I love metal. Metal is the music of the soul, given that the soul in question feels the need to rock harder than a landslide, and is as brutal as the night is black. And when…
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ECOS film series draws a crowd
More than 80 people came to the opening film for the Ecology Center of the Siskiyous winter film series last Wednesday, more than any of the showings last year. “Dirt†provided a comprehensive, and sometimes comical, look at what was…
Book review: “Under the Banner of Heaven”
From the highest peak in the world to the untamed forest of the last frontier, John Krakauer has kept readers enthralled with heart wrenching tales of bravery and heroism. “Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith,†takes…
This week in music: higher education from the music geek
Musically speaking, many exciting things happened this week in history. Here are a few of my favorites: Story of the Week: Patricia Anne Boyd – Rock Muse This week in 1966, George Harrison married Patricia Anne Boyd. Unlike Jenny (867-5309),…
Movie Review: “The King’s Speech”
What do you do if you are the king of nearly one-quarter of the world’s population and, finding your empire poised on the brink of one of the most pivotal episodes of the twenteieth century, you can barely…
Thorndike Gallery hosts Daniel Kasser’s work
Daniel Kasser’s series of photographic art titled “Artifacts of Technologyâ€Â opened in the Thorndike Gallery on Jan. 4. Kasser, a professor of visual arts at the University of the Pacific, collected stunning composite photographs that highlight the relics of a…
Student filmmaker wins year supply of yogurt
One Southern Oregon University video production team is tasting victory after winning a year supply of yogurt in a commercial creating contest. SOU senior Jotham Porzio, 22, and his crew won a year supply of yogurt after winning a commercial…
La Niña brings snow
La Nina is in full swing in southern Oregon, already bringing a series of early winter storms and plenty of snow pack. The counterpart of El Nino, a La Nina weather phenomenon means a cooler ocean surface temperature, which causes…
CD Review: New Politics
I have problems with pop music. Not with the messages, goodness no. Nor is it an aversion to catchy and infectious beats that Dr. Dre came up with years ago. It’s not even a music snob…
“Positive and Negative” art opening
Colby Stevens’ new exhibition “Positive and Negative†is now on display at Retzlaff Gallery in the Art Building, along with a number of other exhibitions by Southern Oregon University art students. The opening on Thursday night was attended by art…