The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Beauty gets ridiculous

Over a year ago, a close friend introduced me to the poetic stylings of Rafael Casal and his poem entitled "Barbie and Ken 101." It speaks about media and how it has put this idea in the mind of women…

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Verizon leaves cell users in dark

Many Oswego students were distraught and left with no service after Verizon landline servers went down late Tuesday evening. The outage was felt city wide for Verizon customers, one of the most used cell phone companies by Oswego students due…

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Bearing Arms

Despite the recognizable danger associated with students keeping guns on campus, University Police nationwide continue to practice the policy of allowing students to bring their firearms to college despite the continuing trend among colleges to crackdown on the practice. While…

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In The Office – Pessimist converts to sunnier side of Oswego

While driving across campus the other day, something hit me. Pretty hard too. It was something that, despite going through campus hundreds of times, never actually struck me like this before. No, I’m not talking about another car. Or a…

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Dining hall faux pas

As I said in my last opinion piece, I have received a wonderful positive reaction from American students about my Australian nationality. However, recently I was standing in the line at Cooper Dining Hall with another exchange student from New…

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Schooling interfering with education

Why are college students forced to waste their time and money; their two most lacking commodities, on classes that mean nothing to them? Is it not more ideal to spend those precious resources on classes that are actually worthwhile? Of…

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Media Summit to provide students ‘ directions to digital media world’

This year’s Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit at Oswego State will explore the direction of an ever-changing communication landscape on October 14. Themed "Your GPS Directions to the Digital Media World," the event will feature top names in the media…

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Race debate plagues Obama administration

A few weeks ago, former president Jimmy Carter told NBC’s Brian Williams in an interview that he believed some of the criticism toward President Obama was racially motivated. Of course, Carter’s comments started a wave of controversy. A lot of…

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Shortie Says

Shortie,Can glow in the dark condoms or lubricated condoms be bad for you?It is important to be careful when dealing with glow in the dark condoms. Most of the time these condoms are used as gag gifts. If a glow…

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Obama’s race card losing its punch

Did you really think that electing Obama as president would finally put an end to the racist rhetoric in America? No way. Wielding the "race card" has been a pretty effective weapon for those on the left. The strategy is:…