Letter to the Editor 4/20/12
Dear Adam Wolfe, This letter is in regards to your recent article, “New Guide for Gays” in the April 13, 2012 edition of The Oswegonian, as well as a previous article in which you expressed your “baby” ambitions. As…
Graduation items overpriced as we seem underappreciated
The “Grad Finale” event took place April 17 in the Hewitt Union Ballroom. It was a meeting place for students who wanted to take place in the commencement ceremony to buy memorabilia and various items needed for the graduation ceremony….
Student involvement needs remedy
It is a fairly common complaint on campus that our student body is apathetic. A customary claim made in Student Association elections is we need more student involvement. Most people that know about campus would agree it would be a…
FINALS COMING: GET SLEEP
If you approached someone on the street and asked if they would like to be made unconscious between four to nine hours, during which they would not be able to move, complete tasks or respond to stimuli, they would be…
Real vs. Ideal: A Soon-To-Be-College Graduate’s Life Options
So the time has come upon me, a time I thought would never come. College graduation at times seemed so far away. Now, I am about to graduate and I am terrified. Everyone wants to know if I’m excited to…
New Guide for Gays
I’ve studied at Oswego State for nearly four years now, but I’ve been gay for much, much longer. A Christmas home video from when I was four reveals me swapping a sleek motorcycle action figure for my sister’s Easy-Bake oven….
Discrimination at new heights after shooting
The shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, and the aftermath of the incident has without a doubt destroyed decades of progress in race relations here in America. It’s hard to argue that shooting an unarmed teenager who was…
‘Stand Your Ground’ fails to defend innocent
For over a month now there has been controversy over two people in Florida. One of them is Hispanic, and the other was African-American. George Zimmerman was a self-appointed neighborhood watchman at a gated community in Sanford, Fla. and Trayvon…
Being religious from afar
Ever since my Bar Mitzvah eight years ago, I have slowly drifted away from my religion. In my mind, a person’s Bar Mitzvah is the pinnacle of the Jewish religion; it is what you have worked toward during the many…
Journalism still thrives in many forms
It’s a gift from my father’s family. Passed down from father to son, until I was born a daughter. But it knows no gender. And now I have that same ink running through my veins. Following in the footsteps of…
