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…
Never too soon to plan retirement
As college students, there is probably a good chance the thought of saving for retirement is one that has never come close to crossing their minds. Understandably, their thoughts are probably much more focused on even getting a job to…
Twitter, Fox News pile on Watson, ignore her empowering message
This past Sunday was the yearly Oscars award show, featuring many stars dolled up, showing off their outfits, their date and a new addition this year: support. In November 2017, allegations and stories arose about Harvey Weinstein’s sexual predation throughout…
Crashing America’s political parties
Recently, Republican Gov. John Kasich commented that he believes the two-party system could be coming to an end. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper seemed to agree, adding that he felt neither party had a solid, coherent agenda. One of the first…
