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Apr. 20, 2024 

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Men’s lacrosse drops one-goal game

The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team nearly forced overtime, but freshman attacker Cody Hoose’s point blank shot was saved with less than five seconds left in regulation in a 6-5 loss to St. John Fisher on Wednesday afternoon at Laker…

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Growing a community

“You guys are really building a garden here?” asked a boy in his early teen years, as he approached Tom Collette at the Oswego community garden’s East Schuyler street location. “Yea,” Collette said. “I wonder how long that’s gonna last,”…

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Baseball earns two SUNYAC wins

Junior Mike Stark’s single to center field drove home senior Steve Roman in the bottom of the eleventh inning to cap off a doubleheader sweep of SUNY New Paltz Saturday afternoon. “I think that was my first hit of the…

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Campus offices attempt to deter risk of suicide among students

There are roughly eight suicides per 100,000 college students or more than 1,000 suicides of college students in the U.S. annually, a study by the American College Health Association (ACHA) estimates. Another study co-sponsored by the National Mental Health Association…

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“Click It or Ticket”

University Police will have “Buckle Up” patrols from April 23 to May 6, with special nighttime enforcement, making sure drivers and passengers are wearing their seatbelt, police said in a statement. “Wearing your seatbelt costs you nothing,” Lt. Kevin Velzy…

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Sheriff with big heart shaves head on campus for research

Walking into the Oswego County Sheriff’s Department is like stepping into a high-tech fortress. Patrons are greeted by two armed officers with high and tight haircuts ready to search you as you step through a metal detector. “For Sheriff Todd’s…

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Earth Day celebrations set to last all week

Earth Day is often used as a reminder to increase environmental awareness, but going green is not the greatest move in supporting our environment, according to professor Tim Delaney. For Oswego State students living in the dormitories, recycling is required….

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Opinion

Buffet Rule sounds optimistic, unless government uses it for own wants

It’s a very popular rule, with around 60 percent of Americans supporting it. Even 43 percent of Republicans support this rule. In case you haven’t heard, the “Buffet Rule” would require anyone who earns over $1 million in one year…

Opinion

Veteran tragedies

A recent article in The New York Times stated that for every soldier killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this year, 25 more will commit suicide. Let that sink in for a moment, 25 deaths on American soil,…

Opinion

Being with God together

Tack, Tack, Tack! Hammer hits nail, piercing through paper, effectively attaching the papers to the large wooden door of the Church Witenberg. The papers which hang from the nail contain 95 theses against practices of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther’s…