Two new exhibitions opened in the Schneider Museum of Art at Southern Oregon University last Thursday, “Felt to Steel” by local artist Ellen Wishnetsky-Mueller, and “Mi Linda Soledad,” a retrospective by Colorado artist Emilio Lobato. The reception was attended by…
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Music News (9/26-10/2)
Well, here we are again, engaged and engrossed in another year of academic betterment and persona-rounding wellness. In this, the first installment of Music News for the fall term, I will forgo much that occurred over the summer, hoping and…
Game review: “Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine”
For the “Gears of War” generation, the 3rd-person shooter genre is the here-and-now of the gaming industry. Cover-based shooting, regenerating health bars, “push A to sprint” and many other features are the bread-and-butter of this style of gameplay…and by God…
CD review: Mastodon’s “The Hunter”
I listened to “Blood Mountain” each night before I went to bed for a two-month period when I was 16. astodon had achieved perfection. I was utterly astounded by the melodic epic-ness and all I wanted was to press the…
Howlin’ Houndog howls the blues for debut performance at Alex’s
A smoke-filled room was the only element missing from the decor at Alex’s Plaza Restaurant and Bar as Howlin’ Houndog howled the blues last Thursday night. Houndog singing the blues fit perfectly into Alex’s beautiful interior which itself takes you…
Warning: Stoke levels dangerously low!
What has happened to the stoke levels at this school? In this community? In this generation? It seems that lately it has become chic to act cool and calm at all times, no achievement is worthy of a hoot or…
A distinctly personal and individual experience
Make being outside a distinctly personal and individual experience. Outdoor sports increasingly become a lifestyle and image of their own; rock climbing and dirt bags, skiing and newschoolers. You name it, there is an image to go with it. Outside…
Athena in Velvet: a celebration of chocolate, wine and the feminine divine
Community members gathered in a celebration of chocolate, wine and feminine divine at Ashland’s CultureWorks, May 20. Athena in Velvet is an event sponsored and organized by Southern Oregon University’s Women’s Resource Center to encourage and support women’s creativity and…
“Bamboozled:” Reliving a poignant Spike Lee Joint
It seems that despite all that has changed since the times of segregation and extreme racism and evolved communications on race and racial identity, we still ignore many of the most obvious issues regarding race and how it is portrayed…
Music News (5/16-5/22)
Beach Boys may renite for 50th Anniversary The Beach Boys’ 1966 masterpiece, “Pet Sounds,” turned 45 last week, and Brian Wilson hinted that the band may reunite in the studio to celebrate their 50th anniversary. In an interview with BBC…