Gov. Cuomo Endorses Gillen Gwen Girsdansky Said in a Statement
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A3 Annual Media Summit Internationally recognized media experts comment on blogs, jobs Friday, October 28, 2011 • TEi H NDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF OSWEGO STATE UNivERSiTy • www.oswegonian.com Volume lXXV Issue VIII On the Web Gov. Cuomo endorses Gillen Gwen Girsdansky said in a statement. “I look forward to a to Oswego, or are forced to leave because News Editor strong and productive relationship between there are few jobs. [email protected] the city of Oswego and the governor’s of- He also wants to influence people to shop fice. With a steady focus and a little good- locally rather than going to Syracuse or Clay. Gov. Andrew Cuomo endorsed Democrat old-fashioned hard work, New York and “People need to support local busi- Tom Gillen for the mayor of Oswego Monday. Oswego’s best days are still ahead of us.” nesses,” Gillen said. “People are trying “Tom Gillen has the vision and man- He said he believes that while Oswego to make a living in this town and if you agement experience to lead the economic was once a factory city, it does not need to don’t support them, you are hurting the revitalization of the city of Oswego,” Cuo- stay that way. Gillen stressed knowledge- city more and more.” mo said in a statement. “I am pleased to based industries are one of the tools for Gov. Cuomo agreed; “Tom under- endorse Tom Gillen for mayor of Oswego.” economic revitalization since the jobs are stands the need to focus on Oswego’s Gillen was raised in Oswego and has high paying and can be done from remote strengths and support its local small busi- worked in business management with locations, like Oswego. nesses and existing industries,” he said. Apple Inc., and AT&T for three decades. Jobs like that would improve popula- “I am honored to receive the endorse- tion retention, Gillen said, because many Photo provided by Tom Gillen ment of Governor Andrew Cuomo,” Gillen young people are uninterested in moving See ENDORSEMENT, page A5 Governor endorsed candidate, tom Gillen, speaks. fanpop.com Check out an exclusive review of “The Three Musketeers.” Log on to Oswegonian.com/lreview d espite rain, campus dries victims’ tears for all your sword fighting needs. Students, faculty march through Lakeside, West Campus to Hewitt Union d iana Gerstacker If the Clery Act is any indication, Take that allows rape,” Langlois said. updates all Asst. News Editor week at: Back the Night may be having an impact Daisy Mendoza, a public relations offi- [email protected] on the campus community by encourag- cer for the Women’s Center, said the main oswegonian.com ing students to speak up against their at- goal of the event is to spread awareness. Only minutes after they began distrib- tacker to police. In 2009, one forcible sex Otherwise it can be difficult to under- uting shirts to the crowd, coordinators of offense was reported to University Police. stand that these are not isolated incidents. Fr Iend or lIke us at Take Back the Night had none left; 435 In 2010 that number rose to five reports. Through shared stories it is clear that there facebook.com/oswegonian shirts were gone in roughly 10 minutes. On a national level, it is estimated that 60 are far more crimes than those reported. Director of Women’s Studies Lisa Lan- percent of rapes or sexual assaults go unre- For two hours people continuously glois said the turnout for the annual event ported, according to the Rape Abuse and In- stepped on stage to share their stories of Follow our tweets has been steadily improving. Even through cest National Network (RAINN). Factoring in rape and sexual assault. For those who twitter.com/TheOswegonian the rainy weather the turnout was far bet- unreported rapes, only six percent of rapists did not speak up, messages of courage, ter than the previous year. will ever spend a day in jail; 15 of 16 rapists strength and unity were relayed. “We hit 350 [people] last year, I know never see the inside of a jail cell. “We need to start by ending a culture See NIGHT, page A5 Laker Review that we hit over 500 this year,” Langlois said. Fi Fth coldplay lp Fails B3 Bill Portoghese | The Oswegonian runrun.es Top: Alpha Phi Alpha member holds a sign supporting Take Back the Night and has a rape whistle. Bottom: Demonstrators stand in front of Sheldon Hall on Wednesday night during Take Back the Night. Sports Retirement incentive leaves U.P. short-staffed, working long shifts Oswego State season Finale win Gina clawson “Lt. Taylor was the acting Admin- employee struck Staff Writer istrative Lieutenant at the time of his [email protected] retirement,” Barbeau said. “Lt. Coates and Lt. Bosco were the shift supervisors A car struck an Oswego State em- Four university police officers retired for the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. and 11 p.m. to ployee on State Route 104W at Shel- from the Oswego State department in 7 a.m., respectively. Scott worked the 3 don Ave. on Oct. 20. the fall of 2010, resulting in an increased p.m. to 11 p.m. shift and was responsible Director of General Education amount of overtime pay and shift changes. for conducting many of the different edu- Christopher LaLonde of Oswego, was From August to November of 2010, cational programs we offer on campus.” walking his dog shortly after 7 p.m. the department was paid $17, 886 in The department had to make changes when he was struck by a 2001 Saturn A9 overtime, an increase from $11,182.92 for to the schedules and responsibilities of sedan while crossing the Route 104. billy reese |The Oswegonian the same time during the previous year. the staff when those officers retired. LaLonde is also the director of lit- According to University Police Chief “We were wise about that,” Adam said. erary studies, American studies and Cynthia Adam, the governor’s office of- “We did not want to run shifts without IPAC at Oswego State. Opinion fered an incentive for retirement last enough staffing. We put safety first. The Graphic by Patrick Freebern The sedan was driven by 34-year- spring. The window of opportunity last- remaining staff members volunteered to old Jason Fredette of Oswego. ed until Sept. 29, 2010. work 12 hour shifts without overtime. The Oswego City Fire Department responsible holidays “It took the department by surprise,” They had more days off, but longer peri- such long hours. The biggest pro in my responded to the accident. LaLonde Adam said. “So we couldn’t start the hir- ods without rest.” opinion is that we only work 7 days in a had several broken bones and was ing process sooner.” The changes affected many of the of- 14 day pay period. This allows for more transported to a Syracuse area hospital The hiring process itself takes over a year. ficers differently. time off to spend with our families.” by helicopter. He was said to be stable According to the union representative, Of- “I can’t speak for the other officers,” Even though losing four officers meant at the hospital the following day. ficer Matthew Barbeau, in September of 2010 Barbeau said. “But for me, personally, that everyone left on the staff had to do more Fredette has not been issued any the following individuals retired from our de- I’d say the largest con is the fact that a 12 work, everything that needed to be done tickets and city police said that poor partment: Lt. Michael Taylor, Lt. Kirk Coates, hour shift is quite long. It took some ad- was completed. visibility because of the dark and rain Lt. Geri Bosco, and Officer Dave Scott. justment initially to get used to working See POLICE, page A5 was a contributing factor. 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