Quentin Tarantino calls out police, boycotted
Director Quentin Tarantino is undoubtedly one of the most influential and innovative filmmakers of his generation. Possibly of all-time. When it comes to Tarantino as a person, what you see is what you get. The Academy Award-winner isn’t afraid of…
Adderall vs. Cannabis, not equals
Adderall and Cannabis are two commonly abused medical substances, particularly on college campuses. Both help the user relax and concentrate. Both are easy to get prescriptions for because it is easy for a patient to convince their prescriber that they…
China ends one-child only policy
China can get ready to throw away the Trojans and throw on some Marvin Gaye, it was announced last Thursday that China would be putting an end to their one child per household limit and allow families to have two…
‘Treepods’ to reduce CO2
The world is currently facing an increasingly potent enemy: copious amounts of carbon dioxide emissions. Although relatively harmless and vital to life on earth, we’ve increased the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere exponentially since the Industrial Revolution. As a…
‘They, ze?’ Gender spectrum
Gender identification has been a widely controversial topic over the last decade, not only in sexual preference, but in personal gender preference as well. In some regards, those within the LGBTQ community prefer not to be referred to as “he”…
Management position gives new outlook
As the advertising manager for The Oswegonian, it has been a real surprise to see how a weekly newspaper comes to fruition. I’ve seen days where it’s very quiet and days where one can hardly move without running into someone….
DIVERSITY MISREPRESENTED
Two weeks ago, SUNY Plattsburgh’s student newspaper, Cardinal Points, gained widespread attention for the front cover of its weekly print edition. The week’s main story, titled ‘Minority admission rates examined,’ was accompanied by an illustration depicting an African American student…
Millenials vs. everyone else
Change is like an ongoing cumulative ripple, like the beginning of a never-ending domino effect that will forever alter the future. This factor, change, persists throughout the passages of time. With each new generation that logic is no different. Things…
Google contact lenses give new outlook
There have been many reports that Google is working on developing smart contact lenses which can be used to measure glucose levels for diabetics. There is also a report that Google has a patent pending for a contact lens with…
Shamu gets shammed
SeaWorld, a well-known aquatic zoo, has announced plans to expand the tanks of their captive orcas. They would increase the size of the pools from 5.8 million gallons to 9.6 million gallons. More free space is a good thing, right?…
