The Oswegonian

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She Said – 12/4/09

Interracial relationships can be tricky, to say the least. Some may argue that interracial relationships don’t work because one person cannot understand the partner’s culture. Others are too afraid of the reactions of their peers, including their family and friends….

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Letter to the Editor – 11/06/09

To The Editor:Who would distribute dozens of T-shirts quoting a rapist at an anti-rape event? If your answer was "nobody," you would be mistaken. On Oct. 27, the Women’s Center held their annual "Take Back the Night." These events are…

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She Said – 11/06/09

There are several things you should ask yourself if you catch your significant other looking through your texts. One might be, why would they go through them? Have you been acting suspicious? Are you flirtatious? Do you get texts at…

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He Said – 11/06/09

An inbox full of messages is never a good idea around grabby hands. This pertains to when you are in a relationship and your significant other goes through your text messages and reads them without asking for your permission first….

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Staff Editorial – Time for change

General education requirements; they are both boon and bane of a liberal arts education. While they are often a topic of hatred amongst students trying to fill credit requirements, they can also be a gateway to a minor, second major,…

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Letter to the Editor

Usually I don’t respond to those who oppose my view unless of course they ask for it. I am taking your advice, Aaron Hammond, as you stated in your ever so flattering article, and defending my viewpoint that you deemed…

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Hellfire on Christmas celebration

Christmas is fast approaching and, as usual, it will be accompanied by false claims of victimization from conservative Christians. Thismisguided belief has prompted Christians to warn of the "War on Christmas." Every year, Christians purport to have been the victims…

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In The Office – Gay marriage grants people simple rights

This week has been written into history. The New York State Senate met Wednesday morning to debate over two very important topics. First, the plan to close the gap in the budget deficit of $3.2 to $4 billion, which would…

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First, they came for Christmas

Every year around this time, the "political correctness Nazis" come out in full force in an attempt to shut down Christmas. Yes, Christmas seems to be a very offensive holiday. So as a present to the leftists and social progressives,…

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Remember when? America evolved this decade

As you know, this decade will be over in 28 days. I know that it’s hard to comprehend. We haven’t even come up with an official name for it yet (The Oughts? The 2000’s?). Even harder to comprehend is how…