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350 faculty, professional staff sign campuswide email statement about harassment
Oswego State staff informs students they are ‘allies’ against the hate speech that has ‘come to infect our campus’ Jamie Aranoff Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com Over 350 Oswego State faculty and staff signed a statement regarding harassment and intimidation as a response to the harassment taking place on campus. The statement was signed by faculty and staff throughout every academic corner of the university and sent out to all stu-
dents in a campuswide email on Nov. 10. The letter stated, “We expect SUNY Oswego to prosecute behavior that violates the Student Code of Conduct, Section 4., specifically the prohibition of conduct that incites violence or targets individuals or groups.” Lisa Glidden serves as the chair of the faculty assembly and had a major role in the creation and the multiple revisions of the statement. “I had spoken via email to President
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staff) stand against acts of injustice wherever they happen in our community. Consider us your allies." - Letter from Oswego State faculty and staff
Stanley and knew they were working on a statement, but I thought that it was important that the faculty and staff have a statement as well since we have so many interactions with students and we have a statement separate from the administration,” Glidden said. “Many professors want their students to feel supported and the signing of the petition allows for students to recognize their support. The petition was started when a targeted student disclosed to a
faculty member about a threat received in a residence hall.” Glidden said the faculty member was concerned and wanted a statement to be made. Not long after the student revealed their fear, Glidden began a rough draft of what became the faculty and professional staff statement on harassment and intimidation on campus. From there, the
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Mandatory fees cost students
Scales Hall residents prepare to Multiple fees charged to bill amount to thousands annually relocate for spring semester closing Lydia Goerner News Editor lgoerner@oswegonian.com
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road-based fees, sums charged to all students, make up over $2,900 of charges on Oswego State students’ bills each year. Most of these charges are mandatory, but students can choose to opt-out of several others. Victoria Furlong, Oswego State’s assistant vice president for finance and budget, said students can
waive the insurance fee, which is $700 per semester, as well as the alumni, arts and sustainability fees. Some students are not aware of what the mandatory fees go toward, though they are obligated to pay each semester. Furlong said each fee provides students with the availability of services, but it is up to students to take advantage of these. David Hite, an Oswego State freshman, said he did careful research on each of the fees on his bill. “My father said that if I was going to
pay for my college education, I should look into what I’m paying for,” Hite said. He called the admissions office to talk about the more “obscure” fees listed on his bill. “I don’t want to do what a lot of students would do and say, ‘Oh, since it’s on my bill, I’m just going to throw $100 out there,” Hite said. “I feel that a lot of students today blindly pay for their education without being concerned as to where
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Photo provided by the Office of Communications and Marketing An artistic rendition of the planned renovations to Scales Hall is being used in the design of the building.
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Food, clothing pantry opens in Penfield Library for students in need Natalie Brophy Chief Copy Editor nbrophy@oswegonian.com
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Oswego State opened the college’s first permanent food pantry on Nov. 1. The pantry, called S.H.O.P., Students Helping Oz Peers, is located in Room 3 in Penfield Library and is open Tuesdays from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Fridays from noon to 3 p.m. According to Angela Brown, the director of the Mary Walker Health Center, there has always been a small food pantry located in the counseling ser-
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vices center for students in need, but it was not very well known to students. The idea to create a permanent food pantry at Oswego State came from a conversation between Dean of Students Jerri Howland and Student Association President Emily Nassir. According to Nassir, the two developed the idea during the 20152016 academic year and began gathering people from departments across campus throughout the year to form a committee, made up of Howland, Brown, Nassir, Counseling Services Center Director Katherine
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