The Oswego State men’s basketball team suffered a 69-67 loss against Brockport Friday night. With the loss, the Lakers drop to 12-12 on the season and 9-8 in the conference while the Golden Eagles move to 18-6.
Oswego struggled on offense in the first half, shooting just 1-of-9 from three point range and 25% from the field. Those struggles along with Brockport shooting 56% from beyond the arc led to the Golden Eagles taking an eleven point lead into halftime. The Lakers would find themselves within a single possession in the second half but were unable to capitalize.
Jamir Ferebee led the Lakers’ comeback effort with 22 points including 15 in the second half. Tyler Pierre contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds to earn a double double.
Oswego will close out the regular season on Saturday against Geneseo at 3:00 pm. As part of Senior Day, the team will honor Ferebee, Ivey, Schupp and Louis Avellino.
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SUNY Oswego hosts Mardi Gras event
February 15, 2016
OSWEGO, NY: KAITLYN: MARDI GRAS, A CULTURAL CELEBRATION HAS A DEEPER MEANING THAN MOST ARE LEAD TO BELIEVE.
KIMBERLY SMITH/STUDENT EVENT COORDINATOR: “It’s important to understand how other cultures celebrate.
KAITLYN: THE CELEBRATION ESTABLISHED IN 1718 IN NEW ORLEANS BECAME A YEARLY RITUAL WHERE A;; GATHERED TO CELEBRATE WITH RICH FOOD, COLORFUL COSTUMES AND MUSIC BEFORE THE SEASON OF LENT BEGAN.
KIMBERLY SMITH/STUDENT EVENT COORDINATOR: “The purpose of the vent was to incorporate different cultures such as the Canadian Culture, the Hatian Culture, the Americanized New Orleans Culture and the Italian Culture. And it’s important to bring people together to see how others celebrate a very well known tradition such as Mardi Gras.”
KAITLYN: SUNY OSWEGO BOUGH THE CULTURE OF NEW ORLEANS TO THE MARANO CAMPUS CENTER WITH MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE. STUDENTS WERE GIVEN THE CHNACE TO LEARN ABOUT AND EXPERIENCE THE CULTURE RELATED TO THE CELEBRATION OF MARDI GRAS.
EARNEST WASHINGTON/DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS LIFE: “It’s definitely an educational event because of the different cultures attached to this event. Another one as the actual diversity and inclusion piece of it.”
KAITLYN: SUNY OSWEGO’S MARDI GRAS EVENT FEAUTURE NEW ORLEANS INSPIRED CUSINE, DECORATIONS AND MUSIC AND A PERFORMANCE FROM THE STEP TEAM TO REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURES.
KAITLYN: SUNY OSWEGO WILL CONTINUE TO HOST EVENTS SUCH AS MARDI GRAS TO INTRODUCE NEW CULTURES AND CUSTOMS TO STUDENTS; AN EDUCATIONAL AND FUN EXPERIENCE ALL IN ONE.
KAITLYN: KAITLYN GENARI REPORTING FOR WTOP 10 NEWS.
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SUNY Oswego’s First Annual Phishing Tournament
The month of October is always composed of haunting attempts and scares as Halloween approaches on October 31, however one trick that tends to stick around all year is phishing emails and other scams that invade campuses and effect students all across the nation. It is because October has been deemed Cyber Security Awareness Month. This is an annual campaign that is utilized in order to raise awareness about cyber-security. As technology has become so prevalent in our everyday lives, cyber-security is relevant and should be recognized by everyone in the Oswego community.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, National Cyber Security Awareness month is designed to engage and educate public and private sector partners through events and initiatives to raise awareness about cyber-security, the purpose is to provide people with tools and resources needed to stay safe online, and increase the resiliency of the Nation in the event of a cyber incident.
To bring light on cyber-security SUNY Oswego has launched its first annual Phishing Tournament through Campus Technology Services. The goal of this tournament is to raise awareness to the cyber threats placed on the campus through phishing emails.
The tournament rules are simple, every time a student receives a phishing email on their SUNY Oswego email account, they can forward that email to phishing@oswego.edu with the subject reading “Contest Entry.” Every time a new phishing email is forwarded, the student will be entered in a drawing for an amazon gift card. The winner will receive a $50 gift card, second winner will receive a $25 gift card, and third place will be given a $10 gift card.
Phishing emails often trick people into giving away private information that can be used in illicit ways. Campus Technology Services would never ask for personal information via email, however still advise everyone to check the sender on every email they get and hover over any attached links in the email to see where they go just to be safe. The best thing to do after accidentally interacting with a phishing email in any way would be to change the password to your email account.
The first annual CTS, Campus Technology Services, Phishing Tournament will run from October 1 through October 30, and the winners will be selected on Halloween.
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Zonta Witches Ball Raises Funds to Fight Domestic Violence
OSWEGO, NY — The Zonta Club of Oswego has taken their celebration of Halloween to the next level with their second annual Witches Ball at the Lake Ontario Conference Center. According to the Witches Ball chairperson, Tammy Elowsky, the Zonta Club of Oswego serves as a service and advocacy group for women.
“Our friends of ours do a Witches’ Night Out, and they told me about their event. And I thought it was fantastic,” Elowsky said. “And so we decided to do a different spin on it and call it a Witches’ ball, some of the wizards are allowed to come. But we have all kinds of vendors and dancing and fun but it’s all for a great cause.”
The event had supported the Oswego County Opportunities’ Safe Services program to provide aid to survivors of domestic violence. Chairperson Elowsky strives for the Witches Ball to improve and evolve into a bigger and better event than ever before.
“So last year we had about 300 people that attended at our first year. We were absolutely amazed at that. We’ve outgrew our venue and we’ve come to the convention center this year,” Eloswky said. “And we’ve had more people, I don’t know what the final count is now. We’re obviously hoping to grow, looking for more vendors, whatever we can do to raise more money for this awesome cause.”
