Courtesy of Sports Information Desk Southern Oregon’s James Johnstone has been named the Red Lion Cascade Conference Runner of the Week. Johnstone earned the award after an impressive performance in the 3,000 Steeplechase at San Francisco State last Friday. The…
Month: April 2011
Raiders Looking for Hall of Fame Nominees
Courtesy of Sports Information Desk Nominations for the Southern Oregon University Sports Hall of Fame are still being accepted. While nominations are accepted year-round, the deadline for consideration for the 2011 class is May 15. The SOU Sports Hall of…
Zombies strike Siskiyou
It was a normal, sunny Friday afternoon in the sleepy town of Ashland, when the zombies attacked. The hoard struck during the commute home for the unsuspecting residents of the quiet southern Oregon town. Pale-faced with dark, sunken eyes and…
The top 10 epic songs to be epic to
I spend a lot of my time choreographing intense combat sequences in my head. It’s just something to keep my overactive imagination busy while people are trying to hold my attention with conversation or whatever. Ever since I was introduced…
SOU Softball Splits Home Opener Against Corban
The Southern Oregon University Raider women finally opened the home portion of their schedule, with a doubleheader against Corban University from Salem on Friday. The Lady Raiders won the opening game 5-to-0, but lost the second game in the sixth…
This week in music: higher education from the music geek
All right stop, collaborate and listen, the Geek is back with a brand new invention. Something grabs ahold of me tightly, flow like a harpoon daily and nightly. Will it ever stop? Yo, I hope so… just wanted to say…
Reviewing animated shorts of the Ashland Independent Film Festival
It has been a week full of film watching for Ashland as the Tenth Annual Ashland Film Festival kicked off this last Thursday. There have been many great pictures to be seen, yet so little time – and for us…
Poetry Festival coming to campus
A poetry festival featuring former Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Fusao Inada and other musicians, authors, and poets will be held at Southern Oregon University next Friday and Saturday, April 15-16. “It’s a collaborative project,” said Inada. “It’s a showcase for…
Track and Field Post “A’s” in Salem
Raiders have six athletes come away with NAIA qualifying times Courtesy of Sports Information Desk The Southern Oregon track and field team came away with six NAIA “A” qualifying marks at Friday and Saturday’s Willamette Invitational. The Raiders had three…
New shows in Marion Ady Building
Three new gallery shows opened in the Marion Ady Art Building this week, each featuring art by a Southern Oregon University student. These three installments each present unique themes, media, and imagery, and are currently up for viewing. Jennifer Birdsall…