The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 26, 2024

Mackenzie Shields

SUNY Oswego alumnus gives concert titled “American Fruit with African Roots”

SUNY Oswego alumnus Larry Watson returned to give a concert titled “American Fruit with African Roots: A Black Swan Song by an Affirmative Action Baby,” on Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The concert featured seven songs from a selection of…

New Netflix password sharing crackdown 

Recently, Netflix’s FAQ page was updated with some information regarding its new password-sharing measures. These measures intend to crack down on users sharing passwords outside of their own households. According to Forbes, Netflix posted guidelines about how this would work…

Grammy Awards ‘Song of the Year’ most deserving, undeserving

10 songs were nominated to receive the honor of the coveted “Song of the Year” award.. Despite the victory of “Just Like That” by Bonnie Raitt, here is my personal ranking of who deserved the award – and who really…

Lack of foreign language education creates issues

American ethnocentrism is vastly harming students’ education and our connection to other countries and cultures. This all begins in elementary school. The typical American education system waits until high school to begin teaching foreign languages, if it even does at…

“After Ashley” premieres Nov. 9 through Nov. 13

 “After Ashley,” a play student directed by senior Nicholas Sweet, will begin performances on Nov. 9 through Nov. 13.    Sweet majors in theatre and cinema and screen studies with a minor in creative writing. In April, Sweet applied to…

Cemetery ghost, history tour returns 

SUNY Oswego’s Seventh Annual Oswego Town Rural Cemetery Ghost and History Storyteller Tour will take place on Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. The storytelling tour is a unique performance which takes place outdoors in an actual cemetery. For the first…

Opinion Staff Editorial

Columbus Day should be part of Fall Break

Fall break this year gave us the Friday of Oct. 14. However, we were not given the Monday prior off on Oct. 10, which was Columbus Day, now also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Many public schools and even universities…

Greta Van Fleet rocks Albany stage with rousing concert

On Oct. 5, I was fortunate to find myself at the MVP Arena in Albany for a Greta Van Fleet (“Light My Love”) concert. Greta Van Fleet is a modern rock band of four which seems to have an incredible…

Campus News News

SUNY Oswego theater department hosts staged reading of Gina Femia production

On Oct. 7 and 8, SUNY Oswego’s theater department will host a staged reading of “I F*cking Hate Shakespeare,” written by Gina Femia. The production is directed by Steve Mazzoccone, a visiting assistant professor of acting and directing.  The play…

Dunkin’ reigns superior due to flavors, cost

Dunkin’ and Starbucks, two frequently compared chain coffee locations, may offer similar products, but are entirely different animals. Though the majority of my generation might step up to defend Starbucks, I believe that Dunkin’ actually offers a better coffee experience…