This is a companion piece to the article in the most recent issue of the Oregon Voice. It tells the story of Eugene’s own Food Not Bombs Chapter, and gives it context within the goals of the larger movement.
Director/Producer – Shane Burley
Thanks everyone who came out and rented puppies yesterday! Check out the ol’ Dirty coverage, pie-chart free:
http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2008/05/22/News/Puppy.Love-3374724.shtml
Credit for this great event goes to Stephen the dog lover (in a non-sexual way, of course) and Greenhill Humane Society.
Other people who are awesome: Max the puppy chaser; Iris the pooch wrangler; Justin, Shane, Cori and Leah doggie paparazzi; Natalie, Libby, Scot guardians of the puppies; and whoever else I forgot. Also Greenhill Humane society for providing 10 dogs and volunteers aplenty. Thanks as well to the scheduling office for helping us coordinate this.
We’re hoping to do a second event like this soon so keep an eye out for that, and shoot us an email if you want us to let you know personally.
Rent-a-Pooch
Wednesday May 21 at 11:30 am to 4:30 pm
Memorial Quad (in front of the library)
Come rent a dog from the Greenhill Human Society.
and it was freaking awesome.
If you’re on facebook, check out the photos by clicking here:
Album #1
and here:
Album #2
Thanks to everyone who came out and supported the Oregon Voice at our fundraiser show last Friday. Also thanks to the Campbell Club for hosting, the Party Tigers, The Daveys, the Arithmetic Danger Club, Last Trains and the band formerly known as The Mood for playing, and every staff person who helped out that night for holding it all together. We managed to collect a good amount of cash, which will go toward printing two more fabulous issues this year.
It’s proof that a concert has motivated you to live up to your potential when you can go home and write the review immediately just because you know that the longer you wait, the less of the show you’ll remember and the more it will suck.
Firmly on the list of things that don’t suck, however, is Ani Difranco.
I arrived at the show shortly after she started and didn’t spend much time looking for the friends I knew were in the theater somewhere. It was a weeknight concert and I just wanted to chill out and listen before I went home to crash. And if you can’t listen to an Ani concert alone, with all her individual-empowering vibes, what is there left in this world to enjoy solo?
As I settled into listening mode, I was immediately glad I hadn’t skipped this one. Her guitar playing, captivating on record, was nothing short of impressive live. The band, especially the xylophone player with Einstein hair, also sounded good and were fun to watch. The combined effect had me grooving subtly with the packed McDonald audience, despite my tiredness. As I swayed in the back and brooded about schoolwork and various responsibilities, Ani slowly worked into my subconscious with her effervescent personality and poignant lyrics.
Eventually, her strategy worked and I decided such worry was useless if I was a Woman In Charge, not pretty and definitely not a fucking Napoleon. Instead, I zoned out while people watching for a while. Lots of girls high on estrogen and quite a few men, too, trying hard to look unthreatened. A couple of drunk, clingy chicks annoyed me for a while, but they eventually faded out into the audience. The overall mood was good and definitely more about the music than any sort of cause.
Ani brought my attention back to the stage with an, er, interesting song about the divinity of atoms (actually, it’s a good point – they are mighty powerful and inflict the burdensome punishment of nuclear waste when you try to destroy them). Then she said a few words to the effect of “patriarchy… damn it… nobody even says it enough, patriarchy!” I’m not really sure, I was starting at her boobs.
Just kidding! A highly recommended concert for people of any musical and political persuasion. It will get you back on your feet and leave you with catchy riffs in your head all week long.
Seeking one dedicated, creative and flexible Editor-in-Chief who is willing to work hard for minimal pay (but there is pay…). Position starts Fall 2008 but we will begin training this term.
We prioritize applicants with good writing and editing skills who have had previous experience with the magazine but encourage all students to apply.
APPLICATIONS: Click the “Staff” tab in the black area above. The first link on that page is “Staff Application.”
Deadline is April 30th.
Bring them to one of our weekly meetings: Wednesdays, 6 pm, EMU Century Room E.
Or send an email to ovoice@uoregon.edu to make other arrangements.
As always, we welcome new staff contributors (writers, artists, designers, those with unspecified creative talents) at any time. Benefits include press passes to local shows and events as well as access to a diverse, supportive community of students dedicated to the creative arts and quality journalism.
This is the fabulous short documentary to coincide with the print article. The piece discusses the origin of the journal with author/editor John Zerzan, and with academic and those involved to give a portrait of how Green Anarchy contributes to eco-anarchism in the 21st century.
Director/Producer – Shane Burley
Nasal singing, check. Emo crowd, check. Feeling the music in your black heart check. The Mountain Goats at the WOW Hall was a relaxing evening for a warm Wednesday night. John Darnielle opened the set with a solo performance. As he ran up to the stage I hear a young boy in the crowd say “Here he comes!” I noticed this young man was also drawing with crayons the whole time to the music. The lyrics seemed to call the crowd to a stand still, literally.
“I’d like to ask my band to join me,” Danielle proclaimed. As the show continued, the crowd roared out requests, “ONIONS! COTTON! FREE BIRD!” Someone screamed, “Haven’t you heard of a set list!” The basest commented on the crowds requests including, “I want to have your babies.” His sweet banter and demur in his three piece suite reflected his tall and slim geeky persona.
If the Audience were all sitting, like many were, I think the narrative of The Mountain Goats lyrics would have seemed like an old age fable. My 10% Emo really felt like I was personally being sang to with songs like, “I’ll miss you when your gone.” The show seemed short, but sweet for that warm Wednesday night. The encore was by far the most enthusiastic performance. “This Year” was seventeen years young singing to all those angst high school kids and the nostalgic college students like me.
Just an update on the next OV issue: it will be out finals week.
Gunther has sadly opted not to grace us with his presence until April, so look for an interview with him in issue 4. The upcoming magazine, however, does have an interview with Lloyd Kaufman, who is arguably cooler than Gunther, though not quite as sexy.
Today we gathered some random opinions and thoughts from UO students, which will of course be in the next issue. Also look forward to a hula hoop DIY guide, comics galore and dream interpretations by yours truly.
Don’t forget to check out our poll at right. Stay cool, Eugene (and world).
As I watched the Academy Awards post show, where common people get to ask the great directors and writers about their works I really got inspired by Diablo Cody. She is pretty punk rock for Hollywood and has some sweet bangs. A questioned was asked by a USC film student, how to become successful? Her answer was to spread your work everyone as many eyes that can see it, show it to them. She emphasized if you write a zine make everyone read it and I think we here at the Oregon Voice should seriously make it happen. We may be a little magazine, but I think we have a lot of heart in us. lets go team!
D-girl out.
