The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 24, 2024

The Oswegonian

Victims now in spotlight

#MeToo is a painful but necessary reminder of how infiltrated our lives have become by sexual assault and sexual harassment. This social media trend is an important way to bring attention to a serious issue. However, it is also a…

Staff Editorial: Civil Dialogue Overdue

On the heels of another national travesty, the gun control debate is on nearly everyone’s mind, and rightfully so. Politicizing the events that transpired in Las Vegas during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival is not the answer. Other…

NFL Protests for unity

Although the discussions about Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protests may be exhausted by now, President Donald Trump’s comments on Sept. 22 at a Huntsville, Alabama rally have given the debate new legs. The protests were taken to new heights due…

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Staff Editorial: Paint our campus teal

Sept. 12 marked the first Totally TEAL Tuesday and Teal Walk without Mary Gosek. Mary, the wife of Oswego State men’s hockey head coach Ed Gosek, passed away at 55 on Saturday, June 3 after battling with Stage 3 ovarian…

Laker Review

Louis C.K. follows comedian trend by releasing Netflix special

Louis C.K. is one of the biggest names in comedy today. After taking some time off from the stage to focus on his deal with the FX networks, he is back with a new Netflix special, “2017.” Netflix’s original comedy…

Environmentalist speaks against major pipelines

“My life is perfect,” said Winona LaDuke, the final speaker in Oswego State’s I Am Oz Diversity Speaker series.  LaDuke lives on a lake in the woods and is able to drink the water out of the spring that feeds…

Staff Editorial

When you type in “writing” to indeed.com, 292,684 results will show that have the skill “writing” in the job description, all ranging from engineering to business communications. Whatever your major, writing is a key component. According to Merriam-Webster, writing is…

Student thanks Stanley for inclusive email

International students on campus recently signed a letter to Oswego State President Deborah Stanley thanking her for sending the campuswide email to students after President Donald Trump’s recent immigration ban. Omar van Reenan, an international student from Nambia, Africa, wrote…

Sports

Campus Recreation Report: Team OVOO crowned co-rec champions

Co-rec Basketball champions have been crowned in a game that people can not stop talking about. The championship game was held on Nov. 16 in Campus Recreation’s Lee Hall Gymnasium. It was Team Hoopmixtape versus Team OVOO and only one…

Food, clothing pantry opens in Penfield Library for students in need

Oswego State opened the college’s first permanent food pantry on Nov. 1. The pantry, called S.H.O.P., Students Helping Oz Peers, is located in Room 3 in Penfield Library and is open Tuesdays from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Fridays from…