The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Oct. 3, 2024

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Evan Youngs

Nwosu inaugurated president after year leading campus

John B. King Jr., chancellor of the SUNY system, bestowed the presidential medallion onto Peter Nwosu, officially inaugurating him as the 11th president of SUNY Oswego. “As I inaugurate Peter Nwosu today, I also inaugurate you all,” King said. “We…

Reports of rape, dating violence on campus rising, report says

Reports of rape and dating violence on campus rose in 2023, according to the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report released on Oct. 1. The university campus had a total of ten reported cases of rape last year, compared to…

Alumni share stories of navigating intense media landscape

Finding a job after graduation can be the most stressful part of college. Pew Research found that at the end of 2021, 41% of college graduates aged 22 to 27 were underemployed, which means working in a job that typically…

Media summit panel treads shallow on tech topics

This year’s media summit promised a discussion on the evolution and future of television technology. The panel itself, made up of alumni with careers at large media companies, concluded that social media was taking over television’s territory. Jake Piacenti, a…

Peace Walk interrupted by racist heckling, university investigating incident

Amid the positive atmosphere of cars honking in support of the Peace Walk on Sept. 21, the International Day of Peace, a motorist slowed next to a group of marching students and uttered words that sparked confusion. “F*** all of…

Puerto Rican poet finds strength in vulnerability

Ricardo Nazario y Colón wears a suit to his formal, professional dealings in university administration. He did the same in Penfield Library, not to officiate a meeting, but for his other passion: poetry. “Writing is therapeutic,” Nazario y Colón said….

Seneca artist Luanne Redeye colors kinship on canvas

A family of four poses for a group portrait, two children in front, their parents’ heads cropped from the top. At a brief glance the image may seem like a typical painting, but looking longer, one notices something peculiar: the…

Professors ponder approach to ‘post-literacy world’

The encroaching influence of social media has stoked fears in experts of a “post-literacy world,” in which popularity and controversy impede on truth.  In the premiere of a series of panels on civil discourse, university faculty from various fields took…

Goodbye Brat Summer, Hello Brat Autumn 

I hope you had a brat summer. I hope you made intentional typos in your texts to show off your relatability. I hope you were “demure.” I hope you gave “indie sleaze.” I hope you streamed “Red Scare” semi-ironically. I…

Taylor Swift leaves fans exhausted amidst release of new album

Rating: 0.5/5 Stars Taylor Swift (“Midnights’’) did not need to do any of this. She has enough industry power and wealth to free herself from the album deals that pressured her before her cultural omnipresence. She has enough of a…