Fourth straight on-time budget for NYS
New York state legislators have passed their fourth consecutive on-time state budget under Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The budget appropriates $138 billion for the next fiscal year. Including a 5.3 percent increase in school aid. Schools with higher-need will receive 70…
Remembering Mary Walker
In 1916, the Board of Medal Awards, concerned that too many Medal of Honor awards were given away too expediently, reviewed all previous Medals of Honor given out before World War I. The review would end with nearly 1,000 medals…
Visiting hockey bus crashes into Canale’s; men’s hockey game postponed
The men’s ice hockey game against Bowdoin has been postponed tonight as the result of a winter storm causing white out conditions and will instead be played at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The Northeast Charter and Tour Company bus rented…
Cuomo proposal to bring higher ed to state prisons
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in late February a launch of a statewide program that would fund education in prisons so inmates could receive a college degree. The program is set to begin in the fall and will take place at…
Program aims to boost Oswego County tourism
Nearly 600 businesses in Oswego County will be taking part in a program aimed at increasing tourism in Oswego. The New York Sea Grant and Oswego State are leading the survey, which will evaluate the local business climate and assist…
Diversity lacking among Oswego business owners
While New York State has the highest number of African-American owned businesses in the nation, in Oswego County, those numbers all but disappear. The latest United States Census Survey of Business Owners reports that from 2002 to 2007, the number…
Oswego State cancels Wednesday afternoon, night classes
Oswego State has cancelled all afternoon and evening classes for Wednesday Feb. 26, due to weather. This applies to all classes on the main and Phoenix Center campuses that start at or after 12 p.m. Per the school’s Twitter…
Student Protection Unit to investigate loan industry
An investigation has been launched by Gov. Andrew Cuomo into companies who are part of the process of loan refinancing. The investigation, announced in a press release from Cuomo’s office, will run through a division of the New York State…
New CVS policy already exists in Oswego County pharmacies
CVS Pharmacy has announced that it will no longer sell tobacco products in any of its 7,600 stores by Oct. 1. This change, according to Forbes.com, will result in the loss of $2 billion from the $125 billion annual revenue,…
West campus goes night without water
UPDATE: At 2:36 p.m. today, Richard Kolenda, assistant vice president of Residence Life and Housing sent an email to students explaining the situation with west campus’ water supply. On Saturday, February 8th the College experienced a major water line break…
