Young voice for homeless
Many residents of Oswego County remain unaware of the large quantity of people within the community living without homes. Emily Bradshaw, 12, has become a young voice informing the public about the large number of homeless people in the neighborhoods…
Te’o deserves Heisman
College football’s regular season is coming to an end and several championship games will be played this weekend to decide the fates of those heading to the BCS bowl games. This season has brought its fair share of excitement and…
Cookie cravings during holiday season can be avoided: Real Talk with Shelly & Ted
Shelly Sloan is the health promotion coordinator and Ted Winkworth is the alcohol and other drug program coordinator. You can find them at The Lifestyles Center in Walker Health Center. Shelly received her master’s degree in community health education and…
For seniors, final winter break awaits
The Oswego winter seems like it is here to stay, but it is too bad that we will not be. In two weeks, many of us will be home for winter break, eating, drinking and being merry with our families…
Consumerism to blame for Black Friday
I had the strangest dream last week. It was 2 a.m. and I was standing in the middle of a mall food court. For some reason, my entire extended family was there. The food court felt like some kind of…
New NASCAR champ Keselowski cannot be overlooked
Champion. It is a name that can only be achieved by certain individuals that devote their lives to earning such a title. Compared to racing names such as Gordon, Johnson and Earnhardt, few others have demonstrated that level of devotion….
With friends, Scales not so ‘sketchy’
I live in Scales. “Sketchy Scales,” as you may have heard it called. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s on Lakeside, neighbor to both Mary Walker and Waterbury. Don’t bother to stop by, though. It’s not much to see,…
LIMIT STRESS BEFORE FINALS
Whether you are in your first or last semester at college, chances are that there is one word that freaks you out more than any other: finals. Before you know it, finals week will be upon us, bringing its bi-annual…
Lakers prep for Whiteout
It is the event everyone at Oswego State searches for as soon as the men’s ice hockey schedule is released each year. Students’ eyes dart down the list of games, looking for the two words that bring the entire student…
Campus Recreation Sports Update
Before the Thanksgiving holiday, broomball and basketball were in playoff mode with broomball playoff elimination games and basketball championships. Men’s competitive broomball league started its playoffs Tuesday, Nov. 13 between the Pwoi Eaters and O-Town Yuccas. Pwoi Eaters secured an…