Annual exhibition shows off student art
Oswego State’s Art Department hosted it’s 47th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition Jan. 29 in the Tyler Hall Art Gallery. The show featured the artwork of students across all majors and every choice of media. Works included everything from ceramics…
Dance on with a ‘pretty good’ band
Pretty Good Dance Moves is an electropop band similar to Postal Service and Sally Shapiro. The band was formed in 2007 when Jimmy Gianopolis and Aaron Allieta were bartending together in Chicago. I had a chance to talk with Gianopolis…
Oswego theatre sheds ‘blood’
The horrific story of Lizzie Borden will come to life as "Blood Relations" comes to Oswego State. In Aug. 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were found murdered in their home in Fall River, Mass., with several blows from a hatchet…
Left 4 Dead 2
Killing zombies is always a fun thing, as Valve Corporation knows with its release of "Left 4 Dead 2." Similar to the prequal, players must work together with up to three friends or AI partners to combat the zombie apocalypse….
Dialing in with the Digits
I caught up with the Toronto Native and indie/electronic musician Alt Altman a.k.a. Digits to discuss his critically acclaimed album "Hold It Close," his origins as a musician and his plans for the new year. Q: When did you first…
Disney adds new dimension to Christmas classics
Disney proves once again that they are at the top of their field in holiday movies with "A Christmas Carol," written and directed by Robert Zemeckis ("The Polar Express"). "A Christmas Carol " tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a…
Hop to the beats of Echo and the Bunnymen
Echo and the Bunnymen, a band known for their soulful and chilling post punk/neo psychedelic rock are set to release their 10th studio album entitled "The Fountain" on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The album is the 11th studio album collaboration between…
Turco returns to Oswego
American poet, teacher and writer of fiction and non-fiction Lewis Turco returned to Oswego State on the afternoon of Nov. 2 to talk to students and adults about his experiences in the creative writing field. Turco is responsible for founding…
Wind quintet comes to Oswego State
Imani Winds, a Grammy-nominated wind quintet, will perform at Oswego State on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Ke-Nekt concert series. They have performed worldwide and worked with artists like Yo-Yo Ma on Jeff Scott’s arrangement…
‘Mass Effect 2’ revives RPG genre
While the first "Mass Effect" was a great game, it was far from perfect. The game was plagued by long loading times, empty planets to explore and generic side quests, but developer Bioware took the time to fix negative complaints…
