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VOLUME LXXXII ISSUE XI SINCE 1935

Life on campus: Then and now

Homecoming inspires Oswego Alumni from 1960s reflect on their experiences, memories at Oswego State compared to present day State campus pride JoAnn DeLauter News Editor jdelauter@oswegonian.com

Tatyana Bellamy-Walker Asst. News Editor twalker@oswegonian.com

Cell phones, credit cards, computers, cars and condos. According to alum Jack James, these are “the five Cs” that make up the major differences between life on campus now and when James went to Oswego State in 1962. “To think about life on campus in the ‘60s, life was much different than the life day-to-day that student live in today,” James said. “I just get the biggest kick out of thinking about what the students have today personally compared to the rather stark but very enjoyable life we had.”

As students and faculty continue their daily routine, Oswego State celebrates its first Homecoming in over 40 years. The week’s activities kicked-off with Oswego’s Got Talent on Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Hewitt Union Ballroom. The host, Director of Campus Life Earnest Washington, whipped to the latest hip-hop jams as he introduced the guests. Performances included an array of musicians, singers and dancers. The first place winner Lamonte Sadler, who goes by Monty Kelvin on stage, won $500. First-runner-up, the African Student Organization (ASO), was awarded $200, and second-runnerup, rap artist Tyler Campbell, received a blue certificate of recognition. Sadler performed a rendition of Michael Jackson’s 1980s hit “Billie Jean.” He moonwalked on stage and glided across the auditorium floor in a red and black jumpsuit. The pop-icon impersonator plans to use the award to fund an overseas internship. “I’m thankful,” Sadler said. “I achieved my goal.” On Monday, Laker Pride spilled into room 132 in the Marano Campus Center for “Dress Like a Laker Day.” “It felt really good, I felt apart of something,” said Funnell Hall Resident Assistant, Shannon France. “I wore all of my Oswego gear. I wore my green and gold socks and my sweaters.” Campus Recreation featured the 2015 action film “Furious 7” on Tuesday at 8 p.m. for their splash-in-movie series. Students floated in the water with inner tubes and were served snacks and beverages poolside.

Society influences student culture In the 1960s, the student population totaled approximately 1,200 students, compared with the current student population of roughly 8,000, which effected to the campus environment. “Every student knew every other student,” James said. “Every faculty member as you walked across campus knew you by name and you knew them by name and personally.” Compared with the social norms of today, the Oswego State campus in the ‘60s had policies in place to support the social etiquette of the time period. 1965 alumna Marie Scarcella said each year students received a booklet called “The Oswetiquette,” illustrating expectations of the student body. According to the policy at the time, women were not allowed to wear slacks to classes. Female students had to wear dresses or skirts all year, even in the harsh cold of the Oswego winter. According to Elijah Vary | The Oswegonian

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Car hits school property outside Cayuga Hall Driver suspected to be under influence, awaiting toxicology report Lydia Goerner Copy Editor lgoerner@oswegonian.com

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Photo provided by Travis Clark A car operated by a guest of an Oswego State student nearly collided with Cayuga Hall early Sunday. morning.

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A car crashed into two tree planters in front of Cayuga Hall on Sunday, Nov. 8. The incident is not like the usual car accidents on and around Oswego State’s campus, University Police Department Lieutenant Matthew Barbeau said. “Something like that has never really

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happened in the 16 years that I’ve been here,” Barbeau said. “We’ve never had anybody drive into a building like that.” The car’s driver was Emily Bray, 20-year-old from Rome, New York. Bray is not a student at Oswego State but was on campus visiting a friend, Barbeau said. Barbeau said Bray was having an argument with her girlfriend when the collision occurred. Richard Kolenda, Assistant Vice Presi-

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dent for Residence Life and Housing, said her car was going the wrong way around Seneca Circle when it jumped the curb and headed toward Cayuga. The vehicle hit a planter outside the building’s entrance, careened off it and cracked a second planter. He said it is believed that she was under the influence of alcohol and possibly marijuana, though the police department

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