Staff Editorial – Calling all birds
If you are a human, this column is not for you. This week The Oswegonian will reach out to an underserved community that doesn’t get the coverage it deserves. As it happens, the entire population has just returned from a…
Dealing with annoying people
We’ve all met that person we just didn’t "click" with.Maybe it’s the way they talk to you, or how they act when you’re around them. Or maybe you just have differing points of view.Whatever it is, you’re not sure what…
Profile of a biggest loser
I decided to do the Biggest Loser. A spinoff of the TV show, Biggest Loser is a 10-week program in which you form a team and try to lose weight and get healthier. When I signed up to do this,…
Reduce college stress with sweat
There’s no doubt that college puts strain on all students. Balancing homework, jobs and a social life stresses students to the point where they may break down altogether. Though making time for relaxation helps to ease college anxiety, there is…
In The Office – Loving the college-sized hole in my wallet
Expensive drinks, cheap food and carelessly squandering money. I’ve recently come to the realization that these are a few of my favorite things. A strange thing happened to me the other night. I left to go to the bars with…
Staff Editorial – Leave idealism out of NYS budget process
Gaining popular support is all about being the victimized underdog and reaping the mountains of sympathy that follow. It has nothing to do with being right, justified or logical and everything to do with playing your cards right. Fort Ontario…
Keith Harris – 2/26/10
American unemployment is at an unacceptable level. Despite being one of the most advanced nations in the world, we suffer from unemployment rates just below 10 percent. The number has recently begun to drop, but radical measures are nonetheless necessary…
Lori Moreth – 2/26/10
Obama and his administration would have you believe that he saved the economy from a depression unlike any other. Like any liar, Obama has a way of twisting the truth. Bush brought the unemployment rate down to 4.7 percent. It…
Shortie Says!
Dear Shortie,How do STIs affect pregnant women and their babies?-Wondering Wanda Dear Wondering Wanda,STIs can cause many of the same health problems in pregnant women as well as in women who are not pregnant. But having an STI can also…
He Said – 2/26/10
Sex is a beautiful union of two people expressing their love for each other. Or, in college (and let’s admit, even in the grown-up world), it is a random one-night hookup. Either way you like to define it, there are…
