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…
Category: Ashland
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…
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…
Apollo Ghosts reunite for West Coast tour with Ashland stop
Next Tuesday, March 19, two of Canada’s finest underground rock bands, Apollo Ghosts and Jock Tears, are descending upon O’Ryan’s Irish Pub in Ashland for a night of raucous indie rock and punk music performances. Indie rock band Apollo Ghosts,…
Gardening & the Green Fund: Student fees dedicated to sustainability
Tucked within wood and wire at the corner of Henry St. and South Mountain Ave, SOU’s Community Garden is a comfortable sanctuary where students and community members can rent low-cost plots to practice organic gardening. Behind the fence’s squealing gate,…
Senator Golden to improvise with the “antics” on Friday
On Friday, Jan. 18, Oregon State Senator Jeff Golden will join with “antics improv” [sic] for their show “A Capital Act” in the Stevenson Union Rogue River Room at 6:30 p.m. During the show, the team and senator will perform…
An Inside Look at the Ashland Music Scene
It was a cool, crisp Nov. night, and I found myself taking refuge inside a small garage in Ashland, Oregon. A well-worn wooden skateboard half-pipe occupied half of the floorspace. Sketches of nude figures drawn with black paint smothered the…
SOU community marches for Pride
On Saturday, members of Southern Oregon University’s (SOU) students, faculty and staff once again threw their support and participation behind Lotus Rising Project’s annual Ashland Pride Parade. The parade and the university’s participation in it is meant to deliver a…
Town hall debate to be held Thursday
On Thursday, Oct. 11, Southern Oregon University will hold a town hall for Oregon State Senate District 3 race. Jeff Golden (Democrat) is debating Jessica Gomez (Republican) on key issues that impact residents of Oregon District 3 and the students…
5 stars for ‘Shadow of the Fox’
Julie Kagawa’s action-packed Shadow of the Fox stuns with its immersive Japanese mythology and wholly inviting and intriguing characters. On Yumeko and Tatsumi’s shared journey across beautiful lands, they cross many perilous obstacles and create a small rag-tag crew of unlikely allies…