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The college earned one of four honorable mentions in the 3R (Reuse-Reduce-Recycle) Actions Challenge for racking up 700 actions in a peer-to-peer recycling education project called Garbage Pail Kids. Among 104 colleges and universities participating in the competition, the champions in four size divisions included University at Albany in the medium-size category.

Parents should know that they can refuse to have their children take the state tests, he told the school board Tuesday night. Some NYS Regents have also spoken out against the testing procedure and how teachers are evaluated, he added. Superintendent Ben Halsey said the district is considering a compromise so as not to violate the commissioner’s regulations regarding the testing and evaluations.

The end of the spring semester of classes at SUNY Oswego last year was celebrated by some students, residents and visitors participating in the “Bridge Street Run.” This unsanctioned, event in the city of Oswego was the source of many areas of concern, ranging from disruptive behavior to dangerous and unhealthy decision making, according to Mayor Tom Gillen. “This year, the city fully supports SUNY Oswego’s efforts to redirect the celebratory atmosphere by presenting the SUNY Oswego Ozfest. Our hope is that, by working together, we can develop this event into a dynamic and fun weekend that will take advantage of all that Oswego has to offer, while providing the structure and oversight necessary to help reduce the problem behaviors of years past,” the mayor said.