The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Year: 2014

Laker Review Reviews

‘Titanfall’ delivers big action for next-gen gamers

“Titanfall,” like all games, has its own flaws and has great room for improvement. With that in mind, the game still stands currently as the best competitive multiplayer shooter on the market. “Titanfall” takes everything that works that shooters fans…

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Weekly EP Revue: Lil Debbie releases ‘Queen D’

In 2011, the all-female rap group, White Girl Mob split. Following years of disputing with fellow rappers Kreayshawn and V-Nasty, Jordan Capozzi, better known by her stage name Lil Debbie, decided to part ways with WGM in search for a…

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‘Muppets’ full of laughs for everyone

“Muppets Most Wanted” is the sequel to “The Muppets,” which came out back in 2011. As they mention in the film, it’s the seventh sequel to the original “Muppet Movie.” This film actually begins at the exact second the last…

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‘Divergent’ tackles latest young adult novel to hit big screen

On Friday “Divergent” became the latest film to be released in an increasingly larger influx of adaptations of young adult novels. Following the likes of films like “Twilight” and “The Hunger Games,” “Divergent” has high expectations. Like “The Hunger Games,”…

Campus Events Laker Review

Faculty concert showcases music professors’ talent, passion

Faculty in any music department are unique in that they regularly put on shows to display their talent, serving both as a way to practice what they love and to inspire and teach their students. On March 9, three music…

Laker Review Rising Student Artists

Rising Student Artist: Bobby Chuck’s expressive, lyrical debut

Rob Dezendorf woke up this past Sunday aware that he would have to spend about six hours of his 21st birthday coming back up to our beloved tundra of Oswego. What he was unaware of was that this birthday would…

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‘Need for Speed’ surpasses expectations in slow film genre

“Need for Speed” is a perfect example of a film whose very premise seems destined for failure. For one thing, it’s a vehicular action movie, a subgenre which is far-from-relevant in modern film, with the exception of franchises whose titles…

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Creative Writing

I sat on top of Beloved’s 1880-1964 gravestone till sunset.  The orange and yellow light passed through the tree’s naked branches, and disappeared behind the Keeper’s shed.  I ran out of film, so I sketched out the colors reflected on…

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Horoscopes

Aries This may not be your week. You will fall behind on your schoolwork and be forced to deal with a personal issue that has plagued you for some time. Do your best to take all the punches thrown at…