Adulthood all about responsibility
Since I was 15-years-old and up until recently, I had been convinced that I had reached maturity and should in turn be treated like an adult. Long before I even turned 18, I had it stuck in my mind that…
Staff Editorial
Tuesday was the 11th anniversary of one of the worst days in U.S. history. Between the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Pennsylvania field plane crashes, thousands of lives were lost and we as Americans would never be the same. Those…
Campus Recreation Sports Report
The first few weeks of the semester brought competition in full swing as Oswego State students participated in tournaments on and off-campus. Of the 21 dragon boats registered to raise money for the YMCA on Saturday, Oswego State conquered three…
Lakers look to rebound
The Oswego State field hockey team looks to rebound after a 7-10 season in 2011, but so far, the season has not gone the Lakers’ way. The team is currently 0-3, with losses at the hands of William Smith, the…
Sophomore stepping up
Oswego State women’s soccer has a rising star in Brianna Dolan. Not only has she emerged as a leader for the young Laker squad, she has improved her overall game drastically since the 2011 season. Dolan, the 5’8” sophomore from…
Volleyball team comes back to win in final set
In Tuesday’s home debut for first-year head coach JJ O’Connell, the women’s volleyball team defeated St. John Fisher College, 3-2, led by the resilient play of senior Chelsea Crump. Crump had a game-high .402 hitting percentage, as well as a…
Bob Dylan releases 35th album
Bob Dylan has had a career that any musician would kill for. He shows why he deserves all of this praise with his 35th album, “Tempest.” Dylan’s songwriting has always been what has distinguished him from others for years, and…
‘Playground’ retains student-film quality
While Oswego State graduate Mark Martino’s movie struggles with pacing and character devel- opment, “Merciless Playground” stands out as a brave accomplishment for both the young movie- maker and the cinema department he graduated from this past year. The central…
Complexities ‘Coexist’ in new The xx release
Since their eponymous 2009 debut, moody Brit rockers The xx have been touring the world, and apparently, growing up as a band. Producer and band leader Jaime xx, aka Jaime Smith, has been expanding his already impressive repertoire by collaborating…
Student says there is bright future for triple-A games
In a recent interview with the gaming magazine “Edge,” Alex Hutchinson, Ubisoft’s creative director for the upcoming “Assassin’s Creed III”, stated his belief that big budget games, like the Assassin’s Creed franchise, are beginning to fade from the industry. He…
