Quest fosters scholarship
"Quest Day, Oswego State’s annual conference to promote and showcase student and faculty exploration in scholarship, was held across campus on Wednesday. "Students and faculty presented their research on various topics, ranging from "The History and Culture of the Yo-Yo"…
1,000 cranes and counting
The Oswego State junior who set out to fold 1,000 paper cranes and collect $1,000 for the relief effort in Japan reached her goal last Friday, just 19 days after she began. It took Amanda Woomer 19 days to reach…
Cayuga, Seneca halls to receive wireless Internet this summer
Campus Technology plans to update three resident halls with wireless Internet access this summer; currently, three residence halls on campus have wireless internet. As the residence halls are remodeled, CTS will install new wireless infrastructures. The plan is to start…
Running toward a cure
Danielle Barone darts across the quad behind Sheldon Hall. She moves so fast that it’s almost possible to miss her. She’s dressed head to toe in Under Armour. A hat, gloves and iPod complete the running outfit. As she pounds…
Renewal project ramps up
"Renovations to Piez Hall and Sheldon Hall are just the beginning of the updates that will be seen across campus. The summer of 2011 will bring new roofs, an updated communication system and various minor renovations on not only academic…
Potential federal cuts will not silence WRVO
"The studio has tan walls with blue and maroon stripes running parallel on them. Next to the door, there is a small table with a framed picture of a sign that reads "On Air." Next to that, there is a…
Sustainability efforts increase on campus
"Environmental sustainability is a phrase that might have sounded foreign 100 years ago. Today, however, it is one of the largest issues facing the world. "As fossil fuel sources decline and the risk of environmental threats loom, sustainable living is…
Freshman Orientation abbreviated to one day
"Freshman Orientation for the 2011-12 school year will be set up differently than usual. Instead of orientation being two days long, it will now last one day. Students will be preregistered for all five of their classes before stepping foot…
Earthquake cancels trip to Japan
"An independent study quarter course bound for Japan over spring break to study the effects of nuclear proliferation was forced to cancel its trip after a devastating magnitude 9.0-earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. "The group of five students and one…
CUTTING INTO RESERVES
"Programs that rely on government funding, like SUNY and Oswego State, will soon be facing large-scale cuts with the adoption of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2011-12 state budget on March 31. The state budget is two percent less than last year’s…