The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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RFK Jr. makes ignorant comments on autism

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to the Trump administration that he will find the cause behind autism. He has called autism a “preventable disease” that “tears families apart,” and has said that autism never existed this much in the…

Climate change humanitarian issue, needs to be addressed

By Kat Zelows Climate change is gradually getting worse and is a threat to our world.  Climate change comes from light, sound, thermal and plastic pollution. Light pollution is excessive artificial light use during the day or night. Cities and…

Russia launches invasion of Ukraine, what is to gain?

By Thomas Clark As of Feb. 21, Russia officially declared two self-proclaimed states in Ukraine as separate from the country of Ukraine. Three days later, Russia started its invasion of the nation, sending tanks in through the Belarus border and…

Baloch murder not honorable or justified

By Ashton Becker Qandeel Baloch, a Pakistani model, actress, social media influencer and feminisit activist was murdered by her brother Waseem Azeem in 2016. He was sentenced to life in prison in 2019 and was acquitted of murder on Feb….

Henderson retrial remind world of brutality

By Ashton Becker Twenty-two year old Bakari Henderson of Austin, Texas was murdered in Greece while on a business trip in July of 2017. He was the victim of a brutal and unwarranted attack. His life was taken all because…

Valentine’s needs wider meaning

By Sarah Skibickyj Valentine’s Day has turned into a day that revolves around couples but that is not all the day is about. Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love for everyone in your life. It is for your…

Opinion World

Olympics disapproval justified

By Riley Eipp The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are in full swing, and the harmful impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on athletes and the diplomatic boycotts of the tragic human rights violations in China are making this year’s olympics one…

Ukraine crisis, age old destructive mess

By Ashley Scott For the past few weeks, the news has been drowning with panic over the Ukraine crisis in Europe. Unfortunately, panic over Ukraine is nothing new. We have seen it before in 2014 with Russia annexing Crimea. However,…

Christmas season starts too early

Every year seems to be the debate of when the Christmas season officially begins and when people should start putting up Christmas decorations or start turning on the radio to listen to the popular Christmas hits. For some people this…

Facebook whistleblower courageous, justified

With the recent controversy of the Facebook whistleblower, one must ask, how is Facebook’s algorithm impacting me and people I know. And the other millions of people. When I heard about a woman coming out against Facebook claiming they knowingly…