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SUNY Oswego Open House
Colleges traditionally host open houses to inform high school students more about that college with a goal to convince incoming college freshmen on why that college is a good choice.
SUNY Oswego held its first Open House of the year this past Monday, October 10. Students from all across the United States came to visit Oswego, hoping to maybe become a future laker.
Not only does Open House effect the high school students, but it gives the Suny Oswego students the chance to flaunt their amazing clubs, sports, and of course…education.
Hundreds of students came to the Columbus Day open house, hoping to learn more about Suny Oswego. These students were given campus tours including the dorms, and many informative meetings to learn about education at Suny Oswego.
I got the chance to speak to a student about his experience while his group were walking through the resident halls, “From attending Open House, my favorite part was touring the Technology wing. The tours were very helpful, and you really got a feel of what campus is like. I love the location of the campus, and the buildings seem very up to date.” said Adam, a senior from Buffalo.
Open House is always a great way for SUNY Oswego students to look for community service hours. If you are interested in working Open House or attending an Open House session, there are two more this semester. October 29 and November 11.
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Halloween Activities in Oswego
by Erin Meyer, WTOP10-TV
For college students who do not drink, finding a fun way to spend Halloween can be a bit of a challenge. But SUNY Oswego junior Ray Ossino says there’s plenty of options for sober scholars.
“I like to celebrate Halloween by going with a few of my friends to Lake Effect Cafe,” said Ossino. “They have a costume contest every Halloween, and then they have Halloween trivia.” She says campus events like this can be a great way to branch out.
“You get to meet new people, and through the people that I met there I found out that at the ice rink, they have open skate for Halloween too, and the also have a halloween costume contest there too.”
For students who want their Halloween weekend to be a bit scarier, Campus Recreation administrative assistant Jaydee Maldonado has a solution. She’s organized an upgrade for one of the campus’s most popular halloween events: the Scalesbury haunted house. Along with campus recreation, Maldonado has extended the haunted house to Lee Hall.
“This haunted house is actually going to be not only a haunted house,” said Maldonado. “It’s going to be a movie session at Scales Hall and then there is food, drinks and activities of all sorts relating to Halloween in Waterbury, and then Lee hall has the main event.” She says the addition of Lee Hall will elevate the haunted house from a quick event into all-night entertainment.
“I want us to continue to create events where students don’t always feel like they need to go out on weekends and do things off campus”, said Maldonado. She hopes the that these halloween events will inspire similar events in the college’s future.
Regardless of how you plan to spend your Halloween, WTOP wish you a happy one.
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Lakers Come Up Short Against Hawks
The Oswego State field hockey team lost to New Paltz by a final score of 5-3 on Friday afternoon as their losing streak moved to four games. After the defeat, the Lakers drop to 5-7 on the season and 2-3 in the SUNYAC while the Hawks improve to 5-9 overall and 3-1 in the conference.
In the first half of the contest, New Paltz dominated on both sides of the ball with their leading scorer, Justine O’Reilly, putting them on the board first and outstanding play from their goalie, Megan Gangwere. The Hawks went into halftime with a 3-0 lead but then Oswego found a spark from Katie Reynolds. With commotion going on near the net, Reynolds somehow found Kathleen Little to give the Lakers their first goal. Just over a minute later, the junior earned her second assist after getting the ball to Monica Harvey for another score on a penalty corner. After scoring a goal that put Oswego within one, Reynolds finished her day with four points and has a team-leading total of 22 for the season. Just as the Lakers seemed that they would complete the comeback, New Paltz’s O’Reilly put the game away with her second goal coming in the 67th minute.
Oswego will look to keep their SUNYAC playoff chances alive, today on Senior Day, against Oneonta at 1:00 at Laker Turf Stadium.
