Anti-gay attacks temp politicians
Last week was a rough one for Carl Paladino, New York’s Republican candidate for governor. In a speech to a group of Jewish leaders, he made several controversial remarks about gay people. He said that our children were being brainwashed…
SA vice president resigns – Breaking News
Student Association Vice President TJ Scandaliato resigned at Tuesday night’s senate meeting. "Due to a series of unfortunate events that are both professional and personal, I have to resign the vice presidency of the Student Association," said Scandaliato in his…
Lakers sweep crucial weekend
It was a good weekend for the Oswego State men’s soccer team, as the Lakers defeated a pair of conference opponents to improve their record to 5-6-1 overall and 3-2 in SUNYAC play. The 2-1 victories over Buffalo State and…
Title Chasers
Last season, the Oswego State men’s ice hockey team made an unexpected run toward its second national championship in program history, coming up short in the NCAA Semifinal against St. Norbert. Despite the last-second defeat to the Green Knights, the…
Experience, leadership brings high expectations
This year the Oswego State women’s ice hockey team begins its fifth year as a program, looking to bring more attention to the sport. After a trying season last year, where the team saw both exciting wins and devastating losses,…
Serving up smiles
During doubles matches at Romney courts, the duo is easy to spot. In stature, they could both easily be classified as short, as neither player stands higher than 5 feet 3 inches tall. The next thing a spectator might notice…
University Police to hire four new officers
Four University Police officers retired at the end of September, leaving a temporary hole in U.P. Lt. Mike Taylor, Lt. Kirk Coates, Lt. Geri Bosco and Officer David Scott retired on Sept. 29. "Losing their expertise will no doubt have…
S.A. funds could save organizations
A bill granting Tier II organizations their budgets was passed by the student Senate Tuesday night, nearly a quarter of the way into the academic year. In order for the budget to become law, it needs to be signed by…
Troubles with traffic
The amount of New York state traffic tickets issued by University Police on the Oswego State campus increased by 153 percent between 2006 and 2009. 288 tickets were issued in 2006 and 730 in 2009, according to U.P. annual reports….
With horror, slasher flicks gore puts off viewers, detracts from storytelling
For the most part, I love horror stories. In stories about zombies, demons, ghosts, werewolves or vampires (when they’re not being made to look like total pansies by a certain Mormon housewife) if some otherworldly mess happens, and it’s well-written,…
