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Nov. 23, 2024

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Mac DeMarco’s 199-track snoozer ‘One Wayne G’ egotistic at its core

Rating: 1/5 stars Readers expect a music reviewer to listen to the entirety of an album. It is only 30-90 minutes of the reviewers’ time, they say. But sometimes it is the artist’s fault. Musicians, like experimentalist AG Cook (“Apple”)…

Officer-in-Charge Toale’s eligibility for presidency in question

SUNY Oswego’s Officer-in-Charge Mary Toale is one of five presidential candidates potentially moving forward to the final round of interviews for the position, though as the only internal candidate, she has faced questions about whether she should have been able…

Exotic snacks available to local  community at new downtown store

SNAX, a new downtown storefront that sells exotic snacks, hosted its grand opening ceremony on April 7.  SNAX’s products range from gummy Skittles and peach-flavored Kit Kats to calamari squid-flavored potato chips and Japanese soda. Graham Barney, the owner, said…

Oswego County among least healthy counties in New York, according to report

Oswego County is ranked one of the least healthy counties in New York, according to a report by County Health Rankings and Roadmaps (CHR&R), a program by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. In 2023, CHR&R ranks Oswego County…

Throwing away food is hurting our planet

It is common knowledge that humans contribute to climate change. When we think about how we contribute to it, it is easy to think of fossil fuels, deforestation or manufacturing. However, I do not think people think about how much…

Editor-in-Chief’s column: The high toll of investigation

At the beginning of this semester, myself and Abigail Conpropst, the managing editor, received identical copies of an anonymous letter. Three months later, that letter was still impacting my daily life, though I hope that after this week everything will…

Oswego State baseball drops three-straight games, still sit in third place in SUNYAC

Oswego State men’s baseball is looking to get back to winning ways after suffering three losses in a row. This past weekend they beat St. John Fisher University (SJFU) just once in the three-game series. More recently, the Lakers lost…

Oswego State women’s lacrosse extends winning streak to four games

Oswego State women’s lacrosse has been on a roll in the month of April. With a win against Buffalo State on April 19, that is the Lakers fourth straight win this month. Looking ahead for this Lakers lacrosse team, they…

Oswego State men’s lacrosse has five-game winning streak snapped

The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team extended their winning streak to five games this season when they traveled to SUNY New Paltz to take on the Hawks on April 15.  Liam Sexton started the game with an assist to Jack…

Metallica resurrects itself with themes of head-banging hope amid darkness

Rating: 5/5 stars Thrash metal is reborn and fresh out of therapy with Metallica’s (“Hardwired … to Self-Destruct”) latest album “72 Seasons” released on April 14. The band has a pat- tern of releasing a new album only every five to…