The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Opinion

Therapy pets annoy students

      Pets on campus are involuntary participants in a scheme of emotions.      Oswego has a formal residential policy prohibiting pets in residential communities, except for fish in aquariums of up to 20 gallons.      However,…

Soccer Sports

Women’s soccer scores two goals late to seal victory

If there is one thing that the Oswego State women’s soccer team learned today, it was that persistence paid off in their big win against the Alfred University Saxons. That persistence and resiliency the Lakers showed paid off at the…

Opinion

Trump makes immigration speech

      On Aug. 31, Donald Trump delivered his much-anticipated immigration speech in Phoenix, Arizona, a state with a burgeoning immigrant population and possible swing state come November.      It doesn’t seem long ago that the media laughed…

Sports

Lakers hopeful in 2016

As the doors open on a new fall sports season at Oswego State, it’sa new beginning for the men’s soccer squad with the addition of 13 new members. 2015 was a forgettable season for the Lakers as they went 5-10-1…

Opinion

Kaepernick exercises First Amendment right

      Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, recently struck conversation all over America.On Aug. 26, Kaepernick refused to stand up during the National Anthem and again on Sept. 1, when he took a knee instead.  …

Opinion Uncategorized

MyOswego improves profile layout

     With the first few weeks of classes behind us, students are debating which classes they want to drop because they find the workload for a class to be too much or they’ve waited for the right moment to…

Laker Review

Netflix: summer review of great, not so great originals

     It’s time to catch up on all the binge-worthy summer Netflix originals that you may have missed while soaking up some sun and enjoying the beautiful weather this summer. Many series hit Netflix with a strong comeback, while…

Laker Review

‘Metroid Prime: Federation Force’ quick fires

     “Meteoroid Prime: Federation Force” is a unique and worthwhile experience that is more a victim of Nintendo’s marketing than a game’s merit.      The Metroid series has notably taken a backset in the mind of Nintendo, leaving…

Laker Review

‘Battlefield 1’ beta provides great hope for upcoming title

      The Battlefield 1 multiplayer beta is finally out and it’s awesome. If the true game is anything like this demo, then it may be a masterpiece.      The game developer Dice goes back to basics with…

Laker Review

Look at OZ: ‘Pokemon Go’ impacts campus

    The “Pokémon GO” craze has swept its way onto the Oswego State campus.     “Pokémon GO” is a free-to-play augmented reality mobile app that utilizes the user’s smart phone GPS capabilities and camera to allow players to…