The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Unlawful Imprisonment in The Village

At 6:17 a.m. on Feb. 17 at The Village, University Police arrested Shane Foster on charges of unlawful imprisonment in the second degree. Foster, who is not an Oswego State student, is from Tonowanda. On Feb. 17, University Police responded…

Dating violence awareness sought in February

February is Dating Violence Awareness Month, and Oswego State is advocating for awareness. The “It’s On Oz” campaign has been sponsoring events all year to help educate students about the dangers and signs of dating violence. Since partnering with the…

Gym hours considered for expansion

Student Association recently passed a bill requesting Residence Life and Housing to extend hours of operation at the Cooper and Glimmerglass Fitness Centers on the Oswego State campus. After hearing concern of students being too busy to exercise in the…

Mackin hosts conversation with Richard Kolenda

“Mackin Chat with Mac and Cheese: Featuring Richard Kolenda,” held in the Mackin main lounge on Feb. 12, encouraged students and residence assistants living on campus to build strong relationships with other on-campus students. The event was hosted by assistant…

OzFest day activities funding on thin ice

Oswego State Student Association receives about $1.8 million in installments from the student activity fee each year, and the senate determines how much funding each organization gets. After budgets are given to organizations and clubs, there is a remaining portion…

Chinese opera performs in Sheldon ballroom

Imagine an opera where the cast swings swords at one another or comes out in massive, complicated, culturally significant and intensely symbolic costumes. That is the essence of Beijing Opera. On Feb. 10, the Oswego State division of the Startalk…

Student Association addresses unequal club sports funding

Male club sports teams at Oswego State typically get more money than their female counterparts, sometimes thousands of dollars more per year. At the Student Association sports funding forum on Feb. 12, the presenters of the event and student affairs…

Oswego academic calendar may be reviewed

The Oswego State faculty assembly met on Monday, Feb. 12, and will consider a motion to review the academic calendar on Feb. 19. Casey Raymond, a professor of chemistry and lab coordinator for general chemistry at Oswego State, proposed the…

SCMA Winter Bash struggles to find audience

The Oswego State SCMA Winter Bash got off to a slow start, but the social gathering picked up the tempo after a performance by Vocal Effect. A small group of around 30 students and faculty from the School of Communications,…

Oswego State professor gets grant for battery research

Mohammed Islam, a faculty member in the physics department at Oswego State, recently received a grant that will further his research into sodium-ion batteries, which he said he believes will have a beneficial environmental impact. Sodium-ion batteries, meant to be…