The Request for Proposals Committee is currently finishing the first version of the sales proposal for the Southern Oregon University bookstore. The preliminary proposal will be finished and available to the public on Nov. 27, with a projected start date…
Month: November 2013
EMDA Celebrates Third Anniversary
The Emerging Media and Digital Arts (or EMDA) Program recently celebrated its third anniversary at Southern Oregon University. The program is one of several interdisciplinary programs offered at the school, featuring a combination of digital media, art, writing, and technical…
Ashland Independent Film Festival Awarded $25,000 Grant
The Meyer Memorial Trust has given the Southern Oregon Film Society, which operates the Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) the $25,000 Grassroots Grant to support operating expenses associated with the Festival. The Meyer Memorial Trust has given AIFF funding twice…
“Doctor Who” Celebrates 50 Years of Entertainment
For 50 years, Doctor Who has delighted fans, creating one of the largest television fan bases in history. At its beginning as a 5 part serial, the show was low budget and experimental, but the story of Doctor Who is…
Student Feedback Sought for Governance Options
Over the coming weeks, Southern Oregon University President Mary Cullinan will be making a decision as to what action to take in regards to the future governance of the university, and is currently looking input from the SOU community. As…
Students Observe Transgender Day of Remembrance
Students dressed in black gathered in the Stevenson Union Courtyard on Wednesday afternoon to observe the Transgender Day of Remembrance and commemorate those who have lost their lives within the last year as a result of discriminatory violence. The Queer…
Review: “Our Town” is Simple, Classic, Good
You can’t put on a production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town without acknowledging – or at least knowing – that it’s a theatrical classic. Director Paul Barnes certainly must be well acquainted with that fact. His production of Our Town…
SOU puts three on CCC all-conference team
Courtesy of Sports Information Desk ASHLAND – A trio of Southern Oregon University volleyball players secured spots on the Cascade Conference all-star team, which was released Monday by the league office. Renee Yomtob led the Raiders on the 14-person…
Six Fall Athletes Named Academic All-District Performers
Courtesy of Sports Information Desk ASHLAND – Five Southern Oregon University football players and one soccer player were named Capital One Academic All-District honorees and will advance to the Capital One Academic All-America ballot. Nominees had to be starters or…
Review: “12 Years a Slave” The Reality of Stolen Freedoms
12 Years follows the miraculous true story of Solomon Northup, a free man who was wrongfully sold into slavery for 12 years and then freed. From the beginning, this film makes it clear that it is about slavery. It’s about…