TUESDAY, MAY 11 – The meeting of the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University was called to order by the Speaker of the Senate at 6:01 p.m. Speaker of the Senate Mindy Welsh began with the Land Acknowledgement, before approving…
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ASSOU Meeting Recap, April 20th
Photo courtesy of ASSOU WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20th – The meeting of the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University was called to order by the Speaker of the Senate at 6:02pm. She began with the Land Acknowledgement, then moved on to…
ASSOU Meeting Recap, March 9th
Photo courtesy of ASSOU TUESDAY, MARCH 9th – Speaker of the Senate Michael Surgeon called the meeting of the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University (ASSOU) to order at 6:01pm. First, he went over the meetings agenda very quickly, before…
Dive into OSF’s First Holiday Production with OSF Favorite: John Tufts
Photo by Oregon Shakespeare Festival Last month the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) announced the schedule for its 2021 season, all featured online until fall, when live performances will recommence and continue through December. It’s their very first combined onstage and…
COVID-19’s Spread at SOU and Debunking Vaccine Myths
Photo by pexels.com Since April 16th, 2020, SOU students and faculty have recorded a total of 108 confirmed cases of COVID-19, thirty nine of which have occurred since the start of 2021. From the start of the pandemic Jackson County…
African American Shakespeare: Past, Present, Future
The history of Shakespeare and race is a complicated one. Often, Shakespeare’s immense portfolio has a hidden or even obvious stigma against BIPOC performers. Shakespeare has long been viewed as part of the white “cultural identity”, which somehow limits it…
ASSOU Meeting Recap, February 2nd
Photo courtesy of ASSOU TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd – Speaker of the House Violet Crain called the meeting of the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University (ASSOU) to order at 6:01pm, February 2nd. The Agenda and Minutes were adopted with no…
ASSOU Meeting Recap, January 26th
Photo courtesy of ASSOU Speaker of the House Violet Crain called the meeting of the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University (ASSOU) to order at 6:12pm, January 26th. The Speaker proposed removing Approval of Student Fee Recommendation from New Business.…
Historic Siege on Capitol Leads to Second Impeachment
Photo by Pexels History was made on Wednesday, Jan 6th 2021, as one of the most important buildings in the United States was ravaged by a far-right mob, incited by the sitting president. Thousands of Pro-Trump Rioters, disputing his election…
Remembering Aiden Ellison
Photo from KDRV Aiden Ellison, 19, was shot in the chest and killed on the night of Nov 23rd in the parking lot of Ashland’s Stratford Inn by another tenant named Robert Paul Keegan. Ellison, who lost his position at…