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Student team probes bitcoins with an eye on manias of past

SUNY Oswego seniors in an upper-level finance class gather in a Penfield Library conference room to work on their project for the college's Quest symposium: "Innovation in Currency Markets: Will Bitcoins Succeed in This Marathon?" Seated from left are finance majors Victoria Danquer and Eyub Yegen (also an applied mathematical economics major); standing from left are marketing major Xiaodong Lou and finance major Kyle Crisafulli. Missing from the photo is finance major Yixuan Wang.The students in business faculty member Hong Wan’s “Multinational Financial Management” course are working on a historical-economics analysis to show whether bitcoins are in a phase that makes them ripe for a crash, another upswing or long-haul stability. Bitcoins have fluctuated in value from nearly nothing at their 2009 debut to more than $1,200 in 2013 before sliding recently under $600.

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Bishop’s Commons Celebrates the 14th Anniversary of Caring for Seniors in the Community

Residents and staff at Bishop’s Commons in Oswego gathered recently to mark the enriched living residence’s 14th anniversary of providing care and services for seniors in the community. A special luncheon helped mark the milestone and afforded staff and residents alike an opportunity to celebrate together.

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Sandy Creek fifth grade chorus performance focuses on kindness

Kindness, compassion, generosity and good will were in the spotlight during a fifth grade choral performance recently at Sandy Creek Elementary School.The themed musical performance centered on making a difference, with the fifth grade chorus belting out a handful of songs that reflected that message.

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SUNY Oswego student’s paintings to display city calendar-style

SUNY Oswego junior fine arts student David Owens touches up one of his paintings in a work-in-progress series of 12 monthly scenes in the city of Oswego. He is photographing and interpreting scenes to produce a calendar of artwork. Owens' work will be among more than 300 displays, presentations, performances and more April 9 at Quest, the college's daylong symposium celebrating scholarship and creativity.David Owens, a SUNY Oswego junior fine arts major, will present his work-in-progress, “Twelve in Oswego: An Artistic Interpretation of Time and Place,” on April 9 at the college’s Quest symposium. For every month of the year, Owens finds an ideal location to photograph a place in the city of Oswego and creates paintings based on the photos.

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