TKE holds first ever Oswego Community Cares Day for charity
“Oswego Community Cares Day,” a charity event for cancer hosted by the brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon, was held Sunday at the American Foundry. The event included musical acts from Our Friend’s Band, ZXZ band, Behind Broken Flames and Bao…
Ancient attendance policy needs tweaks
Most of the classes at Oswego State have strict guidelines pertaining to attendance. Attendance, in most classes, is a part of your final grade. This can seem unfair, but at the same time it does seem reasonable. Firstly, students could…
Find common ground, take leap when meeting new people
When it comes to making friends in college, you might find yourself thinking it’s strangely difficult. Most people settle into a friend group throughout grade school and high school very easily. You live in the same neighborhood, your parents are…
Growing pains, concerns rattle Shineman
Over the course of the last few months, the Shineman Center has transformed from an object of admiration to a building in which we need to get work done. In this process, there are bound to be growing pains, and…
3.0 or bust: GPA minimum for School of Education questioned
Starting in the fall of 2015, the grade point average requirements necessary to gain admissions to SUNY-system education programs will be raised in an effort to find candidates better prepared to be successful teachers. The policy, which has been…
Oswego State brings in new VP
President Deborah F. Stanley announced today that Jerald Woolfolk Adley has been appointed as vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, effective Jan. 1, 2014. Adley comes to Oswego State from Mississippi Valley State University, where she has been…
Texting interferes with sleep, class
While text messaging is no new phenomenon to the college-aged community, it is more popular than ever with cellphones’ continual updates and latest and greatest gadgetry. New studies have shown that texting is causing new problems and is further solidifying…
Free state of the art planetarium shows
The first weekly planetarium show of the fall 2013 semester was open to the public in the newly-equipped Shineman Center planetarium last Sunday. On Sunday, the first full-time planetarium show took place at 7 p.m., where students and visitors could…
Opportunities for Oswego State abroad
As the planet continually becomes more globalized, and as more nations and nationalities are being brought closer together, Oswego State student interest in studying abroad has grown. The thought of studying abroad is often enticing Oswego State students. Studying overseas…
Civic Engagement discussion for students
Oswego State’s Civic Engagement team will be holding a discussion panel titled “Know Your Rights.” The event will be held in Campus Center room 132, the auditorium, on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Graduate Assistant for Civic Engagement Jon Zella has…
