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Joan Rivers leaves us with laughs

  “I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking”- Joan Rivers. Joan Rivers, renowned comedian and television host, passed away Sept. 4, 2014, following a routine, but nonetheless risky, throat procedure. She was 81 years old. Yet, to Joan,…

Opinion

Ray Rice causes an upoar for fans

The NFL season is officially here and week one is in the books. With all the big headlines coming into the season they are all overlooked by an incident that is bigger than the NFL. Baltimore Ravens running back, Ray…

Opinion

Deserted Waterbury disturbs friends

What a difference a year really does make. At this time last year, I was in the process of meeting and bonding with some of my now closest friends on campus. Waterbury Hall certainly didn’t disappoint when it came to…

Opinion Staff Editorial

Bring the best for Oswego

Welcome back Oswegonians! We hope you all had a great summer and we welcome the new members of the student community. It is time to get back to the stress of classes, something everyone surely looks forward to over the…

In the Office Opinion

Free pizza draws numbers for collegiate organizations

  This is the time of year when free pizza becomes a staple on campus for students interested in joining organizations. Just tonight as I wrote, a kind gentleman from the Mentor Scholar program brought pizza to the staff at…

Opinion

Depression, not death sentence

Being diagnosed with a mental illness is a little like being drafted into the military: one never asks for it, it’s often very unpleasant, and it involves fighting an enemy that cannot be reasoned, negotiated, or bargained with. Sadly, compared…

Opinion

Changing view of rape at college

Oswego State University Police is “happy to report that violent crime that is plaguing many campuses across the state remains very low at SUNY Oswego.” A 2012 University Police report shows there were four rapes investigated on the Oswego campus….

Opinion

Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ video says sexy not scandalous

The latest talk by far has got to be Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” video. Nicki Minaj has always been known for her risqĂșe behavior on and off stage, but this time did she take it too far? In 24 hours, her…

Opinion

Fear not friends, we all have fears

As the new school year beings, there are two distinct ways to get back into the college flow. One way is to try to keep the same schedule as last year or to make it as similar as possible. It…

Opinion

Celeb nudies make uproar

They weren’t the first and they certainly won’t be the last of Hollywood’s starlets to have nude photos emerge of them, but Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton made headlines last weekend, and for all the           …