South African wildlife specialist visiting
Widely published and experienced African wildlife manager and conservationist will be coming to Oswego State on Monday, Nov. 14. Wouter van Hoven, a professor at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, will present on the current status of wildlife…
Attempted robbery of entire cash register lands Oswego man in jail
The man arrested during an attempted robbery at Franco’s pizzeria on West Bridge Street on Oct. 14 remains in jail, Oswego County Correctional Facility Administrator Michael Stafford said. Steven J. Fike, 39, of 266 W. Fourth St., has been charged…
Penfield collects food for pantry
With Thanksgiving on its way, Penfield Library has begun its Food for Fines drive to collect cans and non-perishables for the Human Concerns Food Pantry in Oswego. “It’s fun to watch people come in with a carton of soups or…
Searching for voices
Free Speech Friday at the quad turned into a struggle Friday to get students to voice their opinion and participate. Three students who took part in the event stood shouting into megaphones, while the majority of students, faculty and staff…
To be, or not to be in 10 items or fewer lane
As a cashier at a grocery store, I see a variety of people every day at work. Business women in heels, old men in suspenders with glasses as thick as Coke bottles, hairy-chested guys with unbuttoned flannel shirts; you name…
Cable television obsolete in favor of internet streams
For the first 20 years of my life, there was always something right at my fingertips whenever I needed it. After a stressful day at school or work, I could lie down on the couch and it would help me…
To Left of education: indoctrination
The statistics on education in the U.S. are disturbing. American students rank 25th in math and 21st in science compared with students in 30 industrialized countries, according to the Broad Foundation. Sixty-eight percent of 8th graders can’t read at their…
Libraries struggling to remain democracy’s hidden treasure
As we get older, there are some things that may be constants in life, but aren’t fully appreciated until we reach a certain age. I, for example, have been going to libraries for nearly my entire life, but I’ve never…
Voice of perserverance can’t be silenced
These days, I try to make a regular habit out of stopping to reflect on my life and how I’ve gotten to where I am today. It serves to remind me that no matter how rough life becomes, I must…
Tom Gillen, Our Choice
As students, most of us have but a temporary tryst with the city of Oswego, heading for greener pastures as soon as tassels move from left to right on graduation day. But the rules of public parks and loaned spaces…
