The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

The Oswegonian

Students protest conservative speaker

The presence of and subsequent talk delivered by Cherise Trump at SUNY Oswego on April 5 created tension on campus due to her viewpoints on the matter of free speech. Trump is the executive director of Speech First, an organization…

Final two presidential forums conclude current portion of presidential search

The final two presidential search open forums were held on March 30 and April 3 with the fourth and fifth candidates, respectively.  David P. Jones, the fourth candidate for the SUNY Oswego presidency, spoke at his community open forum on…

Design Club hosts exhibition, gives awards

SUNY Oswego’s Design Club kicked off their student exhibition March 31 in Tyler Hall’s second floor corner art gallery.  This exhibition is only the club’s second since reforming in the fall of 2021 after having been inactive for some time….

Potential TikTok ban could affect students

The United States is trying to ban the popular app, TikTok, claiming they are concerned over user data being stolen by China.  The nation’s main concern with China is that TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, could be taking data such as…

SAPB announces OzFest headliner

The Student Association Programming Board (SAPB) announced on March 31 that OzFest will be headlined by PARTYNEXTDOOR. According to Discogs, PARTYNEXTDOOR is a “Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer.” He is signed to Drake’s OVO Sound record label and…

CNY biotechnology company developing new method to test for brain injuries

Quadrant Biosciences, a Syracuse based biotechnology company, is developing and researching new tests for detecting brain injuries such as concussions using a person’s saliva. Although these tests do generate quicker results for doctors, the main appeal is that the test…

New café in Rich Hall to be run by business students, grand opening April 11

The new Rich ‘N’ Pour Cafe and Lounge, located in Rich Hall, will host its grand opening event on April 11 at 11:30 a.m.  Rich ‘N’ Pour is unlike any other restaurant or cafe on campus because it is entirely…

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Tabling events encourage studying abroad

SUNY Oswego was the first among the SUNY system to restart its study abroad activities in January 2022 and continues to actively promote the program, Dr. Joshua McKeown, the associate provost for international education and programs, said. After the past…

Theaters should give audience options for subtitles

When it comes to enjoying a movie in a theater, we do a lot of preparation. We either buy or smuggle in snacks and drinks, and dress up or down. Seats are chosen far enough away from the screen so…

Books are not killing children, guns are 

The fact that lawmakers are more concerned with banning drag shows and books than they are with gun control proves there is a serious problem in our country.  If the 130 mass shootings in three months does not concern you,…