Field Hockey prepares for bounce-back season
After ending last season on a rough note, the Oswego State field hockey team is looking to rebound and turn the 2011 campaign into a success. The Lakers finished last season on a five-game losing streak, which gave them a…
Trials and tribulations of introverts
I have always felt I lived on a detached and drifting island, riding a current that had no regard for the usual checkpoints in life, leaving friends behind as they rejoiced in their sunbathed localities, as I continued northbound into…
College athletes deserve payday
College football is back and everyone knows what that means: more scandals and stories that undermine its integrity. Every few weeks, ESPN and the other major sports media break a story about how some major college sports program allegedly violated…
Living in Village encourages culinary independence
Yet another summer is gone and I have finally finished unpacking the enormous amount of stuff I brought with me this year. This being my third year in college, I am well acclimated to the way college works and what…
My summer nightmare, not too scary
After every return to school, I am asked – as I am sure everyone else is – what I did with my summer. The idea of summer is either an idyllic scene of beaches and relaxation, or the drudgery of…
Staff Editorial 9/9/11
“9/11 changed everything.” Fifty years from now that phrase will be in every history book of every social studies class in America. But when it appears there, it will not express a continuing truth. Instead, the phrase will appear to…
With renovations, Shed inches toward October opening
Construction is under way at the former Woodshed Tavern after new owners faced months of delays closing on the property. After failing to open before July’s Harborfest, as was expected, The Shed is set to open on Oct. 1, said…
Oswego recalls Sept. 11
There are certain moments in life that one remembers with vivid clarity no matter what amount of time has passed. For those who lived through the attacks on the Twin Towers, the memory is as clear now as ever. Indeed,…
Former students discover residence hall security flaws
Several former students still have access to the residence halls they once lived in, an investigation by The Oswegonian has found. At least two former Oswego State students were able to enter their old residence halls using their student ID…
Facebook unites Oswego students with alumni
How do you know someone went to Oswego State? The Facebook group “You Know Someone Went to Oswego State If…” aims to answer that question. The group is run by Bruce Friedman, an Oswego State graduate of the class of…