Castlevania stays true to historical background with ‘Nocturne’ spin-off
Rating: 4/5 stars The Castlevania series is one of the longest franchises in gaming history and one of the first in the Metroidvania genre. The gothic horror action series follows a Belmont family member as they defeat the lord of…
‘Mean Girls: The Musical’ has ‘fetch’ performance on stage in Syracuse
Rating: 4/5 stars From Sept. 26 to Sept. 30, a touring production of the musical version of “Mean Girls” came to the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse. I was fortunate to be able to attend the production on Sept. 29. “Mean…
Wes Anderson’s ‘Henry Sugar’ proves director’s storytelling expertise
Rating: 5/5 stars Wes Anderson’s (“Asteroid City”) adaptation of Roald Dahl’s (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”) short story, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” is about the mystical extrasensory perception of Imdad Khan (Ben Kingsley, “Learning to Drive”). Actually, it…
Ed Sheeran exhibits exquisite lyrics on “Autumn Variations”
Rating: 4/5 stars Ed Sheeran (“Subtract”) has once again hit us with a perfect fall album just in time for the leaves to start changing and sweater weather to commence. “Autumn Variations” released on Sept. 29 and has 14 songs,…
‘Dumb Money’ chronicles fascinating absurdity of Wall Street stock trading
Rating: 3.5/5 stars “Dumb Money” is the latest film from Director Craig Gillespie (“I, Tonya”) and is based on the 2021 book, “The Antisocial Network.” The film tells the story of the GameStop short squeeze of 2021 and how internet…
Hollywood joins Oswego in annual networking summit
SUNY Oswego will be hosting the 18th annual Dr. Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit this semester with the exciting theme of “Behind the Scenes in Hollywood.” This year’s Media Summit will touch on underrepresentation within the film industry. Students and…
Fire safety day teaches participants proper procedures, information to follow
When arriving on campus, you might have been handed an extensive list of items that are prohibited in the residence halls. Perhaps you found yourself confused about what the harm of such items could be. What could be the problem…
City of Fulton officials to decide continued coordination of Neatahwanta restoration
Since 2004, there has been continuous discussion on the clean-up and preservation of Lake Neatahwanta after it was blamed for the death of dozens of animals caused by the lake’s algae. Translating to “little lake near the big lake,” Lake…
Artifical intelligence begins integration with classrooms
A typical assignment for professor Stephanie Pritchard’s ENG 102 composition class would include a general “Note on AI” description. Scrolling through syllabi for different fall 2023 semester courses across campus brings up a number of addendums to required intellectual integrity…
SUNY Oswego ascends 15 places in university rankings
On Sept. 18, SUNY Oswego rapidly moved up 15 places to become no. 39 in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of the “2024 Best Regional Universities in the North.” U.S. News introduced new criteria for their social mobility…
