On Egypt, Obama falters
Rarely does a single city block demand so much attention. But since last Friday, the world’s eyes have been focused on a city square outside a museum in Cairo, Egypt. There, protest—by turns peaceful and violent—have erupted calling for the…
SUNY’s disappearing dollars
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his 2011-12 Executive Budget Tuesday, outlining major spending cuts across almost all state agencies. The budget outlined a $131.4 million decrease in general fund support for the operation of the State University of New…
Statham tuned up in ‘Mechanic’
Jason Statham’s name is generally associated with only one type of movie: high-adrenaline action. Either as the star of "The Transporter" series, one of the action heroes in the ensemble cast of "The Expendables," or the absolute absurdity that is…
Kweli brings underground sound to ‘Gutter Rainbows’
With the hip-hop scene being taken over by young artists straight out of high school and kids from the suburbs, it’s easy to say the game is going through some serious changes. But that’s no reason to forget the veterans…
Overreacting to tragedies serves none
The tragic shootings in Arizona, which took the lives of seven people and nearly killed Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, happened almost a month ago, but there are some interesting elements to this event that won’t ever be dated. Whenever a…
Exhibition highlights student talent
On Friday, January 28, the 48th Annual Juried Student Exhibition showed off an impressive collection of artwork that expressed the talent and potential of Oswego State students. The exhibition features Oswego State undergraduate student work in a variety of media…
James embraces change
I conversed with legendary Rochester native and musician Mikey James about growing up playing music, his work as a producer and his excellent new album. Q: You started playing drums with your dad in bars when you were young, what…
Let the nightmares commence
Issac Clarke is back and so are the Necromorphs in Visceral Games first major title of 2011. "Dead Space 2," the highly anticipated sequel to its 2008 predecessor, "Dead Space," will bring terror to any gamer who dares to pick…
Family traditions can change over time
On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, my mom’s side of the family came over to visit. After dinner and dessert, conversation turned to the goings-on in the family and my 22-year-old cousin Emily’s upcoming graduation was brought up. My aunt, her…
Got stress? Get over it
Stress is physical; it is not just in your head. Under the right pressures, hearts pound, muscles tighten and blood pressure soars. The body cannot distinguish between psychological and physical stress—just about anything will let loose the floodgates of adrenaline…
