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Media Summit panelists discuss mental health, representation, among other topics

SUNY Oswego hosted the 2022 Dr. Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit on Oct. 26 to an audience of students, faculty and alumni in Waterman Theatre.  Officer in charge Mary Toale opened the event by thanking everyone involved and acknowledging Curtis…

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SUNY Oswego speaker discusses embracing career opportunites

The students in Event Planning (PRL 318-810) will host a presentation on Nov. 7 about career experience during and after college. The event director, Kyle Spisak has been working on the preparations to make sure the presentation is a total…

SUNY Oswego hosts music, dance performance “Weight of Water” 

Waterman Theatre will host “Weight of Water,” a multidimensional music and dance performance, on Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. The show will be around an hour long and centers around local bodies of water and their impact on the community,…

Cemetery ghost, history tour returns 

SUNY Oswego’s Seventh Annual Oswego Town Rural Cemetery Ghost and History Storyteller Tour will take place on Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. The storytelling tour is a unique performance which takes place outdoors in an actual cemetery. For the first…

Man behind Lake Effect Cafe whiteboard art

Whether it is Tinker Bell, SpongeBob SquarePants or Remy the rat, the whiteboard at the entrance of Lake Effect Cafe is always adorned with elaborate drawings and motivational quotes. Nick McCarthy, the retail cafĂ©s manager for Auxiliary Services at SUNY…

SUNY Oswego annual safety report released

SUNY Oswego announced the release of its Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, or Clery Report, on Oct. 7 in an email to the campus community. “In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime…

Lake Effect Electrification fieldwork to begin Nov. 1

The Lake Effect Electrification (LEE) project, led by SUNY Oswego meteorology professors Dr. Scott Steiger and Dr. Yonggang Wang, alongside 22 student researchers, begin their fieldwork on Nov. 1. But the project is years in the making and will continue…

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SUNY Oswego theater department hosts staged reading of Gina Femia production

On Oct. 7 and 8, SUNY Oswego’s theater department will host a staged reading of “I F*cking Hate Shakespeare,” written by Gina Femia. The production is directed by Steve Mazzoccone, a visiting assistant professor of acting and directing.  The play…

Students spending has decreased more than 50% over last 15 years  

College students have been reducing their class material spending steadily during the last decade.  According to STATISTA, the average spending in U.S. dollars has decreased approximately 52% since 2007 reaching a low of $339 in 2021-2022 from the peak of…

Professors give advice about upcoming midterms

As SUNY Oswego nears the middle of the semester, it is time for students to start preparing for midterm exams. Though not all classes hold midterms, many students will be faced with the need to study for an exam or…