Joining school clubs can be rewarding
I’d never even thought about working for The Oswegonian when, at the start of my sophomore year, a stranger who would later become my best friend convinced me to join. Aimee Hirsch, whom I then knew only as my co-worker…
Releasing tensions in life necessary
I was born into stress and live my life in stress. I am constantly getting stressed out. Whether it’s family, friends or schoolwork, stress always finds its way back to me. Over the course of my time here at Oswego…
Let your hair show person you wish to be
Someone once told me “Life’s too short to have boring hair.” I think this is true because when you meet another person, one of the first things you notice about him or her is their hair. Especially if it is…
Little Leaguers wrongfully condemned
When I was a kid, I grew up spending my summers playing Little League. I was on All-Stars every summer dreaming of one thing; I wanted to make the 11-12-year-old All-Stars and go to Williamsport. Carman Little League in Rotterdam,…
Valentine’s Day can be oversaturated
I normally hate any op-ed that starts with “It’s that time of year again….” And yet I was at a loss as to how to start talking about this week leading up to Valentine’s Day. Yes, the most corporately overblown…
New position brings excitement, drive
Becoming the opinion editor for The Oswegonian is something I have been looking forward to for some time now. The position became available for the fall semester in 2014, as the opinion editor at the time, Alain Pierre-Lys, was to…
Chirstmas music during Thanksgiving
It’s that time of year again—Christmas time. Actually, no; it’s Thanksgiving time. Those premature jingle bells you may be hearing—whether in your residence hall, in a store while shopping or even on your walk to the Marano Campus Center as…
Oswego partied, continues party
Like it or not, there’s no denying that Oswego is a party school. The school can try to minimize this fact all it wants, but the students and residents of Oswego know it to be true. We are a Div….
Old enough to vote, not to drink
Eighteen is a good year. Young people are able to vote, own property, be considered a legal adult and be drafted into the army and yet they can’t celebrate these freedoms responsibly, with an alcoholic beverage. This past Halloween weekend,…
Have fun on Halloween, be safe y’all
Halloween falls on a Friday this year, which means plenty of students will be taking advantage of the holiday by attending parties on and off campus. This can be an enjoyable occasion for people to dress up and even…