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Day: November 12, 2015

Opinion

Need a mom? You can now hire one

On a scale of one to Hamlet, how badly do you need a mom? A recent service called “Need a Mom” allows people to purchase a temporary mom for $40 an hour. Someone who can listen to your problems, help…

Opinion

Zendaya fires back at retouched photos

The issue of unrealistic body images for women was brought up on Oct. 22 when singer-actress Zendaya (“Shake It Up”) didn’t agree with a photo shoot that she had recently participated in for Modeliste Magazine’s November cover. Zendaya had done…

Opinion

Virtual reality app debuts

From the dense New York City streets to the deserts of sub-Saharan Africa, we might be on the cusp of something big. Someday soon we may just have access to the world in our hands and I’m not talking about…

Opinion

Hookup culture relies on Netflix

Netflix and chill is one of the many pop culture trends that our generation is enthralled with. It’s basically both the most proper and improper way to ask someone to hook up. Yeah, there will be some Netflix watched, but…

In the Office Opinion

Fan sticks with Bills for traditional loyalty

I am a Buffalo Bills fan, always have been and always will be. It’s not that I’m the biggest fan there is, but I have been through rough times with them and there have certainly been plenty. I describe my…

Opinion Staff Editorial

West side suffers from rumors

Early Sunday morning, a car driven by a non-Oswego State student was involved in a collision into school property outside Cayuga Hall. The incident was a scary situation; the car could have collided with the building itself and hurt both…

Opinion

Quentin Tarantino calls out police, boycotted

Director Quentin Tarantino is undoubtedly one of the most influential and innovative filmmakers of his generation. Possibly of all-time. When it comes to Tarantino as a person, what you see is what you get. The Academy Award-winner isn’t afraid of…

Opinion

Adderall vs. Cannabis, not equals

Adderall and Cannabis are two commonly abused medical substances, particularly on college campuses. Both help the user relax and concentrate. Both are easy to get prescriptions for because it is easy for a patient to convince their prescriber that they…

Opinion

China ends one-child only policy

China can get ready to throw away the Trojans and throw on some Marvin Gaye, it was announced last Thursday that China would be putting an end to their one child per household limit and allow families to have two…

Opinion

‘Treepods’ to reduce CO2

The world is currently facing an increasingly potent enemy: copious amounts of carbon dioxide emissions. Although relatively harmless and vital to life on earth, we’ve increased the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere exponentially since the Industrial Revolution. As a…