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Women’s Center presents Slut Walk

The third annual Women’s Center Slut Walk was in full swing in the Hewitt Union ballroom on Wednesday afternoon, with a good number of students showing up to support for the cause. Slut Walk is an event that takes place…

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This Week in SA

The Student Association senate met again on Tuesday for the 21st meeting of the 49th legislative session. There were 19 senators present. There were no guests to the senate this week and there was no public comment. SA President Tucker…

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Local high school students compete in Oswego County GENIUS Olympiad

Oswego County GENIUS Olympiad is an environmental science competition that encourages high school students from Oswego County to focus on all aspects of global environment issues. There were 15 students from Phoenix Central High School and Central Square High School…

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SAVAC first responders reflect on organization‘s benefits

Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corps, or SAVAC, was formed in 1971 after budget cuts to Mary Walker Health Center. It was the nation’s first fully student-run ambulance corps. “Most of us come from other EMS agencies and fire departments from…

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Playing name games with professors

One of the first indicators of a relaxed and personable professor is how they prefer to be addressed. Let’s say you walk into class and you have a professor whose last name is Wallace. Not only are they a professor…

Campus Events Laker Review

Annual Graphic Flash melds forms of student expression

Graphic Flash will open at the Oswego State downtown on April 26 at 2 p.m. This is the third semester that students from CRW 406 and Art 313 have collaborated to create a gallery of stories transformed into images.  The…

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Security cameras in residence halls to increase by about 75 total

The amount of security cameras with the residence halls at Oswego State is set to increase from about 15 to 90, as the result of an initiative by Residence Life and Housing. The initiative, part of a project known as…

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Local, but leaving home

Students at Oswego State are nearing the completion of the residence and housing process that determines where they will be living for the 2014-15 academic year. For the fall 2013 semester, 60.7 percent of undergraduate students lived on campus. The…

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Policy regarding racial incidents questioned following controversy

An off-campus incident involving a student wearing blackface left many Oswego State students upset over the manner in which the school handles racially sensitive issues. After the incident, which occurred in March, the administration sent out an email saying that…

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School names Extended Learning dean

Oswego State has selected a new dean of Extended Learning to oversee the program specialized for part-time students and working adults. Jill Pippin joins Oswego State after working for Jefferson Community College in Watertown. Pippin was a member of the…