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…
Craigslist under appreciated resource for job-hunters
Having been around for more than 20 years, Craigslist certainly has established a reputation as a classified advertisement site that offers everything from jobs to personnel’s and just about everything in between. When it comes to the type of jobs…
Just a quick reminder
The public often needs a refresher on journalistic responsibilities. Our job as the independent student newspaper of Oswego State is to accurately and fairly report on all things that occur on campus and in the city of Oswego during our…
Public deception becomes private industry
Thanks to new artificial intelligence, it is now becoming much easier to produce fake audio and video. This is an aspect of high-quality artificial intelligence that is often overlooked, and it makes no sense. An article on theVerge.com  discusses this…
