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Nov. 17, 2024

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Outspoken from the start

Students will soon choose their next Student Association president and vice president. Michael T. Johnson and Steven W. DiMarzo are competing for the position of president while Thomas J. Scandaliato is running unopposed for the position of vice president. The…

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Growing up means losing touch

When I was home over winter break, an interesting thing happened to me. I developed the ability to go outside in 30 degree weather wearing only a hoodie. I no longer scoffed at the idea of going out in the…

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Lori Moreth – 2/19/2010

The campaign is over and Obama has been president for over a year. Yet the vicious attacks on Sarah Palin continue. The attacks aren’t limited to the media; Obama and his administration take cheap shots as well. What is it…

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Shortie Says!

Dear Shortie, I perspire excessively from my armpits all the time. How can I control this?-Sweaty PitsDear Sweaty Pits,Excessive perspiration can be alarming. However, there are ways to take care of it. Try using liners that can be placed in…

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Paterson’s budget proposal shuns anorexics

It has never been in my nature to question authority. I always believed that state governments and the national government passed laws, raised taxes and made budget cuts for the benefit of their respective states and the nation as a…

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Studying: like sand through the hourglass

Any newcomer to Oswego is likely to hear the infamous, and perhaps absurd, lesson that each hour of class time should equal three hours of outside study time. Upon calculating the number of hours with my nose in a textbook,…

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Spying falls outside journalism ethics

If you’re a journalism major at Oswego State, then you’ve probably had discussions about the future of journalism, like the impact of blogging and the phenomenon known as "citizen journalism." This is the idea that anyone with a laptop and…

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Academic freedom ends with Darwin

Evolutionary thought is consuming the academic world. The mere mention of intelligent design is becoming a sinful deed. Not only are researchers strongly discouraged to believe in intelligent design, they can’t even study it. Intelligent design is not being silenced…

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A Family Tradition

Sports aren’t just for fun. They can teach life lessons about discipline, commitment and community involvement. Wrestling isn’t just a sport for Oswego State senior Mike Howard Jr. He grew up in Oswego, where wrestling was a way of life…

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Keith Harris – 2/19/2010

Only one year into Barack Obama’s presidency and there is already talk of the 2012 campaign. If trends continue, Obama is likely to face tough competition in re-election. It is likely that this competition will be in the form of…