Amy Hassinger, author, speaks on campus as part of writers series
Award-winning author Amy Hassinger spoke to Oswego State students Monday about discovering their unique voices through their writing for a creative writing class. The talk opened with Hassinger defining what a voice is, starting broadly and ending more precisely. The…
Oz Talks addresses men’s mental health
On Monday night, Earnest Washington, the director of campus life at Oswego State, had an open discussion where he spoke with students about how society defines masculinity and affects the mental wellness of men. Nearly all of the almost 40…
Campus hosts benefit bingo for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Oswego State students and faculty and community members in Oswego gathered on Wednesday night to fundraise for relief efforts in Puerto Rico after the devastation of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Different departments around campus collaborated with the department of Community…
College Republicans protest political correctness alongside libertarian group
The Oswego State College Republicans held their “Free Speech Ball” event on Wednesday outside of Penfield Library. The event, according to Tyler Toomey, president of the College Republicans, was held to encourage students to exercise their right to speak freely…
Oswego State hosts annual Media Summit
The Oswego State campus hosted the Louis B. O’Donnell Media Summit for the 13th consecutive year Thursday. Titled “Facts, Fiction, Politics and the News,” the summit discussed the issues the modern news media has to address as it reports on…
CTS hosts cyber-security program with ethical hackers
Not all computer hackers play for the dark side. “Ethical hackers” James Carroll and Eric Fiske from Secure Network Technologies represent the good guys of cyber security penetration. Carroll and Fiske are Offensive Security Certified Professionals (OSCP), or security technicians…
Campus members march to protest violence against women
Chants of “People unite; Take back the night;” rang out across campus as students marched in the Take Back the Night March on Tuesday. Participants of the 35th annual Take Back the Night event, hosted by the Women’s Center on…
Oswego State hosts 26th annual Steinkraus Lecture
J.D. Trout spoke at the 29th annual Steinkraus Lecture on Oct. 19 on the topic of truthiness, or when something seems true but is not necessarily accurate. Trout is a professor of philosophy and psychology at Loyola University Chicago. Trout…
Quick print” service can cause headaches between classes
During the week, many students have busy schedules that do not allow time for dillydallying. Unfortunately, the quick print station in the Penfield Library is a loitering hot spot. It is no secret to any student at college that dealing…
Wardrobe difficulty for Autumn
It is no secret that the weather in Oswego is abnormal and always a surprise. There will be a week in March, the middle of what could be endless snowfall, that is full of 75-degree days. We experience what could…
