Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor Ted Bundy is one of the most notorious serial killers in the United States according to history.com. Aside from his trial being the first televised in history, Bundy’s trial was unique in many ways. Bundy acted as one of his own...
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Western’s Dance Department hosts 2019 Spring Dance Concert
Mikaela Wong | Staff Writer Western Oregon University’s annual Spring Dance Concert commenced over the weekend, May 9-11, and with it, brought intricate dance routines incorporating styles such as ballet, neo-classical, and contemporary. The various dance styles were...
The Coming Out Monologues return to Western
Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor On April 30, 1997, Ellen DeGeneres came out on her sitcom, “Ellen.” In an episode titled “The Puppy Episode” when she tells her therapist, played by Oprah Winfrey, that she is attracted to women, making “Ellen” the first sitcom to...
Musical guest, Deac Guidi, and staff serenade Smith Hall
Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor On April 30, 1997, Ellen DeGeneres came out on her sitcom, “Ellen.” In an episode titled “The Puppy Episode” when she tells her therapist, played by Oprah Winfrey, that she is attracted to women, making “Ellen” the first sitcom to...
Review: “Endgame” is a fan service film
Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor Even as someone who got into “The Avengers” franchise relatively late and has yet to watch all of the movies, I was super impressed by “Infinity War.” Naturally, then, I was very excited as the “Endgame” release date got closer and...
John Vanderslice visits the Space Concert Club on tour for new album “The Cedars”
Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor John Vanderslice could be described many ways, but the label “influential” is one that everyone can objectively agree on. According to johnvanderslice.com, Vanderslice has produced and collaborated with bands such as Death Cab for...
Graphic Novel Review: “The Nameless City” Trilogy
Cora McClain | Copy Editor “All called the City their home. And who could say that any of them were wrong?” This text ends the introductory panels of “The Stone Heart,” the second of the “Nameless City” graphic novel trilogy. Those two panels illustrate the core theme...
“The Silence” anaylsis
Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor There seems to have been an uptick in pieces of media that feature characters with disabilities, and storylines that depend on them, in post-apocalypse worlds. “A Quiet Place” was immensely popular — popular enough to warrant a...
Visiting scholar Yuanyu Liao gives insight into Chinese culture through traditional poetry and calligraphy
Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor In the U.S., the works of Shakespeare and Keats from hundreds of years ago are viewed as timeless classics that strongly affected the world of English poetry. According to chinasage.info, Chinese culture looks back even further —...
Internationally acclaimed pianist Alon Goldstein plays Scarlatti, Bernstein, Beethoven and Schumann
Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor According to Alon Goldstein’s website, alongoldstein.com, he is “one of the most original and sensitive pianists of his generation, admired for his musical intelligence, dynamic personality, artistic vision and innovative...