The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Year: 2015

Laker Review

Kendrick Lamar creates ‘The Great American Hip Hop Album’

After a year-and-a-half of radio silence, Kendrick Lamar has finally reemerged with a new attitude and an album to complement it entitled “To Pimp a Butterfly.” It is an                       …

Hockey Sports

Streak snapped in season of highs, lows

One year removed from its fifth straight Frozen Four, Oswego State men’s ice hockey season ended in the NCAA Quarterfinals at Adrian College in southeastern Michigan. The loss to the Bulldogs also ended a five-year streak of 20 wins as…

Archives Hockey Sports

Women’s ice hockey club makes lasting memories

Another season is in the books for the Oswego State women’s ice hockey club team and the whole group could not be more pleased with how it went. The team suffered only two losses in a season of more than…

Laker Review

Marina and the Diamonds blooms musically on new album

In a society of abundance, originality is something that can be difficult to come by. This is not the case when listening to Marina Diamandas, better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds. Constantly developing and recreating herself,…

Sports

Laker Ledger: Quarterfinal loss just what Lakers needed

The NCAA Div. III men’s ice hockey Frozen Four begins Friday night at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. Oswego State is not participating for the first time since 2009, but this is a good thing. The Lakers were eliminated from the…

Baseball Sports

Baseball remains focused, wins 7 of 10 on road trip

Despite the excitement of a 10-game road trip to Florida, the Oswego State baseball team was all about handling business this past week. The Lakers traveled south over spring break to participate in the Russmatt Central Florida Invitational. The team…

Laker Review

Creative Writing: A Change of Scenery

I sat at the table in my empty office. The only light in the room was the small desk lamp that my dad gave me before he died. It didn’t deserve to be in my office; it was meant to…

Sports

Confidence high for softball in 2015

The Oswego State softball team returned from its spring break trip in Clermont, Fla. with high hopes for its upcoming season. The Lakers finished with a 3-5 overall record, which included a split doubleheader against their first SUNYAC opponent, SUNY…

Lacrosse Sports

Lakers reload to make run at playoffs

The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team is off to a fast start, and with the conference schedule now here, the Lakers are ready to make an impact in the highly competitive SUNYAC. Last year the team amassed 11 wins, the…

Sports

Campus Rec Report

The soccer league entered the playoffs this past week with the best of the best facing off to get one step closer to a championship T-shirt. The first game of the night in the Co-Rec Competitive League started off with…