Lamar breaks barriers with âgood kidâ
Coming off of his 2011 debut âSection.80,â Kendrick Lamar has come into his own as an MC and lyricist with âgood kid, m.A.A.d city,â which like his first album is a concept album. Unlike his debut he decided to opt…
âSilent Hill: Revelationâ trips over own plot
The sequel to the 2006 film âSilent Hill,â âSilent Hill: Revelationâ returns viewers to the eponymous town. Based on the video game âSilent Hill 3â the plot revolves around Heather Mason, a girl who has moved to a new town…
Striking stories converge in Tykwerâs âCloud Atlasâ
One word to describe âCloud Atlasâ would be ambitious. Not only does the film focus on themes of freedom and life after death, it does so in a series of six interconnecting stories that span a time of thousands of…
âWarfighterâ underwhelms fans
When gamers hear âMedal of Honor,â they think back to the original PlayStation and the game that helped bring first-person shooters to consoles and popularize the World War II setting. In 2010, Electronic Arts handed the series off to Danger…
Moody encourages use of christian hip-hop in churches
Dr. David Moody, professor of broadcasting and mass communications, recently published the book, âPolitical Melodies in the Pews?: The Voice of the Black Christian Rapper in the Twenty-first Century Church.â Within it, Dr. Moody assesses Christian rap and gospel hip-hop…
Preview of the 2012-2013 NBA Season *WEB EXCLUSIVE*
With the NHL locked out right now, many students around campus are discouraged by this yearâs lack of winter sports. Hockey fans, however, should consider following the NBA season instead. There were several big name trades this year during the…
âCry for peaceâ to educate
Internationally acclaimed theatrical director and interdisciplinary artist Ping Chong will be on campus to speak at Oswego Stateâs Global Awareness Conference Friday Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. in the basement of Hart Hall. Chong, creator of an innovative production series…
