Book review: “The Water Cure”

Book review: “The Water Cure”

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor “If the men come to you, show yourself some mercy. Don’t stick around and wait for them to put you out of your misery.” These are the words of King, the caretaker and creator of a supposedly utopian compound in a world that is...

Student artist spotlight: Madeline Weinstein

Student artist spotlight: Madeline Weinstein

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor Madeline Weinstein is a junior studying theater at Western Oregon. Originally hailing from Seattle, Washington, Weinstein didn’t have much enthusiasm for the idea of college after her graduation from high school. “It’s really...

Podcast Review: “Just Break Up”

Podcast Review: “Just Break Up”

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor If anyone could claim that they were addicted to podcasts, it would probably be me. I am a self-diagnosed podcast addict, and I have an endless supply at my fingertips; it seems like everyone and their mother has a podcast, and of...

Rainbow Dance Theater

Rainbow Dance Theater

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor On the evening of Friday, Jan.11, students and community members alike packed into Rice Auditorium to experience the Rainbow Dance Theater. The RDT has been performing at Western since the year 2000, after the dance company moved...

A year in review: Movie edition

A year in review: Movie edition

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor According to the Motion Picture Association of America, an average of 600 movies are released every year in the United States. Out of those movies, only a handful of them stand above the rest. Although I couldn’t have possibly seen...

Upcoming on-campus entertainment

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor Jan. 11: Event: Rainbow Dance Theatre Description: The Rainbow Dance Theatre group returns to Western with two works entitled “iLumidance” and “The Garden of Earthly Delights.” The performance will feature dancers using ultraviolet...

Great American band music comes to Western

Great American band music comes to Western

Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor Western’s wind and percussions ensembles and the Chemeketa wind ensemble paired up to perform a substantial concert on Thursday, Nov. 29. Chemeketa’s ensemble, directed by J. J. Meyer, opened the performance. They played five...