The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Opinion

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Buzzfeed takes fresh angle with news

These days, it’s hard to go a single day without seeing someone post the results of their latest BuzzFeed quiz. Maybe you’ve tried a quiz or two yourself. Maybe you’ve completed every quiz out there or maybe you’ve never even…

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Selfie or Self Endangerment

Which came first: the selfie or the conceitedness? The idea of selfies has gone way too far, to the point where people are not only endangering the lives of themselves and those around them, but they are slowly becoming more…

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Use of e-cigarettes soars

The Oswego State campus may be tobacco free, but that doesn’t stop people from using e-cigarettes, or e-cigs, around campus. E-cigs were made available in the U.S. in 2006, according to cancer.net. Many things remain uncertain about them, but it…

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Feminism receives bad reputation

In this day and age, many things can offend and hurt other races, genders or nationalities. Recently on Yahoo News, it was reported that Sophie Thomas, an eighth grade student in Ohio had her shirt photoshopped because it had the…

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Wage increases on horizon

McDonalds employees organized several protests last Wednesday, April 15. These protests were held in several towns and colleges around the country. The protests were organized by McDonalds employees in order to increase the current minimum wage rates to $15. These…

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GoFundMe vulnerable to scamming

Crowdfunding sites such as GoFundMe and Kickstarter are the buzz among groups and individuals attempting to raise money. Campaigns, good causes and events to raise awareness have all found a home under these types of fundraising sites. Justin Griner, face…

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‘It’s On Us’ push sends mixed message

On Tuesday, the Title IX Committee and Dean of Students Office hosted the “It’s On Us” photo day, where students and faculty handed out free T-shirts in support of the movement designed to raise awareness for sexual violence. The day…

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Testing removes room for individuality

Many students across New York state have opted out of some of the Common Core testing in the last two weeks. This means a huge wave of parents and their kids are really beginning to question the point of it…

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Welfare restrictions harshen

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback recently passed a law restricting what welfare recipients are allowed to spend their money on. According to CNNMoney, the new restrictions will include luxuries such as alcohol, casinos, cruise ships and strip clubs. The law also…

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Letter to the Editor

Most of you have been wondering what’s going on at the old Woodshed. Recently, as many of you already know, Jimmie James BBQ from Scriba opened a second location at The Shed, located at 1 Washington Blvd., just down the…