Rubes comic creator Leigh Rubin shared the history and inspiration for his cartoon Wednesday night at SOU. Rubin told stories of raising his three sons and how everyday events with your children can inspire artistic creativity. “We all see the…
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Raiders Crowned Cascade Conference Champions
Staying true to form, the Southern Oregon volleyball team easily saw off the threat of College of Idaho in three dominating sets to claim the Cascade Conference Tournament Championship this past Saturday at the McNeal Pavilion. The Raiders comprehensive sweep…
Marijuana Measures Fail
California’s Proposition 19 and Oregon’s Measure 74 were roasted in the polls early last week, but supporters of marijuana reform laws are confident that the 2012 elections will deliver better results. A Gallup national survey released a week prior to…
Program offers students in-the-field experience
The Wild Rockies Field Institute, which offers college course credit for rigorous in the field outdoor classes, had a representative on campus this week to educate students on the program. The WRFI was created in 1993 and has since had…
John Kitzhaber wins the race for Oregon governor
BY LENNY HOLLAND Chris Dudley has conceded the race for governor to John Kitzhaber. As numbers continue to roll in, Kitzhaber’s lead has been widening over Republican Chris Dudley as the counting continues. Â The race has been neck-in-neck all night…
Sen. Alan Bates takes the lead in the Oregon Senate race
BY LENNY HOLLAND The latest election results show that the race for State Senator in District 3 now has Sen. Alan Bates pulling ahead of challenger Dave Dotterrer. Only 240 votes now separate the two candidates, who have been running…
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National congressional and gubernatorial results favor GOP
The Republican Party has taken control of the House of Representatives but the Senate is still under Democratic control. With 239 decided winners in the House, 218 seats,the margin for a changing of the guard, was easily overcome as the…
Eclectic, complex, noise-filled; Finn Riggins
If there is a cosmic soup containing the likes of Built to Spill, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Pink Floyd and The Beatles, then Finn Riggins is navigating its choppy waters quite well. Originally based in Sun Valley, Idaho, the three members…