The Southern Oregon track and field team opened the 2016 indoor season up at the Tracktown USA High Performance meet last Friday in Portland. For the women, Tierra Barrett placed 14th in both the 200 (27.64) and 400 meters (1:02:08),…
Year: 2016
Next in Que: American Horror Story Coven
American Horror story has forced its way into households and become fairly popular, considering it’s not very good. With many references to pop culture and strong teen roles, the series has found its niche in viewers, predominantly young women. Now…
Bon Appetit!
“Bonswa, welcome and bon appetit,” bid the servers of the annual French club diner on Jan. 28th, as guests filed into the sold out diner to snatch themselves a seat. The diner served four courses reflecting a traditional French meal.…
“Cross Street with Caution, Vehicles May Not Stop”
Eight years after a Southern Oregon University student was struck and killed crossing Siskiyou Boulevard, an Ashland police officer says the crossing has had no further incidents reported. Gladys Jimenez, a 22-year-old SOU student, was hit in 2008 at the…
Former SOU Kicker Declares for NFL Draft
Aldrick Rosas, former kicker at Southern Oregon University, has declared for the 2016 NFL Draft. Rosas was the starting kicker on the Raiders for the 2013 season and the 2014 National Championship season, where he converted a school record 97.7%…
Ashland Police to be Outfitted with Body Cameras
Police accountability has been a hot button issue nationally, with protests in response to civil unrest in cities like Ferguson, Mo. and Baltimore, Md. In an effort to increase community trust and police accountability, on Feb 5, as part of…
Student Housing; Breaking it Down
There comes a point in every college student’s life where they must move out of the dorms or their parents house and find their own place. Now, most people would prefer to live near their college campus. However, this is…
Students Seek Fair Housing Policies
After 3 years of work, the Associate Students of Southern Oregon University hope to finally make progress towards protecting students under Ashland’s fair housing ordinance, working with the Ashland Housing and Human Services Commission to present evidence of wrongful biases…
False Kidnapping Scams Rise in Rogue Valley
There has been a recent influx in the area of scammers making phone calls and threatening they have kidnapped loved ones. “We’ve gotten about a dozen reports of these fake kidnapping calls in the last couple of weeks,” said Lt.…
SOU Kidnapping Ruled as Hoax
At approximately 3:12 pm Southern Oregon University alert service sent out voice calls and emails to all students and faculty in regards to an alleged kidnapping that took place outside of The Hawk. Within an hour, Ashland police told The Siskiyou…