Southern Oregon University has a new Dean of Students, Dr. Carrie Vath Ph.D. (she/her), and The Siskiyou sat down with her earlier this week to ask a few questions. Where did you grow up? Go to school? What brought you…
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SOU Celebrates Indigenous People’s Day!
October 11th marks Southern Oregon University and the City of Ashland’s 5th annually recognized Indigenous People’s Day celebration. SOU’s Native American Student Union (NASU) has a weekend full of activities planned to engage the community in observance of Native American…
SOU’s Student Film Festival Returns this Year with a Downtown Hollywood Drive-In Theatre
Photo courtesy of the Student Film Festival The SOU Student Film Festival (SFF) is now receiving submissions from current students, as well as alumni and prospective students! The SOU Student Film Festival has gathered students, staff, and alumni for a…
SOU’s Changes to Pass/No Pass Policy
Photo by Adobe Spark graphic created by Jennifer Ng On April 27, an all students email was sent out detailing the plan for the pass/no pass grading system. Because most of SOU remains primarily online due to the ongoing COVID-19…
Tips and Tricks to Succeed in Your Finals
Photo by Claire Wood Finals have always been a stressful time of year for students, and this year is no exception. For many students, this isn’t their first time their finals have been online this year. But for a majority…
Need Some Extra Support? SOU Offers Support Groups for Students
Photo by Eli Khoronov Handling school while maintaining personal balance is a difficult task. Students are stressed more than ever due to the COVID-19 and the recent fires in the area. The stress and burden of everything can weigh you…
A Review and Interview with The Juniper Berries
Photo courtesy of The Juniper Berries In these strange times, it is crucial to support local and independent artists. Lucky for Ashland, there are many groups like those who are always looking for support. One group is The Juniper Berries,…
Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events Training at SOU
SOU’s Campus Public Safety office has begun offering Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) training. CRASE trainings are open to departments and campus groups through InsideSOU. Mass shootings are devastating tragedies with the potential to occur in high profile…
An Open Conversation about Greek Life
On Friday evening, members of Tau Kappa Epsilon hosted an open forum to address students’ concerns and opinions on bringing greek life back to Southern Oregon University. Their brothers from another chapter in Los Vegas, Nevada flew up to show…
Advice From Graduating Seniors
So you are a freshman – Gabe Lenetsky Young, rambunctious and free. You are a bottle of mixed emotions. The next four or more years of your life will have several ups and downs, but don’t worry, as long as…