Oswego State campus experiences power outage early Thursday morning
The Oswego State campus lost power Thursday morning at approximately 9 a.m. According to the Office of Public Affairs, the outage was not the fault of the university or the universityâs equipment, but through problems from the Varick Hydro Electric…
Student dies on campus after heroin overdose, 2 hospitalized
One Oswego State student is dead and two are being hospitalized after suspected heroin overdoses. The student who died was found on campus, while the two who were hospitalized were off campus. The announcement came a day after the annual…
Greek insurance demanded
A new policy from Oswego State requires all Greek Life organizations to purchase $1 million liability insurance by the fall semester. A letter sent to members of Greek Life on April 18 states that the university reviewed its âregistration and…
Womenâs Center presents Slut Walk
The third annual Womenâs Center Slut Walk was in full swing in the Hewitt Union ballroom on Wednesday afternoon, with a good number of students showing up to support for the cause. Slut Walk is an event that takes place…
This Week in SA
The Student Association senate met again on Tuesday for the 21st meeting of the 49th legislative session. There were 19 senators present. There were no guests to the senate this week and there was no public comment. SA President Tucker…
SAVAC first responders reflect on organizationâs benefits
Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corps, or SAVAC, was formed in 1971 after budget cuts to Mary Walker Health Center. It was the nationâs first fully student-run ambulance corps. âMost of us come from other EMS agencies and fire departments from…
Playing name games with professors
One of the first indicators of a relaxed and personable professor is how they prefer to be addressed. Letâs say you walk into class and you have a professor whose last name is Wallace. Not only are they a professor…
Security cameras in residence halls to increase by about 75 total
The amount of security cameras with the residence halls at Oswego State is set to increase from about 15 to 90, as the result of an initiative by Residence Life and Housing. The initiative, part of a project known as…
Local, but leaving home
Students at Oswego State are nearing the completion of the residence and housing process that determines where they will be living for the 2014-15 academic year. For the fall 2013 semester, 60.7 percent of undergraduate students lived on campus. The…
School names Extended Learning dean
Oswego State has selected a new dean of Extended Learning to oversee the program specialized for part-time students and working adults. Jill Pippin joins Oswego State after working for Jefferson Community College in Watertown. Pippin was a member of the…
