Photo Credit Oregon House of Representatives Towards the end of the 2021 session for Oregon lawmakers, one of the bills passed was bill 2590, otherwise known as the Student Voice Bill. This bill seeks to help underrepresented students graduate and…
Month: November 2021
“Fallidays” An Improv Show
The Next Best Thing Improv Team. Photo Credit Sören Smithrud. On Friday November the 19th Southern Oregon University’s improv group The Next Best Thing put on an end of the term show. The appropriately titled “Happy Fallidays” show was to…
The Taste of Home: Welcoming Osteria La Briccola to Ashland
On the second floor of a creek-front building in Ashland’s Downtown Plaza lies Osteria La Briccola, a warm and welcoming authentic Italian restaurant that opened in early June 2021. The moment I walked into the modest but intimate space, I…
Basketballs and Backboards are Back in Business — Raider Basketball
Southern Oregon University Athletics, Photo Credit Bob Palermini, www.palermini.com This past weekend, the men’s Raider basketball team kicked off the season home opener with the Flagship Inn Classic. The men’s team played Montana Tech and the Park Gilbert Buccaneers. The women’s…
ASSOU Meeting Recap, November 16th
Image Credit: Southern Oregon University TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16th – The meeting of the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University was called to order by Speaker of the Senate Mindy Welsh at 6:05 pm. Welsh began with the Land Acknowledgment, before…
New Executive for the Ashland Schools Foundation
The Ashland Schools Foundation has been on a summer long search to find their next Executive Director as the current director, Susan Bacon, is retiring at the end of 2021. On October 19, 2021, the search ended as they selected…
ASSOU Meeting 11/9 Recap
Image Credit Southern Oregon University The meeting was called to order at 6:06 PM, Tuesday, November 9th, with the land acknowledgment given right after. The agenda and minutes were approved with no objections given. On November 9th, Dr. Richard Bailey…
Interviews with Volleyball Raiders Jones and Sheldon
Southern Oregon University Athletics. Photo Credit Al Case, https://traveljapanblog.com/ashland/tag/volleyball/ Honoring the end of the Raider volleyball season, The Siskiyou sat down with two volleyball players for an interview about the season and looking forward to the 2022 season. Both interviews gave…
Home Opener for Raider Wrestling
Southern Oregon University Athletics. Photo Credit Bob Palermini, www.palermini.com Thursday night, November 11th, marked the home opener for the men’s and women’s Raider wrestling program. The home opener marked the first home match for the Raiders in 20 months. And with…
Aurelian Blue and Ashland’s DIY Music Scene
Image Credit Aurelian Blue Instagram Live music is back in Ashland! Actually, it has been for a little over 2 weeks. Just after 7:30 pm Friday, October 22nd Aurelian Blue, an up and coming Ashland band, opened their home on…