Election-themed film festival urges students to vote in November
The United States will be voting for its next president in less than a month. To prepare for this, Vote Oswego is trying to get as many students as possible to register to vote as the demographic least likely to…
Pro-Palestinian group insists on non-violent approach
Widespread protests against the war between Israel and Palestine have found prominent roles on college campuses, including that of a student activist group at SUNY Oswego unaffiliated with the university. The Oswego chapter of Students For Justice For Palestine (SJP)…
Where graffiti sparked controversy, students paint mural of positivity
A wintertime scene on the Hewitt Quad; two figures dancing by candlelight; a dragon flying over hands of many colors—these are a few of the paintings a team of students worked on to compose a six-panel mural outside Tyler Hall….
Book bans across US concern for librarians
Penfield Library hosted its annual “Oz Reads Banned Books” event to kick off Banned Books Week, following the rising number of books banned or challenged in various public schools across the country. “People often don’t realize how relevant book banning…
Mysterious no more (or still?) Squonk co-founder talks history of odd performance art
One of their hometown papers, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, called them “crackpot modernists and cartooning Michaelangelos.” The New York Times said they were “a multimedia troupe of infinite jest with an imagination to match.” Like a legendary animal, Squonk has to…
Alumni of color react to racist incident at Peace Walk, call for university to take action
Alumni returning to campus did not expect overt racism to remain on campus. They want action. “We students of color are all familiar with Oswego’s past,” Lola Osoria, a 2012 graduate, said. “Put pressure on our new president in terms…
Nwosu inaugurated president after year leading campus
John B. King Jr., chancellor of the SUNY system, bestowed the presidential medallion onto Peter Nwosu, officially inaugurating him as the 11th president of SUNY Oswego. “As I inaugurate Peter Nwosu today, I also inaugurate you all,” King said. “We…
Reports of rape, dating violence on campus rising, report says
Reports of rape and dating violence on campus rose in 2023, according to the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report released on Oct. 1. The university campus had a total of ten reported cases of rape last year, compared to…
Alumni share stories of navigating intense media landscape
Finding a job after graduation can be the most stressful part of college. Pew Research found that at the end of 2021, 41% of college graduates aged 22 to 27 were underemployed, which means working in a job that typically…
Media summit panel treads shallow on tech topics
This year’s media summit promised a discussion on the evolution and future of television technology. The panel itself, made up of alumni with careers at large media companies, concluded that social media was taking over television’s territory. Jake Piacenti, a…
