In honor of the late Steve Jobs, I thought that I would share my most positive Apple-related story. R.I.P., and get the hell off the Apple homepage. Your solemn and bespectacled face is bumming me out. It’s not rare that…
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Game review: “Rage” only cause rage among gamers
These days, it’s becoming harder and harder to find an original video game. In an era of cookie-cutter 3rd-person shooters and “wannabe Wii” motion-sensor systems, the bar is continually being raised while the standards seem to be lowered. Only two…
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Late Weezer bassist predicted death Two weeks before former Weezer bassist and artist Mikey Welsh died in a Chicago hotel room, he posted on his Twitter account an alarmingly accurate prediction of his own death. The tweet read, “dreamt I…
“50/50:” a funny and touching film
What are the odds that a film will make you laugh aloud and shed some tears? One in 100? Two in 100, maybe? Who knows? We’ll leave that kind of mind work to the statisticians. Regardless, “50/50,” starring the adorable…
ECOS starts new recycling program
Seventy percent of all waste on the Southern Oregon University campus is recyclable, and thanks to the efforts of one SOU student, it won’t be going to waste for much longer. Misty Munoz, an SOU alumnus, raised $58,000 to overhaul…
National protest against textbook prices comes to SOU
The Textbook Rebellion has arrived at Southern Oregon University, making its campus debut Tuesday during a petition drive in the courtyard of the Stevenson Union. In attendance were two symbols of the campaign; the “Mr. $200 Dollar Textbook” mascot, who…
City council hears homelessness proposals
The Ashland City Council listened to the recommendations put forth by the ad-hoc Homelessness Steering Committee during the council meeting Tuesday night, but ran out of time before they could vote on which proposals to implement. The ad-hoc Homelessness Steering…
Mt. Ashland expansion negotiations continue
Negotiations continue between the Mt. Ashland Association and the Ashland City Council as both parties argued over an agreement that would relinquish the city’s special-use permit over the mountain during the council meeting Tuesday. The MAA has been planning an…
SOU student to perform abroad
Beatriz Abella is not your average college student. A music business and music performance double major in her senior year, she performed solo at Carnegie Hall in April after winning second place in a nation-wide competition put on by the…
Federal judge to kick off lecture series
This year’s Southern Oregon University campus theme will begin with a bang as Judge John E. Jones III gives two lectures this coming week on what happens when science, politics, and religion meet in a court of law. Jones was…