Bucs varsity football returns to Oswego after canning 2019 season
The Oswego varsity football team may not have fielded a team in 2019, but head coach Jason Primrose has 41 players ready for a shortened campaign this year. COVID-19 pushed back the Buccaneers’ season from its typical fall time frame…
With high-end skating, offensive prowess, Vance makes impact for Lakers
During Carson Vance’s first game with the Oswego State men’s hockey team on Nov. 1, 2019, it was around 43 degrees Fahrenheit outside in Oswego. In his hometown, Tempe, Arizona, it was 77 degrees when the puck dropped in the…
‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’ shows improvement for Greta Van Fleet
Following the mixed reception of its first studio album “Anthem of the Peaceful Army” in 2018, rock band Greta Van Fleet (“When the Curtain Falls”) immediately began composing music for its next album. The band, consisting of brothers Josh, Jake…
Mask mandates vital to protection
In the beginning of March, it was announced that Texas and Mississippi would lift the mask mandates that were required due to COVID-19. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott thinks Texas should completely open up, as seen by his decision to allow…
‘Grishaverse’ comes to life in ‘Shadow and Bone’ television adaptation
For the past couple of months, readers have been battling against time to read the Grishaverse books before the upcoming show, “Shadow and Bone.” As of April 23, Netflix has officially released the full eight episodes, and fans are dying…
Fear must end, women need more
The month of March rang in National Women’s History month in the U.S. While celebrations were rampant over social media, the salutations were soon cut short with the tragic, vile news regarding 33-year-old Sarah Everard, a marketing executive from South…
Laker Review makes predictions for Academy Awards results
Having been delayed by two months, the anticipated 93rd Academy Awards ceremony will take place Sunday. Aside from the delay caused by unprecedented circumstances, this year’s ceremony is notable due to the fact that the eligibility period for films to…
Letter to the Editor
In our cocoon called Oswego, we can easily view geopolitical events as something far from our universe of life, which can be easily dismissed. Deep down, we know otherwise. Currently United States and Chinese diplomats are meeting in Alaska to…
Student Spotlight: A Lonely Walk
I was walking back to my dorm on a dark and snowy night. It would usually be a 15-minute trip that I often made to see a close friend of mine. This time about halfway through, I stopped. There was…
