The visionary R. Buckminster Fuller speaks in 1973 in SUNY Oswego's Hewitt ballroom, at one point in his visit offering $1,000 to any student or faculty member who "designs a practical way to extract energy from the wave power of Lake Ontario." In the same room on March 16, director Sam Green and Indie band Yo La Tengo will present a "live documentary" of Fuller's life and ideas, "The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller."
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College To Celebrate Visionary Fuller With Documentary, Music, Art

SUNY Oswego will celebrate the late architect, environmentalist, author and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller in March with a series of exhibitions and activities surrounding a “live documentary” of Fuller’s life and ideas directed by Sam Green with music performed onstage by pioneering indie band Yo La Tengo.

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Reality Check, Local Youth Advocates Travel to Albany; Meet with Lawmakers on Tobacco

Oswego County youth and tobacco control program contractors gathered at the New York State Capitol to educate lawmakers about the value of New York State Tobacco Control Programs and the increasing support among decision makers at the local level for tobacco-control policies.

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Preliminary Phase Two of FCSD Smart Schools Bond Act Open For Public Input

The FCSD Board of Education unanimously approved the Smart Schools Bond Act preliminary investment plan for the second phase at Tuesday’s (Feb. 9) regular board meeting. The Smart Schools Bond Act was passed by voters in a referendum in November of 2014 and allotted $2 billion dollars to NYS school districts to heighten learning through technological and infrastructure enhancements. Read the full article for more information and a link to the school website for public input.

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