Appreciate SAPB’s effort for OzFest
Since its inception, OzFest has been the subject of much scrutiny by Oswego State students. Serving as the alternative option to the Bridge Street Run pub crawl, OzFest was the product of the Student Association Programming Board in 2015 to…
Dave Chappelle’s hilarious return keeps audiences laughing
The word resurgence mildly describes Dave Chappelle’s long-awaited return to the public eye. Resurgence implies that Chappelle had fallen off his game as a comedian when he simply went on hiatus. The best way to describe Chappelle’s re-emergence is to…
‘DAMN.,’ another perfect addition to Lamar’s resume
As the nation sails into uncharted waters with a mad man at the helm and the future looking murky, it is a blessing to have an artist like Kendrick Lamar provide clarity and sanity during these dreary days. The Compton-based…
Remember Robinson’s baseball legacy
April 15, 1947 was Opening Day for Major League Baseball, with eight games played to kick off the new season. However, all eyes were on one specific game in Brooklyn, New York, as the Brooklyn Dodgers hosted the Boston Braves….
Political awareness fills Joey Bada$$’s album
As summer draws closer, the rap game continues to heat up. So far, 2017 has seen Big Sean impress with his album “I Decided,” Drake release his popular playlist “More Life” and Kendrick Lamar stir the pot with intense tracks,…
89th annual Academy Awards acknowledge diverse artists
As the cast, crew and producers from the film “La La Land” took the stage at the 89th Academy Awards to accept their statues for Best Picture, it seemed like the prototypical Best Picture piece that viewers had seen in…
Independent filmmaker visits Oswego State
As cinema and screen studies students at Oswego State prepare to enter the film industry, the cinema and screen studies program does its best to bring in established independent filmmakers to offer their insight. On Feb. 16, Alex Méndez Giner,…
‘The Lego Batman Movie’ conveys new perspective of hero
With the franchise in serious jeopardy, it is only fitting that an animated children’s film using Lego blocks knows how to properly construct a Batman film. “The Lego Batman Movie,” the outrageous spin-off to the 2014 animated masterpiece “The Lego…
Big Sean showcase skill, style in ‘I Decided’
Big Sean has decided he is through being the underdog. The Detroit-native has been criticized for being inconsistent throughout his career, with some contesting that while Sean possesses the ability to be one of the elite rappers, he is yet…
‘Three Stripes’ stays true to Bell Biv Devoe’s style
The genre of R&B underwent quite the resurgence in 2016 thanks to the wonderful albums released by the likes of Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Solange and Anderson Paak. As 2017 hits full gear, this resurgence gets a blast from the…
