It’s springtime at Southern Oregon University, which means Raider Days is coming up, beginning Tuesday, May 28 and going until Saturday, June 1. Organized by the Events, Planning and Involvement Committee as well as a group of 12 individuals from various groups on campus, Raider Days is an end of the year bash for students [...]
This year’s Relay for Life took place at Southern Oregon University’s Raider Stadium last weekend, uniting 37 different teams and 420 participants against a common foe, cancer. The 24-hour event opened with an inspirational ceremony, followed by the cancer survivor’s lap, the Luminaria ceremony, and the closing ceremony, in remembrance of the lives that cancer [...]
This last week Southern Oregon University hosted its sixth annual Southern Oregon Arts and Research event, which showcased both the individual and collective skills and efforts of nearly 800 SOU students. Select students, staff and faculty members spent the week carrying out a variety of presentations, faculty-run panels, poster sessions, artwork exhibitions and various music, [...]
If there is one program on campus that understands the role of a healthy, consistent diet in academic success, the Student Food Pantry would be it. According to Sophia Mantheakis, Hunger and Homelessness Alleviation Coordinator, the program recognizes the “poor starving college student” stereotype as more than just a joke, but as a reality that [...]
LUX Studio Design, an art consulting company out of Texas, wants to buy your artwork to become part of the permanent collection displayed in the North Campus Village. The Texas-based studio is accepting all types of artwork, including paintings, drawings, mixed media, collages, encaustics and sculpture, and encourages all Southern Oregon University students, faculty and graduates [...]
On Monday, May 13, the Southern Oregon Arts and Research conference will embark on its 6th year at Southern Oregon University, showcasing the diverse research and talent of SOU students and faculty. Setting the tone for the week will be a presentation by Richard Hutton entitled “Communicating Happiness,” which will conclude SOU’s campus theme lecture [...]
On Monday of next week the polls will open for the 2013 Associated Students of Southern Oregon University general elections. The polls will be open from Monday, April 29 at 10 a.m. to Friday, May 3 at 5 p.m. The results of the election will be announced by the elections committee by 6 p.m. that [...]
Southern Oregon University’s International Student Association will be hosting International Week Monday through Thursday next week. This year’s agenda promises four jam-packed days of cultural enrichment in the form of food, clothing, entertainment, and much more. The week will kick off on Monday from noon to 2 p.m. as students, adorned in their country’s traditional [...]
Do you feel that students at Southern Oregon University could benefit from having a stronger voice in local and state government? Are leadership and advocacy skills something you want to gain from your experience at SOU? If you do you’re in luck, because the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University is currently accepting applications for [...]
Starting March 26, Southern Oregon University’s Commuter Resource Center implemented a new bus pass program exclusively for students. Students can now purchase a bus pass for the entire term for only $15, plus a one-time fee of $15 for an ID card. Students can stop by the Enrollment Services Center in Britt Hall to buy [...]
