The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Month: September 2026

Oswego men’s soccer lets two leads slip away in tough loss to Ithaca 

Two blown leads and a five-goal second-half onslaught courtesy of the undefeated Ithaca Bombers (7-0-1) was more than enough to put away Oswego State Lakers (2-2-1) on a rainy Sunday afternoon in the shadows of Cayuga Lake. Despite taking the…

Four squads pack inside the Ziel for Oswego Invite

A collage of regional volleyball teams will clash inside the Max Ziel gym this weekend as the Oswego State Lakers volleyball team plays host to a two-day tournament. Coaches from Alfred University, Clarkson, and Utica, and the hosts Oswego, are…

Husselbeck elevates Lakers to win over RPI

Powered by Ian Husselbeck’s fourth goal of the season, the Oswego State men’s soccer team (2-1-1) handed the RPI Engineers’ (2-1-1) their first loss of the season, 1-0, on Saturday, Sept. 12.  The Lakers wasted no time making their mark,…

Oswego women’s tennis sweeps weekend slate

Oswego’s women’s tennis brought out the brooms this past weekend, defeating Utica 7-0 on Friday before beating up on Brockport with a 6-1 dominant win. The weekend started with a shutout at Utica. The Lakers set the tone in doubles…

Laker’s sweep second consecutive cross country invitational

Dominating again, both Oswego State’s men’s and women’s cross country teams put on a show at the Lemoyne Invitational on Sept. 12, sweeping Onoadaga Community College and Division I Lemoyne College. The Lakers men’s team claimed first place in the…

Freshly launched Cannabis Minor draws interest

SUNY Oswego has expanded its Cannabis Studies offerings with a new minor designed to give students an academic understanding of the cannabis industry and its social, legal and scientific implications.  Professor Marthinus Koen, coordinator of the Cannabis Studies program, said…

The Lake Effect Cafe hosts firstOpen Mic Night of fall semester

Sept. 3, right inside the Penfield Library, The Lake Effect Cafe hosted its first Open Mic Night of the year. Students of all majors gathered together in the cozy lounge to enjoy a night of karaoke, poetry, comedy and more. …

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces AI ban in public schools

On Wednesday, Sep. 2, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that all artificial intelligence student-facing materials will be banned during the 2026-2027 school year.  This ban will temporarily exist among elementary and middle school students for a year, to assess technology interactions….

Opinion Staff Editorial

From the Editor-in-Chief’s desk: Oswegonian encourages student writers participation

As we usher in the 91st year of The Oswegonian I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Elena Gaffney and I will be serving as the editor-in-chief for the 2026-2027 academic year.   I was…

Lake Ontario should not be renamed

From SUNY Oswego, Lake Ontario is hard to miss. It is a core part of many college experiences. Now, Americans are being asked to call it something new: Lake America. On Aug. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order…