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Communication Matters panel discusses disinformation

The Communication Matters panel was presented on Nov. 9 by co-moderators Lindsay McCluskey and Stephanie Herbert with Tina McCorkindale and Marcia DiStaso as panelists. Herbert is a strategic communications graduate student, while her co-moderator, McCluskey is an assistant professor teaching…

16th Annual Media Summit dissects shaky media landscape

In an event that spans months to prepare for, the Dr. Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit was held virtually on Wednesday, Oct. 28. While the summit is typically hosted in Waterman Theater, COVID-19 forced it to go fully virtual with…

Media Summit wrap up: from the co-director

In any other year of the Dr. Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit, there would be chaos running around campus trying to make sure everything was set up correctly, and panelists and career connectors were in their correct classrooms to talk…

Study abroad hopeful for spring programs, offers advice

While all students were pulled from their respective study abroad programs last spring and safely brought home, the Office of International Education and Programs is hopeful that despite COVID-19, students will be able to travel come the spring semester. The…

Theater, entertainment panel discusses careers

On Monday, Career Services and The Oswego Alumni Association hosted a Zoom panel called “So, You Want to Work in Theater and Entertainment.” Three different alumni, Gabriel Almanzer, David Saretsky and Denise Grillo, were panelists on the program, all with…

CTS promotes safety from dark web during awareness month

For the entirety of October, SUNY Oswego’s Campus Technology Services promotes cybersecurity, as the month is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. This year’s theme focuses on the dark web and the dangers that come along with it. The dark web…

Planetarium shows continue

Despite the various challenges presented around campus due to COVID-19, the Sunday night planetarium shows have been able to continue this semester. The sessions, which are typically held inside the Shineman Planetarium, are now being held virtually via Zoom every…

Media Summit theme to look at 2020 through lens of first amendment

On Friday, Oct. 9, SUNY Oswego’s School of Media, Communication and the Arts announced the theme for the 16th annual Dr. Lewis B O’Donnell Media Summit, which will take place virtually on Oct. 28. This year’s theme is “On the…

‘Yappy hour’ allows for virtual puppy love

Leaving pets at home while going away to college can be really tough, and it is even worse now that there is a global pandemic, meaning most students are unable to go home to see their furry friends. Tensions have…

ALANA Conference Kicks Off with Little Rock 9 Speaker

The 34th annual ALANA Student Leadership Conference began on Wednesday night with a keynote address by Minnijean Brown-Trickey. As a member of the Little Rock Nine, Brown-Trickey made history in 1957 when she and eight other students desegregated public schools…