Oswego State students cast their votes in primary elections despite obstacles
Students were lined up before noon on Tuesday waiting for the doors to open at the Marano Campus Center polling place. April 19 was the New York State primary election and many it was students’ first time voting. Students wore…
Marijuana arrests routine on campus
The winds are brutal in Oswego and it’s 4:20, so a student decides to smoke marijuana in their dorm room. Ten minutes later, the hall director and the police are at the door. In panic, the student sprays cheap cologne…
Annual Bridge Street Run tradition impacts bars, restaurants in Oswego
The Oswego State administration has implemented plenty of alternative to Bridge Street Run (BSR), but according to some Oswego business owners, BSR will always be a welcome addition to the community. With the annual bar crawl along Oswego’s Bridge…
Alum captures meaning of diversity
Vox.com Editor Michelle Garcia shared lessons she has learned about diversity with Oswego State Students on Wednesday. Oswego State alum Garcia spoke to students, faculty and members of the community about the knowledge she has gained throughout her journalism…
ALANA hosts fifth annual fashion show with spotlight on culture
Last Saturday the 29th Annual ALANA Fashion Show demonstrated to students what it means to be culturally diverse. ALANA (African-Latino-Asian-Native American) is an umbrella title for several major racial and cultural groups that congregate on campus and includes Black Student…
OzFest proves successful in providing BSR alternative
Student Association Programming Board and Student Association presented the first ever OzFest to celebrate the last day of classes on May 8. In October, Oswego State President Deborah Stanley spoke at a Student Association meeting regarding her and the schools…
University Police supervise Oswego State’s try for new tradition
This year’s annual pub crawl, Bridge Street Run, was met with an alternative event, OzFest, leading to fewer off-campus injuries and student arrests. During BSR in 2014, Oswego City Police reported 27 drug or alcohol related arrests including a trolley…
For the Kids event aims higher for good cause
For the Kids event aims to provide support to the Child Advocacy Center of Oswego County and generate awareness for the local organization. Started by two Oswego State seniors in the spring of 2014, the event has aimed higher this…
Pathfinder hosts second Bacon Fest
The second annual Bacon Fest was held March. 7 in Pathfinder Dining Hall. In total, 1,724 students attended. The entire day was bacon, from brunch, to Chasin’ Bacon and a 5k race used to promote the event, as well as…
10th annual Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit Live Blog
Follow every event today as they happen live! Stay tuned for coverage of the 10th Annual Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit featuring Al Roker, Connie Schultz, Dennis Thatcher, Charlie Rose and Ken Auletta. Tweets from https://twitter.com/TheOswegonian/lists/reporters 5:30 a.m. Wake Up…