Campus Center renamed “Marano Campus Center” after woman’s donation
Oswego State’s Campus Center adopted a new name as a ‘thank you’ for Lorraine E. Marano, an Oswego County resident, who provided a $7.5 million donation to the school. The name was, after being approved by the State University…
ResLife alters campus pet policy to only allow fish
Oswego State put a new pet policy into effect last month that only allows students living on campus to bring fish in aquariums up to 20 gallons as pets. This is a major change from the school’s former policy that…
Oswego State campus experiences power outage early Thursday morning
The Oswego State campus lost power Thursday morning at approximately 9 a.m. According to the Office of Public Affairs, the outage was not the fault of the university or the university’s equipment, but through problems from the Varick Hydro Electric…
Student dies on campus after heroin overdose, 2 hospitalized
One Oswego State student is dead and two are being hospitalized after suspected heroin overdoses. The student who died was found on campus, while the two who were hospitalized were off campus. The announcement came a day after the annual…
Greek insurance demanded
A new policy from Oswego State requires all Greek Life organizations to purchase $1 million liability insurance by the fall semester. A letter sent to members of Greek Life on April 18 states that the university reviewed its “registration and…
Women’s Center presents Slut Walk
The third annual Women’s Center Slut Walk was in full swing in the Hewitt Union ballroom on Wednesday afternoon, with a good number of students showing up to support for the cause. Slut Walk is an event that takes place…
This Week in SA
The Student Association senate met again on Tuesday for the 21st meeting of the 49th legislative session. There were 19 senators present. There were no guests to the senate this week and there was no public comment. SA President Tucker…
SAVAC first responders reflect on organization‘s benefits
Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corps, or SAVAC, was formed in 1971 after budget cuts to Mary Walker Health Center. It was the nation’s first fully student-run ambulance corps. “Most of us come from other EMS agencies and fire departments from…
Playing name games with professors
One of the first indicators of a relaxed and personable professor is how they prefer to be addressed. Let’s say you walk into class and you have a professor whose last name is Wallace. Not only are they a professor…
Security cameras in residence halls to increase by about 75 total
The amount of security cameras with the residence halls at Oswego State is set to increase from about 15 to 90, as the result of an initiative by Residence Life and Housing. The initiative, part of a project known as…
