Lack of funding forces Penfield to drop LexisNexis
LexisNexis, a popular online legal database, is no longer available at Penfield Library. It offered a valuable research guide for students, including archives of magazines, newspapers and legal documents. The program was an asset for students studying business, education and…
Johnson Effect?
It’s 8 p.m. on a Thursday night and Amanda DiRosa is trying to study in her room on Johnson Hall’s first floor. There’s a midterm tomorrow, but DiRosa can’t concentrate because her neighbors are making too much noise. There were…
Late night vandalism leaves Onondaga Hall waterlogged
An unexpected incident occurred in Onondaga Hall on Halloween night when a late-night vandal ripped a water fountain out of a wall, leaving the ninth floor flooded. University Police were notified of the incident around 1 a.m. Nov 1, U.P….
CollegeSuites’ debut pushed back to fall 2011
The opening of CollegeSuites, the new off-campus option for Oswego State students, has been pushed back a year. Students who have already paid the $275 deposit will receive full refunds, United Group of Companies, the developer of CollegeSuites, said. The…
Oswego State honored for small class sizes, low prices
U.S. News & World Report has listed Oswego State—and four other SUNY campuses—on a list of just 30 well-regarded colleges nationally that offer small classes without high prices. "Attending a big, affordable public university doesn’t doom a student to huge…
Awareness Conference focuses on global issues
The Hart Global Living and Learning Center will hold its third annual Global Awareness Conference next month as an ongoing effort to raise awareness of critical issues throughout the world. The conference will take place on Nov. 6 and Nov….
Deans weigh appropriate use of adjunct professors
The financial problems hanging over the SUNY system has had an effect on the number of adjunct professors on Oswego State’s campus, with some schools on campus seeing a rise in the amount of temporary help to cover classes. Due…
Committee to examine General Education curriculum
After a decade’s worth of stagnation in development of Oswego State’s general education program, Faculty Assembly has taken action to analyze and possibly reformat it. A committee has been dispatched to decide how, if at all, Oswego State’s Gen. Ed….
Keeping their eyes on the pies
The opening of a new pizzeria in Oswego has made competition between the other nine pizzerias even tougher, forcing some to lower prices in an effort to keep customers. Newly opened Fuel Pizza, located on W Bridge St. where Enzo’s…
College insurance provides students with fall-back option
With the issue of health care at its peak, many Americans find themselves without health insurance. Luckily for Oswego State students, this is a hindrance they can avoid. The college mandates health insurance and makes it available to those who…
