Classic comedy ‘conquers’ Tyler Hall audiences
The cast of 15 well-rehearsed performers brought the stage to life at Waterman Theatre in their production of "She Stoops to Conquer" by Oliver Goldsmith. The actors not only managed to portray the idea of love in restrictive society, but…
Man of many secrets
"I’m not making friends in college because I spend Friday nights on Facebook remembering friends from home," reads one postcard in Frank Warren’s latest PostSecret book, Confessions on Life, Death, and God. This secret, and countless others like it, are…
Humans vs. Zombies: Diary of an almost survivor
Imagine two mobs of people, one clad in orange headbands and toting Nerf guns, the other in green headbands savagely rushing toward the orange group. The object of the game is simple; humans in orange must fight back the zombie…
Former ‘Idol’ releases self-titled album
Jason Castro, a past competitor on "American Idol," released his debut, self-titled album on April 13, 2010. Some may remember him as the singer with dreadlocks that took fourth place on "American Idol" in the seventh season, competing right alongside…
Teenage superheroes ‘kick-ass’
"Kick-Ass" flies on-screen as an interrupted version of modern-day super heroes, directed and partly written by Matthew Vaughn. Dave Lizewski, played by Aaron Johnson ("Nowhere Boy"), is just an average teenager. He goes to school, reads comics, has erotic fantasies…
Reality television producer traces roots back to Oswego education
Plenty of people dream of making it in Hollywood, but few have what it takes. Maggie Dolly, however, has been working on reality television shows in "Dollywood" as she likes to call it, for several years. Dolly, a 2007 graduate…
‘Flaming Lips’ rock Cornell
What a year for concerts it has been for upstate New York so far. Bands worth their hype like Passion Pit, Miike Snow, Dan Black (formerly of The Servant), El Ten Eleven, Phantogram, Neon Indian, FreezePop and Plushgun have been…
Staff Editorial – Paying without a cause?
Lately, Oswego State’s Student Association has been doling out cuts to numerous clubs and organizations in order to compensate for the smaller funds in the budget. With the budget cuts, S.A. is finally eliminating funding that had been set aside…
‘Runaround’ ventures into adolescent themes
KT Auleta, a former resident of Oswego, screened her short film, "Runaround," in the Campus Center Auditorium on Monday, April 12 at 4 p.m. The short is primarily a study of Jay, a promiscuous 15-year-old, who, like her friends and…
‘She Stoops’ to finish Oswego theatre season
The cast and crew of Oswego State’s theater department is preparing to bring the theatre season to a close with their latest production, "She Stoops to Conquer," by Oliver Goldsmith. The play begins with plans for an arranged marriage between…