The Oswegonian

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Oswego City Council starts broadcasting with high school

The Oswego City mayor’s office has entered into an agreement with the Oswego High School to televise the common council and city committee meetings. The high school’s TV station, WBUC, will broadcast the common council meetings, which take place every…

Oswego State hosts Stride to Save Lives

The ring of a bell echoed across the quad by Hewitt Union at Oswego State 51 times on Saturday as it followed the names of loved ones lost to suicide. Head of Suicide Awareness Voices of Education CNY Jaime Leszczynski,…

Distracted drivers caught by UP

Every year, distracted driving kills over 3,000 people and injures almost 400,000. In an attempt to combat this epidemic, the Oswego State University Police has administered over 100 tickets for the use of electronic devices yearly since 2014. “Distracted driving…

Professor researching neurodegenerative disease

Oswego State professor Sungeun Kim recently received a grant award of nearly $119,000 to further his research on neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. The grant is from the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine of the…

Delicious chicken patty favorite sandwich among student body

Chicken Patty Day at Oswego State is a thrilling day. From the moment students see, chicken patty on the menu, everyone’s stomach begins to rumble a bit inside. The line is long as can be, with everyone very excited. The…

University Police, students talk over coffee

Many U.S. police offers have been trying to establish good community relations with their citizens in addition to building on the ones already present. The Oswego State University Police is looking to do the same through the Coffee with a…

Mary Walker Health Center offers free flu shots to students as flu season hits

Two hundred and thirty four Oswego State students attended the first two of four Mary Walker Health Center’s free influenza vaccination clinics Sept. 27 and Sept. 28. “The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect…

Embedded counselor hired for West Campus

This fall, Oswego State’s Counseling Services Center began piloting the position of an embedded counselor to provide students informal consultation in on-campus buildings without the need to arrange an appointment. Students can go to West Campus residence halls and talk…

Interdisciplinary digital humanities minor introduced

A new digital humanities minor was introduced at Oswego State this fall for students to open new possibilities and new perspectives in the world of the digital age. There are several definitions of what digital humanities could stand for, said…

ALANA organizations hold annual march

Anyone traversing Bridge Street, Downtown Oswego at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 was met with the single, unified sound of the seventh annual African, Latino, Asian and Native American Peace Walk. This was appropriate, since “unity” was the theme of…