PARIS — While an Islamic extremist group takes responsibility for the mass killings in Paris, French officials describe three teams of killers coordinating suicide missions across the city on Friday that killed 129 people and wounded at least 352 more.…
Year: 2015
Campus Parking: “It’s a Battle.”
To avoid situations like the one above, refer to the SOU campus parking map. “Parking is one of the top five universal problems on campuses,” says Frederick Creek, director of Southern Oregon University Campus Public Safety. Although Creek accepts parking…
Football Team Still Hungry
Southern Oregon University (SOU) was in position to be on the winning end of another nail biter and a conference championship. With 1:47 left in the game, junior quarterback Tanner Trosin completed back to back completions for 37 yards to…
Cheap Eats, Good Food and Friends
With the goal of providing “a home cooked meal in an amazing atmosphere,” the Outdoor Program (OP) kicks off a weekly meal gathering at their program’s office–the price is optional based on what you want to pay. A few…
Haggen: Possible Last Minute Save?
The former Safeway and current Haggen grocery store in downtown Ashland may find itself getting an eleventh hour reprieve from the chopping block. It is one of four stores in Oregon being bid on by the Albertsons store chain. Haggen is…
Snow-dom! (a state of freedom with snow)
“Please dear Lord let the snow levels match my stoke level this winter!”, says SOU senior Daniel Hamblin. After a seemingly snowless season last year students anticipate a white winter this year. There is certainly a buzz around campus…
Look Both Ways When Crossing: Trains Return to Ashland
Ashland residents witnessed the return of freight trains last week as the first few rail cars rolled through town, cautioning drivers and pedestrians with a loud whistle blow. After nearly 8 years of their…
The Smoking Pen
Large clouds of funny smelling smoke, a handheld device the size of a pen and a user who will tell you how much healthier it is than cigarettes, welcome to smoking: next generation. About 10 percent of U.S. adults now vape…
Race Awareness: “Learn That Story”
What is racial inequality and how do we talk about it? This was a recurring question in speaker Lee Mun Wah’s workshop given to roughly 100 people in the Rogue River room on Wednesday morning as part of SOU’s…
Raider Football Mourns
It was a chilly evening as roughly 150 people representing nearly every sports team at SOU, faculty members, friends and community members formed a semicircle around the football field, standing tightly together in a show of support for Raider…