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Homecoming brings tradition back with alumni, student connections

For many students Homecoming is only a reminder of the hockey game that comes at the end of the week. For others, including returning alumni, Homecoming is an opportunity to connect with students and the campus. From Nov. 9 to…

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School of Business sponsors first annual Business Symposium

Oswego State’s School of Business Student Advisory Council (SAC) will host the first Business Symposium Panel Discussion in the Marano Campus Center Auditorium On Friday, Nov. 13. Conceptualized from the efforts of Tal Gordon and Charlene Assam, co-chairs of the…

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FitzPatrick nuclear power plant announces closing, causes job loss

Energy Corp, a local energy company called a meeting with employees on the morning of Nov. 2 to announce the shutdown of FitzPatrick nuclear power plant, located in the town of Scriba, near Oswego. This announcement comes after Entergy officials…

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Youth solitary confinement evokes change

Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney has effectively enacted changes that relocated all 16 and 17 year olds held at the Onondaga County Correctional facility in Jamesville to the Justice Center in Syracuse as of Oct. 19. This came in response…

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WNYO presents annual Hip Hop Showcase featuring awesome DJ’s

Last Friday, WNYO held its annual concert at the Village Commons. Two local artists, Robert Dawkins and Lucki Caesar, opened up for NawtyBoi Nyt. These amazing artists had their time to shine when they each performed multiple songs. The crowd…

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ā€˜The Bacchae’ offers surreal take on Greek mythology

ā€œThe Bacchaeā€ was an intense, abstract theater production. The play left many audience members in the theater wondering what just happened with its ā€œdreamlikeā€ quality. It was a performance that could be thoroughly enjoyed even though audience members might have…

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Open Mic Night Spotlight: Sicherman, Picarel rock Thursday night

ā€œHave Faith In Meā€; a powerful phrase and the title of one song performed by two friends at last week’s Open Mic Night. Jon Sicherman and Dan Picarel have been friends since their school days in Liverpool, N.Y. They have…

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Campus crime cut by one-third

The decrease in criminal offenses across the Oswego State campus has improved police-community relations, according to the University Police. In the 2015 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, student misconduct has been cut by a third over the last three…

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Postcard campaign urges bill signage

Oswego State students were given the opportunity to send postcards to the governor’s office as a part of an initiative to get a bill signed that guarantees SUNY and CUNY schools funding. The Maintenance of Effort (MOE) bill would ensure…

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County legislative candidates pre-pare for election

Laura Brazak and Tim Stahl, two Oswego State graduates, are both first-time candidates in the running for County Legislator of the 20th District. Brazak, the Democratic candidate and one of five women running in this year’s election, has been a…