For all of its beauty, Ashland is a very cold place to live. The occasional snowfall and blanket of frost may look great in a photograph home, but it makes it difficult to stay warm! You may find that once…
Month: January 2014
Ashland Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.
The city of Ashland honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a host of festivities on Monday, January 20, celebrating King’s work towards justice and racial equality in the United States in the 1950s and 60s. Among other events throughout…
Raiders Edge Rival Oregon Tech in Front of Sold Out Crowd
ASHLAND – With a sold out crowd in attendance, the seventh-ranked Southern Oregon University men’s basketball team out lasted rival Oregon Tech to win 86-74 at Bob Riehm Arena. This marked the fifth straight win for the Raiders in…
Gida and Raiders Unable to Hold Off Oregon Tech, Fall 71-83
ASHLAND – Slow to the start, and fast to the finish, the Southern Oregon and Oregon Tech women’s basketball game featured eight lead changes within the second half before the 20th-ranked Oregon Tech Owls (18-3, 6-3) would come away…
Short Story: “A Hole in Page Ten”
They sit at their little scuffed up table in the corner, and drown in the silence. Four old hands, scuffed up and wrinkled and spotted, a pair set down in a lap, the other pair in air, the world stretched…
Exchange Programs turn the World into a Classroom
The deadlines are approaching for potential student exchange programs with Southern Oregon University. The International Students Office, located in Stevenson Union, helps students select programs and prepare for their travel. “I think everyone should go on exchange if they can,…
Special Viewing of Documentary Kicks of Campus Theme Events
The Southern Oregon University campus theme kicked off this term with an early viewing of the documentary The State of Arizona, on Thursday, Jan. 16. The documentary focuses on the Arizona law SB 1070 which deals with illegal immigration. The…
Alternative Spring Break Offers Volunteer Opportunity
Spring break may seem like eons away in cold and frosty Ashland, but for Britney Depew, Environmental Coordinator and head of the Alternative Spring Break Program, the planning has already begun. The Alternative Spring Break Program is a volunteer effort…
How To: Beat That Cold!
Yes, the harsh winter is upon us, and with it comes the dreaded plague to which we’re all susceptible: the common cold. This sickness makes your head hurt, your nose run, your limbs heavy…the list goes on! But this doesn’t…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Honored with Performances
The SOU chamber ensemble, Chamber Music Concerts, will be hosting an evening intertwining music with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, January 20, in the SOU Music Recital Hall. The event will honor…