ASSOU Vice President Amanda Stucke and ASSOU President Hassan Harris, along with 9 SOU students, attended the annual USSA Grassroots Legislative Conference and Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. Every year, the students of the organization put on a rally, and…
Category: Editorials
From dream to reality: Dr. King’s legacy lives on
There are many things that could be said of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy. We could discuss his famous “I have a dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., arguably one of our nation’s…
The Siskiyou says goodbye to print edition
… in favor of new and improved online edition Breaking up is always hard to do and no one will be sadder than the staff at The Siskiyou when we have to wash our ink stained hands and say goodbye…
Cupcake controversy at California college campus
Earlier this month, the College Republicans at the University of California, Berkeley, held a bake sale for what might be the nation’s most controversial cupcake. The campus organization made headlines when they held a bake sale where the price of baked…
A Need To Say Thanks
As we near graduation we begin to think about all the people that helped make that day possible. There are many people on my thank you list, but my wife gets most of the thanks. My wife even said that…
U.S. must make a choice about terrorism
What Happens Next? By now all of us know the facts: on the morning of Sunday, May 1, an elite group of Navy Seals was transported via helicopter to a private neighborhood compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The target was Osama…
An example that you can count on
It’s been six years since we lost my father. I don’t mean we misplaced him, I mean he took that unavoidable trip to the hereafter. This being the case, the anniversary of his death caused me once again to reflect…
A little bit of this and a little of that
I’m a little late writing my column this week, the editor might say ‘a lot bit late,’ but I’m the one that is doing the writing. Usually, something strikes me as peculiar or somewhat off-beam, and is fun to poke…
Dude, where’s my bike?
The majority of car trips taken by Americans are less than two miles. A two mile bike ride is about the distance from Southern Oregon University’s Ashland campus to the plaza downtown. There is even a specific bike path provided…
A place that SOU vets can call their own
I spent the first days of my return to college trying to find a quiet place where I could study and not interfere with the daily activities of younger students. Truth be told, I needed quiet for my brain to…