Oswegonian staff debate the excitement around eclipse
Mackenzie Shields: The semester has all been leading up to this: April 8, the day of the total solar eclipse. While for some, it may just be a day of canceled classes, for others, it is much more. Even if…
Influencers should not be required to speak out
Celebrities should not be required to talk about issues they are not educated on. We should leave the talking to political figures and public officials. It is appreciated when a celebrity makes a statement regarding a global issue, but it…
Looking forward to graduation, despite drawbacks
The SUNY Oswego graduation fair was on April 2 and I was a little disappointed with what I saw while I was there. I went in expecting the fair to be pretty busy, with it also being inside the rink…
New laws needed for women’s safety following stabbing
Concern for women’s safety is at an all-time high following the death of Samyia Spain, a teen girl who was stabbed to death by a man she rejected in Brooklyn. 19-year-old Samyia Spain and her twin, Sanyia Spain, were in…
‘Interplay’ from shoegaze legends Ride takes listeners for one groggy trip
Rating: 3.5/5 Ride (“This Is Not a Safe Place”) is certainly not a new band and their new album “Interplay” was good. The first track off “Interplay” is titled “Peace Sign.” This felt very ‘80s, but in a good way….
Camila Cabello experiments with hyperpop to lukewarm results
Rating: 3.5/5 stars Camila Cabello (“Familia”), Miami-raised “Havana” pop singer released her much anticipated single “I LUV IT” on March 27, featuring Playboi Carti (“Whole Lotta Red”). Cabello’s previous work entails mid-tempo pop and Latin influenced releases. Cabello seems to…
Neil Young, Joni Mitchell return to Spotify after anti-Rogan boycott
It seems as though “The Godfather of Grunge” Neil Young cannot escape his current enemy: Spotify. Following their two-year boycott of Spotify, Young and his fellow Canadian-born folk singer Joni Mitchell have returned their music to the streaming platform. Young…
Rico Nasty, Boys Noize shake up techno with scorching collab
Rating: 5/5 stars They say good things come in threes. That is certainly true of the latest EP released by Rico Nasty (“SIMP”) in collaboration with the German DJ Boys Noize (“Oi Oi Oi”). The bite-sized three-track EP stylistically titled…
Beyoncé’s country album breaks down what ‘going country’ means
Rating: 4/5 stars The marketing for Beyoncé’s (“Renaissance”) second act in her three-part gimmick, despite her cautionary Instagram post claiming otherwise, promised that she would snatch country music into her pantheon of genres. “Snatch” may not be the best word;…
Eclipses in media: spaced-out flicks channeling moon mood, dude
Does the eclipse have you questioning how small and insignificant you are compared to the rest of the universe? Are you fascinated by what lies beyond? Or perhaps, is the science far too much and you need an escape? Whatever…
