“Chess is best played outside on a beautiful day like today,” Raymond Ngo speculates. The sunny afternoon accompanied by a cooling fall breeze that makes the picnic tables in front of the Stevenson Union a popular spot for students on…
Month: October 2015
SOU Football Gets Revenge
On Saturday afternoon, the Southern Oregon University football team avenged their early season defeat against Carroll College, but not without a little magic. SOU eventually won the game in overtime, when the Carroll Saints couldn’t convert a two point conversion…
SOU Soccer: A Tale of Two Seasons
The tale of two Raider soccer teams could not be more different. First, there is the Southern Oregon University men’s team which started this year and the women’s team which has been going strong since 2000. Then there is chemistry…
Deer Hunting Season 2015
As the city of Ashland continues to consider ideas from its recent “Deer Summit”, hunting season goes into its second phase and some believe it may be helpful to thinning the large population of deer which we see walking urban…
Film Club Returns for a Sequel
In recent years, multiple film clubs have been created and faded at Southern Oregon University. Though varying in goals and agendas, most of these different clubs hoped to unite students and emerging film makers interested in viewing and creating film…
Haggen Packs Up to Leave Ashland
Just as fast as the Safeway on Siskiyou transformed into Haggen it will now be shutting down altogether in a few weeks. The Pacific Northwest grocery store chain that bought up more than 140 Albertsons, Safeways and Vons this summer…
New Epicenter for Climbers
Rock climbers get an upgrade! Along with Southern Oregon University’s new recreation center in the works comes an entirely new rock climbing gym. It’s not entirely clear when it will open but it’s hoped it will be usable with…
Students and Senators Agree on the Debt Problem
Two bills with your names on it are being considered right now in Washington DC. They are designed to make higher education more affordable. They are written by Oregon senators and are in committee. If they make it to the…
Rush it!
Seeing Tony Award winning plays on a student’s budget may have felt impossible–until now. A Southern Oregon University student has just the ticket at an affordable price–all available on line through his recently created website and Facebook. As a Theater…
Active Shooter: What to Do
Your chances of getting struck by lightning are about the same as an active shooter attacking your school. Despite the odds against it universities and colleges are offering preparation courses to ease the minds of students and…