Salem Cinema introduces alternative film experience

Salem Cinema introduces alternative film experience

Alexandra Martin | Entertainment Editor Going to the movies, a popular pastime since the Nickelodeon debuted in the early 20th century, is not only about the movies themselves but the whole experience. For most, attending a movie as a child was the first glimpse we...

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The Ladybugs: A big apple jazz ensemble

The Ladybugs: A big apple jazz ensemble

Alexandra Martin | Entertainment Editor The 41st season of The Smith Fine Arts Series kicked off the year with The Ladybugs. Hailing from the Big Apple, The Ladybugs’ one of a kind sound immersed the whole of Rice Auditorium this past Friday with their upbeat,...

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Review: “If It Was A Smile”

Stephanie Blair | Editor-in-Chief For fans of folk and indie rock, a must-hear album is coming your way — Joseph Demaree and the Great Smoking Mirror: a guitar- and cello-playing duo from Portland, Oregon, will release the band’s 10-track, debut album, “If It Were A...

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Music is in the air

Music is in the air

Alexandra Martin | Entertainment Editor Music is a great way to fill any amount of silence with melodic noise. “Spotify has a wide selection…it’s the only way I stream music,” said Ethan Gilbert a junior computer science major. Whether a person is walking to...

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Something for everyone this fall

Something for everyone this fall

Alexandra Martin | Entertainment Editor Fall in the Pacific Northwest usually means one thing to the community: long, cold, rainy days spent inside. An exorbitant amount of time can pass simply daydreaming of dead fall leaves crunching underfoot, sipping on hot apple...

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Murderers, Vampires, Demons, Oh My

Alexandra Martin | Entertainment Editor October is nearly upon us and what better way to get in the spirit of Halloween than brushing up on those spooky tales that have helped shape this holiday into what it is. Most of us grew up with some experience hearing campfire...

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Upcoming performances in a town near you

Alexandra Martin | Entertainment Editor Take off those Ugg boots and put down that pumpkin spiced whatchamacallit that you’ve waited for this whole year; grab your dancing shoes and prepare yourself for a musically filled fall to remember. Sure, the autumnal weather...

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A summary of summer

Alexandra Martin | Entertainment Editor Being on the “Path of Totality” undoubtedly put Oregon on the map this summer, casting a bit of a shadow on the events—no pun intended—that came before and after the once in a lifetime occurrence around the state and the nation....

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Western theatre delves into magical realism

Western theatre delves into magical realism

By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor Western’s theatre department has put on a number of engaging and fun productions throughout the year and their latest is right around the corner. “This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing,” originally written by...

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Review: “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”

By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor Part of what made the original “Pirates of the Caribbean” so good, is the fact that it came as a surprise and people generally had no expectations. Jack Sparrow was the loveable, drunk side character in Will Turner and Elizabeth...

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