The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Jan. 10, 2025

Year: 2021

Response to Leonard’s slur weak, harmful

On March 9, the Miami Heat’s Meyers Leonard yelled an absolutely atrocious word while live-streaming on “Call of Duty.” After getting sniped at, Leonard hesitated before saying an anti-Jewish slur clearly and intentionally into a microphone. While Leonard was suspended…

Clara Tribunella’s composition perfomance set for May 1 over Zoom

In years past, many seniors looked forward to their final semester at SUNY Oswego as a way to showcase all that they had accomplished. Whether it is at Quest Day or through senior capstones, it comes to no surprise that…

The Editor-in-Chief’s column: Student quality matters, not institution

Syracuse University. Arizona State University. Northwestern University. The University of Maryland.  All of these schools have something in common, and no it is not just the fact that they all have “university” in their titles. Those four schools have notable…

Special election hosted over weekend

On Tuesday, March 23, Student Association Chief Justice Matthew O’Donnell announced a shocking revelation to the Senate: there would need to be a special election on April 8-9 to vote for SA president. Despite the initial election, which was closed…

Student Spotlight: The Gravetender

You said we wouldn’t last past June Or late July I can’t remember As the words have blurred from the tears I shed when you left And never came back Like family Who came and went as they pleased Pushing the…

Artist Alberto Rey hosts virtual talk with students

Global artist Alberto Rey hosted a virtual talk on Tuesday, March 30. Rey discussed his current work on an upcoming exhibition “Biological Regionalism: Oswego River and Lake Ontario,” which is coming to SUNY Oswego in Spring 2022.  Rey was born…

Lockdown drills have been changed by COVID-19

Following the recent Atlanta and Colorado shootings, one SUNY Oswego professor is sharing her insight on how COVID-19 has shaped the way in which lockdown drills are performed. Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut, a criminology professor at SUNY Oswego and a national…

‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ updates disappointing predecessor

In the midst of a family tragedy, director Zack Snyder (“Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice”) was forced to step down from his position during post-production of 2017’s “Justice League.” Following the hiring of Joss Whedon (“The Avengers”) in his…

University Police to partake in traffic safety movements

​Throughout the month of April, SUNY Oswego University Police will be participating in two widespread movements to promote traffic safety.  The first initiative, “U Drive. U Text. U Pay.” is aimed at promoting awareness of distracted driving, specifically due to…