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Oswego State associate professor awarded

Maria Murray, an Oswego State associate professor in the curriculum and instruction department, recently received two awards for her work in literacy assessment and intervention in the Central New York area. Murray was awarded the 2017 Perry A. Zirkel ’66…

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SUNY gives in-state tuition to victims of Hurricane Maria

SUNY will offer in-state tuition rates to students from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands seeking to attend the university system. The move comes after Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked the system to allow students from the two U.S. territories…

Circle of Security works to educate parents

Oswego State psychology professor Matthew Dykas has worked to spread research-based parenting methods to Oswego and surrounding areas since the mid-2000s with the Circle of Security program. The Circle of Security has been operating for nearly 20 years and uses…

Break The Cycle sparks debate on violence at home

A domestic abuser can be more than just a significant other, which was the focus of the Break the Cycle event on Oct. 2. The presenters from Two and a Half, Emely Curiel and Cheick Traore, asked the audience what…

Author Lindy West speaks on campus

Sexism, fat-shaming and internet trolling: journalist and writer Lindy West unapologetically disclosed her experiences with these topics, among others, in the Sheldon Hall Ballroom Wednesday night. West is widely known for voicing her opinion on social justice and fat-acceptance on…

West Nile Virus found in Oswego

A case of West Nile Virus has recently been discovered in Oswego County. West Nile Virus is a virus contracted by mosquito bites. It is not contagious by human contact. Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia have reported cases…

Fagan covers social issues in sporting world

Sitting at a Denver bookstore in 2002, Kate Fagan did not choose to tell her mother she was gay, it was a necessity. “I had engaged in a pattern of lying by omission that was really eating away at me,”…

Women’s tennis aims to do well in SUNYAC Championships

The Oswego State women’s tennis team is slowly approaching the end of their 2017 season. This coming weekend, they will be heading to Binghamton, New York, to play in the SUNYAC Championship tournament. Despite an overall record of 3-7, head…

Campus Recreation Report: Champions crowned in softball

Another exhilarating week of intramural sports consisting of more playoffs and more champions crowned throughout the leagues. Two teams came out victorious in both the co-rec competitive and men’s competitive softball leagues. The flag football leagues continue to charge toward…

Men’s soccer set to host Homecoming Weekend

Oswego State Lakers men’s soccer (6-6-1/1-5-0) kickoff Homecoming Weekend with Friday’s match against the College at Brockport (7-3-3/2-1-2). The Lakers are desperately seeking a homecoming weekend sweep over the College at Brockport and SUNY Geneseo. They currently rank eighth out…