The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Dec. 25, 2024

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Peace Walk interrupted by racist heckling, university investigating incident

UPDATE: Two anonymous sources provided The Oswegonian with documentation that the Office of Student Conduct exonerated the student accused of yelling hate speech at the ALANA Peace Walk in September. A source relayed that the university collected accounts from five…

Bluegrass is life for Delaney Brothers

A local band starting in the early 1980s, the Delaney Brothers Bluegrass have traveled the country playing their music for all to hear.  Oswego Music Hall opened their 47th season with a concert from the band on Sept. 14. John…

PORCHFEST 2024: From Culkin Hall to Oswego’s streets, PR director brings on the blues

Dressed in black jeans and a black button-down shirt embroidered with skulls and red roses, Tim Nekritz crooned a mixture of jazz, blues and country for his hour-long set against the backdrop of a teal and gray porch surrounded by…

Professor opens new chapter of networking group for broadcasting, cinema students

For Oswego, there will be a new organization for broadcasting and cinema screens studies students to participate in. The Broadcasting Education Association (BEA) has a new chapter of its association opening doors at SUNY Oswego. David Crider, a broadcasting professor…

Seneca artist Luanne Redeye colors kinship on canvas

A family of four poses for a group portrait, two children in front, their parents’ heads cropped from the top. At a brief glance the image may seem like a typical painting, but looking longer, one notices something peculiar: the…

Aspiring sailor revives student sailing club: ‘I came to Oswego for the body of water’

Initial looks can be deceiving. The small 8.5″ x 11″ flyers for the Oswego Sailing Club may have seemed mildly intriguing at first. Tropical music greeted a line of students signing in, a turnout much larger than club president and…

LGBT students find belonging in expanded living space

Following last year’s debut of the All In Living Learning Community (LLC), a living space dedicated to queer students, Residence Life and Housing expanded the community to a second floor of Waterbury Hall to accommodate the wave of interest in…

Professors ponder approach to ‘post-literacy world’

The encroaching influence of social media has stoked fears in experts of a “post-literacy world,” in which popularity and controversy impede on truth.  In the premiere of a series of panels on civil discourse, university faculty from various fields took…

Poll finds climate change major issue for youth voters in election

Studies show that climate issues are some of the most important issues for youth voters in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), a research center on youth civic engagement,…

Oswego Common Council upholds reassessment

Oswego’s Common Council rejected a resolution April 22 that would have refused the preliminary assessment roll performed by GAR Associates, terminated their contract and reinstated the prior year’s assessment roll. The council voted to authorize a citywide property revaluation to…