Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor Spending time stuck at home can leave many people feeling as if they have nothing left to do. English major Ali McCarthy, a Western Alumni, has decided to use her free time creating content on YouTube. Get to know more about her...
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Find out who won the Peter Sears Poetry Prizes this year
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor While school life has shifted to remote learning and creating, the university is still allowing opportunities for students to showcase their work. As such, the Department of English Studies has announced the winners of the 2020...
Williams takes the stay-at-home order to create more art
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor Hayley Williams, the frontwoman for the punk-rock band Paramore, released two parts of “Petals for Armor” in February and March and now the final album is ready. “Petals for Armor” is a 15-song creation of Williams’ diary; the...
Film Festivals have never been so easy to access
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor In a time where art, literature and film are less accessible in person, it’s time to look at what is still available online. Film festivals are huge events that happen worldwide, but with the shifting times, there are several...
Sleeping at Last album pairs with personality test
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor The human mind is a complicated system of neurons firing, but does it affect one’s personality? Over the decades, there have been countless personality tests, some successful — such as the Myers Briggs test — and some...
Southern Oregon Theatre company offers new online platform
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is a large annual event where dozens of shows are performed. It is no surprise that the event had to be altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but luckily the Southern Oregon Theatre Company has...
Live theatre available on Youtube
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor Theater has been a creative way to tell stories for centuries, and with the closure of theaters across the globe, many are missing the drama on stage. Luckily, there is a way to watch one of the most famous shows from the...
Western Howl’s songs to stay sane during quarantine
Compiled by The Western Howl staff For those interested in checking out these songs, Western has a Spotify account with any playlists we have compiled. This playlist can be found under the account name TheWesternHowl and the playlist title “Finding Sanity.” ...
Need a distraction? Here are a list of the best comedies sure to help
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor “I Love You, Man” (2009) Directed by John Hamburg, “I Love You, Man” is a knee-slapping funny comedy, starring Paul Rudd, Jason Siegel, Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg and other big name actors. The film centers around Rudd’s...
Art rethought and reproduced by the quarantined across the globe
Never Retallack | Entertainment Editor During this strange time, people are having withdrawals from all sorts of things in their lives, including going to art museums. Maybe painting or drawing isn’t a skill that everybody practices, but going to art museums is a...









