Student Association theatrics
Typically, if someone has an issue on campus, they are encouraged to reach out to a representative of the Student Association to advocate on their behalf. But the Student Association functions less as a student advocacy organization and more as…
Inefficient class registration process back for spring semester
With the month of November beginning, many students have already started thinking about next semester. Of course, the reason for this is that registration for courses offered during the spring 2018 semester has begun. For many students, registration season is…
Show appreciation this Veterans Day
Saturday will mark the 98th consecutive year that America will honor veterans on Nov. 11. It began after the end of World War I, when former President Woodrow Wilson declared a national “Armistice Day” to celebrate the end of what…
Oswego State officially tired of geese’s crap
With the dreaded winter months quickly approaching, one familiar campus bird will finally be departing. Geese may be an icon of sorts on the Oswego State campus, but here at The Oswegonian, we have come to a consensus that we…
Protecting our privacy
With the storage capacity of smartphones in 2017, people keep copious amounts of personal information on their devices. While it is understandable why government agencies would want access to the devices of suspects in investigations, that is not reason enough…
Make money, sell junk
If people search the internet for “great” or “easy” ways to make money online, it is almost guaranteed they will come across the suggestion of selling their old or unwanted products. This is a practice that can be done on…
Staff Editorial: Preferred precipitation
There is no point in putting off the inevitable. Oswego State is known for its winters, and after an unseasonably warm fall, it is only a matter of time until the snow flies. However, rain is far worse than snow….
Journalists not as scary as they may seem
In the whirlwind media storm that is 2017, it might be easy to forget that many of the faces seen on CNN or Fox News, the writers behind the words written in national newspapers and online news websites, and the…
Splintering support in upper chamber
The nation should be scared in the wake of conservative Sen. Jeff Flake’s Oct. 25 announcement that he would not be running for re-election in 2018. Retirement speeches are usually not all that noteworthy; they are an acknowledgment and celebration…
Amazon’s next headquarters could be fool’s gold upstate
It is not hard to see why cities across North America want to be the location of Amazon’s new headquarters, but small and mid-size cities should beware. Two hundred thirty-eight cities in total will bid to join Seattle and become…
