Bring the best for Oswego
Welcome back Oswegonians! We hope you all had a great summer and we welcome the new members of the student community. It is time to get back to the stress of classes, something everyone surely looks forward to over the…
Free pizza draws numbers for collegiate organizations
This is the time of year when free pizza becomes a staple on campus for students interested in joining organizations. Just tonight as I wrote, a kind gentleman from the Mentor Scholar program brought pizza to the staff at…
Depression, not death sentence
Being diagnosed with a mental illness is a little like being drafted into the military: one never asks for it, it’s often very unpleasant, and it involves fighting an enemy that cannot be reasoned, negotiated, or bargained with. Sadly, compared…
Changing view of rape at college
Oswego State University Police is “happy to report that violent crime that is plaguing many campuses across the state remains very low at SUNY Oswego.” A 2012 University Police report shows there were four rapes investigated on the Oswego campus….
Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ video says sexy not scandalous
The latest talk by far has got to be Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” video. Nicki Minaj has always been known for her risqúe behavior on and off stage, but this time did she take it too far? In 24 hours, her…
Fear not friends, we all have fears
As the new school year beings, there are two distinct ways to get back into the college flow. One way is to try to keep the same schedule as last year or to make it as similar as possible. It…
Celeb nudies make uproar
They weren’t the first and they certainly won’t be the last of Hollywood’s starlets to have nude photos emerge of them, but Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton made headlines last weekend, and for all the …
Freshman influx raises questions
For the second consecutive year, a large number of freshmen are attending Oswego State. The 1,420 students that make up the freshman class is the second biggest freshman class since 2008, according to data from the Office of Institutional Research…
101 surveillance cameras installed at dormitories
Just before the start of the fall semester, University Police and Residence Life and Housing made a new addition of 101 surveillance cameras to the residence halls across campus. These cameras were installed outside every entrance, exit and in every…
Oswego State tries to appeal businesses with Start-Up NY
Oswego State has been approved to participate in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Start-Up NY campus initiative, a program designed to provide major incentives for businesses to relocate, start up or expand in New York through partnerships with colleges and universities. These…
