THE

The Grand Theater sign outside of the now shuttered theater in Salem, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Tales about hauntings in the Grand Theater provided inspiration for musician Ronan Baker's concept album. Photo by Iris McClure. On Oct. 16, local Salem musician Ronan Baker will debut a two-act concept album as part of the band Light Treason at the new venue Venture Hall, which was fast-tracked to open at the old Cinebarre after the Grand Theater unexpectedly closed in Sept.

On an early October day, the typically quiet Martha Springer Botanical Garden was transformed into a place of education and merriment, as Growing Oaks hosted their annual OakFest. OakFest is a celebration of the Oregon white oak, a deciduous tree native to the Willamette valley. The event serves as both a celebration of the Oregon white oak and a call to action; oak habitats are an essential part of the pacific northwest ecosystem, but only 10% of Oregon’s historic oak habita

An international student dreams of home. Art by Addie Martin. The experience of being an international student is equally filled with doubts and certainties. When asked “how would you describe it,” every single student that I know always responds with something along the lines of “I don’t know what to tell you,” like they can’t grasp all the stories, plot lines and outcomes that they have lived in months. But you have to give that to them. The amount of experiences internati

An empty hallway outisde the former location of the SOAR Center on the third floor of the Putnam University Center on Oct. 1, 2026. Photo by Keenan Yoshizawa. Founded in 2018, the Students Organizing for Access to Resources (SOAR) Center served as a volunteer-run location for students to obtain items like food, clothing and textbooks. Until 2025, the center served its purpose on the third floor of the Putnam University Center, but its doors shut at the end of the 2024-25 acad