The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 21, 2024

Month: February 2023

Women’s lacrosse gears up for start of spring season

As the winter sports session comes to a close, the Oswego State women’s lacrosse team has been cranking up their intensity lately.  After Oswego’s SUNYAC Championship appearance in 2019, this group hopes to continue to push the bar forward. The…

Oswego State baseball returns as team takes roadtrip south to start season

As we get deeper into February, that can only mean one thing: Lakers baseball is back. With only one more day until head coach Scott Landers takes the diamond with his squad, Oswego State baseball prepares to repeat as SUNYAC…

Women’s hockey prepares for SUNY Cortland after two-week break

After a week off, the Lakers are primed for playoff hockey as they travel to face SUNY Cortland on Feb. 25. There is plenty of history between these two hockey teams, the Lakers faced the Red Dragons in last year’s…

Lakers men’s hockey clinches SUNYAC No.1 seed, face Buffalo State in semifinals

After a successful weekend for the Lakers, they have moved into the No.1 spot for the SUNYAC men’s hockey standings. Oswego State took home a 7-3 win over Buffalo State on Feb. 17 and 9-0 win over SUNY Fredonia on…

Oswego State men’s basketball takes SUNYAC regular season crown for second straight season

After their tightly contested 79-73 win over SUNY Brockport on Feb. 17, the Oswego State men’s basketball team was crowned the champions of the SUNYAC regular season. The trip to Brockport was highly anticipated, not only because they would have…

Caroline Polachek album, ‘Desire, I Want to Turn Into You,’ parades her creativity

Rating: 4.5/5 stars American singer-songwriter Caroline Polachek (“Pang”) released her fourth studio album “Desire, I Want to Turn Into You” on Feb. 14. Back in January, Polachek tweeted that she was “endlessly f—ing annoyed” by being labeled as the Gen…

Tessa Bailey takes advantage of tropes with her own twist

Rating: 5/5 stars “Secretly Yours” by Tessa Bailey (“It Happened One Summer”) is the first book in her new duology titled “A Vine Mess.” This book follows the story between Hallie and Julian, two people who could not be more…

Pierce the Veil releases standard but impressive pop-punk album

Rating: 3.5/5 stars It is a fantastic time to be an emo music fan. Pierce the Veil (“Misadventures”) released their first album, “The Jaws of Life,” in seven years on Feb. 10. Longtime followers may know that it is a…

Lana Del Rey drops chaotic new single “A&W” on Valentine’s Day

Rating: 5/5 stars This thrilling new era for Lana Del Rey (“Born To Die”) has once again been teased through the singer’s latest single “A&W,” which dropped on Valentine’s Day ahead of the release of her ninth studio album “Did…

Netflix original romantic comedy falls flat after depending on star actors

Rating: 2/5 stars Unfortunately, you may not be able to forgive the new romantic comedy, starring Reese Witherspoon (“Big Little Lies”) and Ashton Kutcher (“The Ranch”). “Your Place or Mine” had great potential with a decent premise and a great…