The Oswegonian 2-23-18

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Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 VOLUME LXXXVII ISSUE XVVX SINCE 1935 www.oswegonian.com

Gym hours considered for expansion

Oswego Health to receive $1.4 SA requests for Reslife to keep fitness centers open longer million from new budget act Kassadee Paulo Asst. News Editor kpaulo@oswegonian.com Student Association recently passed a bill requesting Residence Life and Housing to extend hours of operation at the Cooper and Glimmerglass Fitness Centers on the Oswego State campus. After hearing concern of students being too busy to exercise in the fitness centers during open hours, Student Association Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Omar van Reenen decided to look into the issue. “A lot of our students are highly invested on campus within clubs and organizations while they are l i v i ng o n c a m p u s ,” va n R e e ne n said. “By being heavily involved on campus, they can’t sometimes use the hours that are provided to them now.” The current hours for both fitness centers include: Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. “ I t h i n k t h e h o u r s a re ok a y right now, but I would prefer to see them extended later to maybe 11[p.m.] or 12[a.m.], which seems late, but we have other student workers on campus working un-

til 3[a.m.],” graduate student Kimberly Lagatta said. “Midnight isn’t that bad.” T he b i l l u rg e s R e s i d e nc e L i fe and Housing “to further accommodate the students’ need for extended hours and address the possibility of implementing the hours as they deem fit, in conjunction with the results in the survey,” according to Student Association Resolution: The Extension of Fitness

Hours Act. The Fitness Center Extended Hours survey was made available to students via the Facebook pages for SUNY Oswego Accepted Students of 2019, 2020 and 2021. Of the 200 responses, 70.5 percent claim to already be a member for the fitness centers. Additionally, 95 percent said they think the fitness centers

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Alex Shevchuk | The Oswegonian Oswego Health operates the hospital on West Sixth Street, as well as smaller practices throughout the county.

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Kyle Hurley | The Oswegonian Currently, both fitness centers on campus are open daily, but their hours vary depending on the day.

Dating violence awareness sought in February Title IX office sees increase in students seeking advice on relationship abuse Julia Tilley Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com

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February is Dating Violence Awareness Month, and Oswego State is advocating for awareness. The “It’s On Oz” campaign has been sponsoring events all year to help educate students about the dangers and signs of dating violence. Since partnering with the One Love Foundation, an organization that focuses on helping people understand the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships, in 2015, It’s On Oz has hosted 40 escalation workshops, six “Stick it to Love” programs, two Yards for Yeardley campus challenges and numerous other programs in conjunction with the One Love Foundation. According to Lisa Evaneski, Oswego State’s Title IX coordinator, there has been an increase in the number of stu-

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dents who come to her to ask for help in relation to dating violence. According to the Clery Report, reported on-campus student housing dating violence went from one report in 2014 to five reports in 2015 and 2016. “We definitely have seen an uptick in how many people come to us for advice

for this type of thing,” Evaneski said. “We get third-party reports where people are looking for ways to talk to a friend about this. I think with the more outreach and education we do, the more were going to see that kind of reporting.”

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Oswego Health is one of the small, low-volume hospitals expected to benefit following the passing of the Bipartisan Budget Act. Following its passage, Oswego Health will receive $1.4 million over the course of five years in additional funding. This act was supported and announced by U.S. Representative for New York’s 24th district John Katko. “Rural hospitals like Oswego Health face significant, unique challenges in providing care,” Katko said in a statement. “Throughout my time in Congress, I’ve worked alongside Oswego Health to ensure t hey a re a bl e to d e l i ve r t he b e s t quality care and was proud to suppor t this budget, which provides significant support and funding certainty to Oswego Health and other rural providers.”

Jeff Coakley, the executive vice president for Oswego Health said the money allocated by the Medicare low-volume payment adjustment is crucial to Oswego Health being able to continue providing quality care to their patients. In a press release provided by E r i c C a m p b e l l , O s w e g o H e a l t h’s chief financial officer, the funding will be used to help physician recruitment initiatives, as well as technology and physician upgrades. Oswego Health senior director of communications Marion Cicarelli in an official statement provided more insight into what this would include. “The Bipartisan Budget Act will allow Oswego Health to provide additional resources toward its strategic goals, which include improved quality and employee satisfaction initiatives, as well as staff education and training,” Cicarelli said.

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Dating violence is defined as a threat or act of violence within a romantic relationship.

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