The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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May. 20, 2024 

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Month: February 2022

Spotify should have disclaimers

By Abigail Connolly Jan. 26, Neil Young, world renowned singer-songwriter and musical artist, released a statement regarding his desire to remove his work from Spotify, the popular music streaming service. Young begins the statement stating: “Spotify has recently become a…

Mars Inc. diverts attention with campaign

By John Custodio In mid-January, Mars Inc. announced that the well-known M&M anthropomorphized mascots would be getting an update to be “more inclusive” to modern American values and woke culture. There are two main problems with this. The move is…

Ukraine crisis, age old destructive mess

By Ashley Scott For the past few weeks, the news has been drowning with panic over the Ukraine crisis in Europe. Unfortunately, panic over Ukraine is nothing new. We have seen it before in 2014 with Russia annexing Crimea. However,…

University offers new opportunities, room for growth

By Brandon Ladd Desperation comes in many forms, some are searching for love, some are searching for friendship and some are searching for themselves. No matter which of these categories or the countless others that you might fall into, it…

Moving forward, electric charging stations coming

By Spencer Bates On Jan. 26, Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced that several new electric car charging stations will be placed throughout the city. The mayor has indicated five locations for six charging stations that will be installed including Breitbeck…

SUNY Oswego enforces new weather policy

SUNY Oswego has instituted a new inclement weather policy that allows the school to cancel classes or declare a “remote instruction day,” according to the 2021-2022 Student Handbook. “Classes at SUNY Oswego’s main campus in Oswego and Syracuse campus may…

Suny Oswego to switch from Blackboard

By Annika Wickham Based on a SUNY-wide decision, SUNY Oswego will be switching learning management systems (LMS) from Blackboard to Design 2 Learn’s (D2L) Brightspace.  Nicole Decker, associate director for client support and communication for SUNY Oswego’s campus technology services…

Bald eagles frequently spotted around Oswego

By Brandon Ladd Several bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) have been spotted around the SUNY Oswego campus in recent weeks.  The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States of America but can be a hard find throughout parts…

ACHA Lakers steal huge road game at Niagara

By Jack Perdek The men’s ACHA hockey has added a crucial victory on their 2021-2022 season splitting two games with NECHL leader Niagara University on the road Jan. 29. The Lakers were able to beat the Purple Eagles in a…

Life after Teachout

By Benjamin Diamond The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team takes a huge hit with the departure of forward Megan Teachout.  Teachout hit the transfer wire during the winter break, leaving the Lakers to go to their NEWHL rival, SUNY…