Education about college debt essential
The total amount of student loan debt Americans currently owe is $ 1.2 trillion. It recently surpassed credit card debt as the number one financial burden in the United States. If you cannot stop thinking about how you are ever…
More opportunities without question
Until recently, all State University Of New York admissions prospective applications have asked students whether they have ever been convicted of a felony. For the student that answers yes, a fairly intense screening process would begin to ensure that the…
Students need to know
What the public has the right to know is up for debate. With regard to rape or sexual assault on campus, we should have the right to know. We do not need to know the victim’s name; it is up…
Trump, the embodiment of Republican Party
With Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee for the U.S. prominent Republicans and Conservatives have quickly begun to denounce him and his vulgarity. They air their discomfort and disagreement with his stances as if they are defending a moral…
EpiPens should be free of cost
Prior to events that have unfolded over the last few weeks many people may have heard the term EpiPen in passing without really giving much thought to what it was. If you are someone who does not know what an…
Checking IDs emphasizes safety
Residence halls are no longer checking IDs past 11 p.m. and that could be a problem. At the beginning of the semester, RAs and DAs were informed that they were no longer allowed to check identification cards after 11 p.m….
FBI shows hypocrisies in investigation
Imagine if a news reporter posed as someone else to gain information. Imagine if the head of the newspaper had deemed it Ok for them to do so and said they weren’t breaking any laws. There would be outcry from…
Getting vaccinated affects everyone
With the recent case of mumps on campus and surrounding controversies regarding getting vaccinated, one wonders, “To what extent does refusing to be vaccinated put other people in harm’s way?” What justifies someone not getting vaccinated? Should getting vaccinated be…
ACC makes bold move for LGBTQ
The Athletic Coast Conference announced on Sept. 14 that they would be moving all of this season’s neutral-site championship games out of North Carolina. The championships affected by this decision are football, women’s soccer, both men’s women’s swimming and diving,…
Students become speakers
It is usually expected for Oswego State’s administration to plan an event and bring in a big-shot speaker to talk to students about how they should think. Yet over the course of four weeks, the administration has created a forum…
