Multicultural organizations showcase talent, celebrate diversity
On Saturday, Sept. 21, Oswego State’s ALANA (African, Latino, Asian and Native American) hosted its 27th annual fashion show in Waterman Theater. Following a theme of “Nature’s Essence,” the student group, which promotes multicultural events on campus, had a spectacular…
Walk the Moon surprises crowd despite rainy day relocation
Indie rock band Walk the Moon played a crowd-pleasing show in Hewitt Union Ballroom on Saturday, Sep. 21. Led by vocalist Nicholas Petricca, the Cincinnati quartet, which formed and began writing music and performing shortly after graduating college, brought a…
ALANA Week kicks off with fashion show
The Nature’s Essence ALANA 2013 Fashion Show show was held in the Waterman Theatre at Tyler Hall on the Oswego State campus Saturday, Sep. 21. The fashion show kicked off ALANA week on the Oswego State campus with scenes performed…
Oswego State mirrors nationwide trend with tuition increases
Jaclyn Hart, an Oswego State junior broadcasting major, said she was driven since she was young to go to college by her mother, who was able to receive a bachelor’s degree from Siena College and a master’s degree from Union…
Proposed presidential plan’s effects monitored by Oswego State
President Barack Obama unveiled a proposal for changes to higher education in a series of speeches over this summer. He outlined student loan plans and how he sees colleges improving the learning experience as a whole. Should parts of the…
Premier Living Suites increases prices $500 after 1 year
Despite already being known as a more expensive option for off-campus housing, the Premier Living Suites have increased their cost for the 2014-2015 school year. Last year, PLS sparked a lot of interest in students who were looking to live…
Novelty ice creams no longer provided in dining halls
Some students love having ice cream at their fingertips in the dining hall – or at least last year they did. This year, students returned to school to find all the ice cream freezers removed. Craig Traub, director of resident…
Loans remain big concern
I graduated from Oswego State in May, started an internship that paid $15 hr in June which ended in August, and in October I’ll be starting a full-time job in the field I studied for. I took out about $40,000…
Big money schools may not be worth it
I’ve returned from the other side. Like many state college students, I’ve wondered of the lives lived by our counterparts in those charmingly quaint private liberal arts colleges. But I did more than just wonder. I enrolled, I attended and…
Author Hedy Habra gives poetry reading
Arab American author Hedy Habra read from her book of poems, “Tea in Heliopolis” and her book of short stories, “Flying Carpets,” on Wednesday in the Campus Center. Her poems are rich in symbolism and ornate language, with many references…
