National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Prioritizing safety on campus
The media often portrays the term “victim” as weak, bruised, and easily overpowered. But society needs to make an important distinction: domestic violence victims do not fit into any order. The beginning of October also marks the beginning of Domestic…
SUNY Oswego deters suicide stigma
Suicide has been affecting society for centuries. Breaking the stigma surrounding it and raising awareness can encourage people to seek the help that they need. As a society, we need to get better about preventing this epidemic from continuing. There…
Lake Ontario should not be renamed
From SUNY Oswego, Lake Ontario is hard to miss. It is a core part of many college experiences. Now, Americans are being asked to call it something new: Lake America. On Aug. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order…
Oswego parking needs immediate solution
Recently, SUNY Oswego University Police have ramped up their enforcement of parking rules across campus. Students are getting ticketed during the day for parking in the incorrect lots, even in empty lots with dozens of spaces. Oswego already charges a…
Housing changes expected next academic year
Housing applications were opened for the 2026-27 academic year, and with the recent closure of Johnson Hall, things are looking to be different in the housing department here at Oswego. According to a recent email sent out from the Reslife…
Pantera at SPAC; return of cowboys from hell
This past week, on Sept. 9, heavy metal giants, Pantera, made their long-awaited return to Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center. The concert, originally scheduled for July, was one of the best I have seen in a while. This tour, their…
Protesters may have proven Trump’s point
The protest preceding Cherise Trump’s speech at the Marano Campus Center auditorium did more to hurt the trans community than it did to protect them. At 6 p.m. on April 5, the area near the auditorium hosted more students standing…
Dear Cherise Trump: You are wrong, here is why
If I saw you in person, I would probably be frozen like a deer in headlights. You just appeared to speak on campus, as if, from thin air. I have never heard of you before and your last name is…
First open forum with students cut short
This week, myself and two other staff members from The Oswegonian attended the first student open forum for SUNY Oswego’s presidential search. I wanted to share my experience at this forum, as it was extremely disappointing and aggravating. The presidential…
The Editor-in-Chief’s column: Oswego is not safe or accessible
I really do not know how people with disabilities navigate SUNY Oswego’s campus and this snowy and icy weather has really highlighted some cracks in the infrastructure, literally. It has been known that SUNY Oswego is not Americans with Disabilities…
