The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 21, 2024

Month: November 2019

Political clubs discuss issues

The Political Science Club held a debate called “Yes We Can All Get Along!” on Wednesday, in an effort to prove that different political parties can come to an agreement with each other, in contrast with what happens on social…

Oswego professor sends Christmas cards to victims

For the third year in a row, an Oswego State professor is coordinating efforts to send out thousands of holiday cards to the families and communities affected by mass shootings. Jaclyn Schildkraut, an associate professor of criminal justice at Oswego…

‘Yo, does anybody have a knife?’: inside road trip with men’s hockey

Head coach Ed Gosek and assistant coach Jon Whitelaw were sitting in their office Saturday morning, trying to decide who was going to be in the lineup for the game against SUNY Geneseo, while also watching the Knights’ film. That…

Women’s basketball matches win total from 2018-19

It did not take long for the Oswego State women’s basketball team to match its win total from the 2018-19 campaign. With a 64-25 win over SUNY Canton, the Lakers won their second game of the season Wednesday night.  Oswego…

Lakers win Elmira Tip-Off Tournament

The Oswego State men’s basketball team went 2-0 this past weekend after defeating the Ithaca College Bombers 85-80 and the Keystone College Giants 92-81 to take home the Elmira College Men’s Basketball Tip-Off Tournament Championship.  Despite it only being the…

Former Roo lightens up room in second year with Lakers

Katelynn Ferguson is now in her second year with the Lakers. This Friday, she will face off against her former team in the SUNY Canton Kangaroos as they travel to Oswego State. Ferguson is from Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada,…

Cross country ends season at NCAA Regionals meet

On a frigidly cold and icy day, the Oswego State men’s and women’s cross country teams ran at their final event of the season, the NCAA Atlantic Regionals. The invitational, held at St. Lawrence University, was ran on Saturday and…

Whistleblower identity must remain secret

It is clear that revealing the identity of the whistleblower involved in President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry would do no good.  Think about it. What would revealing the whistleblowers identity accomplish? The whistleblower would receive extreme backlash from the president…

Christmas Creep quickly approaching

Those who go to Walmart anytime during November will take note of the decor, if not the music. Alongside the pricier items on sale, listening to Mariah Carey the moment Halloween has ended will bring forward a cynical goosebump in…

Staff Editorial: Nov. 22, 2019

Syracuse University is in a crisis. A hate crisis. Since Nov. 7th, there has been a litany of reported instances of hateful graffiti, vandalism and hate speech being directed at students.  The hateful incidents are wide in their scope and…