Oswego State discussing forming mental health awareness group
A mental health awareness club, Active Minds, may be coming to the Oswego State campus before the end of this semester. If approved, the club will help shed light on mental illness. Maria Grimshaw-Clark, a counselor at Oswego State and…
Social networking utilized by OSU faculty
Social networking and other forms of new media have had an impact on society, including college education. Several departments at Oswego State have begun to integrate new forms of media into their educational approach. Fritz Messere, the dean of the…
Greek Council adopts alcohol training program
A new amendment has been added to the Greek constitution that requires new members of Greek organizations to become certified in Training for Intervention Procedures (TIPS). Greek organizations unanimously agreed to make the TIPS program mandatory among incoming members to…
Five English professors set to retire
Four professors in the English department at Oswego State will retire next semester. Two of the professors have confirmed their retirement, according to Bennet Shaber, chair of the English department. The remaining two will most likely retire as well and…
Students create Android program
Nate Burchfield and Matt Kole said they just wanted to have fun. The two senior information science majors had to apply theories learned in class to a project, and did the "coolest" thing they could think of—make an application for…
Budget cuts continue for SUNY schools
Oswego State’s Campus Reserve Account will receive a $613,900 budget cut as part of a SUNY-wide mid-year adjustment. Oswego State will not be cutting any departments, because of the timing of the adjustment, which was effective immediately. The cuts will…
New initiatives increase campus voter turnout
Approximately 70 students turned out to vote on campus on Election Day, surprising campus officials and Board of Elections inspectors alike. Helena Harbert, an elections inspector with Oswego County Board of Elections, was pleasantly surprised by the turnout. She said…
Adding fuel to fire with Senses Fail’s newest release
With their debut album "Let It Enfold You" in 2004, Senses Fail, consisting of singer Buddy Nielsen, guitarists Zack Roach and Garrett Zablocki, drummer Dan Trapp and bassist Jason Black showed the world their post-hardcore style sound with catchy choruses…
New punk-rock album gets heart pumping
Good Charlotte released their latest album, "Cardiology," on Oct. 26. The band, Joel Madden, lead vocals, Benji Madden, rhythm guitar, Paul Thomas, bass guitar, Billy Martin, lead guitar and Dean Butterworth, percussion, returned to their punk-rock roots in a new…
Picking out Plastic Flowers
Tallahassee, Florida’s Plastic Flowers is a one man indie-pop outfit headed by Sean Earl Beard. I spoke to him about the origins of his name, his musical style and his Halloween costume. Q: How did you settle on the name…
