Oswego State student represents country in roller hockey
She doesn’t care if you’ve never heard of roller hockey. It’s all Oswego State senior Shilo Schmelcher has ever known. Schmelcher started skating at only 11 months old in her father’s rink in Utica, N.Y. Twenty years later, she led…
Dormiedy’s presence on penalty kill key to Lakers success on the ice
Friday is game day, and for one athlete, the routine is always the same: 20-30 minutes of skating at the rink in the morning, classes and an hour and a half nap. The pregame meal is always the same: chicken…
Arena alarm drill raises questions about response
New fire safety measures are being taken to help reduce confusion and slow evacuation responses to Campus Center Arena fire drills after an alarm sounded during the Plattsburgh game Friday Jan. 29. After a fire alarm went off at the…
Policing the police?
A proposal that would dramatically reconfigure SUNY’s University Police structure could save nearly $3 million by consolidating equipment, training and creating a centralized SUNY command. The New York State Assembly and Senate are currently reconciling differences on a bill that…
Oswego State prepares for re-accreditation process
Oswego State has begun preparations for re-accreditation of the college. The Middle States Commission, made up of faculty and administration from other colleges in the area, will visit Oswego State in order to make sure the college fills the 14…
Campus drainage solution under way
Students are accustomed to sloshing through puddles on wet days and fording pools of water from massive snow melt, but that may change as Oswego State maintenance begins repairing problem areas. New construction projects to fix spots on campus where…
New format turns Mahar lab into classroom
New limited hours at a Mahar computer lab will see it serve as a classroom during the day and a lab at night as lab usage dwindles in the building. The computer lab in Mahar 210 will only be open…
Sustainability Academy begins discussion series
The Student Sustainability Academy (SSA) kicked off its sustainability discussion series Wednesday, covering topics from carbon footprints to sustainable lifestyles. Open to the campus community, SSA follows a discussion booklet put together by the Northwest Earth Institute. These topics range…
Activity fee vote could jeopardize organizations
The upcoming student vote over whether to continue making the Student Activity Fee mandatory may negatively impact all organizations on Oswego State’s campus if it is struck down. Every two years, the Student Association (S.A.) holds a vote on whether…
Rare mammal makes return to Oswego
Somewhere in Oswego County a fisher is stirring, and Lucina Hernandez has the pictures to prove it. That’s news, because the mammal hasn’t been seen in the area for decades. Hernandez, the director of Oswego State’s Rice Creek Field Station,…
