Turnovers doom Lakers at home against New Paltz
A back-and-forth game gradually gravitated toward the visiting team on Tuesday night, as the SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team used a nagging defense to defeat Oswego State, 75-66. The Lakers (14-7, 8-6) hung tough against the conference-leading Hawks (19-2,…
Seniors set foundation
Four years ago, the fate of the historic Oswego State men’s hockey program was in the hands of fourteen freshmen. Some had played together, in the same junior league, some on the same team, but most had their own stories,…
Ski Club preps for Rail Jam
As the snow continues to pile up across campus, the timing could not be any more perfect for the members of the Oswego State Ski and Snowboard Club. With its second annual Campus Rail Jam quickly approaching, club President Mike…
Excellence off of field
The Oswego State Athletic Department received the Jostens/National Association Division III Athletic Administrators Community Service Award for the 2011-12 school year at an annual NCAA convention in January. The award, given out by the National Association of Divisional III Athletics…
Lakers honor seniors with win
The Oswego State men’s hockey team won on Friday, giving a senior class with 14 members a memorable Senior Night with a 3-2 victory over Morrisville State. “It was one of those games where obviously our emotions were running pretty…
Lakers fall in Whiteout game 2-1
For the first time since 2009, the Lakers fell in their “Whiteout Weekend” game against archrival Plattsburgh, falling 2-1 after getting behind early in the first. Two first period goals by Plattsburgh set the Lakers back early and the two-goal…
Squirrel population boom could be affecting apple crop
In certain areas around the country, farmers have noticed an increase in the number of squirrels and the amount of damage that they are doing to the apple crop. It appears, however, that the Oswego area hasn’t experienced the same…
Skating in Campus Center
Students and members of the community can take advantage of the opportunity to jump on the ice and skate for a couple of hours at open skate, an activity held several times a week at the Campus Center Arena. Skaters…
Childhood obesity poses new health issues for America
One out of three children in the U.S. is considered overweight or obese, according to KidsHealth.org. With this number growing, it poses an important question. Who is to blame for a child’s obesity? Children are influenced by the environment around…
College students key to 2012 elections
The 2012 election continued the trend of increased youth participation. Nationally, young voters (18-29 years old) made up 19 percent of those that turned out to vote. There were approximately 22 million young voters, according to campusvoteproject.org, a project by…
