Vote Oswego talks elections
SUNY Oswego has encouraged students to not only register to vote but also go to the polls and fill out absentee ballots for the 2022 midterm election. Vote Oswego is a campaign run during election years that reaches out to…
What the Environmental Bond Act of 2022 would do for New York
Obscured by the governor’s race and other state elections, many New Yorkers may be unaware of another item on this year’s ballot: the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. But what is…
Voter turnout expected to rise
Just like everything else in 2020, this election season has been extremely different compared to years before. With COVID-19 looming, how to vote was an overwhelming question for most U.S. citizens, especially trying to keep families safe while still participating…
SA president announced
After weeks of uncertainty regarding Oswego State’s next Student Association president, current Vice President Edward Kelly announced April 17 that Takeena Strachan, director of civic engagement and legislative affairs, will be sworn in as president in May. “I’m really confident…
SA election under investigation
Although Oswego State students voted for next year’s Student Association president in the beginning of March, the result still has not been released. Senator Baldwin Lawson and current President Omar van Reenen ran against each other in the race for…
Lawson, van Reenen on ballot in SA presidential election
Oswego State will choose between two candidates to select who will be the president of Student Association for the 2019-2020 school year. Omar van Reenen, the current president of SA, is running for reelection in hopes of continuing the work…
2018 midterm election results finalized
Ending with Mississippi’s runoff election Tuesday, the 2018 midterms hit records across the nation, and some with experience in politics believe the political climate and nonpartisan education are to thank for it. 2018 was the first midterm election in history…
Dana Balter addresses campus
Dana Balter, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives for New York’s 24th District, spoke on campus at Oswego State at a town hall meeting on Oct. 29. Speaking to a nearly full auditorium, Balter took the opportunity to…
SA Vice President Millington resigns, Kelly steps up
Student Association President Omar van Reenen announced July 26 that the recently elected vice president, Catherine Millington, decided to step down for undisclosed reasons. Previous campaign opponent SA Senator Edward Kelly will act as interim vice president until an official…
Elections conclude: van Reenen, Millington to head SA in coming year
The results for the Student Association 2018-2019 presidential and vice presidential elections are in: the president will be Omar van Reenen and the vice president will be Catherine Millington. Van Reenen, who is the first international student to be SA…
