The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Opinion

No concrete plan is the only way

A new semester, as we all know, means a return to the fast-paced stress of deadlines and degrees. It makes me miss working at my summer job, a tourist trap restaurant in the village of Lake George. There I found…

In The Office: The Editor-in-Chief’s column

The Oswegonian is actually running full meetings inside our humble but spacious 600 square foot Marano Campus Center office once again. A statement that has not been uttered since March 2020. This column is not about COVID-19 and the effects…

Thank you, The Oswegonian

As I sit through my final classes of my college career and help Ben Grieco hand the reins of The Oswegonian to a new tandem of bright student journalists, I cannot help but sit and reflect on my four years…

Increase in Asian hate-crimes disgusts

Since the start of the pandemic, there has been an influx of Asian American hate crimes. Former President Donald Trump has labeled COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus.” He continues to add blame to a specific race group but has defended…

Disappointment for Biden’s 100th day

President Joe Biden has been in office for a bit over 100 days, and the trend of Democrat mediocrity and a disappointing “return to normalcy” is set to continue. Biden has done some good so far. He passed his COVID-19…

Normalcy will not return easily

***Editor’s note: This article has been edited following a correction made by the Department of Marketing and Communications at St. John Fisher College, the college has not made a statement regarding COVID-19 vaccination requirements as of May 10.*** The days…

The Editor-in-Chief’s column: Sophomore determination led me here

What an interesting 18 months it has been to get to this point of my student-media career, as I officially become the next editor-in-chief of The Oswegonian. I stress this was not my original plan when I stepped foot on…

Required Vaccinations For College Could Allow For More On-Campus Activities While Reducing Anxiety Among The Student Body

After over one year of COVID-19, the world is finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccine roll-out is well underway, and many individuals are getting their hands on appointments to get their doses within the coming…

Vaccine requirements must-have for return

Across college campuses, there are discussions about the ethics of whether or not the COVID-19 vaccine should be required to attend in-person classes. This is a no brainer, schools must mandate a vaccine, after over a year of restrictions, shut-downs…

End is in sight but hesitancy still hinders

I am not a virologist or a statistician. I am a citizen who has followed the trends of COVID-19 for over a year, desperately hoping good trends would stick and bad trends would break. We are about to enter a…