Western theatre presents student-directed short plays

By Stephanie Blair Staff Writer Next week, April 16-18, Western theatre students will have their annual chance to show off their directing prowess. Students who have completed the two directing courses on campus, Directing and Advanced Directing, both taught by...

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“Undertow” turns 22

By Declan Hertel Staff Writer Fans of the band Tool have been waiting nine years for a new album. A year after their progressive epic “10,000 Days” was released, the band found themselves embroiled in a long and costly series of lawsuits with their insurance company...

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FIFTY SHADES OF WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?

IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME THAT there still existed people who do not know the gist of “Fifty Shades of Grey” until I overheard a couple of guys talking about Christian Grey’s Red Room. While at the gym a couple of days ago, I heard two very brawny men talking about their...

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Medieval strategy game “Crusader Kings II” lives on

By DECLAN HERTEL Staff Writer “Oh my god, Dad! You’re sleeping with my wife?” This is the somewhat sanitized version of a sentence I once said out loud while playing Paradox Interactive’s 2012 grand strategy game, “Crusader Kings II,” which marked its third...

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KWOU radio station to host winter dance

KWOU radio station to host winter dance

By NATHANIEL DUNAWAY Entertainment Editor KWOU, Western’s premier online radio station, will be hosting the Winter Kickback Dance next month in preparation for the highly anticipated release of their new app, which will be unveiled in the coming weeks. “It is an...

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“In the Aeroplane Over the Sea:” 17 Years Later

By DECLAN HERTEL Staff Writer Everyone has a piece of art that speaks to them like no other, and for many people, that work is their favorite music album. There are few more potent ways to learn about who someone is at heart than to listen to their favorite album....

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Game night: table-top games with huge replay value

By NATHANIEL DUNAWAY Entertainment Editor My friends and I have taken up to playing games. Right now, you might be imagining kickball or “Grand Theft Auto”; however — while those are both awesome — the games we’ve been playing aren’t at home outside...

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