Death penalty provides justice for none
There were no Parisian candlelight vigils for Lawrence Russell Brewer, no pleas for a stay of execution, no expressions of anger and frustration at the carrying out of his death sentence. No one would consider his execution a miscarriage of…
I Feel Bad About My Neck, and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
While I’ll admit that I am certainly outside the target demographic for this tome (not being one of these ‘women’ referred to in the subtitle), it remains one of my favorite books. Nora Ephron writes with a breezy pace and…
Pay attention to pay
This week began with a flurry of talk about how much professors and college administrators are paid. Last week’s Oswegonian included a prominent article, the cover story, in fact, that included facts about payments for campus workers, some examples of…
Banned book changes desecrating, not liberating
Below the radar of the American people, a dangerous public enemy exists. It is not always distinguishable, but is slowly corroding the history of culture. This treacherous demon could be a wolf in sheep’s clothing and often goes by the…
Lack of parking unfair to commuters
It’s a regular sight every weekday morning on Oswego State’s campus – a frenzy of cars lined up waiting in the commuter parking lots, frantic drivers competing to stalk out a student walking toward the parking lot. Not only is…
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell only the first hurdle
As the clock struck 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 20, 2011 the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) was put to action. After 18 years of discrimination, the military code that dismissed more than 14,500 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
False networking not only on Facebook
To what do I owe the pleasure of speaking with you today? In sequential order I attribute technological credit to: writing (Which Socrates thought would compromise the powers of the mind) and the printing press (Denounced by Christian theologians to…
Netflix split leaves subscribers in virtual cold
As a once satisfied Netflix customer, the company’s recent decision to nearly double the cost of its monthly subscription plan hit hard. For 10 bucks a month, I could watch as many DVDs or Blu-Rays as I wanted, albeit one…
Life direction as an integral part of self
What does it mean to be “meant” to do something? Leaving out the divine or pre-ordained or karmic, let us just reflect on what this means with respect to the non-transcendent life. As college students, we are on the road….
Borders close, world migrates to e-books
It seems like every summer, a store chain that I enjoy goes out of business. There was Circuit City in 2009, Blockbuster last year and this summer it was Borders. Many factors can lead to the unfortunate closing of popular…
