The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Women’s club hockey aims to become more consistent in 2019-20

With the new season underway, the women of the club hockey team are excited and playing with more positive energy, compared to the negativity involved in the previous season.  “Coming back last season, I knew there was a lot of…

Golf finishes conference tournament strong

Over the weekend of Oct. 5 and 6, the Oswego State men’s golf team kicked off the fall portion of the Empire 8 Championship. After two rounds, Oswego State earned third place, behind Utica College and St. John Fisher College….

Men’s soccer excited by strong SUNYAC start

In 2018, the Oswego State men’s soccer team tallied ten points in SUNYAC play and lost a tiebreaker to Plattsburgh State for the sixth and final playoff spot. A big reason for this was the team’s four-game losing streak to…

Lakers struggle in SUNYAC play, injuries arise

The Oswego State women’s soccer team is currently on a three-game losing streak after defeating SUNY Canton 4-0. Being plagued by multiple injuries and only playing three games at home have not helped the Lakers this season with a lot…

Editor’s Column: Hockey press conference reactions

Men’s primed for deep run With the Oswego State men’s hockey team returning all but four seniors from last year, it seems primed to repeat their efforts from last season. While the team failed to win the SUNYAC, it received…

Sports Illustrated cuts editors, writers

In the era of “fake news” and shrinking media sources, name-recognition has become vital for media consumers to decipher what stories are credible. While sports are not the same intensity as politics when it comes to a need for a…

Staff Editorial (10/11/19)

On Oct. 10, the mural sponsored by ARTSwego that was being painted in the quad between Mahar, Lanigan and Tyler Halls was finished. The mural, which is supposed to be inspired by Lake Ontario, represents Oswego State’s Grand Challenges Project,…

Second Amendment questioned

Last Tuesday, Oct. 1, marked two years since the deadliest shooting recorded in United States history. On Oct. 1, 2017, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire during a country music festival at the Las Vegas Strip hotel, killing fifty-eight and wounding…

Self-driving cars cause concerns

Self-driving cars are becoming a new part of technology and the future. They may be cool and functional but are they safe? Self-driving cars can be dangerous.  There have been many people who have died due to self-driving car accidents….

Big Tobacco influences politicians decisions

Over the past couple of weeks, multiple stories online have arisen that link using electronic cigarettes to death. A few photos went viral of people in hospital beds hooked up to machinery that allows them to breathe. They were holding…