The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Year: 2009

Archives Laker Review

Renaissance of death arrives

Ubisoft Montreal brought a unique experience to gamers in November of 2007 with "Assassin’s Creed." Players assumed the role of Desmond Miles in the present day who lived out his ancestor, Altair’s, memories through a special machine. Filled with mystery…

Archives Opinion

Letter to the Editor

Usually I don’t respond to those who oppose my view unless of course they ask for it. I am taking your advice, Aaron Hammond, as you stated in your ever so flattering article, and defending my viewpoint that you deemed…

Archives News

In need of a reboot?

CSC 101, a required general education class for all students, is starting to show its age, as students on campus continue to question the effectiveness of the occasionally redundant program. The class, which is meant to "address the use of…

Archives Sports

NYSCTC recognizes Oswego State athletic director Hale for distinguished coaching career

Last Saturday, Oswego State Athletic Director Tim Hale was given the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Service Award: a very prestigious honor. "I was really humbled by it," Hale said. "The group has been in existence since 1950 and…

Archives Laker Review

‘New Moon’ rises

In director Chris Weintz’s "New Moon," the wolves come out to play. And even though all the fanatics mourn, mope and cry for the return of Edward Cullen in the second installment of the "Twilight" saga, his absence pushes the…

Archives Sports

Lakers open regular season with rout

The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team erupted for four goals in the second period, as they defeated Castleton State (VT), 6-1, in their regular season opener at the Campus Center Ice Arena on Sunday afternoon. Senior forward and assistant…

Archives Laker Review

‘Charlatan’ author speaks to Oswego

Non-fiction writer Pope Brock visited Oswego State on Nov. 30 to talk to students about non-fiction writing and the research required to write a good novel. Brock began his career as a writer mostly for the thrill of having something…

Archives News

Housing, employment, campus relations highlight race for alderman

Oswego city alderman candidates are in the thick of a furious finish toward next week’s Election Day, and luckily for Oswego State students, candidates are pledging to focus on numerous topics that affect the city’s college demographic. Connie Cosmento, incumbent…

Archives Laker Review

Flyleaf grows in second album

Flyleaf’s newest album, "Memento Mori," is the perfect sophomore album. Not only does it bring the original sound from Flyleaf’s first album, "Flyleaf" (released in 2005), it introduces a newer and better sound. Flyleaf, an alternative rock band from Texas,…

Archives News

New Oswego sports bar in the works

Taildraggers, a place where many Oswego residents and students visit, is expected to reopen under a new name. After the bar closed down last year, new owner David Wahlendorf is soon reopening the space and renaming it The Alley Cat….