From my seat: The Editor-in-Chief’s column
Let me be honest, when I was a wide-eyed freshman in the fall of 2017, I had no idea what The Oswegonian would be like. If then Editor‑in‑Chief Cole Parzych, who is now a close friend, told me that I…
America’s response to COVID falls short
For just about the last six months, everybody all over the world has been dealing with something nobody saw coming, with the exception of Bill Gates, the COVID-19 pandemic. The last six months have been chaotic to say the least….
Riots not thing of past, sign of dispair
After decades of rising racial tensions and growing socioeconomic inequalities, riots broke out in the streets of New York City. Army Pvt. Robert Bandy, a Black man, was non-fatally shot by police officer James Collins. After rumors of Bandy’s death…
NBA creates powerful platform
Lately, the NBA has been in the news, both for their successful return to play and the players’ outspoken activism and strong support for the Black Lives Matter movement. This, as with everything related to BLM, has engendered a lot…
College football makes questionable plan
Since the Big Ten athletic conference canceled its fall sports season, the presidents of all teams have been working feverishly to find a way to squeeze a perfunctory, wonky season into the 2020-21 academic year. While there is nothing I…
‘Control’s’ latest expansion reintroduces ‘Alan Wake’ story
While the Alan Wake series has been on ice for a while now, it seems that fans will get some development in the newest expansion in “Remedies” (Quantum Break) latest game, “Control.” With it’s latest bit of downloadable content, “AWE.”…
‘Fall Guys’ brings positive vibes to battle royale genre
“Fall Guys” is a 2020 platformer battle royale game developed by a gaming company called Mediatonic and published by Devolver Digital. “Fall Guys” was announced at E3 in June 2019 and was released on Aug. 4 for Microsoft Windows and…
Live action ‘Mulan’ strays from roots, continues to thrive
From 2010 onward, Disney has partaken in a rather questionable trend of readapting its animated classics in a live action format. Though a great deal of these remakes hold the nostalgic presence and visual appeal necessary to help the Mouse…
‘Folklore’ brings Taylor Swift, history, fiction together
Since the world seemed to crash to a halt back in March, all everyone is doing with the extra time on their hands is consuming media. Whether it was begging musicians to finally come out with new music or for…
‘The Last of Us Part II’ perfects cruelty, for better or worse
While most video games are centered around positive themes, occasionally something comes along that chooses to be the inverse. A title that uses its medium to push something that a consumer might objectively dislike. “The Last of Us Part II”…
