The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 12, 2024

Year: 2011

Men’s Hockey Blog

Lakers overwhelm Blue Devils on road

The Oswego State men’s ice hockey team kicked off a tough four-game road trip with a 4-1 victory over SUNY Fredonia on Friday night in front of 172 people at Steele Hall. The Lakers received goal contributions from four different…

Men’s Hockey Blog

SUNYAC Roundup 11/18/11

Buffalo State Bengals 8            Cortland Red Dragons 0 Buffalo State Sports Arena (Attendance: 293) The Bengals had little trouble with the Red Dragons on Friday night, as Trevor McKinney and Jim Durham each netted two…

Laker Review Web Exclusive

Music faculty perform ‘Contemporary American Favorites’

Sunday’s performance of “Contemporary American Favorites” expressed sentiments of poetry and theatrical appeal. Presented by Oswego State’s music department, Elisabeth Kisselstein performed short operatic pieces written by classic American composers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Pianist Rebecca Horning, adjunct…

Letters to the Editor Web Exclusive

Letter to the Editor – 11/18/2011

As a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. School of Communication (magazine journalism, class of 1981), I was struck by the incomplete and somewhat slack reporting by Timothy James. Fact checking, and clarification of facts is essential in the field of…

Penfield Gems

The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Every story has a hero, a character that undergoes some sort of transformation or change as a result of the story’s plot. This is no accident, as Joseph Campbell proposes in his 1949 book “The Hero with a Thousand Faces.”…

Penfield Gems

At Home: A Short History of Private Life

Generally, I am in the minority when it comes to Bill Bryson’s works, preferring “Notes from a Small Island,” to his more acclaimed books like “A Walk Through The Woods.” His reputation is built on travel and his unquenchable curiosity…

Penfield Gems

Lord of the Flies

I’ll be honest. I really don’t read for pleasure. The majority of the books I have read have been the result of four years of high school English class and a few more years of English classes at Oswego State….

News

Legal, moral ramifications of mandatory registry

A recent email notification left many students wondering about the lag in the laws devoted to tracking those convicted of sexual crimes. The notification was sent on Nov. 4, more than two months after the start of the semester, informing…

News

Hydrofracking: the controversy

Because of the high demand for natural gas, the controversial process known as hydrofracking has created thousands of jobs. Yet environmentalists argue that long-term negative effects outweigh the short-term economical gain. The term hydrofracking comes from a procedure officially known…

News

Departmental changes in Hewitt; Campus Center additions under consideration

Set to become the new base for the communication department, Hewitt Union is becoming less and less a casual place for students to hangout, causing a clamor for a space they can call their own. The Campus Concept Committee, which…