The Oswegonian

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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…

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He Said 2/19/2010

There are very few moments in your life when an unmeasurable amount of happiness takes control of your body. Examples include; hitting the lottery, your favorite team winning the title and, in this case, your significant other confessing their bi-curious….

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She Said – 2/12/10

Hell, no! I’m just kidding. Maybe. I think we have all had that experience where you really like a guy, there’s strong chemistry and everything’s going great. So naturally, you are ready to take that next step with him. Everything…

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He Said – 2/12/10

"Oh my god, baby, that was amazing. How was it for you?" If you answer this question with, Eh, it was all right I guess, something is wrong with your sex life. When you’re having sex, you should be enjoying…

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Keith Harris – 2/12/10

Corporate America has just scored yet another victory at the expense of the American people. With its precedent-shattering decision in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court has essentially given corporations and unions a free pass to spend…

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Shortie Says – 2/12/10

Dear Shortie,Recently I have had a lot of itching in my pubic area and I have noticed some red spots in my underwear. The itching is very frequent and it looks like I have small crab-like parasites around my genitals….