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Apr. 26, 2024 

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Media department unveils new course highlighting coming springtime eclipse

In anticipation of a total solar eclipse on April 8, the School of Communication, Media, and the Arts at SUNY Oswego has introduced a course dedicated to the media coverage of the large-scale event. CMA 490, also titled “Covering the…

SUNY Oswego Title IX coordinator Lisa Evaneski to begin work at DEI office

SUNY Oswego announced on Friday that Lisa Evaneski, the Title IX coordinator, is joining the institution’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).. SUNY Oswego President Peter Nwosu sent an email to members of…

Reflecting on my time at The Oswegonian

I started at The Oswegonian as a copy editor my junior year after a train wreck start to my college career due to COVID-19. I did not know anyone working there, which freaked me out, but, as a journalism major…

Goodbye: My last Oswegonian ever 

With all the craziness last week, I did not have a chance to write a traditional goodbye column for my last week as editor-in-chief (EIC). As The Oswegonian has been a major part of my life for three years, a…

SUNY Oswego professors’ union rallies on campus for new contract

“Who are we? UUP!” “Union strong, union proud! Everyone say it loud!” A demonstration on behalf of the United University Professors (UUP) union was held on April 25 at SUNY Oswego to show support for a new contract between union…

Live action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ casting proves disastrous

The 2002 animated film “Lilo & Stitch” is the latest to be swallowed by Disney’s remake craze. This would perhaps be acceptable if the casting was not, for the most part, a disaster. While the media giant managed to somewhat…

Editor-in-Chief’s column: Take over week successful: Chairs bought

I am not quite sure where to start but, hi, I am Ben Diamond, the former sports editor and incoming Editor-in-Chief for the 2023-2024 academic year. I am really excited to step into this position, and I am really happy…

Concerning fungus draws media attention, coincides with release of ‘The Last of Us’

On March 20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a press release about concerns related to an “emerging fungus considered an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat” called Candida auris (C. auris). The press release contains data from 2020…

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Student petition calls for Black studies department

Unlike many of its peers in the SUNY system, SUNY Oswego does not have a Black studies major program, a fact that graduating senior Rickey Strachan is hoping to change with other students’ help.  Inspired by Professor Kenneth Marshall’s Black…

Officer-in-Charge Toale’s eligibility for presidency in question

SUNY Oswego’s Officer-in-Charge Mary Toale is one of five presidential candidates potentially moving forward to the final round of interviews for the position, though as the only internal candidate, she has faced questions about whether she should have been able…