The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Women’s Volleyball falls in home opener

The Oswego State volleyball team lost to Keuka College, 17-25, 19-25 and 12-25, in Max Ziel Gymnasium on Wednesday evening in the home opener for the Lakers. The Storm were able to wear out the inexperienced Laker squad with 20…

Sports

Tennis sets new season goals

Last year, the Oswego State women’s tennis team finished with a 2-8 overall record in the fall season after a 6-3 loss to Roberts Wesleyan. The Lakers won their two matches against Wells College and The Sage Colleges. Head coach…

Sports

Men’s soccer has new look

The stage is set. The goal is simple. Go undefeated at home, win the conference, have the most shutouts and return to the SUNYAC playoffs. Last season, the Lakers turned in a sub par performance of 5-10-1, with a 3-6…

Opinion

School sets poor example with Irene move-in fee while risking safety, integrity

Hurricane Irene tore into the east coast causing damage in many states, New York included. Unfortunately, the hurricane hit the northeast states the weekend before universities were set to open their doors for the first day of fall classes. The…

Opinion

Food for soul

Let me confess something: I have never heard of the Oswego Farmers’ Market. Another fact is that I am also in my fourth and last year as an undergraduate. Still yet, not many people I’ve talked to have heard about…

Sports

Field Hockey prepares for bounce-back season

After ending last season on a rough note, the Oswego State field hockey team is looking to rebound and turn the 2011 campaign into a success. The Lakers finished last season on a five-game losing streak, which gave them a…

Opinion

Trials and tribulations of introverts

I have always felt I lived on a detached and drifting island, riding a current that had no regard for the usual checkpoints in life, leaving friends behind as they rejoiced in their sunbathed localities, as I continued northbound into…

Opinion

College athletes deserve payday

College football is back and everyone knows what that means: more scandals and stories that undermine its integrity. Every few weeks, ESPN and the other major sports media break a story about how some major college sports program allegedly violated…

Opinion

Living in Village encourages culinary independence

Yet another summer is gone and I have finally finished unpacking the enormous amount of stuff I brought with me this year. This being my third year in college, I am well acclimated to the way college works and what…

In the Office

My summer nightmare, not too scary

After every return to school, I am asked – as I am sure everyone else is – what I did with my summer. The idea of summer is either an idyllic scene of beaches and relaxation, or the drudgery of…