The giant rainbow flags are tucked away until next year and the streets are long since cleaned up after this past weekend’s Pride Parade but Southern Oregon University’s involvement with it appears to just be getting started. For the…
Day: October 14, 2015
What’s up with the Red Boxes in Bathrooms?
Each year nearly 5.2 million healthcare workers are at risk of contracting infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis as a result of occupational injuries such as accidental needle sticks. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention…
Dr. May’s Secret Life Revealed
A group of regulars and some occasional newbies show up at the local running store for an easy hour of running on Wednesday evenings at 5:30. Often this group shares mile after mile and hour upon hour of running…
SOU’s Newest Masters Degree is an Adventure
“Reignite the explorer within you”, says SOU’s newest faculty member to the Outdoor Adventure Leadership program, Doctor Chad Thatcher. Thatcher is an avid outdoor enthusiast who has explored 54 countries on 29 different expeditions. He has his PhD in Sustainability…
7 Things You Need for Getting Back to School
Hello! And welcome back to Southern Oregon University! It’s another year and we’ve barely cracked the books, but we’ve already got your first survival list prepared. Enjoy, live long, and prosper. #1 Make Some New Friends Social interactions are hard,…
Letter from the Editor: Hey. What’s Up? Hello.
Just a month ago, many of you were so anxious to get back in the classroom, getting bored at home and, well, here we are. I hope your minds are back in the books and you’re not drowning in work…
Closed Campus Follow-up
It has been a challenging couple of weeks, with little time to rest. In the wake of the tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College, our community has been under siege from threats of violence against…
Politics Heating Up in the Rogue Valley
Politics are once again taking over the airwaves of television and constantly being thrown onto Facebook timelines by that passionate person you kind-of know from high school. One could argue that campaigning and debating at this caliber hasn’t been seen…