The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 27, 2024

National Issues

Hope with new administration

Every ending is also a new beginning.  Or perhaps that may only apply to the Hispanic population — a collective that has long suffered the impact of the Trump administration. On Jan. 20, it was time to turn the page…

Remaining diligent crucial for future

There are glimmers of hope beginning to shine through as the new year rings in a new U.S. administration, and vaccines slowly become more widely accessible. These glimmers offer us only a sight of what could be and still leave…

Politics lacking morals, core beliefs

On Thursday, Feb. 4, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was removed from her committee appointments by the House of Representatives. Greene is a Republican and has made quite the name for herself as a far-right conspiracist who believes in Pizzagate,…

Positive rhetoric renewed after election

On Nov. 7, millions of Americans tuned in to listen and watch the projected winners of the 2020 presidential election deliver their victory speeches. In an election plagued with a negative and spiteful rhetoric, each candidate offered a position of…

College sport cancellations best move

For The Oswegonian’s first issue this semester, I wrote a piece titled, “College football makes questionable plan.” It was due to the flurry of COVID-19 cases across the nation that I thought it was unsafe and unintelligent for athletic conferences…

Time for journalism to heal

If the Donald Trump presidency goes down in history as a journalist’s worst nightmare, it will be because of the constant accusations of fake news toward the media.  Before he entered the White House in 2016, Trump already targeted journalists…

Today’s youth face pressures

“Remember, these are the best days of your lives,” says the woman from the health center moving people into quarantine or the professor on the Zoom call, talking to students who have not even gotten out of bed. That sentiment…

Women’s care at risk with Supreme Court

With the current appointment of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, many women are fearful of losing their rights to both abortion and birth control.  It has long been said that a Donald Trump presidency would overturn Roe…

Holidays like no other, sickness prevails

It is no secret that the world has changed drastically since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak. In the words of the President via a tweet, “until November 4th., Fake News Media is going full on Covid, Covid, Covid.” With…

Voting, responsible thing in election

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services webpage regarding “Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities,” U.S. citizens have both the right to “vote in elections for public officials” and the responsibility to “participate in the democratic process.” The upcoming presidential election…