Limited spring course availability frustrates psych majors
The schedule for the Spring 2025 semester was recently made available online. This was when psychology students started to realize how limited their options were for upper division courses. In the psychology program, students must enroll in a certain number…
How one disabled student navigates Oswego winters
With winter fast approaching, there is one major concern on student Carbon Pierce’s mind: how will he be able to get to class? Pierce has spent his fall semester planning for winter, saving up his absences and going to class…
As demand for Ozempic, Wegovy soars, patients who need them face barriers
As more Americans are prescribed weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy following celebrity endorsements, people who depend on such medications have struggled to access them. Sarah Sostak, a medical assistant at Mary Walker Health Center, felt the shortage personally….
WNBA player speaks on mental health, silence among college athletes
Silent suffering for student athletes can often be assisted by resources provided through their team like therapy, said a mental health advocate and a former WNBA player. Chamique Holdsclaw, Olympic gold medalist and WNBA Hall of Famer, shared her story…
Early treatment crucial for youth mental health crisis
More children are getting diagnosed with mental illness even as child psychiatry makes breakthroughs in treating mental ailments including mood and anxiety disorder development. Since the global pandemic in 2020, children between the ages of 3-17 have been more diagnosed…
Folk singer treats concerts as political rallies
In the wake of election season tensions are high and many people are vocal about their politics. Carsie Blanton is a singer-songwriter vocal about her views and political standing. She started her career about 20 years ago writing love songs…
First-time voters flock to Laker Hall to cast ballots
Laker Hall received more foot traffic than it typically does on a Tuesday, a steady flow of both students and local residents as they made their way to cast their votes. Despite what has been seen as tension and all-around…
Trump win concludes election after campus glues eyes to live coverage
Angel Danchalski and their friends broke out into applause as a screen projected PBS News Hour’s live coverage of Democrats winning seats in the Senate and electoral votes in the presidential election. But the next morning would inevitably disappoint them,…
Princeton professor lectures on ‘moral experiences’
A tradition of the philosophy department, the 36th annual “Warren Steinkraus Lecture on Human Ideals” was held in the Historic Classroom in Sheldon Hall’s admissions suite. About 40 students and members of the department faculty attended. Named for the eclectic…
Behind the Ballot Blitz: Vote Oswego campaign challenges student volunteers
Their headquarters are smaller than one might imagine for a group so visible across campus: inside the cramped room in Mahar Hall, there are a bunch of posters and boxes, an election trivia spinning wheel and the base for a…
