Folk singer treats concerts as political rallies
In the wake of election season tensions are high and many people are vocal about their politics. Carsie Blanton is a singer-songwriter vocal about her views and political standing. She started her career about 20 years ago writing love songs…
First-time voters flock to Laker Hall to cast ballots
Laker Hall received more foot traffic than it typically does on a Tuesday, a steady flow of both students and local residents as they made their way to cast their votes. Despite what has been seen as tension and all-around…
Trump win concludes election after campus glues eyes to live coverage
Angel Danchalski and their friends broke out into applause as a screen projected PBS News Hour’s live coverage of Democrats winning seats in the Senate and electoral votes in the presidential election. But the next morning would inevitably disappoint them,…
Princeton professor lectures on ‘moral experiences’
A tradition of the philosophy department, the 36th annual “Warren Steinkraus Lecture on Human Ideals” was held in the Historic Classroom in Sheldon Hall’s admissions suite. About 40 students and members of the department faculty attended. Named for the eclectic…
Behind the Ballot Blitz: Vote Oswego campaign challenges student volunteers
Their headquarters are smaller than one might imagine for a group so visible across campus: inside the cramped room in Mahar Hall, there are a bunch of posters and boxes, an election trivia spinning wheel and the base for a…
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…
