This Week in SA
The Student Association held its 21st meeting of the academic year Tuesday evening. The number of senators needed to make quorum was satisfied. The minutes from last meeting and the agenda for the current meeting were both approved. There were…
College drinking results in negative effects
Drinking alcohol while in college at any age is a significant responsibility and not something to take advantage of or toy around with. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), approximately four out of five college…
Slut Walk leaves positive message
The fourth annual Slut Walk, hosted by Oswego State’s Women’s Center, took place this Wednesday. The event gathered about 100 students to speak out against rape culture. “The Slut Walk raises awareness of victim blaming and slut shaming,” said upcoming…
NSF grants award to biology faculty member
Oswego State’s biological sciences faculty member Christopher Chandler has been granted a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award, a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation that will provide more than $640,000 for his research and teaching over the…
Quebec-based circus performers entertain Oswego at Vague de Cirque
A long line of community members of all ages, along with Oswego State students, gathered outside a striped yellow tent for the Vague de Cirque next to the Marano Campus Center from April 15 to April 18. The audience was…
Oswego State to host tutoring conference
Oswego State will be hosting the eighth annual TACT conference on Saturday, April 25 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Training Association for College Tutors, TACT, is an invitation-only conference overseen by faculty and student members of the Office of…
Editor’s Column: Expect success in home golf invite
The ninth annual Laker Spring Invitation tees off at Oswego Country Club on Saturday afternoon and it’s time for the local community to take notice. In the last 10 days, the golf team has won two of three tournaments it…
Club makes historic steps with chemistry
The men’s club lacrosse team is off to its best start in the club’s 5-year history, beginning the season 3-1. At the Fredonia tournament on April 18 and 19 the team went 2-0 and got its first regulation win in…
Weekly Campus Recreation Report
This past weekend Campus Recreation, Active Minds Club, and men’s and women’s club soccer hosted the Kick It! Soccer Tournament. This event benefited the Active Minds Student Organization on campus, which works to empower students to speak openly about mental…
Use of e-cigarettes soars
The Oswego State campus may be tobacco free, but that doesn’t stop people from using e-cigarettes, or e-cigs, around campus. E-cigs were made available in the U.S. in 2006, according to cancer.net. Many things remain uncertain about them, but it…
