Students should take steps now to prevent heart disease
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in Oswego County and other counties around the state, according the New York State Department of Health. Elizabeth Burns, nurse practitioner and director of Mary Walker Health Center, said that…
Neighborhood watch, police react to Florida ‘self-defense’ shooting victim
A shooting in Sanford, Fla. has drawn the attention of President Obama and inspired a “Million Hoodie March” in New York City and Philadelphia last week. “I was very upset when I heard about it,” said Betty Gray, Oswego Neighborhood…
Gen Ed reform reaction
Currently in its early stages, the outcome of the General Education revision is still unclear. One prominent opinion, however, is that the program will most likely undergo some degree of change. Director of General Education Chris LaLonde cites the faculty…
Altered photos alter minds
On Wednesday, March 28, Daisy Mendoza, a representative of both the communications department and the Women’s Center reached out to Oswego State students in a “Perceptions of Body Image” workshop. In this workshop, the impact by the media on both…
Man charged in theft incidents across Oswego
A 33-year-old man has been arrested allegedly committing a series of crimes since the beginning of March. Bruce H. Macmillan, of Oswego, was arrested at his mother’s home in Fulton Wednesday after investigations of numerous shoplifting and burglary complaints since…
Oswego calling for diversity in media
Faculty and students at Oswego State are calling for voices of diversity in the media of the future. On Thursday, March 22, the Voices of Diversity program held a private luncheon and an evening lecture. At the luncheon, Jackie Robinson,…
Fashion in Oswego
While Fashion Week stormed through the streets of the city, Oswego State had its own taste of glamour as the Black Student Union (BSU) held its annual Variety Fashion Show on Friday. The BSU turned Hewitt ballroom into a runway…
SUNY Briefs – 3/30/2012
Canton/Potsdam For the first time in the history of both schools, SUNY Canton and SUNY Potsdam’s governing councils had a joint meeting on Monday, to vote against a resolution that proposed that both schools would share a single Chief Financial…
Salsa, friendly faces found 90 miles off US southern shore
In case you missed it, either because you don’t read my articles or you’re not friends with me on Facebook, I made it back safely from Cuba! Let me catch you up to speed. I went to Cuba for spring…
MPAA bullies ‘Bully,’ swindles audience
No matter what form it takes, hypocrisy always sucks. The worst of these forms is pious hypocrisy, in which people make two-faced decisions and back themselves up with some skewed sense of a moral high ground. One of the worst…
