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…
Category: Community
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…
Student protest interrupted by campus public safety
Students protesting the withdrawal of Eliza Schaaf were interrupted by Southern Oregon University campus public safety officials today. Alissa Arp, dean of the college of arts and sciences, withdrew Schaaf, a student with Down syndrome, from her ceramics class Nov.…
Election Sweeps Southern Oregon
Ashland Public Library ballot drop-off was a flurry of activity as people scrambled to submit their ballots on Tuesday for the local and state elections. Heather Spencer, local police officer on the 4 p.m. shift, took ballots from people as…
SOU students speak up
Southern Oregon University students are concerned with the future of their education, and it is affecting how they vote this election season. The race for Governor between John Kitzhaber and John Dudley is contentious, with both candidates running on platforms…
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