Officials deny sorority’s bid after concerns surface
A proposed multi-cultural sorority has been denied after a meeting with the student-run expansion committee that approves or denies new Greek life at Oswego. Mu Sigma Upsilon was the only sorority to apply for a spot this semester, said Michael…
Graduate program looks to attract students
Many students at Oswego have begun to prepare for graduate school with help from the annual Graduate Week, Oct. 26 to 30. This week includes workshops on paying for school, how to pick the right program and how to choose…
Breaking the bank
Oswego State students will be paying $100 extra in tuition next year. The increase stems from a decision of the State University of New York’s Board of Trustees, the group responsible for setting SUNY-wide policy. On Nov. 10, they called…
Faculty, administrators stay prepared for swine flu
Professors at Oswego State are prepared to deal with the advancing threat of the swine flu, despite that fact that not many professors have become ill with the flu thus far. Richard Skolnik, dean of Oswego State’s School of Business,…
Health center struggling to keep pace with sick notes
Officials at Mary Walker are fighting a two-front war against the flu, with nurses trying to help students overcome by illness just to remain hampered by professors’ requests for students to obtain written documentation of their illness. "The fact is…
New planters added in hopes of sprucing up West Campus
Set to absorb another punishing budget cut from the state, Oswego State has still found a way to keep a little green on campus. October saw the college allocate $70,000 for improvements including planters, plants, benches and trash receptacles, with…
Keeping business more sweet than sour
Chinese restaurants in Oswego are still managing to scoop out a portion of the college market, despite the opening of a new competitor earlier this year. "We have more business now than ever before," said James Tiam, owner of Hong…
After VFW ban, organizations look for new place to socialize
Recently the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) banned all Oswego student activities from their facilities. There has been much student speculation as to why they have made this decision. "They have always threatened to ban [student activities], but they never…
Oswego State scraps plagiarism program
The Committee on Intellectual Integrity (CII) at Oswego State plans to hold off on the addition of text-matching software until they find something that better fits into the college’s budget. During the spring 2009 semester, CII ran a pilot project…
Interest in Oswego State increases Acceptance rate drops as competition rises
If trends from recent years are any indication, Oswego State has evolved into a top destination for many incoming and transfer students. Applications from incoming students topped 10,500 for the fall 2009 semester (up 600 from last year), which has…
