GE 21 in works to replace GE 2000
The General Education Taskforce is continuing the long process of adapting GE 21, a new structure for general education course requirements for the 21st century. The taskforce implanted a new structure called GE 98 13 years ago and the current…
Harsh Oswego winters should prompt drivers to begin preparations now
With winter approaching, it is time to start thinking about getting your car ready for harsh weather. Oswego State is known for its treacherous winter weather, having a car prepared for it could help keep people out of ditches, batteries…
Crime continues
Halloween weekend continued a string of petit larceny and criminal mischief at Oswego State. Throughout the weekend, three acts of petit larceny, six criminal mischief cases and one grand larceny, were reported. These are the latest in a recent trend…
South African wildlife specialist visiting
Widely published and experienced African wildlife manager and conservationist will be coming to Oswego State on Monday, Nov. 14. Wouter van Hoven, a professor at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, will present on the current status of wildlife…
Attempted robbery of entire cash register lands Oswego man in jail
The man arrested during an attempted robbery at Franco’s pizzeria on West Bridge Street on Oct. 14 remains in jail, Oswego County Correctional Facility Administrator Michael Stafford said. Steven J. Fike, 39, of 266 W. Fourth St., has been charged…
Penfield collects food for pantry
With Thanksgiving on its way, Penfield Library has begun its Food for Fines drive to collect cans and non-perishables for the Human Concerns Food Pantry in Oswego. “It’s fun to watch people come in with a carton of soups or…
Searching for voices
Free Speech Friday at the quad turned into a struggle Friday to get students to voice their opinion and participate. Three students who took part in the event stood shouting into megaphones, while the majority of students, faculty and staff…
To be, or not to be in 10 items or fewer lane
As a cashier at a grocery store, I see a variety of people every day at work. Business women in heels, old men in suspenders with glasses as thick as Coke bottles, hairy-chested guys with unbuttoned flannel shirts; you name…
Cable television obsolete in favor of internet streams
For the first 20 years of my life, there was always something right at my fingertips whenever I needed it. After a stressful day at school or work, I could lie down on the couch and it would help me…
To Left of education: indoctrination
The statistics on education in the U.S. are disturbing. American students rank 25th in math and 21st in science compared with students in 30 industrialized countries, according to the Broad Foundation. Sixty-eight percent of 8th graders can’t read at their…
