Review: “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile”

Review: “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile”

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

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...

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The Coming Out Monologues return to Western

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...

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Musical guest, Deac Guidi, and staff serenade Smith Hall

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...

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Review: “Endgame” is a fan service film

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...

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Graphic Novel Review: “The Nameless City” Trilogy

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...

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“The Silence” anaylsis

“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...

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