Oswego to receive counterterrorism funds
Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced a $233 million dollar initiative to fund counterterrorism and emergency relief efforts across New York state. The funding, provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), hopes to sustain regional aid, recovery and response tactics…
Student arrested for cocaine on campus
An Oswego State student was arrested on April 10 for possession of cocaine with intent to sell. According to University Police Chief John Rossi, the arrest was initiated by an investigation started in the fall semester by the Oswego County…
More states warming up to allowing college students to carry guns
There is some conversation in several states about allowing college students to carry guns on their campuses. On March 19, the Texas State Senate approved a bill, which would allow students to carry concealed handguns on college campuses, according to…
Fewer parking tickets waived this year
The amount of appeals granted to on-campus parking violations at Oswego State has declined 13 percent so far from the 2013-2014 academic year to 2014-2015, according to statistics kept by the collegeâs University Police. The number of parking violations issued…
Students to help in lighthouse restoration
The Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse is currently undergoing improvements and refurbishments with the help of the community and students at Oswego State. The âLove Our Lighthouseâ campaign has begun through the Maritime Museum, which seeks to bring awareness to…
Riverâs End Bookstore holds cash mob
The Riverâs End Bookstore in Oswego was flooded with customers April 9 as a result of a student-run cash mob. A cash mob, similar in theme and name to a âflash mob,â is a spontaneous rush of patrons upon a…
Vox Pop- Graduation cap and gown costs too high?
[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7jr_EuuPo0″ width=”1080″ height=”720″] Students share their opinions on the cost of graduation cap and gowns, plus possible additional costs for honor society cords and etc.
Boyce starts 2015 strong
Last weekend, while enduring the cold at Nazareth Collegeâs 2015 Roc City Classic, Oswego State sophomore Abigail Boyce etched her name into the Laker record book. After tying her career best in the 100-meter hurdle earlier in the afternoon,…
End of an era imminent during final âMad Menâ season
The first episodes of the final season, or eighth and ninth, if you want to get technical, of âMad Menâ are entitled âSeveranceâ and âNew Business,â respectively. Yet, in these mildly surreal, elegiac episodes nothing is really severed and old…
Four students rescued by Coast Guard from Lake Ontario
[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_EsCJMGxQs” width=”1080″ height=”720″] Four Oswego State students are safe onshore after the U.S. Coast Guard had to be called in to rescue them. The students were found adrift miles out, off the shoreline of SUNY Oswego as the day…
