In need of a reboot?
CSC 101, a required general education class for all students, is starting to show its age, as students on campus continue to question the effectiveness of the occasionally redundant program. The class, which is meant to "address the use of…
Housing, employment, campus relations highlight race for alderman
Oswego city alderman candidates are in the thick of a furious finish toward next week’s Election Day, and luckily for Oswego State students, candidates are pledging to focus on numerous topics that affect the city’s college demographic. Connie Cosmento, incumbent…
New Oswego sports bar in the works
Taildraggers, a place where many Oswego residents and students visit, is expected to reopen under a new name. After the bar closed down last year, new owner David Wahlendorf is soon reopening the space and renaming it The Alley Cat….
CTS continues search for new e-mail server
Students and faculty hoping for an e-mail upgrade may soon get their wish, as Campus Technology Services (CTS) has started their search for a new server for the Oswego State campus. According to Chief Technology Officer Joseph Moreau, Microsoft and…
Questions arise over Higher One policies
Oswego State students are being charged for not using a college promoted service. Students who have stopped using their Higher One debit card are being charged $19 each month in fees. According to an e-mail from Higher One, "When there…
Candidates scramble for final N.Y. district seat
The special election to fill the congressional seat of the 23rd district, is in a virtual dead heat as the Nov. 3 Election Day draws near. The seat was vacated by John McHugh, who resigned on Sept. 21 to become…
Officials deny sorority’s bid after concerns surface
A proposed multi-cultural sorority has been denied after a meeting with the student-run expansion committee that approves or denies new Greek life at Oswego. Mu Sigma Upsilon was the only sorority to apply for a spot this semester, said Michael…
Graduate program looks to attract students
Many students at Oswego have begun to prepare for graduate school with help from the annual Graduate Week, Oct. 26 to 30. This week includes workshops on paying for school, how to pick the right program and how to choose…
Breaking the bank
Oswego State students will be paying $100 extra in tuition next year. The increase stems from a decision of the State University of New York’s Board of Trustees, the group responsible for setting SUNY-wide policy. On Nov. 10, they called…
Faculty, administrators stay prepared for swine flu
Professors at Oswego State are prepared to deal with the advancing threat of the swine flu, despite that fact that not many professors have become ill with the flu thus far. Richard Skolnik, dean of Oswego State’s School of Business,…
