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…
Voting: extremely important for all
For many students at Oswego State, this November will be the first time they will be eligible to cast their vote in a presidential election. 2016 is shaping itself to be the most radical, controversial and downright unexpected election our…
Campus suffers awful internet access
When I still owned my PC, I had an Ethernet cable I would plug in to the wall of my dorm room and use whenever the WiFi was down on campus. Since I bought my Mac in January, I kept…
Diversity makes for better community
As reported by Tara O’Donovan in last week’s Oswegonian, this fall semester is Oswego States most diverse pool of students ever. The Hispanic, African-American, and Asian populations all increased—albeit slightly. Numbers are a feather in the cap of the admissions…
There are rules for bikers too
Bikes: faster, more efficient modes of transportation students often use to get around campus. Bikes: the two wheeled vehicles that strike fear in walking pedestrians because the rider is usually scrolling through Spotify or texting his/her friend about the geese…
