The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Jan. 31, 2025

Year: 2017

Disney recreates magic with new ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Disney continued its trend of turning its animated classics into live-action masterpieces with “Beauty and the Beast.” Released in theaters March 17, “Beauty and the Beast” retells the classic tale featuring new characters, new plot points and some new songs….

Week-long tabling encourages various programs

The Office of Sustainability celebrated Earth Week in their own fashion this week, with tabling to promote different campaigns to encourage students to participate in sustainable behaviors. Monday was Meatless Monday which showed the environmental benefits of a primarily vegetable…

Netflix’s: ‘Iron Fist,’ slow build, satisfying payoff

Upon initial release, “Iron Fist” received a lot of criticism from fans and reviewers alike. Before the first episode streamed, many gave the series harsh judgments for white washing the title character, although the character is white in the comics….

Hamilton closes in on all-time Laker records as career winds down

With all the accolades imaginable for a collegiate baseball player and every school record already accomplished or well in reach, senior third baseman Eric Hamilton has put together an all-time Laker career as the end of it nears. “The best,”…

Dave Chappelle’s hilarious return keeps audiences laughing

The word resurgence mildly describes Dave Chappelle’s long-awaited return to the public eye. Resurgence implies that Chappelle had fallen off his game as a comedian when he simply went on hiatus. The best way to describe Chappelle’s re-emergence is to…

Women’s lacrosse turns season around in SUNYAC

After a rough start to the season, the Oswego State Lakers women’s lacrosse team appears to have settled in during SUNYAC play. The team started off 2-2 in their first four games before going on a three-game losing streak, including…

Traditional media is not influential

  An ironic twist in today’s society is the fact that young people who spend a fair portion of their day plugged in to various media cites, in fact do not like the media. This idea was supported in the…

Two softball freshmen leading Lakers out of cellar, into playoff chase

After stumbling out of the gate, the Oswego State softball team has ripped off four straight wins to put themselves in the thick of the SUNYAC playoff race, with a 7-3 conference record. Of all the reasons behind this massive…

Individual performances yet to lead to consistent wins for women’s lacrosse

In the first six games of the season, certain members of the Oswego State women’s lacrosse team have compiled impressive individual accolades, which have yet to translate to total team success. Through six games, the team has amassed a 2-4…

Campus Recreation Report:

Campus Recreation is rounding out the intramural sports season with leagues and tournaments.  The women’s dodgeball league crowned its champions this past week. Three teams dip, dodged and ducked their way to the championship. Voll is Life came out on…