Traveling preacher sparks student debate in Quad
A group of students gathered around a lone, traveling preacher to discuss his faith views on Monday afternoon on the campus of Oswego State. The man, Jim Deferio, lives in Syracuse, N.Y. and has traveled to what he said to…
Academic assistance hits new low
Declining student availability at the Office of Learning Services (OLS) has led to multiple tutees per session. According to the Director of OLS, Catherine Santos, 92 tutors were hired last year. This fall the staff dropped to 67. “We have…
WTOP-10 receives high-definition update from SA
Student Association passed a bill Tuesday committing to fund WTOP-10 with approximately $350,000 over a ten-year payment period toward a high definition upgrade. The complete cost of the project amounts to approximately $500,000 for new equipment and network infrastructure compatible…
Participants attend program to encourage meaningful student action
On Wednesday night, a representative from the United States Student Association came to Oswego State to talk to students about how they can affect change on their campus. Akin Olla, a Nigerian native and 2013 graduate of Rowan University, spoke…
Officials host rally to continue operation of local nuclear power plant
On Monday, federal, state and local officials hosted a rally in support of the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant and nuclear power after an energy company considered closing the facility. In attendance were New York Congressmen John Katko of the 24th…
President presents trustee with honor
It has been two years since the passing of the school’s biggest donor, Lorraine E. Marano. On Sept. 28 her Living Trust came back to the Oswego campus to dedicate a plaque in her honor. Marano and her husband are…
Weekly EP: Genres merge, create masterpiece
What do you get when you mix a well-known rapper and an electro-rock duo? If you’re Big Boi and Phantogram, you get something that is both innovative and compelling. For Big Boi, who originally was one-half of the rap duo…
Oswego professor’s book promotes self-help
For Maggie Lamond Simone, a journalism professor at Oswego State, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and addiction have been lifelong struggles. By publishing her book, “Body Punishment: OCD, Addiction, and Finding the Courage to Heal,” Simone hopes to offer advice for those…
Fetty Wap drops anticipated, boomin’ new album
When we look at the current musical landscape of mainstream rap and pop music, Fetty Wap could be considered an artist of the highest regard, his self-titled debut album a masterpiece and “Trap Queen” his magnum opus. Fetty Wap knows…
‘Green Inferno’: Poor performances push past gore
In 1980, Italian filmmakers released the notoriously graphic horror film “Cannibal Holocaust.” Its release plunged the director and writers into a tumultuous year of obscenity and murder charges, as well as various international bans on the film itself. Since then,…
