Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The Shakespeare Festival runs from February until October every year and hosts 11 different plays. This year, as well as 2011, the festival will spotlight four of Shakespeare’s classics, including “Hamlet,” “The Merchant of Venice,” “Twelfth Night” and “Henry IV.
There’s no shame in an occasional cocktail, just remember not to drive drunk and bring a responsible friend (or at least have them on dial).
Aries (March 21 - April 19): Can you hear the rhythm of the drums call to you? Prepare yourself the Ultimate Warrior. This week could prove challenging and you might need extra reinforcement.
1. Won’t Miss: Outlaw. Ok, we kind of have a love/hate with Outlaw. They close early (if you go after 2 p.m you can’t even get a sandwich made), they’re almost always out of something, they’re slow a lot of times and many students complain of their steep prices. But regardless, I think they do an alright job, and I feel semi-guilty knocking them since one of their employees makes my wraps without me even having to say a word (she’s memorized exactly what I get). So while I won’t miss the downfalls of Outlaw, I’ll definitely miss saying “hi” to them every day.
“I seem to collect odd hobbies,” said Clackamas English instructor Dave Mount.
That’s an understatement; Mount plays the banjo, fiddle and the viola de gamba, which is like “a guitar you can bow”, and plays in a band with his wife called “Uncle Wiggly.” In addition, Mount is into, and quite good at, a sport called “Ultra-running,” which are races on trails more than marathon distance, up to 50 miles.
