The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Dec. 20, 2024

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Volleyball out west

The Oswego State volleyball team travelled out to western New York this past weekend for two crucial SUNYAC games versus SUNY Fredonia and Buffalo State. The trip did not go to plan for the Lakers, who lost a heartbreaking 3-2…

Student explains struggles with COVID-19

As the deadline to meet the full vaccination status outlined by SUNY Oswego fast approaches, one student is sharing what the battle against COVID-19 was like for him. Lane Russell was looking forward to the return to in-person classes, but…

Spencer’s Hot Takes: A candy tier list

Ever since 1847, when Joseph Fry produced the first ever chocolate bar, the world of sweets has developed extravagantly. However, some candies are simply above others.  It is with passionate breath that I believe Skittles are the greatest candy ever…

From my seat: The Editor-in-Chief’s Column

I have been frustrated this week, actually furious at times. Looking around, I finally notice what so many others have warned me about, that nobody cares anymore. I laid in bed and stared at my ceiling about this. I even…

Increase in Asian hate-crimes disgusts

Since the start of the pandemic, there has been an influx of Asian American hate crimes. Former President Donald Trump has labeled COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus.” He continues to add blame to a specific race group but has defended…

Artist Alberto Rey hosts virtual talk with students

Global artist Alberto Rey hosted a virtual talk on Tuesday, March 30. Rey discussed his current work on an upcoming exhibition “Biological Regionalism: Oswego River and Lake Ontario,” which is coming to SUNY Oswego in Spring 2022.  Rey was born…

Student Spotlight: That’s How it Gets You

Don’t walk under street lamps alone, especially if they’re blinking. Don’t look down hallways past midnight, even if you hear someone talking. Don’t look out windows when everyone else is asleep. Because that’s how it gets you.  “Mr. Amsworth, what…

‘Remothered: Broken Porcelain’ was never whole to begin with

“Remothered: Broken Porcelain” sets itself up as a promising return to the horror genre but is fundamentally ruined by a miasma of incompetence. Its predecessor, “Remothered: Tortured Fathers,” was also reasonably messy but fans hoped that its scary D.N.A. could…

Oswego State science departments donate gloves, protective equipment to local hospital

Oswego Hospital has received a donation of over 16,000 gloves from Oswego State’s departments of biology and chemistry in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. The donation comes after college president Deborah Stanley asked the science departments to create…