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Banned book fair at Penfield

The fifth annual banned book event took place outside of Penfield Library on Thursday, Sept. 26.  The event included many tables for students to interactively learn about banned books and censorship throughout the history of the United States. It was…

Climate Strike brings environmental issues to campus

Oswego State students held a rally on Friday, Sept. 20 to demand action over what scientists increasingly call a climate crisis. The rally was part of a worldwide movement started by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg to raise awareness over…

Free fall concert announced

Oswego State will have a free outdoor concert for homecoming this year on Oct. 4, hosted by the Student Association Programming Board. The concert will feature hip-hop artist Young M.A, a nationally renowned rapper from Brooklyn, New York. Oswego State…

Oswego State promotes mental health

On Sept. 4, Oswego State hosted their fourth annual Mental Health and Wellness Fair. Sponsored and organized by the Health and Wellbeing Committee, Oswego State hopes to spread awareness about the different aspects of wellness.  Similar to last year, students…

Campus relocation roundup

Over the past few months, Oswego State has gone through several changes in anticipation of the fall 2019 semester. The campus bookstore in Hewitt Union, entitled Bookland, has been moved to the old theater department labs and classrooms, while an…

OzFest: tragic beginning of annual event

Traditionally, the last Friday of classes at Oswego State has been a time of celebration. It is a day when students can choose between two events to mark the end of another year. One of the events, OzFest, the school-sponsored…

Faculty discuss virtual reality, human impact

Virtual reality – its benefits, consequences and future – were on center stage at a faculty panel discussion on virtual reality, held at 5 p.m. on May 1, where professors in the philosophy and cognitive science departments at Oswego State…

Oswego State discusses climate change

A panel of five Oswego State professors from various departments discussed the effects of climate change April 24 as part of “Climate Change: A Wider Lens,” one of the events throughout Earth Week on campus. The Campus Environment Advisory Council…

Attorney discusses ‘Making a Murderer’

Four years after the initial release of the Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer,” the defense attorney in the Steven Avery case came to Oswego State to discuss his investigations and new book on the subject, concluding that there are injustices…