The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Month: May 2025

MARKS OF MARQUES

We have reached the end of another semester. The season is not over yet, but this will be the last issue of the school year. This week’s Marks Of Marques will be a special edition, commemorating iconic and unique moments…

Lakers shock Buffalo with epic comeback in wild SUNYAC semifinal

In a thrilling SUNYAC semifinal game loaded with momentous swings and last-minute heroics, the Oswego State women’s lacrosse team defeated the Buffalo State Bengals 15-14 at the Laker Turf Stadium to advance to the conference title game. In the first…

Lakers fall short in home playoff debut after second-half surge

The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team closed out their regular season with a win versus SUNY Canton, but was not able to beat Oneonta in their home playoff matchup. The final score was 15-9, with Emmett Starowizc and Hayden Coney…

Lakers tennis teams reach finals in historic playoff runs

After going weeks without playing a match, the Oswego women’s tennis team was ready to do battle once again in the SUNYAC Tournament. Over their entire regular season they had lost only two matches out of the 15 played. Their…

Women should take precaution when solo traveling

Traveling alone is dangerous. Traveling alone as a woman is even more so. This is not an opinion; it is a blatant fact. Does this mean, however, that women should stop traveling alone? Absolutely not.  ​ People all around the…

Amirah’s Advice

Question: My roommate and I do not connect well due to a language barrier. It seems as if she is distant to avoid trying to understand me. What do I do about this?  Answer: Although getting through language barriers can…

New chapter; A long awaited dream

Becoming Editor-In-Chief (EIC) was always a dream of mine since before I even joined The Oswegonian.  Once I fell in love with journalism, I knew I had to get involved. I quickly found The Oswegonian and never left. This organization…

RFK Jr. makes ignorant comments on autism

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to the Trump administration that he will find the cause behind autism. He has called autism a “preventable disease” that “tears families apart,” and has said that autism never existed this much in the…

Artswego forges new connections through power of art, agency

Approaching the Marano Campus Center concourse Wednesday, April 23, one may have noticed the sparseness as the day winded down.  A usual feeling on any other day as the quiet and peace settled in, but it was Quest Day—the 46th…

Community members wow audience with woodwind quintet performance

Breezy Harbor Winds, a group of faculty and community members, showed off their instrumental skills in a woodwind quintet at Sheldon Hall Ballroom on April 27.  Trevor Jorgensen, the orchestra director on campus and four other community members performed seven…