Mary Walker Health Center experiences increase in student counseling wait list
A lack of staff at the Mary Walker Health Center has increased student wait time for counseling services. “We are down somewhat in counselor staffing and hope to have some part-time counselors on board within the next two weeks,”…
ALANA hosts fifth annual fashion show with spotlight on culture
Last Saturday the 29th Annual ALANA Fashion Show demonstrated to students what it means to be culturally diverse. ALANA (African-Latino-Asian-Native American) is an umbrella title for several major racial and cultural groups that congregate on campus and includes Black Student…
Oswego walks to raise suicide awareness
This past Saturday the Oswego State hosted the Fifth annual Stride to SAVE Lives 5K Run/Walk on campus to raise suicide awareness. This day was a community event sponsored by Suicide Awareness Voice of Education (SAVE), which brought together not…
Sandy Hook mother advocates for safety
Michele Gay lost her youngest daughter Josephine in December 2012 during the Sandy Hook school shooting in New Town, Conn. Gay came to Oswego State to advocate for safer and more secure schools on Sept. 17. Co-founder of Safe and…
Oswego County celebrates LGBTQ pride during day long festival
Last weekend over a hundred Oswego county residents twirled rainbow flags in the air as they marched to celebrate the city’s second annual pride festival. “In a town that’s more conservative it’s important we have a festival,” said senior and…
College Cuts welcomes new employee
Oswego State’s Student Association has just hired a new barber to work at College Cuts, the salon in the basement of Hewitt Union. Erik Velez, a Bronx native who now lives and works in Liverpool, New York, started at the…
Permaculture Living Lab aims to create interactive space
Sustainability has shown a presence on Oswego State’s campus, with the progression of the new addition of the Permaculture Living Lab. The Permaculture Living Lab is the garden located between the Shineman Center and Lee Hall, on what used to…
Phishing emails continue, CTS trys to find solutions
It has been two weeks since the beginning of the Labor Day weekend’s phishing scam, but remnants still remain of the incident that impacted approximately 1,600 Oswego State email accounts. As of Thursday, Sean Moriarty, chief technology officer, reported that…
Educational opportunity program receives additional funding
The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) received $4.4 million SUNY-wide this year from New York State. This increase in budget allowed Oswego State’s EOP to accept 32 more students than last year’s program. “The increase in students is the most significant…
Oswego State introduces OZ leads to strengthen leadership development
A leader can take many forms: a team captain, a teacher, a manager, a class president and many others. But becoming a good leader may take some guidance along the way. Oz Leads offers just that. For the first time,…