Image credit The Mail Tribune In 2020, the Almeda fires devastated Jackson County over Labor Day weekend. In the early morning of September 8, 2020, the Almeda fire swept through the Rogue Valley and through areas of Ashland and Medford,…
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Campus Public Safety at SOU – Keeping Students Safe
With winter days being shorter and colder, students are finding they have to walk home from class in the dark. It’s easy to understand why some students might feel uneasy traversing campus in the dark, especially for those students far…
Vegebond! New Moves from the Hawk
Image Credit SOU Dining, @raidersdining on Instagram With a new term under way, students are met with new and exciting changes coming to the school. One such change was when some fancy new food was spotted over at the vegetarian/vegan…
Play On Podcast – Inclusivity in Theatre
Image Credit Apple Podcasts Podcasts are one of the most popular medias nowadays, and almost anyone can listen to or create them. They are good for long road trips, background noise during work or homework, and just fun to listen…
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…
Homecoming at SOU – Events to Look Out For
After a year off because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Homecoming is back at SOU! So, in honor of this beloved tradition coming back to campus this year, here’s what students can expect from the university. Homecoming is a time for…
Facebook’s Whistleblower – Facebook Hiding Behind Lies?
Image Credit: NPR Recently, Facebook has been under a lot of fire from the media surrounding the whistleblower that is claiming the company is lying about stopping hate and actually fanning the fire for profit. Facebook is a platform created…
Dear Evan Hansen – Another Movie Musical Flop?
Image credit: Universal Pictures The much anticipated Dear Evan Hansen movie adaptation arrived in theatres on September 24, 2021 and has so far deemed mixed reviews. Many theatre kids rejoiced at the news of the Tony Award winning musical of…
The Boarding School Healing Project
The Boarding School Healing Project, also known as The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is a national coalition of organizations working with Native communities. It seeks to document and raise awareness of the abuse Native communities have…
Esports at SOU: Interview with Ashley Rad
With in person classes and events fastly approaching, many students are wondering: what is there to do at SOU? This past week, The Siskyou interviewed Ashley Rad on Esports at SOU as the program has many exciting events coming up. …