SOU plans to raise tuition between 8.5 and 13.5 % for the coming year in anticipation of the expected budget set by the Oregon state legislature. In response to the increased financial burden on students, a walk-out and rally event…
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Preparing for fire
As Saturday– the official mark of the start to fire season– looms closer, it’s all hands on deck for the institutions that battle the summer smoke. For students and faculty of SOU, fire is a concern in the late Spring…
Siskiyou in the Street: Mother’s Day
Mother’s day is coming up on Sunday! Siskiyou reporter Kayle Blackmore takes to the streets to find out what students are doing for their moms! Transcription: “Hello Siskiyou News, my name is Kayle. I am currently at the Stevenson Union,…
Annual career fair showcases local connections
Each spring term the SOU office of career connections welcomes a variety of employers to recruit student employees, interns, and volunteers in a Career and Internship fair. Max Brooks, the Career Preparation Coordinator, puts on the fair each year. “It…
SOU students have fun with new auto-mowers
Warning: Due to profanity, reader discretion is advised. Recently, SOU students noticed a new addition to life around campus. In the lawns between Shasta and McLaughlin residence halls, there has been what students have interpreted as a lawn “roomba.” The device…
Hannon book sale to be postponed
The Hannon Library’s usual Spring book sale will not be happening this term. The library received limited book donations this quarter and has decided to save those to hopefully have a sale in the Fall. There are still books available…
Where are the Pikas?
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…
ASSOU elections applications to close this week
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…
Text-share program threshold lowered to $75
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…
Punk Band Jock Tears to play IPub on West Coast tour
Jock Tears, a self-described “sensitive, sporty & sassy” microtonal punk band from Vancouver, B.C. Columbia, is joining Apollo Ghosts on a West Coast tour this spring. Band members Lauren Ray, Lauren Smith, Dustin Bromley, and Spencer Hargreaves perform concise, energetic…