A victim of sexual trafficking was on campus last week to share her story and raise awareness to the nationwide problem. Herzig spoke Wednesday at Southern Oregon University as part of a seminar on sexual abuse and human trafficking hosted…
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SOU Rugby Club Falls In Playoffs
Southern Oregon to Play Final Two Games of the Season at Home By Anthony Duchene The Southern Oregon Men’s Rugby Club lost to the University of Idaho 15-to-16 on March 26 at the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Playoffs in Tacoma, Wash.…
Students find alternatives to spring break
Some students rode the surf during Spring Break, others hit the turf. Dirty hands, sweaty brows and aching muscles are not usually the ideal way to spend a vacation, but for students participating in Alternative Spring Break, it couldn’t have…
Fukushima native struggles to stay in contact with family
The news of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and the consequent tsunami devastating the northeast coast of Japan had many in disbelief, but for Southern Oregon University student Nozomi Shirato, the news from her hometown of Iwaki, Fukushima was heart-wrenching. “I…
Students pitch in for hunger and homelessness
Twenty students gathered Saturday to pull up their sleeves and volunteer as part of the annual spring “Hunger Clean Up.” Hosted locally by the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group, the event is a nationwide effort to address the problems…
Tuition equity bill gains momentum
On March 29, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 742 by a vote of 18-11, a crucial step in an attempt to allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates if they met certain selection criteria. The Oregon House of…
Students plan protest against new ordinances
Nate Coddington contributed to this story. A march on city hall is planned for Tuesday, April 5, by Phronesis, a student-led community group, in protest of proposed city ordinances that would allegedly discriminate against Ashland’s homeless. Emery Way, a member…
State unemployment rate going down
Roughly 6,300 news jobs were gained in Oregon during January, reducing the state’s unemployment rate from 10.6 percent to 10.4 percent. This is the lowest unemployment rate the state has seen in 24 months, according to the Oregon Employment Department’s…
Mount Ashland Association pushes for more control
An Ashland city council study session last Tuesday discussed the possibility of transferring the ski area permit from the city to the Mount Ashland Association, the non-profit that operates the ski area. Mount Ashland officials believe that if the Mount…
Business students score high
Students in Southern Oregon University business program recently ranked high in the Masters in Business Administration field test. SOU students scored in the top 25 percentile in scores for the test, given at 130 universities across the country. Of the…