Writing professor releases poetry book

The River’s End Bookstore of Oswego hosted the release of Laura Donnelly’s “Watershed” on Friday, Sept. 5. Donnelly is a professor in the Oswego State creative writing department and this collection of poems is her first published book. A crowd…

HBO’s ‘The Leftovers’ creatively reimagines rapture scenario

What happens when someone loses everything? What happens when something horrible happens to everyone, just and unjust? What happens when someone tries to put that life back together and they find it isn’t as easy as they thought? HBO’s late…

Karen O finally breaks out on her own with ‘Crush Songs’

Karen O, the lead singer of the alternative/indie rock band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, released her first solo album earlier this week. The album titled “Crush Songs” strays away from the alternative stylings of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and sticks…

Banks’ “Goddess” filled with dreary, dancable soundscapes

At the age of 15, Jillian Banks, more often recognized by her stage name Banks (stylized as BANKS), began writing music to help her through her parents divorce. Back then, the young artist never dreamed of international stardom. However, following…

Fall movie preview: what to look out for this awards season

Birdman (October 17-limited) Acclaimed Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu gives us a very odd Michael Keaton who stars as a washed-up actor who once portrayed the popular super hero “Birdman.” In an attempt to reclaim past glory, he begins to…

Creative Writing: Ode to Mama

  “Bright, oh bright!” cradle mama’s neck at night You are strung together and pieced into one lining the cries, and latching the trust Beaming by rise, and falling by dusk Barred by the world, hidden in socks Mama wears…

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This Week’s Horoscopes

Aries (Mar. 21 – Apr. 19): The moon is likely to cast attention on your relationships. You may need to tread carefully and be cautious in your opinion. Open conversation can be valuable, but not today, which is not the…

Swing Copters—A Game That Will Make Your Head Spin

Are you longing for that one game to help you distress from a long day? Or, are you searching for a game that not only provides entertainment, but also a challenge that may result in frustration? The creator of the…

Bring the best for Oswego

Welcome back Oswegonians! We hope you all had a great summer and we welcome the new members of the student community. It is time to get back to the stress of classes, something everyone surely looks forward to over the…