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RIT professor Evan Selinger discusses surveillance, application of technology 

On Sept. 29, approximately 25 students, faculty and staff sat diligently inside Sheldon Hall’s historic classroom for the annual Warren Steinkraus Lecture on human ideals. This year’s Steinkraus Lecture celebrated its 35th anniversary and was organized by the philosophy department….

Writer strike’s long-awaited end happens 148 days later

The writer’s strike officially came to an end at 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 27 after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) West and East voted to end the strike, which allows writers to return to work. This was announced on…

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Founder’s Weekend commemorates Sheldon’s birthday 200 years later

SUNY Oswego recently celebrated its 3rd annual Founder’s Weekend, an occasion that paid tribute to the bicentennial birthday of Edward Austin Sheldon and honored the institution’s remarkable 162-year history. The university orchestrated a diverse array of activities, catering to alumni,…

Hollywood joins Oswego in annual networking summit

SUNY Oswego will be hosting the 18th annual Dr. Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit this semester with the exciting theme of “Behind the Scenes in Hollywood.” This year’s Media Summit will touch on underrepresentation within the film industry. Students and…

Fire safety day teaches participants proper procedures, information to follow

When arriving on campus, you might have been handed an extensive list of items that are prohibited in the residence halls. Perhaps you found yourself confused about what the harm of such items could be. What could be the problem…

City of Fulton officials to decide continued coordination of Neatahwanta restoration

Since 2004, there has been continuous discussion on the clean-up and preservation of Lake Neatahwanta after it was blamed for the death of dozens of animals caused by the lake’s algae. Translating to “little lake near the big lake,” Lake…

Artifical intelligence begins integration with classrooms

A typical assignment for professor Stephanie Pritchard’s ENG 102 composition class would include a general “Note on AI” description. Scrolling through syllabi for different fall 2023 semester courses across campus brings up a number of addendums to required intellectual integrity…

SUNY Oswego ascends 15 places in university rankings

On Sept. 18, SUNY Oswego rapidly moved up 15 places to become no. 39 in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of the “2024 Best Regional Universities in the North.”  U.S. News introduced new criteria for their social mobility…

Rich Hall welcomes Rich ‘N’ Pour cafĂ© for second semester of operations  

Unveiling its grand opening last semester on Apr. 11, the student-run Rich ‘N’ Pour cafĂ© has once again begun operations for the academic year. Housed alongside the School of Business in Rich Hall, the cafĂ© ran its official first day…

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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…