Student filmmakers compete in annual Panic Film Festival
The 4th annual Panic Film Festival, an event requiring students to produce films in 48 hours, wrapped up last Saturday with a screening in the Campus Center auditorium. “Unfortunately, a lot of teams that registered didn’t complete their films in…
Timothy Egan speaks to Oswego campus
History came alive in the Hewitt Union Ballroom on Wednesday night when Pulitzer Prize winner Timothy Egan came to speak to the Oswego State community about recent book, “The Worst Hard Time,” published in 2006. Not only was this book…
‘The Greens’ tells riveting story of legendary housing project
Sponsored by the department of cinema and screen studies, a small number of students and faculty gathered this past Monday, Sept. 23 in Sheldon Hall to engage in heavy and emotional discussion about Chicago’s famous housing project, Cabrini Green. Following…
First time ‘Acoustics in the Quad’ showcases student talent
On Saturday, the academic quad hosted an acoustic concert put on by the Oswego State campus radio station, …
Multicultural organizations showcase talent, celebrate diversity
On Saturday, Sept. 21, Oswego State’s ALANA (African, Latino, Asian and Native American) hosted its 27th annual fashion show in Waterman Theater. Following a theme of “Nature’s Essence,” the student group, which promotes multicultural events on campus, had a spectacular…
Walk the Moon surprises crowd despite rainy day relocation
Indie rock band Walk the Moon played a crowd-pleasing show in Hewitt Union Ballroom on Saturday, Sep. 21. Led by vocalist Nicholas Petricca, the Cincinnati quartet, which formed and began writing music and performing shortly after graduating college, brought a…
Author Hedy Habra gives poetry reading
Arab American author Hedy Habra read from her book of poems, “Tea in Heliopolis” and her book of short stories, “Flying Carpets,” on Wednesday in the Campus Center. Her poems are rich in symbolism and ornate language, with many references…
Art gallery rises from beneath dust
Oswego State students, through the Oswego Reading Initiative and now a gallery, are learning more about the Dust Bowl, an important part of American History. Though the Dust Bowl did not quite affect the East Coast as much as it…
