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She Said – 2/26/10

Since the dawn of women, we have had to put up with these neanderthals who think their sex is great. So ladies, I give you permission to say these things during sex, only under the worst circumstances. Otherwise, keep these…

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Broken Promises

Ineffective government. With another round of Student Association elections staring us down, it’s a phrase that we at The Oswegonian bring up a lot these days. Believe us when we say that reporting on idiots in power does lose its…

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Growing up means losing touch

When I was home over winter break, an interesting thing happened to me. I developed the ability to go outside in 30 degree weather wearing only a hoodie. I no longer scoffed at the idea of going out in the…

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Lori Moreth – 2/19/2010

The campaign is over and Obama has been president for over a year. Yet the vicious attacks on Sarah Palin continue. The attacks aren’t limited to the media; Obama and his administration take cheap shots as well. What is it…

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Paterson’s budget proposal shuns anorexics

It has never been in my nature to question authority. I always believed that state governments and the national government passed laws, raised taxes and made budget cuts for the benefit of their respective states and the nation as a…

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Studying: like sand through the hourglass

Any newcomer to Oswego is likely to hear the infamous, and perhaps absurd, lesson that each hour of class time should equal three hours of outside study time. Upon calculating the number of hours with my nose in a textbook,…

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Spying falls outside journalism ethics

If you’re a journalism major at Oswego State, then you’ve probably had discussions about the future of journalism, like the impact of blogging and the phenomenon known as "citizen journalism." This is the idea that anyone with a laptop and…

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Academic freedom ends with Darwin

Evolutionary thought is consuming the academic world. The mere mention of intelligent design is becoming a sinful deed. Not only are researchers strongly discouraged to believe in intelligent design, they can’t even study it. Intelligent design is not being silenced…

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Keith Harris – 2/19/2010

Only one year into Barack Obama’s presidency and there is already talk of the 2012 campaign. If trends continue, Obama is likely to face tough competition in re-election. It is likely that this competition will be in the form of…

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She Said – 2/19/2010

Well, I think the first thing you should ask yourself is, "so what?" I have news for you: Almost everyone is bi-curious, whether they want to admit it or not. Now that we got that out of the way, it’s…