The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 26, 2024

National Issues

America’s hatred for immigrants is disgusting

America does not stand as the pillar of land of the free and home of the brave, but instead the place with opportunity where people look to exchange their blood, sweat and tears for the crumbs of a decent life. …

We must stop climate change

It is clear to anyone on this planet that global warming is real, and we as a society have to address it head on. Wildfires are ripping across the west, devastating wildlife and threatening some of the largest trees in…

Biden administration an embarrassment

Joe Biden has been working in politics for over 40 years and his list of failures started before the Oval Office. Being a U.S. Senator from Delaware in 1979 is what started a long career in politics. When Biden was…

Abortion bans only hurt women

It did not take long for a legal battle to surface about the controversial Texas abortion law which bans abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, about six weeks into a pregnancy. Oscar Stilley, a disbarred Arkansas lawyer, sued…

Mammoth de-extinction a waste of money

De-extinction, the same kind seen in “Jurassic Park,” has long been a dream of geneticists, biologists and dinosaur fanboys everywhere. However, in recent years, legitimate research has been done to attempt to bring back the most iconic species of the…

Gov. Hochul impresses, fills gap well

After former Gov. Andrew Cuomo tumultuously left office, news regarding the governor has died down. On Aug. 24, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul assumed Cuomo’s former position and yet, not much has been said about her in the news. In an…

GOP must denounce Trump

Former President Donald Trump has spent the last five years tearing apart the Republican Party. His influence is all around the GOP where it has nearly been impossible for governors, congressmen and congresswomen, senators and voters to denounce his pathological…

U.S. politics a mess, as usual

The events that have transpired within the last month in American politics have been disastrous. The Afghanistan ordeal was a mess, but President Joe Biden should not have gotten as much hate.  When talking to friends and professors about the…

Abortion bans will not end abortion

A new Texas abortion bill went into effect at the beginning of September, becoming the latest state in the U.S. to introduce a near-total abortion ban.  In 2019, restrictive abortion laws became commonplace in the U.S., with 15 states introducing,…

Increase in Asian hate-crimes disgusts

Since the start of the pandemic, there has been an influx of Asian American hate crimes. Former President Donald Trump has labeled COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus.” He continues to add blame to a specific race group but has defended…