The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Mar. 6, 2025

Chris Ellison

Opinion

Exotic chemicals leave sensitive skin feeling Bunsen burned

I’ll just come straight out with it: I don’t use shampoo. I’m not ashamed of it, nor am I about to go and hug the nearest tree. This isn’t some protest against corporations or cleanliness; it’s about taking a stand…

In the Office

Confidence secret to successful life

There is something even the best parents fail to teach their kids. Despite everything that colleges and universities do to prepare students for bright futures, they regularly miss the mark on instilling the most essential asset. It is the greatest…

Staff Editorial

If it looks good, eat it

There is a growing trend among new and old students alike. It is not a good thing and needs to be dealt with before it gets out of hand. The problem is the wasting of food and other materials in…

Sports

Lakers win two more at home

Junior forward and assistant captain Jon Whitelaw continued his hot start to the season for the Oswego State men’s ice hockey team, registering three goals and an assist over the weekend in victories over SUNY Geneseo and the College at…

Sports

Women’s hockey takes three points from Cortland

The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team played SUNY Cortland to a 1-1 tie and a 2-1 win last weekend to open up conference play this season. Penalties were a problem for the Lakers in both games, commiting a total…

Sports

Leone set to lead Lakers

Four months removed from being hired by Oswego State, 13 years since taking his first collegiate coaching job, and 17 years since he laced up his own sneakers and played his first collegiate basketball game, head coach Jason Leone is…

Sports

Campus Recreation Sports Report 11/11/2011

BASKETBALL: The playoff brackets are set, as the Supersonics (4-0) earned the No. 1 seed after defeating the 518 Ballers, 49-41. Beach Season ran its perfect record to 4-0 after defeating previously unbeaten Pippen Ain’t Easy by 20 points to…

Sports

Ziel’s legacy lives on

Edward Austin Sheldon is not the only famous individual who has graced Oswego with his presence over the past 150 years. While Sheldon founded Oswego State back in 1861, another man put its athletic programs on the map while also…

Laker Review

Global strife in ‘Modern Warfare 3’

The “Call of Duty” franchise has come a long way since its inception in 2003. Originally a series of first-person shooters set during World War II, the games were among the best of the former console generation. In 2007, developer…

Laker Review

Trees ablaze with Harold, Kumar in 3D

“A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas” fulfills all expectations of an outrageous stoner comedy; and more importantly, it does it in 3D. To enjoy this movie, all that is necessary is an open mind and an understanding that this…