‘Laker Success Package’ program announced
On Nov. 10, SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley announced the “Laker Success Package” in an email to students. The package combines financial assistance as well as career development opportunities in a time of overall uncertainty. The program has three elements…
Counseling center offers virtual programs, telecounseling to replace in-person
COVID-19 has changed the way people do everything in their daily lives. Such a drastic change in normalcy can take a toll on someone and their mental health. Specifically in colleges and universities, students have changed every aspect of the…
2020 commencement to honor May, December grads
In December, SUNY Oswego will hold its second virtual graduation since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, next month’s ceremony will look significantly different from the initial event. SUNY Oswego held the May 2020 graduation online, after finishing the…
Former Laker joins French hockey team
As the final buzzer blared inside the Marano Campus Center Ice Arena on Feb. 22, David Richer took a moment to look around. He would not have to skate off right away, as he and his 12 fellow senior classmates…
After electrifying first year, Sparks strives for improvement
While the winter season for Oswego States men’s basketball has been canceled this year, sophomore Jeremiah Sparks is making sure he is ready for next season. Sparks was an important piece in the Lakers’ success last season as the team…
Leadership for Oswego State sports present between Teggart, Encarnacion
Unless someone has been living under a rock for the past eight months, it is pretty well known that there are no sports at Oswego State. Without access to athletic facilities, the athletes and coaches have the tall task of…
Oswego State athletics announces 7 inductees to hall of fame
On Nov. 6, Oswego State announced the induction of seven former athletes to its hall of fame, the 20th hall of fame class for the university’s athletic department. The inductees this year included John “Jack” Michalec, Patrick Wittekind, Jill (Reimer)…
Positive rhetoric renewed after election
On Nov. 7, millions of Americans tuned in to listen and watch the projected winners of the 2020 presidential election deliver their victory speeches. In an election plagued with a negative and spiteful rhetoric, each candidate offered a position of…
College sport cancellations best move
For The Oswegonian’s first issue this semester, I wrote a piece titled, “College football makes questionable plan.” It was due to the flurry of COVID-19 cases across the nation that I thought it was unsafe and unintelligent for athletic conferences…
Time for journalism to heal
If the Donald Trump presidency goes down in history as a journalist’s worst nightmare, it will be because of the constant accusations of fake news toward the media. Before he entered the White House in 2016, Trump already targeted journalists…
