The annual Pear Blossom Parade, Run and Festival in downtown Medford is set to take off this Saturday, April 11th. Each year, the Pear Blossom Festival is comprised of the parade, various races, and a street fair. “This festival is…
Category: Community
Can Students Be Denied Housing?
Have you ever scrolled through Craigslist looking for a place, and seen listing after listing saying NO STUDENTS? Kristi Wright and Megan Mercier have, and they want to do something about it. Wright spearheaded a campaign to add students as…
How New Pot Laws Affect You
Oregon’s prohibition of marijuana has ended. As of Nov. 4, 2014 Oregon became the third state to legalize Marijuana for recreational use. Measure 91 will go into effect on July 1, 2015, permitting Oregonians 21 and older to own up…
The Drought is Just Getting Started
Our California readers may be more used to drought conditions than Oregon natives, but everyone should start preparing for a very dry summer. According to the Oregon Water Resource Department, as of December 2014, 35 percent of the state, along…
Religious Exemption on Chopping Block?
In 2012, over 900 Oregonians came down with whooping cough. The highest in half a century. Late in 2014, about 30 children in Jackson county had chicken pox. This year, a Lane county man was diagnosed with measles, the 12th…
Saudi Student Responds to ISIS
Faisal Alotaibi is a Southern Oregon University student with a story. Born in Saudi Arabia with an Egyptian mother, the 31 year old has already earned an Information Technology Degree from Riyadh College in Saudi Arabia, made friends in Sweden,…
Hurry Up and Do Good!
Attention civic movers and shakers! Registration for this year’s Alternative Spring Break trip to San Francisco, CA is currently open. Spend your spring break learning a thing or two from this city. Starting March 21 through March 28 participants will…
SOU Students Ready for a Pit Stop
Pita Pit has been operating for a little over a week near SOU’s campus, and owner Trevor Kendrick is already reaping the benefits of being open until 3am on the weekends. According to Kendrick, Saturday was the busier of the…
How Mayor Stromberg’s Dream Hits Where You Live
Ashland mayor John Stromberg has a dream that housing in the city of Ashland will allow people who work and study here to also live here. He references the fact that housing prices are not designed for the…
The Game Changer
“F**king stoned out of my head on heroin, and those first couple days were miserable man. I saw god, I swear, just lying there shaking. Torture.” SOU student Kyle, who’s last name we’re redacting, said when reflecting on how his…