Oswego State’s gender inclusive housing policy in progress, Ithaca College seen as leader
With the rise of LGBTQ advocacy and transgender awareness, the housing policies for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals have evolved differently at central New York colleges to suit the demand. Two colleges, Oswego State and Ithaca College, have implemented measures…
Quest Day brings academic presentations with parties
Oswego State students are planning a variety of activities, some school-sponsored and some not, for this years’ Quest Day. The day is scheduled for the first Wednesday in April every year, and classes from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. are…
Biochemistry students complete stress level study
As Oswego State students return from spring break relaxing after the stressful midterm week, biochemistry majors Kaitlyn McCue and Christina Li are finishing their research experiment examining whether stress could affect the immune system. McCue and Li studied the connection…
Student Association election season begins
The election season for Student Association president and vice president has officially begun, and the two candidates for president are Andre Nichols and Omar van Reenen. Both candidates are current members of SA, with Nichols serving as a senator and…
Jerald Woolfolk, VP of Student Affairs, to leave Oswego State
Lincoln University has found its new president from within the Oswego State faculty. Jerald Woolfolk currently serves as the vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management as well as the interim chief diversity officer. June 1 will mark her…
Oswego State Women’s Center hosts march to protest gender inequality nationally, at Oswego State
Women and men gathered by the dozens to march around Oswego State’s campus to advocate for equal rights between genders on Wednesday March 21. Organized by the Women’s Center, the Women’s March drew in students who wanted to voice…
Caribbean taboos, culture discussed at program
More than 30 people at Oswego State were in attendance at “Taboos of the Caribbean Culture,” hosted by the Caribbean Student Association on March 6. The event intended to showcase practices that were looked down upon in different Caribbean cultures…
Oswego State psychology professor, students share thoughts on effects of divorce on children
Some experts suggest that children are greatly affected by the divorce of their parents, but others claim that there are minimal effects. Evelyn Benavides, Oswego State sociology professor, said older children are more affected by their parents’ divorce than younger…
Student disrupts class carrying fake bomb
At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oswego State University Police responded to a disruption in a Marano Campus Center classroom that turned out to be a student carrying a potentially dangerous item. According to an email sent out by Oswego State…
Black Student Union marks 50 years at Oswego State
The Oswego State Black Student Union has been active on campus since 1968, and members of BSU’s executive board say they are grateful for the work their predecessors did to give them this platform. According to BSU’s constitution, the organization…
