Author of “Eragon” video calls in to Living Writers Series
On Nov. 13, in the Marano Campus Center Auditorium, the Living Writers Series brought in its latest author to speak to Oswego State. The Living Writers Series is a program created 20 years ago by the English and creative writing…
Birth control debate hits Central New York
After President Donald Trump’s administration initiated new rules that allow broad exemptions to the Obama-era birth control mandate, controversy arose in Central New York and around the world as the debate was split between those who say it infringes on…
Oswego embarks on new project
Oswego State will take on the Grand Challenges Project next fall, which attempts to make a substantial impact on the water crisis around the world. The project, which was announced in late October, seeks to take an inter-disciplinary approach to…
First independent Syracuse mayor elected
As election day cast across both Oswego County and Syracuse, residents took to the polls to exercise their right to vote. D Bus owner and local landlord, Lee B. Walker Jr., lost the election for Oswego County legislator for the…
SAVE, Peer2Peer program reach out for suicide awareness
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education is a nationally chartered suicide prevention and awareness organization founded in 1989 by Adina Wrobleski after her daughter killed herself 10 years prior. Since then, SAVE has founded 20 charters nationwide, working with their local…
Lakeside Commons illicitly advertised on campus
Students may have recently noticed a series of advertisements for the off-campus housing company, Lakeside Commons, making their way around campus. As per SUNY regulations, solicitation, as was seen with these advertisements, is illegal on state university property. “There is…
Excelsior Scholarship falls short of student expectations
Approximately 700 Oswego State students applied and were accepted over the summer to receive the Excelsior Scholarship for free tuition during the 2017-2018 academic year. The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation recently implemented the first program in the…
Break The Cycle sparks debate on violence at home
A domestic abuser can be more than just a significant other, which was the focus of the Break the Cycle event on Oct. 2. The presenters from Two and a Half, Emely Curiel and Cheick Traore, asked the audience what…
City of Oswego School District in need of student substitutes
A shortage of substitute teachers within the Oswego City School District has prompted the school district to begin working closely with the Oswego State School of Education to boost the student teacher pool of qualified personnel. “Just yesterday I received…
Oswego City Council starts broadcasting with high school
The Oswego City mayor’s office has entered into an agreement with the Oswego High School to televise the common council and city committee meetings. The high school’s TV station, WBUC, will broadcast the common council meetings, which take place every…
