The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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May. 11, 2024 

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Opinion

Snow days traded in, road not clear

By Sarah Skibickyj Since COVID put schools into remote learning, everyone is used to Zoom and doing things online and this has made it so snow days are now remote learning days. This past week SUNY Oswego had a snowstorm…

GOP declaration calls agendas into question

By Ashton Becker The Republican Party has officially declared the Jan. 6 capitol riot “legitimate political discourse.” Additionally, the Republican National Committee (RNC) voted to censure House Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois due to their…

In the Office Opinion

Winter Olympics control the world stage this week

By Brandon Ladd The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are underway and have been absolutely spellbinding, to steal a 2018 phrase used by NBC figure skating announcer and fashion icon Johnny Weir describing an Adam Ritton performance at the Pyeongchang Winter…

Traditional holiday holds history

By Faith Smith Feb. 2. One holiday that brings thousands of people around the world together to celebrate the prediction of a furry forecaster. Yet many do not appreciate this holiday’s rich history and cultural meaning.  The true history of…

Spotify should have disclaimers

By Abigail Connolly Jan. 26, Neil Young, world renowned singer-songwriter and musical artist, released a statement regarding his desire to remove his work from Spotify, the popular music streaming service. Young begins the statement stating: “Spotify has recently become a…

Mars Inc. diverts attention with campaign

By John Custodio In mid-January, Mars Inc. announced that the well-known M&M anthropomorphized mascots would be getting an update to be “more inclusive” to modern American values and woke culture. There are two main problems with this. The move is…

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,…

University offers new opportunities, room for growth

By Brandon Ladd Desperation comes in many forms, some are searching for love, some are searching for friendship and some are searching for themselves. No matter which of these categories or the countless others that you might fall into, it…