Diversity lacking among Oswego business owners
While New York State has the highest number of African-American owned businesses in the nation, in Oswego County, those numbers all but disappear. The latest United States Census Survey of Business Owners reports that from 2002 to 2007, the number…
SA candidates run for top positions unopposed
On Feb. 19 Student Association president Anthony Smith announced this yearâs unopposed candidates, effectively beginning the election process. Junior Tucker Sholtes was announced as the newest presidential candidate and freshman Neely Laufer as the vice presidential candidates the 2014 SA…
Numbers show campus diversity increasing overall
While student ethnic diversity has been increasing at Oswego State over the last few years, Oswego State has an adequate ethnic diversity among its faculty as well. According to the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, the number of white…
BSU celebrates Black History Month
The Black Student Union, in celebration of Black History Month, hosted several programs throughout the month to celebrate Black History Month. Justin Brantley, the executive director of the Black Student Union, said that the members of Black Student Union âfacilitate…
This Week in SA
The Student Association Senate met for its third official meeting of the semester on Tuesday. Twenty senators were present. The senate began the meeting by approving the minutes from the previous meeting and the agenda for the day. There was…
Fools dare to wear shorts in wintry tundra
For sane people, winter means bundling up and trying, unsuccessfully, to fight off the cold. But there are a select few who roam the Oswego State campus who do not conform to reason. These deranged individuals go against the grain,…
STEM majors keep love in their work
Last July, physicists and physics lovers were worked into a fever pitch of excitement. They traveled from around the world to Geneva to watch a presentation of the latest evidence for the existence of the Higgs Boson, a theorized but…
Operatic highs, lows in âRigolettoâ
When someone says, âIâm going to the opera,â it conjures images of beautiful people in beautiful clothes, an ornate theater and an intense show full of dramatic music and story. Many of those traits were seen on Sundayâs matinee showing…
BSU variety show, â315 To My City,â celebrates black culture
Behind the Hewitt Union ballroom stage, the executive board of the Black Student Union came together in a football-style huddle. Their apparent encouraging words and chant was inaudible as the Caribbean jams of DJ Tumbo welcomed incoming students to the…
Music of Samuel Barber resonates through Sheldon Hall
To the casual music fan, the name Samuel Barber may not ring a bell. However, Barber is one of the most well-known and accomplished American composers of the 20th century, in both vocal and instrumental music. To celebrate his work,…
