On-campus eateriers lack healthy options
“We are dedicated to helping our customers maintain a healthy lifestyle, by providing the information and support needed to make healthy choices,” Auxiliary Services claims on its nutrition information and services website. The same site goes on to say, “Our…
Rice Creek Field station renovated
While it may not be located on the main Oswego State Campus, the Rice Creek Field Station is an important tool for Oswego State’s science departments. The field station helps professors and students involved in the biological and earth sciences…
Oswego State moves smokers 5 more feet toward smoke-free
Oswego State will be a smoke-free campus by 2014, a change many students welcome, though the details of the policy remain questionable. On April 19, the Oswego State website’s campus news section featured a post on the new policy, indicating…
Snygg Hall will fall soon
The opening of the Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering, and Innovation to the students of Oswego State last week means the deconstruction of Snygg Hall will soon be underway. Snygg Hall was part of a set of six…
Zeiss microscope used for classes in new science center
The Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation is an impressive sight from the outside, but it is the cutting edge technology inside the building that is truly impressive. A $320,000 microscope has put Oswego State on the…
Changes coming to resident dining halls
Starting this year, students coming back from late classes or looking for a bite of some nighttime munchies will no longer be able to go to Littlepage Dining Hall Fridays and Saturdays for late night dining, one of many changes…
Winkworth’s adventure
This summer, Oswego State’s former alcohol and other drug program coordinator embarked on the journey of a lifetime: an intercontinental motorcycle tour. The first few months of Winkworth’s trip have taken him all the way across the continental United States….
Student Association tries increased online presence
The Student Association is Oswego State’s student-run governing body tasked with bringing issues from the student body to the administration. Since October 2011, the organization has utilized a website at oswegosa.org. However, the information on this website is scarce and…
Oswego State offers more than parties
It seems that all college students do these days is go out and party. While many do, there are some students who do not even put the bottle to their lips. So why is it the first week back to…
Plea to all students: pick up after yourselves
It’s not a particularly hard thing to do, picking up a can or bottle. It’s a process that takes seconds: you finish your beverage and then find a plastic bag or box to place it in. Repeat after each drink….
