RETHINKING OH-FEST In Rapper Sean’s Wake, SUNY Students Seeking More Vigorous Vetting By JENNIFER HILL Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – While most SUNY Oneonta students were at OH-Fest festivities today, eight students, a faculty member and a staff member met gathered at 5 p.m. to discuss ways to avoid selecting musical performers that did not match “the values of SUNY Oneonta.” SUNY junior Eric Battista scheduled the meeting after he emailed students early about a resolution he drafted, proposing to…
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OH-Fest Concert Out, But Street Fair Enjoyed Tonight’s Rapper Sean Kingston concert in Neahwa Park was cancelled over gang-rape allegations from nine years ago, but despite warnings of rain, the 13th annual OH-Fest Street Carnival went off without a hitch today as Main Street was filled with throngs of locals and students alike gathered to enjoy music, food and festivities. Above, Oneonta’s Yussef Romeo and Fay Pikul, played one of the carnival games, while Paige Stewart, right, hugs Tiny Tim,…
SUNY-O Cancels Rapper Kingston’s OH-Fest Concert Too Little Time To Reschedule It On Campus, College Declares ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta this afternoon cancelled tomorrow’s OH-Fest concert after students learned the featured artist, rapper Sean Kingston, had faced allegations of involvement in a gang rape in 2010, and they gathered last evening in a “community dialogue,” trying to decide what to do. Mayor Gary Herzig, concerned about protests, this morning withdrew the city permit for OH-Fest to stage the concert in…
Herzig Revokes OH-Fest Permit For Park Concert If Protest Breaks Out, OPD Lacks Resources To Control It, He Says By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – City Hall revoked OH-Fest’s Neahwa Park permit this morning after Mayor Gary Herzig learned on www.AllOTSEGO.com overnight that large numbers of students might protest concert headliner Sean Kingston after learning last week he and his bodyguard were accused of a gang rape in 2010. The city’s decision throws into doubt whether the Saturday night…
SUNY Students Debate Tainted OH-Fest Rapper Given 2010 Gang-Rape Allegations, Ought Sean Kingston Be Disinvited? By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – After learning last week that the OH-Fest headliner, rapper Sean Kingston, and his bodyguard were accused of gang rape in 2010, SUNY Oneonta students and staff – some said they were sexual assault survivors – met this evening in the college’s Center for Multicultural Experiences to discuss whether to push for canceling Kingston’s performance. Leaders of the college’s…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 13 Celebrate The Planet EARTH FEST – 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Annual Earth Festival features a clothing swap, an art contest, free paper shredding, workshops and more. Milford Central School, 42 West Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 547-4488. occainfo.org/earth-festival/…
Survivors, Supporters ‘Take Back The Night’ Carrying the “Take Back The Night” banner, Michaela Watts, left, and Taylor Trombley, members of the Opportunities for Otsego’s Violence Intervention Program, led a group of students from the SUNY Oneonta campus to Hartwick College during the annual Take Back The Night march this evening. The crowd gathered to hear the stories of survivors at both campuses before continuing on to Muller Plaza in downtown Oneonta, where they closed out the night with affirmations…
196 Oneonta Students Win Susan Sutton Smith Awards ONEONTA – A total of 196 students with 3.9 GPAs or higher received 2018-2019 Susan Sutton Smith Awards for academic excellence, SUNY Oneonta announced today. Student award winners receive a certificate, a gift card to the campus bookstore, and an invitation to attend the annual Susan Sutton Smith Lecture and reception. Dr. Tracy Betsinger, associate professor of biological anthropology, will deliver this year’s Susan Smith Lecture titled, “Babies Are Us: What Can…
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