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Women’s ice hockey looks to forget worst season in recent years

The 2015-2016 season was the most disappointing any of the current women’s ice hockey players have had since coming to Oswego State. The team had its lowest finish in the league (fifth) since the 2011-2012 season at 6-9-3 and its…

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Men’s hockey starts with clean slate

The Oswego State men’s hockey team is coming off a down year with a record of 14-11-2. The team finished their season with a 4-3 overtime loss to SUNY Plattsburgh in the semifinals of the SUNYAC playoffs. This year’s team…

Oswego State: greener than ever

Oswego State was recently honored in The Princeton Review as one of the nation’s top environmentally responsible colleges. The most obvious aspects of our “green campus” include our water bottle refill stations, ample recycling facilities and entire eco-friendly buildings.  But…

In the Office Opinion

Pink ribbons become more than symbolic

I woke up that Black Friday ready to go shopping. That morning I had no clue that I was going to discover something that could take my life down a road I certainly was not ready to be on. It…

Opinion Staff Editorial

Staff Editorial: Stay safe Oswego State

Violence on campus. It is nothing new. Unfortunately it is something college campuses see all too often. A fight will break out, someone gets hurt. Then there are the cases when someone, or some group, pushes it further than that….

‘The Birth of a Nation’ sparks debate

It was on a cold January day in Park City, Utah, that “The Birth of a Nation” receive a standing ovation at Sundance Film Festival before the first frame could even appear on screen. By the end of the 10-day…

Covergirl redefines gender stigma after announcement of Coverboy

Growing up, when many of us heard “Easy, breezy, beautiful Covergirl“ we all knew that the “it” girls were about to grace our television screen. As we have all grown up, the term Covergirl is always associated with beauty, femininity…

Deal with parking challenges

On Oct.10, the city of Oswego’s Common Council approved an overnight parking ban from midnight to 6 a.m., December through May. There is an option for those without sufficient parking at their residence to buy a $75 dollar permit allowing…

Career defining acting, controversy, ‘The Birth of a Nation’

To see or not to see? That is the question moviegoers must answer regarding “The Birth of a Nation.” To see the film is to see a wonderfully shot, exceptionally acted, beautifully bloody  stroke of genius. The film examines and…

Open debate suffers greatly as students protest opinions

American colleges and universities are supposed to be places where students can freely express their opinions without being scrutinized. Instead, a potent mixture of social justice warriors and political correctness has plagued campuses across the country, forcing many ideologies out…