SUNY Help fund to aide hurricane victims in need
Across the state, the State University of New York has been collecting donations through the SUNY Help fund to provide tuition scholarships to students affected by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. SUNY Chancelor Nancy Zimpher released a statement regarding…
Recession Retrospective
A prominent economist told Oswego State students that the financial crisis of 2008 should not have happened during a talk on Wednesday. “Every day we are going to bed with the crisis and waking up with the crisis,” said Yildiray…
Heavy-duty horse power
Oswego State students see University Police cars on campus daily, but few stop to wonder how unique they are. Each car has prisoner cages, two-way radios, an emergency light-control box, a laptop with a special mounting unit, a barcode scanner,…
From Agent Orange to Soylent Green
You probably do not notice that when you sink your pearly whites into the bun of that cheeseburger you are supporting a chemical company. When you reach across the table for those potato chips you are ingesting a genetically modified…
Tolerance in face of hate
Never before have public schools systematically taught about the contributions of lesbian and gay historical figures, effective Jan. 1, 2012, that is set to change. The bill that could pull this switch is SB 48. In short, the bill will…
Ron Paul, not so new voice of youth
The presidential elections may be more than a year away, but make no mistake; everyone’s eyes are already focused on who the next President of the United States will be. Some candidates are flashy, bursting onto the scene and causing…
America doesn’t need nannies
In a recent fundraising speech, President Obama stated, “The way I think about it is, this is a great country that had gotten a little soft.” However, he fails to mention what has done the softening: the progressive agenda that…
Letters to the Editor – 10/14/2011
Corporations are a good thing. Don’t believe me? Of course you don’t. They gave themselves massive bonuses, sometimes only weeks after they’ve been “bailed out” by the US government. If you’ve been following the “Occupy Wall Street” protests, you might…
My not-so-secret government internship
People come to college for many reasons. Of course, making friends with new and interesting people, taking all sorts of classes and discovering oneself are incredibly important. Perhaps the most important thing, however is finding out what one is interested…
Can’t pray away gays
This past Tuesday, one could see Oswego State students all across campus wearing neon green shirts proclaiming either their support for the Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender community or a proud statement of their homosexuality. This was a forward-thinking display of those who have…
