Scriba body identified
The body of Jesse A. Holden, 19, was discovered on the shore of Lake Ontario Tuesday afternoon, according to a press statement released by the city of Oswego Police Department. Found in the town of Scriba, Oswego County Police said…
Oswego alum sets records
Bob Natoli kept a sense of urgency while he was breaking Guinness world fitness record for Most Weight Lifted by Barbell Upright Row in One Hour for a total of 51,640 pounds. “You’re rowing to save your life, and you…
Forensic anthropology program revitalized
By studying striations in deer bone caused by an assortment of knives and saws, junior anthropology major Lindsey Stein hopes to conclusively determine if a specific weapon caused damages. “I know that a lot of forensics cases right now are…
Snowmobilers head for Fulton
Despite frigid temperatures, fans of antique snowmobiles flocked to Fulton, N.Y., for the 12th annual Great Eastern Whiteout on Saturday. About 4,000 people from states as far as Wisconsin filled the Fulton War Memorial for a daylong event which, weather…
Canadian company considers factory purchase
The Canadian company, Spire Group Limited is considering a purchase of the recently closed Birds Eye Foods Plant in Fulton. Pinnacle Foods Group LLC announced last April that Birds Eye Foods would close its doors in December. Upon closing, it…
Haydee Salmun gives STEM lectures
Haydee Salmun presented as part of the women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) lecture series on Wednesday February 15 in Sheldon’s Hall historic classroom. Salmun’s presentation was called “A turbulent journey of doing science on a fluid earth.”…
Does religion beat out women’s rights?
Access to affordable birth control is a human right. Study after study has shown that the poorer a woman is, the more likely she is to have an unplanned pregnancy. More studies show that the main cause of this is…
New ObamaCare provision insists pregnancy dangerous to women
The latest controversy dominating the news is the newest provision in the Affordable Care Act, affectionately known as Obama Care. Free birth control and sterilization coverage are mandated under ObamaCare 2010. Which means all employers, including religious institutions whose doctrines…
Privacy extends past SOPA: Disney takes fingerprints, money
There’s been a lot of talk about privacy and rights lately, what with all this SOPA & PIPA stuff, and now these issues with Catholic hospitals and birth control. I get why people are worried about these things, and why…
Buy locally, bypass slave labor, pollution of corporate chains
When you look around your town, do you see it as prosperous, or do you see it as I do? I see it filled with struggling businesses and people rushing off to Wal-Mart to spend their money. I am not…
