After VFW ban, organizations look for new place to socialize
Recently the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) banned all Oswego student activities from their facilities. There has been much student speculation as to why they have made this decision. "They have always threatened to ban [student activities], but they never…
Oswego State scraps plagiarism program
The Committee on Intellectual Integrity (CII) at Oswego State plans to hold off on the addition of text-matching software until they find something that better fits into the college’s budget. During the spring 2009 semester, CII ran a pilot project…
Interest in Oswego State increases Acceptance rate drops as competition rises
If trends from recent years are any indication, Oswego State has evolved into a top destination for many incoming and transfer students. Applications from incoming students topped 10,500 for the fall 2009 semester (up 600 from last year), which has…
Summit stresses importance of digital communication
Media organizations have turned their gears toward the digital world, and if Wednesday’s Media Summit was any indication, all roads lead through Facebook. Touting the theme "Your GPS Directions to the Digital Media World," Oswego State held its fifth annual…
Delivery drivers struggle with on-campus tipping
Turns out braving the harsh winter weather might not be the worst aspect that Oswego deliverymen have to endure. Oswego State students have earned a bad reputation among some city food joints of not appropriately tipping for on-campus food deliveries….
For elevators, problems rising Students continue to play waiting game as malfunctions persist
Forget grid lock, students on West Campus are becoming wary of a new delay: out-of-service elevators. John Moore, director of engineering and sustainability at Oswego State, said the number one reason for elevator malfunction is vandalism from students. These acts…
Program to let freshmen view mid-semester grades Goal to help target students at risk of failing
The Student Retention Committee has put a pilot program into motion to help keep students at Oswego State. The committee, which began as a retention task force by faculty assembly, evolved into the student retention committee in November 2008 as…
Maloney to reimburse S.A. for charges
Criminal charges will not be pursued against a former WNYO sports director who racked up over $460 in unapproved charges on a Student Association credit card. Ryan Maloney, 26, used an S.A. gas card to during the months of June…
Campus to test alarm systems
Oswego State will be conducting a campus-wide test of the New York alert system on October 21 to ensure that all security systems are working in case of an emergency. These systems that will be tested include N.Y. Alert phone…
Life as U.P. officer: tough, but rewarding
Just two years removed from undergraduate studies at the University of Buffalo, Mark Dermody serves as one of the youngest University Police officers on Oswego State’s campus. He believes that his age and graduation date give him an advantage when…
