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Deans weigh appropriate use of adjunct professors

The financial problems hanging over the SUNY system has had an effect on the number of adjunct professors on Oswego State’s campus, with some schools on campus seeing a rise in the amount of temporary help to cover classes. Due…

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Committee to examine General Education curriculum

After a decade’s worth of stagnation in development of Oswego State’s general education program, Faculty Assembly has taken action to analyze and possibly reformat it. A committee has been dispatched to decide how, if at all, Oswego State’s Gen. Ed….

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Keeping their eyes on the pies

The opening of a new pizzeria in Oswego has made competition between the other nine pizzerias even tougher, forcing some to lower prices in an effort to keep customers. Newly opened Fuel Pizza, located on W Bridge St. where Enzo’s…

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College insurance provides students with fall-back option

With the issue of health care at its peak, many Americans find themselves without health insurance. Luckily for Oswego State students, this is a hindrance they can avoid. The college mandates health insurance and makes it available to those who…

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In need of a reboot?

CSC 101, a required general education class for all students, is starting to show its age, as students on campus continue to question the effectiveness of the occasionally redundant program. The class, which is meant to "address the use of…

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Housing, employment, campus relations highlight race for alderman

Oswego city alderman candidates are in the thick of a furious finish toward next week’s Election Day, and luckily for Oswego State students, candidates are pledging to focus on numerous topics that affect the city’s college demographic. Connie Cosmento, incumbent…

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New Oswego sports bar in the works

Taildraggers, a place where many Oswego residents and students visit, is expected to reopen under a new name. After the bar closed down last year, new owner David Wahlendorf is soon reopening the space and renaming it The Alley Cat….

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CTS continues search for new e-mail server

Students and faculty hoping for an e-mail upgrade may soon get their wish, as Campus Technology Services (CTS) has started their search for a new server for the Oswego State campus. According to Chief Technology Officer Joseph Moreau, Microsoft and…

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Questions arise over Higher One policies

Oswego State students are being charged for not using a college promoted service. Students who have stopped using their Higher One debit card are being charged $19 each month in fees. According to an e-mail from Higher One, "When there…

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Candidates scramble for final N.Y. district seat

The special election to fill the congressional seat of the 23rd district, is in a virtual dead heat as the Nov. 3 Election Day draws near. The seat was vacated by John McHugh, who resigned on Sept. 21 to become…