Poll finds climate change major issue for youth voters in election
Studies show that climate issues are some of the most important issues for youth voters in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), a research center on youth civic engagement,…
Oswego Common Council upholds reassessment
Oswego’s Common Council rejected a resolution April 22 that would have refused the preliminary assessment roll performed by GAR Associates, terminated their contract and reinstated the prior year’s assessment roll. The council voted to authorize a citywide property revaluation to…
Alumni Jason Shi speaks with finance club regarding entrepreneurial success
Jason Shi is a well-known figure in the Oswego community as the owner of Wonzones Calzones. Shi is also a SUNY Oswego alumni who is just as big a part of the university’s identity as Lake Ontario. Sean Evans, the…
Local author chronicles morbid tale of Virginia Tonkin’s glass coffin
Ten-year-old Virginia Tonkin died of appendicitis 125 years ago. Struck with grief, her wealthy family displayed her in a glass coffin for 15 months after her death. The story of young Tonkin has now grown into local legend, the true…
Vaping prevention program begins expansive text service
The program “This is Quitting” is expanding by launching an anonymous texting system catered for teenagers and young adults in New York state to help quit vaping. “Drop The Vape” is a free text-based service for teenagers aged 13 to…
Fraudulent emails target, victimize students through phishing scam
A wave of deceptive emails are flooding students’ inboxes, presenting paid opportunities that turn out to be fraudulent schemes. These emails started to circulate in the second week of February. “An email with my name on it said ‘Hey, contact…
Charlie Grygas and Sela Wiley, two Oswego State legends
SUNY Oswego Athletics chose Charlie Grygas and Sela Wiley as the athletes of the month for Oswego State. Grygas is a senior Lakers wrestling athlete who has achieved incredible achievements, such as becoming the university’s wrestling all-time wins leader. Wiley…
Oswego State women’s lacrosse secures qualification for SUNYAC playoffs
The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team closed out their regular season by taking on the Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the Cortland Red Dragons. The Lakers traveled up north to face off against the Cardinals on Saturday, April 20. The Cardinals…
Oswego State men’s lacrosse team fall to top two standing teams in SUNYAC
The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team had their nine-game winning streak snapped at the hands of their SUNYAC rival, the SUNY Geneseo Knights. This was the Lakers’ first in-conference loss of the 2024 season. The first five minutes of the…
MARKS OF MARQUES
The Oswego women’s lacrosse team secured their fifth-place qualification for the playoffs. The Lakers had their four-game winning streak ended at the hands of the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons. However, all they needed was big win against the Plattsburgh State…
