This Week in SA
The Student Association Senate met for its third official meeting of the semester on Tuesday. It added three new senators and 19 senators were present. The senate began the meeting by approving the minutes from the previous meeting and the…
Discussion on issues with Great Lakes
Oswego State’s Spring 2014 Sustainability Series started off with success as Richard Back, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, led a talk about the “Issues Confronting the Sustainability of the North American Great Lakes.” At 1…
Making friends takes time, courage
Friendships are very important to most college students. At a time when we are away from home and doing things that do not involve our families, friends are all we have to keep us treading the waters of college. People…
Keep it together teach’
If college fees are about to put us into debt for the next 10 years—and for most of us, they will—we had better be getting our money’s worth. Though this conservation rightly gravitates around a concern for how our degrees…
Oswego State lands itself in high company
There is nothing that started to ruin my respect more for my SUNY peers than working the overnight shifts at the west side McDonald’s. I would get spit at, hit on and would take orders for students who could barely…
Black Student Union Variety Show Sneak Peak
On Feb. 21, Black Student Union will have its annual variety show, held in the Hewitt Ballroom at 6 p.m. The variety show is a cultural display of how unique and talented we are as a culture. Being able to…
Maria’s Family Restaurant provides customers choices, value
I was wandering around the streets of Oswego with my friend Morgan when by some form of dumb luck we stumbled upon Maria’s Family Restaurant on West Second Street. It had been four hours since our last meal, and our hunger…
The Press Box impresses with its burgers, quick service
Before going to The Press Box I had heard many good reviews from other students and friends, which made me eager and excited to try and review the restaurant. From the moment I walked in the door, I was impressed. On…
Oswego State responds to “Worst Free Speech” ranking
Oswego State was named a top 10 “Worst College for Free Speech in 2013” by the Foundation for Individual Rights through a Huffington Post article in December. The list, which also included Harvard University, the University of North Carolina at…
Campus committees hunt for student involvement
While Oswego State has 31 standing committees with reserved seats for students, many struggle for student participation. The committees cover a wide range of topics on campus, from student safety to even a committee on committees. This trend comes despite…
