Next season another chance for success
Lake Placid is a special place. The D-III men’s ice hockey Championships, held in the city of miracles were simply meant to be played there. The 2011-12 Oswego State Lakers fell just short of bringing home a national title, but…
Suddenly, children seem like an actual option
I’ve got children on the brain. As a 21-year-old guy maybe that’s not the most urgent item vying for my attention. But there they are, little toddlers just playing in the sandbox of my mind. Lately I’ve been thinking about…
War on Women must be performance art
I underestimated what the GOP had in store for 2012. What I mean is, we are witnessing one of the most ingenious and elaborate pieces of performance art ever conceived. The Republican Party knows they are in a rut. They…
Two standards for political misogyny
The recent media hype would have you believe that a prominent conservative radio talk show host committed a heinous crime against women. Rush Limbaugh, who has the number one-rated talk show in the country, has come under attack by those…
For Republicans, screaming matches don’t equal debate
I don’t know what you did with your spring break, but I completely unplugged from American life and it was awesome. As I was faced with the reality of homework on Sunday, I was also slapped in the face with…
When in Rome, fast friendships bloom
There is something about being in a foreign country that brings people together. Over spring break I went to Rome with the GLS 100 class and the experience was better than I ever expected. What I expected was just the…
no real politics in misogyny
As redundant as it sounds, the Republicans’ “long” primary process has turned into a circus full of plenty of performers to keep us all entertained. You’ve got Mitt Romney as the ringleader, changing his speech every show to suit the…
SUNY Briefs 2/23/2012
Canton Accounting majors at SUNY Canton will be helping the local community file their taxes. This service is being provided by the school and the IRS’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which focuses on teaching students who participate in…
Kony 2012 Propagates Stereotypes
It happened quite quickly. The Internet erupted with Kony 2012. Celebrities were tweeting about it, the video on YouTube was getting over a million views a day, and my Facebook wall was littered with literally hundreds of posts about it….
‘OZ Webbies’ looking to impact world
The new webisode class at Oswego State is hard at work creating a series of web-shorts to impress the Oswego State student body, and quite possibly the world. Professor Brad Riddell has been teaching and encouraging his Cinema and Screen…
