Students to help in lighthouse restoration
The Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse is currently undergoing improvements and refurbishments with the help of the community and students at Oswego State. The “Love Our Lighthouse” campaign has begun through the Maritime Museum, which seeks to bring awareness to…
River’s End Bookstore holds cash mob
The River’s End Bookstore in Oswego was flooded with customers April 9 as a result of a student-run cash mob. A cash mob, similar in theme and name to a “flash mob,” is a spontaneous rush of patrons upon a…
Prices for commencement unbalanced
With the end of the school year looming, so too is commencement for seniors. What is Oswego State’s last gift to those who have successfully completed their degree? Making them pay another $87, before tax, for a cap and gown….
Ozfest quickly approaching
This May will mark Oswego State’s first-ever appearance of Ozfest. Ozfest is a festival for students on the last day of classes that will run 12 p.m. to the end of the concert. However, the festival is, to the eyes…
This week in Student Association of SUNY Oswego
The Student Association held its 20th 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…
More than just beautiful views at upscale riverfront restaurant
Alex’s on the Water succinctly advertises itself as “food and drink with a view,” but that only scratches the surface of what this riverfront restaurant has to offer. Located at 24 E. First St. on the bank of the Oswego…
U.S. president’s papers preserved
When Traverse City, Mich. native Lillian A. Wells died in 1966, she willed her real estate and residuary personal property to Oswego State. Discovered in part of that estate were two boxes labeled “Millard Fillmore, Buffalo, N.Y.” that she had…
Students receive Chancellor’s Award
Five Oswego State students received SUNY’s highest recognition for excellence last week. The 2015 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence was awarded to Dianora DeMarco, Joshua Drake, Molly Matott, David Owens and Eyub Yegen in a ceremony at the Empire…
City, college relationship strengthens as alternative BSR concert nears
After three Oswego State student drug overdoses, one of which resulted in a death last year, Oswego State and Oswego city officials have been working together to prepare to handle this year’s annual bar crawl event, Bridge Street Run. Less…
Cuomo budgets for student loan payments
Gov. Andrew Cuomo initiated a new program as part of the state budget to help New York state college graduates pay off their student loans. The “Get on Your Feet” program will allow those who graduated from a New York…
