Alumni Jason Shi speaks with finance club regarding entrepreneurial success
Jason Shi is a well-known figure in the Oswego community as the owner of Wonzones Calzones. Shi is also a SUNY Oswego alumni who is just as big a part of the university’s identity as Lake Ontario. Sean Evans, the…
Local author chronicles morbid tale of Virginia Tonkin’s glass coffin
Ten-year-old Virginia Tonkin died of appendicitis 125 years ago. Struck with grief, her wealthy family displayed her in a glass coffin for 15 months after her death. The story of young Tonkin has now grown into local legend, the true…
Vaping prevention program begins expansive text service
The program “This is Quitting” is expanding by launching an anonymous texting system catered for teenagers and young adults in New York state to help quit vaping. “Drop The Vape” is a free text-based service for teenagers aged 13 to…
Fraudulent emails target, victimize students through phishing scam
A wave of deceptive emails are flooding students’ inboxes, presenting paid opportunities that turn out to be fraudulent schemes. These emails started to circulate in the second week of February. “An email with my name on it said ‘Hey, contact…
Aunrée Houston discusses generative AI as Quest symposium keynote speaker
“People are too horrible,” Aunrée Houston, keynote speaker for the 2024 Quest symposium, uttered. “Oh my god.” Houston intended to demonstrate the abuse of artificial intelligence by playing a YouTube video titled “AI Gone WRONG.” The video showed a montage…
SUNY Oswego graduation rate drops by 5% over three-year period
SUNY Oswego’s graduation rate has decreased by 5% in the last three years. However, President Peter Nwosu’s Vision 4040 plan aims to stabilize degree attainment. Based on data tracking freshmen cohorts from four years prior, the university’s graduation rate fell…
Theatre department begins showing production of ‘The Addams Family’
The theatre department’s production of “The Addams Family,” a musical adaptation of the beloved characters of Charles Adams, opened on April 16 in Waterman Theatre . Rehearsals began in February and took place six days a week from 6 to…
BFA students show years of work, learning to public in Tyler Art Gallery exhibition
The end of the semester at SUNY Oswego brings the stresses of compulsory final exams and presentations; for Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) students, the last hurdle of anxiety comes with the BFA exhibit, where their work is displayed to…
Oswego alumnus discussesscientific career paths
On April 12, SUNY Oswego welcomed Bruce Ellsworth, a 1987 alumni of the university to present the Augustine Silveria Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series, “Becoming a Scientist: The Path from Curiosity into Academics and a Career in Drug Discovery, Including the…
Debate over mail-in ballots brews as presidential election approaches
In the fall semester, students may see some of their peers tabling outside for Vote Oswego, encouraging them to vote in the upcoming 2024 election. One of their main strategies: handing out forms to request a mail-in ballot. Mail-in voting…
