Look at Oz: Family, friends weekend preview
Family and Friends Weekend is a weekend from Friday to Sunday, that has been a tradition at Oswego State for over two decades. This is a weekend packed with events and activities that allow students to spend time with their…
Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit preview
The Lewis B. OâDonnell Media Summit is a highly anticipated event for Oswego Stateâs School of Communications, Media and the Arts each fall. The 12th installment will return to Waterman Theatre in Tyler Hall after a two-year renovation of the…
City of Oswego changes overnight parking policy
With winter approaching in Oswego, some city residents can now be exempt from the overnight parking ban by applying for a $75 parking permit. The Oswego Common Council passed a law in October that would replace the former ban on…
Oswego State makes Princeton Reviewâs âGreen Collegesâ list
This fall, the Princeton Review recognized Oswego State for its commitment to environmental sustainability by placing the school in its list of 350 âGreen Colleges.â The Princeton Review releases this report annually and Oswego State has been on the list…
Women in sports journalism face significant challenges
On Oct. 16, Linda Cohn, an ESPN sportscaster, visited her alma mater Oswego State for a question and answer session with students interested in the broadcasting, communications and journalism. Cohn is an author and a speaker as well as a…
ESPN’s Linda Cohn answers student questions
Oswego State welcomed alumna Linda Cohn to campus Sunday for an open question and answer session with students. Cohn graduated fromOswego in 1981 with a bachelorâs degree from the college of arts and communication. Since then, Cohn has pioneered the…
River’s End Bookstore poetry reading features professor, highlights local authors
The tone was somber in Riverâs End Bookstore as Stephanie Pritchard read aloud her poems concerning her encounters with domestic violence and her fatherâs ailing health. A poetry reading was held inside the bookstore, located in downtown Oswego, on Wednesday….
Oswego State student stabbed four times outside Shineman Center Sunday morning
On Oct. 16, an NY-Alert was sent out announcing that a fight had taken place on Washington Blvd. near the Shineman Center earlier that morning. According to this alert, after responding to a call to the County 911 Center, University…
Clown trend hits Oswego State
Oswego State has not escaped the nationwide trend of unknown people dressing up as clowns, who are deemed âcreepyâ by those who witness it. Across the nation, people are wearing clown costumes, causing fear from those with clown phobias. According…
Second case of mumps confirmed on campus, both students had been vaccinated
On Oct. 8, students were notified by a campus-wide email that a second student had been tested positive for the mumps. âGiven that the two students who have contracted mumps have received the MMR vaccination, we are reminded that the…


