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City cracks down on taxi cab drivers

On Monday, the Oswego City Common Council passed, with a unanimous vote, the decision to hold a public hearing regarding new amendments made to the city’s taxi cab laws. The proposed amendment to Chapter 228 on taxi cabs has been…

Civil rights activist Joan Trumpauer Mulholland shares sit-in experience, lessons

Sheldon Hall Ballroom was filled to capacity on Wednesday night when Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, an American civil rights activist and freedom rider from Arlington, Virginia, spoke at Oswego State. She shared her experience with sit-ins and other known voices in…

Bats carrying rabies discovered in county

According to the Oswego Health Department, there have been 12 laboratory-confirmed positive cases of rabid bats in Oswego County, three of which were in Oswego. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines rabies as a preventable viral disease…

College earns ‘Best for Vets’ ranking

Oswego State has been ranked as one of the Military Times’ Best for Vets colleges for the third consecutive year. This honor comes alongside the college’s opening of its Battle Buddy Center on Nov. 11. Military Times, an independent newsweekly,…

Oswego State President Stanley assumes role as chair of board of American Association of State Colleges and Universities

On Nov. 1, Oswego State President Deborah Stanley assumed the two-year role of chair of the board of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). Stanley has been a member of the association since she took over the…

Stanley addresses SA questions, concerns in second town hall meeting

On Monday, the second town hall meeting of the semester with Oswego State President Deborah Stanley met in the Marano Campus Center auditorium. These meetings serve as a way for the student body, administration and faculty to speak frankly with…

Filmmaker Jeremy Moss screens ‘creepy’ movies, shares experiences in art

Jeremy Moss, a filmmaker and cinematographer from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, came to visit Oswego State on Monday. Moss is also a professor at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster. He teaches motion picture production, history and theory. He received his bachelor’s…

Oswego professor Alok Kumar receives SUNY-wide award

Oswego State physics professor Alok Kumar received one of the SUNY system’s highest honors. On Nov. 10, Kumar was one of eight faculty in the SUNY system recognized as a Distinguished Teaching Professor by the SUNY board of trustees. Kumar…

Students attend election party during long wait

The improbable has become reality. The next president of the United States will be Donald Trump. As Oswego State students and faculty gathered in Marano Campus Center’s food court Tuesday night, they witnessed the raging climax of an intense presidential…

Katko wins Congressional race

Republican Representative John Katko won the race for the 24th Congressional District with around 57 percent of the vote on Tuesday. “And they said this was a swing district, right?” Katko began his acceptance speech. “Not anymore.” In his speech…