Department of Education amends sexual misconduct rules in Title IX
The federal Department of Education amended the laws that make up Title IX regarding sexual misconduct and how schools are required to investigate and discipline students involved. The new guidance, which is currently represented as a placeholder policy until Secretary…
Planetarium features astronomical shows
The planetarium at Oswego State has over 50 years of history. First operating out of Piez Hall, which was renovated into the Shineman Science Center in 2012, the planetarium now operates in a domed room on the second floor of…
Blue Route bus catches fire on Iroquois Trail
Updated Article: A Centro “Blue Route” bus caught fire on Monday morning on Iroquois Trail in front of Onondaga Hall. The bus, which had been running its usual route through campus, was carrying approximately 10 students when the engine compartment at…
Oswego Alums Weather Irma at Disney World
Two Oswego State alumni rode out Hurricane Irma this week while at work in Disney World in Florida. Paul Valentino, who graduated in May 2016 with a degree in broadcasting, and Gayle Schiller, who graduated in December 2016 with a…
Popular local bar closed, liquor store to replace it
A local bar and restaurant, The Shed, closed this week after six years of operating in the city of Oswego. The building, which previously housed a bar called The Woodshed, saw remodeling in 2011 after being closed for almost two…
Oswego State ADWISR Center working on next-gen technology
Director of the Advanced Wireless Systems Research (ADWISR) Center Dr. Patanjali Parimi and his team have received a grant from State University of New York and the Research Foundation for SUNY for their work on a next generation piece of…
Applications, students accepted to fall semester break records
Oswego State had a record number of new student and transfer applications for the fall 2017 semester. Over 11,700 students applied to join the Oswego State Class of 2021 and 2,300 students applied as transfers, a total of more than…
SA looks for alternative to inefficient bus stickers
Due to the inefficiency of bus stickers, Student Association President Emily Nassir is looking to replace them with a one-step ID card based alternative. Students who pay their activities fee can get a bus sticker from the box office in…
Senate violates election bylaws
On April 18, junior Emily Stasko informed the Student Association Senate that a violation of their bylaws regarding the elections process had prevented her from running for SA President this semester. All potential candidates for SA President are required to…
President, vice president election results posted
On April 6 and 7, Oswego State students were able to vote on the LakerLife website for both Student Association president and vice president. Running unopposed for the office of president was Dalton Bisson. Running against one another for the…