Last week, Southern Oregon University hosted the eleventh annual Oregon Fringe Festival. The purpose of the event was to give emerging artists —particularly Southern Oregon students— a chance to make their voices heard and interact with more established, professional artists.…
Year: 2024
“Blood Will Have Blood”: The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Macbeth
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Macbeth is in the theaters at Ashland’s own Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Southern Oregon University students are offered a generous ticket discount, two for thirty dollars. The play, the shortest of William Shakespeare’s tragedies and first shown…
A Milk Man and a Cowboy Get Stuck in a Time loop- A look at the One Act Festival
This past weekend, the Black Box space in the Theatre Building was packed with an audience eager to see the One Act Festival. Previously known as the Directing Projects, the festival is the culmination of two terms’ worth of hard…
A Tea Party Fit for Frog and Toad
Nothing is better than a warm cup of tea on a cold winter day. Last week EP!C hosted the perfect event for the rainy weather engulfing Southern Oregon as of late, a tea party to celebrate Leap Day! This is…
A Helping Hand for the Cold Months
This year the SOU Food Pantry is holding a February Food Drive to support students and faculty on campus. In every building on campus, a drum can be found to donate supplies with the Food Drive label on it. The…
“Dear Swampy” A Tribute to the Library’s Favorite Study Buddy
The second floor of the Hannon Library is the hangout spot for SOU’s favorite study buddy. Swampy the Swamp Horse is an art installation by SOU graduate Trisha Johansen, it is an imaginative look at what a horse would look…
Music, Muses, and Electric Lights Orchestra; An Inside Look at OCA’s Production of Xanadu
“What’s more timeless than a Roller Disco?” This week the Siskiyou got an exclusive look at Oregon Center for the Art’s upcoming production of Xanadu before opening night coming Febuary 15th. We were invited to the Crew View- the first…
Campus Conversations: SOU Restructuring, Not Realigning
As the Fall Term wound to a close, plans for campus-wide improvements are just getting started. SOU President Rick Bailey invited students and staff to the first of many “Campus Conversations” held the Thursday before Thanksgiving. These meetings are meant…
“What’s at Stake” at the Schneider Museum
The Schneider Museum of Art is truly the hidden gem on campus at SOU. Nestled between the Art Building and the Marion Ady Studio, The museum holds a rotating collection of pieces in its front gallery, along with an exhibit…