Never too soon to plan retirement
As college students, there is probably a good chance the thought of saving for retirement is one that has never come close to crossing their minds. Understandably, their thoughts are probably much more focused on even getting a job to…
Twitter, Fox News pile on Watson, ignore her empowering message
This past Sunday was the yearly Oscars award show, featuring many stars dolled up, showing off their outfits, their date and a new addition this year: support. In November 2017, allegations and stories arose about Harvey Weinstein’s sexual predation throughout…
Crashing America’s political parties
Recently, Republican Gov. John Kasich commented that he believes the two-party system could be coming to an end. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper seemed to agree, adding that he felt neither party had a solid, coherent agenda. One of the first…
Everybody get used to spotting typos
A challenge for anybody eager for a scavenger hunt: go to syracuse.com, the online Post-Standard, and read any article. Within two minutes, it is easy to find at least one mistake, be it a typo, grammar error or lapse in…
Unfortunate reassurance
On Feb. 27, Oswego State President Deborah Stanley released the following statement in response to the Parkland High School shooting that spurred a movement to plan walkouts protesting the government’s handling of. There is a walkout planned on campus on…
#BringBackTheMilkman soon trending
Milk is a fundamental aspect of growth in the proper development of adolescents. Maybe there are some science geeks out there that say otherwise, but it is still pretty darn good, basically liquid gold. Sorry, Velveeta. The saying “you can’t…
Paper length requirements stifle students’ writing quality, ability
When writing a paper for school, a college-aged student typically looks for the word or page count to determine how long the paper will take to write and how hard it will be. With this word or page count in…
When Olympians return to normalcy
Last Sunday night, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, ended just as quickly as they began. This global event that celebrates the greatest athletes in the world from all kinds of sports sent its competitors home for another…
Media have responsibility to facilitate honest discussion
While the events of the recent shooting were unfortunately familiar, the response has been unique. Survivors at Marjory Stoneman Douglas have stood up instead of backed down, with the intent to save other students from the pain and tragedy of…
Consequences of modern romance
From an outsider’s perspective, “outsider” meaning single person, relationships in 2018 seem to be never-ending cycles of jealously, control and a need to feel wanted. Social media and the psychological technological addiction that too many suffer from are factors that…
