The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Nov. 23, 2024

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Month: October 2022

Local candy store overcomes pandemic struggles, prepares for holiday season

Local Oswego candy store, Man in the Moon, has been learning how to adapt to pandemic-related changes for years now. Chocolate and other candy sales surged 11% in 2021, according to the National Confectioners Association and the spike in demand…

Oswego State men’s basketball to take day-by-day approach ahead of new season

The Oswego State men’s basketball team discussed what is needed in preparation for the new campaign, recruitment and pressure in a preseason press conference on Oct. 13 in the Marano Campus Center. After reaching the Sweet 16 of the NCAA…

Volleyball back on track with win over SUNY Poly

The Oswego State Volleyball team swept SUNY Polytechnic Institute 3-0 on Oct. 8 in Max Ziel Gymnasium, earning them their 16th victory of the season.  This win for the Lakers helped keep their playoff hopes intact with three games remaining…

Fall Soccer Sports

Women’s soccer keep SUNYAC hopes alive

With only one game remaining in their 2022 campaign, Oswego State women’s soccer sits in fifth place in the SUNYAC standings with 11 points. After splitting their previous two games, the Lakers’ record is currently 8-5-3 with a conference record…

Lakers look to finish season strong to clinch playoff berth

With just two games left in the Oswego State field hockey team’s season, they are looking to push forward and finish the year with a winning record. Currently, the Lakers field hockey team has a record of 7-7.  During the…

Lakers skate past Mustangs in first exhibition win of 2022-23 season

Week two of the Oswego State men’s hockey season is upon us. For the majority of the team, their first game back for another season is complete in the Wheelhouse. But for seven newcomers, their first game ever in the…

Lakers drop first exhibition game against Devilettes at the Deb

After facing a loss against the London Jr. Devilettes Oct. 15, the Oswego State women’s hockey team must rise to the challenge again versus the Nazareth Golden Flyers on Oct. 22. Despite falling 9-5 to London, the Lakers still made…

Lakers look to improve on 2021-22 season as team matures, grows together

In their preseason press conference on Oct. 13, the Oswego State women’s basketball team expressed emotions about the new season and what changes they have made in their preparation. Head coach Sean Pinkerton got the press conference underway by saying…

Opinion Staff Editorial

Trajectory of college friendships, what they mean

If there is one thing any college student or prospective college student needs to know is that we are all in this boat together. Once you move in on the first, always somehow wretchedly hot day in the dying embers…

Opinion Staff Editorial

Columbus Day should be part of Fall Break

Fall break this year gave us the Friday of Oct. 14. However, we were not given the Monday prior off on Oct. 10, which was Columbus Day, now also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Many public schools and even universities…