The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Dec. 27, 2024

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Oswego alum, key role at Olympic Ceremony

“Behind the Mask” is a WNYO podcast now also becoming a column on The Oswegonian that locates international students on campus and alumni living abroad reports on what their experiences have been like overseas coping with COVID-19. Host and columnist…

Walker family hopeful for return of bus

For the Walker family, it has been all about providing a means of transportation for students seeking to participate in downtown nightlife since 2003. At the time, Lee Walker III, who is responsible for the company’s communications and public relations…

Photo brief: New Tully’s Opening

Two years after the closure of the Oswego Friendly’s, a new Tully’s location will take over the location on 196 W. Bridge St., according to Mayor Billy Barlow. While Tully’s has purchased the property, there is still plenty of work…

Local movie theater reopens after year-long shutdown

After almost a year of the COVID-19 induced shutdown, Oswego Cinema 7 has announced its reopening. Gov. Andrew Cuomo allowed for the reopening of theaters outside of New York City on Oct. 23, but Oswego Cinema 7 remained closed. Conrad…

Cayuga Museum of Art, History offers storytelling internship

The Cayuga Museum of Art & History and Seymour Library in Auburn have announced an open internship for the second year of their “Voices of Cayuga County” oral history collecting project. The museum and library explained that the project’s main…

Oswego County offers free transportation to COVID-19 tests

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, Oswego County has implemented several steps to help its citizens receive testing and vaccines more efficiently. In a statement released on the Oswego County website, Legislature Chairman Jim Weatherup announced that the county…

Water bill impacts overall cost of student housing

When it comes to off-campus housing for SUNY Oswego students, one of the main differences between some leases is whether or not the water and sewer bill is included within the monthly rent. The bill, which comes directly from the…

Oswego’s cinema remains closed, lacks ‘1st-run films’

Oswego Cinema 7, the local movie theater in Oswego, has been closed since March 17 following an order by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. While Cuomo allowed movie theatres outside of New York City to reopen on Oct. 23, Oswego Cinema 7…

Oswego Sub Shop employee tests positive for COVID-19

The Oswego Sub Shop announced in a Facebook post on Thursday afternoon that one of its part-time employees tested positive for COVID-19, as first reported by WTOP-10 TV’s Zac Case on Twitter. Sub Shop owner Bill Greene confirmed that the…

Ferris Wheel loses liquor license

State Liquor Authority investigators revoked The Ferris Wheel’s state liquor license on Aug. 27 for severely violating multiple COVID-19 regulations. The bar is owned by town of Oswego Highway Superintendent Robert Malone Jr., who declined to comment on the revoked…