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WTOP-10 receives high-definition update from SA

Student Association passed a bill Tuesday committing to fund WTOP-10 with approximately $350,000 over a ten-year payment period toward a high definition upgrade. The complete cost of the project amounts to approximately $500,000 for new equipment and network infrastructure compatible…

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Town hall meeting addresses student concerns

Oswego State President Deborah Stanley hosted a town hall meeting on Monday for students to share their questions and concerns about hot topics related to campus. This was the third Conversation With President Stanley event. “I get to talk to…

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Participants attend program to encourage meaningful student action

On Wednesday night, a representative from the United States Student Association came to Oswego State to talk to students about how they can affect change on their campus. Akin Olla, a Nigerian native and 2013 graduate of Rowan University, spoke…

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Officials host rally to continue operation of local nuclear power plant

On Monday, federal, state and local officials hosted a rally in support of the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant and nuclear power after an energy company considered closing the facility. In attendance were New York Congressmen John Katko of the 24th…

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President presents trustee with honor

It has been two years since the passing of the school’s biggest donor, Lorraine E. Marano. On Sept. 28 her Living Trust came back to the Oswego campus to dedicate a plaque in her honor. Marano and her husband are…

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Students come together below stars in awe of Sunday’ s lunar eclipse

Over a hundred students gathered under the stars at the Rice Creek Field Station to witness the rare spectacle of the lunar eclipse on Sept. 27 at 9 p.m. With friends and faculty in attendance the Astronomy Club hosted the…

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City common council restricts bus night activity

After several noise complaints were directed to Oswego City Councilor Francis Enwright, he is set to restrict large buses in the first District. “I have the attorney working on it right now,” Enwright said. “By limiting the number of passengers,…

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Racial bias-related incident sparks email to students

On Thursday, Sept. 17 , an offensive racial slur was written on a whiteboard outside a room in Seneca Hall that later sparked a mass email from the Department of Residence Life and Housing. Although the incident is still under…

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Al Roker visits Oswego to promote novel

On Sept. 25, Al Roker, author of “The Storm of the Century” and Oswego State graduate of ’76, came to campus. Roker arrived after his morning news cast on NBC’s “Today” to talk about his new book. In this historic…

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Author discusses this year’s Oswego Reading Initiative novel

Every summer the Oswego Reading Initiative (ORI) chooses a book for the students of Oswego and the community to read. This past summer the book “We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves” by Karen Joy Fowler was selected. On Wednesday,Fowler came…