The following is a student Letter to the Editor piece. It does not reflect the position or views of the Siskiyou editorial team. My name is Johanna Pardo and I am currently the ASSOU Director of Governmental Affairs. I’m writing…
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President Phillips: Fighting for marginalized communities
When she was the Director of Multicultural Affairs in the Associated Students of Southern Oregon (ASSOU) Executive Branch, Alexis Phillips was one of four members of color in all three branches of student government. Today, Phillips is All-Student-Body Vice President.…
VP spearheads government re-brand
Although it is his first time in ASSOU, Vice President Danny Hernandez comes with a background in leadership and community outreach. The senior business major with a minor in music has big goals for student government and for SOU itself.…
The speaker behind the senate: Britney Sharp
Just a Sophomore, and Senate Speaker, it looks like Britney Sharp has a bright student government career ahead of her for the remainder of her undergraduate degree. “I do not like it when people say, ‘you cannot change the world,” she…
All-Student special election to start today
On Tuesday night, the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University (ASSOU) Senate met for the first time in the new academic year, and approved a referendum to revise the $13 Schneider Children Center student fee in a unanimous vote as…
Davis Secures Presidency Under Probationary Measures
An additional grievance filed by Emily Pfeiffer and Ricardo Lujan-Valerio against the Election Committee’s ruling on Monday night which eliminated 41 votes for Colin Davis and Tyler Takeshita, was invalidated by the Associate Students of Southern Oregon University Judicial Branch…
Davis Retains Presidency…for now
A hearing on Monday evening in regards to a grievance filed against presidential elect Colin Davis and running mate Tyler Takeshita for breaking campaigning rules, resulted in the two losing votes, but as of now, they retain their claim to…
Students Decide That Ball Actually is Life
After all the votes were counted on Friday, the end result showed that Southern Oregon does, indeed, wish to be “Ballin’ with Colin” in the upcoming school year. When Colin Davis and his Vice President Tyler Takeshita walked out of…
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…
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,…