Letter to the Editor
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, is a day that will be etched in the history of Oswego State’s programs for Black History Month. On this day, the Black Student Union (BSU) presented to us Maarifa-Knowledge, an independently student-organized symposium/conference. Nineteen students…
Fools dare to wear shorts in wintry tundra
For sane people, winter means bundling up and trying, unsuccessfully, to fight off the cold. But there are a select few who roam the Oswego State campus who do not conform to reason. These deranged individuals go against the grain,…
STEM majors keep love in their work
Last July, physicists and physics lovers were worked into a fever pitch of excitement. They traveled from around the world to Geneva to watch a presentation of the latest evidence for the existence of the Higgs Boson, a theorized but…
Student bares all in editorial
Education in the U.S. is climbing up in price and people are looking for ways to pay off their loans. In response to an op-ed by, Lauren A. a student at Duke University who is paying for college by making…
‘Late Night’ takeover hits ground running
For the first time in 22 years, the “Tonight Show” aired without its usual host, Jay Leno. Instead, it was young comedian Jimmy Fallon who took the stage, succeeding Leno as the “Tonight Show’s” host on Feb. 17. Dressed in…
‘Pompeii’ melts viewers’ hopes for good film
Ancient Rome and Greece are no strangers to the silver screen. “Troy,” “300,” “Spartacus” and “The Gladiator” are among the thousands of films that share the setting, each with their own unique way of manhandling the history and mythology of…
Weekly EP Revue: Grizfolk – From The Spark
When Swedish natives Fredrik Eriksson and Sebastian Fritze decided to form a band named Grizfolk, their dreams of stardom were laid out before them. Collecting members from Florida and other southern states, the now five-person band has released their debut…
Volunteering can help loans, communities
If you didn’t already know, some student loans can be forgiven through volunteer work. There are a couple different forms of volunteer work, like AmeriCorps, one can do to receive loan forgiveness, according to finaid.org. If you serve for 12…
Professional sports role models are relics of the past
Hall of Fame basketball player Charles Barkley famously stated, “I’m not a role model… Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” After it was stated that former New Orleans Saints player Darren Sharper was…
Lakers earn opening-round win
The air was electric inside Max Ziel Gymnasium on Tuesday night, as the fourth-seeded Oswego State men’s basketball team knocked off No. 5 SUNY Cortland, defeating the Red Dragons, 69-57, in the SUNYAC championship play-in game. The Lakers struggled a…
