Funnelle receives Wi-Fi, Onondaga last to go wireless
When Funnelle Hall residents left for winter break last semester, they left behind the memories of a clunky cable that used to connect them to the Internet. When the spring semester began, residents like sophomore Heather Moore were able to…
Oswego State cancels afternoon classes due to snow
Oswego State issued a campus-wide class cancellation last Friday for the second time this school year, this time due to the nor’easter that brought blizzard-like conditions to several New England states. At 8:06 a.m. on Friday Feb. 8, Oswego State…
Degreeworks program to replace CAPP
At some point during the 2013 spring semester, Oswego State will be discontinuing its use of the CAPP Degree Audit program. CAPP is the program that the university currently employs to allow its students to view their progress toward earning…
SUNY SA may scrub trays
The SUNY Student Assembly Environmental Affairs committee has suggested a proposal to remove trays from dining halls at all SUNY campuses. The committee believes that the move will create a more environmentally conscious SUNY. According to a press release from…
Festival warms up city
The cold wintry weather did not stop Drew Pascuzzi and other local residents of Oswego from enjoying the jam-packed events of this year’s Warm Up Oswego Festival. “It breaks up the cold weather and lets people get out of the…
Blue Light phones on campus broken, need replacement
Oswego State students coming back from a late-night study session at the library have good reason to be nervous while walking back to their dorms. All four of the Blue Light emergency phones on the school’s campus are currently out…
Freshmen, transfers decline in fall 2012
An increasing number of colleges and universities are facing declines in enrollment according to a recent New York Times article. Moody’s Investor Service, a credit ratings agency, released its annual survey on higher education, which stated that half of the…
Campus drug arrests rise
Over the last three years, drug-related arrests by the Oswego State University Police have nearly doubled from the previous three-year total. From 2010-2012, U.P. reported a total of 322 drug-related arrests, up from 170 total from 2007-2009, according to reports…
Tips for Staying Warm
Oswego is known for its unusually harsh weather: strong lake effect winds, large amounts of lake effect snow and the occasional whiteout during the coming spring months. During the spring semesters at Oswego State it is extremely important to stay…
Squirrel population boom could be affecting apple crop
In certain areas around the country, farmers have noticed an increase in the number of squirrels and the amount of damage that they are doing to the apple crop. It appears, however, that the Oswego area hasn’t experienced the same…
