Costumes cause controversy, yet students generally mean well
Residence Halls at Florida State University recently hung posters reminding students what is culturally appropriate to wear when dressing up for Halloween. The school defended the hall’s efforts explaining that they are not telling students what to wear on Halloween,…
Stanley’s update proves responsible
Oswego State students and faculty have been subject to recent emails pertaining to reports of sexual assaults on campus, raising concern for the safety of the student body. On Oct. 20, President Deborah Stanley sent a campus-wide email with “Reports…
Management of college loans depends on students decisions
When the words “student loans” are uttered there is a second where people see themselves eating ramen noodles long after graduation and thinking about how it is their responsibility to pay it all off. This raises the question: if it…
Debates fail to justly inform voters
Donald Trump descended down the golden escalator of Trump Towers in June 2015 to announce his candidacy for the presidency, Hillary Clinton announced hers in April 2015. The first debate between the two eventual nominees was Sept. 26, 2016. That…
Lakers playoff bound yet again
“I knew that I had a lane,” Alexa Restante said. “Emma [Geyer] played me the ball. I took a touch around the defender and saw it was just me and the goalie. I just kinda shot the ball and hoped…
Small roster size not an issue for Lakers
The Oswego State women’s cross country team will head to Geneseo Saturday for the SUNYAC Championships after an encouraging season. In a team that featured half freshmen and half returning members, second-year head coach Sarah Ritchie stressed that the improvement…
Men’s cross country eyes top 3 finish in SUNYACs after successful regular season
The 2016 Oswego State men’s cross country season is winding down, but the team is focused on preparing and doing well in the SUNYAC Championships this upcoming weekend. The Lakers have had a successful season thus far and have finished…
Blue Lives Matter themed OzSpeaks sparks discussion
“You can take your uniform off; I can’t take my black skin off.” This quote captures the spirit of the latest OzSpeaks, a forum for students to talk about recent and relevant topics on social justice. Tuesday’s OzSpeaks on Blue…
Study abroad program attains 20% participation
Oswego State’s international studies office has achieved an unprecedented 20 percent student body participation in their study abroad programs. Leading up to this accomplishment, Oswego State’s strategy to encourage students to study abroad includes four major aspects: the institutional commitment…
Poet Jericho Brown discusses race, religion
Jericho Brown, a poet who has been published in The New Yorker and has published two books, talked to Oswego State students about how his poems came about. At Monday’s Living Writers Series talk, Brown started off by reading a few of his…
