“It’s important to remember why we have Memorial Day. They need to remember it’s more than just a day off of school or work. The…
Author: Julie Akins
A People’s March; But Where Were the People?
It was a bright spring day, Saturday in the Ashland Plaza. There was a protest, the Lab Rat Rebellion, part of the March Against Monsanto;…
Campus Chicken Pox Warning
The following e-mail was sent out campus wide as a health warning. In the wake of a Chicken Pox outbreak in December affecting younger children…
Klamath CC Partners with SOU
On Friday, May 15th in Klamath Falls, Klamath Community College (KCC) president, Roberto Gutierrez, and Southern Oregon University (SOU) President, Roy Saigo, signed an agreement…
Festival Season; You Ready?
The smell of patchouli oil, burning incense, pot, and perspiration filled the air this weekend behind the Provolt Store, summoning hundreds of hippies both…
How A Long Walk Became Cancer’s Biggest Challenger
It all started with Dr. Gordon Klatt, a colorectal surgeon from Tacoma, Washington. His desire to raise money for a good cause by doing something…
Why One Man’s Fight for Disc Golf is a Movement
“There are no disc golf courses in Jackson County” States disc golf enthusiast and SOU student Charles Mathias. A crime against the humanity of Southern…
Saving Schneider: Parents Taking Action
The halls were empty. The playground was silent. The classrooms, dark. This was the look of the Schneider Children’s Center after the parents had picked…
“In Ashland people smoke weed, its not like it’s a new thing,”
When someone is pulled over by police under suspicion of drinking and driving, there are set instructions on how they are to be tested. The…
Love Revolution? 11th Erotic Ball Struts Stuff
Heat, fire and ice, sugar and spice, virtue and vice, and kink. That’s what Saturday night looked like to those attending the 11th annual Erotic…