Campus Recreation Report: Basketball crowns champions
The fourth week of competition begins once again with the soccer leagues seeing many upsets and triumphs. The corec competitive league started heating up as Coke Diet FC continued their season with a victory over Super Strikers II (5-4), but…
Men’s hockey hopes to avoid repeat of last season
On Feb. 21, No. 5 SUNY Fredonia defeated No. 4 Plattsburgh State in the opening round of the SUNYAC playoffs by a score of 4-3 at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena to advance to the SUNYAC semifinal against No….
Defending SUNYAC champions back again
Oswego State men’s basketball has returned to the SUNYAC Championship tournament weekend as defending champions. The No. 5 Lakers defeated No. 4 SUNY Geneseo on the road Tuesday night, 95-84, in the first round to advance to the SUNYAC semifinal…
Just a quick reminder
The public often needs a refresher on journalistic responsibilities. Our job as the independent student newspaper of Oswego State is to accurately and fairly report on all things that occur on campus and in the city of Oswego during our…
Public deception becomes private industry
Thanks to new artificial intelligence, it is now becoming much easier to produce fake audio and video. This is an aspect of high-quality artificial intelligence that is often overlooked, and it makes no sense. An article on theVerge.com discusses this…
Ballots mightier than bullets
The polarization of the gun policy debate is both a cause and consequence of America’s gun culture. Such rigid division on the issue prevents any progress from being made in mental health or gun policy to fix America’s mass shooting…
Broadcasting tragedies will have powerful impact in future
Anyone with a social media account has read the news about the recent school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. In the incident, 17 students and teachers lost their lives and 14 more were injured. There…
Incompetent NCAA botches yet another high-profile case
In the past couple of weeks, the NCAA has found itself dealing with penalties that resulted in teams vacating both wins and championships. First, there was the denial of an appeal made by the University of Notre Dame which will…
Good luck regulating porn viewing
Pornography. It is something everyone knows about and something most Americans have watched. In fact, Pornhub released its Year in Review for 2017 on Jan. 9, with the revelation that there were 28.5 billion visits to the site that year….
Sounds more like Un-Happy Meal
The Happy Meal is changing. McDonald’s announced on Feb. 15 that for the Happy Meal menu, cheeseburgers will be removed and replaced with a healthier grilled chicken sandwich option. Chocolate milk will be reformulated to contain less sugar (and will…
