Shiza Shahid discusses Pakastani culture, gender inequality
On March 1, Oswego State gave a warm welcome to the I Am Oz guest speaker Shiza Shahid, the well-renowned co-founder of the Malala Fund. The Malala Fund was started after the tragic shooting of Malala Yousafzai by the Taliban…
Proposal drafted to raise student fees by $39 for coming academic year
Student fees for the health center, athletic department, campus-based transportation and campus technology are proposed to increase by $19.50 per semester for the 2018-2019 school year. Those fees are paid by every Oswego State undergraduate student and are meant to…
Oswego State psychology professor, students share thoughts on effects of divorce on children
Some experts suggest that children are greatly affected by the divorce of their parents, but others claim that there are minimal effects. Evelyn Benavides, Oswego State sociology professor, said older children are more affected by their parents’ divorce than younger…
HIV diagnoses falling nationwide, even among IV drug users
Intravenous drug users are at a higher risk of contracting HIV and other blood-borne diseases than the rest of the population, but those numbers are unsteadily decreasing nationwide. “Sharing needles, syringes and other injection equipment puts people who inject drugs…
Student disrupts class carrying fake bomb
At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oswego State University Police responded to a disruption in a Marano Campus Center classroom that turned out to be a student carrying a potentially dangerous item. According to an email sent out by Oswego State…
Downtown area renovation begins
After being chosen to receive $10 million from New York state, downtown Oswego will be getting a makeover, which is scheduled to start this summer. The Downtown Revitalization Initiative is a $100 million grant for 10 select cities in New…
What’s the big f****** deal?
After a discussion in our office this week regarding a swear word in a quote in the news section, the topic of swear words in general broke out inside The Oswegonian. After that discussion, this week’s staff editorial topic arose….
Worker exploitation disguised as generosity
Restaurants across the country are increasingly doing away with compulsory tipping for servers. Dining out is an American culture staple, but the industry’s growth was fueled by the harmful, exploitative custom of tipping. Until the practice has been eliminated entirely,…
College athletics should not be tainted by political differences
Last week, reports arose that Mike Jeffcoat, head coach of the Texas Wesleyan University baseball team, refused to recruit players from Colorado because of their “liberal politicians,” which is unbelievably narrow minded. In his letter to the interested player, Jeffcoat…
Disney’s hidden agenda: greed
Disney announced it will soon be pulling its animated movies from Netflix. This is bad news for Moana fans, of course, but the motive behind Disney’s decision will have enormous and polarizing implications. The Walt Disney Company revealed its hand…
