Flying down to ‘Rio’
Costly penalties plagued the Lakers throughout, as the women’s ice hockey team fell to Hamilton, 5-2, Wednesday night at the Campus Center Ice Arena. The Continentals scored three power play goals in five chances. All three of the power play…
Bowling for Soup keeps good times coming
Bowling for Soup will release their first independent album, "Fishin’ for Woos" on April 26. The album starts off with "Let’s Pretend We’re Not in Love," an upbeat, catchy pop-punk song which sounds like traditional Bowling for Soup music. The…
Portal 2: The cake is still a lie
Science is fun, but only when you have a neat gun. "Portal 2" brings back some of the charm created by its prequel from 2007. With the combination of the original game’s physics and new technologies, "Portal 2" requires the…
Williams remembered during funeral service
A funeral service was held for U.S. Navy Lt. Nathan Hollingsworth Williams on Monday at Sheldon Hall. Williams, an Oswego native, was killed during a flight training exercise in California on April 6, at the age of 28. As a…
Oswego State required re-accreditation process under way
Oswego State is in the midst of the re-accreditations process through Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Every 10 years, each college in the U.S. must be re-accredited by a certified regional, non-government organization, and, for Oswego State, that is…
Woodshed to open doors after 2 years
When Morgan Roland found out The Woodshed was closing, she and her husband lost more than her favorite college bar: they lost their jobs. Roland started in the kitchen in 2006 and eventually moved out to the bar until the…
Budget in limbo due to ‘invalid’ vote
At Tuesday night’s Student Association meeting a very important vote occurred—or did it? According to the S.A. code, the annual budget must be passed by the third Tuesday in April for the following academic year.That was Tuesday night’s senate meeting….
Visiting writers talk about non-fiction
Renowned poet Marge Piercy and her husband, equally renowned novelist Ira Wood, read to an audience Wednesday in the Waterman Theater in Tyler Hall. Piercy is known for her strong poetic voice, as well as a feministic tone featured in…
Talk Soup
Eric Chandler of Bowling with Soup graciously donated his time to speak about the band’s history and their latest release, "Fishin’ for Woos." Q: When did you first realize that your band had really hit something? A: About a year…
Jazz infused with happiness
"We’re an improv comedy troupe that plays jazz." That’s how saxophonist Kelly Roberge said the audience should understand The Quartet of Happiness. The group, of which he is a member, plays a show which is half accomplished jazz instrumentalism, half…
