Dragon Gong Fu Tea House is one of those places where if you don’t know about it, you would never stumble upon it. Sitting in Ashland’s “underground marketplace” the tea house opens its doors weekday mornings and weekend nights.…
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Ski Swap Weekend!
Ski and Snowboard lovers have the opportunity to sell or buy items at the Southern Oregon University Ski Swap just around the corner. The 40th annual ski swap is happening December 6th and 7th from 9:00 AM to 4:00…
More Diversity- Promises New Sheriff
Now that the election is past and Ashland’s Deputy Police Chief Corey Falls is the new Jackson County Sheriff elect beating out long time incumbent Mike Winters, the question is—what will Falls do with his new position? The new…
Meet Your President
Have you had the opportunity to meet SOU’s new president? If not, here’s your chance. Dr. Roy Saigo was approved as the interim president of SOU in June at a meeting of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education. The…
SOU is visited by the Yak
If you didn’t see the person in a yak costume handing out beverage cozys and posing for pictures last week, you still might be unsure of what all the yip yap is about Yik Yak. Currently, it is in the…
Bear on Campus: What to do if you see him
From Southern Oregon University Campus Public Safety, “On Friday, October 3rd a black bear was seen crossing the campus.” Okay. Wait. We’ve seen deer on campus, many of them at once. But a black bear? They can weigh up to…
SOU Life Hacks
Southern Oregon University is an awesome place with tons of activities, clubs, and resources to keep students motivated and sane! However, I know how hard it is for students to adapt to new campus and college life. Not everyone reading…
Updates from Abroad: Winchester, England
Cheers from Winchester, England! What an amazingly fabulous and challenging adventure studying abroad has been thus far. When I first got accepted to the University of Winchester, it seemed like an eternity before my departure. I counted down the months,…
SOU Retrenchment May Affect Local College-Going Rates
For those who support the building of a college-going culture in the Rogue Valley, Southern Oregon University’s recent budget woes, retrenchment and proposed changes in governance make the job of encouraging students to go to college that much more difficult.…
SOU on Princeton Review’s list of Green Colleges
The Princeton Review counted Southern Oregon University as one of its selected green schools in “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges.” In the fifth annual edition, The Princeton Review and its collaborator, the Center for Green Schools at…