University Police supervise Oswego State’s try for new tradition
This year’s annual pub crawl, Bridge Street Run, was met with an alternative event, OzFest, leading to fewer off-campus injuries and student arrests. During BSR in 2014, Oswego City Police reported 27 drug or alcohol related arrests including a trolley…
Student arrested for cocaine on campus
An Oswego State student was arrested on April 10 for possession of cocaine with intent to sell. According to University Police Chief John Rossi, the arrest was initiated by an investigation started in the fall semester by the Oswego County…
Oswego State student charged with rape
An Oswego State student was arrested for first-degree rape today by University Police. Abhay Pant, 18, is a resident of Hart Hall from New Delhi, India. According to a statement from Julie Blissert, the director of Public Affairs, Pant allegedly…
SUNY adopts new sexual assault prevention and response policy
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the State University of New York has adopted a sexual assault prevention and response policy for all 64 SUNY campuses. The policy was disseminated to each SUNY campus’ president and chief of student affairs…
Increasing sexual assault reports show growing awareness
According to the Clery Report, six cases of sexual assault were reported on the Oswego State campus in 2012. This is the highest number in several years, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. Sexual assault is one of…
UP, Lifestyles combat drug abuse on campus
According to the annual crime reports for Oswego State, the amount of incidents on campus involving drug possession/abuse has neither increased nor decreased. But, with this stabilization in the trend, along with a crackdown on drug abuse and distribution in…
Meth arrests bring attention to Oswego
The discovery of a mobile meth lab Sept. 15 in the Lowe’s parking lot in Oswego is the latest incident in a string of meth related problems in the region. Methamphetamine incidents have also been reported in Mexico, Williamstown, Hannibal…
