The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 26, 2024

Month: February 2019

Science Today lecture explores plastic waste

Chemistry professor Matthew Baker told students that the world produced over 448 million tons of plastic in 2015 at a Science Today lecture on Tuesday. “If that seems like a lot, it is. It’s almost incomprehensible,” Baker said during his…

New campus printing system introduced to Oswego State

Beginning this semester, a new system was put in place to allow students to print out assignments and other school-related content. The new system, known as “LakerPrint,” is meant to encourage an environmentally friendly and convenient method of printing to…

State fire safety inspector checks prohibited items

The annual state fire inspections of academic buildings and residence halls at Oswego State, conducted Feb. 4 through March 8, means more strict safety checks that some students find annoying despite their necessity. Kenneth Ayhens, the New York state fire…

BSU celebrates culture, history

Oswego State’s Black Student Union, in collaboration with other organizations, is celebrating Black History Month with numerous programs throughout February to embrace the black community’s culture and heritage. “To me, Black History Month means pride,” BSU Vice President Michaela Williams…

Fitness centers pilot extended operating hours

This semester, the fitness centers on Oswego State’s campus are testing to see if expanded hours may help students get to the gym more often. The centers, both Glimmerglass and Cooper, are now open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m….

Oswego State remembers Justin Carmona

At the end of this past fall semester, the Oswego State campus lost a student, a poet, a dear friend, a protector and an appreciator of life. Justin Carmona, a senior communication and social interaction major from the Bronx, touched…

Efron as Bundy warns killers can be handsome

Documentaries, originally called “actuality films,” have been around to provide us with information through visuals since pre-1900. They have helped us learn more about topics we may have been ignorant about or misinformed on. Most recently, there has been an…

New women’s hockey asst. coach brings unique aspect to team

Chaislyn Burgio arrived as one of just four players on Merrimack College’s Div. 1 women’s hockey team in 2014. Three teams and four years later, she has found a home as the assistant coach to head coach Diane Dillon at…

Capt. Rosemary Mariner honored in flyover

In a world where there is still a fight for gender equality, it was refreshing to see the U.S. military honor a female fighter and her groundbreaking career history by furthering gender equality through an all-female memorial flyover. Capt. Rosemary…

Staff Editorial

The Oswegonian is back for another semester, and we are refreshed and ready to provide the Oswego State campus and city of Oswego with trustworthy and up-to-date news on what matters most to you. In a political climate of “fake…