Proposed Bill Threatens to Overturn Untested Legislation
Last Tuesday, Senator Olivia Bozarth bought bill SBW 2-18 to the senate floor. The bill, which was seconded by Senator Jennifer Pang, would overturn a legislative policy passed last year allowing the student body to determine Speaker of the Senate position in a general election rather than selected by and from the sitting senators elected […]
Spotlight: The Wood Brothers go on tour
The Wood Brothers have been playing together since 2004, creating folk music that makes you feel as if you’re sitting around a campfire deep in the mountains. I discovered them a few years ago when I fell in love with their song Luckiest Man, from their album Ways Not to Lose. The lead singer, Oliver […]
‘Hello Stranger:’ A Boldly Beautiful Romance
Historical Romance is often a genre I forget that I absolutely adore until I’ve jumped back in, and Hello Stranger was just the one to remind me. Both smartly written and tightly structured, it had the perfect blend of charmingly witty characters to keep it interesting and light while maintaining a forward-moving plot of steamy romance and cloak-and-dagger intrigue. […]
Co-Ed Baseball Team Gets Ready for their Season
Last weekend, the SOU Club Baseball team organized a scrimmage to kick-off the spring season. Three years ago when the club started, it was built on a platform of competition. While that is still true, the captains, Eileen O’Keefe and Kellan, Larson decided to begin this season with a different approach. “From a captain’s point of […]
Southern Oregon Tenants’ Union Pickets Against Rent Increase
Southern Oregon Tenants’ Union (SOTU) held a picket in solidarity with tenants and community members at the Mariposa townhomes in Medford, Wednesday at 4:30 PM. The complex was bought in September of 2017 by Ronald DeLuca, who then notified the renters of a rent increase upwards of 45%, effective as of March 1, 2018. Many […]
Students Abroad: An Inside Look at Educate Chombo
Going to Malawi at 21 years old seemed like a distant dream. Never did I think I would have the financial means to make it happen, or the time. I made countless excuses when Dr. Megan Farnsworth, the professor who is ahead of the Educate Chombo Committee, first presented me with the idea that I […]
“Midnight Valentine”: Beautiful Read with a Cliff Hanger Ending
Uniquely powerful and oddly fantastical, Midnight Valentine by J.T. Geissinger told an unusual love story with heavy undercurrents of heartbreak and second chances. In working with two characters with an abundance of loss– a widowed heroine and a hero who lost himself after a horrific accident– there was a risk of having so much sorrow that hope could […]
Review: ‘She Kills Monsters’ Tackles Grief and Storytelling
Having closed Sunday Night, Qui Nguyen’s She Kills Monsters sold out for the entirety of its two week run time. This play took the audience into a fantasy world, run by the rules of Dungeons and Dragons with all of the fun and emotion that comes with popular game. It was also the first production held […]
Ho’opa’a Hawai’i Club Hosts Polynesian Education Conference
The Southern Oregon University (SOU) Ho’opa’a Hawai’i Club coordinated the Polynesian Education Conference in Stevenson Union on Friday, February 3— the only conference of its kind at a higher education institution to be completely student lead and run according to keynote speaker, Makerusa “Mak” Porotesano. These events are something Porotesano would like to see more […]
ECOS Promotes Waste Awareness
A week spent engaging, educating, and challenging students, Southern Oregon University’s Ecology and Sustainability Resource Center (ECOS) wrapped up their Zero Waste Week on Friday during a reveal of how much waste each participant produced that week. “It’s all mainly about awareness and education,” explained Kayla Bondoc, the At-large Member who coordinated this event. “I thought it would be […]