Interview with ROTC’s Program Manager Stephanie Rokes

The U.S Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or ROTC for short, is one of the nation’s topleadership programs. The mission of the ROTC program is to develop students into U.S. ArmyOfficers while working to earn their degree. The ROTC program…

Visions of a Bright Future: Who is The Oracle Theatre Company?

There is a fairly new club at Southern Oregon University, and they’re here to stay. The Oracle Theatre Company is, simply put, a Theatre Club “… we seek to create an equitable and educational environment dedicated to serving the Oregon…

The US 2022 Midterm Election Results: What You Need to Know and its Implications for 2024

November 8th, 2022 was the day the US held its midterm elections. These elections would help enact new laws and determine who controls the house of representatives and the US senate. All of this comes after this past summer when…

Ashland Memes: An Examination and Debunk of Their Vaccine Claims

An Instagram page called Ashland Memes Official, dedicated to posting and sharing memes about Ashland, had quite the controversial post on Saturday, February 5th. The page posted on its Instagram story where it stood in solidarity with people who went…

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…

Interview with OSPIRG’s chapter chair David Teague

Image Credit OSPIRG Facebook Page The Siskiyou recently interviewed David Teague, the chapter chair of OSPIRG. OSPIRG, or the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group, is a student-run non-profit and activist group on campus that pushes for policy change across…

Halloween 2021 Events, Parties, and Haunted Houses

Image Credit: lajajakids.com With Halloween just under a week away with the return of in-person events, The Siskiyou would like to highlight some Halloween events you can go to this week!  SOU Events Halloween Climbing Night: October 29th from 8:00…

Sustainability Month: How SOU is Encouraging Alternative Ways of Transportation

Image Credit: Dakota Runyon-Trapp As part of sustainability month, SOU had hosted a Bike and Bus event on October 20th. SOU hosted the event alongside Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD) to promote increased use of biking, busing, and carpooling as…