5 things to know about coworking

May 5, 2016

OSWEGO, N.Y. – With working from home and freelancing on the rise, coworking is taking the world by storm. But what is it exactly? A cowork is an office community of people who are either self-employed or work for a variety of employers. This creates an environment where knowledge, ideas, and space are shared for equal benefit. With the idea becoming increasingly widespread, here’s five things to know about coworking.

Kim Davis: what to know

September 13, 2015

OSWEGO, N.Y. – Kim Davis is a woman whose name has constantly been in headlines for the past week with updates on a story that continues to either disgust or fascinate, (or some combination of the two) most of the American public.

As almost everyone already knows, the story started when Davis, a county clerk in Kentucky, was caught refusing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. She was held in contempt of court and jailed on Sept. 3, and her attorneys appealed the decision on Sept. 6.

How class cancellations happen

December 8, 2015

SUNY Oswego in April when the snow was melting, the temperature had spiked and it looked like spring had begun and the next day there were conditions nearing whiteout. | Justine Polonski

OSWEGO, N.Y. – When SUNY Oswego decides to cancel classes for the university as a whole, there is a whole team of people that are involved before students receive the SUNY NY-ALERT notification that lets them know.

The final word comes from Deborah Stanley, the university president (or her designee.) But first, a local forecaster a SUNY Oswego-specific weather forecast that aids in the decision. Once the decision is made on Stanley’s part, the university’s office of communications and marketing takes over to get word out to the campus population.

Taylor Clock feature

May 2, 2015

OSWEGO, N.Y. – Taylor Clock won the Aulus W. Saunders service award for the spring 2015 semester for his exceptional assistance of everyone who asked for help in the art department at SUNY Oswego.

Clock’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) show exhibit opened on April 6.

Jeremy Donovan speech

April 26, 2015

OSWEGO, N.Y. – “There’s definitely going to be some times in the next couple of years when you’re going to be struggling,” said Jeremy Donovan, sports director at WICZ-TV.

If you can get a job out of college making $25,000 to $30,000, though, you’re doing pretty well, Donovan said.

Peter Moore speech

Syracuse University | Justine Polonski

April 19, 2015

OSWEGO, N.Y. – Deciding what you want to do with your life is not something you do overnight, said Syracuse University’s Director of Athletic Communications Peter Moore.

“Don’t ever put pressure on yourself that tomorrow by 9:25 you have to know what you want to be,” Moore said.

Moore spoke to a journalism class consisting of mostly seniors and juniors on Thursday at SUNY Oswego and provided them with some advice for the future.

“Chasing Life” review

March 21, 2015

OSWEGO, N.Y. – “Chasing Life” is a television show on ABC Family (now Freeform) that put viewers around the globe on an emotional roller coaster in the finale of the first season on March 23, 2015.

The main character, April Carver, is an up-and-coming journalist for a Boston newspaper who is in her mid-20s and seemingly has her whole life ahead of her. April is diagnosed with leukemia in the first episode of the series, and the story of her life post-diagnosis becomes the focus for the show.

Maggie Simone profile

February 23, 2015

OSWEGO, N.Y. – Maggie Lamond Simone has dealt with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for her entire life. She did not know that there was a name for what she was going through until a few years back.

The release of her book entitled “Body Punishment,” detailing her struggles throughout her life marks the beginning of her journey into being able to openly talk about her illness.

Light Work photos in college art gallery

February 13, 2015

Light Work in Syracuse offers SUNY Oswego some pieces of contemporary photography work for a showing, including a couple of which come from Paul Pearce, one of the university’s former photography professors.

OSWEGO, N.Y. – For the first half of February, SUNY Oswego housed a small portion of photography from Light Work in Syracuse, including two pieces from its own former photography professor, Paul Pearce.

The collection, entitled “Searching: Photography from the Collection of Light Work,” was curated by the Student Art Exhibition Committee, and features a variety of artists from Light Work’s collection of photography over the last 42 years, including multiple past and present members of the faculty of SUNY Oswego like Julieve Jubin, John Banasiak, and Paul Pearce among others.

University declines to make a statement

February 13, 2015

OSWEGO, N.Y. – The university refuses to make a statement in the ongoing criminal investigation of the alleged rape committed by Abhay Pant of Hart Hall on Feb. 13.

Pant, a SUNY Oswego student from New Delhi, India, was arrested by University Police for first-degree rape in the early morning of that day.

According to a statement made to The Oswegonian by Director of Public Affairs Julie Blissert, “Pant allegedly entered the room of another resident and sexually assaulted the victim in the early morning hours of Friday.”