From the news desk: editor bids farewell
The time has finally come for me to say farewell to The Oswegonian and my time as news editor. I started writing for paper two years ago. I was a sophomore broadcasting major who had just transferred to Oswego only…
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…
Twitter as public forum, free speech
No one thought that he would do it. No one believed that he would actually go through with it. Some criticized him for the excessive amount of money that he was willing to spend on purchasing Twitter, but the loveable…
Athletic identity: finding worth outside of sports
I write this article to bring awareness to the very real issue that many athletes suffer from: athletic identity. Although I recognize that identity crisis is not strictly related to athletes, my hope is that the suggestions I make can…
Christmas overrated: too early to celebrate
Oswegonian Editor-in-Chief Annika Wickham published an editorial supporting Christmas creep, a term used since the mid-1980s to refer to a phenomenon of retailers and consumers embracing the Christmas season as early as Nov 1. Wickham says to the anti-creep crowd,…
Lack of foreign language education creates issues
American ethnocentrism is vastly harming students’ education and our connection to other countries and cultures. This all begins in elementary school. The typical American education system waits until high school to begin teaching foreign languages, if it even does at…
No excuse for Kanye West’s anti-semitism
It seems that Kanye “Ye” West has become less of a musician and more of a public provocateur, each reason for appe arance in the headlines more ridiculous than the last. He has done many things in his career but…
The holiday season can start when we want it to
Halloween has officially ended, which can only mean one thing: you can officially start preparing for Christmas. The ‘when Christmas season starts’ debate is a tale as old as time and though I understand and recognize both sides, I think…
Differing Opinions: NHL Reverse Retro jerseys 2022
Resident hockey lovers Abigail Conpropst, Alex Abramovitch and Zac Case will be discussing some of the newly released NHL Reverse Retro jerseys and sharing their differing opinions. Arizona Coyotes Abramovitch: Love it. The Coyotes do not have much going for…
Homemade costumes better than store-bought
It is once again that special time of year where millions of Americans decide to dress up as either the characters from a particular Netflix show or any career professional with “sexy” tacked on the front of it. Every Spirit…
