Without a doubt this is the best movie that I have seen this year. Captain Phillips will take you through a roller coaster of emotions throughout the entire movie. Captain Phillips (directed by Paul Greengrass) focuses on merchant mariner Captain…
Author: Brandon Overlock
Review: “Carrie” Can’t Compete Against Similar Films
Carrie is the story of a young girl with powers, her religious mother, and every single high school movie about teenage girls since the 90’s. Though the movie tries to answer the big questions like “Why are periods…
Poetry Contest: SOU’s Campus Theme on Race
The Honors College at Southern Oregon University in partnership with The Institute for New Writing Ashland ( INWA) is sponsoring a poetry contest centered on this year’s campus theme of RACE. The poetry contest is open to all SOU students,…
McNair Scholar Program Seeks New Cohort.
The McNair Scholar Program at SOU is currently accepting applications for the 2014 cohort until Nov. 12. For eligibility into the program applicants must be at least a sophomore, junior, or senior with a good academic standing, who will be…
Review: “Company Man” Single is as Enjoyable As it is Complex
This week The Siskiyou had the pleasure of hearing folk singer Kris Gruen’s new single entitled Company Man. This song fits well with the Ashland music scene. The music…
Haunted House in the Residence Halls
Tonight from 7:30-10:30 p.m. on the SOU campus, the Greensprings RA staff will be throwing a free, truly horrifying haunted house. Three floors of the historically paranormal Crater Hall will be used in this event, which is expected to draw…
Rocky Horror Picture Show Tonight!
This Friday the 25th Epic Productions is hosting a showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show in the basement of the Student Union. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., when there will be a run down and explanation of the event…
Raiders Roll Over Visiting Warner Pacific
The Southern Oregon University women’s soccer team shut out Warner Pacific 4-0 Saturday morning at home, bringing them to 4-1-1 record in the Cascade Collegiate Conference and 8-3-3 overall. The Raiders wasted no time, scoring in the third minute…
Gravity: A Heavy Film
Ever since Gravity‘s release there has been a flood of reviews quickly jumping into the fray to call it “the next 2001: A Space Odyssey” or the like. This is not Stanley Kubrick, nor is it Ron Howard; it’s Alfonso…
Showing High School students a greater future.
A mentoring opportunity arises for SOU students from a new program called MOSAIC. The new program, which was a collaboration between the Multicultural Resource Center and the Queer Resource Center, hopes for mentors to become great role models and positive…