Students lead, coordinate annual media summit
The theme of the 2023 annual media summit was âBehind the Scenes in Hollywood,â but behind the scenes of the event itself was a team of students who ensured the event ran smoothly. Prior to the event, which happened Oct….
Media Summit panelists say students need resolve for successful careers
At Waterman Theatre, students listened to four media professionals discuss how to get a career behind the scenes in Hollywood. Their answer: work hard. The event was the 19th annual Lewis B. OâDonnell Media Summit, hosted on Oct. 25. Panelists…
Panic 2023: Student filmmakers compete in horror film festival
FIRST PLACE: âReplacedâ: Nicholas Campbell, Danni Xu, Sofia Lebron, Brian Maguda Depressed college student Sam struggles to cope with the loss of her mother causing her to attempt to contact her in the afterlife alone. Unfortunately, she didnât stay alone…
Laker Review presents hipsterâs guide to Halloween playlist
The average college campus yields several student-run Halloween parties on or shortly before Halloween in an attempt at sustaining the playful youth of life before students become adults. Why should costumes and apple-bobbing end because you are now responsible for…
Indie rock leading ladies release ârestâ of recent recordings
Rating: 4/5 stars Despite what the name suggests, the new EP from indie supergroup boygenius (âthe recordâ) is not simply âthe restâ of what they recorded for their recent full-length album. In fact, âthe restâ is a brand new, consciously…
Ceramicist writer duo visits Oswego, shines spotlight on Chicano artistry
Writer Josie MĂ©ndez-Negrete and ceramicist VerĂłnica Castillo have worked to make Chicano art more visible, including to SUNY Oswego students. MĂ©ndez-Negrete and Castillo both appeared as guest speakers on Oct. 2 for the fourth webinar in the creative writing departmentâs…
Wes Andersonâs âHenry Sugarâ proves directorâs storytelling expertise
Rating: 5/5 stars Wes Andersonâs (âAsteroid Cityâ) adaptation of Roald Dahlâs (âCharlie and the Chocolate Factoryâ) short story, âThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,â is about the mystical extrasensory perception of Imdad Khan (Ben Kingsley, âLearning to Driveâ). Actually, it…
Chappell Roan deserves her plastic sequined tiara, applause
Rating: 3.5/5 Chappell Roan (âLove Me Anywayâ) has dressed as a cowgirl, a cabaret dancer, a waitress and a cowgirl in the long promotional era for her latest debut album âThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.â Roanâs style…
Unafraid, unapologetic poet Danez Smith visits Oswego
Poet Danez Smith does not care what elite white literary circles think about their work. âIâm not going to be in places that Iâm not interested in being,â they said. âI donât think all-white, straight literary circles have anything for…
Cooper needs more vegetarian options
Will somebody please think of the vegetarians? In non-Western cuisines, meatless diets are not only conventional but often expected and even considered holier. In America, however, vegetarians have to deal with awkward carefulness and annoying conversations. As a reparation for…
