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…
Gay isn’t personality, it’s sexuality
Gay guys are becoming very prevalent. The trend is for college-aged females and even some college-aged males to include at least one token gay guy in their social group. Whether they are the black leather boots that help one climb…
Banned books stop smarts
Why are books banned? Who decides when a book should be banned? There are many reasons that books get banned: racial issues, sexual situations, sexual dialog, violence, and many more contexts are examples of why a book might be…
Awful political attack ads
With the midterm elections almost a month away, one thing that always shows up on every single TV channel, and now on places like YouTube and Hulu, is what’s known as political attack ads. These ads are supplied by one…
Save paper, save students
Oswego State hosted the annual SUNY Sustainability Conference earlier this week. The two-day event brought together several companies trying to do better for the environment. Sustaining our environment is something that should be on the mind of our student body….
