The Voice of SOU Students
Alec Bayarsky and Neil Clayton, both seniors majoring in Environmental Science and Policy, chose to do their capstone on modeling suitable habitat for American Pika. Clayton, current SOU student, explained that these small rabbit-like mammals have been traditionally used as…
The Associated Students of Southern Oregon University (ASSOU) ordered an emergency election committee meeting in Feb. last term. There, they considered the possibility of changing the required GPA from 2.5 to 3.0 in order to run for President, Vice President…
Starting Spring term, the Hannon Library’s text-share program will buy books costing $75 or more in the SOU bookstore. The Hannon Library provides SOU students with accessible text-share and course reserve textbooks. For students, these textbooks are available for free…
Ashland City Council met at 7 p.m. on Tuesday March 6. Mayor John Stromberg, five city councilors, the city administrator, the city attorney and members of the public gathered in the Council chambers to discuss a potential pilot micro transit…
Editor’s Note: Our interview with the Southern Oregon University’s Black Student Union was pre-recorder on week 7. Show Notes: For more information on SOU’s Black Student Union visit them on SOU Connect or on Instagram. The BSU meets Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30…
At 6:30 p.m. every Friday, SOU’s very own Dance Club meets in the Stevenson Union, room 315, to schedule practices and talk about upcoming events, workshops and their end of the year performance: the Spring Showcase. Every two weeks they…
For students regularly eating at the hawk, the table set up at the beginning of every month can donate a meal to your fellow Raiders. Those people are collecting meals for the Raiders helping Raiders program, a resource to help…
There is a proposal to have Digital Cinema offered as a major at Southern Oregon University starting Fall of 2019. Currently a concentration within the Communications major, the new major would focus solely on film. Having pitched to the SOU Board of…
Southern Oregon’s rich history of Chinese immigration extends back to the beginning of the Oregon Gold Rush in the 1850s. To commemorate this history, the town of Jacksonville, Ore., working with Southern Oregon Chinese Cultural Association puts on a yearly…
Enrollment is down this year at SOU, and fewer students means less money on campus. Student Life is mostly funded by student fees, and that money goes to things like student government, clubs and staff salaries. Since less money went…