After starting out the season on a winning streak, the Oswego Women’s Basketbal team dropped their second straight game and first SUNAYC game. Plattsburgh proved too much to handle storming past the Lakers in an 83-61 victory. Kathryne Payne put up 27 points in the Cardinals victory while Devona Paul added 16 points and 16 rebounds.
Jenn Robbins led the Lakers with 17 points and Heather Hebert added 15 points with 15 rebounds.
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Lakers Sweep First Day of Tourney
The Oswego State volleyball team performed a clean sweep of its opponents at Max Ziel Gymnasium on Friday night.
In their opening game, the Lakers dominated the Hilbert Hawks in every major statistical category. They would go on to win three sets to none by scores of 25-5, 25-10 and 25-12. Laura Finn starred for Oswego State, finishing with eleven digs, seven kills and two aces while Julia Flohr contributed 28 assists.
Against SUNY Canton, Oswego State won by narrower margins, 25-18, 25-20 and 26-24. Alison Sullivan was a force to be reckoned with on both the offensive and defensive ends for the Lakers as she had eight kills and a team-leading seven blocks. Also contributing was Shauna O’Flaherty with 17 digs and two aces.
Oswego, now 4-6 on the year, will face Utica College at 11 a.m tomorrow followed by Elmira College at 1 p.m.
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Men’s hockey opens season with win over CCHL
By Amanda Zumpano
The Men’s hockey team played the CCHl All-Graduate tream on Saturday. The Lakers got out of the first period with a tie game at zero but the Laker defense was flat.
In the second period, the Lakers had many scrappy chances and Mitch Emerson was able to get his stick on it and score the first Laker goal.
Gillispie added another on in the third off a snipe from a pass from D’Orazio and Bruce. Macmillian made the game 3-1 scoring an empty net goal.
The Lakers won 3-1 and will play again in the Marano Campus Ice Arena on Saturday. The Lakers will take on Elmira and the puck drops at 7:00pm.
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New York: The First Tuition Free State in the Nation
by Stefanie Sciolaro
OSWEGO, NY- – On April 8th, Governor Cuomo announced that all public 2 and 4 year universities in the state of New York will offer a tuition free scholarship. The Excelsior Scholarship will allow middle class families, who qualify, to be exempt from paying for college tuition.
In order to qualify, a family’s adjusted gross income must be under $100,000 in 2017. By 2018 that number will go up to $110,000, and by 2019 the amount will increase to $125,000. These incomes will include all student, parent, or spouse incomes within the family.
Students must be enrolled full-time, already have 30 college credits, and continue to complete 30 credits per year, which includes summer sessions, while in college. Transfer students will be eligible if they, or once, they’ve met the 30 credit requirement. If the student loses the scholarship, for now, they will be unable to regain it, though there is an appeal process being put in place.
Once students who are receiving the scholarship graduate, they will be required to stay New York residents for the same amount of time they had received the scholarship in college. Christopher Britts, an education major at SUNY Oswego, is apprehensive of where the state’s getting the money to fund this and what the resident restriction entitles.
“Are my taxes or other college expenses going to go up?… Will they decrease the PELL or TAP grants we get? Because if so and I don’t qualify where does that leave me?… What if I get a job in Cali or Jersey, I have to say no? If so, I’d rather have the loans, then at least I’m free.” says Christopher.
Graduate students are not eligible for the scholarship, nor are students who have already completed an undergraduate degree and are pursuing a second.
Families will still be responsible for other expenses such as room and board, meal plans, and books, but the hope is for the Excelsior Scholarship to help relieve some of the burdens that families face in trying to pay for student’s college education. Financial aid will not be effected if a student receives the scholarship.
Christopher is also a team leader for Mentor Scholar, an after school program helping children with homework, and says this scholarship is good for younger children as well.
“Yes the scholarship needs adjustments and clarification but it really does give them a future to look forward to. Many of these kids come from low income families who before now, college was probably never an option…well now it is. As a future educator and current college student thats a beautiful thing to see.” Chris said.
This scholarship will go into effect and be available to students for the Fall 2017 semester. For more on the Excelsior Scholarship visit http://www.ny.gov, for SUNY (State University of New York) information visit https://www.suny.edu, and for CUNY (City University of New York) information visit http://www2.cuny.edu.
