The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

National Issues

College sport cancellations best move

For The Oswegonian’s first issue this semester, I wrote a piece titled, “College football makes questionable plan.” It was due to the flurry of COVID-19 cases across the nation that I thought it was unsafe and unintelligent for athletic conferences…

Time for journalism to heal

If the Donald Trump presidency goes down in history as a journalist’s worst nightmare, it will be because of the constant accusations of fake news toward the media.  Before he entered the White House in 2016, Trump already targeted journalists…

Today’s youth face pressures

“Remember, these are the best days of your lives,” says the woman from the health center moving people into quarantine or the professor on the Zoom call, talking to students who have not even gotten out of bed. That sentiment…

Women’s care at risk with Supreme Court

With the current appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, many women are fearful of losing their rights to both abortion and birth control.  It has long been said that a Donald Trump presidency would overturn Roe…

Holidays like no other, sickness prevails

It is no secret that the world has changed drastically since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak. In the words of the President via a tweet, “until November 4th., Fake News Media is going full on Covid, Covid, Covid.” With…

Voting, responsible thing in election

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services webpage regarding “Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities,” U.S. citizens have both the right to “vote in elections for public officials” and the responsibility to “participate in the democratic process.” The upcoming presidential election…

Coronavirus brings environmental hope

The coronavirus has caused a lot of chaos and mass hysteria since March. Unfortunately, there have been many deaths because of this virus. Not only has COVID-19 taken many lives, but it will also leave a massive footprint on Earth….

COVID-19, hypocrisy prevails

Not even 48 hours after the presidential debate held Oct. 1, a tweet by President Donald Trump revealed he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 – which would quickly grow into a snowball full of positive…

First Presidential Debate fails to instill confidence in viewers

Can we honestly call what we all watched on Sept. 29 a Presidential Debate? I do not even want to call it a dumpster fire because that would be an insult to actual dumpster fires. It was really, really bad….

Blaming Students for COVID-19 Spread Unfair, Innacurate

With the rise of coronavirus cases in the United States, universities across the country have sworn to reduce the number of cases on campuses. Many schools promised to test their students, to prioritize safety and to do what they could…