This November, Measure 92, would require food manufacturers and retailers to label GMO’s, genetically modified organisms in foods. It would give Oregon voters the chance to become among the first to successfully push through labeling. Currently some twenty…
Month: October 2014
Election Special: Measure 90 and Open Primaries
Measure 90 may be one of the most important items on the ballot for SOU students this year. Never heard of it? It’s okay, that’s our job. Measure 90 seeks to follow in the footsteps of California and Washington,…
Volleyball Team on Top After Good Weekend
Donning their pink breast-cancer awareness uniforms, the 11th-ranked Raiders volleyball team strode onto the court, determined and focused. As the team warmed up, they did not look like a group concerned with merely preserving their winning streak, but instead like…
Ebola: Are the Risks Real?
Since its confirmed case in Dallas, Texas on September 30th, the Ebola virus has dominated many mainstream newscasts and even some conversation on the Southern Oregon University campus. Reports are being updated hour to hour and include news that the…
Meet Your President
Have you had the opportunity to meet SOU’s new president? If not, here’s your chance. Dr. Roy Saigo was approved as the interim president of SOU in June at a meeting of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education. The…
Humans Versus Zombies: Raider Style
The Zombie’s may be less visible now that the name tags are gone but for a few days partcipants had the opportunity to get to know each other through a well tested game aimed at bringing students together and inspiring…
Volleyball Spikes Another Win
The SOU Volleyball team is continuing to pound its way through a successful season so far. They took another win Saturday as they shut down Northwest Christian University 3-0 in Eugene. Motade Atanda with 14 kills and Paulla Pinheiro…
Greener Campus
The SOU Sustainability Council is considering making a big change to something that may seem small—how the University handles printing. As it turns out, according to IT Department head John Stevenson, the amount of printing could be centralized and lessened…
Dramatic Weekend for Raiders on the Road
Even though it was a quiet week for sports on our own home turf, the mighty Raiders shook the stands everywhere they visited this weekend. The SOU Volleyball team took another win Saturday as they shut down Northwest Christian University…
Updates from Abroad: The Roundabout
A roundabout, according to Merriam-Webster, is “a circuitous route” or “merry-go-round”. It can also mean “not simple, clear, or plain: long and confusing,” which was most definitely my experience with driving through and around them in England. On the wrong…