This week has students thinking globally for UN week. A series of events, hosted by the United Nations Alliance Club of Southern Oregon University, will take place in the Rogue River Room of the Stevenson Union. These events will lead up to…
Category: Lectures
Final lecture in the “Civility” series takes aim at American involvement in Middle East
Students and community members alike gathered to hear distinguished professor and author Andrew Bacevich give a lecture May 17, which critically addressed the United States’ actions in the global “war on terrorism,” a war he said went far beyond the…
Lecture asks: who needs newspapers anyway?
Dr. Sara Brown and Professor Paul Steinle presented the results of a 13-month research trip on April 12, a trip spanning over 30,000 miles across the country surveying more than 150 newspaper industry professionals about the future of printed news.…
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…
Feminist Frequency comes to SOU; Anita Sarkeesian Talks about Feminism in Popular Culture
Anita Sarkeesian, creator of the Feminist Frequency blog, will be giving a presentation on March 15 in the Stevenson Union to talk about strong female characters throughout pop culture history. Sarkeesian is a feminist pop culture media critic. Her self-produced…
OSPIRG hosts panel discussing food subsidies
“Do you know the government spends billions subsidizing junk food?” reads a chalk message on the sidewalk on Tuesday in front of the Hannon Library. Following the question was an invitation to an interactive panel discussion being held later that…
SOU professor discusses Arab Spring, history of Middle East
On Dec. 17, 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor, was being slapped around by the local authorities, and had his fruit cart confiscated by a municipal inspector. He walked a few blocks to the nearby municipal building in…
Peek @ the week (or month…) for February
Thursday, Feb. 2 Noon – 1 p.m. Student Sustainability Discussions in SU 105. 4:30 p.m. Mindfulness drop-in group in SU 314/315. 5-8 p.m. Black History Month film in Meese Auditorium (Art Building). 5-8 p.m. T-shirt and underwear party in Diversions.…
“State of the N-Word” address raises questions about race, identity, and society
What is the N-word? Why do people say the N-word? Why shouldn’t people say the N-word? What is the history behind the N-word? These and many more questions were addressed during the “State of the N-Word” address Wednesday afternoon in…
Peek @ the week, Jan. 19 – 31
Thursday, Jan. 19 4:30 p.m. SOU Acapella Meeting in SU Arena. 4:30 p.m. Mindfulness drop-in group in SU 314/315. 5-7 p.m. SEVEN Exhibition opening in Schneider Museum, with performance by Hoon Lee from 5-6 p.m. 7 p.m. Annual Stafford Poetry…