The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Dec. 4, 2024

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Annika Wickham

The holiday season can start when we want it to

Halloween has officially ended, which can only mean one thing: you can officially start preparing for Christmas.  The ‘when Christmas season starts’ debate is a tale as old as time and though I understand and recognize both sides, I think…

It’s On Us initiative comes to campus, aims to prevent violence, sexual assault

SUNY Oswego celebrated It’s On Us day on Oct. 28 as a way to highlight sexual assault and interpersonal violence prevention on campus.  The tabling event was held from 12-4 p.m. in Marano Campus Center and gave members of the…

Media Summit panelists discuss mental health, representation, among other topics

SUNY Oswego hosted the 2022 Dr. Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit on Oct. 26 to an audience of students, faculty and alumni in Waterman Theatre.  Officer in charge Mary Toale opened the event by thanking everyone involved and acknowledging Curtis…

We need to be realisitic about “Midnights,” it was okay

The internet is all abuzz this week about the release of Taylor Swift’s new album “Midnights.” A self proclaimed Swiftie, as her fans like to label themselves, I was part of this excitement though I did not stay up and…

SUNY Oswego hosts music, dance performance “Weight of Water” 

Waterman Theatre will host “Weight of Water,” a multidimensional music and dance performance, on Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. The show will be around an hour long and centers around local bodies of water and their impact on the community,…

We need to normalize using the “C”-word correctly

There is a lot of good and evil in the current political climate throughout the U.S. and the world. There are only two sides and if you are not with one, you are for the other. No other options.  This…

Fat Bear Week is fun, educational tradition

The days have begun to get shorter, the nights are cooler and leaves are beginning to fall from their trees, signaling some of my favorite parts of the year: sweater weather, Halloween festivities and Fat Bear Week.  I first learned…

SUNY Oswego annual safety report released

SUNY Oswego announced the release of its Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, or Clery Report, on Oct. 7 in an email to the campus community. “In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime…

Oswego Fire Department receives bonds to purchase new fire truck

Oswego Fire Department  (OFD) was granted bonds to purchase a new vehicle that will replace their “last remaining yellow fire truck” by City of Oswego Common Council on Oct. 11.  The engine being replaced is a 1986 heavy rescue truck…

Register to vote, only way voice will be heard

A few weeks ago, on Sept. 20, it was National Voter Registration Day. And though I am a bit late to the conversation, it is always important to encourage all people to not only register to vote, but to take…