Fight for no censorship in Hong Kong, appreciate U.S.
As American citizens we often take our rights for granted. We live in a country where for the most part, journalists and citizens have the freedom to say mostly anything. In China, however, it’s quite a different story. Over the…
Extreme fire safety rules in the way of student expression
As of last week, Resident Assistants have begun their annual fire safety checks for the semester. Their job is simple: Go into the room, make sure the room is up to code and meets fire safety regulations and codes and…
Sit in on summit for sure
The 10th annual Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit is being held on Oct. 16 and media professionals such as Connie Schultz, Al Roker and Charlie Rose will be around to talk to students throughout the day. This event is a…
Cook at college or else you will fry
Do you ever watch the Food Network on TV or see something on Pinterest and think how you would really like to make and eat something you saw, but then you remember you can’t because you’re a busy college kid?…
Literacy: little or big, learn to read
As an avid reader, I’m often disheartened by the phrase, “I only read books for school.” Before I go any further and come off as a hypocrite, I’ll say first that I have indeed said this and thought this exact…
Astorino’s new ad bombs
If you’ve watched a lot of television in New York state this summer and fall, you might have noticed that gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino hasn’t been making many ads about his challenger, incumbent Andrew Cuomo. But that’s changed over the…
Pick up bill for equality
Since the beginning of the century, women have been fighting to have the same rights as men in America. Inspirational women such as Susan B. Anthony paved the path for women today. Even though women are equal to men, not…
Work women into all professional fields
If you visit the third floor of Penfield Library on the Oswego State campus, you will find yourself surrounded by walls lined with headshots of 32 former senior professors. There is one woman on the wall. Her name is Dorothy…
Crowdfunding for college
Here’s something we can all agree on: College ain’t cheap. Although I’ve been fortunate enough to have had my parents pay a significant portion of my tuition bill over the nine semesters of my undergraduate studies, I, too have had…
An act of kindness can make the world that much better
We waste most of our days buying clothes for another day, working toward goals we never fully realize. Everything is a means to an elusive end, everything is to make a plan for things that will inevitably be rocked off…
