Raiders, welcome back! Winter term is upon us and excitement is in the air. With the first 2 weeks of the term already under our belts, now more than ever we need to stay focused and keep the momentum going.…
Category: Community
Pirronne Yousefzadeh and the Importance of Community and Inclusion in OSF’s “It’s Christmas, Carol”
Brent Hinkley, John Tufts, Safiya Fredericks, Mark Bedard. Image Credit Jenny Graham, Oregon Shakespeare Festival Before winter break, I had the absolute pleasure of seeing one of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s newest shows (and first holiday-themed show), “It’s Christmas, Carol!”.…
Interview with Erik Palmer: Digital Journalism’s Role at SOU
For SOU students who are aspiring to become journalists, SOU has a minor for those interested. The digital journalism minor can teach students who want a journalism minor while attending SOU. The Siskiyou interviewed the head of the communications department,…
An Audiophile’s Dream
Photo Credit Music Coop Website Calling all music lovers! Ashland has the place for you, and it’s a little slice of heaven. The Music Coop, an independent record store located next to Bloomsbury Books on 268 East Main Street, is…
Why Oregon College Students Should Care About House Bill 2590
Photo Credit Oregon House of Representatives Towards the end of the 2021 session for Oregon lawmakers, one of the bills passed was bill 2590, otherwise known as the Student Voice Bill. This bill seeks to help underrepresented students graduate and…
“Fallidays” An Improv Show
The Next Best Thing Improv Team. Photo Credit Sören Smithrud. On Friday November the 19th Southern Oregon University’s improv group The Next Best Thing put on an end of the term show. The appropriately titled “Happy Fallidays” show was to…
The Taste of Home: Welcoming Osteria La Briccola to Ashland
On the second floor of a creek-front building in Ashland’s Downtown Plaza lies Osteria La Briccola, a warm and welcoming authentic Italian restaurant that opened in early June 2021. The moment I walked into the modest but intimate space, I…
ASSOU Meeting Recap, November 16th
Image Credit: Southern Oregon University TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16th – The meeting of the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University was called to order by Speaker of the Senate Mindy Welsh at 6:05 pm. Welsh began with the Land Acknowledgment, before…
New Executive for the Ashland Schools Foundation
The Ashland Schools Foundation has been on a summer long search to find their next Executive Director as the current director, Susan Bacon, is retiring at the end of 2021. On October 19, 2021, the search ended as they selected…
ASSOU Meeting 11/9 Recap
Image Credit Southern Oregon University The meeting was called to order at 6:06 PM, Tuesday, November 9th, with the land acknowledgment given right after. The agenda and minutes were approved with no objections given. On November 9th, Dr. Richard Bailey…