To Left of education: indoctrination
The statistics on education in the U.S. are disturbing. American students rank 25th in math and 21st in science compared with students in 30 industrialized countries, according to the Broad Foundation. Sixty-eight percent of 8th graders can’t read at their…
Libraries struggling to remain democracy’s hidden treasure
As we get older, there are some things that may be constants in life, but aren’t fully appreciated until we reach a certain age. I, for example, have been going to libraries for nearly my entire life, but I’ve never…
Voice of perserverance can’t be silenced
These days, I try to make a regular habit out of stopping to reflect on my life and how I’ve gotten to where I am today. It serves to remind me that no matter how rough life becomes, I must…
Tom Gillen, Our Choice
As students, most of us have but a temporary tryst with the city of Oswego, heading for greener pastures as soon as tassels move from left to right on graduation day. But the rules of public parks and loaned spaces…
McRib back, probably still tasty
It’s that time of year again. Yes it is autumn, yes it is nearly Halloween, and yes the threats of snow have already been heard. All three of those are true, but do you know what time it really is?…
No holidays from realities of life, responsibility
This coming weekend is everyone’s favorite costumed holiday, Halloween. Like every other weekend, students are going to drink, some too much. Because of the holiday, most will drink too much. It’s not a surprise that most of my colleagues and…
Best intentions no match for teenagers
When you’re little you never think you’ll eventually do bad things. You never expect to anger your parents in a real, painful way. You never expect to go back on your established code of ethics, and you never expect to…
On silver screens, real scares scarce
The horror genre of film is rife with classic cinema. But somewhere along the way it lost some steam. I’m not going to call myself an expert on horror movies, or movies in general. Far from it. But I do…
No magic required to see hypocrisy of Shaman drug ban
It is no secret now that many parents have urged New York state legislatures and the federal government to ban the sale, possession and manufacturing of synthetic drugs. Reading the resolution, one may notice it is way too broad and…
Libyan freedom fighters gaff with Gaddafi execution
In a speech from the Rose Garden, President Obama stated, “This comes at a time when we see the strength of American leadership across the world. We’ve taken out al Qaeda leaders, and we’ve put them on the path to…
