Oregon’s prohibition of marijuana has ended. As of Nov. 4, 2014 Oregon became the third state to legalize Marijuana for recreational use. Measure 91 will go into effect on July 1, 2015, permitting Oregonians 21 and older to own up…
Day: March 4, 2015
Precious Work, Professor Published
Southern Oregon University’s own professor Precious Yamaguchi recently became published. Her book, entitled Experiences of Japanese American Women During and After World War II, is the culmination of 8…
Mary Jane
It was two in the morning and the streets were empty when we set out from Dan’s garage. It had been in the plans for weeks, months maybe, but tonight it was actually going to happen. That doesn’t even count…
Fear of Fat is a Literal Killer
Last week SOU’s Women’s Resource Center hosted a series of events that included cozying up in the WRC to watch episodes of Degrassi, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sailor Moon; a yoga class focusing on body positivity and…
Stressed to Death; Oregon Suicides
Oregon has a unique problem which is growing–suicide rates. For years, Oregon has ranked between seventh and ninth in the country for suicides. In 2011, 685 Oregonians killed themselves, twice the number who died in vehicle…
Start running Raiders! Zombies are coming to Campus.
Ideally, we all would love to integrate all our hobbies, and interests into a career. Creating our own dream job seems like a difficult path, but it’s one that Southern Oregon University senior Chris Applegate is already headed down. Chris…
Does SOU Care?
As part of our two part story about suicide rates among Oregonians and the stresses of college aged people we began to wonder what programs exist on the Southern Oregon University campus and,…
Women Look For First Tournament Appearance Since 2009
The Oregon Institute of Technology women’s basketball team won when they most needed to and in the process ended Southern Oregon University’s 17 game home winning streak. OIT overcame a 12 point deficit in the second half to complete the…
Men’s Basketball Submits their Resume
The Southern Oregon men’s basketball team avenged two previous regular season defeats against Warner Pacific College in the conference semifinals on Saturday. As a result of the 81-66 victory, the Raiders advanced to Tuesday’s conference championship game against the College…