The Oswegonian

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Pick team, stick by them

We all saw it last Sunday: whether you were on Facebook or Twitter, or if you watching the game or not, we all know how the Super Bowl went down. Your friends, the people you follow and news websites updated…

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How to beat the parking lot

I’m a gridiron, tooth-and-nail parking lot strategist. I study parking lots, how they work, and how people act within their constructs. Ever since I was a young 16-year-old with a permit, I have been fighting insane parking situations and figuring…

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Joe Paterno passes, leaving legacy, heart behind

After 85-years of life, Joseph Vincent Paterno moved on to a place where he didn’t make the fatal mistake that coaching could ever undo. He passed away from complications of lung cancer on January 22. But without Penn State, where…

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Social Media: An incredible tool for organizations

In this day and age, things are changing faster than we can keep track of. Technology blows our minds every day, and new-and-improved items replace old items at a mind blowing rate. This day and age has created the almighty…

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Give the people what they want

According to four online polls on mass media’s coverage of the news, people are fed up with the excessive amount of celebrity news and they want more good or positive news. The Facebook poll suggested on what topic is given…

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GOP race no more than mindless entertainment

I do not watch a lot of reality television, but there’s a new show that premiered last fall and has gotten really good the past couple of weeks. It’s really great; you all should watch. On this show, a small…

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Republican nominees down to one true conservative, three weak

Then there were four. The GOP is down to the final four candidates for the republican nomination. Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are the four remaining after Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman…

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Gingrich: will campaign be as successful as marriages?

America, the land of the free and the home of the brave; the place where you can re-invent yourself and find success. And no one knows more about re-inventing themselves than Newt Gingrich. Yes, Newt Gingrich will be whatever you,…

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Studying abroad in Cuba unpopular, yet worthwhile

Have you ever had to admit over the phone that you are about to do, or in most cases, have already done something only to enjoy a blaring silence at the other end that clearly communicates the listener thinks you’ve…

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While SOPA/PIPA talks wind down, secretive ACTA talks push global restrictions

The ACTA stands for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. This bill is in essence similar to the disastrous First Amendment encroaching SOPA and PIPA bills, only globally encompassing. This treaty is the brainchild of the EU and its 22 members, which…