The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 26, 2024

Month: February 2013

Men’s Hockey Blog Sports

Seniors ready for run

The Oswego State men’s hockey senior class has been nothing if not consistent over their four regular seasons. In 2009-10, the seniors finished 23-2-0. In 2010-11, 22-3-0. Their 2011-12 record was 21-2-2; and, with a 4-3 loss in Plattsburgh to…

News

Fishing fans create club

To the newest club at Oswego State, a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day of college classes. Oswego State freshman, Josh Collette, founded the fishing club to share his passion and promote the sport of…

Laker Review

Strokes release second single off ‘Machine’

Last week, New York City-based alternative rock band The Strokes released their new song “All The Time.’’ The track will appear on the band’s upcoming album, “Comedown Machine,” which is going to be released on March 26. It is the…

News

Senator Chuck Schumer visits Oswego, advocates federal loan for local rail lines

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) appeared in Oswego earlier this week to announce his plan to revitalize the Port of Oswego. Schumer announced his three-pronged plan at a press conference Monday, Feb. 18, where he was joined by Oswego Mayor…

News

Video games used as educational tools

For years college students have been trying to find the right balance in their time spent on schoolwork, social lives and free time. It is unknown if any have found the perfect time-spending equation. For most students, relaxing and social…

News

Chinese hackers

According to a report released by cybersecurity firm Mandiant, a recent rash of digital attacks on the servers of private and public American firms could be attributed to a splinter group operating under the Chinese government. This development comes nearly…

Laker Review

‘A Good Day To Die Hard’ lacks incentive, character growth

The “Die Hard” series continues with its fifth installment, “A Good Day to Die Hard.” Compared to previous entries the film lacks substance and forgoes character development as it moves toward its climax. The action scenes are often stunning and…

Sports

Lakers take defensive battle in SUNYACs

In its first home playoff game since the 06-07 season, the Oswego State women’s basketball team was able to hold off SUNY Cortland and advance to the SUNYAC semifinals with a 38-35 win Tuesday night. An impressive crowd came out…

Sports

Ward’s hard work paves way for Lakers’ successes

According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the verb “rebound” has two definitions. One means to recover from setback, and the other to gain possession of a rebound in basketball. With 880 basketball rebounds at Oswego State, and a handful of setbacks, senior…

Sports

Men’s basketball dumps Brockport

It was a playoff atmosphere Tuesday night at Max Ziel Gymnasium, as fourth-seeded Oswego State took on fifth-seeded The College at Brockport in the SUNYAC Quaterfinals. The Lakers and Golden Eagles battled back and forth for most of the same,…