Tasteless marketing trivializes violence
Last week, McDonald’s Portugal publicly apologized for using the tagline “sundae bloody sundae” to promote their Halloween ice cream desserts. The phrase is typically used when describing Bloody Sunday, or the Bogside Massacre, in Northern Ireland in 1972 when British…
College classes, grading system do not work
College is supposed to be a place where you find out what you want to do for a career by picking a major if you did not already know coming in. On top of having to meet certain requirements to…
Staff Editorial: Nov. 1, 2019
The House of Representatives passed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act on Oct. 22, seeking to make animal cruelty a federal offense. While the bill has yet to pass the Senate, it shines as an example of some of…
Franco’s reburial end of dark era for Spain
In late September, the Spanish Supreme Court unanimously passed a new ruling that would allow for the exhuming of the remains of former dictator Francisco Franco. Franco’s remains were located at a towering monument in Madrid’s outskirts, known as el…
NCAA to allow players to accept deals
For a long time now, it has been debated whether National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes should or should not receive benefits from advertisements, sponsorships or the use of their image on campaigns. For Californian student-athletes, that debate was ended when…
Digital devices have no place in classrooms
The cellphone is the best and the worst thing to ever happen to college students. Cellphones allow students to freely call or text home whenever they need to – whether it be for money, being homesick or just to say…
Conservatives cannot defend Trump anymore
Impeachment is on the way, that much is clear, but when that will happen seems to be a complete mystery, even to the Democrats fighting for it. Regardless of when it begins, the Democrats have already lost the impeachment battle….
In The Office: Legal age for alcohol not as smart as other laws
When someone turns 18 in America, they are considered an adult. They are legally able to vote, join the military, get married, get tattoos, piercings and more. They are considered old enough to make all of those major life decisions,…
Staff Editorial: Oct. 25, 2019
The city of Oswego’s Common Council voted last week to approve a ban on vaping, among other things, as part of the “Keep Oswego Clean,” initiative proposed by Mayor Billy Barlow. The initiative also bans the use of styrofoam by…
Climate change only getting worse
Over the course of these past few weeks, news has broken out regarding the arrests of celebrities Jane Fonda and Sam Waterson, sparking criticism in regards to law enforcement and the actions and precautions that the United States government is…
