NASA taps 3 for summer internships
Internships are a vital part of the college experience, no matter where a student does them. But when students get the chance to intern with NASA, it’s an opportunity that they cannot pass up. Three seniors at Oswego State have…
Governor visits Oswego State
Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited Oswego State on a victory lap around New York after passing his third consecutive state budget on time. Several members of local and state government attended the event, including Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, Assemblyman Will Barclay,…
Registration over the years
While Oswego State students today often have complaints about the process of online registration, the labor and time involved pales in comparison to class registration before it was placed on the Internet. Due to the technological differences, an entirely different…
Relay For Life back again
The student-run Oswego State Colleges Against Cancer organization is currently in the process of raising funds and registering teams for its Relay For Life event. The event, which will be held April 27 in the Campus Center Arena, is an…
Parade of nations at Oswego
Oswego State’s fifth annual International Day Celebration was Wednesday, March 27. The event featured a variety of activities, from tables manned by clubs and student organizations, to dancing, as well as international foods and raffles. “For many years the OIEP…
Food thrown away instead of donated to homeless in NY
In March of 2012, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg banned food donations to homeless shelters and food depots. The decision sparked a lot of controversy. Similarly, a policy at Oswego State prohibiting the donation of cafeteria foods to local…
Shaving heads for cancer
In 2007, Dan Witmer had no idea that bringing St. Baldrick’s Day to Oswego State and Oswego County would turn into what it has today. “Every year since then its just gotten bigger and bigger,” Witmer said. St. Baldrick’s Day…
Unemployment in Oswego County hits 23 year high
Oswego County saw a 23-year-high in unemployment ratings for the month of January, according to New York State Department of Labor statistics. In January, the New York State Department of Labor reported the unemployment rate in Oswego County as 12.7…
Latino population in Oswego mirrors nationwide trend
Forty years after arriving in the city of Oswego, a Latina activist still feels the need for growth and change in a skeptical community. High school experiences have shaped another Oswego native’s conflicting views on the Latino community in her…
Freshman dies in car accident over break
Oswego State freshman Franccesca Kassandra Torres passed away on March 16, following a car accident in South Fallsburg, N.Y., in which she was a passenger in the back seat. According to police, there were four other people in the car…
