Olympics disapproval justified
By Riley Eipp The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are in full swing, and the harmful impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on athletes and the diplomatic boycotts of the tragic human rights violations in China are making this year’s olympics one…
Nostalgia, prices on the rise for trading cards
By Faith Smith The COVID-19 pandemic came with an increase in new interests and hobbies. In March 2020, that aside from the toilet paper hoarding, other shelves were also becoming bare. What happened to all of the sports and camping…
GOP declaration calls agendas into question
By Ashton Becker The Republican Party has officially declared the Jan. 6 capitol riot “legitimate political discourse.” Additionally, the Republican National Committee (RNC) voted to censure House Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois due to their…
Winter Olympics control the world stage this week
By Brandon Ladd The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are underway and have been absolutely spellbinding, to steal a 2018 phrase used by NBC figure skating announcer and fashion icon Johnny Weir describing an Adam Ritton performance at the Pyeongchang Winter…
Traditional holiday holds history
By Faith Smith Feb. 2. One holiday that brings thousands of people around the world together to celebrate the prediction of a furry forecaster. Yet many do not appreciate this holiday’s rich history and cultural meaning. The true history of…
Spotify should have disclaimers
By Abigail Connolly Jan. 26, Neil Young, world renowned singer-songwriter and musical artist, released a statement regarding his desire to remove his work from Spotify, the popular music streaming service. Young begins the statement stating: “Spotify has recently become a…
Mars Inc. diverts attention with campaign
By John Custodio In mid-January, Mars Inc. announced that the well-known M&M anthropomorphized mascots would be getting an update to be “more inclusive” to modern American values and woke culture. There are two main problems with this. The move is…
Ukraine crisis, age old destructive mess
By Ashley Scott For the past few weeks, the news has been drowning with panic over the Ukraine crisis in Europe. Unfortunately, panic over Ukraine is nothing new. We have seen it before in 2014 with Russia annexing Crimea. However,…
University offers new opportunities, room for growth
By Brandon Ladd Desperation comes in many forms, some are searching for love, some are searching for friendship and some are searching for themselves. No matter which of these categories or the countless others that you might fall into, it…
Goodbye to Oswego
My time here at Oswego is coming to an end, with this being the last issue I officially sign off as the Assistant News Editor. But the journey here has been one to remember, and show gratitude toward. Having been…
