The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 23, 2024

Year: 2012

Laker Review

Ayesha Khan brings her story of Pakistan

Confinement within the limits of gender-subordinate world never restrained Ayesha Khan from following her dreams of becoming an accomplished film producer, director and actress in Pakistan’s independent film industry. Having faced harsh impediments growing up as a female in Pakistan,…

Laker Review

Hollywood takes science fiction in predictable direction

It seems as if Hollywood recycles the same ideas over and over again, and the science fiction genre is one of the worst offenders. There have been countless movies where someone or a group of people discover some strange force,…

Laker Review

Bentley brings it ‘Home’

Dierks Bentley, a winner of various country music awards, is one of the current country artists that is not afraid to push the limits on changing traditional country music sound. He is known to bring a more modern sound with…

Laker Review

Playing puns produce knights, captains

Oswego State hosted its first 24-hour theater festival on Feb. 3 and 4. The festival started around 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 3 when the writers drew the titles of the plays out of a hat. Then they spent the night…

Laker Review

Radcliffe takes on new horror challenge

“The Woman in Black” will give you goosebumps. It did not live up to expectations, but it did not disappoint. This is a dark film from the beginning to the end. There aren’t any light-hearted funny moments in this film….

Penfield Gems

Charles Bukowski – Sifting Through the Madness

Had you met me five years ago you would have seen a shocked child walking around with what felt like the book of Satan. Perhaps we are all sheltered to a certain extent. I wonder if Charles Bukowski felt like…

Opinion Web Exclusive

How to beat the parking lot

I’m a gridiron, tooth-and-nail parking lot strategist. I study parking lots, how they work, and how people act within their constructs. Ever since I was a young 16-year-old with a permit, I have been fighting insane parking situations and figuring…

Opinion Web Exclusive

Joe Paterno passes, leaving legacy, heart behind

After 85-years of life, Joseph Vincent Paterno moved on to a place where he didn’t make the fatal mistake that coaching could ever undo. He passed away from complications of lung cancer on January 22. But without Penn State, where…

Men’s Hockey Blog

Lakers hold No. 2 ranking heading into season’s homestretch

With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Oswego State men’s ice hockey team has held a firm grip on the No. 2 ranking in the USCHO.com Men’s Ice Hockey Poll, and this week is no different, as…