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May. 5, 2024 

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Professors respond to debate on using AI to teach creative writing

The controversy over using artificial intelligence (AI) for creative writing has sparked debate in the literary world. At SUNY Oswego, the creative writing faculty are a small example of this split over whether to include AI in their lessons. Stephanie…

Mental health affects students long after school shootings occur

Where gun violence seeps into schools throughout the U.S., it can oppress the minds of students who experience it.  There have been at least 98 active shooter incidents and 397 people killed in school shootings since the Columbine High School…

Tom Drumm secures Democratic backing in race for Senate seat

Lifelong Oswego native and resident Tom Drumm has secured the support of the Oswego County Democratic Committee in the race for New York’s 50th Senate District seat. The 50th district is centered around the suburbs of Syracuse and covers parts…

Artist Vance Gilbert performs at Oswego, tells stories through music

Folk singer-songwriter Vance Gilbert joined SUNY Oswego on the night of Feb. 26 in the lobby of Tyler Hall for a concert free to students, faculty, and the public as he performed a live broadcast of his podcast, “Monday Night…

SUNY Oswego department of chemistry presents summer research opportunities

The chemistry department at SUNY Oswego presented their anticipated and ongoing research projects and incentivized students to apply for summertime engagement, announced on Feb. 9 by Instructional Support and Advisement Coordinator Kristin Gublo. With projects spanning across all disciplines of…

Students to form first-gen club for future undergrads

A selection of students have come together to create a new outlet club. The  term “first-generation,” referencing students who are the first in their immediate family to pursue a formal education at a post-secondary institution, was introduced in 1981 by…

Remodeling of The Space converts location to designated student area

The Space has completed its renovations, shifting from a venue for organizations to hold events to a student lounge. The Space,  located in Marano Campus Center, first opened during the fall 2019 semester as “a venue that student organizations can…

Oswego student senate discusses projects, future

The Student Association, commonly known as SA or Senate, of SUNY Oswego is the proclaimed “student government on campus,” according to the university’s official website. With each academic year, new ideas, initiatives and addresses are drafted and proposed, and the…

Tyler Hall, Marano Campus Center sites of graffiti, defacing incidents

On Feb. 19, the Office of the President of SUNY Oswego sent an email to the student body, signed by President Peter Nwosu, to address vandalism related to the international conflict between Israel and Palestine. However, while the foundational message…

SUNY Chancellor John King Jr. visits Oswego, discusses mental health fund

John B. King, Jr., the fifteenth Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY) comprehensive education system, arrived at SUNY Oswego on Feb. 14 to discuss the system’s recent million-dollar funding allocation and the subsequent implications of the investment,…