What Makes Us Great
Omar’s is a place full of history and life, and first experiences and delicious food. It's also where many Southern Oregon University students turn 21 in the bar, and couples celebrate anniversaries in the restaurant. After moving from the Hollywood area to Ashland, Omer and Hazel Hill opened a small restaurant, specializing in seafood and steaks.
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Alex’s restaurant and bar on the plaza in downtown Ashland boasts live music most nights a week, alongside an award-winning menu in a building rich with history. Alex’s, at 35 N. Main St., was a shoe store, a doctor’s office, and apartments, before converting into the current restaurant in 1987.
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While already having a reputation for the best cheap burger, the Recession Burger, Louie’s brings the sports bar atmosphere to Ashland’s bar scene. On Thursday nights when the kids hit the town, Louie’s is the place to be with their $3 Jager bomb special, big screen TV’s playing sports and loud music.
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Originally a coffee company out of a house in Talent, Noble Roasting Co. opened an Ashland location last year, and began serving in-house coffee in May of 2009. Located at 281 4th St. in Ashland, Noble was founded by Jared Rennie, who began the business out of his garage and named it after his late grandfather, Noble.
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OK, yes this is supposed to be all about coffee, but if you’re at Key of C, and you need to buy your frapa-mocha-vent-whatever, grab a bagel while you’re at it. Seriously. They must have made shop on top of a pot of love, because that’s exactly what these bagels are like.
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Looking to start your weekend off right, without damaging your wallet? Head down to O’Ryans Irish Pub, also known as the I Pub, on a Thursday night for dollar beer night! Located next to The Pita Pit and above The Vinyl, O’Ryans good service, a laid back atmosphere and friendly staff makes it a place the locals hit up.
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Located on the 3rd floor in the Plaza, Hong Kong provides a place for people to go for a classier feeling bar. With its red and black color scheme, intimate atmosphere and fun drinks, the Hong Kong is a great place to hit up for after work drinks. Order some delicious Edamame or Dragon puffs.
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Venture behind the big red doors on the Plaza and be transported to an English pub. The Black Sheep, located upstairs on the Plaza, has a very lively atmosphere with tons of things to look at, good traditional English food and drinks and even dart boards! Hang out with some friends, drink a Guinness, play some darts or split a plate of fish and chips! The Black Sheep is a great place to just relax and hang out.
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If you’re feeling up to some dancing, head out to Motif! Located near the Plaza, Motif serves as a Vietnamese restaurant during the day and a dance club at night. The stylish front dining area gives way to a large dance area, second bar, colorful lights and live DJ.
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April Showers bring May … Showers? Yes, so the weather isn’t that great and no o,ne wants to walk around in the rain, but once summer weather really comes (and stays), your first stop should be the Water Street Café. Located right on the plaza in downtown Ashland, this kiosk is exposed to the environment, which means you get to take in the sites and sounds of Ashland.
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At Evo’s Coffee Lounge, you’re sure to see an eclectic mix of art, and music, but where they really stand out is their presentation. Their motto says they believe in coffee, comfort, creativity and community, in any order you like, as long as the coffee comes first.
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The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is a Tony award winning production that show eleven plays during each eight month season. Five of the eleven plays are Shakespearean with the rest an assortment of various genres, which have recently included modern day plays.
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One of two cinemas in Ashland, the Varsity Theatre showcases many independent, art, and foreign films in addition to larger budgeted, blockbuster films. The art-deco style building is located at 166 E. Main St, in the center of downtown. Built in 1937, the theatre houses five screens and the building’s rich history is evident throughout.
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Summer is fast approaching. The nights are going to be long and hot and the days are going to be the same. For those of you looking to quench your thirst The Siskiyou has compiled a list of the best bars in town. Whether you are looking for an ice cold mojito or a cheap Pabst Blue Ribbon, we’ve got you covered.
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tuesday May 18 •12:00 p.m. SOAR Opening Ceremony, SU •1:00 p.m. SOAR Teaching Celebration, Library •3:00 p.m. SOAR Lab Open House, Various •5:00 p.m. ISA Meeting, SU Room 313 •5:00 p.m. ISA Meeting, SU Room 313 •5:30 p.m.
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The 3rd annual Southern Oregon Arts and Research celebration kicks off this week on Tuesday, May 18 and will feature events through Thursday, May 20. SOAR is a program based at Southern Oregon University in order to showcase everything from art and creative expression to scholarly works and findings.
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On Friday, April 30 Dennis Slattery, associate professor of the SOU Business Department arranged a rare tour of the Brammo Motorsports factory in Ashland, Ore. for his Accounting students. About 20 students enjoyed a first-hand tour of the new facility.
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Movie Review
Perhaps it is because the only memories that come to mind at the mention of Robin Hood are ones of a cartoon fox shooting arrows and singing songs that I wasn’t as disappointed with Ridley Scott’s take on the iconic outlaw as many critics were.
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Two new productions from SOU’s Theater Department are opening this week. The Theater Department invites you to come see “Eurydice” and “Wild Oats” during a special premiere party and discounted ticket night for students. Thursday, May 13, tickets for both productions will be sold together for $5.
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Television "The Wire" David Simon To describe “The Wire” simply as a TV show is to do it a terrible disservice. “The Wire” transcends its small screen format in a way that nearly no other show could do. The lone exception is The Sopranos.
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Week of May 10, 2010
tuesday May 11 •8:00 a.m. Student Art Show, SU Gallery •9:00 a.m. Art Exhibits, Art Building •4:00 p.m. Student Back Pain, SU 319 •5:00 p.m. ISA Meeting, SU Room 313 •5:30 p.m. SOU Sign ASL Club, SU 319 •7:00 p.m. Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, CRC wednesday May 12 8:00 a.
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Student Art Shows Four new student art exhibits are on display now in the art building galleries on campus, and an opening reception was held last Thursday evening. In the art building, in the Boise Cascade Gallery, is Stephanie Flood’s “Process of Making a Book” which showcases her images created as part of her capstone project.
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tuesday May 4 •8:00 a.m. Student Art Show, SU Gallery •9:00 a.m. Art Exhibits, Art Building •5:00 p.m. ISA Meeting, SU Room 313 •5:30 p.m. SOU Sign ASL Club, SU 319 •7:00 p.m. Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, CRC wednesday May 5 •8:00 a.m. Student Art Show, SU Gallery •9:00 a.
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“Calvin Marshall,” the film following a junior college student’s quest to become a professional baseball player opened in Ashland’s Varsity Theater on Friday, April 30. The film stars acclaimed actors Steve Zahn, Alex Frost, and Michelle Lambardo.
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The second annual Apple Jam music festival will take place May 21 through 23 at the Provolt store, just outside of Williams, Ore. The grass roots music festival will feature several bands from the Northwest, including Ashland. The event is organized and produced by Ashland based Karrgo Bossajova, a funk jam band which includes SOU students as members.
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“Ono grinds,” hip shaking dances and an entertained crowd were on site for the 14th annual luau hosted by the Ho’opa’a Hawaii Club on Saturday evening. Lahela Rice, a senior psychology and human communication major and Jem Rojo, a junior psychology coordinated this year’s event.
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Film "The is England" Shane Meadows Shane Meadows is going to become a well known name in the filmmaking world, I promise you this. His second film “This is England,” which is said to be loosely based around events from his childhood, follows 12 year old Shaun as he looks for a place to fit in and eventually get’s involved with a group of young skin heads after loosing his father in the Balkans war.
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ZombieFest, a rock concert put on by the SOU Paranormal Club, will take place this Saturday night at 9 p.m. in the Britt Ballroom. The show will feature the alternative rock bands Seven Reasons, Shift, and the Lost Mavin, as well as a performance by the SOU Jam Club.
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Week of April 26, 2010
tuesday April 27 •9:00 a.m. New Art Exhibits, Art Building •4:00 p.m. ISA Meeting, Senate Chambers •6:00 p.m. SOU Sign ASL Club, SU 319 wednesday April 28 •9:00 a.m. New Art Exhibits, Art Building •4:30 p.m. “100 Reasons why Evolution is Stupid,” Movie Screening, SU 319 •5:00 p.
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SOU Student Film Festival The annual Southern Oregon University Student Film Festival will be held this year on May 18, and serves as a great way for students to showcase their filmmaking and acting skills. Last year’s event was hosted by SOU senior and video production major Scott Ash who went on to have a short film of his featured in the Ashland Independent Film Festival.
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Television "Arrested Development" Mitchell Hurwitz If you haven’t see “Arrested Development” before than you must not own a television. What was once considered the funniest show on television is still the funniest show ever made.
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Week of April 19, 2010
tuesday April 20 10:00 a.m. Wood Sculpture Exhibit, Art Museum •5:00 p.m. ISA Meeting, SU Room 313 •6:00 p.m. SOU Sign ASL Club, SU 319 •7:00 p.m. Womens Work and Public Policy Lecture, Library wednesday April 21 •5:00 p.m. NASU meeting, Downstairs SU •6:00 p.
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Week of April 19, 2010
ECOS Earth Day This Thursday, the Ecology Center of the Siskiyous has a full day of events planned in celebration of the 40th annual Earth Day holiday. There will be live music on campus throughout the day, with three bands playing in the Stevenson Union in the evening.
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Film "The Vicious Kind" Lee Toland Krieger Anyone familiar with the show “Party Down” or with the movie “Step Brothers” knows that Adam Scott should be a star. I saw the “Vicious Kind” on my Netflix On Demand service.
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An Interview with Zeke Hudson
Zeke Hudson is sitting slumped against the wall at a local coffeehouse. His hair is shaved although I could have sworn it was in an impressive Mohawk last week when I saw him at the gym. His eyes are tired but his mood is relaxed as I begin questioning him about his magazine Gutter Pulp, a piece of work bordering a cult phenomenon.
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Week of April 12, 2010
tuesday April 13 • 9:30 a.m. Free Legal Advice for SOU Students, SU 322, Appointment Required • 10:00 a.m. Wood Sculpture Exhibit, Art Museum • 12:00 p.m. New Faculty and Staff Mindfulness Drop in, Health Center • 6:00 p.m. SOU Sign ASL Club, SU 319 wednesday April 14 • 5:00 p.
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CULTURE Luau Tickets on Sale Tickets are on sale now for the 14th annual Hawaiian luau put on by SOU’s Ho’opa’a Hawai’i Club. The tickets went on sale March 30 and will be sold through April 28. The club is selling 650 tickets, including show and dinner tickets, and the event has sold out in the past.
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Film “Sherlock Holmes” Guy Ritchie
Film “Sherlock Holmes” Guy Ritchie It wasn’t that long ago that Robert Downie Jr. was basicaly black listed in Hollywood. And it was even less long ago that critics were saying Guy Ritchie’s carreer was dead. However things look like they are on the up and up for the both of them.
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Movie Review
Micheal Haneke, an Austrian filmmaker, has prided himself on films that make people think and talk afterward. Before “The White Ribbon,” his latest work, he remade his own 1997 Austrian genre-breaking thriller “Funny Games” for an American audience, casting Tim Roth and Naomi Watts.
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tuesday April 6 •4:00 p.m. Final Tobacco on Campus Forum, SU 319 •5:00 p.m. ISA Meeting, SU 313 •6:00 p.m. SOU Sign ASL Club, SU 319 wednesday April 7 •5:00 p.m. NASU meeting, Downstairs SU •6:00 p.m. SOU Tango Club, Britt Ballroom thursday April 8 •12:00 p.
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April 5, 2010
CULTURE Spring Powwow By Teresa Ristow The Native American Student Union will host the 18th annual Spring Powwow this Saturday and Sunday, April 10 and 11, at the McNeal Pavilion on the SOU campus. The event is both a traditional Native American powwow and a large community celebration, and is expected to draw in roughly 1,500 people over the course of the weekend.
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Brittany Bevis Jotham Porzio Sarah Rudeen Corey Neil Larra Lively Mari Welch Shabana Ali Carter Franklin Please come and pick up your tickets on Wed 3/3 at 3 p.m. at SU 335. If you’re unable to stop by then, email siskiyou@students.sou.ed
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Week of March 1, 2010
tuesday March 2 •8:30 a.m. 20% off Kiss Winter Goodbye, Bookstore •12:00 p.m. Tai Chi Workshop, SU Arena •5:00 p.m. ISA Meeting, SU Room 313 •6:00 p.m. SOU Percussion Ensemble, Music Hall •6:00 p.m. SOU Sign ASL Club, SU 319 wednesday March 3 •8:30 a.
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Movie Review
“Shutter Island” is one of those movies that has way too much fun playing with your head, and does it with a level of technical expertise and precision that you allow it to do just that. Martin Scorsese generally does not make the movies that a more experimental director, like David Lynch (“Mulholland Drive”) or David Fincher (“Fight Club”) might, but here he shows he has an uncanny ability to suck his audience into the film and be entertained by its mysterious and deceptive qualities for its entire length, and possibly by the end be asking for more.
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Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Brittany Dixon learned her first simple steps at a very young age. Dixon is a 21-year-old ethnic studies student at SOU, and current director of communications for the Black Student Union on campus. “Your older peers will teach you simple steps when you’re really young, either at school, on the playground, or just in your free time,” she said.
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Week of March 1, 2010
Film “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow “The Hurt Locker” has been getting an extraordinary amount of praise ever since it started making the rounds at film festivals early last year. Critics everywhere have been throwing around words like “masterpiece” and “perfect,” some have even gone so far as to declare it the best movie on military life since “Full Metal Jacket.
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Film “The Dark Knight” Christopher Nolan
While it is true that “The Dark Knight” is the movie that proved comic books can be taken seriously, and many would argue that it has a very high place in history, I however would go so far as to say that it’s precursor “Batman Begins” is the better film.
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Southern Oregon University’s Theater Arts Department’s performance of “The Story of Opal: The Journal of an Understanding Heart” is a heartwarming depiction of the wonderment of childhood. “The Story of Opal” is about a young girl growing up in Cottage Grove, Ore.
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Movie Review
Young adults around the world often find themselves with a longing to leave their home town. A desire to get away from the ordinary and the routine. Such is one of the many themes explored in “Reprise,” the fabulous debut from Norwegian director Joachim Treir.
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tuesday February 23 •8:30 a.m. 20% off Art Supply Sale, Bookstore •12:00 p.m. Body Disorder Week, Health Center •5:00 p.m. ISA Meeting, SU Room 313 •3:00 p.m. Ikebana Demonstration SU 3rd floor •6:00 p.m. “America The Beautiful” movie screening, SU •6:00 p.
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ART & GALLERY South Africa This Thursday, Febuary 18 sees the opening reception for the new photography exhibit by The Siskiyou’s own Kayla Young. Young spent spring 2009 in Capetown, South Africa working as an intern for South African publication “The Big Issue.
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MOVIE "Love Actually" Richard Curtis I know it takes place during Christmas and not Valentines Day, but it isn’t the time of year that matters, it is the message. The idea that we are all looking for someone to love and someone that loves us.
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This Tuesday, Ashland hip hop group TLA is performing in a special Mardi Gras musical event at Diversions in the Stevenson Union. The show, which begins at 9 p.m., will open with One Movement, another local hip hop group, and last well into the night, celebrating the Mardi Gras holiday.
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tuesday February 16 •5:00 p.m. ISA Meeting, SU Room 313 •6:00 p.m. SOU Sign ASL Meeting, SU Room 319 wednesday February 17 •5:00 p.m. NASU meeting, Downstairs SU •6:00 p.m. ECOS Winter Film Series, SU Room 330 •6:00 p.m. SOU Tango Club, Britt Ballroom thursday February 18 •4:00 p.
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Movie Review
Following the creative process of a famous Italian director in 60s Italy, Nine stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Guido Contini, a man troubled by his crumbling life and failing film career. Nine is based on the semi-autobiographical film 8 ½ by Frederico Fellini, a famous film director from Italy whose work throughout the 20th century brought him the lifetime achievement award at the 27th Cannes Film Festival in 1974.
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MOVIE "Donnie Darko" Richard Kelly Donnie Darko is the definition of a “cult classic,” it is a movie both overrated and underrated. Studied by fanboys for shroecrets and deeper meanings and it is snubbed by non believers who find it pompous and self important.
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Last Friday night “Domes for Haiti,” an informative music event, was held in the Britt ballroom at SOU to raise money for the recent earthquake in Haiti. The event, which featured live music, disc jockeys, and an informational presentation, was a fundraiser for Ashland based Pacific Domes and their Haiti relief project.
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Week of February 8, 2010
tuesday February 9 •5:00 p.m. ISA Meeting, SU Room 313 •6:00 p.m. SOU Sign ASL Meeting, SU Room 319 wednesday February 10 •12:00 p.m. Alternative Spring Break, Yogurt Hut Fundraiser, Yogurt Hut •5:00 p.m. NASU meeting, Downstairs SU •6:00 p.
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THEATER SOU Winter Theater Season Southern Oregon University’s winter theater season is set to take off this week with two new productions. First up is the musical “Johnny Johnson (The Biography of a Common Man),” which is described as a moving, yet ironic, anti-war tale about a young pacifist who enlists in the army to fight during World War I.
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Movie Review
“The Blind Side” is not just a movie for sports fans. It’s a story that shows that love and kindness can be an amazing thing. The movie follows young Michael Oher, played by Quinton Aaron, now an offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, and his struggle through everyday life.
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MOVIE: "The Pusher Trilogy" Nicholas Winding Refn This is the first time I have recommended a foreign film and the first time I have recommend a whole trilogy in lieu of just one film. The Pusher movies tell the story of various aspects of the illegal drug trade in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Week of February 1, 2010
tuesday February 2 •8:30 a.m. African American History Month, 20% off selected books, Bookstore •5:00 p.m. ISA Meeting, SU Room 313 •6:00 p.m. SOU Sign ASL Meeting, SU Room 319 wednesday February 3 •10:00 a.m. Customer Apprection Day, Bookstore •3:00 p.
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Week of February 1, 2010
Music By: Teresa Ristow A reception was held last Thursday evening for five new student art exhibits in the Center for Visual Arts buildings on campus. At the Thorndike Gallery in the lobby of the art building is an exhibit by Wojciech Kubrakiewick. “The Battlefield Landscape” features eleven poster-sized silk screen images which are primarily black and white, though a few have sections of blue or green.
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tuesday January 26 •2:00 p.m. FASA Help, Student Access Center •4:00 p.m. Fertility Awareness Workshop, Hannon Library Meese Room •5:00 p.m. ISA Meeting, SU Room 313 •6:00 p.m. SOU Sign ASL Meeting, SU Room 319 •6:30 p.m. Hoola-Hooping for Body Awareness, SU Diversions wednesday January 27 •10:00 a.
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On Wed., Jan. 27, the Ecological Center of the Siskiyous will present “Flow,” the second documentary in their winter film series. The film is about the global crisis of water availability and will begin at 6:00 p.m. in room 330 of the Stevenson Union.
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Movie Review
Thankfully, I don’t live in Connecticut. The past few years have brought an array of movies based on places or people, which have been haunted in Connecticut. “A Haunting in Connecticut” is set in the 1980s and follows a family who has relocated to Connecticut for their son’s cancer treatments.
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Music Review
I’m a far cry from the first person to say that “super” groups are usually anything but. A collaboration of key players from two or more wildly popular bands sounds great on paper, but in practice usually ends with large egos, broken noses and poor song writing.
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Week of January 25, 2010
Wellness The Women’s Resource Center wants you to love your body. The message of their week long series of events titled “Love Your Body Week” urges the women of Southern Oregon University and the greater community to get in touch with their bodies and learn to love themselves for who they are, something the WRC has been doing since they were founded in 1974.
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wednesday January 20 •10:00a.m., Dig for Artifacts Bake Sale, SU Foyer •5:00p.m., NASU meeting, Downstairs SU •6:00p.m., SOU Tango Club, Britt Ballroom •6:00p.m., Panel Discussion, Imagining America: From Alexis de Toqueville to Martin Luther King, Jr.
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MOVIE "The Deer Hunter" Michael Cimino The Deer Hunter is a long movie, at times it can feel interminable. But sitting through it and giving it one’s fullest attention is ultimately rewarding. The film makers show us the lives of our characters and their small town in such depth and detail, that we feel for them before they ever go off to war.
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Movie Review
On November 13, 1974 the DeFeo family was murdered in their New York home while they were sleeping. The eldest son, Ronald “Butch” DeFeo was charged with the murders of his mother, Louise, his father, Ronald, his sisters, Allison, 13, and Dawn, 18, and his two brothers, Mark, 12, and John Matthew, 9.
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Last Saturday night, Diversions in the Stevenson Union hosted East Coast bands The Max Levine Ensemble and Nana Grizol. The show, organized by 21-year-old SOU Human Communication student Noah Jacobs, was free and roughly 100 people attended. SOU’s Jam Club sponsored the show and opened the night, giving the traveling bands extra time to arrive and set up.
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Week of January 19, 2010
ART and GALLERY Emotional Stories of Foreclosure The artist reception on Friday, Jan. 15 for “Scenes for Surrendered Homes” at the Stevenson Union was attended by students and the general public. Gallery curator Karen Finnegan exclaimed, “This show is getting more attention than anything that has been here.
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Week of January 11, 2010
tuesdayJanuary 12 •11:30a.m., Elmo’s Grand Opening, SU •5p.m., Snowflake making contest, SU •6:00p.m., Sign ASL Club, SU room 319 •7:00p.m., SOMA meeting, F&G Classroom wednesday January 13 •6:00p.m., ECOS Winter Film Series, “Coal Country,” SU room 330 •7:00p.
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Movie Review
The release of “Paranormal Activity” and “The Fourth Kind” in late 2009 has seemed to rekindle a love for all things supernatural, especially those that are supposedly true. As a lover of scary and horror movies, I have gone on a based-on-true-events movie binge.
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Last Saturday night, local psychedelic funk band Karrgo Bossajova took the stage at the Caldera Tap House in downtown Ashland. The band members, all originally of Lake Oswego, Ore., have been playing together locally for a year and a half. Blake Norris and Joe Jacobson, both 20, are in their third year at Southern Oregon University, where they are music majors.
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Movies “District 9” Neil Blomkamp Forget about 7-foot tall blue aliens with tails and forget about 3D technology. The best sci-fi film to come out this past year was District 9. And while the 3D in James Cameron’s “Avatar” was indeed impressive it in no way diminished his films cliché story and terrible dialogue.
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Week of January 11, 2010
ART and GALLERY Thought Provoking Art On Thursday, Jan. 7, the Schneider Museum of Art held the opening reception for a new art exhibit entitled, “From Tiananmen Square to Promontory Summit,” by Chinese-American artist Zhi Lin. Lin, who is a professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Washington, was six years old when the communist’s cultural revolution began in China.
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Music: And the winner is… Friday Nov. 13 was the first Battle of the Bands of the school year. Hosted by KSOC it showcased many strong performances from our class mates. It was tough to pick a winner but in the end it was The Frankie Hernandez band that took home the cake.
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Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” paints a colorful and entertaining picture of high society complete with acerbic and relatable characters, clever dialogue, and sensationally funny contact with the spirit world.
The setting is a gorgeous 19th century British sitting room complete with a grand piano, shining tea set and an array of crystal ashtrays on the various surfaces. The lights are raised and Ruth (played by Jordan Leigh Wakefield) is lecturing her maid Edith (played by Rachel Seeley) on proper serving etiquette.
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Atlas Sound is the solo project of Bradford James Cox, lead singer of Deerhunter, a self described “ambient punk” band. Under the monicker Atlas Sound, he explores a different “palette of sounds” than he gets to use in his five-piece rock band, and it shows. Most of the music is made from computer or acoustic guitar loops and very simple drums, making it pretty prevalent after a couple songs that this material would be very difficult to perform live with only one person.
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Week of November 16, 2009
tuesday November 17 •4p.m. “Actors Talk About Shakespeare.” Library •4p.m. Creativity Panel. Stevenson Union •5p.m. ISA Meeting, SU 313 •7p.m. SOMA, Cascade F&G classroom •10p.m. Open Mic/Conscious Hip Hop, Tabu wednesday November 18 •11a.
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Week of November 9, 2009
SPOTLIGHT Music: Emily Wells By Mariko Thomas Emily Wells was returning to Ashland and the buzz that her haunting voice and loop system created last year was heightened to a peak last Thursday night. Currently based in Los Angeles, she has been creating music with Epic Records and independently since 2000.
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“Anton in Show Business,” by Jane Martin, is a well put together show about, putting a show together. Southern Oregon University’s Theater Arts Department has captured the spirit, emotion and passion behind putting on a show.
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This weeks Editor's Picks include "Less Than Zero" by Bret Easton Ellis, "Brick" by Rian Johnson and "Saturdays=Youth" by M83.
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Week of November 9, 2009
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November 10
•2:30p.m. OSPIRG Green Building Tour, SU Courtyard
•4:30p.m. ASSOU Potluck, SOURS Leadership Center
•5p.m. ISA Meeting, SU 313
•7p.m. SOMA, Cascade F&G classroom
•10p.m. Open Mic/Conscious Hip Hop, Tabu
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CD Review
“Earthly Delights” is one of those poor albums where the musical formula of the material works brilliantly for maybe three tracks on the album, but fails to keep interest for the rest of the songs. There are maybe two tracks of the nine on this album that are very good; the rest are very similar to those tracks, but lack anything very special or interesting about them to make them stick out.
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Music Review
Devendra Banhart has become a pretty well known figure within the indie freak folk scene, which exists just below the mainstream indie radar. With his recent relationship to Natalie Portman and his cult audience of devoted fans, he has surfaced into the lime light recently as one of the more well known figures in the “freak-folk” culture (other prominent artists include Vashti Bunyan, Sufjan Stevens, and Cocorosie).
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tuesday November 3 •4p.m. Imagining a Post Racial America, SU 330 •4:30p.m. ASSOU Potluck, SOURS Leadership Center •5p.m. ISA Meeting, SU 313 •7p.m. SOMA, Cascade F&G classroom •8p.m. Open Mic, Stillwter, FREE 21+ •10p.m. Open Mic/Conscious Hip Hop, Tabu wednesday November 4 •4p.
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Movie Review
“Paranormal Activity” is not your average scary movie. This movie follows a normal, suburban couple, who after experiencing a few disturbing nocturnal events, start taping what happens at night in their home to find out what is going on. Using a home-movie type filming style, writer-director Oren Peli captures the creepy thumps and bumps that every house experiences in new light.
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Breaking with tradition for a bit here, you’ll find there is no score or rating for this movie in this review. That’s because this reviewer didn’t find this film something capable of being scored. That would be like getting a handmade gift on your birthday and rating it a one out of ten. Or giving it a letter grade, as the case may be. I know, that’s a cheesy little analogy, but it’s rather apt.
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BOOK “Trainspotting” Irvine Welsh
Before Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor made Scottish heroin addicts seem cool, Irvine Welsh shocked the world with “Tainspotting.” This controversial novel centers around a group of Scottish slackers and junkies with direction no plans for the future except their next fix and nothing but time to kill.
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Week of November 2, 2009
OUTDOORS By Mariko Thomas With the nearly inescapable rollercoaster of school and work, a therapeutic break is often called for. The well springs are relatively well known by locals but few others. The springs have been a sacred ceremonial site honored by Native Americans who, according to the tale, would lay down their weapons upon entering the hot springs area.
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Week of October 26, 2009
This weeks Editor's Picks include "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, "No Country For Old Men" by Joel and Ethan Coen and "Amputechture" by The Mars Volta. Read on for a complete review of the picks.
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Week of October 26, 2009
This week in Spotlight, we cover SOU Professor and member of Cast of Clowns. Also, we Case Coffee is featured in our "Food" section. The business offers gelato and offers a variety for the coffee addicts and the sweet-tooth Italian ice cream lovers. The Latino Student Union is our Campus Club Shout-Out this week. Read on for more.
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This week, we have the Pumpking Carving Contest (10/27, Diversions), the ECOS Harvest Fair (10/28, SU Courtyard), Day of the Dead Celebration (10/29, SU), Rocky Horror Picture Show (10/30, Diversions) and the Monster Dash (10/31, Lithia Park). Read on for a full list of events for the week.his week, we have the Pumpking Carving Contest (10/27, Diversions), the ECOS Harvest Fair (10/28, SU Courtyard), Day of the Dead Celebration (10/29, SU), Rocky Horror Picture Show (10/30, Diversions) and the Monster Dash (10/31, Lithia Park). Read on for a full list of events for the week.
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Arlo Brooks
Tyondai Braxton is well known in more ways than one among the underground music culture. First and foremost he is the "front man" (if they could ever have one) of the math rock band Battles, playing guitar, keyboards, computers and vocalizing. He is the son of Anthony Braxton, renowned avant-garde jazz musician, composer and philosopher.
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Movie Review
The first thing you should know prior to reading this review is that I did not read the book that was the basis for the movie. This may be more meaningful and potent to you if you have some kind of emotional connection to the book itself, but I’m going to be looking at it as I always do for ‘movies based on other things’: how it comes off as just a movie.
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CD Review
Modest Mouse’s latest EP “No One’s First and You’re Next,” is a compilation of unused tracks from their last two albums, “Good News For People Who Love Bad News” and “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.
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Music
New to the Ashland music scene is a hip-hop collaborative group mixing original lyrics, beats and digital music with live recordings, bringing a new sound to the hip-hop world. TLA, not your standard three letter acronym, is a group of people from varying walks of life bringing their different tastes, styles and experiences together.
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tuesday October 13 •3:30pm, ROTC forum, SU 319 •5pm, ISA Meeting, SU 313 •7pm, SOMA, Cascade F&G classroom •8pm, Open Mic, Stillwter, FREE +21 •10pm, Open Mic/Conscious Hip Hop, Tabu wednesday October 14 •4pm, Club Tr
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Each week the Entertainment Editor will pick a movie, a book and a music album that he believes readers should check out. All three will be related in either style, mood, tone or content.
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CD Review
The fourth studio album by The Used, titled Artwork, seems to be a manifestation of regurgitated work, either for the sake of money or to try to stretch out an up-and-down music career to it’s brink. The enthusiasm and passion seems gone from the members; the album goes through the motions with very little variation.
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Various styles of music, talk show programs, and upbeat events are just a few things KSOC has to offer the students and community members of Southern Oregon. Established 15 years ago, KSOC is a place made up of individuality and creativity, who’s mission is to encourage involvement and cultural diversity.
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Movie Review
Halloween is just around the corner, making it the perfect time for a good, old-fashioned zombie movie. Some predictable running around and screaming by people destined to get chomped on by slow, rotting, walking dead? Get some popcorn and call it a night.
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Week of October 12, 2009
ART Gregory Martin’s exhibit “Keep Out” will be on display in the Gallery at Stevenson Union until the end of this month. Martin works in the publication department as a graphic designer here at Southern Oregon University. Using a combination of words and acrylic paint, Martin explores the forgotten places in society.
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So you’ve made it to Southern Oregon University. You’ve moved all of your belongings into your dorm room, you’ve registered for all your classes, you’ve bought a back breaking amount of textbooks, you’ve received your first load of homework and now you are ready to have some fun.
Week of October 5, 2009
MUSIC Reggae Revolutionaries Invade SOU The student populous at SOU is going to have their collective minds blown when Oregon’s own Indubious, the intergalactic reggae revolutionaries, take over the Britt Ballroom on Saturday night. Bringing smooth reggae jams and skilled instrumental interludes, Indubious is sure to get the students feet moving the dance floor.
This past Thursday the Schnieder museum held a reception for a brand new exhibit as well as additions to its permanent art collection. The exhibit, Harmonie Universelle, showcases 200 instruments from around the world and from various periods of time.
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