Slacker clown prince Mac DeMarco refines sound, grows artistically
Upon hearing the album title “Salad Days” you may cower back in the tiniest fashion and ask yourself “What?” However, after listening and googling his name, you will notice that it makes perfect sense. As his sophomore album, it’s got…
Nostalgic, energetic punk vibes on “Here and Nowhere Else”
Cleveland-based rock trio Cloud Nothings is known for making simple-sounding post-punk music that can give listeners a heady dose of nostalgia for the salad days of their youth. There is plenty of that youthful wistfulness on its new album “Here…
Fourth straight on-time budget for NYS
New York state legislators have passed their fourth consecutive on-time state budget under Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The budget appropriates $138 billion for the next fiscal year. Including a 5.3 percent increase in school aid. Schools with higher-need will receive 70…
Swear-ins mark beginning of new SA era
Tucker Sholtes and Neely Laufer were sworn into office as the new president and vice president of Oswego State student association last Friday. Laufer led her first senate meeting Tuesday under the new position. Traditionally, the new SA president and…
Student launches bike-share program
Oswego State announced through its website this week that it has launched a new bike-share program, called the SUNY Oswego Bike Share Program. The program, founded by Alex Elkins, a senior technology education major and sustainability minor, allows students to…
Community relays for life in arena
Members of the Oswego community came together to raise money for cancer research and show support for survivors during Relay for Life. On Saturday, Relay for Life took place in the Campus Center Arena. Relay for Life is an overnight…
Quest day keynote speaker announced: Bruce Coville
Bruce Coville, former teacher, author of over 100 children’s books and Oswego State alumnus, will give the keynote speech at this year’s Quest, the title of which has been released by Quest’s coordinator. “Ripples Become Waves: How What You Do…
Lynda.com educational service opened
A new online education service is now being offered to students at Oswego State. With advertisements on most of the dining hall tables, many students are familiar with the name “Lynda.com”. Lynda.com, or LyndaCampus is an online program that has…
SAT changes to affect fall ‘17 applicants
More specifications and sample questions will be released this month for the revamped SAT college exam set to begin being administered during the spring of 2016. On March 5, College Board President and CEO David Coleman announced the changes at…
South African activist lectures for Ernst & Young series
A South African activist spoke about her country’s battle with HIV, the effect the disease has on the workplace and how her fortitude has given a better life to thousands of people. Deidre Moskoff, who is currently a graduate student…
