Black children need to be taught to love their hair
A common phrase to hear in the black community is “your hair is your crown.” I heard it as a child and the phrase is still used today. This sentiment can now be seen in children’s books such as “Your…
Punk gets real: Mother Mother lets loose on vulnerable album
Rating: 5/5 stars The band Mother Mother (“Hayloft”) dropped a new album, “Grief Chapter” and it is 100% worth the listen. This album contains the feel of multiple genres ranging from blues, to folk to indie rock. Although “Grief Chapter”…
Awkward rom-com ‘Players’ follows friends caught in love triangle
Rating: 3/5 stars Rom-coms seem to be making their highly-anticipated comeback in the last few years (not that rom-coms have ever gone out). With this comes many fun, feel-good movies, and then some that just miss the mark. “Players” follows…
J.Lo’s ‘This Is Me…Now’ shares open love letter to beau Ben Affleck
Rating: 3/5 stars Valentine’s Day was a very fitting date for the release of Jennifer Lopez’s love letter, her latest album, “This Is Me…Now,” a sequel to her 2002 album “This Is Me…Then.” The album centers around her rekindled relationship…
Bob Marley biopic chronicles turbulent life of reggae icon
Rating: 4/5 stars After watching “Bob Marley: One Love,” it is astonishing that there have only been two other films about him. Incredibly, the movie was first released in Jamaica on Jan. 23 and then in the United States on…
Spider-Man spin-off ‘Madame Web’ weaves another low for Marvel
Rating: 1/5 stars Remember “Morbius”? The film from two years ago that was memed to death because of how atrocious it was? Yeah. Good times. Well, Sony figured one pointless Spider-Man spin-off was not enough. Thus, “Madame Web” made its…
Video: Oswego State men’s ice hockey beats No.5 Plattsburgh State Cardinals
Students lined the halls for hours before the men’s ice hockey team took to the ice on Feb. 10 against their rival the Plattsburgh State Cardinals. During warm-ups, emotions were already running high, the student section packed and decked out…
SUNY Chancellor John King Jr. visits Oswego, discusses mental health fund
John B. King, Jr., the fifteenth Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY) comprehensive education system, arrived at SUNY Oswego on Feb. 14 to discuss the system’s recent million-dollar funding allocation and the subsequent implications of the investment,…
Valentine’s Day at SUNY Oswego over the decades
With Valentine’s Day coming to a close this week, SUNY Oswego and its students have hosted multiple events around campus in honor of the holiday’s theme of love across all fields. However, past Oswegonian publications mention what Valentine’s Day festivities…
New York State Attorney General announces massive settlement
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York State Education Department (NYSED) Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced a $750,000 settlement with College Board for violating students’ privacy and unlawfully selling their personal data. For years, College…
