The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 21, 2024

Year: 2012

Lakers fall in Whiteout game 2-1

For the first time since 2009, the Lakers fell in their “Whiteout Weekend” game against archrival Plattsburgh, falling 2-1 after getting behind early in the first. Two first period goals by Plattsburgh set the Lakers back early and the two-goal…

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Squirrel population boom could be affecting apple crop

In certain areas around the country, farmers have noticed an increase in the number of squirrels and the amount of damage that they are doing to the apple crop. It appears, however, that the Oswego area hasn’t experienced the same…

News

Skating in Campus Center

Students and members of the community can take advantage of the opportunity to jump on the ice and skate for a couple of hours at open skate, an activity held several times a week at the Campus Center Arena. Skaters…

News

Childhood obesity poses new health issues for America

One out of three children in the U.S. is considered overweight or obese, according to KidsHealth.org. With this number growing, it poses an important question. Who is to blame for a child’s obesity? Children are influenced by the environment around…

College students key to 2012 elections

The 2012 election continued the trend of increased youth participation. Nationally, young voters (18-29 years old) made up 19 percent of those that turned out to vote. There were approximately 22 million young voters, according to campusvoteproject.org, a project by…

Young voice for homeless

Many residents of Oswego County remain unaware of the large quantity of people within the community living without homes. Emily Bradshaw, 12, has become a young voice informing the public about the large number of homeless people in the neighborhoods…

Opinion

Te’o deserves Heisman

College football’s regular season is coming to an end and several championship games will be played this weekend to decide the fates of those heading to the BCS bowl games. This season has brought its fair share of excitement and…

Opinion

Cookie cravings during holiday season can be avoided: Real Talk with Shelly & Ted

Shelly Sloan is the health promotion coordinator and Ted Winkworth is the alcohol and other drug program coordinator. You can find them at The Lifestyles Center in Walker Health Center. Shelly received her master’s degree in community health education and…

Opinion

For seniors, final winter break awaits

The Oswego winter seems like it is here to stay, but it is too bad that we will not be. In two weeks, many of us will be home for winter break, eating, drinking and being merry with our families…

Opinion

Consumerism to blame for Black Friday

I had the strangest dream last week. It was 2 a.m. and I was standing in the middle of a mall food court. For some reason, my entire extended family was there. The food court felt like some kind of…