Discussion on issues with Great Lakes
Oswego State’s Spring 2014 Sustainability Series started off with success as Richard Back, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, led a talk about the “Issues Confronting the Sustainability of the North American Great Lakes.” At 1…
Making friends takes time, courage
Friendships are very important to most college students. At a time when we are away from home and doing things that do not involve our families, friends are all we have to keep us treading the waters of college. People…
Keep it together teach’
If college fees are about to put us into debt for the next 10 years—and for most of us, they will—we had better be getting our money’s worth. Though this conservation rightly gravitates around a concern for how our degrees…
Oswego State lands itself in high company
There is nothing that started to ruin my respect more for my SUNY peers than working the overnight shifts at the west side McDonald’s. I would get spit at, hit on and would take orders for students who could barely…
Oswego State responds to “Worst Free Speech” ranking
Oswego State was named a top 10 “Worst College for Free Speech in 2013” by the Foundation for Individual Rights through a Huffington Post article in December. The list, which also included Harvard University, the University of North Carolina at…
Campus committees hunt for student involvement
While Oswego State has 31 standing committees with reserved seats for students, many struggle for student participation. The committees cover a wide range of topics on campus, from student safety to even a committee on committees. This trend comes despite…
Requirements to live in The Village change
Expect to see a new set of rules when submitting housing preferences for the fall 2014 semester. Oswego State’s campus is expecting to see a few changes next year, including reduced eligibility requirements for living in The Village. Currently,…
This Week in SA
The Student Association Sentate met for their second official meeting on Tuesday. They added two new senators and had a total of 18 members present, one of the highest turnouts all year. The senate began the meeting by quickly approving…
Snygg Hall demolition still on track
A high amount of the silicate material asbestos was discovered behind the walls in parts of Snygg Hall and has caused a minor delay in its demolition. A few years ago, consultants spent a significant amount of time surveying Snygg…
Health Center prepares for influenza
With blasts of lake-effect snow and winds that force students to pull their hoods up, the start of the spring semester has left most students with the fear of getting sick. In fact, it is this season in particular that…
