The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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May. 11, 2024 

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Opinion

Editor-in-Chief’s column: The high toll of investigation

At the beginning of this semester, myself and Abigail Conpropst, the managing editor, received identical copies of an anonymous letter. Three months later, that letter was still impacting my daily life, though I hope that after this week everything will…

Protesters may have proven Trump’s point

The protest preceding Cherise Trump’s speech at the Marano Campus Center auditorium did more to hurt the trans community than it did to protect them.  At 6 p.m. on April 5, the area near the auditorium hosted more students standing…

Opinion Staff Editorial

Editor-in-Chief’s column: Sharing some good news amid all the bad

There is a lot going on right now. In the world, on campus, everywhere. It is definitely an interesting time to be a student journalist. Breaking news seems to be an hourly norm these days.  My columns have been very…

Teachers need better pay for their efforts

Teachers do not get as much recognition as they should be getting. It has gotten a little better over the years with people having more awareness of all the efforts teachers put into their jobs, but it can be better….

Humans cause problems not ChatGPT

We have nothing to fear in ChatGPT, whether it is creating stunning art, perfect love letters or award-winning academic papers. The only thing we need to fear is ourselves and our use of it to make hollow, meaningless and delusional…

Wonzones’ Jason Shi is the perfect interviewee

Sean Evans, the host of the YouTube show “Hot Ones” will be paying a visit to SUNY Oswego to give a live interview on April 14. Evans is well known on the internet for the show and has interviewed a…

First open forum with students cut short

This week, myself and two other staff members from The Oswegonian attended the first student open forum for SUNY Oswego’s presidential search. I wanted to share my experience at this forum, as it was extremely disappointing and aggravating.  The presidential…

The Willow Project: A step in wrong direction

The Willow Project is proof that no one in the government cares about the well-being of its people or the environment. President Joe Biden set the goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2023, but the Willow Project…

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…