WTOP-10 will be a part of the Toyota Frozen Dome Classic, as the Oswego State Lakers play the Utica Pioneers on Saturday, November 23rd. Coverage for the game will begin at 2:30 pm live from the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Fans wanting to watch the game can watch on Time Warner Cable Channel 325 and online on the Oswego State athletics website at http://oswegolakers.com/watch/?Live=280.
This will be the third remote broadcast WTOP has produced in the last two years. WTOP produced the SUNYAC Championship game last season from Geneseo with over 6,000 web streamers, as well as, the station also broadcasted the NCAA Quarterfinal game at Babson.
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Rudy’s 2017 Opening
by Stefanie SciolaroOswego, NY- Rudy’s Lakeside Drive-In Restaurant did not let a snow storm get in the way of opening its doors for the season. The restaurant was scheduled to open on Mar. 15. However, due to the massive snowfall that hit parts of Central New York, the date was pushed back by one day.“We were hoping to open as planned. But with the weather the way it was and all the travel advisories, we decide to hold off for a day,” Doug Appleman said. Appleman has been a part of the Rudy’s family for over 20 years.“Nature just would not cooperate. Doug and I were here – just in case some people showed up,” Rudy’s General Manager Jason Livesey said.The 2017 opening marks the restaurant’s seventy-first year in business. Rudy’s first opened its door in 1946 as an open-air stand with outdoor seating. It later expanded as the favorite restaurant it is today for many Oswego residents.For more information, visit Rudy’s Lakeside Drive-In’s website. -
Preacher Man “Riles Up” Oswego Campus
On Monday, SUNY Oswego students were subjected to some unusual surprise when a “preacher man” took over their quad and said what some students claimed were “offensive remarks and beliefs”.
Jim Deferrio, a middle aged man, was seen holding a sign preaching on the SUNY Oswego quad a variety of different ultra-religious phrases other remarks unpopular on a liberal public campus.
Students grouped around Deferrio and gave their input before he was asked to leave by University Police, but soon was allowed to come back on campus as it is considered a public university.
Many students expressed their displeasure to the man and on various sources of social media, calling the man “homophobic” and claiming that his messages were “hateful”.
According to several different sources, Deferrio has been known to go to different colleges and university preaching a similar message.
Whatever his message may have been, he certainly raised a stir on the quad and on the SUNY Campus.
Originally Reported By Chelsey Moore
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Travel Ban Response
by Ilyssa Weiner
Oswego, NY – Oswego State President Deborah Stanley sent students and faculty members an email on Sunday morning in response to President Donald Trump’s recent executive order banning travel into the United States from seven Muslim majority countries including Iraq, Syria, and Iran for 90 days.
The ban affects both non-immigrants and immigrants as well as those with a student or scholar visa. Green card holders were originally affected by the ban. However, according the New York Times, that decision has been reversed.
“There is considerable uncertainty about its implications,” Stanley wrote. “We advise great caution on the part of our international students, faculty and staff to consider carefully any travel outside the country or consider deferring travel until there is more clarity about how the Executive Order will affect us.”
Oswego State does not have a study abroad or international education program in any of the seven countries. Stanley advises those who are from any of those countries and are either planning to travel or are currently outside of the United States to seek the advice of an immigration lawyer before making travel plans.
“SUNY Oswego has always been a welcome and hospitable home for international students and visitors since our founding over 150 years ago,” she wrote. “We remain steadfast in our commitment to international students, scholars and programs for the creativity, intellectual rigor and cultural diversity you bring to our campus.”
According to the New York Times, a federal judge partially blocked Trump’s ban on refugees and other foreign nationals who were being held at U.S. airports on Saturday night. Protests against the ban continue across the country.
If there are any questions or concerns, contact the Office of International Education and Programs at isss@oswego.edu or by calling 315-312-2118.
Hart Hall is home to many international students and some of the students may be affected by the ban.
