Coachella girl power slays with No Doubt, Lana Del Rey sets
The highly anticipated festival known as Coachella where celebrities, influencers and music lovers come together and listen to their favorite artists and dress up in their extravagant outfits to post on social media began April 12. Coachella 2024 had some…
Billy Joel gives record-breaking performance
“We’re all on TV tonight!” Billy Joel (Piano Man) quipped from behind his baby grand piano to the sold-out seats at Madison Square Garden. Clad in a sharp leather jacket and blue jeans, the 78 year-old artist took the stage-…
New Melvins album turns back clock with funky edge
Rating: 4/5 Stars For fans of a throwback, hard-rock style, “Tarantula Heart” by Melvins (“Working the Ditch”) is for you. The album only features 5 songs, but they span over 40 minutes in total. The first two tracks take up…
‘The Addams Family’ strikes match in audiences’ hearts
Rating: 5/5 Stars “They’re creepy! They’re cooky, mysterious and spooky!” The cast of SUNY Oswego’s production of “The Addams Family’’ is truly one for the ages. The cartoonish mannerisms of sophomore Ian Katz and junior Maximillian Collins as family patriarch…
Taylor Swift leaves fans exhausted amidst release of new album
Rating: 0.5/5 Stars Taylor Swift (“Midnights’’) did not need to do any of this. She has enough industry power and wealth to free herself from the album deals that pressured her before her cultural omnipresence. She has enough of a…
Aunrée Houston discusses generative AI as Quest symposium keynote speaker
“People are too horrible,” Aunrée Houston, keynote speaker for the 2024 Quest symposium, uttered. “Oh my god.” Houston intended to demonstrate the abuse of artificial intelligence by playing a YouTube video titled “AI Gone WRONG.” The video showed a montage…
SUNY Oswego graduation rate drops by 5% over three-year period
SUNY Oswego’s graduation rate has decreased by 5% in the last three years. However, President Peter Nwosu’s Vision 4040 plan aims to stabilize degree attainment. Based on data tracking freshmen cohorts from four years prior, the university’s graduation rate fell…
Theatre department begins showing production of ‘The Addams Family’
The theatre department’s production of “The Addams Family,” a musical adaptation of the beloved characters of Charles Adams, opened on April 16 in Waterman Theatre . Rehearsals began in February and took place six days a week from 6 to…
BFA students show years of work, learning to public in Tyler Art Gallery exhibition
The end of the semester at SUNY Oswego brings the stresses of compulsory final exams and presentations; for Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) students, the last hurdle of anxiety comes with the BFA exhibit, where their work is displayed to…
Oswego alumnus discussesscientific career paths
On April 12, SUNY Oswego welcomed Bruce Ellsworth, a 1987 alumni of the university to present the Augustine Silveria Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series, “Becoming a Scientist: The Path from Curiosity into Academics and a Career in Drug Discovery, Including the…
