Poets In The Wild.

So, I'm just wandering around, right? Just minding my own business. Kinda bored, really. Looking stupid, I'm sure. You know, just sorta lost on campus, when outta the blue I feel this compulsion to go to the bowl. This is what I found on a random Tuesday afternoon:


Like I've said a gajillion times before, there's gajillion things going on at Rogue. Including, but not limited to, wild poets in their natural habitat. I've found that if you are very quiet, you won't scare away these docile, delicate creatures. Oh, and whatever you do, don't feed them. Their systems are fragile and your good intentions could very well kill the last of this nearly extinct breed. If we are careful, we may be able to get native poets off the endangered species list by 2015. It's difficult to tell from the video, but these are hatchery poets, all clipped and tagged. And, as beautiful as they are, there are even more rare specimen--wholly wild grown. Don't see too many of those anymore. I blame global warming.

Jon Lovitz Would Be Proud

http://www.roguecc.edu/Theatre/

Currently at the Warehouse
Directors John Cole and Ron Danko are setting this play in modern day New York City. In this controversial play, Shakespeare explores the heart of humankind in a world where commerce is King.
“Merchant of Venice offers a complex and confounding window not only into our tendency to mix racism and religion, but also into love and greed, mercy and justice, and the contradictions of the human heart.” Robert Day, playing the title role as Antonio, The Merchant.
“I believe this play, in both Shakespeare’s time and in our own, is about the healing need and the quality of mercy, in a world of many wrongs on all sides and their emotionally justified but ultimately self-defeating desires to revenge.” Robert Hirschboeck, playing Shylock.
William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” will be performed at RCC’s Warehouse on Bartlett (H Building) in Medford.

Fri, May 9th: 8:00pm.Sat, May 10th: 6:30pm 8:00pm.Sun, May 11th: 2:00pm Matinee; 7:00pm show.
Fri, May 16th: 8:00pm.Sat, May 17th: 8:00pm.Sun, May 18th: 2:00pm matinee.
Tickets: $10.00 ($8.00 for students). Call to reserve: 245-7637
RESERVATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED(all previous shows at The Warehouse have filled to standing-room!)
jcole@roguecc.eduhttp://www.roguecc.edu/Theatre/(541) 245-7585Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30-2pm,Monday and Wednesday, 11:30-1:30 pm and by appointment.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Tinfoil Tortoise!

You know, we do a little bit of everything here at Rogue.  Why, just the other day these fine blokes showed up on campus and out of nowhere decided to kick out the jams!

They call themselves Tinfoil Tortoise.  It's like the British Invasion all over again.

This kinds stuff happens nearly daily at Rogue.  I can't keep up with it all.  Keep the peepers peeled for more.

Culture-less, Unrefined Troglodyes Welcome

Yeah, so go see this an de-dumb yourself. Get un-dumbed.
Just click on the pic for all the pertinent info.

Because I Do What I Want.

R.I.F.

I'm probably the only one on the face of the planet that remembers RIF: Reading Is Fundamental.  It was an old PSA campaign that would air on Saturday mornings between Captain Caveman and The Smurfs.  The commercials would usually feature a whiny, illiterate 10 year old complaining that reading sucked.  By the end of the 30 second spot, Robert Loggia or Telly Sevales (sp?) or some other C-tier celebrity would have convinced the brat that reading was the bees-knees.  Tagline: R.I.F., Reading is fundamental!

Hey, look what I found:

Anyway, this came across my desk this AM:

Hello!

  You are invited to the annual RCC Friends of the Library Book Sale.

  Where: RWC Student Lounge

  When: April 15 & 16

  What do we have this year?

  We've got hardbacks for a dollar each.

  We've got paperbacks for only fifty cents each - fifty cents!

  We've got audiobooks and brand new releases starting at $2.00 each.

We've also got a 50/50 raffle - half of the money raised by the raffle goes to the RCC Friends of the Library, and the other half goes to the lucky winner! The raffle ends on May 22 (right before Boatnik weekend, hint hint), when we draw one winning ticket... and it could be yours! But you can't win if you don't buy a ticket!

  Wow!

  All proceeds from the booksale go to the RCC Friends of the Library, which supports library improvement. Most of the funds raised by RCC Friends of the Library are used to purchase books and other materials that would not otherwise be available in the college library. The RCC Friends of the Library also buy books each Christmas for children in the community.

  So come on down to the RWC student lounge on April 15 or 16, maybe buy a book, have a chat with your friendly library staff, or just come by to say hello.

  Hope to see you there!

Free Money!

Alright, this is addressed right to all the slackers out there.

If you want money for college, FREE money, money you don't have to pay back, there is still time. There is still hope. Just don't dilly and/or dally. Take your headphones out of your ears, quit texting Bobby Sue for five minutes, quit trying to decide if you're going to salt fries for BK or check people's receipts at WalMart, quit trying to level up your Valkyrie. Go. Here. Now. This may be your last chance to get cash for college. Oh, and it's no harder than dealing with the dude who wants extra ketchup, half the mayo, an extra pickle, mustard on the side, and all the sesame seeds picked off his bun. You decide.

Get College Funds Now!

Your Mom Goes To College.

You know, I gotta tell you, it's Friday afternoon and I've been staring at this computer for hours. My creative juices have soured and curdled and, honestly, smell really bad. When that happens, well, you get what you get and it's reflected in the awesome title to this post. It doesn't really have anything to do with anything. Bottom line: South Medford High School came out, did a Compass test, offered their insights and advice, texted their boyfriends, and did their collective best to muddle through the math portion of the test. It was a good day, all in all. Even better than hepatitis.