Term limits necessary
Historically, politicians who remain in power for an extended and excessive length of time eventually become corrupt. King George III, for example, was in power for 60 years, from 1760 to 1820. Those years also contain the American Revolution. King…
School starts unreasonably early
Ever since elementary school ended, students have had to involuntarily wake up at 6 a.m. to catch the bus or a ride or walk to school. It is difficult for anybody to wake up at 6 a.m. for anything, whether…
Nike Just Did It
Our country has been shrouded by controversy and societal heroism for the last few years, starting with Caitlyn Jenner coming out. Most recently has been Colin Kaepernick taking a knee. During the National Anthem in a 2017 game, Kaepernick kneeled…
SUNY chancellor officially inaugurated
On Sept. 14, the SUNY system inaugurated its 13th chancellor, Kristina Johnson. Johnson has served as chancellor since September 2017. The event, held at SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology’s Halt Theater in New York City, was attended by delegates of…
Year of Korea event discusses K-Pop
The Institute for Global Engagement held the opening for its Year of Korea on Sept. 14. This is its third year of events, following 2016’s Year of Brazil and 2017’s Year of India. The goal of these events is to…
SAVE CNY hosts annual 5k walk, run
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education CNY held its eighth annual Stride to SAVE Lives 5k Sept. 15, where close to 400 members of the community gathered in the Hewitt Ballroom at Oswego State to support the organization’s cause. Partnered with…
Blackboard, DegreeWorks outages hurt assignments
Since the beginning of the semester, Oswego State has been dealing with some major outages that have been slowing down students and professors. Blackboard and DegreeWorks have been experiencing intermittent service issues, which have resulted in slow response times or…
Oswego spreads LGBTQ pride
On Sept. 15, Oswego Pride and Queens for a Cause hosted their annual Pride Festival. Queens for a Cause has hosted a number of charity events in the past to support and help the community, including monthly drag shows, and…
Oswego State fails to vote at national average
Oswego State students fall below the national average for people enrolled in four-year colleges that vote in both the presidential elections and midterm elections. In the most recent midterm election in 2014, although 55.6 percent of students had been registered…
