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Student keeps hope alive for successful, inspiring BFA show

As a graphic design major, I’ve had my fair share of classes in Tyler Hall. I know the struggle of pulling all-nighters within its halls and trying to finish that one project that’s due the next day. I know of…

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Plea for more transfer scholarships

When it comes to awarding merit scholarships, the kneejerk reaction of universities seems to be: give them to incoming freshmen. Though the student body has many other worthy potential recipients, freshmen that are entering college for the first time seem…

Students chalk up Tyler Hall for Banned Books Week

With some chalk and a little bit of elbow grease, students blanketed the Tyler Hall wall on campus with a variety of challenged and banned book covers. While some may feel censorship is becoming a thing of the past, Amy…

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Porn star Ron Jeremy to debate anti-pornography speaker at Oswego State

Student Association Programming Board is presenting a Debate on Pornography on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. in the Hewitt Union Ballroom. The debate will feature former porn star Ron Jeremy and Canadian author and activist Susan G. Cole. Jeremy…

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‘Worst Hard Time,’ ORI book author Timothy Egan visits Oswego State

Timothy Egan, author, journalist, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and opinion columnist for The New York Times, visited Oswego State on Wednesday to speak about his book, “The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great…

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COM 211 hosts panel of students from business department

The School of Business at Oswego State is now requiring freshmen to take COM 211: Strategic Communication in Business as its first choice course, which teaches students writing and speaking skills. Professor Sarah Bozek created COM 211 after the Business…

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First fall TED Talk proves successful

On Sept. 23, Ranjit Dighe, chair of the department of economics, gave a lecture titled “Inequality & Perceptions of Fairness” in Campus Center room 132. Dighe said in the lecture that inequality has been pervasive nationwide since the 1960s. The…

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Shipwreck discovered A team of undersea explorers out of Rochester discovered a 123-year-old wrecked ship on the depths of Lake Ontario near Oswego on Sept. 19. Jim Kennard, Roger Pawlowski and Roland Stevens, historic shipwreck hunters, found the ship, a…

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ALANA Conference week kicks off

[slideshow_deploy id=’13686′] The ALANA Multicultural Leadership Conference started off with a bright display fashion Saturday night, during the 27th annual ALANA Fashion Show. For show featured students from different cultural groups performed using traditional clothing as a part of a…

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Assaults on campus rare occurrence

In November 2012, a student was walking alone through the Oswego State campus late at night, when he was approached by five assailants. The student was assaulted, an event that led to an email being released to all students. The…