Canadian company considers factory purchase
The Canadian company, Spire Group Limited is considering a purchase of the recently closed Birds Eye Foods Plant in Fulton. Pinnacle Foods Group LLC announced last April that Birds Eye Foods would close its doors in December. Upon closing, it…
Haydee Salmun gives STEM lectures
Haydee Salmun presented as part of the women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) lecture series on Wednesday February 15 in Sheldon’s Hall historic classroom. Salmun’s presentation was called “A turbulent journey of doing science on a fluid earth.”…
Does religion beat out women’s rights?
Access to affordable birth control is a human right. Study after study has shown that the poorer a woman is, the more likely she is to have an unplanned pregnancy. More studies show that the main cause of this is…
New ObamaCare provision insists pregnancy dangerous to women
The latest controversy dominating the news is the newest provision in the Affordable Care Act, affectionately known as Obama Care. Free birth control and sterilization coverage are mandated under ObamaCare 2010. Which means all employers, including religious institutions whose doctrines…
Privacy extends past SOPA: Disney takes fingerprints, money
There’s been a lot of talk about privacy and rights lately, what with all this SOPA & PIPA stuff, and now these issues with Catholic hospitals and birth control. I get why people are worried about these things, and why…
Buy locally, bypass slave labor, pollution of corporate chains
When you look around your town, do you see it as prosperous, or do you see it as I do? I see it filled with struggling businesses and people rushing off to Wal-Mart to spend their money. I am not…
15 tips for student sanity during rush, pledge season
A lot of students currently have a huge decision on their plate that can alter their college life and even their life after college. Do I want to pledge? And if so where do I want to pledge? These past…
Real musicians deserve credit, not fakes
Everybody has their own style of music and every year there is new musical talent testing the limits of those styles. But there are others that are taking it in the wrong direction. These are the artists that rely on…
No dollars for dummies
Have you ever bought an appliance only to return home and discover it does not work as expected? Caveat emptor, maybe. But in the sophisticated capitalism to which we aspire there ought to be some quality control. We’re willing to…
Men’s basketball 16-0 in conference
Junior forward Hayden Ward recorded a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Oswego State men’s basketball team past SUNY Geneseo, 67-56, for its 11th consecutive victory Tuesday night at Max Ziel Gymnasium. Ward’s first points did not…
