Oswego State students critical of college, SA after campus free speaker
On Wednesday, Oct. 16, traveling preacher Jessie Morrell visited the Oswego State campus leaving many students feeling uncomfortable and confused about who is allowed on the Oswego State campus and what they can say. Morrell upset some students by preaching…
College classes, grading system do not work
College is supposed to be a place where you find out what you want to do for a career by picking a major if you did not already know coming in. On top of having to meet certain requirements to…
Staff Editorial: Nov. 1, 2019
The House of Representatives passed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act on Oct. 22, seeking to make animal cruelty a federal offense. While the bill has yet to pass the Senate, it shines as an example of some of…
Franco’s reburial end of dark era for Spain
In late September, the Spanish Supreme Court unanimously passed a new ruling that would allow for the exhuming of the remains of former dictator Francisco Franco. Franco’s remains were located at a towering monument in Madrid’s outskirts, known as el…
NCAA to allow players to accept deals
For a long time now, it has been debated whether National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes should or should not receive benefits from advertisements, sponsorships or the use of their image on campaigns. For Californian student-athletes, that debate was ended when…
Digital devices have no place in classrooms
The cellphone is the best and the worst thing to ever happen to college students. Cellphones allow students to freely call or text home whenever they need to – whether it be for money, being homesick or just to say…
Conservatives cannot defend Trump anymore
Impeachment is on the way, that much is clear, but when that will happen seems to be a complete mystery, even to the Democrats fighting for it. Regardless of when it begins, the Democrats have already lost the impeachment battle….
Volleyball drops final 2 SUNYAC games, falls to 6 seed for playoffs
Last season, the Oswego State volleyball team was able to knock off No. 3 seed The College at Brockport in the SUNYAC quarterfinals. The then six-seeded Lakers upset the Golden Eagles 3-2 and now find themselves in a similar situation….
Women’s hockey travels to Vermont
The regular season is officially set to begin for Oswego State as it will hit the road and travel to Vermont to face the Castleton University Spartans for its first two regular season games of the season. After winning their…
Swimming, diving teams begin seasons
The start of the 2019-20 Oswego State men’s and women’s swimming and diving season is a mirror image to the way the two teams started off in 2018-19, a meet against Rochester Institute of Technology and SUNY Oneonta. The hope…