Writer Adjei-Brenyah visits, discusses book with class
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, a fiction short story writer, visited Oswego State’s Living Writers Series Oct. 29 when he was invited to the River’s End Bookstore by co-owner Bill Reilly. Upon his visit, Adjei-Brenyah was celebrating the first week of his…
WNYO celebrates 50 years on air
Oswego State’s student-run radio station began in 1968 as WOCR and, 50 years later, now named WNYO, is celebrating its golden jubilee. Amna Sadique, the current general manager, joined WNYO the end of her first year at Oswego when she…
Dana Balter addresses campus
Dana Balter, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives for New York’s 24th District, spoke on campus at Oswego State at a town hall meeting on Oct. 29. Speaking to a nearly full auditorium, Balter took the opportunity to…
Oswego man shot during traffic dispute, in stable condition
After a traffic-related dispute, Thomas E. Schrader, 58, of Oswego, shot a 34-year-old male also of Oswego, multiple times in the torso Oct. 26 between East 10th and Duer Streets in the city of Oswego. Upon investigation, Oswego City Police…
Essays useful to punish children, educate them
Spanking is not the same as child abuse, but just because you should not be arrested for spanking your child does not make it an effective parenting tool. In 2016, Elizabeth Gershoff, a professor of human development and family sciences…
Discounts not worth abuse of retail workers
It has been nearly 10 weeks since I have been back home on Long Island, and I will have to wait another three until I see my family again for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a day to spend time with family,…
Staff Editorial
As the spooky season comes to a close, it is truly disturbing to see the cultural appropriation and disrespect that is still evident even in 2018. Halloween is a time for fun and creativity, a chance to dress up as…
College not endgame for all students
Change is a continuous factor throughout life. The transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood is inevitable. People spend their entire lives searching for their purpose but somehow are expected to know what it is in high school. What is…
Oswego State Students: voting matters
Students are often told that voting is both a right and a great privilege. It is true that there are many places in the world where not everyone gets to vote in a fair and free election of government officials….
Fun-sized Halloween candy not actually fun
As Halloween season passes, many people will sort through either their trick-or-treating spoils or through the discounted bags of candy they purchase in stores across the country. Among those various chocolates and other sweets, almost assuredly, will be so-called “fun-sized”…
