The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 23, 2024

Month: September 2011

Laker Review Web Exclusive

Charlie Sheen Roast

Those who pay attention to Comedy Central’s Roasts may notice that the roasters largely spend the majority of the show attacking the other roasters. While Monday night’s roast of Charlie Sheen was more of the same, it also felt like…

Sports

Men’s soccer continues late-game drama; Naab scores game-winner

The Oswego State men’s soccer team pulled off another unbelievable win on Saturday, scoring in the last ten minutes once again to defeat the RIT Tigers 1-0. The Lakers continue to bring late-game dramatics to every match, pushing their record…

Sports

Lakers overwhelm Cobleskill in shutout victory

The Oswego State women’s soccer team is off to its best start in school history. The Lakers continued their hot start with a 6-0 thrashing of the SUNY Cobleskill Tigers. Freshman forward Bri Dolan scored early to give the Lakers…

Sports

Men’s golf takes third

The Oswego State men’s golf team was unable to defend its title at the 14th annual Oswego State Fall Invitational at Oswego Country Club on Monday. The Lakers finished with a total score of 320, which earned them third place…

Laker Review

Sit down, shut up, ‘Drive’ around

A nameless wheelman (Ryan Gosling, “Crazy Stupid Love”) is hired by two criminals to drive the getaway car in a warehouse robbery in the opening scene of “Drive,” the brilliant, spellbinding crime noir from Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn (“Bronson,”)…

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Leave these ‘Dogs’ alone

Film remakes have always been something of a mixed bag in terms of quality. Some, such as John Carpenter’s 1982 remake of “The Thing,” are done so well that they become more notable than the original film itself. Others, such…

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‘Sweeter’ than past albums

Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw’s fifth studio album, “Sweeter,” has a very clear objective: to invade the Billboard Hot 100. In 2004, DeGraw reached third on the U.S. Pop 100 charts with “I Don’t Want to Be.” Additional singles “Chariot” and “Follow…

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‘Relax’ with some hip-hop

The usual response upon hearing Das Racist for the first time is one of bewilderment. The Brooklyn-based alterative hip-hop group consists of Himanshu “Heems” Suri, Victor “Kool A.D.” Vazquez, and hype man Ashok Kondabolu, who crafted a career out of…

Oswego Eats The Lighthouse

1881 serves prime steak

1881 Steakhouse closed on Nov. 12, 2013 I watch the sun finally submerge beneath the Lake Ontario skyline and a weight feels like it has been lifted off of me. At the appointed moment, at exactly 7:56 p.m., I lunge…