Cuomo budgets for student loan payments
Gov. Andrew Cuomo initiated a new program as part of the state budget to help New York state college graduates pay off their student loans. The “Get on Your Feet” program will allow those who graduated from a New York…
Ideascale concept has long road ahead
The 109th Precinct in Queens recently revealed Ideascale, a way to connect with more citizens about issues in their community. A few thousand people who submitted their email addresses will use Ideascale. Although it’s a great concept, it seems like…
Obama mulls required voting
With the presidential election being held next year, we are already seeing signs of million dollar campaigns and important issues being discussed. President Barack Obama has recently voiced that the possibility of making voting mandatory for future elections could lead…
This week in SA
The Student Association held its 19th meeting of the academic year Tuesday evening with Christopher Collins-McNeil as the new SA president and Emily Nassir as the new head of the senate and SA vice president. The number of senators needed…
College experiences make big difference
The best way to describe who I was, as a freshman, is scared. I was scared of having a good time, of expanding my comfort zone, being so far from home and learning new things about myself. I didn’t come…
Local cowork to open in city of Oswego
Lighthouse Coworks is taking a trending option for small businesses and bringing it locally to Oswego. On April 10 the cowork will launch in a day-long grand opening, featuring free coworking throughout the day for anyone to see what…
Quest day deserves regard
The 35th annual Quest symposium will be on Wednesday and will showcase a number of different student presentations all in the never ending “quest for knowledge.” Over 100 presentations will occur over the course of the day, covering a wide…
Little-known Thai place ‘greatest restaurant’ in town
It is hard to say if it is a good or bad thing that Thai Rose is not that well-known to Oswego State students. I can always get a comparatively quiet dinner or lunch there and never have to…
Plus-sized models need recategorizing
What is beauty to you? Beauty is often defined in a sentence like “beauty is being tall,” “beauty is about having a pretty face,” or “beauty is having a Victoria’s Secret model body.” We have been manipulated by advertisements and…
Leader of chant from SAE in Oklahoma apologizes
Three weeks ago, Levi Pettit was caught on film leading a racist chant while on a bus with fellow brothers from the University of Oklahoma chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Pettit and the students casually sang a song with lyrics…
