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Civil rights activist Joan Trumpauer Mulholland shares sit-in experience, lessons

Sheldon Hall Ballroom was filled to capacity on Wednesday night when Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, an American civil rights activist and freedom rider from Arlington, Virginia, spoke at Oswego State. She shared her experience with sit-ins and other known voices in…

College earns ‘Best for Vets’ ranking

Oswego State has been ranked as one of the Military Times’ Best for Vets colleges for the third consecutive year. This honor comes alongside the college’s opening of its Battle Buddy Center on Nov. 11. Military Times, an independent newsweekly,…

Oswego State President Stanley assumes role as chair of board of American Association of State Colleges and Universities

On Nov. 1, Oswego State President Deborah Stanley assumed the two-year role of chair of the board of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). Stanley has been a member of the association since she took over the…

Stanley addresses SA questions, concerns in second town hall meeting

On Monday, the second town hall meeting of the semester with Oswego State President Deborah Stanley met in the Marano Campus Center auditorium. These meetings serve as a way for the student body, administration and faculty to speak frankly with…

Filmmaker Jeremy Moss screens ‘creepy’ movies, shares experiences in art

Jeremy Moss, a filmmaker and cinematographer from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, came to visit Oswego State on Monday. Moss is also a professor at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster. He teaches motion picture production, history and theory. He received his bachelor’s…

Oswego professor Alok Kumar receives SUNY-wide award

Oswego State physics professor Alok Kumar received one of the SUNY system’s highest honors. On Nov. 10, Kumar was one of eight faculty in the SUNY system recognized as a Distinguished Teaching Professor by the SUNY board of trustees. Kumar…

‘Indigenizing Campus Culture’ talk informs students on Native American culture

On Wednesday, I AM OZ presented “Indignation: Indigenizing Campus Culture.” Chelsea Sunday, Jonel Beauvais and Louise McDonald Herne were the three Native American speakers at the event. Sunday is in the Turtle Clan and is a mother of two from…

Election results spark student protest, chants across campus

“United we stand, divided we fall.” That is what students were chanting as they walked across campus in an “anti-ignorance” protest at approximately 11 a.m. Wednesday in response to election results from Tuesday, which declared Donald Trump the United States’…

Oswego State: greener than ever

Oswego State was recently honored in The Princeton Review as one of the nation’s top environmentally responsible colleges. The most obvious aspects of our “green campus” include our water bottle refill stations, ample recycling facilities and entire eco-friendly buildings.  But…

Deal with parking challenges

On Oct.10, the city of Oswego’s Common Council approved an overnight parking ban from midnight to 6 a.m., December through May. There is an option for those without sufficient parking at their residence to buy a $75 dollar permit allowing…