‘Need for Speed’ surpasses expectations in slow film genre
“Need for Speed” is a perfect example of a film whose very premise seems destined for failure. For one thing, it’s a vehicular action movie, a subgenre which is far-from-relevant in modern film, with the exception of franchises whose titles…
Creative Writing
I sat on top of Beloved’s 1880-1964 gravestone till sunset. The orange and yellow light passed through the tree’s naked branches, and disappeared behind the Keeper’s shed. I ran out of film, so I sketched out the colors reflected on…
Horoscopes
Aries This may not be your week. You will fall behind on your schoolwork and be forced to deal with a personal issue that has plagued you for some time. Do your best to take all the punches thrown at…
Weekly EP Revue: Sleeping At Last “Land”
From early on, Ryan and Chad O’Neal knew that they wanted to be actively involved in music. In Chicago in 1999, the pair formed the band, Sleeping at Last as teenagers. Along the way, they picked up bassist Dan Perdue….
Campus to be tobacco free by January 2015
Oswego State intends to be a tobacco-free campus by January 2015, a measure that would come a year later than the SUNY-wide goal, but make the school among only a handful of SUNYs to adopt the policy on its own….
Increasing sexual assault reports show growing awareness
According to the Clery Report, six cases of sexual assault were reported on the Oswego State campus in 2012. This is the highest number in several years, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. Sexual assault is one of…
Unopposed SA leadership candidates hold debate
Student Association presidential candidate Tucker Sholtes and vice presidential candidate Neely Laufer participated unopposed in the only SA election debate that will take place this campaign season. Both candidates were welcomed and introduced to those who attended the Wednesday night…
Cuomo proposal to bring higher ed to state prisons
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in late February a launch of a statewide program that would fund education in prisons so inmates could receive a college degree. The program is set to begin in the fall and will take place at…
Students weigh in on Ukraine crisis, coverage in media
(Devon Nitz | The Oswegonian) On Saturday, Russian troops were deployed to the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, amidst the ‘Euromaidan’ protests that have swept the nation since Dec. 1, 2013. Ukraine is a country located in Eastern Europe bordering Russia…
