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Mary Walker Health Center experiences increase in student counseling wait list

  A lack of staff at the Mary Walker Health Center has increased student wait time for counseling services. “We are down somewhat in counselor staffing and hope to have some part-time counselors on board within the next two weeks,”…

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ALANA hosts fifth annual fashion show with spotlight on culture

Last Saturday the 29th Annual ALANA Fashion Show demonstrated to students what it means to be culturally diverse. ALANA (African-Latino-Asian-Native American) is an umbrella title for several major racial and cultural groups that congregate on campus and includes Black Student…

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Oswego walks to raise suicide awareness

This past Saturday the Oswego State hosted the Fifth annual Stride to SAVE Lives 5K Run/Walk on campus to raise suicide awareness. This day was a community event sponsored by Suicide Awareness Voice of Education (SAVE), which brought together not…

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Sandy Hook mother advocates for safety

Michele Gay lost her youngest daughter Josephine in December 2012 during the Sandy Hook school shooting in New Town, Conn. Gay came to Oswego State to advocate for safer and more secure schools on Sept. 17. Co-founder of Safe and…

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Oswego State plans to revive homecoming tradition

After over 40 years, the Oswego State Alumni Association will return the homecoming tradition to campus on Nov. 14. “I am excited to be coordinating the reestablishment of our Homecoming program which will build traditions amongst the SUNY Oswego community,…

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‘Origins: Tradition and Innovation’ looks back while moving forward

Origins: Tradition & Innovation has been a show on the mind of Mike Flanagan, director of Tyler Art Gallery, for a number of years. This month, it became a reality. Origins, open Sept. 4 through Oct. 4 in Tyler Art…

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SUNY Adopts News Diversity Policy

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy for all 64 SUNY schools. New York State is the first in the nation to implement this type of policy. Adopted by the board of trustees on Sept. 10,…

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Oswego County celebrates LGBTQ pride during day long festival

Last weekend over a hundred Oswego county residents twirled rainbow flags in the air as they marched to celebrate the city’s second annual pride festival. “In a town that’s more conservative it’s important we have a festival,” said senior and…

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College Cuts welcomes new employee

Oswego State’s Student Association has just hired a new barber to work at College Cuts, the salon in the basement of Hewitt Union. Erik Velez, a Bronx native who now lives and works in Liverpool, New York, started at the…

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Permaculture Living Lab aims to create interactive space

Sustainability has shown a presence on Oswego State’s campus, with the progression of the new addition of the Permaculture Living Lab. The Permaculture Living Lab is the garden located between the Shineman Center and Lee Hall, on what used to…