College experience vs. academics: why are we here?
New York State resident students entering as freshmen this academic year at Oswego State are paying $3,353 in tuition and an additional $8,897 for room and board. Compared to other schools outside the SUNY system and even within the SUNY…
Portrait artist visits Oswego
World-renowned artist David Garibaldi is scheduled to appear at the upcoming Farnham Family Services "Rock the Arts" event at the American Foundry in Oswego in November. Garibaldi is scheduled to perform his live stage show, "Rhythm and Hue," at the…
Jumping over Thanksgiving in haste for Christmas
Like everyone else on campus, I really can’t wait until Thanksgiving break. I’m ready to go home and relax with my family and friends for a couple of days, away from Oswego. Yet for some reason, I’m not in the…
He Said – 10/30/09
The interaction of guys and girls in college goes from three different levels: hooking up, seeing each other and dating. Sometimes people can’t see which one they fit into and other times they just want to be left in their…
Staff Editorial – Words cut deep
The news business can be unforgiving, both on readers and on the reporters and editors that work to produce it. Last week we dealt with a story that certainly hit home to the college community. We lost two people that…
She Said – 10/30/09
Hooking up involves the casual sexual activity usually outside of a romantic relationship. Usually, you just hook up with someone when you like to fool around with them but do not want to pursue a relationship with them. Two people…
U.P. looks to increase seatbelt awareness among students
University Police would like to remind all motor vehicle drivers and passengers to buckle up. The University Police department is once again teaming up with the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee and participating in this campaign. Extra patrols…
Plus Plan trouble ahead?
Plus Plan. At Oswego State, those two words remain sacred in the heart of almost every student on campus. Plus Plan essentially equals free food, and though we pay for it, it is the type of food that comes as…
Shortie Says – 11/20/09
Shortie, My friends are always making jokes about cunnilingus. I always laugh along, but still have no idea what it means. -Giggling Gary Giggling Gary,Cunnilingus means performing oral sex on a female. Other like terms that you might be able…
A look from abroad: Don’t take America for granted
I was recently talking to probably one of the ten people who read my opinion piece, a freshman named after the "actor" Vin Diesel, and he pointed out the fact that a lot of my opinion pieces are on the…
