Extreme fire safety rules in the way of student expression
As of last week, Resident Assistants have begun their annual fire safety checks for the semester. Their job is simple: Go into the room, make sure the room is up to code and meets fire safety regulations and codes and…
Cuomo initiates first-ever SUNY policy to combat sexual assault
Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with the State University of New York Board of Trustees Oct. 2 to introduce a system-wide policy preventing, investigating and prosecuting sexual assault on college campuses. “There has been an epidemic of sexual violence in this…
Panelists discuss Ebola crisis
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first man diagnosed with the Ebola virus outside Africa, died Wednesday morning. The disease, which began as a viral outbreak in western Africa this summer, has risen to become an international emergency. The concern for public…
SUNY sees recent trend in sexual assault numbers
Campus sexual violence and harassment is on a rising trend throughout SUNY campuses. According to a study by the Associated Press, 29 SUNY campuses, excluding community colleges, were required, under a voluntary agreement with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office…
This Week in SA
The Student Association held their fourth weekly meeting of the semester Tuesday evening. The number of senators present met quorom. The senate first approved the minutes from last week’s meeting and amended the agenda as needed. There were no guests…
Professionals to come for 10th Media Summit
There is less than one week until the 10th annual Dr. Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit, which will bring several top media professionals to Oswego State. The annual event was created in 2005 after Louis A. Borrelli Jr., class of…
Students partake in United Way Walk
Over 100 participants took part in the 23rd Annual 5K United Way Walk-A-Thon, in support of the United Way of Oswego County, on Oct. 4. VEGA, the junior and senior Women’s Honor Society at Oswego State, hosted the walk. This…
Alternative BSR event scheduled
In the wake of the death of an Oswego State student and hospitalization of two others due to heroin overdoses during last spring’s annual bar crawl Bridge Street Run, Oswego State President Deborah Stanley and the Student Association have worked…
Waterbury preps for renovations
As Waterbury Hall residents are now settled into their rooms, it is time to start thinking about moving out for renovations. Waterbury is the first building to be closed down and renovated a $33 million plan that will also include…
Oswego State rises in U.S. News rankings
Oswego State advanced 13 places to No. 56 on the list of best regional universities of the North and is now considered part of the top 15 best public regional universities in the North, according to U.S. News Media Group’s…
