ABOUT THIS SERIES: This story is part of a series in collaboration with the Ashland Daily Tidings spotlighting the work, research and experiments taking place in laboratories on the Southern Oregon University campus. During the year, these invention centers and their…
Month: March 2012
Red Cross blood drives on campus: yea or nay?
In what has become a nearly annual controversy since 2003, blood drives hosted by the Southern Oregon chapter of the American Red Cross on Southern Oregon University’s campus continue to be banned because of what many students feel are discriminatory…
New SOU prof produced famous documentary on hip-hop culture
Among the many changes Southern Oregon University has made for the 2011-2012 term, the choices regarding faculty are some of the most notable. Not many college professors can claim to having produced a well-known documentary, but Professor Robert Clift of…
Umphrey’s McGee coming to the Historic Ashland Armory 3/21
“Umphrey’s McGee stand revealed as consummate musical alchemists, deftly reconfiguring sounds from rock’s vast panoply of styles.” (Entertainment Weekly). Fans who have followed Umphrey’s McGee for any period of time know that there are only two guarantees: you never know…
OUS institutes new firearms policy
Students, employees and anyone who has business at SOU are now prohibited from carrying firearms on campus after the State Board of Higher Education unanimously approved a new guns policy Mar. 2. Some people are exempt from this new policy,…
Higher One may not be the best choice for banking, critics say
Higher One Holdings Inc., a provider of technology and payment services to colleges and universities, gives students more options for loan disbursements and checking accounts than were previously offered, the company says. Some students and personal financiers, however, say better…
Senior Ashlie Moore partners with LIFE Art for capstone project
Art with a purpose. Southern Oregon University student Ashlie Moore brought this to the Hannon Library Gallery on Thursday March 8th. LIFE Art, consisting of a group of kids with a message about depression and suicide, partnered up with Moore…
Reality or roleplaying? An inside take on OHSU’s startlingly realistic nursing simulations
Mickey Vargus is curled up on the hospital bed, holding her sides as she shakes back and forth violently. Her heart is pounding, she is having difficulty breathing, and shooting pains lance through the left side of her rib cage.…
3rd annual International Poetry Night showcases poetry of protest
Southern Oregon University’s third annual International Poetry Night took place Mar. 1, showcasing powerful and controversial poetry and literature from around the world. The poems were read in the six languages offered at SOU: Chinese, German, Japanese, Spanish, French and…
DNA sequencing 101: a peek inside SOU’s Biotech Center
ABOUT THIS SERIES: This story is part of a series in collaboration with the Ashland Daily Tidings spotlighting the work, research and experiments taking place in laboratories on the Southern Oregon University campus. During the year, these invention centers and their…