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 […]
SRC Series: The Dress Code
The new Student Recreation Center (SRC) posted their official facility guidelines earlier last week. Listed under the section “Clothing Standards” on the Inside SOU website include: “attire must cover chest, abdomen, back and side areas from hip to armpit” and “shorts must be long enough to cover the buttocks and groin while exercising or moving.” […]
Welcome to the Student Rec Center
At the start of week four of Spring Term, Southern Oregon University (SOU) opened their new Student Recreation Center (SRC) in Raider Village. The building includes a gym, basketball court with a volleyball net, and a rock climbing wall. Early registration started April 18th, giving the students the chance to avoid waiting in lines […]
Raider Recap: SOU Track & Field
As the Southern Oregon University Men’s and Women’s Track and Field team head into their first day of the Cascade Conference Championship in Hermiston, Oregon. Catch up on the last couple meets that lead them to this point. Pacific Twilight & Oregon State High Performance Meets: The gloomy weekend on April 27th played no part in holding […]
SOU Celebrates Earth Week
Last Saturday, millions of people celebrated Earth Day to promote and advocate for environmental protection. Southern Oregon University dedicated an entire week to this annual day of awareness. Campus-wide events included guest speakers, film screenings, hands-on environmental workshops, potting plants, and more. This year, major themes included plastic pollution awareness and bee protection. Throughout the […]
Powerful Exhibit Shows that Clothing ≠ Consent
“A place to dispel the myth that clothing gives any type of consent,” described Katie McGrath, the senior who curated the exhibit “What I was Wearing” which displayed in the SU Gallery last week. A walk through the space revealed different forms of attire hanging on the walls: business casual, club dresses, sweatpants a T-shirt, […]
Student Run Show Premieres during Finals Week
During the Tuesday of Winter Term finals week, a group of theatre students came together to put on a a single showing of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown and Dog Sees God in the Black Box Theatre at Southern Oregon University (SOU). The rehearsal and production of this entirely student ran passion project started […]
Local Law Enforcement helps facilitate annual Lock-in
“Everything about today is real,” said Maggie Montgomery, the President of the Southern Oregon University Criminology Club. Earlier in March, the Crim department held their annual Crim Lock-in. This year, for the first time, they offered the seminar as a registered course for one credit in addition to the experience. Students, staff, faculty are invited […]
A Shooter Training, Walkout & Threat within 2 Weeks
Last week, on Monday, March 14, students across the nation held a walk out one month after the Parkland, Fla. school shooting. Southern Oregon University (SOU) students from education classes as well as community members participated in the walk out. The group gathered outside the SU to honor and remember the victims of the Majory […]
3rd Annual Queer Indigenous Gathering a Success
“Allowing native stories to be told by Indigenous folks is more powerful than any article or second hand experience,” exclaimed Darius Kila, one of the announcers at the event and a student enrolled in the Queer Indigenous Studies course. “Indigenous stories matter and this event allows that to happen.” Kila looks forward to in future […]