Not so sweet dreams
Moviegoers have many expectations for films. By looking up the trailers for the film, you immediately get a sense of what its genre is and thus what basic plot elements, character types and overall tone of the film should be….
Varner gives Saturday lecture
Gary Varner, chairman of the philosophy department at Texas A&M University, will deliver a lecture on campus Saturday. The talk, titled, “Personhood, Ethics and Animal Cognition” will discuss Varner’s work centering on animal liberation and the qualifications for personhood. He…
Vying for championship in ‘Spelling Bee’
A performance of the Grammy-nominated Broadway musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” can only spell good times for Oswego State. Tensions are high in Putnam as six former spelling bee champions, as well as prospective champions, compete for…
Feeling beats with Khan, Caravanserai
Oswego State has been selected as one of five communities to participate and host the “Caravanserai” program from Oct. 10-15. The program, launched by Arts Midwest with support from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, is designed to help…
Steve Jobs passes, leaves behind great legacy
Steve Jobs, the co-creator and former CEO of Apple, passed away at the age of 56 on Wednesday. Initial speculation indicates that it may have been tied to his health, with evidence coming from the several medical leaves of absence…
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Stephen King has become well-known in the literary world for two things: creating realistic, believable, and down-to-earth characters, and putting said characters into horrific situations (some of which may or may not involve a killer alien clown). While King talks…
J. Cole review
After four years of mix tapes released one after another, J.Cole has finally released his album, “Cole World-The Sideline Story.” Cole’s album is highly anticipated among fans of hip-hop. The album is being released under Roc Nation, whose founder, rapper…
Nightwing #1
There are characters that we grow attached to and as we grow older and that character grows up with us. This only increases importance to the reader. For many comic book fans one such character is Dick Grayson, the first…
Grant to retain, attract teachers
The National Science Foundation granted Oswego State $300,000 to attract and retain science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students into the School of Education. The two-year grant begins dispersing Saturday. The focus is on finding talent from the STEM fields…
