The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Sep. 22, 2024

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“Apple reinvents the music player”

On Sept. 9, Apple, Inc. and Steve Jobs, complete with new liver, put out one of it’s most important announcements of the year at it’s annual September iPod announcement.There were many points were covered at the event that the tech…

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“Come Together” and Play The Beatles: Rock Band

With the multitude of music based games released in the last few years, especially ones focused on a single band, it comes as little surprise that arguably one of the best rock groups of all time should receive their own…

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Evony: Be the king of the (virtual) castle

It is inevitable that "Evony" will draw comparisons to the popular Blizzard game, "World of Warcraft," but there is one important distinction: "Evony" is free. In fact, the game is sometimes called "Evony Free Forever." There is no software to…

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Obama: salesman or president?

Our nation is in trouble. The national unemployment rate is at a 26 year high of 9.7 percent and in some states the rate is in the double digits. According to the president’s chief economic advisor, Larry Somers, it is…

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Student property defaced, abused

Whiteboards are a college staple and if you do not have one, you wish you did. Those of us who proudly display our plastic board of white beneath our peepholes have faith that our whiteboards will lead us to social…

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In The Office – You just can’t tweet human interaction from your Blackberry

So you’re walking to class one day, letting your thoughts run free for once outside of books, classes and the seemingly endless to-do list that you have planned for the rest of the day. Your friend meets up with you…

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Bronx more than a rap song

"Where are you from? "The Bronx." "Oh." Insert look of fear here. I can’t even count how many times I have had this conversation. It starts off with your typical introduction; name, major, location. For me, it can go one…

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Shortie Says

Shortie,Sometimes I feel like I’m the only one who doesn’t smoke marijuana on campus. Am I alone? Data from a 2008 alcohol and drug survey here at Oswego State revealed that 79.5 percent of Oswego State students have not smoked…

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Socialism the buzzword in health care debate

It seems all you hear about lately concerning politics is associated with President Obama and how millions of Americans (mainly conservatives, go figure) are throwing fits of rage against the president’s every move, especially with the issue of healthcare. Ever…

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He Said

Question: My girlfriend caught me watching porn. Did I do something wrong? So, your girlfriend walked in on you "relieving some stress" and now she’s mad. Does she have reason to be? Well, in all honesty, no. This is what’s…