Rice Creek Field station renovated
While it may not be located on the main Oswego State Campus, the Rice Creek Field Station is an important tool for Oswego State’s science departments. The field station helps professors and students involved in the biological and earth sciences…
Oswego State moves smokers 5 more feet toward smoke-free
Oswego State will be a smoke-free campus by 2014, a change many students welcome, though the details of the policy remain questionable. On April 19, the Oswego State website’s campus news section featured a post on the new policy, indicating…
Snygg Hall will fall soon
The opening of the Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering, and Innovation to the students of Oswego State last week means the deconstruction of Snygg Hall will soon be underway. Snygg Hall was part of a set of six…
Zeiss microscope used for classes in new science center
The Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation is an impressive sight from the outside, but it is the cutting edge technology inside the building that is truly impressive. A $320,000 microscope has put Oswego State on the…
Changes coming to resident dining halls
Starting this year, students coming back from late classes or looking for a bite of some nighttime munchies will no longer be able to go to Littlepage Dining Hall Fridays and Saturdays for late night dining, one of many changes…
Winkworth’s adventure
This summer, Oswego State’s former alcohol and other drug program coordinator embarked on the journey of a lifetime: an intercontinental motorcycle tour. The first few months of Winkworth’s trip have taken him all the way across the continental United States….
Sense of community heightened on Thursdays
Whether looking for homemade jelly, fresh-picked fruits and veggies, custom-made clothing, homemade candy, kettle corn or live music, an Oswego State student can find a variety of local products at the Oswego farmers’ market. The farmers’ market, open from 4:30…
Student-caused Harborfest ruckus, mess strikes tension in city
Students crowding the Flat Rock area of Oswego for Harborfest celebrations received criticism after pictures of leftover debris from the weekend surfaced on the D-Bus Facebook page. Senior Jared Lahm, also known as DJ Swan, has received much of the…
Student Association tries increased online presence
The Student Association is Oswego State’s student-run governing body tasked with bringing issues from the student body to the administration. Since October 2011, the organization has utilized a website at oswegosa.org. However, the information on this website is scarce and…
Workers strike for wages
As students are shuffling into school, most will bid farewell to their summer job. I worked for a barbeque restaurant over the summer as a dishwasher and enjoyed it. As far as my job requirements, there was nothing out of…
