The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Nov. 5, 2024

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Jenn Shuron

Opinion

Millenials vs. everyone else

Change is like an ongoing cumulative ripple, like the beginning of a never-ending domino effect that will forever alter the future. This factor, change, persists throughout the passages of time. With each new generation that logic is no different. Things…

Opinion

Google contact lenses give new outlook

There have been many reports that Google is working on developing smart contact lenses which can be used to measure glucose levels for diabetics. There is also a report that Google has a patent pending for a contact lens with…

Opinion

Shamu gets shammed

SeaWorld, a well-known aquatic zoo, has announced plans to expand the tanks of their captive orcas. They would increase the size of the pools from 5.8 million gallons to 9.6 million gallons. More free space is a good thing, right?…

Opinion

Star Wars Episode VII boycotted

There is a disturbance in the force. After the release of the latest trailer for “Star Wars Episode VII – The Force Awakens,” people are up in arms over the new film. The cries have been seen on Twitter and…

Opinion Staff Editorial

Offensive costumes hit nerve

It’s taken five years, but Oswego State finally picked up the Ohio University’s torch and joined the “We’re a Culture Not a Costume” campaign. It’s about time. In 2011, Ohio University’s Student Teaching About Racism in Society (STARS) created the…

Opinion

Hollywood pay gap proves controversial

In an attempt to not sound “spoiled” or like “a brat,” the raging “Hunger Games” superstar Jennifer Lawrence recently wrote an essay via the popular website Lenny Lerner about the wage gap between male and female actors trying to make…

Opinion

Kardashians overshadow Lamar Odom

On Oct. 13, two women at the Love Ranch, a brothel in Crystal, Nevada, went upstairs to check on Lamar Odom, a two-time NBA champion and estranged husband to Khloe Kardashian, after not having seen him during the morning hours….

Opinion

Troops stay in Afghanistan through 2017

On Oct. 15, President Barack Obama said that he would keep troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2017. The current plan is to maintain current troop strength of 9,800. This will go through most of 2016 and begin downsizing…

Opinion

Carson talks gun control

I believe in the right to bear arms. I also believe in the sanctity of life. When someone overemphasizes the tragedy of not being able to own a gun over that of a shooting victim, then the world has gone…

Opinion

Active shooter drill too surreal

Recently, President Barack Obama addressed the country after a shooting at Umpqua Community College, stating that mass shootings have become routine in our country. The following week, shootings happened at two other schools and just this past week, a shooting…