the practice. It was finally banned by the city in 2014 following a students death caused by a heroin overdose on campus; the following year, the college set up OzFest, a campus festival, to deter partiers from participating in the Bridge Street Run. However, students still continue the tradition each spring.
== Presidents ==
Edward Austin Sheldon (1st), 1861–1897
Isaac B. Poucher (2nd), 1897–1913
James C. Riggs (3rd), 1913–1933
Ralph Waldo Swetman (4th), 1933–1947
Harvey M. Rice (5th), 1947–1952
Foster S. Brown (6th), 1952–1963
James E. Perdue (7th), 1965–1977
Virginia Radley (8th), 1977–1988
Stephen L. Weber (9th), 1988–1995
Deborah F. Stanley (10th) 1995–2021
Mary C. Toale, Officer in Charge (interim), 2022–2023
Peter O. Nwosu (11th), 2023–present
== Notable staff and faculty ==
Soma Mei Sheng Frazier, author, editor
Kenneth O. Hall, Governor-General of Jamaica (Feb 2006 – Feb 2009); served as Assistant Provost and Professor of History at Oswego
Doug Lea, computer scientist
Roy Lichtenstein, pop artist; …
