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Campus relocation roundup

Over the past few months, Oswego State has gone through several changes in anticipation of the fall 2019 semester. The campus bookstore in Hewitt Union, entitled Bookland, has been moved to the old theater department labs and classrooms, while an…

Fire in Scales Hall

A fire broke out in Scales Hall on the east side of campus Wednesday night. The fire originated from a stove in a Scales kitchenette unit around 8 p.m. Oswego State University Police responded to the emergency call and were…

OzFest: tragic beginning of annual event

Traditionally, the last Friday of classes at Oswego State has been a time of celebration. It is a day when students can choose between two events to mark the end of another year. One of the events, OzFest, the school-sponsored…

Student Association: year in review

Over the past academic year, the Oswego State Student Association has proposed and passed several changes to the campus in regards to social justice, as part of President Omar van Reenen’s Laker Justice Agenda. The goals on van Reenen’s agenda…

Activities budget debated

Oswego State Student Association heard club budget appeals on Tuesday, April 30, after SA revamped how it allocates club funding for the 2019-2020 academic year to correct the $200,000 budget deficit. One of the responsibilities of SA is to allocate…

Faculty discuss virtual reality, human impact

Virtual reality – its benefits, consequences and future – were on center stage at a faculty panel discussion on virtual reality, held at 5 p.m. on May 1, where professors in the philosophy and cognitive science departments at Oswego State…

Oswegonian staff seniors say farewell

With the end of another year at Oswego State, The Oswegonian must say goodbye to another group of seniors as they graduate and transition from the classroom to the workforce. The Oswegonian is losing 12 seniors on its staff to…

Oswego State Equal Pay policy: first year

This academic year was the first year in Oswego State history that each men’s and women’s club sports received equal funding from the Student Association, after an Equal Pay for Equal Play resolution passed last year. When setting up budgets…