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Nov. 29, 2024

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Make some extra cash: Bank on it

If you have ever searched the internet for interesting ways to make money, you have likely come across the idea of opening a new bank account. There are a couple of key benefits that can be found on opening a…

Side hustle to success

Making money is something not only everyone wants to do but needs to do. Usually, this need is fulfilled by getting a job. However, for some, a job as their only source of income may not be enough. Many people…

Amy Hassinger, author, speaks on campus as part of writers series

Award-winning author Amy Hassinger spoke to Oswego State students Monday about discovering their unique voices through their writing for a creative writing class. The talk opened with Hassinger defining what a voice is, starting broadly and ending more precisely. The…

Oz Talks addresses men’s mental health

On Monday night, Earnest Washington, the director of campus life at Oswego State, had an open discussion where he spoke with students about how society defines masculinity and affects the mental wellness of men. Nearly all of the almost 40…

Campus hosts benefit bingo for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Oswego State students and faculty and community members in Oswego gathered on Wednesday night to fundraise for relief efforts in Puerto Rico after the devastation of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Different departments around campus collaborated with the department of Community…

College Republicans protest political correctness alongside libertarian group

The Oswego State College Republicans held their “Free Speech Ball” event on Wednesday outside of Penfield Library. The event, according to Tyler Toomey, president of the College Republicans, was held to encourage students to exercise their right to speak freely…

Oswego State hosts annual Media Summit

The Oswego State campus hosted the Louis B. O’Donnell Media Summit for the 13th consecutive year Thursday. Titled “Facts, Fiction, Politics and the News,” the summit discussed the issues the modern news media has to address as it reports on…

CTS hosts cyber-security program with ethical hackers

Not all computer hackers play for the dark side. “Ethical hackers” James Carroll and Eric Fiske from Secure Network Technologies represent the good guys of cyber security penetration. Carroll and Fiske are Offensive Security Certified Professionals (OSCP), or security technicians…

Campus members march to protest violence against women

Chants of “People unite; Take back the night;” rang out across campus as students marched in the Take Back the Night March on Tuesday. Participants of the 35th annual Take Back the Night event, hosted by the Women’s Center on…

Oswego State hosts 26th annual Steinkraus Lecture

J.D. Trout spoke at the 29th annual Steinkraus Lecture on Oct. 19 on the topic of truthiness, or when something seems true but is not necessarily accurate. Trout is a professor of philosophy and psychology at Loyola University  Chicago. Trout…