The Voice of SOU Students
Photo by Claire Grant Ashland is a hospitality town. With the Oregon Shakespeare festival bringing thousands of tourists in and out of this small town every year, we have developed an astounding infrastructure to support the tourism that keeps Ashland…
Mainstream media covers online schooling and the pandemic, but often fails to go into depth about the people living it. What about how it affects someone’s everyday life? Or their health? Or their personal interactions? In this story we go…
Photo from Pixabay When the COVID-19 pandemic moved all university classes online last March, SOU students were concerned about whether or not tuition and student fees would change. Without access to campus buildings and services, the question of whether or…
Photo by Al Case In March of 2020 everything changed. Businesses shut down, schools went online, and quarantine began. Like thousands of other organizations and businesses, the SOU Athletics Program shut their doors, per the orders of Governor Brown, and…
Photo by VeselovaElena from Getty Images 2020 has been an eventful year for the entire world. With a pandemic that has upended lives, an election that showed the true colors of many people, and events that sparked social justice across…
Photo courtesy of Steve Miller Come explore interpersonal growth with a counselor-in- training in the class Personal Development: Individual Exploration, 1 Credit P/NP (CRN4588). This course is a 1-credit pass/no pass experiential course. PSY 318 provides an opportunity to engage…
Photo by Autumn Micketti The 2020 election in Ashland resulted in 4 of the 7 city council seats going to new community members. A new mayor and three new city councilors (positions 1, 3, and 5) were elected, in addition…
Photo Courtesy of Ashland Memes With a little over a year on Instagram, Ashland Memes has gained a large following of more than 7,000 followers, including some larger local businesses. However, their recent activity caused the suspension of their original…
Photo by Emily Perry Pride is a time where those in the LGBTQ+ community can come together and celebrate their love and who they are. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing and with many events canceled, those who wanted…