Stanleyâs update proves responsible
Oswego State students and faculty have been subject to recent emails pertaining to reports of sexual assaults on campus, raising concern for the safety of the student body. On Oct. 20, President Deborah Stanley sent a campus-wide email with âReports…
Management of college loans depends on students decisions
When the words âstudent loansâ are uttered there is a second where people see themselves eating ramen noodles long after graduation and thinking about how it is their responsibility to pay it all off. This raises the question: if it…
Debates fail to justly inform voters
Donald Trump descended down the golden escalator of Trump Towers in June 2015 to announce his candidacy for the presidency, Hillary Clinton announced hers in April 2015. The first debate between the two eventual nominees was Sept. 26, 2016. That…
Oswego State: greener than ever
Oswego State was recently honored in The Princeton Review as one of the nationâs top environmentally responsible colleges. The most obvious aspects of our âgreen campusâ include our water bottle refill stations, ample recycling facilities and entire eco-friendly buildings. But…
Pink ribbons become more than symbolic
I woke up that Black Friday ready to go shopping. That morning I had no clue that I was going to discover something that could take my life down a road I certainly was not ready to be on. It…
Staff Editorial: Stay safe Oswego State
Violence on campus. It is nothing new. Unfortunately it is something college campuses see all too often. A fight will break out, someone gets hurt. Then there are the cases when someone, or some group, pushes it further than that….
âThe Birth of a Nationâ sparks debate
It was on a cold January day in Park City, Utah, that âThe Birth of a Nationâ receive a standing ovation at Sundance Film Festival before the first frame could even appear on screen. By the end of the 10-day…
Covergirl redefines gender stigma after announcement of Coverboy
Growing up, when many of us heard âEasy, breezy, beautiful Covergirlâ we all knew that the âitâ girls were about to grace our television screen. As we have all grown up, the term Covergirl is always associated with beauty, femininity…
Deal with parking challenges
On Oct.10, the city of Oswegoâs Common Council approved an overnight parking ban from midnight to 6 a.m., December through May. There is an option for those without sufficient parking at their residence to buy a $75 dollar permit allowing…
Open debate suffers greatly as students protest opinions
American colleges and universities are supposed to be places where students can freely express their opinions without being scrutinized. Instead, a potent mixture of social justice warriors and political correctness has plagued campuses across the country, forcing many ideologies out…
