No. 2 not enough for Oswego
Oswego State is only the No. 2 snowiest college in America. This is, of course, devastating news. We want to believe our snow is special. More special than anyone else’s. That it makes us important and tough. We want the…
Health comes before academics
On the Saturday before Thanksgiving break ended, I found out I had to have emergency surgery. The surgery story, featuring six months of misguided gluten-free living, a wise ER doctor and 15-pound ovarian cyst, is a cool one, but it…
New media bumps cable
Keeping up with television is not easy for a college student. So when it comes to watching shows, Hulu and Netflix are the best available resources. But which one is better? Netflix has thousands of TV shows and movies available…
Disney Channel makes progressive push with new couple
While people were anticipating Beyoncé and Jay Z’s “Drunk in Love” live performance at the 56th Grammy Awards, others were awaiting a history-making episode of “Good Luck Charlie” on the Disney Channel. The Disney Channel announced in June that it…
Nobel nod for ‘cyber fugitive’ Snowden
Recently during a global politics class, my peers and I had a discussion focused on how someone who is considered to be a terrorist by one group of people might actually be considered a freedom fighter to others. Consider the…
Music snobs turn their noses on variety
The music snob is a figure that we are all quite familiar with and, most likely, despise. It’s someone who gets on his or her high horse to criticize the so-called “inferior” music tastes of another person. It would be…
Obama’s big 2014 plans
On Tuesday, Jan. 28, President Barack Obama gave his first State of the Union Address of the year. This address touched on many different subjects, with an emphasis on five main points. These five main points included increased graduation rates,…
Oswego State holds off Cortland at home
The No. 10 ranked Oswego State men’s ice hockey team (13-4-2, 6-3-1) had a strong performance in the first period to get ahead of SUNY Cortland (4-13-3, 3-7-2) by three, but that would not be enough. After the Red Dragons…
Lakers sweep annual “Pink the Rink” weekend series
The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team swept its “Pink the Rink” weekend series with Stevenson College this past weekend, winning 6-1 on Saturday and 2-1 on Sunday. The Lakers played well on the offensive end in the series’ opening…
Lakers stifle late Oneonta surge
The Oswego State men’s basketball team, which suffered a heart-breaking defeat to Fredonia in its last game on a buzzer-beating game-winner by SUNY Fredonia, came back strong on Tuesday. The Lakers controlled the game against SUNY Oneonta from start to…
