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Media’s questionable endorsement

The Atlantic has just endorsed Hillary Clinton for president of the United States in their most recent issue.   While endorsing candidates is not new for newspapers and news magazines, this is only the third presidential candidate The Atlantic has…

No more kings or queens

Step aside kings and queens, it is time for gender-neutral royalty to have a chance up on stage. Appalachian State University in North Carolina has issued changes to its homecoming court policies to reflect the views and identities of everyone…

Sexual assault bills advocate for victims

California Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed into law Assembly Bill 2888 and Assembly Bill 701 in response to the public outcry over the lenient sentencing of Stanford swimmer Brock Turner after he was convicted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated and…

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Exposure to Food Network changes lives

“The Great Food Truck Race,” “Beat Bobby Flay,” “Dinners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” you name it; if it is on Food Network, I am obsessed. My exposure to Food Network began in middle school. Whenever I slept over at my best…

People should stop clowning around

Ronald McDonald’s evil cousins have been spotted on campus in the Seneca Hall parking lot, Onondaga Hall and various places near Lakeside. Similar events have been occurring all around the country since mid-August when a man was dressed as a…

National day helps builds trust communities need to feel safe

What began as a way for the Hawthorne Police Department in California to communicate with the citizens they serve is now a nationally recognized day. Oct. 7 marked the first National Coffee with a Cop Day, where every law enforcement…

Clinton’s ‘two-faced’ emails released

During what many people considered an entertaining presidential election cycle, voters are simply trying to figure out which is the lesser of two evils. Do we take the one who has done really bad things or do we take the…

New partnership excites department

German virtual reality (VR) software developer Crytek has recently partnered with Oswego State. The VR program on campus is able to increase their resources as well as the research they are able to conduct. This has led to the establishment…

Trump’s disgusting remarks surface

Locker room talk. This was the most notable phrase from Sunday night’s second presidential debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. No time was wasted before debate moderator Anderson Cooper addressed the evening’s most anticipated topic:…

Montreal’s deplorable plan to ban pit bulls

My family’s dog is named Nova. He is happy, loves everyone, playful, always hungry and enjoys running outside with our puppy, Belle. He has floppy ears and licks my cheek when I make a kissy noise. The point is, he…