Bestselling author, journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates visits, speaks at SUNY Oswego
For author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, writing is not simply a job providing him speaking engagements, but his contribution to upholding what he calls the “endangered tradition” of Black literacy. “There is no point in American history where Black writers…
Students lead, coordinate annual media summit
The theme of the 2023 annual media summit was “Behind the Scenes in Hollywood,” but behind the scenes of the event itself was a team of students who ensured the event ran smoothly. Prior to the event, which happened Oct….
Media Summit panelists say students need resolve for successful careers
At Waterman Theatre, students listened to four media professionals discuss how to get a career behind the scenes in Hollywood. Their answer: work hard. The event was the 19th annual Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit, hosted on Oct. 25. Panelists…
Panic 2023: Student filmmakers compete in horror film festival
FIRST PLACE: “Replaced”: Nicholas Campbell, Danni Xu, Sofia Lebron, Brian Maguda Depressed college student Sam struggles to cope with the loss of her mother causing her to attempt to contact her in the afterlife alone. Unfortunately, she didn’t stay alone…
Laker Review presents hipster’s guide to Halloween playlist
The average college campus yields several student-run Halloween parties on or shortly before Halloween in an attempt at sustaining the playful youth of life before students become adults. Why should costumes and apple-bobbing end because you are now responsible for…
Indie rock leading ladies release ‘rest’ of recent recordings
Rating: 4/5 stars Despite what the name suggests, the new EP from indie supergroup boygenius (“the record”) is not simply “the rest” of what they recorded for their recent full-length album. In fact, “the rest” is a brand new, consciously…
Ceramicist writer duo visits Oswego, shines spotlight on Chicano artistry
Writer Josie Méndez-Negrete and ceramicist Verónica Castillo have worked to make Chicano art more visible, including to SUNY Oswego students. Méndez-Negrete and Castillo both appeared as guest speakers on Oct. 2 for the fourth webinar in the creative writing department’s…
Wes Anderson’s ‘Henry Sugar’ proves director’s storytelling expertise
Rating: 5/5 stars Wes Anderson’s (“Asteroid City”) adaptation of Roald Dahl’s (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”) short story, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” is about the mystical extrasensory perception of Imdad Khan (Ben Kingsley, “Learning to Drive”). Actually, it…
Chappell Roan deserves her plastic sequined tiara, applause
Rating: 3.5/5 Chappell Roan (“Love Me Anyway”) has dressed as a cowgirl, a cabaret dancer, a waitress and a cowgirl in the long promotional era for her latest debut album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.” Roan’s style…
Unafraid, unapologetic poet Danez Smith visits Oswego
Poet Danez Smith does not care what elite white literary circles think about their work. “I’m not going to be in places that I’m not interested in being,” they said. “I don’t think all-white, straight literary circles have anything for…
