong female characters throughout pop culture history. Sarkeesian is a feminist pop culture media critic. Her self-produced…
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HepRespect: hep school returns
hep?cat. n. Slang. 1) A stylish or fashionable person in the sphere of jazz. 2) A person who is hep; hipster. I went on a little trip to Portland last weekend, and like all genuinely superior, aggressively individualistic Oregonians do…
New Digital Music Production Group provides inspiration for music lovers, producers
Of the many services offered at Southern Oregon University, the newly established Digital Music Production Group is undeniably a revolutionary inspiration to music lovers and producers alike. The club held its first inaugural meeting in the SU Diversions on Monday…
SOU professor-penned play will open Feb. 24
(Ashland, Ore.) – The Theatre Arts program of the Department of Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University presents its young audiences production, “Raccoon Earns His Stripes,” by Brent Florendo in the Center Square Theatre on the SOU campus. Performances are…
Adele wins big at Grammy’s
Adele came out on the winning side of the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, taking home five trophies including Album of the Year for 21 and Record and Song of the Year for “Rolling in the Deep.” The British songstress also…
Singer Whitney Houston dead at 48
Singer Whitney Houston was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room Saturday. Though rumors have abounded of prescription drugs being involved in her death, officials said they would not speculate how she died until toxicology tests were finished. “Our…
Drying prints and dead robins: a peek inside SOU’s printmaking lab
Every day, students can be found in SOU’s printmaking lab drawing, cutting, inking and pressing. Sometimes what ends up on the drying rack is a small square of paper crisscrossed with lines and blotches of ink, the outcome of somebody testing out a new technique. Other times, it’s a negative of a dead robin.
Diary of a Doorman: finally 86ing a psycho
There are nights in the bar business that leave tired employees scratching their heads, murmuring “what the f**k,” and longing for the warmth and comfort of home, with that old worn-in couch and a stiff drink in hand. The kicker is,…
Daniel Verner exhibit to close Thursday
His eyes look at the painting as if it’s the first time he’s seen it. The way he stares at the scene on the canvas is the way one might stare at a difficult math equation. He tries to figure…
Homeschool kids bring robot gladiators to town
Although increasingly immersive virtual entertainment is capturing the minds of many young children these days, the scientific world seems to be rising to the occasion, fighting back to reclaim the imaginations of a generation of kids raised on video games.…