The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Opinion

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…

Solidarity march democratic display

On April 16, SUNY Oswego students rallied together to participate in a Black and Asian Solidarity March in a demonstration against the rise in Black and Asian hate crimes and racism in recent months. These ongoing social issues have become…

Graduation not worth the stress

For the past two semesters, SUNY Oswego, like many other public universities have held virtual graduations due the COVID-19 pandemic. For seniors graduating last spring, many were deflated to have their graduation ceremony stripped from them in an abrupt announcement…

The Editor-in-Chief’s Column: The Oswegonian: A Year In Review

Well, we made it, did we not?  I label this column as a “Year in Review.” In a year where there seems to be an influx of negative news, I want to focus on the positives; what The Oswegonian has…

Mask mandates vital to protection

In the beginning of March, it was announced that Texas and Mississippi would lift the mask mandates that were required due to COVID-19. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott thinks Texas should completely open up, as seen by his decision to allow…