3 SUNY schools scrap mandatory SAT scores for applicants
Average SAT scores around the United States have remained stagnant over the last five years, spawning a movement to rely less on its numbers when evaluating a student’s academic standing. In 2013, only 43 percent of the test-takers met or…
CampusSafe mobile application proposed to replace current RaveGuardian at Oswego State
Rave Guardian is the widely-unknown smart phone application used for student safety that Oswego State currently subscribes to, but the Student Association is looking into a new application to replace it: CampusSafe. The president of Oswego State’s Student Association, Anthony…
Student keeps hope alive for successful, inspiring BFA show
As a graphic design major, I’ve had my fair share of classes in Tyler Hall. I know the struggle of pulling all-nighters within its halls and trying to finish that one project that’s due the next day. I know of…
Plea for more transfer scholarships
When it comes to awarding merit scholarships, the kneejerk reaction of universities seems to be: give them to incoming freshmen. Though the student body has many other worthy potential recipients, freshmen that are entering college for the first time seem…
Students chalk up Tyler Hall for Banned Books Week
With some chalk and a little bit of elbow grease, students blanketed the Tyler Hall wall on campus with a variety of challenged and banned book covers. While some may feel censorship is becoming a thing of the past, Amy…
Porn star Ron Jeremy to debate anti-pornography speaker at Oswego State
Student Association Programming Board is presenting a Debate on Pornography on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. in the Hewitt Union Ballroom. The debate will feature former porn star Ron Jeremy and Canadian author and activist Susan G. Cole. Jeremy…
‘Worst Hard Time,’ ORI book author Timothy Egan visits Oswego State
Timothy Egan, author, journalist, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and opinion columnist for The New York Times, visited Oswego State on Wednesday to speak about his book, “The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great…
COM 211 hosts panel of students from business department
The School of Business at Oswego State is now requiring freshmen to take COM 211: Strategic Communication in Business as its first choice course, which teaches students writing and speaking skills. Professor Sarah Bozek created COM 211 after the Business…
First fall TED Talk proves successful
On Sept. 23, Ranjit Dighe, chair of the department of economics, gave a lecture titled “Inequality & Perceptions of Fairness” in Campus Center room 132. Dighe said in the lecture that inequality has been pervasive nationwide since the 1960s. The…
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Shipwreck discovered A team of undersea explorers out of Rochester discovered a 123-year-old wrecked ship on the depths of Lake Ontario near Oswego on Sept. 19. Jim Kennard, Roger Pawlowski and Roland Stevens, historic shipwreck hunters, found the ship, a…
