The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 25, 2024

National Issues

Hunting nuanced debate, not black and white

The fall brings apple picking, leaf-peeping, comfy sweaters and a host of other fun activities. In North America, it also brings major hunting seasons, namely for whitetail deer in New York. I will preface this article with an important warning….

Facebook’s Metaverse dangerous

Most people who do not live under a rock have heard about the name change of the company formerly known as “Facebook” to what CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced to be “Meta.” Zuckerberg announced in a Facebook status on Oct. 28…

Candy corn does not deserve hate

With the holiday of candy and trick or treating having recently passed, it is imperative to address the second best day of celebration in October: National Candy Corn Day.  This day of recognition falls on Oct. 30 every year and…

NFL MVP Award a mockery

The National Football League (NFL) has a major problem on their hands in regards to the legitimacy of their end of the season awards. More specifically, the award for Most Valuable Player (MVP). Year after year we see quarterback after…

Immigrants make this country great

On Oct. 15, the opinion section of The Oswegonian included an article chastising President Joe Biden’s response to potential immigrants coming through the United States-Mexico border. As the son of a hispanic immigrant, with my father being from Portugal, I…

Minimum wage must increase

As Americans are finishing the war against COVID-19 pandemic, a new war seems  to be heating up. As those in the media would call it, “Striketober” is making itself out to be more  than just phase.  Workers across the nation…

Shipping crisis is fault of Postmaster

Christmas is a little over two months away and people are already starting to worry about how their gifts will arrive in the mail. Most people do not fully understand the complexity of the issue revolving around shipments and mail….

Biden allows illegal immigration

President Joe Biden has failed when it comes to his presidency so far.  It has been marked with many policy failures.  With that in mind, is he as bad as former President Donald Trump, no, but at the same time,…

In response to Logan Stolberg’s article

In response to Logan Stolberg’s article, the “Democrat bill absurd waste of funds,” I can not disagree more with his opinion. Two major points hit on are pillars of conservative foolishness and American selfishness.  In Stolberg’s article, he discusses how…

Democrat bill absurd waste of funds

The Democrats $3.5 trillion spending bill is a bunch of bad ideas that are ready to fail. Democrats in the House recently passed the $3.5 trillion spending bill.  The bill consists of many bad ideas.  Even if the bill does…