Chancellor’s Award winners
Five Oswego State students have been selected for the 2013 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence and they will be honored in Albany on April 4. The award is the highest honor from the state’s university…
Rec sports report
The Campus Recreation game of the week focused on the co-rec competitive volleyball league as Bumpin’ Uglies took on Daddie$. Both teams were looking to make headway in the standings as they tried to catch up to Orville Ready Blockers…
Incredible 4-year ride
Let me tell you a story. It’s about an 18 year-old-kid that wanted to be a sports broadcaster. He knew from a young age that he wanted to make a living calling sports, he just needed a place to start….
Men’s lacrosse off to fast start with 5-1 overall record
The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team has gotten off to a stellar start to the 2013 season, as it currently holds a record of 5-1 overall. The Lakers won their first five games of the year before suffering their first…
Baseball looks to continue hot hitting
The Oswego State baseball team has gotten off to a solid start to the 2013 season, as the Lakers sit at 9-4 overall and 2-1 within the SUNYAC. Oswego State is looking to rebound from a .500 season in 2012,…
Lakers fall short in title game
The Oswego State men’s hockey team advanced to the Frozen Four for the fourth consecutive year, winning the semi-final against Norwich University, 6-3, and falling to University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 5-3, in the championship game. The win against Norwich, which…
WNYO Loud Rock Album of the week: ‘Hate’
Australian deathcore band Thy Art is Murder has released their sophomore album entitled “Hate.” “I am the purest strain of hate,” proclaims vocalist Chris McMahon in the second track, and the rest of the band also follows that phrase, as…
Rising Artists: Emerald Five brings barbershop harmonies
With its utterly unique harmonies, it is hard to mistake barbershop for any other style of music. Now a new student group on campus is harnessing those singular sounds to produce some exceptional music. The Emerald Five formed last…
‘Oz’ revisits classic fantasy world
In the film, “Oz The Great And Powerful,” directed by the “Spider-Man” trilogy director Sam Raimi, the story of Oscar and his adventure through Oz is played out. Oscar (James Franco, “Lovelace”) is a carnival magician who ends up in…
From slam poet to rapper, Watsky exhibits authentic growth
Watsky released his freshman album, “Cardboard Castles,” from his new label Steel Wool Entertainment/Welk Music Group/EMI on March 12 to iTunes and all major retailers. The album features 17 tracks providing more than an hour of quality music. George Watsky…