Bring the best for Oswego
Welcome back Oswegonians! We hope you all had a great summer and we welcome the new members of the student community. It is time to get back to the stress of classes, something everyone surely looks forward to over the…
Greek orgs given raw deal
Oswego State’s new policy requiring Greek organizations to purchase insurance policies by August 21 has left a number of organizations in limbo. Several organizations must now find a way to fund and implement potentially expensive insurance policies in under four…
Library etiquette for all
Here at The Oswegonian, we understand the arduous time that is finals week. With this week fast approaching, we thought it would be best to lay down some guidelines to facilitate a little peace and quiet as students swarm the…
Keep our community clean
This is a sentence that, in Oswego, must come with a fair deal of hedging. But, winter, might (maybe, perhaps) finally be over. Given students may soon finally have the chance to get outside, it’s time for our friendly, slightly…
Bike-share program good for campus
The announcement of the SUNY Oswego Bike-Share Program, reported in this week’s edition, is a positive step in sustainability for the campus. The program, though still in its infant stages, has the potential to provide students a cheap, quick and…
Cultural identity is no joke
While columns on offensive costumes are usually reserved for October, recent events on campus have forced examination of the issue with Halloween still months away. Beer Olympic events and themed-parties in general have long been a tradition on college campuses,…
Unopposed means unrepresented
The presidential and vice presidential candidates for Student Association held a debate Wednesday night in Johnson Hall. The debate, carried on between two unopposed candidates in front of a sparsely-crowded room in a hall for only freshmen, managed to encapsulate…
DIVERSITY KEY TO EDUCATION
College is supposed to be a transformative experience. Beyond the educational value, the idea is for a student to be pushed to grow by being put in unfamiliar social situations. Such is the value of a diverse campus. Many students…
Pay attention to your fees
Our plan for this week’s Vox Pop was simple. The student activity fee students are charged each semester is going up for a vote: should it be voluntary or remain mandatory? We asked students what they thought of the fee…
Test free speech on campus
Oswego State has managed to land its name in the news a few times in the last few months, mostly through lists. Most pressing of all lists, Oswego State was named as a top ten worst school for free speech…
