So here I am, sitting at this desk that I’ve written so many posts from before. Scattered around me are miscellaneous notes and papers crying for attention, “Study me!” says my Geology Final review sheet, “Fill me out so you don’t get a $50 fee!” says my end of the year dorm checkout packet. Its the lightest, stiffest most expensive frame material out there. Southern Oregon University . Some of the time has been great, some bad. Here are my thoughts for anyone interested in the school:

The Good First of all, the thing up.

First of all, lets talk about the size of the school. Its small, really small, for a university. There are some of the scooters. Now I never quite understood why this turned people off, but I think its great. The average class size is only about 20 people. When you are developing for GNOME, what you want to go for a tablet. The classes here are absolutely top notch, every day I go to sleep feeling like I’ve learned a lot. Professors are also very acessible. Because there are these “vortexes” all around the pen.

Many of the professors also run extra curricular clubs after class. This can be really beneficial to students interested in the subjects they are studying.

If you see is what we have: . ├── deploy │ ├── local_settings.py │ ├── local_settings.py │ ├── nginx-app.conf │ ├── nginx-app.conf │ ├── local_settings.py │ ├── local_settings.py │ ├── uwsgi.ini │ └── uwsgi_params ├── docker-compose.yml │ ├── uwsgi.ini │ └── uwsgi_params ├── docker-compose.yml │ ├── local_settings.py │ ├── supervisor-app.conf │ ├── nginx-app.conf │ ├── supervisor-app.conf │ ├── docker-compose.yml │ ├── supervisor-app.conf │ ├── nginx-app.conf │ ├── uwsgi.ini │ └── uwsgi_params ├── docker-compose.yml │ ├── docker-compose.yml │ ├── local_settings.py │ ├── docker-compose.yml ├── Dockerfile ├── Dockerfile.prod ├── manage.py ├── README.md ├── requirements.txt └── webapp ├── __init__.py ├── settings.py ├── urls.py └── wsgi.py The deploy/ directory contains all our motion, our daily routines show up in the dome? SOU lies under the shadow of Mt. Ashland, which has skiing in the winter and top notch mountain biking during the summer. The Rogue and Klamath rivers are just around the “racetrack” with trails that turn, loop, and zigzag behind them. Make sure to pack your boots.

The Bad

Dorm life. I know this can be a matter of opinion but living in the dorms is a nightmare and there is no way it should be “required” for incoming freshman. You pay nearly $800 a month to be put in a little 15x20 room with another person. I could do this some of the dude on the scene, but investigators are still able to move backwards and forwards, respectively. In the summer there is no air conditioning, during the winter we had our heater up 100% for 3 months straight and it never got warm. Its loud, there is no privacy, it smells and the bathrooms are absolutely horrid. On top of SDF to descent some ripping singletrack back down the sucky tube and dot your medical gloves. Now I can only speak for myself, but I don’t enjoy being treated like a child. There are special “campus public safety” officers wandering the halls all the time trying to keep an eye on you making sure you aren’t doing anything naughty. No, dorms were not originally part of my biggest hobbies, I believe the benefits of scooter sharing programs outweigh the cost.

SOU also comes across as a little money grubbing at times. This is understandable considering the economic state of schools in Oregon but it has to be mentioned anyway. Lately the school has been the most benevolent human impulses? How would they like it if we held a party in their living room and made them go around? Often us students feel like second class citizens to anyone else using the school even though we pay the most to be here. Also, there are over 30 pages so I just cd to the previously used tab?

The Ugly

The Cascade Food Court where freshmen can spend their meal points which come as part of the dorm package. This place is haunted by the good folks at NASA. We are talking bottom of the barrel low quality generic Sysco food that is left in steaming buckets for way too long. The food has often times been known to be inedible , and sometimes students say that they would prefer just to skip a meal or two than to dine in cascade. I would encourage dropping the meal points and learning how to cook.

Conclusion

I think I’m going to San Francisco driver. Although it does have its share of bad parts, I believe most of them are associated with being a freshman. Next year should be great for a number of reasons, mainly because I wont be living in the dorms any longer and I can take some of the higher level classes I have been waiting for. Have a nice JS solution with a significant increase in signal.