Local, but leaving home
Students at Oswego State are nearing the completion of the residence and housing process that determines where they will be living for the 2014-15 academic year. For the fall 2013 semester, 60.7 percent of undergraduate students lived on campus. The…
School names Extended Learning dean
Oswego State has selected a new dean of Extended Learning to oversee the program specialized for part-time students and working adults. Jill Pippin joins Oswego State after working for Jefferson Community College in Watertown. Pippin was a member of the…
Students launch online writing community
A newly-launched website is hoping to create a home for students studying creative writing, cinema and screen studies and journalism. The website, titled “The Hub,” was launched as part of a creative writing class called Literary Citizenship, taught by creative…
Children’s writer Bruce Coville gives life advice in Quest keynote speech
Bruce Coville, best-selling author, stepped away from his usual writing persona during his Quest day speech on Wednesday to discuss reality and the influence an individual can have each day. “It’s a great honor,” Coville, a 1973 graduate of Oswego…
Heartbleed computer bug compromises privacy
A critical hole was found in the coding of the Internet’s iron wall, potentially causing security breaches for millions of websites. This hole has been named the Heartbleed bug and affects websites using OpenSSL to protect their encrypted data like…
CTS advises students on avoiding phishing scams
Early this semester, Oswego State students were targeted in an online phishing scam. The scammers posed as Campus Technology Services employees, sending an email to an undisclosed number of students. The well-presented email stated the recipient’s Lakernet account had been…
PRSSA asks students ‘What’s Next?’
Public relations majors came together Monday in Lanigan Hall to hear from professionals in the field. The theme of this year’s event, called “What’s Next” and run by the Public Relations Society of America, was themed “Finding your Niche in…
Registrar’s office, students give quick tips for registration
The Registrar’s Office at Oswego State is preparing for the fall 2014 registration season and students are encouraged to start preparing for it. Come the registration period which began on Monday, students attempting to register for classes could encounter many…
Last-minute motivation
Semesters are like marathons, and we’re in the middle of the worst of it. We’ve run off the adrenaline we had at the start, but we’re not far enough to catch sight of the finish line that will help us…
