Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP On May 24, 2022, there was a school shooting that ended in the deaths of 19 elementary school students and 2 teachers in Uvalde, Texas. Reporters are saying this is the deadliest school shooting in…
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Fire in Downtown Ashland Affects Community
Photo by Tiffany Olin/KTVL On May 11, 2022, a fire broke out in the Ashland Plaza above Little Tokyo and Mountain Provisions, resulting in the destruction of two apartments and three offices. Luckily no one was harmed despite the damages…
Buffalo Shooting – condemning white supremacy
On Saturday May 14, 2022, a white man walked into a supermarket in Buffalo, New York and shot 13 people, killing 10 and wounding 3. Many people believe that this event, that they are calling a massacre, was racially motivated.…
A Breakdown of the Roe VS Wade Controversy
Image Credit NPR Roe v. Wade History, Recent Supreme Court Decisions, and “If Overturned” Oregon Specific Scenario. Last week, it came to the attention of the United States citizens, through a leaked first draft, that the US Supreme Court is…
Pacific Pride Fire Recap: The Events, Aftermath, and Arrest of an Arson Attack in Medford
Image Credit Steven McMahan On the night of Tuesday, April 12th at roughly 9:30 PM, a fire broke out at Pacific Pride in downtown Medford, Oregon. Pacific Pride is a gas station located at 936 S. Central Avenue in Medford.…
SOU Faculty Union Negotiations Reach Tentative Agreement
Over the past year, the faculty union of Southern Oregon University has been negotiating the cuts in pay for faculty staff. There was no raise given to any faculty members for the 2021-2022 school year, with an increase in salary…
SOU Student Film Festival: Happening June 1st
On June 1st, 2022, SOU will be hosting its annual student film festival. The student film festival is a yearly event held by the school’s digital cinema program near the end of each school year. The event presents a diverse…
Ashland Landmarks Damaged in Drunk Driving Incidents
With spring in full swing, the beginning of April has proven to be busy for the Ashland Police Department. Just over a week ago APD made arrests in two separate drunk driving accidents over the course of three days. The…
ASSOU Recap 4/12/2022
The meeting started at 6:00 p.m. with no objections to the agenda, followed by the land of acknowledgment. With the date not yet chosen, the SOU President Rick Bailey stopped by to announce that all ASSOU members are welcome to…
The Battle Between Texas and Transgender Children
Image Credit Jay Janner There is a national fight for the rights of LGBTQIA+ youth happening currently. Starting back in August 6th of 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked the Texas Department of Family and Protective Service to explicitly state…