The Master of Business Administration program at Southern Oregon University is looking for working professionals and students from all academic areas for their upcoming year. The MBA program is offered in two formats designed to meet the needs of busy working professionals.
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Independently owned grocery store, Shop n’ Kart is the only store of it’s kind on the City of Ashland’s list of green businesses. The store features more organic and natural ingredients than many of the other grocery stores in Ashland; and provides a large selection of bulk food as well as other products.
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Taylor York, the Student Body President at Southern Oregon University, delivered the first State of the Student Body speech in SOU history on Feb. 22. Around 60 students, faculty and staff members attended the speech, which lasted nearly 20 minutes, in the Stevenson Union arena.
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02/19/10, 1:10 p.m. A student initiated harassment charges against several SOU employees whom he perceived as being uncooperative with his requests. The suspect involved the 911 call center with his complaints and he was advised his complains would be better handled internally and he could be cited for initiating a false police report.
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Preparations are underway at the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct the 2010 Census. Once every 10 years an effort is made to count every person living in the United States and its territories. In order to complete this huge undertaking, the Census Bureau will be hiring hundreds of thousands of census takers in support of peak census operations.
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In a community that prides itself on being environmentally conscious, Southern Oregon University students and community members were treated to a discussion panel on Feb. 24 that focused on the importance of energy conservation and sustainability. Hosted by the SOU-Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group, the panel consisted of Jim McGinnis the Deputy Chairman of Ashland’s Conservation Commission, Bruce Fiero of Willpower Electric, and SOU Campus Planning and Sustainability Director Larry Blake.
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Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group is holding a Green Energy Panel Feb. 24, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in room 319 of the Stevenson Union. The panel will be made up of Jim McGinnis, Deputy Chair of the Aahland Conservation Commission. Bruce Fiero, from Willpower Electric and Larry Blake, directof of campus planning and sustainability at SOU.
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02/13/10, 2:30 a.m. A vehicle was found crashed into the Wightman Street tennis courts. 02/13/10, 7:55 a.m. Graffiti was found stenciled near the southwest corner of Churchill Hall. 02/13/10, 7:38 p.m. An Officer provided a medical assist at McNeal Hall.
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Associated Students of Southern Oregon University voted to increase its budget by $100,000 last week Monday. Some of the money will go towards fulfilling a new mandate in the recently re-written student-body constitution, which requires that Senators and members of the judicial branch in ASSOU earn a salary.
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Articulation agreements with regional colleges and budget woes in the higher-education system of California have helped Southern Oregon University enjoy one of its most successful terms. This term 5,624 students are enrolled at SOU, making it the most populated winter term in the University’s history.
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02/05/10, 2:10 pm Officers keyed into a room in GS-D at a request of the Dean performing a welfare check on a student. The student was not in their room. 02/05/10, 7:34 pm A resident in Susanne Homes reported a residential burglary. Cash was taken from a wallet that was in an unlocked room.
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With a goal of becoming a more effective, responsible, and functional body, student government at Southern (formally ASSOU) is presenting a new constitution to the student body. The current constitution, the founding document of the student body, was written in 1971.
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At Southern Oregon University students and staff had trouble accessing their blackboard and e-mail accounts through the SOU Web site Feb. 5 to Feb. 8. The loss of access was triggered by a malfunction with SOU’s servers Friday night and the problem was unable to be fixed until the following Monday.
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MEDFORD – Hundreds of goose-pimpled Rogue Valley residents line up before the frigid waters of Medford’s Hawthorne Park swimming pool. It’s a chilly Saturday morning; people should still be bundled up beneath quilts and blankets asleep.
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The Standing Stone Restaurant and Brewery located on Oak Street, in Ashland, was one of the first businesses in town to align itself with the city’s Green Business program. The program requires businesses to reduce waste, conserve resources, and utilize other methods for promoting environmental sustainability.
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She sat behind her desk in her office on the first floor of Hannon Library. Scattered across her desk are piles of paper work, documents of all kinds and pictures of her family. By most accounts she is nothing more than another faculty member: an older lady in a lovely blouse and dark trousers with her hair parted to her left.
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On average, car owners who drive about 10,000 miles per year spend approximately $6,000 per year on their vehicles. That’s including gas, insurance, car maintenance, and other costs to owning a car. It can be expensive, which is why the volunteer based organization Ashland Car Share has been providing it’s members access to vehicles for one sixth the cost of owning a vehicle for a year For the last three years ACS has been allowing members 24/7 access to cars that people sign up to share.
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This Saturday, a benefit dinner will be held to rise money for Hait in Diversions of the Stevenson Union at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. The dinner will include a spaghetti meal, Hawaiian rock raggae music by Kekai Enomoto and Stephan Kane as well as a presentation by SOU senior Jamie Roupp.
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01/29/10, 9:32 p.m. A theft report was taken from a resident in Susanne Homes. Various items had disappeared while the room was unoccupied and unlocked. 01/29/10, 10:10 p.m. An Officer rendered a medical assist to a student in GSC. No transport was required.
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01/23/2010, 2:24 a.m. A transient was found camping under the trees at Science Works. The transient was cited by APD for trespassing. 01/23/10, 11:39 p.m. An Officer intercepted a highly intoxicated student on Wightman Ave. APD assisted and provided transport to Detox.
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This year, students at Southern Oregon University can expect a majority of the athletic department is being funded by student fees. Full-time students currently pay $286 per term as a required “Incidental fee” charge; part-time students are charged a prorated fee.
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Southern Oregon University President Mary Cullinan conveyed a commitment to improving SOU through continued success by faculty, staff and students at her annual State of the University address last Friday. The speech highlighted stories of successful students, achievements by faculty members and reviewed goals set by administration.
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It has been a bumpy road so far for Sodexo Inc. and its student employees at Southern Oregon University, but the food service provider is determined to turn things around. Former and current student-employees of Sodexo, who consistently request anonymity, have complained that the company is treating them unfairly and not listening to their concerns.
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On Wed., Jan. 27, residents of Glacier Hall were told that they were being required to seek new rooms in different halls before this years spring term. During popular events in Ashland, particularly the Shakespeare Festival, Southern Oregon University accommodates large conference groups in some residence halls in the Cascade Complex.
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01/15/10, 3:50 p.m. A transient with a dog was asked to move along from Greensprings. 01/16/10, 9:38 a.m. While investigating a trouble alarm in Cox Hall, the odor of marijuana was also detected. A guest was asked to leave the building. 01/16/10, 2:50 p.
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In sports it can be disappointing when one reffing decision changes the outcome of a game that both teams fought fairly to win. In the case of the Southern Oregon University’s women’s basketball team, that was the difference between a chance at a win and a loss, and quite possibly the opportunity to play in the post-season.
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On Jan.19, the state of Oregon challenged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval for the construction of a Liquefied Natural Gas import terminal near Coos Bay, Ore. and a 234-mile pipeline that would run from the terminal to an existing pipeline south of Klamath Falls, Ore.
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The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 12, has left an estimated 200,000 dead and over 600,000 Haitians without homes, said the Haitian government. For one student at Southern Oregon University the news of the disaster was personal.
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Oregon Student Public Interest and Research Group at the Southern Oregon University are reminding students to vote and turn in their ballots before the deadline, Jan. 26. OSPIRG, a non-partisan group, is working to get SOU students’ voice counted in the upcoming statewide elections of tax measures 66 and 67.
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A federally enforced shield law protecting journalists from being ordered to reveal the sources that they use for their stories may soon be considered by Congress. The real concern, according to Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and keynote speaker at the annual Southern Oregon University First Amendment Forum is who will be considered a “real” journalist.
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The pool in McNeal Pavillion on the Southern Oregon University campus will continue to be open to students for free from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. Also, the pool will be open from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning this week.
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The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck on Jan. 12 at around 5 p.m. has directly affected an estimated one third or 3 million of Haiti’s residents. The Red Cross said 45,000 to 50,000 people died in the disaster but Lt. Gen. Ken Keen, who is in charge of the relief effort on the ground for the U.
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01/04/10, 9:45 a.m. A set of keys were found in Cox Hall and returned to the owner. 01/04/10, 1:18 p.m. A medical assistant was requested in Taylor Hall. Ashland Fire and Rescue responded and a transport was declined. Two friends assisted with care. 01/06/10, 11:10 a.
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About 550 people packed into the Ashland Historic Armory Monday afternoon for the annual community celebration in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Oregon Stage Works also opened its door to celebrators after the armory reached its capacity. Concluding the celebration at the armory hundreds of audience members marched to the plaza in downtown Ashland and stood in the rain while they listened to the entirety of King’s “I have a Dream” speech.
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In 2009, Southern Oregon University marked the highest fall term student enrollment numbers since 2004 and reported increases in other areas of enrollment as well. A student population of 5,104 was a slight increase from the prior year and a 12.7 percent minority student enrollment marked the most diverse fall term in the institutions history.
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The annual Thomas W. Pyle First Amendment Forum will examine the federal shield law protecting U.S. journalists at 7 p.m. tonight, in the Rogue River Room of the Stevenson Union at Southern Oregon University. Executive Director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Lucy Dalglish will be the forum’s keynote speaker.
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Two years after signing a commitment to environmental sustainability, Southern Oregon University has established itself as one the top eco-friendly universities in the state and its students have played a big role. SOU has offset 150 percent of its electricity and natural gas usage on campus annually, since 2008, by purchasing renewable energy certificates through the non-profit Bonneville Environmental Foundation.
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12/02/09, 4:20 p.m. The odor of marijuana was reported on the first floor of Diamond Hall. 12/02/09, 8:07 p.m. The odor of marijuana was reported again in Diamond Hall. This time the source was located. Marijuana was confiscated and one resident cited for PCS Marijuana.
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The pool in McNeal Pavillion on the Southern Oregon University campus will be open to students for free starting Wednesday, Jan. 13 from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. After Jan. 13 the pool will be open on each Monday and Wednesday for the remainder of the term from 8 a.
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A new term means new classes, new professors, new homework and in the case of the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University, a few new challenges. “We’ve been looking at doing a constitutional overhaul since the beginning of the school year,” says Brianna Health, director of communications for ASSOU.
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Last week, Southern Oregon University’s Brent Ericksen, Head Coach of Cross Country and Track and Field fired his assistant.
Travis Floeck, a senior majoring in Communications with an emphasis on Journalism, is finishing up his last term at SOU, but planned on continuing his education through June, while coaching, by taking prerequisites in pursuit of a Master’s degree.
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If you wanted to walk a mile in Michael Murray’s shoes, he wouldn’t let you.
The 19-year-old sophomore, majoring in criminal justice at Southern Oregon University, has been buying and selling shoes since the eighth grade and now has quite the collection.
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Power Shift West 2009, one of 10 national youth conferences organized to advocate clean energy attracted almost 600 students from all over the western U.S. to Eugene, Ore., between Nov. 6-8.
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Both students and community members were treated to a taste of Southern Oregon University’s multicultural atmosphere at a discussion of French and American cultures last Wed., Nov. 11 in the Stevenson Union.
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11/05/09, 4:05 pm A parking decal was reported stolen from a vehicle parked in Lot 36. 11/06/09, 12:03 am A DUII driver was involved in an accident involving a State of Oregon leased vehicle. 11/07/09, 12:15 am A resident of Glacier Hall was cited PCS marijuana.
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Nov. 4 would have marked a momentous occasion for Edrik Gomez, a former student at Southern Oregon University. He would be 21 years old, pursuing his work as a McNair scholar and enjoying his last year as a senior.
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The Archaeology Channel has sent eight films for viewers in Ashland to watch as a part of their sixth annual international film and video festival.
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New timeline gives chemical company until late December to finish toxic waste removal
POWELL BUTTE – The Beetham Ranch in central Oregon has been the site of an extensive waste removal operation since 2007 and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered former owner Dennis Beetham to finish the job, late last month.
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The Ecology Center of the Siskiyou’s at Southern Oregon University provides students an opportunity to create awareness through the environment, and the community garden located on campus.
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10/28/09, 8:05 p.m. A transient was found sleeping in the Churchill Faculty/Staff Lounge. After an ID check and wants and warrants check, the transient was placed under arrest by APD and escorted from the building and trespassed from campus. Alcohol found on scene was destroyed.
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The International Student Association at the Southern Oregon University organizes several events throughout the year to support and promote diversity and culture around campus.
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Last week, the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University began elections for the 10 open seats in the ASSOU Senate. Due to technical issues, the elections were recalled.
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Students of Southern Oregon University are encouraged to use flu-buddies to get through classes.
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10/21/09, 3:25 pm Paint ball vandalism was found inside the stairwell of Greensprings B. 10/21/09, 3 p.m. A pocket knife was found nearby and turned into the Library. CPS retrieved the knife and logged it into the property room until an owner can claim the item.
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The residents of the first floor in Diamond Hall have a lot of differences. This should be expected considering they are all members of a new gender inclusive floor which was just incorporated into the SOU housing system this term.
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A sheep shearer from Pennsylvania and one time logger, Bob Hoehne, drove across the U.S. looking for a place to settle down when an icy day in February 1980 brought his old panel truck up the Umpqua River Highway. Nearly thirty years later, Hoehne joined Umpqua Watershed’s Wild on Wilderness committee.
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The Ashland Chamber of Commerce expected 6,000 people to attend the annual costume parade that marched through downtown Ashland via Siskiyou Boulevard Saturday afternoon.
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Last year, students at Southern Oregon University voted in favor of raising their incidental fee and keeping the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group on campus, but students at University of Oregon did not.
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As far as tough first days go, Heather Feiheit’s knows the gig. Freiheit was hired by Southern Oregon University last month as grant director of disaster preparedness with the responsibility of assessing and diminishing the potential risks to the University.
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Professor Profile
If a lady were the female equivalent of a lord, than it would seem that Southern Oregon University has its very own royal highness in the midst of the oldest building on campus.
Holding court on the second floor of Churchill, rummaging through papers on a desk in an untidy corny of a room with two other women is Lady Vanderlip.
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Students at Southern Oregon University are in debate over whether or not smoking or any tobacco should be allowed on the SOU campus. An online survey, aimed at researching the subject and making recommendations on the issue, which was sent to the entire student body during spring term of 2009 triggered the debate and left some students wondering; what’s next? The current law is that smokers must be at least 15 feet away from the entrances of campus buildings and some students have speculated that designated areas, further away from buildings and walk ways should be constructed to harbor tobacco users.
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In light of the recent budget cuts at Southern Oregon University an open forum was held on campus as an opportunity for faculty to explain what the cuts mean to students. A small group gathered in the Stevenson Union’s Rogue River Room for the Friday forum organized by the Associated Students of SOU to hear what faculty and administrators from the University had to say about the recent decision to cut academic days and tips on how to get the most out of it.
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Cascade Dining Hall’s recent switch from Southern Oregon University owned food services to the current Sodexo Worldwide Food Service has brought changes to the dining plans and mixed reviews from students. The new meal plan is advertised as a “great deal” by the University, but some students question whether that is truly the case.
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The majority of the topics covered by Barry Setterfield during Saturday night’s presentation in the Rogue River Room covered geology basics intertwined with a bit of physics. This was to set the foundation leading to the topic that assumes the atomic processes have remained constant over time.
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09/29/09, 12:15 a.m. CPS responded to a report of a student experiencing a medical problem. AFR responded, evaluated and the student refused transport to the hospital. Staff was asked to call if further problems escalated. 9/30/2009, 11:15 p.m. Officers responded to a report of noise and alcohol in Hawthorne Hall.
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