OSWEGO, NY— This past weekend, SUNY Oswego students prepared for homecoming week from shopping at Marano’s Clothing Store to performances from a local band named Squonk Opera. The band hails from Pittsburgh, PA, and their name gives them a satirical feel because, well you guessed it…they’re not an actual opera group.
Maggie Schmuhl, who is an Assistant Professor at SUNY Oswego said, “The Squonk Opera was super fun! It was very entertaining. They had lots of special effects and the kids loved dancing with it. It was a good time all around.”
Tickets were free, and the general public was also welcomed to watch their performance.
Another well-known artist named Young MA performed Friday night at the Swetman Field. The event was hosted by SAPB at SUNY Oswego. She performed her popular songs such as “Petty Wap” and “BIG.”
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SUNY Oswego club gives students a chance to share their ideas
By Savannah Malerba
OSWEGO, N.Y.– SUNY Oswego has many clubs that students can join on campus, but some are harder to find than others. The Oswego Odyssey is a small club of writers who write blogs focusing on topics that appeal to college students and the Oswego community.
The Odyssey is a national online platform where contributors across the United States write long form articles and create videos. The content that shows up for each reader is tailored to their interests.
Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Oswego Odyssey Brooke Lehr said she has been writing for Odyssey since her freshman year; two years ago. She said the reason why she loves the Odyssey is because it is an outlet for her to share her opinions with people and she is happy to help people share their ideas as Co-Editor-in-Chief.
Oswego Odyssey contribuer Corey Cesare said she joined the club at the start of the semester because she loved writing. Cesare said since joining, she has found success on the platform with one of her articles getting over 3,000 views which according to Cesare is “a big deal!”
Lehr said that the Odyssey looks great on a resume because it shows writers persuasion skills by trying to persuade readers with their views and also shows commitment by posting consistent weekly articles for a national platform.
If you are interested in joining the Oswego Odyssey writers or interested in more info, please email odysseyatoswego@gmail.com. -
Oswego Swimmer Breaks Barriers
Tomas Rodriguez was born with a medical condition called Hydrocephalus, the condition means he was born with water in his brain. Rodriguez was treated with it since birth and has had six brain surgeries.
The Spain native held 16 Madrid records in 16 different events, even breaking those broke multiple times. He was also the national record holder in the 200 IM. Rodriguez said his greatest achievement didn’t come as a win, but for his effort.
“I also achieved, something I’m proud of… the bronze medal in the open body swim, that was huge for me.” Rodriguez said.
He moved to the United States in 2017 with his family. He’s been part of a club team in Florida, the U.S. Paralympic team and as of recently the Oswego State Lakers swim team.
Rodriguez trains with teammates without disabilities. His coach Michael Holman has positive things to say about him.
“He is far more put together and on top of managing his daily life and school and other activities than athletics, he more kids I deal with, he’s on top of it.” Coach Michael Holman says.
“So, what may seem to be my disability out of the water become my ability when I dive off the block/six brain surgeries didn’t change my life, you know swimming did.” Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez is training for the 2019 Can-Am Para-Swimming championships in Vancouver. He is also going to train with his club team in Florida, hoping for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
