The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 22, 2024

Month: May 2021

Baseball dominating SUNYAC with eyes on playoffs

The Oswego State baseball team has taken its talents to another level this season. With a 19-2 record and the No. 22 ranking according to D3baseball.com, the Lakers have steamrolled their way to the top of the SUNYAC West division…

Thank you, The Oswegonian

As I sit through my final classes of my college career and help Ben Grieco hand the reins of The Oswegonian to a new tandem of bright student journalists, I cannot help but sit and reflect on my four years…

Increase in Asian hate-crimes disgusts

Since the start of the pandemic, there has been an influx of Asian American hate crimes. Former President Donald Trump has labeled COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus.” He continues to add blame to a specific race group but has defended…

Disappointment for Biden’s 100th day

President Joe Biden has been in office for a bit over 100 days, and the trend of Democrat mediocrity and a disappointing “return to normalcy” is set to continue. Biden has done some good so far. He passed his COVID-19…

Normalcy will not return easily

***Editor’s note: This article has been edited following a correction made by the Department of Marketing and Communications at St. John Fisher College, the college has not made a statement regarding COVID-19 vaccination requirements as of May 10.*** The days…

The Editor-in-Chief’s column: Sophomore determination led me here

What an interesting 18 months it has been to get to this point of my student-media career, as I officially become the next editor-in-chief of The Oswegonian. I stress this was not my original plan when I stepped foot on…

Went to a Straight, White Church

I went to a straight, white church.And I prayed and I prayed, and I prayedPrayed for normalcyPrayed for straightnessPrayed to be right.And nothing happened.No divine intervention like IsaiahNo curation of my curiosity like the camps they shut downNo straightness cleansing…

‘Shadow and Bone’ marks successful page-to-screen adaptation

Netflix has done it again with the release of “Shadow and Bone,” an action packed, magic-filled series that would satisfy the fantasy cravings of any frequent binge watcher.  Based on “Shadow and Bone” and “Six of Crows” by Leigh Bardugo,…

‘Mortal Kombat’ does little justice to popular game series

Save for a few stand-outs, many films based on video games have been subject to scrutiny. From “Super Mario Bros.” to “Rampage,” films of this type have often received criticism, whether it be due to poor acting, a lack of…

‘Falcon and Winter Soldier’ shows fans action-packed good time

The season finale for Marvel Studio’s “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” was released on Disney+ on Friday, April 23. This season has truly been jammed packed with great Marvel Cinematic Universe content for everyone to enjoy. From Zemo (Daniel…