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Vote Oswego
by Abigail Buttacavoli, WTOP10-TV
Election day has finally come and this fall 2016 semester has been very unique here at SUNY Oswego.
A new campaign called Vote oswego was initiated to encourage students to register to vote or apply for an absentee ballot for this years pivotal election.
A semester long upper division class of about 20 students and 5 interns organized the campaign.
According to website and the Pew Research Center, Youth voters, age 18 to 35, are now one of the largest voting groups, making up nearly 30% of the voting population.
During the week of September 26th through the 30th the campaign coordinators held an event called “Blitz week” where members of vote oswego set up tents and played loud music to catch the eyes of possible voters.
Oswego county Legislature Tom Drumm of District 16 Commented on the success of the campaign.
“I know you guys have a really good Vote Oswego Program that’s started up here, and I’ve looked at the number of people who have gotten registered through that program. I actually had those lists sent to me the other day, and it’s impressive,” said Tom Drumm, Oswego county Legislator of District 16.
Historically less half of eligible young voters submit a ballot. That means half of the voices of our generation go unheard.
Political science Professor, Dr. Allison Rank led her vote oswego class along with 32 student organizations and volunteers to help hundreds of students register.
“The idea behind vote oswego is to have a home grown voter registration and get out the vote drive. All non partisan, all student driven to the extent that its possible. Something like Vote Oswego shows that these are opportunities for students to learn how to be organizers,” said Dr. Rank.
The efforts to register students in 2012 produced 1200 total forms that election year. Professor Rank says that their original goal was to have 1200 completed forms, but the team exceeded that total and reached a total of 2600 forms combined.
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Men’s Soccer Endures First Loss of the Season
The Oswego State men’s soccer team’s five game undefeated streak has come to an end. St. Lawrence defeated the Lakers by a score of 2-0 on Friday at Laker Turf Stadium. Oswego’s record is now 4-1-1 while St. Lawrence’s improves to 2-2-1.
The first score of the game came in the fifteenth minute when the Laker’s goaltender was given a red card and St. Lawrence tallied their penalty kick.
The next and final goal came during the 64th minute when Brendan McNamee scored from in tight to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.
The Lakers are back in action on Saturday in Morrisville to face the Mustangs at 4 p.m.
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Student Association Update: November 10th
On Tuesday evening, the 53rd Student Association met for the ninth official time of the semester. The number of senators to make a quorum were present, and Executive Vice President Emily Nassir called the meeting to order.
The Oswego State Cheerleading Team kicked of the meeting as a guest to the Senate. The Cheer team asked for an increase in their budget this year as a result of the team growing in size. They currently have thirty-six members on the team. To ensure that all get a chance to travel to Nationals in Daytona Beach this April, they’ve turned to the Student Association to help with transportation, hotel, uniform and food costs. In previous years the Cheerleading Team have relied on sponsorships to fund their trip, but after handing out over forty letters, and only receiving three, they felt it would be wise to reach out for funding. Their budget proposal and official budget structuring will be overseen by the finance committee next week.
There was no public comment, so the meeting moved into the next section, executive reports.
Student Association President Christopher Collins-McNeil, shared his experience from the Net Impact Equity Premium Group Conference in Seattle, which he had attended over the weekend. Collins-McNeil briefly described it as “one of the most powerful experiences at a conference.” He stated that he would go further into detail next week about his time spent in Seattle.
Student Association Director of Finance Matthew Peters then took the floor. Peters spoke about a proposal to change the fifty percent rule, regarding the purchasing of items for clubs and organizations on campus. A change in the rule would give each student club or organization control over its own budget, with the advisement and approval of the Director of Finance and the SA President. It is up to the rest of the Senate to vote on whether the fifty percent rule should change or not.
The meeting then progressed into Hall Council reports. Waterbury Hall announced that students are no longer restricted to only using the lounge on their floor. Students now have access to any lounge in the hall. Waterbury Hall also reminded the Senate that their Laker Life program Glow Jam, will be on December 4th. They encouraged all Senate members to attend the event and spread the word. Cayuga Hall spoke on combating the issue of bullying in their residence hall. The hall has organized a program against bullying where students will post index cards and post-its with encouraging words in the hallways of Cayuga Hall.
No new legislation was introduced, therefore the meeting came to a close and the senators dismissed.
Student Association Senate Meetings take place every Tuesday at 6pm, in Lanigan 107. There are only two meetings left in this semester, November 18th, and December 4th. All meetings are open to the public and students are encouraged to attend and present on any issue.
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