The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 21, 2024

Month: March 2023

Singer-songwriter Guy Davis tells story of taxi driving, music, spirituality

Even with an affluent childhood, a career adorned with awards and nominations, and a life traveling across the country, the highest point of Guy Davis’s life was when he drove a taxi in New York City. Davis said while he…

Professor’s passion for night sky demonstrated in college planetarium 

Natalia Lewandowska has always been fascinated by the night sky.  Now, she is living out her dreams as an associate professor of physics and as the director of SUNY Oswego’s planetarium. Growing up in Poland and Germany, Lewandowska was always…

Discussion begins on removing Native American names from campus locations

The SUNY Oswego Faculty Assembly has approved the creation of a task force to consider renaming some or all campus buildings, roads and fields with Native American-related names.  Michael Chaness, the director of the Native American studies department at SUNY…

Former Wall Street Café in Rich Hall to reopen under new name in April

The former Wall Street Cafe in Rich Hall is being revamped by students in the School of Business and will be reopened as the Rich ‘N’ Pour Café & Lounge this April. Wall Street Cafe did not open for this…

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Presidential forums continue for candidates

As SUNY Oswego’s presidential search continues, candidates are speaking at open forums, where the community, faculty and students are invited to attend and ask questions. On March 23, Karin Ruhlandt, the second candidate, had her open forums. Ruhlandt began her…

Northern lights make rare appearance in Oswego

A solar storm last week made the breath-taking northern lights visible in upstate New York on March 23 and 24.  This specific light show was so vibrant that states as far south as North Carolina even caught glimpses of the…

Cherise Trump visit creates controversy, leads to meeting of student organizations

Members and leaders of several SUNY Oswego student organizations met on campus March 29 to discuss the controversial arrival of Cherise Trump, a speaker invited to campus by the College Republicans student organization. Trump, who will come to Marano Campus…

Humans cause problems not ChatGPT

We have nothing to fear in ChatGPT, whether it is creating stunning art, perfect love letters or award-winning academic papers. The only thing we need to fear is ourselves and our use of it to make hollow, meaningless and delusional…

Actresses stand out to play live-action Princess Tiana 

There has been speculation about a live-action movie for “The Princess and the Frog.” The main focus seems to be who will be playing Princess Tiana in this remake. Twitter users took it upon themselves to nominate who they think…

Letters hold no merit on international stage 

Earlier this month, a letter was sent to the United Nations by multiple human rights organizations urging action against the United States, specifically states that are banning abortion.  This letter was written and signed by many international organizations, including Human…