University Police uses body cameras
Beginning this month, University Police at Oswego State started using body cameras on officers while on duty. Oswego State’s UP joined the upgrade with Syracuse University and seven other SUNY schools, including SUNY Oneonta, which began using body cameras in…
SA, clubs propose new flags
Different Oswego State student organizations have petitioned for the addition of flags in Marano Campus Center representing other groups and countries to represent diversity and inclusion on campus. The flags, hung since 2007 usually above the student media hallway, have…
Science Today lecture explores plastic waste
Chemistry professor Matthew Baker told students that the world produced over 448 million tons of plastic in 2015 at a Science Today lecture on Tuesday. “If that seems like a lot, it is. It’s almost incomprehensible,” Baker said during his…
New campus printing system introduced to Oswego State
Beginning this semester, a new system was put in place to allow students to print out assignments and other school-related content. The new system, known as “LakerPrint,” is meant to encourage an environmentally friendly and convenient method of printing to…
State fire safety inspector checks prohibited items
The annual state fire inspections of academic buildings and residence halls at Oswego State, conducted Feb. 4 through March 8, means more strict safety checks that some students find annoying despite their necessity. Kenneth Ayhens, the New York state fire…
BSU celebrates culture, history
Oswego State’s Black Student Union, in collaboration with other organizations, is celebrating Black History Month with numerous programs throughout February to embrace the black community’s culture and heritage. “To me, Black History Month means pride,” BSU Vice President Michaela Williams…
Fitness centers pilot extended operating hours
This semester, the fitness centers on Oswego State’s campus are testing to see if expanded hours may help students get to the gym more often. The centers, both Glimmerglass and Cooper, are now open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m….
Oswego State professor writes Christmas movie
Juliet Giglio, an Oswego State screenwriting assistant professor, had her most recent project, “A Very Nutty Christmas,” brought to life by Lifetime after just 10 months of writing, revising and production. Giglio co-wrote the screenplay with her husband, Keith Giglio,…
Oswego State student wins research award
On Oct. 29, Oswego State senior Manna Job was announced as the winner of a Sigma Xi award in the section of ecology and evolutionary biology. Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, is an international honor society of science…
Poet documents environmental disasters, stories
Poet Rebecca Dunham visited the Living Writers Series class on Nov. 26 as part of the Fresh Water Initiative on campus, where she talked about her creative process and advice for students on writing about depressing material. Dunham spoke on…
