On-campus eateriers lack healthy options
“We are dedicated to helping our customers maintain a healthy lifestyle, by providing the information and support needed to make healthy choices,” Auxiliary Services claims on its nutrition information and services website. The same site goes on to say, “Our…
Art gallery rises from beneath dust
Oswego State students, through the Oswego Reading Initiative and now a gallery, are learning more about the Dust Bowl, an important part of American History. Though the Dust Bowl did not quite affect the East Coast as much as it…
Students upset with cancellation of courses
Two levels of martial arts, PED 237 and 238, have been canceled from the Health Promotion and Wellness department for the Fall 2013 semester. The cancellation of the classes, both taught by Derek Spadora, have caused many students who were…
Open Mic Spotlight: Steven Radford
“Open Mic Spotlight” is a segment showcasing the Oswego State campus talent that performs at the Lifestyles Open Mic Night every Thursday at 7pm in the academic quad or Lake Effect Cafe. Steven Radford is a singer/guitar player/ songwriter who…
Rice Creek Field station renovated
While it may not be located on the main Oswego State Campus, the Rice Creek Field Station is an important tool for Oswego State’s science departments. The field station helps professors and students involved in the biological and earth sciences…
Oswego State moves smokers 5 more feet toward smoke-free
Oswego State will be a smoke-free campus by 2014, a change many students welcome, though the details of the policy remain questionable. On April 19, the Oswego State website’s campus news section featured a post on the new policy, indicating…
Adventure of lifetime
Ted Winkworth is the alcohol and other drug program coordinator at Oswego State. He is a graduate of the University at Buffalo with a degree in Psychology and a graduate of Syracuse University with a master’s degree in community mental…
Snygg Hall will fall soon
The opening of the Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering, and Innovation to the students of Oswego State last week means the deconstruction of Snygg Hall will soon be underway. Snygg Hall was part of a set of six…
Grant for MET students
The meteorology department at Oswego State received grant funds from the National Science Foundation for students to conduct up close and personal research with lake-effect snow storms next winter. The funds total $320,000 and include scientific equipment which consists of…
Zeiss microscope used for classes in new science center
The Richard S. Shineman Center for Science, Engineering and Innovation is an impressive sight from the outside, but it is the cutting edge technology inside the building that is truly impressive. A $320,000 microscope has put Oswego State on the…
