The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Mar. 6, 2025

Year: 2015

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Laker Gameday Preview: ECAC West Championships Edition: Mar. 7 v. No. 2 SUNY Plattsburgh

With a win this weekend in the semifinals of the ECAC West women’s ice hockey playoffs, the Oswego State Lakers would accomplish a trio of tasks they have not yet accomplished in their program’s history: defeat SUNY Plattsburgh, win at…

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Laker Gameday Preview: ECAC West Semi-Final vs. No.2 Plattsburgh State

With a win this weekend in the semi-finals of the ECAC West playoff, the Oswego State Lakers would accomplish a trio of tasks that they haven’t in their program’s history: Defeat Plattsburgh State, win at Elmira’s home ice, and head…

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Fewer students live in off-campus housing

The number of students living off campus has been dropping for the past 20 years, according to data from the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. According to the Distribution of Undergraduate Students by Living Arrangement statistics on the college…

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SA candidate elections

Oswego State students will elect a new Student Association president and vice president to lead the student government organization next year. Three candidates have entered their names to run for these positions and have put their platforms into the public…

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Concert artists announced for alternative BSR event

  The Oswego State Student Association announced the artists appearing at the alternative Bridge Street Run concert this spring, an event aimed to start a new tradition. The first annual Ozfest, announced by SA President Tucker Sholtes, will include a…

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Schumer introduces new legislation to help make college more affordable

During the 2015 academic year, surging college costs prompted Sen. Chuck Schumer to launch a legislative bill to increase and expand college tuition tax credit that provides essential relief for Upstate N.Y. middle-class families. The clause would make more families…

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Laker Ledger: Win puts Oswego State back among nation’s elite

Late season injuries, new lines and a loss to SUNY Potsdam have No. 3 Oswego State in need of a win in Plattsburgh on Saturday to get back on the national championship contender’s short list. Senior captain Bobby Gertsakis and…

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Students study theater, culture in Moscow

Fourteen Oswego State theater art majors traveled to study at the Moscow Art Theater in Moscow, Russia during the winter break for a cultural immersion and acting intensive mini-program sponsored by the Russian college. Henry Shikongo, a visiting associate professor…

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College holds open forum to discuss mandatory student fees

An open forum was held last Wednesday to discuss mandatory student fees that affect every undergraduate student at Oswego State. Each semester, students are obligated to pay a health fee, an athletic fee and a technology fee. These are called…

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New head coach re-energizes softball program

On a frigid March evening with Oswego winds howling and snow banks standing nearly two feet tall, the thought of throwing a softball seemed preposterous. In the midst of a winter wonderland, Oswego State softball players hustled over to Romney…