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Oswego embarks on new project Grand Challenges to pool resources from all programs on campus Ethan Magram Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com Oswego State will take on the Grand Challenges Project next fall, w h i c h a t t e m p t s to m a ke a s u b stantial impact on the water crisis around the world. The project, which was announced in late October, seeks to take an interdisciplinary approach to solve this issue “in a 21st century way,” according to President Deborah Stanley. Stanley said the school is attempting to work toward the issue of Fresh Water for All by encouraging faculty and staff to add fresh water assignments into their existing syllabuses or to engage in collaborative efforts with students to make a difference. “The Grand Challenges Project will give Oswego students, faculty and staff from all disciplines a unique opportunity to tackle the impact that fresh water for all has across every aspect of our global community,” Stanley said. According to Stanley, the Grand Challenges Oversight Committee, led by professor Leigh Wilson, will be helping to develop a line of communication between disciplines of the college, which is a major goal of the project. Stanley said she wants to use the
project as an opportunity for students to learn how they can make an impact on their world within their fields of study, in addition to their extracurricular activities. “Given this effort is a foundational impact of the college’s strategic plan,
we are primed and positioned to promote learning and knowledge in and out of the classroom to advance the common good and lay the foundation for a better world,” Stanley said.
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International Students Day educates students on different cultures Jamie Aranoff Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com
Traveling the world in a minute became a reality Tuesday during International Students Day, which celebrated the diversity and cultural identity of international students studying at Oswego. Students representing nine different countries filled the Marano Campus Center hallway with bright flags and poster boards to teach students, faculty and staff about their home cultures and what shapes them as people through those cultures.
I think it’s really important to celebrate diverse cultures and communities and to be acquainted with one’s own culture.” -Omar van Reenen international student from Namibia Photo provided by Oxfam East Africa via Wikimedia Commons Families in Ethiopia, who fled South Sudan, retrieve their days water from a well in Kule Camp, Gambella Region
“It’s interesting to teach people about my country that may have less
experience and to learn about other cultures,” said Fem Koymen, an international student from Turkey. International Students Day not only gets people acquainted with cultures that may be different from theirs, but also allows for international students to get involved with their own cultures while away from home. “I think it’s really important to celebrate diverse cultures and communities and to be acquainted with one’s own culture,” said Namibian international student Omar van Reenen. One of the most interesting aspects that international students shared was the difference in the university system back home versus their experiences at Oswego State. College in Spain is different, Mariola Montoya explained. She lives in an apartment near the school and goes to the campus for classes. Oftentimes, students at Spanish universities refer to their attending the school as “reading,” rather than studying. One of the biggest differences was the social scene associated with living on and around campus compared to her life off campus back in Spain, she said. “Oswego has a welcoming feel and a diverse population, which makes me feel at home,” said Adarsh Kakarania, an international student from India. “It feels like we’re all in the same boat.”
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Birth control debate hits Central New York Debate centers on religious freedom or healthcare rights Jessica Wickham Copy Editor jwickham@oswegonian.com
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Birth control has come under scrutiny as changes to healthcare laws threaten to remove coverage of them.
Students from various countries tabled in front of the Marano Auditorium to educate students on their cultures.
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After President Donald Trump’s administration initiated new rules that allow broad exemptions to the Obama-era birth control mandate, controversy arose in Central New York and around the world as the debate was split between those who say it infringes on employees’ healthcare rights and those who say it is a victory for employers’ religious freedom. James Lee, a professor of philosophy at Onondaga Community College, Cazenovia College and Syracuse University, said one of the main points of the mandate debate stems from an employer’s responsibility for healthcare coverage. “If we agree healthcare is a right, and [America is] not in a universal
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