S.A. defends budget as valid, proposes tier reforms
The Student Association budget passed last Tuesday will stand as valid, said sources inside S.A. According to S.A. President Jon McDonald, the vote is valid because Senate had a quorum, 12 senators present. After the call to question is made,…
Student provides light from limited spectrum
Pat Cavlin was helping a friend set up lights for a play in high school when he mentioned how much wanted to get into lighting. "I can’t wait to do this," Cavlin told his friend. She gave him an astonished…
Plus Plan, Dining Hall to Undergo Changes
The Auxiliary Services Board of Directors unanimously approved the non-profit corporation’s annual budget, as well as several new initiatives beginning in the fall. Meal plans for incoming freshman will cost $2,210 per semester, but returning students will pay the rate…
BLACKED OUT: 10 things to do without electricity
1: Cook the old-fashioned way. Obtain some charcoal, a lighter and meat from an animal you have hunted yourself (OK, vegetables work as well, especially zucchinis, corn and peppers). But don’t cut corners and use lighter fluid to get the…
Trexler always working for others
"Melanie Trexler has always believed in helping people. As a child, she heard the tale of Joan of Arc, about a young French girl who bravely led her people to victory against England in the Hundred Years’ War. This girl…
U.P. recieves N.Y. traffic safety award
"The Oswego State University Police Department was recognized for their traffic safety promotion programs on Wednesday at the Empire State Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Conference. "The department received a second place award for traffic safety enforcement and education during the…
Despite limited use, FONEMED will return
"In the year since Mary Walker Health Center began using FONEMED, a medical hotline, only three to five students have been utilizing the service each month. "FONEMED is an after-hours hotline that allows the students to speak to a registered…
Questionable ‘family’ values in Perry’s latest flick
"No arrangement of words can truly illustrate the elements of agony that Tyler Perry’s latest film, "Madea’s Big Happy Family," forcefully submerges its viewers into, but here are a few meager attempts: deplorable and disgraceful direction, abject acting and sully…
Faculty anticipate oil supply shortage, higher gas prices
"High gas prices have negatively impacted family budgets, but students at Oswego State are footing the gas money without complaint for the sake of experience. "Many students at Oswego State have internships they have to drive to. Paul Roodin, from…
