Why Student Association, why now?
During the last calendar year, students’ education has been placed on the back-burner. Due to our fiscal crisis, the SUNY student body has been used as an ATM. During its fall conference, the SUNY Student Assembly endorsed a rational tuition…
Interest in Oswego State increases Acceptance rate drops as competition rises
If trends from recent years are any indication, Oswego State has evolved into a top destination for many incoming and transfer students. Applications from incoming students topped 10,500 for the fall 2009 semester (up 600 from last year), which has…
Oswego State drops crucial game to Buffalo State
The Oswego State women’s soccer team’s chances at qualifying for the SUNYAC playoffs were dealt a stunning setback after a 2-1 loss to Buffalo State Friday at Laker Field. An own goal by defender Brooke Sherman in the 41st minute…
Garrow receives awards for playoff, season accomplishments
Tiarra Garrow, a public justice major from Plattsburgh, N.Y., has been nominated for several postseason awards to close out her senior season. Garrow, a senior tennis player, garnered many great achievements over her lengthy and distinguished career. Most recently, she…
Playoff hopes dwindle as women’s soccer loses to Fredonia
It was a senior from SUNY Fredonia who netted the game’s only goal in overtime to spoil Senior Day for the Lakers, 1-0, in a crucial game with playoff implications. Fredonia senior Lauren Heilweil ran the length of the field…
Acoustic performance Owen hits campus
The Indie Series at Oswego State will host the performer Owen, a solo act by Mike Kinsella, in the Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Oct. 16. Set to begin at 8 p.m., Owen’s performance is the third installment of the Indie…
‘Zombieland’ kills competition
While there have been many movies about zombies, "Zombieland" provides a fresh take on the subject. Taking place in the "zombie apocalypse," four survivors must work together to survive and accomplish their separate goals. The members of the foursome are…
Worlds collide in Tyler Hall
"War of the Worlds," the Oswego State theatre department’s first play of the year, starts off with a bang. The play, directed by Mark Cole, theatre department chair and professor, centers on a present-day world where aliens from Mars invade…
God only wanted in times of trouble
If you ask someone if they believe in God, chances are the answer will be yes. Now ask that same person if they go to church on a regular basis. The chance of that person saying no is bigger than…
Summit stresses importance of digital communication
Media organizations have turned their gears toward the digital world, and if Wednesday’s Media Summit was any indication, all roads lead through Facebook. Touting the theme "Your GPS Directions to the Digital Media World," Oswego State held its fifth annual…
