Written by: Mikayla Coleman “Beau Is Afraid” — Ari Aster’s third full length feature film running just under three hours — has a beast of a storyline. Attempting to explain anything about this film can be an enormous challenge and those who have seen it will...
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The Main Character’s Playlist
Written by: Mirella Barrera-Betancourt Having a bad day? Need a confidence boost? The following songs can help reframe any day into a scene from a movie, whether one is walking home or cruising down a backroad with the windows down. This playlist is for the people who...
Best Netflix Documentaries
Written by: Gretchen Sims Sometimes, particularly during the fickle spring weather, all homework should be cast aside in favor of a good documentary. After all, what could possibly be better than snuggling up with a blanket — perhaps a cat or two — and a warm beverage...
Revenge is Best Served Raw
Written by: Mikayla Coleman Released on Netflix Apr. 6, the 10-episode drama mini-series “Beef” has been taking the world by storm. The series, created by Lee Sung Jin, stars Steven Yeun as Danny Cho, Ali Wong as Amy Lau and David Choe as Isaac Cho. The series...
Songs for Fan Girls
Written by Juliana Tinker, Addie Floyd and Caitlin Quirk. “Burning Love” — Elvis Presley “Satellite” — Harry Styles “right where you left me” — Taylor Swift “The River” — Daisy Jones & The Six “Moves” — Suki Waterhouse “Tutti Frutti” — Little Richard “Thunder...
WOU Art Galleries Spring into Action
Written by: Gretchen Sims April has been an eventful month for Western Oregon University Art Galleries. With works displayed in the Cannon Art Gallery, Instructional Technology Center, Hamersly Library and the Werner University Center, one can enjoy so much art across...
Interview with Aisia Carrillo
Written by: Gretchen Sims This month’s senior artist is Aisia Carrillo. Carrillo explores the theme of connection through exploration in their exhibit “The Journey of Exploration.” Carrillo states that, “As a student exploration of medium and message has been a large...
Discovering Connection
Written by: Nicholas Sarysz For years now, and especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the human connection our societies were built off of has been lost; and each day it feels like society has been driven further and further apart. Most of the focus within...
“Love is blind” is problematic
Written by: Gretchen Sims Content warning: contains spoilers about “Love is Blind” The Netflix reality TV show “Love is Blind” has become increasingly popular over the past few years. Now amassing four seasons with no end in sight, “Love is Blind” is undisputedly a...
Mario movie madness
Written by: Mikayla Coleman Content warning: this article contains spoilers for “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” Despite having a rating of only 57% on Rotten Tomatoes, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” has taken audiences by storm. The movie debuted in theaters on Apr. 5,...







