Shortie Says
Shortie,I think my roommate is being abused by her boyfriend. She has bruises that she tries to hide and I’ve heard him say some mean things to her. He doesn’t like it when she hangs out with her friends and…
Final cut could be new beginning
As many of you know, Roman Polanski, the legendary director whose masterpieces include "Rosemary’s Baby" and "Chinatown," was arrested a couple of weeks ago in Zurich, Switzerland for a 32-year-old statutory rape charge. Polanski was accused of drugging a 13-year-old…
In The Office – Oswego music access doesn’t exactly rock
There are about three things in this world that keep me from running out west and working as a migrant worker: my job at The Oswegonian; friends and family; and music. Since the first two will incessantly let me know…
Affirmative action not always wise
When interviewing candidates for a job, employers ideally look at the candidate’s qualities that might help him or her be successful with the prospective job. With that said, affirmative action calls for employers to take race, ethnicity and gender into…
Obama bending the truth?
I believe that one thing we as Americans can agree on is that we need our leaders to be honest and trustworthy citizens, and we could expect that our President be the most truthful, correct? Well, you may be a…
America lost moral ground
Frankly, we never had it. This obsession with pretending that we know better than other countries has pushed me over the edge. Where do we get the gall to think this? Let’s see what some people believe. First, that homosexuals…
Beauty gets ridiculous
Over a year ago, a close friend introduced me to the poetic stylings of Rafael Casal and his poem entitled "Barbie and Ken 101." It speaks about media and how it has put this idea in the mind of women…
In The Office – Pessimist converts to sunnier side of Oswego
While driving across campus the other day, something hit me. Pretty hard too. It was something that, despite going through campus hundreds of times, never actually struck me like this before. No, I’m not talking about another car. Or a…
Dining hall faux pas
As I said in my last opinion piece, I have received a wonderful positive reaction from American students about my Australian nationality. However, recently I was standing in the line at Cooper Dining Hall with another exchange student from New…
Schooling interfering with education
Why are college students forced to waste their time and money; their two most lacking commodities, on classes that mean nothing to them? Is it not more ideal to spend those precious resources on classes that are actually worthwhile? Of…
