Turning on stars one last time
The Charles H. Jerred Planetarium in Piez Hall will close this June for three years while renovations are completed in the science buildings on campus. It is scheduled to reopen in 2013. The planetarium, built in 1962 and named after…
Bye-bye, House of Thai?
House of Thai, a restaurant located at 111 W. Seneca St., remains closed despite posting a sign that said they would return in late March after a vacation. According to Oswego Officer Kevin Hancock who investigated a robbery that occurred…
New equipment to help U.P. recover stolen vehicles
A new piece of equipment recently purchased by University Police will allow officers to find stolen vehicles, wanted persons and suspended and revoked licenses. The Mobile Plate Hunter 900 [MP900] was recently purchased by U.P. through a grant obtained by…
ResLife sees decline in number of R.A. applicants
Resident Life and Housing saw a high number of Resident Assistant applications in the spring of 2009, which has dropped this year as economic troubles decline. This year a lot of positions have gone down in numbers across the board…
Planting a different kind of seed
Vanilla beans propose a lot of importance. For cooks, the long and skinny brown pods make the difference between crèmes busting with flavor, and those that fall flat. The seeds, harvested by splitting the bean lengthwise and scraping them away…
New code to help reduce carbon monoxide worries
Local landlords and City of Oswego code enforcement officials are taking steps toward enforcing Amanda’s Law, which took effect in February and requires carbon monoxide detectors in all homes. A survey conducted by Brown Yardley and DecisionAnalyst in October 2009…
Future of non-IST students in Hart up in the air
As housing selection for the fall semester begins, students in Hart Hall are wondering if transfer students not in Hart’s Global Living and Learning Center will be filling potential extra spaces next year. Residence Life and Housing won’t know if…
After-hours hotline comes to Mary Walker
In an effort to better serve Oswego State students after regular hours and on weekends, Mary Walker Health Center has begun using a hotline that provides health information services. FONEMED, which takes over when Walker closes, offers a medical hotline…
Full speed ahead
Renovations for Piez Hall are under effect and classrooms and offices are being relocated to other buildings on campus. The first phase of the science facilities plan will call for displacing classrooms in Piez to other buildings such as Hewitt…
S.A. court names DiMarzo student president
After a week full of filed grievances and pretrial hearings, Steven DiMarzo was officially sworn in as Student Association president last Thursday. Michael Johnson, who was elected president by the election, was disqualified from taking office because his GPA did…
