The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Opinion

Gov. Hochul impresses, fills gap well

After former Gov. Andrew Cuomo tumultuously left office, news regarding the governor has died down. On Aug. 24, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul assumed Cuomo’s former position and yet, not much has been said about her in the news. In an…

GOP must denounce Trump

Former President Donald Trump has spent the last five years tearing apart the Republican Party. His influence is all around the GOP where it has nearly been impossible for governors, congressmen and congresswomen, senators and voters to denounce his pathological…

From my seat: The Editor-in-Chief’s Column

I have been frustrated this week, actually furious at times. Looking around, I finally notice what so many others have warned me about, that nobody cares anymore. I laid in bed and stared at my ceiling about this. I even…

U.S. politics a mess, as usual

The events that have transpired within the last month in American politics have been disastrous. The Afghanistan ordeal was a mess, but President Joe Biden should not have gotten as much hate.  When talking to friends and professors about the…

Abortion bans will not end abortion

A new Texas abortion bill went into effect at the beginning of September, becoming the latest state in the U.S. to introduce a near-total abortion ban.  In 2019, restrictive abortion laws became commonplace in the U.S., with 15 states introducing,…

No good intent with vaccine, no solid plan

After three semesters of seemingly endless insanity, college campuses are only just returning to some semblance of normalcy. The vaccine rollout has certainly changed the outlook on things, but to what extent will schools go to protect their students outside…

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…