The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Staff Editorial

Artists should not rely on autotune for vocals

Have you ever been excited to see your favorite artist live, only to discover they sound much different in person than over the radio? Unfortunately, this is becoming more and more common with the use of autotune. Artists can put…

TikTok on thin ice: Are security fears unfounded?

Once again, TikTok is at the center of hot debate The goal is the same: either the app’s Chinese owners, ByteDance, sell their shares of the company or Tiktok will be banned in America.  At the time of publishing it…

Girl Scout Cookies Ranking: The best and worst

It is one of my favorite times of the year. The weather is acting spring-y, there is less of a bite in the air and Girl Scouts are selling cookies.  I have already placed my order for this year: one…

The Oswegonian Computer Dilemma: Headaches pile up

Hopefully by the time you are reading this, the Oswegonian office will have three new computers. This installment will be the completion of a four month long back and forth between myself, Campus Technology Services (CTS) and the Student Association…

From the news desk: editor bids farewell

The time has finally come for me to say farewell to The Oswegonian and my time as news editor. I started writing for paper two years ago. I was a sophomore broadcasting major who had just transferred to Oswego only…

In the Office Opinion Staff Editorial

End of the semester reflection, staff goodbyes

The end of a semester is always bittersweet and it seems strange to even be saying that we are nearing the close of the semester. Though we did not publish fewer papers than normal, it still feels like we are…

The holiday season can start when we want it to

Halloween has officially ended, which can only mean one thing: you can officially start preparing for Christmas.  The ‘when Christmas season starts’ debate is a tale as old as time and though I understand and recognize both sides, I think…

Differing Opinions: NHL Reverse Retro jerseys 2022

Resident hockey lovers Abigail Conpropst, Alex Abramovitch and Zac Case will be discussing some of the newly released NHL Reverse Retro jerseys and sharing their differing opinions. Arizona Coyotes Abramovitch: Love it. The Coyotes do not have much going for…

Opinion Staff Editorial

Homemade costumes better than store-bought

It is once again that special time of year where millions of Americans decide to dress up as either the characters from a particular Netflix show or any career professional with “sexy” tacked on the front of it. Every Spirit…

We need to be realisitic about “Midnights,” it was okay

The internet is all abuzz this week about the release of Taylor Swift’s new album “Midnights.” A self proclaimed Swiftie, as her fans like to label themselves, I was part of this excitement though I did not stay up and…