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...
Entertainment
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”
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
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
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...
Analysis: “Birdbox” vs. “A Quiet Place”
Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor In early April 2018, the box-office hit “A Quiet Place” premiered in theaters around the country. According to Forbes.com, the post-apocalyptic film made over $213 million dollars in less than a month. Ushering in the end of 2018...
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...
Smack dab in the middle of a Western jazz concert
Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor Western Oregon Voices gave a warm and cozy end to a rainy, festive night with their jazz-themed concert, “Pass Me the Jazz.” Following the 51st annual Holiday Tree Lighting, the auditioned ensemble of 13 students, accompanied by a...
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...
“Music of the Spheres”: Dr. James Reddan’s Western directorial debut
Chrys Weedon | Entertainment Editor The “Music of the Spheres” concert choir and Chamber Singers concert on Nov. 27 gathered together a large crowd of friends, family, students and community members. Western’s concert choir is the institution’s largest ensemble,...