Governors need to be held to higher standards
Feb. 1 was not a good day for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. A college yearbook surfaced revealing Northam dressed in blackface alongside a person dressed as a Ku Klux Klan member. The photo is disturbing at best and leaves onlookers…
Wrestling brings back depth, regional qualifiers, leaders
The Oswego State Lakers wrestling team has only one more regular season dual left on the season in which they have been able to demonstrate their depth. Top to bottom, this is a team that has a lot of talent,…
Super Bowl boring on all fronts
Super Bowl LIII premiered on Sunday, Feb. 3, and it is safe to say the event was not very well recieved. The game was heavily criticized for terrible plays, boring commercials, surprises that paid off to nothing, and to top…
Government shutdown only harmful
After 35 days, the longest shutdown in our nation’s history ended with a fizzle, a cave, and a win. While some of us who spent our winter breaks binging and creating a permanent butt-print in the couch, our government, outside…
Sincere values gain most votes
With the eccentric behavior of the current U.S. president and the increase in people throwing their hats in the ring for the 2020 election, there is a lot of discussion about what type of candidate each party should be putting…
Senior transfer makes immediate impact on first-place squad
Being among the leading scorers for the Oswego State Lakers with 12.2 points per game, guard Quinn Carey has been a pleasant surprise on and off the court for the Lakers this season. The Lakers’ season has been an absolute…
Women’s basketball with 5 games left, 4 road games
The second semester is underway, and while most Oswego State students were home enjoying winter break, the Oswego State Lakers were here shooting hoops. Here is what happened in the month of January. The Lakers went 1-9 in the month…
Nenadal learns patience throughout junior, college hockey
After visiting three SUNYAC schools, SUNY Potsdam, Plattsburgh State and Oswego State, Josh Nenadal knew where he wanted to play hockey. Plattsburgh State was the final visit for the three schools he was visiting, and immediately after, on the car…
Super Bowl LIII drops ball on everything
The Super Bowl has become a bit of a phenomenon in recent years for the entertainment business in general. The sports juggernaut that is the NFL is already, as stated by Albert Brooks in 2015’s “Concussion,” a corporation that “owns…
What everyone missed, misunderstood about ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
“Bohemian Rhapsody” premiered in theaters back in November 2018 and has been a favorite to win awards since. The two-hour biopic goes through the life of Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”) and the band Queen, from formation all the…
