Men’s soccer has new look
The stage is set. The goal is simple. Go undefeated at home, win the conference, have the most shutouts and return to the SUNYAC playoffs. Last season, the Lakers turned in a sub par performance of 5-10-1, with a 3-6…
School sets poor example with Irene move-in fee while risking safety, integrity
Hurricane Irene tore into the east coast causing damage in many states, New York included. Unfortunately, the hurricane hit the northeast states the weekend before universities were set to open their doors for the first day of fall classes. The…
Food for soul
Let me confess something: I have never heard of the Oswego Farmers’ Market. Another fact is that I am also in my fourth and last year as an undergraduate. Still yet, not many people I’ve talked to have heard about…
Field Hockey prepares for bounce-back season
After ending last season on a rough note, the Oswego State field hockey team is looking to rebound and turn the 2011 campaign into a success. The Lakers finished last season on a five-game losing streak, which gave them a…
Trials and tribulations of introverts
I have always felt I lived on a detached and drifting island, riding a current that had no regard for the usual checkpoints in life, leaving friends behind as they rejoiced in their sunbathed localities, as I continued northbound into…
College athletes deserve payday
College football is back and everyone knows what that means: more scandals and stories that undermine its integrity. Every few weeks, ESPN and the other major sports media break a story about how some major college sports program allegedly violated…
Living in Village encourages culinary independence
Yet another summer is gone and I have finally finished unpacking the enormous amount of stuff I brought with me this year. This being my third year in college, I am well acclimated to the way college works and what…
My summer nightmare, not too scary
After every return to school, I am asked – as I am sure everyone else is – what I did with my summer. The idea of summer is either an idyllic scene of beaches and relaxation, or the drudgery of…
Staff Editorial 9/9/11
“9/11 changed everything.” Fifty years from now that phrase will be in every history book of every social studies class in America. But when it appears there, it will not express a continuing truth. Instead, the phrase will appear to…
With renovations, Shed inches toward October opening
Construction is under way at the former Woodshed Tavern after new owners faced months of delays closing on the property. After failing to open before July’s Harborfest, as was expected, The Shed is set to open on Oct. 1, said…
