New position brings excitement, drive
Becoming the opinion editor for The Oswegonian is something I have been looking forward to for some time now. The position became available for the fall semester in 2014, as the opinion editor at the time, Alain Pierre-Lys, was to…
Tobacco-free policy disputed
Oswego State’s campus is now tobacco free, but the so-called policy is too weak to make any real change happen in the near future. The policy relies on students to police their peers as they go about their day. If…
Best of Netflix: Perfect snow day binge fest
With the worst of winter here and in Oswego’s case, here to stay for the rest of the semester, people are going to need their respites where they can find them. Some find relief in the gym by working on…
Weekly EP: Juliet Simms’ “All or Nothing”
Formed in 2007, Automatic Loveletter spoke to teens across the United States with their angsty punk-rock lyrics and Vans Warped Tour-esque lingo. Loveletter’s front woman, Juliet Simms, was a shining star in a sea of gritty, garage band rock music….
‘Taken 3’ doesn’t break mold, predictable action feature
The original “Taken” was a special movie akin to the original “Die Hard.” Both were fantastic action movies that were later worn out with increasingly worse sequels attempting to cash in on their initial success. “Taken” stands as the beginning…
‘The Nightly Show’ lives up to hype, adds new things to mix
When “The Colbert Report” left the air in December, it left behind a big half-hour timeslot to fill. Colbert’s unique blend of satire and politics was able to transcend its “Daily Show” origins to become its own beast. The show…
‘American Sniper’ complicated, emotional portrait of war veteran
“American Sniper” makes you leave the theater in a state of semi-shock trying to absorb/rationalize everything you have seen. If nothing else, “American Sniper” elicits an emotional response from the viewer like few other films can. This ability to…
Fall Out Boy’s irresistible pop-punk sound on newest album
The guys of Fall Out Boy are back with their sixth studio album “American Beauty/American Psycho.” On Jan. 16, the album debuted as the number 1 album in the U.S. In the first week alone, the album sold 192,000 copies,…
Icelandic vocalist Björk’s new, dazzling reinvention of pop
It could be said that no artist’s body of work has been consistently marked by acclamation and applause more than Icelandic artist, Björk’s. With eight, full-length LPs under her belt and the most recent one’s early release receiving promising remarks,…
Spring video game preview: something for every niche
Fall 2014 graced us with a mixed bag of triple-A video games; while there were some undoubtedly exceptional titles, they were outnumbered by the amount of games that shipped broken and riddled with technical issues. If you still haven’t made…
