Hello OV fans one and all -
Here we are with an updated website. Infinite thanks to Scott Carver for dumbing down the process so even a three-year-old – or an editor-in-chief with the computer skills of a three-year-old – can update it. If you haven’t had a chance to check out our latest issue, do it now.
I said DO IT!
In other news, I am changing things up a bit by allowing all our contributors free access to the blog, thus allowing them to release their need for outside communication without actually unchaining them from the OV desk. So far it has resulted in some interesting posts and I hope to see the ranting and randomness continue.
Finally, look for Issue 2 on stands sometime in early February. In general, we’ll be taking a look at the state of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll in the great new year of 2008, with an interview with the Black Lips (who will be playing at the WOW Hall February 6), an all-new sex advice column, and an exposé on a popular, legal hallucinogen that is about to become the latest victim of the War on Drugs.
Thanks for reading and check back here for further updates (I promise).
Tuula
I remember why I hated this place.
Yesterday afternoon I got back from class, and it was about twenty-five or six to four. I had invited some people over for spaghetti, so I had to get going on putting together a pasta sauce.
I spun the spice rack around to grab what I needed — parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme — then raided the fridge for the sauce base and necessary veggies. A little preparation, and the sauce was on. I just had to let it be.
At that point my friend Simon from Queens walked in. He prides himself on his knowledge of nature and the outdoors, and so he inspected my spice repertoire. “Oh, thyme,” Simon said, dangling a conversation. “You know, there are about 350 species of thyme. Which is this?”
“Does anybody really know what thyme it is?” I asked. “Does anybody really care about thyme?”
“It’s just that I’ve been searching so long to find an answer,” he responded.
“Well, you’re the only living boy in New York who would even care,” I said. “But if you’re that curious, here, just take a baggie of it. As it is, I’ve got too much thyme on my hands anyway.”
That seemed to appease Simon, and then he finally shut up. But as the sauce simmered, it began to smell very appetizing, and he kept glancing over at me as the mixture bubbled. I knew he wanted to try it, so I took care of the issue once and for all so I could have my peace of mind.
“Just cool the engines, Simon. I think it’s going to be a long, long time.”
“Hey, take it easy,” he said, and he dipped a spoon into the pot to sample a bit of the tomato sauce.
I sighed, and reached into the fridge for the spiked egg nog. Whatever gets you through the night.
As I stand in a circle of friends and one drunk guy, contemplating whether to punch this drunk to interrupt his belligerent rant on gay guys. I was upset, but I just let it go. He was drunk. However, they say alcohol only lets loose your inner self thoughts.
The drunk guy was going off about how he hates it when gay guys hit on him. He agreed that this makes him a little homophobic and he was ok with it. Right then and there I should have just said “Fuck you!” But I didn’t. Instead, I just said to him that he doesn’t have to worry a gay guy will never hit on him. Then he looked at me trying to focus his eyes, he thanked me, saying now he would no longer have to worry. I don’t think he understood what I meant. He is butt ugly, rude and a very confused individual. Gross. No gay guy is going to hit on him.
I hoped my comment would get him to stop. It didn’t. He continued to go on about hating when guys start making moves on him, this is his reason for hating gay guys. His defense was “That’s just the way I feel.” Well I felt like punching him, did I? No.
I am thankful that I was in a group of my best friends or else I would have been defenseless, I would have probably gone home and written a blog entry about how the whole world sucks. But it doesn’t, thanks to the Borg. Speaking of things that suck, I have come to my own conclusion, this young drunk man has some inner demons he must work out on his own. Frankly speaking, he is gay. Or at least Bi. As I fell to sleep that night I received a text from a friend from the borg and it read “I can see ____ standing in front of the mirror right now, staring at his reflection, repeating the words ‘I am not gay’ over and over…”
When he fights the fear that suppresses him to say stupid stuff, he might turn out to be a decent gay guy. I just hope he doesn’t hit on me. Gross.
Max
The much-anticipated first issue is here!
Thanks to everyone who helped out. It looks great and definitely reflects all the hard work you put into it.
Tell your friends and enjoy the issue, folks.
How’s it going, Voice enthusiasts?
After some website issues, some printing issues, and some personal issues (because we’re all sooooo emo….wait, should I be admitting this?), the Oregon Voice brings you our second-to-last issue of this school year. Copy editor and all-around rad chick Katy Wolf brings us an interview with Greg Saunier of Deerhoof, myself and photo editor Naima Muntal battle it out over what makes a good dance party, and pacifists take the brunt of my unholy wrath as our asshole of the month (no hard feelings, right guys? I mean, our last asshole was children…) Check it out online, or please do visit one of our colorful (or not so colorful) boxes in and around the UO campus.
On April 20th (yes, that’s 4/20), the Oregon Voice will host a dance party fundraiser at the Campbell Club to raise funds for the printing of what we hope will be a 40-page mega issue with which we’ll usher in the end of this school year. The Mood and the Rockbottom Scoundrels, as well as DJ Jimbo of KWVA fame, will entertain us, and your entry ticket will earn you a chance to win one of many nifty prizes including some of our favorite CDs, books and OV tee shirts. For a mere three dollars, you can help us print our last issue and join us for some down and dirty booty shakin’.
Also, the Oregon Voice is in a state of transition (translation: we’re all graduating) which means we’re hiring for all of these administrative positions for the 2007-2008 academic year; two are paid, while the rest will give you awesome experience and proverbial resume cap feathers:
Editor-In-Chief (paid)
Publisher (paid)
Director of Photography
Layout Director
Director of Advertising
Applications are on our website, and are due no later than 5 PM on May 25th, 2007. Please keep in mind that while we love art photographers, you must have a handle on digital photography in order to be the director of photography. It’s a digital age, magazines are made on computers, and that’s just the way it is.
And if you’re interested in getting involved in our final issue—whether you be into graphic design, illustration, layout, writing or photographing– e-mail Sara the editor (myself) at ovoice@uoregon.edu as soon as humanly possible.
We hope to see you at the Campbell Club on April 20.
Sara, Reigning Queen Supreme
How’s it going, Voice readers?
Our website has now been taken over by Chris Olson, who’s decided to save us all from my minimal web-building skills and be our webmaster so that this nary-updated website could get a much-appreciated makeover. Thanks Chris. As for the rest of us, we’ve printed our second-and-third mega-combo issue, which is available for perusal on this website and in our boxes in and around the University of Oregon campus. It’s the one with the yellow cover. Watch out for issue 4, which will contain an interview with Greg Saunier of Deerhoof, among other fun goodies. We’re also in the process of setting up a dance party fundraiser to be held the weekend of April 6 and 7 with some of your favorite local bands. When we’ve nailed down a date and a line-up, it will be here. Check back for more details.
Your fearless editor,
Sara
4 issues from Volume 13 have been added to the archives section. These issues are from 2001/2002 and include some great stuff, like an interview with Weezer in issue 4, when they were at the height of their popularity, plus a lot of hilarious Minutia by then Editor (and creator of the Minutia section) Brian Boone. There is also a classic bong review in Vol XIII Issue 4, that is worth checking out. Some kick ass art in those issues as well, care of Brian Murphy.
Some of Oregon Voice Art Director Evan Meister’s artwork is on display this month up in Portland, starting October 5th at Floating World Comics so if you are in the area, check it out
Floating World Comics
1722 NW Raleigh #104
Portland, OR 97209
Evan did all of the cover’s last year, in addition to a lot of cool illustrations on the insides of those issues, so if you aren’t familiar, go to the “Archives” and check out Volume XVII. He is still the Art Director, so you’ll be seeing more of his work in the magazine this year.
That’s right, after a long wait the Oregon Voice website is fully remodelled using
Wordpress an excellent open source publishing application, also referred to as a Content Management System (CMS). Of course there are many CMS’s but Wordpress is a good one, and you’ve probably seen it in use dozens of times without even realizing it. The Oregon Commentator uses the same software, so a shout out to those guys and girls, who have been at it for a couple of years now. The Daily Emerald is using yet another CMS system called College Publisher which is a corporation with approximately 450 other, similar sites. This is probably a good thing cause it makes it easy for the publications that use it cause it simplifies the act of maintaining a website and allows them to sell ads easily. The only downside is that College Publisher gets a cut of the ad revenue, and according to the news section on that site, they are about to be acquired by MTV networks. In any case, it’s no big deal.
Basically what all CMS’s have in common is the ability to manage RSS feeds and comments, and keep everything well-organized in a database, so everything is easy to syndicate and whatnot. So hurrah for that.
