Scandal Provides Lesson
When the scandal involving Manti Te’o and his fake girlfriend Lennay Kekua broke on Deadspin.com, the world of journalism seemed to freeze. Twitter became nothing but a steady stream of retweets and links to the article, all with the same…
LIMIT STRESS BEFORE FINALS
Whether you are in your first or last semester at college, chances are that there is one word that freaks you out more than any other: finals. Before you know it, finals week will be upon us, bringing its bi-annual…
Stand up for free speech
Coming to Oswego State as an exchange student from Australia, Alex Myers was likely hoping to see the American system of journalism firsthand. Unfortunately, thanks to an egregious overreaction from President Deborah Stanley and the Oswego State administration, Myers instead…
2012 ELECTION INFLUENTIAL
Barack Obama has been re-elected as the president of our great nation. Democrats are smiling, Republicans are mourning Mitt Romney’s loss and everyone has been quite vocal about their opinion. Putting the presidential race aside, however, this election will be…
Voting Is Your Civic Duty
The debates are now finished, the final polls are being counted and absentee ballots have been mailed out. This is it folks, Nov. 6 is around the corner. Now, this is not the time to implore you to keep President…
BE SAFE WHILE HAVING FUN
Halloween is an enjoyable time, filled with all the goodness expected from a holiday: candy, costumes, pranks and, of course, an excuse to celebrate. But with this joyous day approaching, students should be wary of the dangers this night filled…
ORGANIZATIONAL UNITY
The Oswegonian is hectic on Thursday nights—and that is an understatement. Between writing, editing, layout, more editing and the plethora of other various tasks that consume our time, it takes a special group of college students to complete these tasks…
SAY NO TO DRUNK TEXTING
We’ve all been there: the dreaded drunk text. It happens to the best of us. The circumstances are irrelevant. It doesn’t matter what time of night it is or what you’re drinking; if your phone is on you while you’re…
ROMNEY FLIPS BIG BIRD
Wednesday’s Presidential debate had everything from docile moderators, creepy Romney smiles and even a Big Bird reference. But the most important question is this, how close is the race now? Romney needed a big day and a poor showing from…
LISTEN TO YOUR OWN VOICE
Gone are the days of simple political ads that inform the public of candidates’ ideas, principles and other factors that should be instrumental in forming our decision. Instead, politicians are focusing on slandering their opponents in an ever-escalating competition of…
