Qualtrics Election Form Allows for Double Votes
“No person shall vote more than once for the same office, referendum, initiative, or officer recall in any election,” per the official 2018 Election Rule 6.2.7. However, in the minutes of the May 8 Elections Committee meeting, ASSOU Vice President and Elections Chair, Leo McCaffrey revealed, “someone has voted for themselves three times.” Prior to […]
Proposed Bill Threatens to Overturn Untested Legislation
Last Tuesday, Senator Olivia Bozarth bought bill SBW 2-18 to the senate floor. The bill, which was seconded by Senator Jennifer Pang, would overturn a legislative policy passed last year allowing the student body to determine Speaker of the Senate position in a general election rather than selected by and from the sitting senators elected […]
OSPIRG Protests the LNG Pipeline
Last week, Southern Oregon University’s chapter of the Oregon Students Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG), had their Week of Action for their lead campaign: Defend Our Rivers. The group had intended to march their life size recreation of the pipeline Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas pipeline [LNG Pipeline] throughout campus to “Let people know that there […]
ASSOU Candidate Learns Perils of Social Media During Election
“I would like to know why you should be able to take office despite your homophobic and transphobic comments on Facebook,” Oneta Cantlon asked Chase Gildea, at last week’s open forum for candidates of next year’s Associated Students of Southern Oregon University positions. After Cantlon asked their question the crowd quickly reacted and began calling […]
30 Weeks to Save the World: The 2016 ASSOU Presidential Election
Trump, Clinton, and Sanders are not the only presidential candidates students should be concerned with this week. Elections for student government kick off next week and with a whopping 3 candidates running for Associated Students of Southern Oregon University president, the race is sure to be heated. “My advice to the winner is to utilize […]
Tommy Letchworth and Max Goldman confirmed as new ASSOU president, vice president
Last week the student body of Southern Oregon University voted for who they wanted to serve in the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University next year. The results were counted on Sunday, and the ASSOU Senate confirmed the count today. Tommy Letchworth and Max Goldman will serve as ASSOU president and vice president respectively next […]
The Siskiyou’s voter guide for the 2013 ASSOU elections
On Monday of next week the polls will open for the 2013 Associated Students of Southern Oregon University general elections. The polls will be open from Monday, April 29 at 10 a.m. to Friday, May 3 at 5 p.m. The results of the election will be announced by the elections committee by 6 p.m. that […]
ASSOU elections 2013: take a leadership role on campus next year
If you’re interested in campus politics, student power, or simply making your university a better place, April 22 is a date you’ll want to remember.
New ASSOU constitution up for ratification, deadline Thursday
A new Associated Students of Southern Oregon University constitution, featuring new by-laws that make the three branches of student government more efficient, has been drafted by the student government. Thursday is the deadline for voting on whether or not to ratify it. The new ASSOU constitution is designed to increase the efficiency of the administration’s […]
Live coverage of Jackson County elections
Terrie Martin’s journalism class has been working hard over the last several weeks to make information about local elections available to Southern Oregon University students. Since the beginning of the term they have interviewed campus organizers, done in-depth paper trails on local politicians, and profiled the candidates campaigning for Jackson County commissioner. Up until now […]