High-risk decisions have big payouts
When I came to Oswego as a transfer student, I had no idea that I would be where I am today. I remember sitting in the ice arena with my candle in hand staring at all the surrounding flames and…
Real life approaches; send out resumes
Time is running out. It’s the end of March and less than two full months away from graduation, for those who graduate in May. It’s time to stop slacking off and send out your resumés. I’m not saying you need…
Despite adversity, teamwork prevails
This section of the newspaper is called “In The Office.” Ok, whatever that means. It’s where staff members write an opinion. I’m still not quite sure why it’s called “In The Office,” but this week it is actually about what…
Story of struggles with rare disease
In July 2012, my sister, Alyssa, was preparing to move out of our family home and into an apartment with a friend from high school when she called down to me from her room upstairs and asked if I could…
Knowing yourself inside, outside
The amount of women I have met that do not know what their private areas look like is staggering. I’ve had friends who simply feel “afraid” to look at what’s down there and how it works. Sounds ridiculous? Well, this…
Farewell Mr. November: fans lament
One of baseball’s all-time greats announced that the 2014 season will be his last in Major League Baseball. Derek Jeter, an idol to many and one heck of a ball player, will not play America’s pastime come 2015. While this…
Health comes before academics
On the Saturday before Thanksgiving break ended, I found out I had to have emergency surgery. The surgery story, featuring six months of misguided gluten-free living, a wise ER doctor and 15-pound ovarian cyst, is a cool one, but it…
Homesickness natural part of college
I was 18 years old and begging my mom to bring me home. I ran into the staircase of the third floor of Oneida Hall so neither my roommate nor anyone in the hall could hear me as I held…
Just do your thing, it will be fine
“When are you graduating?” I have been asked this question literally three times a week this semester, and it’s starting to take a toll. It’s become the main fixation of my peers and respectively, our families, because it’s the new…
Buckle down for end of semester
It’s that time of the year again. Thanksgiving break is right around the corner, and winter break is a little more than a month away. This is the time of the year when students need to buckle down. The slacking…
