Twenty students gathered Saturday to pull up their sleeves and volunteer as part of the annual spring “Hunger Clean Up.” Hosted locally by the Oregon…
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Tuition equity bill gains momentum
On March 29, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 742 by a vote of 18-11, a crucial step in an attempt to allow undocumented students…
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…
State unemployment rate going down
Roughly 6,300 news jobs were gained in Oregon during January, reducing the state’s unemployment rate from 10.6 percent to 10.4 percent. This is the lowest…
Mount Ashland Association pushes for more control
An Ashland city council study session last Tuesday discussed the possibility of transferring the ski area permit from the city to the Mount Ashland Association,…
Business students score high
Students in Southern Oregon University business program recently ranked high in the Masters in Business Administration field test. SOU students scored in the top 25…
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…
U.S. has rich history with oil
Local geologist Len Eisenberg lectured about the oil industry last week at SOU. Photo courtesy of prisonplanet.com Local Ashland geologist, Len Eisenberg, presented a lecture…
OUS restructuring plan gaining attention
Public universities facing a potential $100 million dollar cut from next year’s budget are scrambling to restructure the way they financially operate. Several potential plans…
ASSOU budget process continues on
*Nils Holst also contributed to this article. The Associated Students of Southern Oregon University are in the thick of the budgeting process this week, struggling…