Whether they’ve decapitated your flowers, played chicken with your vehicle, or charged you on your walk home at night, avoiding interactions with the deer of Ashland is nearly impossible. The Rogue Valley has become a hotspot for the Black Tailed…
Month: June 2015
Keep Calm and Green Show On
The heat is rising in southern Oregon with summer just around the corner, which means students are moving out, looking for work, taking summer classes, or all of the above. The Survival Guide to Summer Term by Keith Proctor is…
“This is the life”–Sustainable All Summer
Three volunteers sat behind fold out tables, topped with rows of vegetable starts and greens. A butterfly drifted among the fresh produce, as SOU Center for Sustainability volunteer Kelly Fujita showed a group of students the bell peppers and strawberries.…
Drone of the Future
At the age of twenty eight, Dusty Newkirk is self employed and is an example of what the future of business may look like,“We are in a golden age right now where innovation and technology are advancing at a…
One on One: Dr. Roy Saigo, President of SOU
This week I sat down with the most influential person at Southern Oregon University (SOU), SOU president Roy Saigo. The Siskiyou has reached out to Dr. Saigo for months for interviews on various stories, but with the help of Raider…
On the Fringe
Inspired by tradition. Driven by passion. A student-produced arts festival is taking its second run around the Southern Oregon University campus, and will be continuing its escapee celebration for the next five days (until June 5th). Invented by students in…
Schneider Children’s Center Remains Uncertain
Saturday morning in Lithia Park, the surreal sounds of a hurdy-gurdy lured people to a small table, where a few students were cheerfully handing out homemade cookies in an effort to find supporters for the Schneider Children’s Center, “Today, we…
7 Things You Need To Know For Graduation
Are you Graduating? If you’ve been at Southern Oregon University for 4 years and thought to yourself, “Welp, it’s been 4 years so I must be graduating,” you may be wrong. Turns out graduating requires things like “Credits” and “A…
Survival Guide to Summer Term
Spring term is winding down. Many students are looking forward to summer break. The likes of vacation, visiting family and friends, catching up on sleep, favorite TV shows and working a summer job are on the near horizon. Freedom from…
Helfrich to Deliver Commencement Address
Southern Oregon alumni and current head coach of the Oregon Ducks football team, Mark Helfrich, will be the featured speaker during the commencement ceremony on June 13th. In a letter to President Saigo, Helfrich wrote, “It is with great humility…