Rich Hall welcomes Rich ‘N’ Pour café for second semester of operations
Unveiling its grand opening last semester on Apr. 11, the student-run Rich ‘N’ Pour café has once again begun operations for the academic year. Housed alongside the School of Business in Rich Hall, the café ran its official first day…
Unafraid, unapologetic poet Danez Smith visits Oswego
Poet Danez Smith does not care what elite white literary circles think about their work. “I’m not going to be in places that I’m not interested in being,” they said. “I don’t think all-white, straight literary circles have anything for…
Mental health crises continue, mayor takes action for local law enforcement agency
With the subject of mental health becoming a more prevalent social topic, agencies across the country have begun to shift their protocol to include more empathetic and de-escalating tactics. The local Oswego Police Department has continued to incorporate the philosophy…
Oswego native, war hero Mary Walker to be placed on United States quarter
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the well-known Oswego native, will be featured on U.S. Quarters as a part of the United States American Women Quarters Program. The program, started in 2022 and continuing through 2025, chooses five woman icons each year…
International deadlines upcoming, studying abroad still available
SUNY Oswego hosted the annual Study Abroad Fair for students on Sept. 13. The event allowed students to meet with either Study Abroad Mentors or faculty-led advisors. The process of applying to international academic programs can be difficult and confusing,…
Cooper needs more vegetarian options
Will somebody please think of the vegetarians? In non-Western cuisines, meatless diets are not only conventional but often expected and even considered holier. In America, however, vegetarians have to deal with awkward carefulness and annoying conversations. As a reparation for…
Advisement programs assist students as semester begins
With the end of its introductory phase, the fall 2023 semester has gone into full swing and brings about the expectations of professors in their respective classes. As such, academic pressure begins to build and new students who have yet…
University searches for honorary title candidates
In order to celebrate its most distinguished and widely-recognized alumni, the SUNY collegiate system annually chooses up to five of its former students to be the recipients of an honorary doctorate degree, labeled by SUNY Oswego as “the highest form…
Campus medical emergency response: SUNY Oswego’s protocol, partnerships
[This story was written in the spring 2023 semester, but was not published.] What can students expect when an on-campus medical emergency happens? According to Chief of University Police Scott Swayze, the response should be similar no matter if 911…
Conservative students say university caters to liberals
[This story was originally written during the spring 2023 semester, but was not published.] As their meeting began on an April evening last semester, several members of the Oswego chapter of College Republicans joked about transgender pronouns. For many these…
