Your chances of getting struck by lightning are about the same as an active shooter attacking your school. Despite the odds against it universities and colleges are offering preparation courses to ease the minds of students and…
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Pride on Ashland Streets
The giant rainbow flags are tucked away until next year and the streets are long since cleaned up after this past weekend’s Pride Parade but Southern Oregon University’s involvement with it appears to just be getting started. For the…
Ashland Competes Against International Opponents in 14th P.R.B.
One of the only trans-continental high school football games in America was played in Raider Stadium on Saturday night as the Ashland High Grizzlies defeated a Japanese All-star team in the 14th Pacific Rim Bowl. Leading up to the gridiron match…
Nuisance in Rogue Valley
Whether they’ve decapitated your flowers, played chicken with your vehicle, or charged you on your walk home at night, avoiding interactions with the deer of Ashland is nearly impossible. The Rogue Valley has become a hotspot for the Black Tailed…
Bear on Campus: What to do if you see him
From Southern Oregon University Campus Public Safety, “On Friday, October 3rd a black bear was seen crossing the campus.” Okay. Wait. We’ve seen deer on campus, many of them at once. But a black bear? They can weigh up to…
Supreme Court Refuses Appeal of Marriage Equality
In a move that may signal the end of marriage exclusion as only allowable between a man and a woman, the Supreme Court on Monday let stand appeals court rulings allowing same sex unions in five states. The development clears…
Oregon Allows Same-Sex Marriage–“It was just kind of like a big sigh of relief.”
The ban on same-sex marriage in Oregon was struck down on Monday, May 19 and ruled as unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge Michael McShane. The decision and announcement were made at noon. “I was very happy,” said Sam Burress, staff…
Poetic Opportunities Coming Soon
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival will be hosting a variety of hip-hop/poetry open-mic nights on March 10th, April 7th and May 5th from 7-9pm at The Black Swan located near the Oregon Shakespeare Festival on 15 S. Pioneer Street. The events…
Rogue Valley High School Honor Band: Entertainment for All!
Wouldn’t you rather spend Saturday night listening to some entertaining music instead of sitting and thinking of something fun to do? If the answer is yes, then come see the Rogue Valley High School Honor Band perform on Saturday, February…
Ashland Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.
The city of Ashland honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a host of festivities on Monday, January 20, celebrating King’s work towards justice and racial equality in the United States in the 1950s and 60s. Among other events throughout…