The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 21, 2024

Month: February 2024

Oswego hosts 61st Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition

Tyler Hall is hosting its 61st annual student art exhibition, featuring 99 works submitted by SUNY Oswego students. According to SUNY Oswego’s official website, “The juried student exhibition traditionally includes graphic design, ceramics, drawings, paintings, photographs (traditional and digital), sculptures…

SUNY Oswego celebrates hockey team victories at tailgate, annual WinterFest

On Jan. 27, Student Engagement and Leadership, along with the Orientation and Family Services Department, organized a Hockey Tailgate from 1 to 3 p.m. following the end of WinterFest earlier in the day.  WinterFest brought Build-A-Buddy and open skate opportunities….

Media department unveils new course highlighting coming springtime eclipse

In anticipation of a total solar eclipse on April 8, the School of Communication, Media, and the Arts at SUNY Oswego has introduced a course dedicated to the media coverage of the large-scale event. CMA 490, also titled “Covering the…

Office of Sustainability offers eco-friendly thrifting weekend

The spring 2024 OzThrift Sale, organized by the Sustainability Office, took place on the first weekend of the semester from Jan. 25 to 27. $5 Fill-A-Bag Day closed out the event on Jan. 27.  The sale was in a new…

Technology services respond following DDoS attacks on university network, online platforms

A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on SUNY Oswego’s campus networks rendered many essential virtual campus services offline, including MyOswego and Brightspace. The attack first occurred on Jan. 8, when most students were still away from campus for winter…

Oswego bookstore scene of car accident, renovations

Around 8 p.m. Jan. 21, Oswego Police reported Mark Kahler, 22, of Rome, NY, ran a red light heading west on West Bridge Street when he swerved to avoid a vehicle traveling north on West 1st Street, driving onto the…

Remembering Brunner, Hartunian, Pan Am Flight 103 tragedy decades later

On this day, Feb. 2, the 1989 edition of The Oswegonian was headlined by tributes, stories and editorials surrounding the untimely deaths of Colleen R. Brunner and Lynne C. Hartunian, both SUNY Oswego students who were the victims of the…

Condé Nast capitalists impale Pitchfork through GQ Merger

My first music review covered “I’m In Love With You” by The 1975 (“Being Funny In A Foreign Language”). I eagerly wrote it in one sitting on the evening of the day it was released. That was a Wednesday. I…

Lil Nas X documentary offers exclusive look into artist’s life, identity

“MONTERO,” the hit single released by Atlanta rapper Montero Lamar Hill, better known as Lil Nas X (“J CHRIST”), made the Billboard Hot 100 within the first week of its release in 2021. With the release of his second no.1…

Palworld militarizes players, pals in new spin on creature gaming

Palworld is a monster collecting, open-world crafting game with online multiplayer. There has been a lot of controversy and hype circulating about Palworld. It has been dubbed as “Pokémon with guns.” There are mechanics and design elements from other series,…