Beat poet speaks to young minds
He was introduced as a man who was "born in a chicken coup in the Kansas dustbowl. A wild man spun out of the Wichita vortex movement, a road warrior in the Neal Cassady tradition…" Charles Plymell, the man who…
Oswego State’s Santos to run for alderman
An Oswego State administrator is making her first foray into local politics. Cathy Santos has announced her candidacy for the Oswego Common Council as third ward alderman. Santos currently works as Oswego State’s associate provost for multicultural opportunities and programs….
Obama bending the truth?
I believe that one thing we as Americans can agree on is that we need our leaders to be honest and trustworthy citizens, and we could expect that our President be the most truthful, correct? Well, you may be a…
America lost moral ground
Frankly, we never had it. This obsession with pretending that we know better than other countries has pushed me over the edge. Where do we get the gall to think this? Let’s see what some people believe. First, that homosexuals…
Beauty gets ridiculous
Over a year ago, a close friend introduced me to the poetic stylings of Rafael Casal and his poem entitled "Barbie and Ken 101." It speaks about media and how it has put this idea in the mind of women…
Verizon leaves cell users in dark
Many Oswego students were distraught and left with no service after Verizon landline servers went down late Tuesday evening. The outage was felt city wide for Verizon customers, one of the most used cell phone companies by Oswego students due…
Bearing Arms
Despite the recognizable danger associated with students keeping guns on campus, University Police nationwide continue to practice the policy of allowing students to bring their firearms to college despite the continuing trend among colleges to crackdown on the practice. While…
In The Office – Pessimist converts to sunnier side of Oswego
While driving across campus the other day, something hit me. Pretty hard too. It was something that, despite going through campus hundreds of times, never actually struck me like this before. No, I’m not talking about another car. Or a…
Dining hall faux pas
As I said in my last opinion piece, I have received a wonderful positive reaction from American students about my Australian nationality. However, recently I was standing in the line at Cooper Dining Hall with another exchange student from New…
Schooling interfering with education
Why are college students forced to waste their time and money; their two most lacking commodities, on classes that mean nothing to them? Is it not more ideal to spend those precious resources on classes that are actually worthwhile? Of…
