Despite rain, campus dries victims’ tears
Only minutes after they began distributing shirts to the crowd, coordinators of Take Back the Night had none left; 435 shirts were gone in roughly 10 minutes. Former president of the Women’s Center Cara Levine said the turnout for the…
Retirement incentive leaves U.P. short-staffed, working long shifts
Four university police officers retired from the Oswego State department in the fall of 2010, resulting in an increased amount of overtime pay and shift changes. From August to November of 2010, the department was paid $17, 886 in overtime,…
Oswego State employee struck
A car struck an Oswego State employee on State Route 104W at Sheldon Ave. on Oct. 20. Director of General Education Christopher LaLonde of Oswego, was walking his dog shortly after 7 p.m. when he was struck by a 2001…
Media expert discussion
Oswego State students filled Waterman Theatre Thursday afternoon ready to take advice and information about diverse media from a group of five panelists during the Lewis B. O’Donnell 2011 Media Summit. Moderated by Dr. Michael S. Ameigh, general manager of…
Cultural knowledge expands horizons
Multicultural education is a tough but pleasurable expedition, a renowned educator told Oswego State students Wednesday. “I want to remove this table in front of me right now because students and teachers ought to be closer physically, emotionally, and intellectually,”…
Lessons in traditional Mayan culture
Women in Guatemala have to learn how to weave before getting married because they have to make a guipil, an item of clothing, for their future mother-in-law, a Guatemalan master weaver said. The Mayan master weaver, Alida Perez said weaving…
Oswego State invests in research
Oswego State has purchased a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) in hopes of participating with the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). Together with software needed to operate the machine, the microscope cost about $240,000. Another suite of updates to be added in…
No holidays from realities of life, responsibility
This coming weekend is everyone’s favorite costumed holiday, Halloween. Like every other weekend, students are going to drink, some too much. Because of the holiday, most will drink too much. It’s not a surprise that most of my colleagues and…
Best intentions no match for teenagers
When you’re little you never think you’ll eventually do bad things. You never expect to anger your parents in a real, painful way. You never expect to go back on your established code of ethics, and you never expect to…
On silver screens, real scares scarce
The horror genre of film is rife with classic cinema. But somewhere along the way it lost some steam. I’m not going to call myself an expert on horror movies, or movies in general. Far from it. But I do…
