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….
Stressful days make happy weeks
As every year of my life passes before me, I see things change. Whether personal, social or larger-scaled, everything seems like it is in a constant process of formation and reformation. People change, politics change and society itself changes. New…
Cold hard cash beats internships
Believe it or not, summer will be here again soon enough. Summer is a time to do many different things, but many of us spend a fair amount of time at a job or an unpaid internship. It is a…
Pay attention to local weather
From a person who majors in meteorology and who has been here for the last two winters, you can trust me when I say that it’s highly recommended that any Oswego State student should pay attention to the weather forecasts…
Jeter’s retirement celebration marks the end of an era
To some this week may feel like another ordinary week, to others this week shall mark the end of an era. Indeed the time has come; this week shall be the last week we ever watch Derek Sanderson Jeter play…
Allow new artists with creative vision
If there’s one thing you should know about yours truly, it is that I am a huge music fan. And I don’t mean I just listen to music and like it. No. I’m a student of music. I listen, obsess…
Organic foods make a healthy body for college students
For the past couple years we have been reminded, as Americans, how “unhealthy and overweight” we are. Recently, it seems that the scale has actually scared Americans into healthier eating habits. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, adults have…
