This Week in Student Association
Fourth meeting of the semester Student Association held its fourth senate meeting Tuesday in Lanigan 103 at 6 p.m. The senate welcomed two new senators, Laura Smith and Tyler Markowski. The two were sworn in and then Vice President…
Increase in psychology students since 2008
The psychology department at Oswego State has seen a sizeable increase in enrolled students over the last few years. According to the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, 402 undergraduate students declared psychology as their major for the fall 2008…
TKE holds first ever Oswego Community Cares Day for charity
“Oswego Community Cares Day,” a charity event for cancer hosted by the brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon, was held Sunday at the American Foundry. The event included musical acts from Our Friend’s Band, ZXZ band, Behind Broken Flames and Bao…
Ancient attendance policy needs tweaks
Most of the classes at Oswego State have strict guidelines pertaining to attendance. Attendance, in most classes, is a part of your final grade. This can seem unfair, but at the same time it does seem reasonable. Firstly, students could…
Find common ground, take leap when meeting new people
When it comes to making friends in college, you might find yourself thinking it’s strangely difficult. Most people settle into a friend group throughout grade school and high school very easily. You live in the same neighborhood, your parents are…
Growing pains, concerns rattle Shineman
Over the course of the last few months, the Shineman Center has transformed from an object of admiration to a building in which we need to get work done. In this process, there are bound to be growing pains, and…
Student filmmakers compete in annual Panic Film Festival
The 4th annual Panic Film Festival, an event requiring students to produce films in 48 hours, wrapped up last Saturday with a screening in the Campus Center auditorium. “Unfortunately, a lot of teams that registered didn’t complete their films in…
Timothy Egan speaks to Oswego campus
History came alive in the Hewitt Union Ballroom on Wednesday night when Pulitzer Prize winner Timothy Egan came to speak to the Oswego State community about recent book, “The Worst Hard Time,” published in 2006. Not only was this book…
Classic Oswego breakfast at Wade’s Diner
Wade’s Diner is a true fixture of the Oswego community and history.The breakfast stop has been around since the late 1930s, and can be found in an old Pullman train car. Wade’s offers a quick a breakfast that provides bang for…
3.0 or bust: GPA minimum for School of Education questioned
Starting in the fall of 2015, the grade point average requirements necessary to gain admissions to SUNY-system education programs will be raised in an effort to find candidates better prepared to be successful teachers. The policy, which has been…
