Story of struggles with rare disease
In July 2012, my sister, Alyssa, was preparing to move out of our family home and into an apartment with a friend from high school when she called down to me from her room upstairs and asked if I could…
In-Klined to Speak
If thereâs one thing I hate being asked to do, itâs to describe myself in one word. Why? Because who I am seems to change on a regular basis these days, to the point that trying to break down and…
Letter to the Editor
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, is a day that will be etched in the history of Oswego Stateâs programs for Black History Month. On this day, the Black Student Union (BSU) presented to us Maarifa-Knowledge, an independently student-organized symposium/conference. Nineteen students…
Fools dare to wear shorts in wintry tundra
For sane people, winter means bundling up and trying, unsuccessfully, to fight off the cold. But there are a select few who roam the Oswego State campus who do not conform to reason. These deranged individuals go against the grain,…
STEM majors keep love in their work
Last July, physicists and physics lovers were worked into a fever pitch of excitement. They traveled from around the world to Geneva to watch a presentation of the latest evidence for the existence of the Higgs Boson, a theorized but…
Student bares all in editorial
Education in the U.S. is climbing up in price and people are looking for ways to pay off their loans. In response to an op-ed by, Lauren A. a student at Duke University who is paying for college by making…
âLate Nightâ takeover hits ground running
For the first time in 22 years, the âTonight Showâ aired without its usual host, Jay Leno. Instead, it was young comedian Jimmy Fallon who took the stage, succeeding Leno as the âTonight Showâsâ host on Feb. 17. Dressed in…
Volunteering can help loans, communities
If you didnât already know, some student loans can be forgiven through volunteer work. There are a couple different forms of volunteer work, like AmeriCorps, one can do to receive loan forgiveness, according to finaid.org. If you serve for 12…
Professional sports role models are relics of the past
Hall of Fame basketball player Charles Barkley famously stated, âI’m not a role model… Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.â After it was stated that former New Orleans Saints player Darren Sharper was…
Patience, commitment made Utley perfect professor
The ideal professor is a beacon of knowledge that has the answers to all of your questions. They take difficult concepts and break them down to be understandable. They prepare you for life after college. Garrick Utley was the ideal…
