Nation-wide school shootings spark Oswego State administration response
On Oct. 1 at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, a gunman shot and killed nine people. On Oct. 9, another fatal shooting occurred at Texas Southern University in which one person was killed and one injured. And in nearby Syracuse…
Bark for Life raises funds for cancer research
More than $200 was raised for the American Cancer Society on Saturday, Oct. 10. Students from around campus and the community gathered with their dogs to participate in Bark for Life. Colleges Against Cancer, an Oswego State organization, hosted the…
“I Am Oz” Campaign, Ozfest receives awards from SUNY related to diversity
Over the past year Oswego State has made an effort to spread awareness of multiple cultures and backgrounds on campus. Last week, “I Am Oz” and Ozfest received recognition from SUNY for outstanding programming. According to SUNY, awards are given…
City common council restricts bus night activity
After several noise complaints were directed to Oswego City Councilor Francis Enwright, he is set to restrict large buses in the first District. “I have the attorney working on it right now,” Enwright said. “By limiting the number of passengers,…
Racial bias-related incident sparks email to students
On Thursday, Sept. 17 , an offensive racial slur was written on a whiteboard outside a room in Seneca Hall that later sparked a mass email from the Department of Residence Life and Housing. Although the incident is still under…
ALANA Peace Walk joins students together to display campus diversity
“It’s our duty to fight for our freedom,” chanted dozens of Oswego State students marching from Oswego City Hall to the Marano Campus Center for the fifth annual ALANA Unity Peace Walk. On a warm fall afternoon, over 20 fists…
Administration responds to SUNY diversity policy
Oswego State has started to implement the new SUNY-wide diversity policy announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sept. 10. “Under the leadership of President Deborah Stanley, SUNY Oswego continues to move forward in increasing the diversity on our campus climate…
Lifestyles promotes bystander intervention
The Lifestyles Center is partnering with a full-service advertising company in order to produce an Oswego State bystander intervention video with the hope of getting a strong message across. The message of this video is inspired by another video produced…
ALANA hosts fifth annual fashion show with spotlight on culture
Last Saturday the 29th Annual ALANA Fashion Show demonstrated to students what it means to be culturally diverse. ALANA (African-Latino-Asian-Native American) is an umbrella title for several major racial and cultural groups that congregate on campus and includes Black Student…
Oswego walks to raise suicide awareness
This past Saturday the Oswego State hosted the Fifth annual Stride to SAVE Lives 5K Run/Walk on campus to raise suicide awareness. This day was a community event sponsored by Suicide Awareness Voice of Education (SAVE), which brought together not…
