Welcome to the first installment of the Sideline Chronicle, a weekly column discussing various topics in the world of sports. March is a month dominated by basketball with March Madness in full effect and the NBA playoffs approaching rapidly. For…
Month: March 2013
The Nerd is the Word: Spring TV is Coming
After a short hiatus, The Nerd is the Word is back with a vengeance. Join our hero in this issue as he discovers the secrets behind Daredevil’s dying words. We are in a transitionary period in the world of television.…
12th Annual Ashland Independent Film Festival Approaches
Editor’s Update (4/4/13 3:26 p.m.): The festival is here. Check out all of the great films that it has to offer through the weekend. We will be posting reviews of a few films through out the festival. Tickets are $6…
“Campus Connections” forum discusses prioritization, student jobs, new facilities, and more
On Wednesday the offices of the President and Provost of Southern Oregon University hosted “Campus Connections,” an informal monthly gathering for sharing new information related to the university and to announce new initiatives in the works. Some of the initiatives…
Student-run AweTalks brings large and lively audience at most recent showing
Every Sunday night at 8 p.m., Northwest Pizza hosts an intellectual open mic called “AweTalks,” an event where students and the general public are given the opportunity to take the stage and talk for 5 minutes about anything that interests them.…
SOU raises tuition rates by 5.8 percent for next year
This morning, the tuition fee rate for Southern Oregon University was raised to 5.8 percent by a simple majority vote among participants at a meeting consisting of administrators, staff, and faculty. This increase has disappointed members of the Associated Students…
Lecture this Wednesday to discuss former Oregon Governor Tom McCall
This Wednesday, author and journalist Brent Walth will give a lecture at Southern Oregon University about the legacy of the former Oregon Governor Tom McCall, as part of a series of McCall Centennial events sponsored by the Oregon Historical Society.…
Anonymous submission page “SOU Confessions” popular with student body
Facebook, as everyone knows, is a popular social networking site. But one Facebook page in particular, “Southern Oregon University Confessions,” has been gaining traction in the student body of SOU. The page, which allows SOU students to anonymously post things…
REVEAL THE PATH: An adventure cycling documentary coming to Ashland on April 3
Courtesy of Garry Harrington: “Reveal The Path,” a visually stunning adventure documentary that will ignite the dreamer in everyone, will be coming to Ashland at the Meese Auditorium on the Southern Oregon University campus on Wednesday, April 3…
Diversi-Tea event looks at humor, racism, sexism, and where to draw the line
The first event of the Diversi-Tea series took place last Thursday in SU 315, attracting a strong, open-minded group of around 20 students, faculty, and community members. Hosting by Marjorie Trueblood-Gamble, associate director of Student Life, Diversity and Inclusion, and…