Summer Movie Preview: What to watch in theaters over break
The X-Men troop return this summer with “Days of Future Past.” The franchise brings back Bryan Singer as director. Newcomers include Peter Dinklage (“Low Down”) as Dr. Bolivar Trask and Bingbing Fan (“My Way”) as Blink. Wolverine is sent to…
Annual Graphic Flash melds forms of student expression
Graphic Flash will open at the Oswego State downtown on April 26 at 2 p.m. This is the third semester that students from CRW 406 and Art 313 have collaborated to create a gallery of stories transformed into images. The…
Iggy Azalea’s ‘New Classic’ big on beats, lame on lyricism
“The New Classic” has an excellent mix of 15 songs and sounds. There are at least two to three songs that will most likely be summer hits, including the already-popular “Work,” “Fancy” and a personal favorite though unrecognized “Black Widow.”…
Creative Writing
Only three minutes left. I take another bite of my blue raspberry popsicle…Brain freeze! My lips and tongue are blue. People might think I’m extremely cold…I could get sent down to the nurse, but who would want to go…
Horoscopes
Aries (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19): New challenges in your life may be tempting to try, but it may be smart to focus on tying up loose ends. You don’t want past mistakes to come back and haunt you. If…
Security cameras in residence halls to increase by about 75 total
The amount of security cameras with the residence halls at Oswego State is set to increase from about 15 to 90, as the result of an initiative by Residence Life and Housing. The initiative, part of a project known as…
Local, but leaving home
Students at Oswego State are nearing the completion of the residence and housing process that determines where they will be living for the 2014-15 academic year. For the fall 2013 semester, 60.7 percent of undergraduate students lived on campus. The…
Policy regarding racial incidents questioned following controversy
An off-campus incident involving a student wearing blackface left many Oswego State students upset over the manner in which the school handles racially sensitive issues. After the incident, which occurred in March, the administration sent out an email saying that…
School names Extended Learning dean
Oswego State has selected a new dean of Extended Learning to oversee the program specialized for part-time students and working adults. Jill Pippin joins Oswego State after working for Jefferson Community College in Watertown. Pippin was a member of the…
