Governor visits Oswego State
Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited Oswego State on a victory lap around New York after passing his third consecutive state budget on time. Several members of local and state government attended the event, including Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, Assemblyman Will Barclay,…
Registration over the years
While Oswego State students today often have complaints about the process of online registration, the labor and time involved pales in comparison to class registration before it was placed on the Internet. Due to the technological differences, an entirely different…
Relay For Life back again
The student-run Oswego State Colleges Against Cancer organization is currently in the process of raising funds and registering teams for its Relay For Life event. The event, which will be held April 27 in the Campus Center Arena, is an…
‘Bioshock’ series outdoes past installments with new title
In 2007, Ken Levine and Irrational Games released “Bioshock,” a game that put players in the role of Jack, who travels to the underwater city of Rapture in 1960 after the city’s downfall. This game was heralded at the time…
Stone Sour matures with latest double record release
Grammy-nominated rock band Stone Sour has released their latest album, with a concept unlike any of their first three albums. “House of Gold and Bones” is a two-part album that also includes a comic book following the story line of…
Candlelight vigil to commemorate Franccesca Torres in quad (gallery)
Students gathered for a candlelight vigil in the Oswego State academic quad on Thursday March 28 in honor of Franccesca Torres, who passed away in a car accident on March 16. Students passed around candles and said a few words…
Parade of nations at Oswego
Oswego State’s fifth annual International Day Celebration was Wednesday, March 27. The event featured a variety of activities, from tables manned by clubs and student organizations, to dancing, as well as international foods and raffles. “For many years the OIEP…
Food thrown away instead of donated to homeless in NY
In March of 2012, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg banned food donations to homeless shelters and food depots. The decision sparked a lot of controversy. Similarly, a policy at Oswego State prohibiting the donation of cafeteria foods to local…
Shaving heads for cancer
In 2007, Dan Witmer had no idea that bringing St. Baldrick’s Day to Oswego State and Oswego County would turn into what it has today. “Every year since then its just gotten bigger and bigger,” Witmer said. St. Baldrick’s Day…
Unemployment in Oswego County hits 23 year high
Oswego County saw a 23-year-high in unemployment ratings for the month of January, according to New York State Department of Labor statistics. In January, the New York State Department of Labor reported the unemployment rate in Oswego County as 12.7…
