John Muir Magnet School in Ashland, Oregon has one confirmed case of whooping cough otherwise known as Pertussis. The school sent out a letter to parents warning of a case of the potentially serious condition last Friday. John Muir Magnet…
Month: April 2015
Softball Splits Series With Corban On Rainy Weekend
Raiders Softball Battle to Make Playoffs The Southern Oregon Softball team took on the 23rd ranked Corban University Warriors this weekend in a double header game to fight for a place in the playoffs. Due to rain, the doubleheader was…
We’re All Stars Now… At The Lunch Show!
As college students, a steady income is usually hard to come by and maintain. On top of which, students must also worry about paying college bills such as, housing, tuition, additional course fees, and textbooks. Even if a student has…
Southern Oregon University Becomes Bee Campus USA
The pedigree of honey Does not concern the bee; A clover, any time, to him is aristocracy. ~ Emily Dickinson This past week, Southern Oregon University reached a milestone–the nation’s first “Bee Campus USA.” Bee City USA has recently launched…
Location is everything…
Sleeping, knowingly, and choosing not to awaken, living in “a dream you’ll never want to leave” is how The Washington Post describes living in Ashland, Oregon. Home to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 1935, Ashland has been known for…
Early Allergy Season and High Pollen Count Sweeps Rogue Valey
Itchy eyes? Runny nose? Scratchy throat? Join the club. According to the SOU Student Health and Wellness Center, you may have allergic rhinitis. Southern Oregonians have been experiencing an early and severe allergy season this year with symptoms consistent…
Suicide Attempt Prompts Campus Response
We would like to clarify a fact error in this story we published yesterday regarding an ROTC student’s attempted suicide with a firearm. In the story we reported: “SOU has a strict policy of not allowing guns or other weapons…
Local Hawaiians Weigh in on Thirty Meter Telescope
Construction of what is to be, the worlds most powerful telescope, is in the middle of a time-out after Hawaiian Governor, David Inge, called for a halt in progress to further discuss conditions of the 1.4 billion dollar project. The…
Love a Parade? Pear Blossom Blooms
The annual Pear Blossom Parade, Run and Festival in downtown Medford is set to take off this Saturday, April 11th. Each year, the Pear Blossom Festival is comprised of the parade, various races, and a street fair. “This festival is…
Mushroom Madness Sweeps Market
The annual outbreak of mushroom madness spread throughout Southern Oregon’s outdoors earlier than usual this year. Hunters began hitting the public and private trails as soon as February, in search of the area’s most seasonally in-demand species: the Morel. With…