Survivors of traumatic events share their stories
Nearly all 500 seats in Lanigan 101 were full on Wednesday evening for a presentation on school safety and preparedness from two survivors of two of the worst school shootings in United States history. Law enforcement officers, school officials, community…
Web-based tools launched in over 100 languages
SUNY expanded their Sexual Assault and Violence Response (SAVR) resources by translating the Affirmative Consent, Amnesty and Bill of Rights provisions of Enough is Enough legislation into more than 100 languages alongside recently added web-based tools. “We developed SAVR with…
Mental health counseling program meets 156 standards, opening new options
Oswego State’s mental health counseling program received national accreditation opening new options for graduate students seeking a license to have a career in the field. In the fall of 2016, the mental health counseling program within the Counseling and Psychological…
Reported child abuse increasing in Oswego County
In 2016, more than 3,200 child abuse cases were reported to the state from Oswego County, an increase in recent years, according to the Oswego County Department of Social Services. Christine Patrick, the director of services at the Oswego County…
Oswego County provides alternative to landfills
The average American produces about 1,500 pounds of trash a year. In Oswego County, that translates to about 94,000 tons a year. With all that trash, landfills can be filled to their limit. In Oswego County, there is an alternative…
ResLife runs resident assistants ragged
Residence Life and Housing provides numerous wonderful opportunities for students to become resident assistants. This position helps to foster leadership, time management, responsibility and also helps make college affordable to students who may not otherwise be able to pay. Despite…
Democrats killed compassion
In a recent New York Times article, author Charles Blow calls out conservatives and President Donald Trump, saying compassionate conservatives are extinct. He believes Trump and his “backward-thinking devotees killed it.” Blow not only attacks our sitting president, but he…
Early action better for prospective students that are still indecisive
While the spring season typically evokes happiness from college students around the country who look forward to their week-long breaks, high school students may feel differently. May 1 stands as the universal deadline for college decisions to be made, forcing…
Abolish bathroom boundaries
On Feb. 22, President Donald Trump set up transgender students to suffer further discrimination when he decided to rescind existing protections for transgender students to use whichever bathroom matched their gender identity. Trump’s previous statements in favor of gay and…
Show gratitude toward Clinton for moving feminism forward
Since she lost the U.S. presidential election in 2016, Hillary Clinton will forever be synonymous with a failed, unlikable politician who wore fake smiles to state fairs, only to lose to the ridiculous blowhard who was equally unlikable. Once the…
