A new, long-in-the-works agreement between SUNY Oswego and highly regarded St. Xavier’s College in Kolkata, India, will open paths for student, faculty and staff exchanges for semester-abroad and visiting-scholar programs, collaborative research, cross-cultural art opportunities and professional development.
This weekend, local author and speaker, and Heidi’s older sister, Lisa Buske, will travel to San Antonio to speak at their annual banquet to share HOPE with the staff, volunteers, and families of the missing.
________________________________Today’s News In The Raider: The common cold, our picks for weekend movies and a commentary on Black Friday in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.
________________________________Cloudy today with a wintery mix possible in some areas. Highs in the mid-30s.
________________________________Spencer Saraf, a SUNY Oswego senior majoring in chemistry who graduates this month, has received a travel award from the National Science Foundation to present the surprising results of her summer research on eyesight to an international audience of scientists. She will make her presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology in January in Austin, Texas.
________________________________Santa Claus made an appearance with his wife in Fulton around 7 p.m. on Thursday. Even in the light rain, the city of Fulton lit up its Christmas Tree Jubilee and began holiday festivities.
________________________________As you may, or may not be aware, the town recently submitted an application for funding for a water district in your area of the town. The town was notified recently that they are eligible for funding by USDA Rural Development. Before funding will be committed, a final application must be submitted.
________________________________It wasn’t too long ago that New York was ranked close to the bottom in terms of organ harvesting and donation rates. In 2010, a little over 2.7 million New Yorkers were registered organ donors. While that may sound like a high number, it was only about 18 percent of potential donors and is dramatically lower than the national average.
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We totally loved our visit to Haiti. We found it was less expensive to fly into Santo Domingo then fly to Port-au-Prince from there. The biggest problem was connecting between the two Santo Domingo airports so hired a nice young man to drive us thus avoiding the taxis. It was expensive but smooth and easy, which we appreciated.
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________________________________Cloudy today with a wintery mix possible in some areas. Highs in the mid-30s.
________________________________Major General Patrick A. Murphy, The Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and leadership.
________________________________First-grade students at Granby Elementary School participated in a Thanksgiving feast Nov. 26, prior to holiday break.
________________________________Volney Elementary School students received a lively lesson on African culture during a musical performance by Biboti Ouikahilo and his dance troupe on Wednesday afternoon.
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3 Bedroom, 2 bath house in the City of Fulton
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The Oswego State women’s basketball team (3-2) suffered its second loss of the season on Friday, falling to SUNY Plattsburgh 83-61. The Cardinals jumped out to the lead early, but the Lakers fought hard and kept the game close.
________________________________The Oswego State men’s ice hockey team used a well-balanced attack against SUNY Potsdam to win its first game of White Out Weekend, 7-1 on Friday. The Lakers started the scoring early with Matt Galati scoring the first goal of the game at 2:12 in the first.
________________________________The Oswego State men’s basketball team withstood Plattsburgh 73-70 in the final game of the first day of White Out Weekend on Friday night in Max Ziel Gymnasium. It was the SUNYAC opener for both teams, with Oswego improving to 5-1 overall while the Cardinals dropped to 3-2.
________________________________If you see Alysha on Monday wish her a happy 25th birthday.
________________________________Happy birthday to our mother and grandmother “Cathy Losurdo”
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This report courtesy of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. Oswego River report: The water level has been running between 12,000 and 16,000cfs the past few days. This morning the flow is just under 13,000cfs. There … Continue reading