The Ashland City Council approved a plan last Tuesday to extend water and sewer lines beyond the urban growth boundary to the site of a proposed rest area near Exit 19 and the Oak Knoll neighborhood. The plan includes a…
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SOAR deadline approaches
Students spend hours conducting research for their classes every term. They interview experts, check out books and then compose a research paper. For most students, all of the work is done to get a decent grade and then repeated with…
Earth Day gets a visit from Mother Nature
Despite rainy weather causing last week’s Earth Day celebration to move indoors to the Rogue River Room, the festivities went on as planned. The Ecology Center of the Siskiyous celebrated early on Wednesday, April 20, inviting clubs and organizations from…
The three-legged stool of global warming
Biology professor explains why global warming skeptics should be listened to More than 100 students and community members gathered in the Meese Auditorium of the Southern Oregon University Art Building on April 21 to hear Dr. John Roden give a…
March makes a difference
A march on city hall by community members and Southern Oregon University students on April 5 may have helped lead the City of Ashland to reject the proposed homeless exclusionary zone in downtown Ashland. The council decided to create an…
Film festival attendee causes commotion
When Suzanne Savoie’s face first appeared on the screen, several audience members booed and hissed. One person even called out “Snitch!” The second time she appeared in the documentary, being interviewed by the director, there was some grumbling and hissing,…
Intramurals
Muggle Quidditch will start today and the league will end on May 28. Intramural Softball registration is now closed. The season will begin on Wednesday and run until May 26. Intramural tennis leagues for doubles, men’s and women’s…
Students find alternatives to spring break
Some students rode the surf during Spring Break, others hit the turf. Dirty hands, sweaty brows and aching muscles are not usually the ideal way to spend a vacation, but for students participating in Alternative Spring Break, it couldn’t have…
Students plan protest against new ordinances
Nate Coddington contributed to this story. A march on city hall is planned for Tuesday, April 5, by Phronesis, a student-led community group, in protest of proposed city ordinances that would allegedly discriminate against Ashland’s homeless. Emery Way, a member…
Handling homelessness
Ashland may be a step closer toward a solution that could solve the city’s homelessness problem, after a town hall meeting was held at Southern Oregon University, Thursday. The meeting gave community members a chance to voice their concerns and…