Sustainability Office measures food waste in dining halls
Readily available food in dining halls comes with being a student at Oswego State, but this service comes at a price to the environment when students waste the food they do not consume. According to the Oswego State Office of…
OzQuits continues to advocate for campus clean air
The Oswego State Clean Air Committee commemorated the 2015 tobacco-free policy on Earth Day with an anti-smoking demonstration in the Marano Campus Center. “I hope we are reminding everybody on this Earth Day that this is our college policy and…
Instructor, writer releases new book
After eight long years, Oswego State professor of communication studies and writer Maggie Simone has released her book “Body Punishment: OCD, Addiction and Finding the Courage to Heal,” which tells of her lifelong struggle with several life-altering battles. “Body Punishment’…
This Week in SA
The Student Association held its 21st meeting of the academic year Tuesday evening. The number of senators needed to make quorum was satisfied. The minutes from last meeting and the agenda for the current meeting were both approved. There were…
College drinking results in negative effects
Drinking alcohol while in college at any age is a significant responsibility and not something to take advantage of or toy around with. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), approximately four out of five college…
Slut Walk leaves positive message
The fourth annual Slut Walk, hosted by Oswego State’s Women’s Center, took place this Wednesday. The event gathered about 100 students to speak out against rape culture. “The Slut Walk raises awareness of victim blaming and slut shaming,” said upcoming…
NSF grants award to biology faculty member
Oswego State’s biological sciences faculty member Christopher Chandler has been granted a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award, a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation that will provide more than $640,000 for his research and teaching over the…
Quebec-based circus performers entertain Oswego at Vague de Cirque
A long line of community members of all ages, along with Oswego State students, gathered outside a striped yellow tent for the Vague de Cirque next to the Marano Campus Center from April 15 to April 18. The audience was…
Oswego State to host tutoring conference
Oswego State will be hosting the eighth annual TACT conference on Saturday, April 25 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Training Association for College Tutors, TACT, is an invitation-only conference overseen by faculty and student members of the Office of…
School of Education sees dramatic enrollment decrease over years, trend seen across nation
The School of Education at Oswego State experienced a 43 percent decline in enrollment between the fall semesters of 2010 and 2014, according to a report published by the school. According to the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, 1,650…
