The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 21, 2024

John Custodio

Romantic chaos ensues with author Abby Jimenez’s ‘Part of Your World’

By Gabrielle Koreger “Part of Your World” by Abby Jimenez (“Life’s Too Short”) is a small town, age gap romance. Alexis is a doc- tor at a hospital that was founded by her family 125 years ago. Her family has…

SUNY Oswego participates in Denim Day

By Annika Wickham SUNY Oswego hosted a Denim Day event on April 25 to spread awareness about sexual assault, victim blaming and the stigmas that can surround abuse.  “I think it is important to change our attitudes and how we…

Rens starts Oswego State journey

By Logan Stolberg The Oswego State women’s volleyball program hired its new head coach, Toby Rens on April 12. Overall throughout his years as a women’s volleyball coach, Rens has learned many valuable lessons that stuck with him over the…

$202,000 OzFest budget causes controversy

By John Custodio The SUNY Oswego Student Association Programming Board (SAPB) will be sponsoring OzFest on May 6, with outdoor activities from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and culminating in a concert at 7 p.m. The concert will be hosted…

Lakers collect new records in recent spring meet

By Gerard Turner The Lakers were in Rochester on Saturday for the St. John Fisher College Invitational. Many athletes were able to record personal bests, qualify for regionals and even engrave their names into the Oswego State track and field…

Local News

$4 million going towards Oswego hydroelectric facility

By Sydney Havens The equipment at the hydroelectric facility on West first Street, responsible for providing power and revenue to the City of Oswego, is now under construction. The facility was built in 1920, but was taken over by the…

Oswego drug task force makes first reported arrest

By Spencer Bates The City of Oswego police department’s new Drug Task Force announced its first arrest since its creation in late February of this year. According to Captain Damian Waters, the officers assigned to the force are well prepared…

Sports Tennis

Men’s tennis host St. Lawrence Saints

By Jakob Bradley Men’s tennis played host to the St. Lawrence Saints this past Wednesday afternoon. The Lakers entered the set with a 2-3 record, looking to make some late-season impact against a 7-8 Saints team.  This was the Lakers…

Skate park coming to Oswego with $2 million budget

By Annika Wickham Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced on March 31 the approval of a new skate park that will be built along the east side of the Oswego River.  Brad Siedlecki, the lead designer of the project and owner…

Oswego Summer Concert Series schedule

Mayor Billy Barlow has released the schedule for the 2022 Oswego Summer Concert Series at Veteran’s Stage at West Linear Park along the Oswego River. The free concerts are held on Thursday evenings from 6-9 p.m. throughout the summer. “The…