This year SOU will host the 100th annual meeting of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Leading scientists around the west coast and the nation will be at SOU June 18-22. The meeting…
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Creative writing BFA to produce literary magazine
With the new year comes the new edition of the Creative Writing Department’s magazine. The title of this year’s magazine will be the same as last year’s: Main Squeeze. This year, the Creative Writing workshop class decided on a new…
Grande navigates the personal in new album release
In 2019, it’s hard to decipher what is and isn’t pop music, and who is and isn’t a pop star. With the rise of streaming and the advent of the internet, you don’t have to amass heavy airplay on commercial…
Girlpool releases an album about change in a period of transition
Girlpool’s new album, titled What Chaos Is Imaginary, is an album about change. It embodies the concept of transitions and shifts within a breadth of their manifestations- physical, mental, emotional, and musical. Fittingly, the album offers a diverse set of…
Letter to the editor: ASSOU Alumni advocate for Campus Organizer
The following is a Letter to the Editor piece. It does not reflect the position or views of the Siskiyou editorial team. As alumni of SOU, it alarms us to hear that ASSOU is considering taking the Oregon Student Association…
Letter to the editor: ASSOU shouldn’t cut campus organizer
The following is a student Letter to the Editor piece. It does not reflect the position or views of the Siskiyou editorial team. My name is Johanna Pardo and I am currently the ASSOU Director of Governmental Affairs. I’m writing…
Backstreet Boys cling to old fame with new release
The legendary Backstreet Boys are back at it with a new album, titled DNA. While its name may suggest a foray into each member’s individuality and influences, the only thing to be found on this album is a heartless attempt…
Women march for the 3rd year
“I’m very wet, but we’re here,” laughed Bersy LeClair, an Southern Oregon University student attending the third annual Southern Oregon Women’s march on Jan. 19, 2019. She arrived with her friends Karley Johnson and Cassandra McDade despite the rainy weather. McDade…
SOU faculty shares her interests in Esports
The popularity of esports, or competitive video gaming, has been growing since the early 2000’s. Around 2010, game developers started actively designing toward a professional esports subculture. The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) formed in 2016, and since then,…
Gardening & the Green Fund: Student fees dedicated to sustainability
Tucked within wood and wire at the corner of Henry St. and South Mountain Ave, SOU’s Community Garden is a comfortable sanctuary where students and community members can rent low-cost plots to practice organic gardening. Behind the fence’s squealing gate,…