The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is seeking $2.5 million in donations to save its 2023-2024 season. A cultural mainstay of Ashland, the festival started in 1935, and it serves as an economic hub for the Rogue Valley. The festival brings in…
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ASSOU Recap; 04/25/2023
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM and then followed by the reading of the land acknowledgment by Dakota Runyon-Trapp. Then the minutes were approved from the week before on 04/18/2023 barring any objections. There were some spelling…
Speed Friending: Friendship Starts with a Little Effort
Club Board of Advisors is back at it this spring term with another Speed Friending event come and gone! For those unfamiliar with Speed Friending, it is an event CBA has hosted where students are paired together and try to…
Rogue Earth Day 2023: Happy Earth Day Raiders!
Since the 70s people have been celebrating Earth Day to show support for the environment. Here at SOU, it is no different. People of all ages visited The Farm at SOU Friday, April 21, 2023, to learn more about their…
Stormy Weather – Why Weather Blindsides Oregon
From unexpected snow days to cold nights and inclement weather, Oregon has seen a wide range of bad weather this winter. KDRV 12’s Mariah Hill faced the cold one snow day in late February to ask Ashland residents their opinions…
Celebrating Spring with Art and Community: An Interview with Artist Dennis McNett
As spring arrives here in Ashland, residents of Southern Oregon will have the opportunity to celebrate the changing seasons with a unique and active art opportunity. The creator of Wolfbat Studios, Dennis McNett is the current artist in residence at…
This Is What Democracy Looks Like: Ashland Students Walkout For Climate Awareness
On March 10th, Ashland High School students held a walkout for Climate Justice. The goal was to raise awareness for not only climate issues, such as deforestation and pollution, but to evoke the adults, elected officials, and community leaders of…
ASSOU Recap Mar. 7
The final ASSOU meeting of the Winter term. Time flies. Starting the meeting out, the SFBC approved the $17 student budget increase from the last ASSOU meeting. The fee will then be brought to the Senate for approval, and once…
BODYlogues 2023
Bodylogues 2023 is over, but the stories live on. For those who don’t know, Bodylogues is an event where students can create art themed after the body– the beautiful and ugly parts that make us human, and the stigmas and…
Oregon Homelessness Crisis
Compared to other parts of the world, and other cities, Ashland does not hold a serious homelessness issue. Oregon as a whole faces a homelessness crisis that is fueled by housing shortages, Covid 19, and drug addiction. Recently in Ashland…