Three new bee colonies found a home on the Southern Oregon University campus in mid-May, completing the first stage of a long-term environmental education project developed by graduate student Ryan King. King, who is currently studying in SOU’s Environmental Education…
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New dorm recycling program sends unwanted items to Goodwill instead of landfill
As the school year comes to an end and students pack up and move out of the dorms to go home for the summer, items that can be recycled or donated are usually thrown out. Southern Oregon University’s new Full…
“My Darling Lenny”: A Celebration Of Life For Lenny Holland
My Darling Lenny As many of you know Lenny Holland passed away on Monday May 28th. I am extremely sorry to you all for this great loss of a wonderful man. Lenny Holland was a compassionate man with a magnificent…
Friendship and Loss: Remembering Lenny Holland
We all lose something special just when we need it most. Friendship is among these. We have a disagreement, someone moves away; we just lose touch or simply don’t make the effort to maintain the connection. Usually this friendship wasn’t…
Ever skipped class during break? There’s a word for that…
In our ever-changing world, we are constantly finding ourselves at a loss of words. For example, how would you describe the ever-so-common phenomenon of students going to their classes, and then leaving during break? Edwin Battistella, a Southern Oregon University…
Penny pinching next year means increased tuition, fewer services
In today’s world it’s hard to find a job that doesn’t require a degree from a college or university, and every year tuition rises to compensate for the deficit afflicting many Oregon institutions. In order to compensate for a $2.5…
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…
Student walkout will take a stand on budget cuts, disinvestment in higher education
Southern Oregon University, like many other universities nationwide, has been severely impacted by the disinvestment in higher education, and students and community members have finally decided it is time to take a stand. On Thursday May 17 at noon, students…
Paranormal club looks for the things that go bump in the night
In the Plunkett Center alone they have managed to capture at least one clear audio recording, a human-shaped shadow in a doorway, and experienced other spooky phenomena.
When it all comes together: tech weekend at SOU’s Center Stage Theatre
Dressed in black, stagehands mop the empty black stage. Other similarly dressed stagehands remove the set of one production and replace it with another. A table and chairs connected into a single unit slides from stage right to stage left,…