The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Nov. 4, 2024

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Year: 2023

Tentative PWHL team names disappoint 

The tentative names of the “Original Six” teams for the Professional Women’s Hockey League have been revealed to be disappointing, pointing to a dire need for original and expressive logos and branding. The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has yet…

Featured column: Freedom Now revival

Define freedom and what you determine it looks like among your peers, in a community with a limited population that reflects the color you wear. Define unity and how you have been able to create that in the same spaces…

Semesters and seasons: things are changing fast: Editor-in-Chief’s Column

As a senior, it is coming to a point where it is difficult to decide what classes I want to take for the coming semester. What makes it even more difficult is that I have already passed the credit threshold…

Gender specific toys are problematic

Children’s toys have always been something that makes a person identifiable. You bond with others over favorite toys you once played with. Those core memories help shape interests into what you pursue later in life. For the longest time, I…

Panic 2023: Student filmmakers compete in horror film festival

FIRST PLACE: “Replaced”: Nicholas Campbell, Danni Xu, Sofia Lebron, Brian Maguda Depressed college student Sam struggles to cope with the loss of her mother causing her to attempt to contact her in the afterlife alone. Unfortunately, she didn’t stay alone…

CASISDEAD’s new album worth hype for mysterious grime artist

Rating: 5/5 stars Being an elusive figure within the music industry is probably one of the hardest things to be, especially nowadays. Everyone is in possession of a camera, obsessed superfans are always going to be around, and privacy as…

Duran Duran goes goth, covers classics, honors Halloween on spooky songs

Rating: 5/5 stars The Halloween season closed with a special new wave treat with a few new tricks from the ‘80s titans, Duran Duran (“Future Past”). The band released their latest album, “Danse Macabre” on Oct. 27. Including three new…

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ movie pays fanservice, promises future frights

Rating: 4/5 stars After nine years, Scott Cawthon, creator of the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” franchise, has finally released a long-awaited thriller movie featuring the original gang of singing animatronics and some familiar names across the games and books. Cawthon…

‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ falls short of original hit-making pop-crossover

Rating: 3/5 stars Taylor Swift (“Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)”) has once again re-released one of her previous albums to be under her own name. “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” was released on Oct. 27 and has 21 songs, making it over an…

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Rural homelessness masked, Oswego holds public forum to address situation

Oswego County has witnessed a 79% increase in homeless people in the last year, according to a public housing and homelessness forum sponsored by the Richard S. Shineman Foundation on Oct. 3 in the city of Oswego. This increase reflects…