Southern Oregon University was recently named a top 30 film school for its digital cinema program in the U.S. and Canada by MovieMaker Magazine, a widely read independent film magazine. Alongside big-name schools such as the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles, SOU was chosen for its hands-on education and networking opportunities.
A contingent of SOU students with visiting alumni, led by anthropology professor Mark Tveskov, spent Labor Day and Tuesday traveling to eastern Oregon, where they will conduct excavations in search of artifacts to better tell the stories of Black loggers who lived and worked in the town of Maxville in the 1920s and 1930s.
For its August meeting, Southern Oregon Climate Action Now, a local nonprofit concerned about the climate crisis, swapped out its typical meeting space at the Medford Public Library for The Farm at Southern Oregon University Tuesday evening.
How’s your Monday going? Southern Oregon University football team players’ week got off to a good start. When they came in early Monday morning, each player found in their cubby a new pair of black Nike cleats, donated by Heisman Trophy-winner and quarterback for the Washington Commanders Marcus Mariota.
Ashland Fire & Rescue is conducting training drills in the Cascade Complex at Southern Oregon University before it’s demolished to make way for a new structure, possibly housing a senior living complex.
With a newly funded $20,000 grant from the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, some Southern Oregon University’s Sociology and Anthropology Program students and staff will travel to eastern Oregon this fall to perform archaeological excavations for a logging ghost town that once was home to a diverse community in the early 20th century, including African-American and white loggers.
Many of the graduating Southern Oregon University seniors topped it all off by adorning their square mortarboard graduation caps with pithy messages or creative expressions using materials, colors and texture to send out a final college vibe during ceremonies last Saturday, June 15.
Southern Oregon University’s 98th graduation ceremony began Saturday morning with marching columns of students in gowns watched by an audience, cheering and blowing kisses. A few dabbed crumpled tissues to their eyes.
More than 100 students from American Samoa have enrolled at SOU over the past four years. The SOU trip is a part of the university’s annual efforts to show up for students and their families, and provide an in-person orientation for new students as they gear up for their first term at the Ashland campus.
Southern Oregon University will observe Juneteenth on Tuesday, June 11, with a program featuring guest speaker Vaun Monroe, assistant professor for the school’s Digital Media program; and remarks from Ashland City Councilor Gina DuQuenne, SOU President Rick Bailey, and SOU Assistant Vice President for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Jonathan Chavez Baez.
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now launched its premier Green Business Recognition ceremony on Thursday, June 12, with a “green ribbon cutting” at a four-plex built out of straw bales on Wightman Street in Ashland.
The production runs through July 6 at Camelot Theatre By Lucie K. Scheuer for Ashland.news You might say that domestic, comedic dramatist and playwright Del Shores’ successful life as a
Meredith Page: I do not want this to get lost in the news. The U.S. Army has been planning its 250th birthday celebration for two years; it’s on June 14. This day has been stolen from the brave women and men who defend this country and our freedoms.
James Lobsenz: There is a difference between a protest and a rebellion. Hundreds of thousands of people protested the Vietnam War. But the fact that they marched, carried signs, chanted, engaged in sit-ins, and burned their draft cards, does not mean they engaged in a “rebellion” against the United States.
The second of six scheduled city of Ashland “Coffee & Conversations” gatherings is set for 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, in Railroad Park. Some members of the City Council and senior city staff are expected to be on hand for the casual meet-and-greet.
KG Stiles: We are a community rooted in compassion, dialogue, and collective responsibility. And that’s why this is the moment for every citizen — regardless of party, age, or background — to speak up.
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