The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 23, 2024

Month: April 2013

Sports

Intramural sports report

The Oswego State spring flag football tournament took place this week. It featured 18 men’s teams, seven co-rec teams and three women’s teams who were all competing for the championship. In the women’s league, Rhonda’s Angels breezed past the championship,…

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Meatless Monday

Walking into Littlepage Dining Hall, employees wear a sticker on their green smocks reading, “Don’t meat me on Monday!” The Meatless Monday movement, which began in fall 2012, incorporates alternative dishes for those who are not fans of meat products….

Sports

Women’s lacrosse wins 2nd straight

While SUNY Geneseo continues to push the Oswego State women’s lacrosse team for the No. 4 seed in the SUNYAC playoffs, the Lakers helped themselves to keep even with the Blue Knights after a 12-7 victory Tuesday. Oswego State (7-7,…

In the Office Opinion

Readers: I could really use your help

This upcoming weekend I will find myself in a bit of a pickle. My 17-year-old sister, who is a senior in high school, will be coming up to Oswego to visit the school as a part of her college decision….

Opinion

Pet peeves exposed; culprits beware

I spend a lot of time in the library. My friends have joked that I should push my bed over to the library so I can sleep there, since I basically live at Penfield. The location on my Twitter says,…

In the Office Opinion

Confessions of a registration addict

The day is here. I’ve been preparing for weeks. My palms are sweaty as I fumble at the corners of the torn-up paper with all the five-digit numbers I’ve been jotting down. I stare down the clock as it moves…

Opinion

Strictly driven

The bulk of attention in motorsports has gone to Danica Patrick so far this year. Anytime Patrick runs a race when she does not get lapped, she gets more media attention than the winner of the race. In the latest…

Opinion

Korean tensions threatening America

Within the past month or so, tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have been getting increasingly taut, as leader Kim Jong Un has made various threats of launching a medium-range ballistic missile toward South Korea. U.S. government officials have…

Opinion

Fantasy baseball offers chance for anyone to become GM

Now that Louisville has cut down the nets, it’s time to flip the sports calendar to baseball season. Instead of hearing about shooting percentage and RPI, sports fans are hearing terms like ERA and RBI for the first time since…

Opinion

Fallon takeover of ‘Tonight Show’ in 2014 good move for NBC

In February of next year, “The Tonight Show” will have a new host behind the desk. Jimmy Fallon will take over the show as the sixth host since the show’s creation in 1954. Fallon is joining the likes of Steve…