Volleyball reaches playoffs for 1st time since 1996 season
After a roller coaster 2011 season, the Oswego State volleyball team pulled together in 2012 to put together a successful year, which included the program’s first SUNYAC playoff berth in 16 years. The Lakers put together a 12-19 record, earning…
Hockey lifestyle
Diane Dillon has been around the game of hockey ever since she was a young girl. Her father was a coach and her family had season tickets for the Buffalo Sabres, so hockey was in her blood. From a young…
Lakers on positive swing
After Oswego State defeated Cortland State, 7-4, in their home opener, I had a colleague of mine ask me “if four goals was the most we have seen scored against the Lakers” over the past four seasons. Although the correct…
Hale leaves strong legacy
The beginning of the 2012 fall semester brought the surprise announcement that Athletic Director Tim Hale would retire immediately. Hale says his decision to leave the position he had held for nine years did not come easy, but it was…
Different kind of hockey
As classes ended Friday and students prepared for the weekend, the Oswego State club roller hockey team packed its gear and clothes into its cars and prepared for the six-hour drive to Lemoyne, Pa. This is the life of a…
Club baseball reaches halfway point
More often than not, a student’s transition from high school to college involves the decision of whether or not to continue his or her athletic career. Many incoming freshmen still have the desire to compete, simply for the enjoyment and…
Charges against exchange student spark national outcry
Oswego State has become the center of a national freedom of speech debate after threatening to suspend a journalism exchange student for three emails he sent out on Oct. 17. President Deborah Stanley sent a letter to Alex Myers on…
Zoning law crackdown imminent
With stricter enforcement of the Oswego city zoning laws expected, multiple student rental homes are in danger of being cited. Under city zoning law, all student rental properties with more than four unrelated residents are in violation. In 2006, the…
Ironworker, hero, father dies in construction accident between Wilber, Park Halls
The Oswego State community was given a sobering reminder of the value of life on Nov. 9 when a construction worker who was working on a campus project suffered a fatal fall. Lateef Haskins, 37, the foreman for the construction…
Trot to save Turkey Day
On a sunny autumn Saturday afternoon, runners lined up in front of Lee Hall waiting for the first Turkey Trot 5k to take place on campus to commence. When the race started, runners took off on a course that stretched…
