The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 23, 2024

Ben Grieco

Lakers fall in SUNYAC Semifinals, bring back strong core next year

The season is over for the Oswego State men’s basketball team. However, there is a lot to be proud of and a lot to look forward to in the future for the Lakers.  Oswego State finished its season with a…

Wrestling ends season, 2 reach nationals

After finishing in 11th place out of 18 teams at the NCAA Regionals competition, Oswego State’s wrestling team placed two of its premiere wrestlers in the NCAA Div. III Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Junior Christian Gramuglia and freshman…

Club hockey team loses on questionable call

Early on in the third period of the Northeast Collegiate Hockey League Championship game, No. 1 seeded Niagara University notched a goal to extend its lead to 3-0 over Oswego State. But even with a three-goal deficit, the Lakers refused…

‘This is it’: Oswego State takes on Knights at Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena

The Oswego State men’s hockey team’s last SUNYAC Championship came in 2014, after a back-and-forth game against SUNY Geneseo at the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena with a 7-6 win for the Lakers. By the end of the second period,…

Women’s lacrosse must replace key scorers, expectations still high

Spring is a great time of year when the snow starts to melt, and the sun starts to shine. Lacrosse players go from sweatpants and sweatshirts to game day uniforms. That is happening in Oswego as the Oswego State Lakers…

Lakers go to No. 1 ranked Plattsburgh State

Playoff hockey continues for another weekend after the Lakers defeated Morrisville State 1-0 this week. The team will travel to Plattsburgh next to take on the No. 1 ranked Plattsburgh State Cardinals. The Cardinals have been dominating opponents throughout the…

Junior swimmer travels over 1,000 miles to join Lakers

Walker Snowden came to Oswego State from his hometown of Tallahassee, Florida for the opportunity to continue swimming and pursue a degree in meteorology. He has made the most of both of those opportunities in his almost three years as…

State’s plastic bag ban with long-term effects

As the new month began, so did a new law that bans the use of plastic bags in the state of New York. This law includes, but is not limited to, single-use plastic bags that shoppers can find in grocery…

Radicalism should not be feared

This election cycle, in debates and in the media, has been filled with accusations and claims that some candidates, primarily Senator Bernie Sanders, are “radical” or “revolutionary.” During the last Democratic debate, the now-dropped-out Pete Buttigieg spoke about his fears…

Administration needs winter preparation

This past semester, there have been a large amount of snow storms. This is nothing special for Oswego, but the problem lies in the college’s response to the very real hazard that are these snow storms. Oswego State has had…