Laker Postseason Gameday Preview: Feb. 28 at The College at Brockport
The Oswego State Lakers (17-9, 10-8 SUNYAC) are set to take on top seeded The College at Brockport (22-3, 16-2 SUNYAC) tonight in the semifinal round of the 2014 SUNYAC Championships. This will be their third time facing the Golden Eagles…
Oswego State preps for Waterbury, Lakeside renovations
Built in 1957, Waterbury hall is one of the oldest resident halls on campus, and as of the 2015 spring semester, will be in the process of reconstruction. With the plan to eventually renovate all of the resident halls, Waterbury,…
Diversity lacking among Oswego business owners
While New York State has the highest number of African-American owned businesses in the nation, in Oswego County, those numbers all but disappear. The latest United States Census Survey of Business Owners reports that from 2002 to 2007, the number…
SA candidates run for top positions unopposed
On Feb. 19 Student Association president Anthony Smith announced this year’s unopposed candidates, effectively beginning the election process. Junior Tucker Sholtes was announced as the newest presidential candidate and freshman Neely Laufer as the vice presidential candidates the 2014 SA…
Numbers show campus diversity increasing overall
While student ethnic diversity has been increasing at Oswego State over the last few years, Oswego State has an adequate ethnic diversity among its faculty as well. According to the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, the number of white…
BSU celebrates Black History Month
The Black Student Union, in celebration of Black History Month, hosted several programs throughout the month to celebrate Black History Month. Justin Brantley, the executive director of the Black Student Union, said that the members of Black Student Union “facilitate…
This Week in SA
The Student Association Senate met for its third official meeting of the semester on Tuesday. Twenty senators were present. The senate began the meeting by approving the minutes from the previous meeting and the agenda for the day. There was…
DIVERSITY KEY TO EDUCATION
College is supposed to be a transformative experience. Beyond the educational value, the idea is for a student to be pushed to grow by being put in unfamiliar social situations. Such is the value of a diverse campus. Many students…
Story of struggles with rare disease
In July 2012, my sister, Alyssa, was preparing to move out of our family home and into an apartment with a friend from high school when she called down to me from her room upstairs and asked if I could…
In-Klined to Speak
If there’s one thing I hate being asked to do, it’s to describe myself in one word. Why? Because who I am seems to change on a regular basis these days, to the point that trying to break down and…
