What follows is a op-ed column by student writer Alexia Porter that breaks down news, provides informative resources, and shares her views on what’s going…
Category: Op-Ed
Pass the Cushman: Berning Man
Connor Cushman is a student opinion writer for The Siskiyou. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of The Siskiyou or Southern Oregon University. Chances…
Senators Wyden and Merkley on Student Debt
The Siskiyou was asked to publish this letter from the offices of Senator Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. While we might normally refuse, we felt…
Op-ed: students, faculty, staff and administration represent SOU at Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference
By Winston Friedman, Ecology Center of the Siskiyous co-director On the last day of January and the first of February students, faculty, staff, administrators, industry…
Resolve this New Year to get serious about cervical cancer prevention
By Deborah Dotters, MD and Cynthia Pappas Cervical cancer takes a terrible toll; nearly a dozen women die from cervical cancer every day in the…
Lumberjack International: Jumping off Cliffs, Crashing into Trees, and Other Ways to Impress 12-Year-Olds
Whilst voyaging the Caribbean this past summer, I learned a few things. First of all, it is still not alright to drink unfiltered water in…
Ten-year $100 billion cut may hit Pell Grant Program
The U.S. Congress is preparing to vote on wide-reaching budget cuts that could affect the academic livelihood, and survival of many college students. President Barack…