Lackluster film adaptation of ‘Cinderella’ ultimately fizzles out
The live action version of “Cinderella” is another in a long line of adaptations of the beloved fairytale. The story is well known: a girl is forced to live like a slave with her stepfamily until she is given the…
Hyperviolent surrealness in ‘Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number’
In 2012, two-man Swedish development team Dennaton released the original “Hotline Miami.” Set against the neon backdrop of a late ‘80s Miami, the game followed a nameless, masked contract killer tasked with assassinating members of the Russian mob. Despite being…
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 …
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,…
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…
Options for spring break
As we head into spring break, some students prepare to head on vacation with trips to warmer climates to escape Oswego’s melting frozen tundra and take some time to refuel for the final stretch of the semester. Unfortunately, not everyone…
Joining school clubs can be rewarding
I’d never even thought about working for The Oswegonian when, at the start of my sophomore year, a stranger who would later become my best friend convinced me to join. Aimee Hirsch, whom I then knew only as my co-worker…
Risk of being good samaritan
It was ingrained in me from a young age to help those in need. My mother often returned from an outing with a story about someone she helped. The most memorable was when she saw a young man on the…
New issues in Ferguson
The family of Michael Brown might soon be granted justice for the his death. Darren Wilson was cleared of a potential indictment by a grand jury in November and the Department of Justice this past week decided there is not…
Job increase benefits college students
Unemployment rates have been an issue in our economy for a significant amount of time now. U.S. employers, however, have been making strides, especially in the month of February, when unemployment jumped down from 5.7 percent to 5.5 percent, according…
