Gender specific toys are problematic
Children’s toys have always been something that makes a person identifiable. You bond with others over favorite toys you once played with. Those core memories help shape interests into what you pursue later in life. For the longest time, I…
Panic 2023: Student filmmakers compete in horror film festival
FIRST PLACE: “Replaced”: Nicholas Campbell, Danni Xu, Sofia Lebron, Brian Maguda Depressed college student Sam struggles to cope with the loss of her mother causing her to attempt to contact her in the afterlife alone. Unfortunately, she didn’t stay alone…
CASISDEAD’s new album worth hype for mysterious grime artist
Rating: 5/5 stars Being an elusive figure within the music industry is probably one of the hardest things to be, especially nowadays. Everyone is in possession of a camera, obsessed superfans are always going to be around, and privacy as…
Duran Duran goes goth, covers classics, honors Halloween on spooky songs
Rating: 5/5 stars The Halloween season closed with a special new wave treat with a few new tricks from the ‘80s titans, Duran Duran (“Future Past”). The band released their latest album, “Danse Macabre” on Oct. 27. Including three new…
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ movie pays fanservice, promises future frights
Rating: 4/5 stars After nine years, Scott Cawthon, creator of the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” franchise, has finally released a long-awaited thriller movie featuring the original gang of singing animatronics and some familiar names across the games and books. Cawthon…
‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ falls short of original hit-making pop-crossover
Rating: 3/5 stars Taylor Swift (“Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)”) has once again re-released one of her previous albums to be under her own name. “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” was released on Oct. 27 and has 21 songs, making it over an…
Rural homelessness masked, Oswego holds public forum to address situation
Oswego County has witnessed a 79% increase in homeless people in the last year, according to a public housing and homelessness forum sponsored by the Richard S. Shineman Foundation on Oct. 3 in the city of Oswego. This increase reflects…
Music department hosts concert for Family and Friends Weekend
To celebrate Friends and Family Weekend, the music department of SUNY Oswego hosted a concert to promote their department and the talented students who participate in it. For some groups, this event was their first concert of the year, while…
Oswego holds “Earnest” production as families, friends arrive for weekend
There is a perfect saying to explain what has been going on in Tyler Hall’s Waterman Theatre for the past few days: “nanty narking,” a phrase from Victorian England that means to have lots of great fun. As funny as…
Brooklyn singer Leslie Mendelson travels upstate, performs in Oswego
Singer-songwriter Leslie Mendelson hit the stage at the Oswego Music Hall on Oct. 21. Her work in the music world is extremely credible with many collaborations including Jackson Browne and The Grateful Dead’s own Bob Weir. She is a Grammy-nominated…
