Southern Oregon dropped a 15-5 game to host Simpson in Saturday’s opener before rebounding for a pair of afternoon wins, knocking off Patten 5-1 and Menlo 10-1 to close out the Simpson Tournament. Southern Oregon improves to 3-3 overall this…
Month: February 2012
SOU student honored by Alaska State Legislature for Carnegie Hall performances
In late January, Beatriz Abella, a 22-year-old SOU student, was both publicly commended by the Mayor of Juneau, Alaska, and formally cited by the Alaska State Legislature for her remarkable achievements as a vocalist, including her award-winning vocal performances at…
SOU Softball Opens Season with 1-2 Showing at Simpson Tournament
The Southern Oregon softball team opened the season with a 1-2 performance at the Simpson Tournament on Friday, falling to No. 11 Azusa Pacific 3-2 in the opener and falling 8-6 to No. 8 Concordia (Calif.) in the nightcap with…
Buzzer-Beater Ends SOU’s Upset Bid as Raiders Fall to No. 8 Northwest 76-75
Southern Oregon forced overtime and held a lead in the closing seconds, but No. 8 Northwest staved off the upset bid with a game-winning shot in the final second to knock off the Raiders 76-75 in Cascade Collegiate Conference men’s…
Big Second Half Propels SOU to 87-70 Victory Over Northwest
The Southern Oregon offense erupted for 30 points in the first 10 minutes of the second half as the Raiders turned a two-point halftime advantage into a 20-point second-half lead as the Raiders defeated Northwest 87-70 in Cascade Collegiate Conference…
Drying prints and dead robins: a peek inside SOU’s printmaking lab
Every day, students can be found in SOU’s printmaking lab drawing, cutting, inking and pressing. Sometimes what ends up on the drying rack is a small square of paper crisscrossed with lines and blotches of ink, the outcome of somebody testing out a new technique. Other times, it’s a negative of a dead robin.
ASSOU and OSA to lobby Oregon legislators against high textbook prices, tuition increases
Personal stories from college students about the effects of high textbook prices and annual tuition increases send a clear message to Oregon, according to representatives of Associated Students of Southern Oregon University and the Oregon Student Association. “The situation today…
“Tunnel of Oppression” exhibit brings students face-to-face with realities of discrimination, prejudice
The Associated Students of Southern Oregon University presented the “Tunnel of Oppression” exhibit last Tuesday, a photo gallery packing an emotional punch as it forced visitors to face the realities of social discrimination and prejudice. “Sometimes people need to be…
30-foot OSPIRG turtle visits SOU
Southern Oregon University students were treated to a rare sighting of a 30-foot long species of turtle in the courtyard of the Stevenson Union on Tuesday. The only catch: it was inflatable. The SOU chapter of the Oregon Student Public…
Riki Ott, Occupy organizer, to host two workshops over the weekend
In name of the 99 percent, the Occupy Wall Street movement has spread like wildfire since its inception, burning its message through hundreds of communities in the United States. Ashland is no exception. Occupy Ashland has grown exponentially since it…