University Police still patrolling, responding to calls with new policies to protect officers
University Police still have a job to do. Even as the campus sits nearly empty, with most public buildings closed and under 500 students left in residence halls, officers continue to patrol and respond to emergencies. “Normal calls such as…
Oswego State supports local pandemic response, donates gloves, masks, swabs to Oswego Health
Oswego Hospital has received a donation of over 16,000 gloves from Oswego State’s departments of biology and chemistry in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. The donation comes after college president Deborah Stanley asked the science departments to create…
Oswego State continues supporting international students during virus epidemic
As the coronavirus pandemic rapidly spreads it has forced many cities to close local businesses, schools and suspend air travel, among others. Per university sources, there are a total of 244 international students at Oswego State, although an estimated 150…
Student Association passes bill requesting relaxation of grading standards
On Tuesday, March 24, the Student Association Senate passed a resolution to give students the option to opt-out of the traditional letter grade and instead receive a pass or fail mark. The resolution, “RES 55.07: The COVID-19 Spring 2020 Student…
Oswego State administration plans to refund room, board, broad-based fees
On Saturday, Oswego State administrators Jerri Howland and Nicholas Lyons announced that the college will be refunding students a portion of some of their semesterly fees, including room and board fees and a number of broad-based fees. While the exact…
Gender-inclusive housing at Oswego State
Oswego State will join other SUNY schools in introducing gender-inclusive housing. SUNY schools such as The College at Brockport have experimented with gender-inclusive housing for a few years. The move to promote such form of housing means that male and…
Concerns about online classes rise
The Internet and Blackboard outages Oswego State students have experienced a few weeks ago left Student Association senators concerned about the transferring to online classes due to COVID-19 outbreak fears. At Tuesday’s SA meeting, program directors addressed the senate in…
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
This year, National Eating Disorder Awareness Week began on Feb. 24, and will continue until March 1. The New York Office of Mental Health website describes an eating disorder as, “complex mental health problems that often have physical manifestations.” The…
Looking into snow days at Oswego State
When the snow starts to fall on Oswego State, one wish pervades the student body: canceled classes. However, the way the Oswego State administration comes to the decision to cancel classes takes more than just a grim forecast into consideration….
SA announces new budget plans
After a tense address from Student Association President Takeena Strachan, focusing on fiscal responsibility and positive change, the SA senators were tasked with deciding upon a special order bill resulting in cutting over half of last year’s club sports budget. …
