Student Association searches for senators
The Oswego State Student Association meeting was canceled last week due to lack of available senators again. SA is struggling to meet the minimum number of student senators required to hold meetings. SA rules require 12 senators to be present…
Winter Fest offers free ice skating for students
On Feb. 10, the housing development center hosted Winter Fest in the Marano Campus Center, which offered students the opportunity to take part in activities like crafting gingerbread houses, free ice skating and designing snow globes. The event was hosted…
University Police uses body cameras
Beginning this month, University Police at Oswego State started using body cameras on officers while on duty. Oswego State’s UP joined the upgrade with Syracuse University and seven other SUNY schools, including SUNY Oneonta, which began using body cameras in…
SA, clubs propose new flags
Different Oswego State student organizations have petitioned for the addition of flags in Marano Campus Center representing other groups and countries to represent diversity and inclusion on campus. The flags, hung since 2007 usually above the student media hallway, have…
Ladies Home shuts down, relocates current residents
The Ladies Home on 43 E. Utica St. in Oswego is closing its doors after a total of 146 years of service. The residential care facility for senior citizen women dates back to 1872 when a group of 24 women…
Government shutdown does not affect financial aid
Dec. 22 marked the beginning of what has become the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. As a whole, the partial government shutdown lasted 35 days, affecting 800,000 federal workers as well as thousands of federal contractors, according to The…
Science Today lecture explores plastic waste
Chemistry professor Matthew Baker told students that the world produced over 448 million tons of plastic in 2015 at a Science Today lecture on Tuesday. “If that seems like a lot, it is. It’s almost incomprehensible,” Baker said during his…
New campus printing system introduced to Oswego State
Beginning this semester, a new system was put in place to allow students to print out assignments and other school-related content. The new system, known as “LakerPrint,” is meant to encourage an environmentally friendly and convenient method of printing to…
State fire safety inspector checks prohibited items
The annual state fire inspections of academic buildings and residence halls at Oswego State, conducted Feb. 4 through March 8, means more strict safety checks that some students find annoying despite their necessity. Kenneth Ayhens, the New York state fire…
BSU celebrates culture, history
Oswego State’s Black Student Union, in collaboration with other organizations, is celebrating Black History Month with numerous programs throughout February to embrace the black community’s culture and heritage. “To me, Black History Month means pride,” BSU Vice President Michaela Williams…
