The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Carson Metcalf

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This Week in SA

The Student Association senate met again Tuesday for the 20th meeting of the 49th legislative session. Neely Laufer led her third meeting as SA vice president. Five senators were absent from the meeting. The minutes and agenda were quickly approved…

Archives Community News

Oswego Children’s Project provides internships to students

For the past 15 years, the Oswego Children’s Project has been providing internships for Oswego State students. The Oswego Children’s Project (OCP) is a partnership between Oswego State and the Oswego City Elementary School District.  Both the college and town…

Archives News

Goodsearch.com offers charities, organizations cash for clicks

Technology has simplified the majority of our traditional tasks. People can now easily accomplish things such as checking bank statements or connecting with friends across countries with just the tip of our finger. Going even further, a website called “Goodsearch”…

Opinion Staff Editorial

Library etiquette for all

Here at The Oswegonian, we understand the arduous time that is finals week. With this week fast approaching, we thought it would be best to lay down some guidelines to facilitate a little peace and quiet as students swarm the…

In the Office Opinion

Traditions define family identity

Tradition has a certain value that you usually don’t appreciate when you’re a child. Maybe your family went on the same vacation each year, or had the same meal on Christmas, but odds are none of it had any meaning…

Opinion

Heartbleed exposes vulnerabilities

Fahrenheit 451 is centered around a society that has banished books, reading and any type of further knowledge. The society had become obsessed with technology and their lives were invested in it. People fell asleep with the buzzing of white…

Opinion

Finding common ground

“Preparing America’s students for success.” That is the slogan of the new country-wide Common Core State Standards. So far, 44 of America’s 50 states have adopted the new standard. The Department of Defense Education Activity and four territories including Guam,…

Opinion

Intriguing NHL playoffs set to kick-off

We’ve gone through our fair share of hockey anxiety this year, from the Olympics in Sochi to our very own Oswego State men’s and women’s hockey teams making such fantastic runs into the postseason. Now a new postseason is here….

Opinion

Glass revolution starts now

With the growing pervasiveness of smartphones and other smart devices, the gap between user and interface is shrinking. If many futurists and tech experts are to be believed, the age of cyborgs may be nearly upon us. A recent trend…

Opinion

Think outside your town

By the time this newspaper is set on the stands on the Oswego State campus and around the city Friday morning, I’m sure many students will be making holiday travels to their home to spend the weekend with their families….