Penfield Library celebrates milestone
Penfield Library celebrated its 50th anniversary in its current building in the center of campus on Oct. 27. The current building that Penfield is housed in was opened in 1968. Prior to that, the library had been housed in Rich…
Different student housing options available
Students at Oswego State have several housing options other than the residence halls. These options include privately owned houses, The Village on campus, Premier Living Suites in Oswego and the most recent option, Lakeside Commons. For first-year students, options are…
Writer Adjei-Brenyah visits, discusses book with class
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, a fiction short story writer, visited Oswego State’s Living Writers Series Oct. 29 when he was invited to the River’s End Bookstore by co-owner Bill Reilly. Upon his visit, Adjei-Brenyah was celebrating the first week of his…
WNYO celebrates 50 years on air
Oswego State’s student-run radio station began in 1968 as WOCR and, 50 years later, now named WNYO, is celebrating its golden jubilee. Amna Sadique, the current general manager, joined WNYO the end of her first year at Oswego when she…
Dana Balter addresses campus
Dana Balter, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives for New York’s 24th District, spoke on campus at Oswego State at a town hall meeting on Oct. 29. Speaking to a nearly full auditorium, Balter took the opportunity to…
Oswego man shot during traffic dispute, in stable condition
After a traffic-related dispute, Thomas E. Schrader, 58, of Oswego, shot a 34-year-old male also of Oswego, multiple times in the torso Oct. 26 between East 10th and Duer Streets in the city of Oswego. Upon investigation, Oswego City Police…
Most students do not receive Excelsior Scholarship
The Excelsior Scholarship was hailed as a free tuition initiative at its April 2016 launch, but recent reports have shown most students attending state colleges do not receive it. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has continued to support the scholarship, calling it…
Bucs Booster Club board president discusses updates
Sean Callen remembers his time as a student in the Oswego City School District as a great experience during the 1980s and 1990s. Callen thinks about the wrestling match his father brought him to when he was only 7 or…
