Our California readers may be more used to drought conditions than Oregon natives, but everyone should start preparing for a very dry summer. According to the Oregon Water Resource Department, as of December 2014, 35 percent of the state, along…
Month: February 2015
Questions Arise After U of O Death
Health officials in Lane County confirmed this week that the bacterial infection meningococcemia is to blame for the death of a University of Oregon student-athlete who passed away last week. Lauren Jones, a freshman on the Ducks…
The Economic Revolution
An economic revolution is hitting Jackson County with the legalization of recreational marijuana coming this July. The Oregon liquor control commission (OLCC) representatives and community members gathered inside the SU for an open listening session on the evening of February…
Men Drop Pair; Set Sights on Tournament Play
The Southern Oregon men’s basketball team didn’t fare as well as the women in their games this weekend, losing 78-90 to Warner Pacific College on Friday and 88-96 to Concordia University on Saturday. Warner Pacific’s staple has been their zone…
Religious Exemption on Chopping Block?
In 2012, over 900 Oregonians came down with whooping cough. The highest in half a century. Late in 2014, about 30 children in Jackson county had chicken pox. This year, a Lane county man was diagnosed with measles, the 12th…
Murder, Jesus, Trauma and Tacos
The between-class banter in the Stevenson Union courtyard was louder than usual this past Monday with talk of murder, Jesus Christ, trauma and tacos. Students gathered outside of the SU watching Mark Mayberry waving a…
Raider Women Rollin’
The Southern Oregon women’s basketball team is closing their regular season strong and setting their sights on the conference championship as well as the NAIA tournament. Their dominant play continued this weekend, beating Warner Pacific College 82-56 on Friday, and Concordia University…
The Town is a Stage
Get ready to see new faces, listen to music booming from the green stage, taste local restaurants bringing out their A-game, and watch school buses line the side of…
How I Love You Can Be Said
Allie props her feet up on the dashboard as Laz hits the gas hard down the Interstate; they’ve been traveling along the blinding sun for five hours. Allie’s head throbs. The whole car’s filled with stale air and the smell…
Down With The Downtown Fountain
If you’ve traveled downtown recently, you’ve most likely seen the construction occurring in front of the Black Swan Theater. Or, more accurately, the destruction. City workers are removing the fountain that once stood on the corner of East…