Seeking to soar to a much a needed victory, the Oregon Tech Owls were instead sent crashing to earth by the Raiders in a stunning 85-54 bloodbath, one of the last games in the Division II Women’s Basketball season. From…
Author: Reid Barbier
SOU Celebrates 50 Years of the Wilderness Act
Kate McCredie wants you to know, and care about, the 1964 Wilderness Act, a law most people have probably never heard of. “The reason we can travel to these untouched places that we all love, to National Parks and wilderness…
Students Set Sail to Guatemala For Summer of Service
June 16 will mark another opportunity for service abroad with SOU’s Civic Engagement Program, this time returning to a small Guatemalan farming town. “The trip provides an invaluable opportunity for students to become immersed in Guatemalan culture while providing vital…
Base Camp: Why Hike?
This is part of Reid Barbier’s weekly “Base Camp” column on the best local hiking and outdoor adventure spots. Over the last term or so, I have highlighted some hikes in the area that I have enjoyed, as well as…
Debate Heats up Student Elections
Thursday’s debate was the last chance for student candidates running for ASSOU President to prove their worth before the elections scheduled for next week, and fire up their supporters May 27 race. The result was a courteous yet sometimes contentious…
Base Camp: Sky High Lakes
This is part of Reid Barbier’s weekly “Base Camp” column on the best local hiking and outdoor adventure spots. The Sky High Lakes in the Marble Mountain Wilderness is a beautiful, remarkably untouched corner of the area that every avid…
Base Camp: Equipment Check
This is the next installment of Reid Barbier’s weekly column on hiking and outdoor adventures in Southern Oregon. You inch your way along the edge of the ice flow, deadly-blue abyss to your right and cliff face of white to…
“Breaking Dead” Student Film Festival Next Week
This year’s Student Film Festival is set to be the biggest in recent memory, and is sure to offer a great night of entertainment for all film lovers. The festival will be split into two days, with the first being…
Base Camp: Lost Creek Lake
This is part of Reid Barbier’s weekly “Base Camp” column on the best hiking and outdoor adventure spots in Southern Oregon. At some point this spring, with the sun high overhead and a warm breeze behind you, you might decide…
Base Camp: Cooking on the Trail
This is part of Reid Barbier’s weekly “Base Camp” column on the best hiking and outdoor adventure spots in Southern Oregon. One of the greatest experiences in all of hiking is when you cook your first meal out on the…