Kate Burkhardt, a creative writing major at SOU, is our first featured artist. A fiction writer, poet, and photographer, her work pushes the boundaries in terms of subject matter without sacrificing an ounce in terms of lyricism and depth. See…
Year: 2015
Bee
We’d brought everything we needed. The candles, the gloves, the bee and the bird catcher. We’d brought everything we needed but not everything we might need. No drugs, no therapist, no good way out. The gloves, of course, made it…
Saudi Student Responds to ISIS
Faisal Alotaibi is a Southern Oregon University student with a story. Born in Saudi Arabia with an Egyptian mother, the 31 year old has already earned an Information Technology Degree from Riyadh College in Saudi Arabia, made friends in Sweden,…
Historic Swearing In of Bi-Sexual Governor
Kate Brown was officially sworn in as Oregon’s 38th Governor, making her the first openly bisexual governor in the nation. Brown took office after former Governor John Kitzhaber resigned following allegations that his partner Cylvia Hayes had used her position…
Students React: The Nations First Bi-Sexual Governor
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Kate Brown, took office as the new governor of Oregon, making her the first openly bi-sexual governor of any state in US history. She replaces Governor John Kitzhaber…
Becker’s Law-How One Guy Can Change Things
High School Senior Sam Becker is on a mission. He spent his year collecting thousands of signatures from citizens, organizing a committee, meeting with local political players, and speaking to the city council. All in order to make a change.…
Smoking: Even Worse Than You Thought
The findings of a recent study add at least five diseases and 60,000 deaths a year to the list of tobacco related risks in the U.S. Risks already include lung cancer, artery disease, heart disease, chronic lung disease…
New Men’s Soccer Coach Named
The highly anticipated decision regarding Southern Oregon University’s men’s soccer team coach has been announced: Biniam Afenegus won the job over two other hopefuls. He has been the head coach at Clark College in Vancouver Washington since 2007, where he…
Hurry Up and Do Good!
Attention civic movers and shakers! Registration for this year’s Alternative Spring Break trip to San Francisco, CA is currently open. Spend your spring break learning a thing or two from this city. Starting March 21 through March 28 participants will…
SOU’s Center For Sustainability Thrives from large Donation
SOU’s Center for Sustainability has been working hard to establish itself in a University still recovering from retrenchment. They have been doing this by branching out and developing relationships with external partners. This according to the director for the CFS…