One of the longest-running projects in Oswego, the development of a pedestrian area on Water Street, was finished in mid-July. It is named Water Street Square. Photo by Alex Plate.

City on the Rise

EditorialAugust 15, 2019

Oswego’s downtown undergoing a major facelift; new businesses flourish By Alex Plate This summer has seen an explosion of new development in the city of Oswego. New businesses, renovations and construction are opening up the downtown…

Khepera Coffee in the Canal Commons in Oswego is a very recent addition to the Oswego business community, having opened this past July. Owner Jessica Spano is shown next to the espresso coffee maker.

Best Kept Secrets of Oswego

Cover StoriesAugust 15, 2019

These ‘hidden gems’ of the Oswego area worth the visit By Alex Plate [caption id="attachment_533" align="alignright" width="300"] Wonzones Calzones, a calzone restaurant in downtown Oswego that specifically caters to SUNY Oswego students.[/caption] Oswego has been…

This past February, University Police at SUNY Oswego issued cameras worn center-of-chest to 17 members of the department’s Patrol Division — such as Officer Eric Martin (pictured) — following training over the winter break. The devices record law enforcement officers’ encounters with citizens, for their mutual benefit.

University Police Now Armed with Body Cameras

EditorialAugust 15, 2019

Video capabilities provide valuable resource for University Police; ensure public safety By Alexander Plate The New York State University Police Department at SUNY Oswego has had a semester to use its body cameras, and so…

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Big Brother’s Watching

Cover StoriesAugust 15, 2019

Keeping an eye out — Security surveillance being featured in downtown Oswego to thwart vandalism, crime By Lou Sorendo Big Brother is watching, but it’s all for the right reasons. A network of security surveillance…

Jacob Alexander taught the STEM 4 Kids class about plant growth and water purification at SUNY Oswego’s annual KidsTech event last spring, hosted by Oswego Technology Student Association and pre-service Technology Education teachers at SUNY Oswego. College Life has followed his journey at SUNY Oswego since he started in 2016. He is graduating next semester.

Final Year for Sterling Student — Two Student…

EditorialAugust 15, 2019

By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant This begins the final year of college for Jacob Alexander, now a senior technology major at SUNY Oswego. College Life newspaper has featured glimpses of Alexander’s collegiate career in each issue…

Four of Robert Niederhoff ‘s butterflies having just emerged from their chrysalises, dry their wings before preparing for their first flight.

Monarch Rule Threatened

EditorialAugust 15, 2019

Number of factors — including climate change —affecting livelihood of one of nature’s most amazing creatures By Alexander Plate [caption id="attachment_552" align="alignright" width="225"] Robert Niederhoff, a former biology professor at SUNY Oneonta who lives in…

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10Ways to Make College More Fun

EditorialAugust 15, 2019

By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant You attend college to learn and prepare for your future career. But you should have some fun as well. It helps to destress and that enables you to become a better…

Leaders of Young Americans for Freedom on the SUNY Oswego campus. Tyler Toomey, first on the left, a junior business major, founded the organization in the spring of 2018. He was invited to the White House by President Donald Trump in March to witness the signing of an executive order protecting free speech on college campuses.

Conservative Politics on Campus

EditorialAugust 15, 2019

Newly founded Young Americans for Freedom flex political muscles on SUNY Oswego campus By Maria Pericozzi Young Americans for Freedom is a new bipartisan conservative organization on campus that does not endorse a political party…