Campus Recreation Sports Report 11/18/2011
BASKETBALL: Danny Marcus knocked down eight 8-pointers for the Lee Hall Ballers en route to a decisive 44-point win over the Swackers in the first round of the playoffs. If the Lee Hall Ballers can bypass Coach V in the…
Core returns for Lakers
After a season in which the Oswego State men’s basketball team won 24 games, 17 of which came in conference play, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament, the Lakers enter the 2011-12 campaign looking to continue…
Theatre production sweet as ‘Honey’
w“As Bees in Honey Drown” is a satire about artists in pursuit of success, and what the price of success really is. It opens with a goofy, lighthearted tone, and appears fairly whimsical for most of the first act. Hilarious,…
‘Immortals’ fails to keep spirit alive
The much-anticipated “Immortals” excels in the visual department but fails in everything else needed to make a good movie. Viewers will be left satisfied, but a few minutes after the credits roll everyone will be scratching their heads trying to…
Video game fans should not forget this ‘Anniversary’
“Halo: Combat Evolved” was the game that helped to introduce the original Xbox console to the masses. Ten years ago, Bungie introduced a revolutionary first-person shooter to continue with its previous successes in PC gaming. “Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary” is…
‘Mario 3D Land’ brings hero to new dimension
After several exemplary iterations in recent years, Nintendo’s Mario series finally arrives on their newly touted 3DS system. “Super Mario 3D Land” brings the Italian plumber into the third dimension, literally, as the game makes use of the 3D capabilities…
Album worth ‘Caring’ for
Last year when hip-hop star Drake dropped his debut album, “Thank Me Later,” he made enormous waves in the industry. Critics went so far as to say that he is changed the sound of hip-hop. In a way, it was…
Go to ‘Camp’ with Childish Gambino
In the days of the blogosphere and Twitter, it is not uncommon for a musician to go from obscurity to a record deal virtually overnight. Though he has been receiving a lot of Internet buzz, Childish Gambino, the hip-hop moniker…
Mobile devices to lose ‘Flashy’ features
Adobe Flash is now a thing of the past. As of Nov. 9, Flash began to be phased out of the mobile market. In their official statement, Adobe cited the growth of HTML5 as an industry standard as the reason…
Daunting road trip begins at Fredonia on Friday
Following the Oswego State men’s ice hockey team’s first tie since Nov. 14, 2008 against the same Morrisville State College team that the Lakers tied last Saturday night at the Campus Center Ice Arena, Oswego State hits the road for…
