By:Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor Western hosted the 13th annual Composers Workshop with guest speaker Dave Metzger on April 28. Metzger is an award winning composer and orchestrator who has worked on feature films such as “Frozen,” “Moana,” “The Avengers” and...
By: Darien Campo | Designer “Dance like they are watching you – because they are watching you.” This is one of my favorite lines from Jonathan Coulton’s brand new album, “Solid State.” The 17-track concept record tackles a story about the internet, trolls,...
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor If April showers really bring May flowers, here’s hoping those come up soon. In the meantime, there are plenty of fun local events both inside and outside to keep busy with. Keizer Homegrown Theatre’s latest show, “Hearts Like...
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor “The Circle,” directed by James Ponsoldt, is a thriller about a tech company that is connecting everybody online and the implications that complete social transparency has on people, based off of a 2013 novel by David Eggers....
By: Zoe Strickland Managing Editor Knowing virtually nothing about the aim for the series, besides that it was based off of a bestselling memoir by fashion connoisseur Sophia Amoruso, I was excited when Netflix announced that they would be making a show aptly-named...
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor Each year, fans from around the world gather to celebrate “Star Wars.” This year’s celebration took place from April 13-16 in Orlando, Florida and brought in huge crowds to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Star Wars.” Fans...
By: Kevan Maloney Staff Writer Two years after his last album, Kendrick Lamar returns better than ever with his latest release: “DAMN.”. He brings a fresh take on his career by making an album that sounds much more modern than any other album he has made to date....
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor For many students, music is a great hobby. Writing, playing and even listening to music is beneficial and rewarding. Western student Patrick Jaursch, sophomore psychology major, takes that one step further by pursuing music as a...
By: Darien Campo Designer Everyone’s a critic these days. The fine art of “riffing,” making fun of bad movies through biting commentary, is still alive. On the internet there is no shortage of critics and reviewers all vying for attention on the digital stage, but we...
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor There was a lot of energy in the audience as Micky Dolenz, lead singer of The Monkees, took to the stage at Rice Auditorium alongside the American Metropole Orchestra as part of the Smith Fine Arts Series. The April-15-concert...
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