The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Fitness for mind, body, college campus

After a cryptic teaser shared by the “OswegoFit” Instagram page, students on the SUNY Oswego campus were met with the news that fitness centers would  be opening. The Marano Campus Center Ice Arena was converted to accommodate fitness equipment for…

Statehood, not all for one

It is no secret that Washington, D.C., has pushed for statehood for years, but could this dream become a reality under the Biden administration? In an article written by The Guardian, the movement for D.C. to become a state is…

Experiences lost, despite increased safety

On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the SUNY system reached an incredible milestone of administering 1 million COVID-19 tests. While I am incredibly proud of my school, SUNY Oswego, and to even play a small part in this accomplishment, it comes with…

The Editor-In-Chief’s Column: Sports are back; I cannot contain my joy

Typically, I have kept these columns generic to the SUNY Oswego community. Despite coming from a sports background, I had to adjust to news coverage this past year and most of my columns revolved around COVID-19 and how both SUNY…

Residential dining halls present new issues

Upon returning to SUNY Oswego for the spring 2021 semester, Auxiliary Services decided to only have two dining halls open, Lakeside and Pathfinder. They assumed because of COVID-19 and a lot of students having mostly online classes, there would be…

Hope with new administration

Every ending is also a new beginning.  Or perhaps that may only apply to the Hispanic population — a collective that has long suffered the impact of the Trump administration. On Jan. 20, it was time to turn the page…

Remaining diligent crucial for future

There are glimmers of hope beginning to shine through as the new year rings in a new U.S. administration, and vaccines slowly become more widely accessible. These glimmers offer us only a sight of what could be and still leave…

Politics lacking morals, core beliefs

On Thursday, Feb. 4, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was removed from her committee appointments by the House of Representatives. Greene is a Republican and has made quite the name for herself as a far-right conspiracist who believes in Pizzagate,…

The Editor-In-Chief’s Column: Welcome back; let us do the right thing

I would like to think that last semester, we, as the student body, learned our lesson. SUNY Oswego, just like a few other schools within the SUNY system, experienced an outbreak of COVID-19 at least once during the semester.  Sure,…

Positive rhetoric renewed after election

On Nov. 7, millions of Americans tuned in to listen and watch the projected winners of the 2020 presidential election deliver their victory speeches. In an election plagued with a negative and spiteful rhetoric, each candidate offered a position of…