Men’s soccer looks to get back to playoffs in tough conference
Last season the men’s soccer team ended its season in heartbreak. The team was one point away from a postseason berth, their first since 2014. Through the pain from last season, the Lakers are ready to take the next step…
Lakers look to land first winning record since 1985
The Oswego State field hockey team has been shooting for a winning record for the last 34 seasons, after a 7-6 record in 1985 – a year that Bowling for Soup said was “way before Nirvana, there was U2 and…
Women’s soccer gears up for start of 2019 campaign
The Oswego State women’s soccer team narrowly missed out on a SUNYAC playoff berth in 2018. Last season, it was tough for the Lakers to score. This season, the message is pretty clear. Oswego State needs to capitalize on their…
Fire in Scales Hall
A fire broke out in Scales Hall on the east side of campus Wednesday night. The fire originated from a stove in a Scales kitchenette unit around 8 p.m. Oswego State University Police responded to the emergency call and were…
Social media can lead to desensitization
For as long as humans have existed, we have been obsessed with vanity. When the way we were able to document our beauty was by commissioning a painter to do a portrait, those who could afford it had obscene amounts…
Humanity needs to fix climate before too late
July of 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. Glaciers melted, sea levels rose, wildfires raged and tons of carbon dioxide poured into the atmosphere. Climate change got worse this summer and it will keep getting worse until…
Staff Editorial (Sept. 6, 2019)
The beginning of a new academic year also brings a new year for The Oswegonian, which is entering its 84th year of publishing. The staff is excited to share their best work every week with the faculty and students of…
Security cameras not needed in Oswego
“Big Brother is watching, but it’s for all the right reasons.” This was the opening line of a College Life Newspaper article published last week in response to Oswego putting up new cameras to try and “thwart” criminal activity in…
McDonald’s can afford staffing
Oswego State students looking to obtain an entry-level position while juggling a college or high school education are expressing concerns over the future implications and consequences in standardizing self-service kiosks in fast food restaurants. They have every right to be…
New ID system causes safety concerns
At the beginning of this school year, a new ID system was implemented in all resident halls. The new system prohibits students from scanning their ID cards to get into a building they do not live in. On top of…
