First open forum with students cut short
This week, myself and two other staff members from The Oswegonian attended the first student open forum for SUNY Oswego’s presidential search. I wanted to share my experience at this forum, as it was extremely disappointing and aggravating. The presidential…
End of the semester reflection, staff goodbyes
The end of a semester is always bittersweet and it seems strange to even be saying that we are nearing the close of the semester. Though we did not publish fewer papers than normal, it still feels like we are…
We need to normalize using the “C”-word correctly
There is a lot of good and evil in the current political climate throughout the U.S. and the world. There are only two sides and if you are not with one, you are for the other. No other options. This…
Fat Bear Week is fun, educational tradition
The days have begun to get shorter, the nights are cooler and leaves are beginning to fall from their trees, signaling some of my favorite parts of the year: sweater weather, Halloween festivities and Fat Bear Week. I first learned…
Winter Olympics control the world stage this week
By Brandon Ladd The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are underway and have been absolutely spellbinding, to steal a 2018 phrase used by NBC figure skating announcer and fashion icon Johnny Weir describing an Adam Ritton performance at the Pyeongchang Winter…
University offers new opportunities, room for growth
By Brandon Ladd Desperation comes in many forms, some are searching for love, some are searching for friendship and some are searching for themselves. No matter which of these categories or the countless others that you might fall into, it…
From my seat: The Editor-in-Chief’s Column
The mood around campus right now is an anxious one and it is not because of the looming deadlines in classes. It is instead of the looming snow that just will not fall. It has sleeted, rained and sleeted some…
From my seat: The Editor-in-Chief’s Column
It is that stressful time of the semester for SUNY Oswego students as finals approach and for a select few, the December 2021 graduates, a transition into the “real world” is looming. There is no way around it at times…
From the archives in 1997: Oct. 27
The following excerpt from an article is from the Oct. 27, 1977, edition of The Oswegonian. Roger House, a writer at the time, writes about the education system and racial prejudice, referencing the court case Bakke vs. California. Due to…
From my seat: The Editor-in-Chief’s Column
The best time of the year for sports is the month of October. This is due to the constant overlapping of storylines throughout the month from both professional and collegiate sports: college football, the MLB postseason, the NBA, the NFL…
