Press Release Courtesy Of: Jody Schmidt, Executive Director of SOU Chamber Music Concerts Chamber Music Concerts (CMC) presents a recital by Joseph Yungen, a prize-winning pianist who grew up in the Rogue Valley, on Saturday, May 5 at 7:30…
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GAYpril celebration kicks off Spring term
Spring term started with a bang this year with GAYpril, an event meant to increase awareness of the culture, history, and politics of the LGBTQ community. Celebrated nationwide by universities and organizations, GAYpril features various activities and events throughout the…
Software freedom activist speaks at SOU
Software freedom activist and computer programmer Dr. Richard Stallman gave a lecture Wednesday on global inclusion in the digital age and how to approach threats to freedom in a digital society as part of Southern Oregon University’s Campus Theme lecture…
Editorial: ASSOU Vice President Comment on LegCon 2012 in Washington, D.C.
ASSOU Vice President Amanda Stucke and ASSOU President Hassan Harris, along with 9 SOU students, attended the annual USSA Grassroots Legislative Conference and Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. Every year, the students of the organization put on a rally, and…
Garbage piles and gaming pieces: a peek inside SOU’s anthro lab
ABOUT THIS SERIES: This story is part of a series in collaboration with the Ashland Daily Tidings spotlighting the work, research and experiments taking place in laboratories on the Southern Oregon University campus. During the year, these invention centers and their…
Red Cross blood drives on campus: yea or nay?
In what has become a nearly annual controversy since 2003, blood drives hosted by the Southern Oregon chapter of the American Red Cross on Southern Oregon University’s campus continue to be banned because of what many students feel are discriminatory…
New SOU prof produced famous documentary on hip-hop culture
Among the many changes Southern Oregon University has made for the 2011-2012 term, the choices regarding faculty are some of the most notable. Not many college professors can claim to having produced a well-known documentary, but Professor Robert Clift of…
OUS institutes new firearms policy
Students, employees and anyone who has business at SOU are now prohibited from carrying firearms on campus after the State Board of Higher Education unanimously approved a new guns policy Mar. 2. Some people are exempt from this new policy,…
Higher One may not be the best choice for banking, critics say
Higher One Holdings Inc., a provider of technology and payment services to colleges and universities, gives students more options for loan disbursements and checking accounts than were previously offered, the company says. Some students and personal financiers, however, say better…
Senior Ashlie Moore partners with LIFE Art for capstone project
Art with a purpose. Southern Oregon University student Ashlie Moore brought this to the Hannon Library Gallery on Thursday March 8th. LIFE Art, consisting of a group of kids with a message about depression and suicide, partnered up with Moore…