The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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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…

Rice Creek walk offers sights of spring

Oswego State students can experience the outdoors at Rice Creek Field Station off Thompson Road near the campus. Rice Creek Field Station is part of Oswego State and houses labs and observational facilities for students researching biology and earth science….

Sundown vigil honors victims in New Zealand

Students and faculty of Oswego State gathered on Friday, March 29, for a sundown vigil dedicated to the victims of a mass shooting in a New Zealand mosque earlier last month. “With the recent mass shooting of 50 innocent people…

College political club leaders discuss prominent national issues

Hosted and moderated by the Political Science club, representatives from three of Oswego State’s student political clubs debated a wide variety of issues during Quest on Wednesday, April 3. Connor Breese, president of College Democrats at Oswego State, Jason Harris,…

Women leaders, allies gather for conference

Oswego State’s women leaders and allies gathered at 6:30 p.m. March 12 in the Sheldon Hall Ballroom for the Women in Leadership conference, hosted by the Women’s Center, Her Campus and Student Association.  Several women participated in putting the event…

SUNY’s Got Your Back helps survivors

Over 150 volunteers came together to pack comfort bags for victims of sexual violence from noon to 8 p.m. at Sheldon Hall on March 5 for Oswego State’s third annual SUNY’s Got Your Back event.  Oswego State also brought in…

Oswego marches for women

The cold weather may have stopped members of the Oswego State community from going outside for the annual Women’s March, but it did not stop them from marching through the Marano Campus Center on March 4. Hosted by the Women’s…