NFL MVP Award a mockery
The National Football League (NFL) has a major problem on their hands in regards to the legitimacy of their end of the season awards. More specifically, the award for Most Valuable Player (MVP). Year after year we see quarterback after…
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…
Immigrants make this country great
On Oct. 15, the opinion section of The Oswegonian included an article chastising President Joe Biden’s response to potential immigrants coming through the United States-Mexico border. As the son of a hispanic immigrant, with my father being from Portugal, I…
Spencer’s Hot Takes: Hockey team logos
This week, I am joined by Abigail Conpropst, fellow copyeditor and another hot taker to rank the best and worst National Hockey League logos. Through much discussion and deliberation, this is our ranking. We will not tolerate any slander with…
Return to normal not possible
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are here, and they are here to stay. Gina Kolata reminds us of this in her “New York Times” article, “Past Pandemics Remind Us Covid Will Be an Era, Not a Crisis That Fades.” …
Minimum wage must increase
As Americans are finishing the war against COVID-19 pandemic, a new war seems to be heating up. As those in the media would call it, “Striketober” is making itself out to be more than just phase. Workers across the nation…
From my seat: The Editor-in-Chief’s Column
Graupel is the technical term for it, it is the phenomenon of rain being crystallized in the atmosphere and falling as ice pellets because of the intense cooling caused by high-level winds. Us upstate New Yorkers just call that sleet,…
Stanley arena conflicting decision
Deborah Stanley has been president at SUNY Oswego since she took office in 1997, holding that position for a total of 26 years. She announced in May that she will be retiring at the end of 2021. Over $2.4 million…
Shipping crisis is fault of Postmaster
Christmas is a little over two months away and people are already starting to worry about how their gifts will arrive in the mail. Most people do not fully understand the complexity of the issue revolving around shipments and mail….
Oswego has culture, unjustly demeaned
As far as college towns, especially SUNY college towns, go, the town of Oswego is not as bad as many make it out to be. Sure, there are a fair bit of less-than-nice people, with plenty of addicts, but that…
