A look from abroad: Don’t take America for granted
I was recently talking to probably one of the ten people who read my opinion piece, a freshman named after the "actor" Vin Diesel, and he pointed out the fact that a lot of my opinion pieces are on the…
Professor partiality a slippery slope, political biases influence students’ decisions
It would be reasonable to say that professors in any institution have an incredible amount of influence on students’ political views and participation in political elections. They have the ability to intelligently praise, mock, or vilify political figures in their…
Get the facts straight when attacking gay rights
Last week, I noticed some, for lack of a better word, interesting things in Lori Moreth’s column about President Obama’s plans to eliminate "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell." For example, she said that "Don’t Ask" was put in place in order…
Miscues doom Lakers against Nepean
The Nepean Junior Wildcats capitalized on a number of Laker turnovers, defeating the Oswego State women’s hockey team 3-0 in an exhibition game on Saturday afternoon in the Campus Center Ice Arena. Senior forward Amanda Ricker’s goal five minutes into…
Hockey craziness bonds students
Something happens to students when they get into the Campus Center Arena on any given Friday or Saturday to watch our beloved hockey team play. We transform from the studious and upstanding young people that we are into something beast-like….
Where is Obama’s immediacy when it comes to more troops?
For years, we put up with those on the left protesting the War on Terror. Code Pink was all over the news as well as the daily death counts of those who were fighting overseas. Bush and Cheney were war…
Afghanistan isn’t Iraq, victory will never be a given
Since the Clinton administration, the U.S. military has periodically bombed targets in Afghanistan, often killing several civilians to each militant slain. Nonetheless, we expected to be greeted with open arms when our troops rolled into Afghanistan following the September 11…
Lakers clinch SUNYAC playoff appearance in loss to Oneonta
The Oswego State men’s soccer team clinched a playoff berth in the SUNYAC despite falling to SUNY Oneonta on Saturday, Oct. 24 by a score of 2-0. The Lakers could not find a way to get the ball in the…
Cortland sweeps volleyball in season finale
In the world of college sports rebuilding is the hardest thing to do. The Oswego State volleyball team this is no exception. In a season where the Lakers had 11 underclassmen and only one senior, it would prove to be…
Faculty, administrators stay prepared for swine flu
Professors at Oswego State are prepared to deal with the advancing threat of the swine flu, despite that fact that not many professors have become ill with the flu thus far. Richard Skolnik, dean of Oswego State’s School of Business,…
