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Month: March 2017

Campus Recreation Report: Soccer, volleyball competition heats up

The indoor soccer league is headed into the playoffs and the volleyball league is in the midst of intense gameplay. The indoor soccer league’s regular season closed out with several tight games, a few barnburners and a draw. Petr Cech…

Reduce human waste, save environment

Reduce, reuse, recycle. While this idea has been drilled into our heads since we were little, I still watch people throw paper in the garbage. In 2013, Americans generated about 254 million tons of trash, recycled and composted about 87…

Truth comes from educated debates

Iowa State Senator Mark Chelgren recently introduced a bill that would require universities in Iowa to implement a hiring freeze to balance the number of conservative and liberal professors on campus.  “Radical Liberal professors indoctrinating our youth” has long been a gripe…

Add extra money to pocket by using credited online survey sites

When it comes to making extra money, the internet, as many would guess, is a major source for providing different opportunities and tasks. One of most popular ways to make extra money online is through the use of paid to…

Change perspective on drinking

There are some things that are universal throughout every college in the United States. From the Ivy League to state schools, people will find some consistencies in the collegiate lifestyle. All college students know to wear shower shoes and invest…

Sessions recusal important step, but much larger problem remains

Since its beginning, the Trump Administration has been rife with controversy surrounding Russia. This pattern has not ceased. Recently, Attorney General Jeff Sessions was reportedly in communication with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak by the Washington Post. This contrasts with Sessions…

Policy change: ridiculous, ineffective

When campus officials changed policy, stating that no one could hold any events during finals week, they had good intentions, hoping that by establishing this rule students, would take the opportunity to put in some extra study time for exams….

Campus Life makes exception

At the end of last semester, Campus Life instituted a new policy that restricted official student meetings after the last day of classes to give more students time to read and study in preparation for finals. This policy meant that…

‘Perk Up’ campaign aims to reduce plastic waste on campus

Perk Up, the new campaign from the Office of Sustainability, is working to reduce plastic waste on the Oswego State campus by promoting the use of reusable coffee cups. The goal of the campaign is for 500 reusable coffee cups…

Student fees set to increase $15 total in fall

For the 2017-2018 academic year, the student fees for the health center, athletic department, on-campus transportation and campus technology will be increasing. These fees are paid by Oswego State undergraduate students every semester to cover costs associated with various services…