Hidden costs in Black Friday deals
Many thought the online retail industry’s rapid insertion into our everyday shopping routines would turn Black Friday into a craze of the past. Deal-obsessed shopaholics would no longer need to camp outside Best Buy on Thanksgiving afternoon because a better…
Twitter slashes own Achilles’ heel
Twitter is grasping at straws with their newest move to double the character limit on tweets from 140 to 280. Their stock has fallen an astounding 70 percent since its peak in 2013, according to Forbes, and amid some recent…
Show appreciation this Veterans Day
Saturday will mark the 98th consecutive year that America will honor veterans on Nov. 11. It began after the end of World War I, when former President Woodrow Wilson declared a national “Armistice Day” to celebrate the end of what…
Amazon’s next headquarters could be fool’s gold upstate
It is not hard to see why cities across North America want to be the location of Amazon’s new headquarters, but small and mid-size cities should beware. Two hundred thirty-eight cities in total will bid to join Seattle and become…
Geneseo professor should be spared
David Sorbello, a sociology professor at a fellow SUNY school, may lose his job over a quiz he gave the class titled, “Female or Shemale: Can You Tell?” While his quiz was distasteful at the very least, Sorbello should not…
Halloween costumes meant to be lighthearted, not offensive
The Halloween season seems to grow longer each year. Thanks to the mass commercialization of the holiday, decorations and costumes begin showing up in department stores as soon as October arrives. This year, as costumes begin being purchased or created,…
Stunning sexual assault numbers revealed in campus annual report email
On Oct. 3, every Oswego State student received an email from the faculty. That email was sent to announce the issue of the Annual Security and Fire Report. It was probably forgotten, unopened or quickly overviewed, and that is a…
Major opportunity from new minor
Oswego State’s new digital humanities minor will be a great tool for students to bridge the gap between traditional humanities and applied technology in an age where technical and computer literacy is increasingly valuable. The humanities as an academic discipline…
New red crosswalks increase safety for pedestrians, drivers
One stroll around campus would lead a student to at least one of the many crosswalks designed to protect pedestrians crossing the road from drivers. It does not take a keen observer to quickly notice the crosswalks are now painted…
Discover careers that interest you
Among the various anxieties college freshman or transfer students may feel upon entering school, uncertainty over one’s chosen major is perhaps the most common. This is often the result of an increasing emphasis on college as merely the avenue to…
