Is education giving us what we need?
As Socrates wisely explained to us over two and a half millennia ago, true education lies within questioning, no matter the question and no matter how many times you ask it until you find a satisfying answer. So let us…
CTS experiences trial by fire
Campus was filled with many frustrated students recently, and all crosshairs were aimed at Campus Technology Services. With the e-mail network and ANGEL down, students and faculty were faced with online class deadlines, regular class deadlines and the inability to…
Shortie Says
Shortie,I want to be tested for HIV. How do I go about doing this? You can be tested for HIV right on campus through the Oswego County Health Department. Testing is done at the Mary Walker Health Center on Tuesdays…
Pause for a cause part of trends
Look at your wrist right this second. What’s on it? If it’s one of those rubber "cause" bracelets such as LIVESTRONG or Save Darfur then I want you to take a minute and really think about why you have this…
Obama denying ACORN ties? He’s nuts
There is an old saying that the nut doesn’t fall far from the tree. What a fitting cliché to describe the deception that President Obama and his minions are trying to keep buried from the American people about the relationship…
Following Twitter not a sellout
This past summer I did something I thought I’d never do. I totally sold out my ideals and gave in to a popular trend. I turned to something that I was convinced would destroy us as a society. This past…
‘Cancer that whispers’ speaks out
Ovarian cancer is the "cancer that whispers" not only because its symptoms are subtle and easily overlooked, but also because of the lack of awareness. When my late aunt was diagnosed six years ago, I had never heard of ovarian…
No naked Will Ferrell around here
College: a hedonistic, fun-filled, beer-drenched place, depicted in such film classics as "Old School," "Animal House" and "Van Wilder." And who could forget the cinematic masterpiece "Sorority Boys?" However, when I got to Oswego State I couldn’t see any of…
Jury’s out on Mackin: bad decor doesn’t salvage good food
To the unassuming passerby, the Mackin Complex may look like just another residential building. However, it is also home to the Mackin Dining Hall. Having eaten there for my first time last Tuesday, I felt the need to share my…
Obama: salesman or president?
Our nation is in trouble. The national unemployment rate is at a 26 year high of 9.7 percent and in some states the rate is in the double digits. According to the president’s chief economic advisor, Larry Somers, it is…
