The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 26, 2024

Year: 2017

Wrestling gets season going in Rhode Island

It is that time of year where Oswego State golf and wrestling head coach Mike Howard transitions from the course to the mat as he guides the Lakers for his 27th season under the helm. Oswego State wrestling is coming…

Campus Recreation Report: Undefeated teams dominate

Another week has gone by, and it was filled with exciting competition in basketball, broomball and badminton. Out of the men’s recreational basketball league, ORFC took on the Long Island Scramblers to try to keep their undefeated season intact. ORFC…

Men’s club rugby returns to nationals as hosts

The Oswego State men’s club rugby team, the Wizards, is heading to Div. II nationals after winning the state championship for the third time in four years. On Saturday, the Wizards beat the SUNY Geneseo Warthogs 17-12, with much of…

Div. I transfer quickly fitting in with Lakers’ culture

Sophomore forward Michael Gillespie scored his first career goal as a Laker this past Saturday during the Lakers’ 3-1 win against SUNY Cortland. This is Gillespie’s first year as a Laker after playing Div. I hockey at Ohio State in…

Editor’s Column: Men’s hockey early scoring woes

Since statistics were recorded for Oswego State men’s hockey beginning for the 1986-87 season, the Lakers have never scored at a pace lower than 3.1 goals per game, a mark attained during the 2015-16 season. Through three games this season,…

Real journalism falling by wayside

On Nov. 2, the CEO of DNAinfo and Gothamist, Joe Ricketts, announced he would be shutting down both sites dedicated to local journalism. Ricketts claimed the move is due to a lack of economic success. However the announcement comes just…

Disgusting roommate attack was racially motivated as well

Eighteen-year-old Brianna Brochu was a freshman student attending Hartford University who was expelled and arrested after boasting about having contaminated her roommate, Chennel Rowe’s, toothbrush, backpack, face lotion and other belongings over an extended period to drive her from the…

Student Association theatrics

Typically, if someone has an issue on campus, they are encouraged to reach out to a representative of the Student Association to advocate on their behalf. But the Student Association functions less as a student advocacy organization and more as…

Inefficient class registration process back for spring semester

With the month of November beginning, many students have already started thinking about next semester. Of course, the reason for this is that registration for courses offered during the spring 2018 semester has begun. For many students, registration season is…

Show appreciation this Veterans Day

Saturday will mark the 98th consecutive year that America will honor veterans on Nov. 11. It began after the end of World War I, when former President Woodrow Wilson declared a national “Armistice Day” to celebrate the end of what…