Field hockey uses recruiting, creates high scoring offense
To start the 2019 season, the Lakers field hockey team looks to use an even and spread attack. Last season Oswego State finished fifth in the SUNYAC with a 6-10 record. They scored a subpar 2.06 goals per game and…
Oswego State students need to vote
There is no other way to put it, Oswego State students need to vote. I know, everyone tells young Americans to vote and honestly, most of the reasons are tired. Appealing to civic duty, patriotism and remembering the sacrifice of…
Staff Editorial
On Friday, Sept. 13, an email was sent to a swath of Oswego State students, purporting to be from a man named Dickey Elliot Douglas, looking for a student to fill an assistant position while they are still at school. …
Cory Booker took debating to different level
It is September. Another Democratic primary debate just happened and hostility is in the air. The purpose of the debate is to narrow down who is running for president, but with only a bit more than a year until the…
Second Amendment protections
Gun control is one of the most contentious conversations you can have in politics these days, whether conservative or liberal, and even among these groups, the extent to which gun control should be implemented is an issue. However, when gun…
Textbooks to be made more accessible
The Oswego State Student Association has been in talks about some changes that could come in future years. Two of these are extended library hours and improved accessibility for textbooks. By making textbooks easier to access and the library being…
Improved gun legislation necessary
On Dec. 14, 2012, the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting took place. This event was so shocking that many believed it would lead to the end of the gun control debate and the start of real, impactful gun legislation. Since…
Student Spotlight (9/20/19): ‘The Routine’
I think it was midnight, at least it was almost midnight (I’m sure because that’s the most appropriate time for this sort of thing to happen) when I saw the clown. I should say The Clown and not the clown,…
‘The Goldfinch’ shines, exploring loss, trauma through art
“The Goldfinch” is a film adaptation of the novel by the same name written by Donna Tartt, which is incredibly beautiful and woefully long. A unique coming-of-age tale that chronicles the life of a boy named Theodore Decker (Oakes Fegley,…
‘The Farewell’ combines humor, tragedy while retaining personality
“The Farewell,” an independent film from director Lulu Wang (“Posthumous”), is a truly special viewing occasion because of how it confronts its viewers with a subject as dark as the impending death of a family member, and yet still gives…
