Oswego State classes to resume Monday despite high numbers
Despite 124 active COVID-19 cases at Oswego State, the school will still host in-person classes on Monday due to the interpretation of New York State’s guidelines. Oswego State’s first 14-day period lasted from Aug. 28 to Sept. 11, recording 82…
Sustainability efforts put on pause due to COVID-19
With current efforts to keep the campus at limited rates of COVID-19, and to remain sanitary and healthy, some are questioning the effects this may have on the environment and whether it is possible to be sustainable campus-wide. Since Oswego…
Funnelle to be used as quarantine housing
Oswego State President Deborah Stanley announced on Monday, Sept. 7, that Funnelle Hall will now be used to house additional students that need to be quarantined on campus due to COVID-19. The residence hall was recently renovated in the spring…
Campus sees spike in COVID-19 as classes continue
These past few months have been filled with confusion and fear about what the future of the Oswego State campus and education will look like amid COVID-19. The campus looks a lot different this year, with masks, social distancing and…
Faculty not required to test for COVID-19 before classes
Just before this fall semester began at Oswego State, students living on campus or commuting to in-person instruction were required to take a COVID-19 test. Faculty working on campus and instructing in-person classes, however, were not. “Employees were not required…
Ferris Wheel loses liquor license
State Liquor Authority investigators revoked The Ferris Wheel’s state liquor license on Aug. 27 for severely violating multiple COVID-19 regulations. The bar is owned by town of Oswego Highway Superintendent Robert Malone Jr., who declined to comment on the revoked…
UP enforces safety concerns as semester continues
Gloves, face masks and face shields have now become the new norm for University Police, substituting the traditional outfit. As the new semester begins to unfold, University Police have adapted to patrolling amid COVID-19. While it may seem like business…
Students march across campus following shooting in Kenosha
On Thursday, August 27, student protestors gathered and marched from the University Police headquarters at Pathfinder Hall to Sheldon Hall in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and in response to recent instances of police brutality, including the Kenosha,…
The Oswegonian prepares for changes in fall semester
Due to COVID-19 and numerous restrictions placed on campus, The Oswegonian will be changing its publication schedule and amount of content that readers will see for the entirety of the fall semester. What used to be a weekly 12-page paper,…
UP makes changes to policies following shifts in legislature, national climate
These summer months have seen the University Police Department at Oswego State hard at work. From helping the remaining on-campus students throughout the remainder of the semester and move-out days to the George Floyd protests in Oswego, the department, overseen…
