The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Month: October 2011

News

Tradition reunites students with family, friends over eventful autumn weekend

This weekend, Oct. 21 and 22, many friends and families of students will flock to Oswego State for the annual Friends and Family Weekend. For much of the student body, this event marks the first time that students will see…

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Detective Comics #2

“Detective Comics #2,” written and drawn by Tony Daniel, has some elements that Batman fans will recognize and an interesting looking new villain. Unfortunately, it fails to live up to the first issue.   With that being said, since this…

News

Clery released

The Clery Report, which informs the campus of crime as mandated by law, was released in September. It shows a decrease in liquor law violations, drug law violations and burglaries in judicial referrals on campus. There was sometimes an inverse…

News

Mary Walker launches preemptive strike on flu

The flu season is just around the corner as students get further into academic overload; a perfect time for college students (and anyone for that matter) to get a flu shot. “The Center for Disease Control recommends a yearly flu…

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Action Comics #2 review

It is very hard to top something that was as successful as “Action Comics #1.” The issue was the second best selling issue for September and has gone into its second reprint. But writer Grant Morrison and artist Rags Morales…

Opinion

Generation Data drowns in sea of search

For eight long years, Noki and I were inseparable. We went everywhere together. We went to school together; we worked together. I brought him home every night. I cherished Noki—even cradled him close to my head as I whispered into…

Opinion

Occupy Wall Street should spur youth to political action, voter awareness

It’s official; Occupy Wall Street has hit Oswego. Certainly smaller than the 10,000-15,000 person protest in New York and a hell of a lot smaller than the estimated 250,000-500,000 who showed up to protests in European cities, such as Barcelona…

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Joe Thomas review

R & B star Joe never disappoints his fans. He has released another stunning album. After a two year break, Joe released his ninth studio album, “The Good, The Bad, The Sex” on Oct. 18. He album consists of a…

Opinion

Occupy Wall Street revives ‘60s misguided liberalism

Watching the “Occupy” protests, it seems as if we have been transported back to the 1960’s. The crowd resembles Woodstock in 1969 with all the sex and drugs, but minus the rock and roll. They have resurrected the same style…

Opinion

Social networking often worth more than 140 characters

Can you define a generation in 140 characters or less? Some people seem to think so. Older generations believe our attention spans to be getting shorter and shorter with each tweet, but I have to say it may be quite…