On Wednesday, Secretary of State Kate Brown, took office as the new governor of Oregon, making her the first openly bi-sexual governor of any state in US history. She replaces Governor John Kitzhaber…
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Becker’s Law-How One Guy Can Change Things
High School Senior Sam Becker is on a mission. He spent his year collecting thousands of signatures from citizens, organizing a committee, meeting with local political players, and speaking to the city council. All in order to make a change.…
Smoking: Even Worse Than You Thought
The findings of a recent study add at least five diseases and 60,000 deaths a year to the list of tobacco related risks in the U.S. Risks already include lung cancer, artery disease, heart disease, chronic lung disease…
New Men’s Soccer Coach Named
The highly anticipated decision regarding Southern Oregon University’s men’s soccer team coach has been announced: Biniam Afenegus won the job over two other hopefuls. He has been the head coach at Clark College in Vancouver Washington since 2007, where he…
SOU’s Center For Sustainability Thrives from large Donation
SOU’s Center for Sustainability has been working hard to establish itself in a University still recovering from retrenchment. They have been doing this by branching out and developing relationships with external partners. This according to the director for the CFS…
Alternative Options to be Implemented Nationally from Local Success
A nationwide taste test which began in Southern Oregon will soon be dictating what’s in your Starbucks cup. Coconut milk has been in the Pacific Northwest Region for months as a test product. Starbucks in the Rogue Valley were some of…
Battle of the Birds
The Valentine’s Day matchup between Southern Oregon University and the visiting Oregon Institute of Technology was anything but lovely for the conference rivals on Saturday night. Tensions ran high as the packed crowd in Riehm Arena welcomed the 230th battle…
Raiders Clip Owls’ Wings in Rout
Seeking to soar to a much a needed victory, the Oregon Tech Owls were instead sent crashing to earth by the Raiders in a stunning 85-54 bloodbath, one of the last games in the Division II Women’s Basketball season. From…
Ashland Ground Zero in Vaccine Debate
Ashland is back in the national spotlight. As the community with the least number of vaccinated children in the country, the latest measles outbreak spreading from Disneyland to numerous communities including Eugene begs the question about responsibility for those who…
The Hungry Vegans Ask SOU- Where’s The Veggies?
Plant based diets just got a celebrity boost with Beyonce’ introducing a line of ready made vegan meals. Plant based eaters at Southern Oregon University hope it helps spread the word since their options on campus are very narrow.…