Super Bowl ads lack humor, pizzazz
This year, the Super Bowl ads weren’t quite what we expected. We had a mix of giggles, goose bumps and possibly even some tears. Though there were decent commercials, there was a big upset with the lack of comedic-relief commercials….
Silver resigns from seat
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is stepping down after being arrested on multiple corruption charges. Silver is being charged with “two counts of honest service fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit honest service fraud, one count of…
Campus officially smoke free
As of January 2015, Oswego State is a tobacco-free campus. When I first heard about the impending switch last semester, I was against telling adults they are not allowed to have a cigarette without fear of getting reprimanded and punished….
New position brings excitement, drive
Becoming the opinion editor for The Oswegonian is something I have been looking forward to for some time now. The position became available for the fall semester in 2014, as the opinion editor at the time, Alain Pierre-Lys, was to…
Tobacco-free policy disputed
Oswego State’s campus is now tobacco free, but the so-called policy is too weak to make any real change happen in the near future. The policy relies on students to police their peers as they go about their day. If…
Best of Netflix: Perfect snow day binge fest
With the worst of winter here and in Oswego’s case, here to stay for the rest of the semester, people are going to need their respites where they can find them. Some find relief in the gym by working on…
Weekly EP: Juliet Simms’ “All or Nothing”
Formed in 2007, Automatic Loveletter spoke to teens across the United States with their angsty punk-rock lyrics and Vans Warped Tour-esque lingo. Loveletter’s front woman, Juliet Simms, was a shining star in a sea of gritty, garage band rock music….
‘Taken 3’ doesn’t break mold, predictable action feature
The original “Taken” was a special movie akin to the original “Die Hard.” Both were fantastic action movies that were later worn out with increasingly worse sequels attempting to cash in on their initial success. “Taken” stands as the beginning…
‘The Nightly Show’ lives up to hype, adds new things to mix
When “The Colbert Report” left the air in December, it left behind a big half-hour timeslot to fill. Colbert’s unique blend of satire and politics was able to transcend its “Daily Show” origins to become its own beast. The show…
‘American Sniper’ complicated, emotional portrait of war veteran
“American Sniper” makes you leave the theater in a state of semi-shock trying to absorb/rationalize everything you have seen. If nothing else, “American Sniper” elicits an emotional response from the viewer like few other films can. This ability to…
