SUNY prepares for Ebola
State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher announced the outline of an Ebola preparedness plan for SUNY’s 64 campuses across the state. Zimpher sent a memo to all SUNY presidents Oct. 17 to be attentive to the Ebola situation…
Biden, Boehner support congressional candidates
Several members of the U.S. executive and legislative branches have recently visited Central New York to support the candidates for New York’s 24th congressional district. Vice President Joe Biden flew into Syracuse Hancock International Airport and spoke to the crowd,…
SA passes new legislation to advocate coexistence
The Student Association has passed legislation with the intent of deterring anti-semitic and racist behavior from the student body and showing support for potential victims of discrimination at Oswego State and colleges across the nation. The bill states: “It is…
Obama administration announces law on release of college crime statistics
The Obama administration announced a new rule on Oct. 17 requiring colleges and universities to make their crime statistics available on stalking, dating violence and domestic violence, in hopes of keeping students safer. The rule includes additional requirements to ensure…
VEGA to put on “Safe Trick-or-Treat”
Oswego State’s residence halls will provide “Safe Trick-or-Treat” for children in sixth grade or under, accompanied by an adult, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2. VEGA, the Junior and Senior Women’s Honor Society at Oswego State, is…
This Week in SA
The Student Association held their sixth weekly meeting of the semester Tuesday evening. The number of senators present was enough to make quorum. One new student was sworn in as a senator and took the oath of office on the…
Hispanic heritage celebration
[slideshow_deploy id=’18844′] The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures hosted its annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration last Wednesday. There were multiple exhibitions at this event. At the event, there were tables set-up with different labels of various Latin American countries,…
Nicknames can make or break you
The first thing my family and friends would yell out in public was “Daddy Long Legs!” This was the most embarrassing thing that anyone could possibly do in front of the entire world. People turned and looked at me, mostly…
Out, proud shirts help out
Why would a baseball team of LGBT players never win? Because everybody would be out. That’s what happened last weekend, as a record number of “Out and Proud” shirts were worn, even outnumbering the “Ally” shirts. But what is coming…
Put your noisy hand down in class
The worst offense in the classroom is to raise your hand while someone else is speaking. Countless times I sit in class listening to the professor, only to be interrupted by the screeching and soundless waves of a classmate’s hand….
