Losing our voices
"Last week, we at the Oswegonian made many phone calls, but one stands out. "We called Syracuse Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle to ask about her ‘yes’ vote on a resolution to defund National Public Radio. The resolution passed the House…
Sustainability efforts increase on campus
"Environmental sustainability is a phrase that might have sounded foreign 100 years ago. Today, however, it is one of the largest issues facing the world. "As fossil fuel sources decline and the risk of environmental threats loom, sustainable living is…
Slayed by the Red Dragon
The Oswego State men’s baseball team was held in check by SUNY Oneonta’s pitching, as the Red Dragons swept a three-game set Saturday and Sunday at Laker Field. The Red Dragons took Game 1, 9-2, behind a solid effort from…
Lakers offense sputters in losses to St. John Fisher
"The Oswego State softball team tried its hardest to stay with St. John Fisher, but in the end, a few rough innings proved costly, as the Lakers dropped both games of the doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon at Laker Field. "The…
New Regime, new team
"By the time May 1, 2010, rolled around for the Oswego State softball team, the Lakers were just looking for their tumultuous season to be over. SUNY Plattsburgh sent the Lakers into the offseason with a 10- and 12-run doubleheader…
Frozen Four loss bitter pill to swallow for Lakers
The trip to the NCAA Frozen Four was all too familiar for the Oswego State men’s ice hockey team, as they were once again ousted in the National Semifinals. A 5-3 loss to the Adrian Bulldogs at Ridder Arena in…
Emotions are key to poet’s work
Pete Mullineaux is a poet that wrote and published his first poem, "Harvest Festival," when he was 13 years old. Later on, Mullineaux started his own punk rock band, The Resisters. The band recorded an album in 1979 but later…
Sweet sounds in metal
For those of you who picked up Protest the Hero’s new album "Scurrilous" last week, you may have heard a familiar voice. Jadea Kelly, a rising Canadian singer-songwriter from Whitby, Ontario, lends her voice to several Protest the Hero tracks,…
‘Grease’ cast shines in weak story
Why are audiences fascinated by teenage love stories? Two actors are immersed in a relationship that captures hearts, imaginations and a spot on the ‘classic romance’ list, all while maintaining a lustful, youthful engagement that gives parents heart attacks and…
Story falls flat in Snyder’s ‘Sucker Punch’
There is an old school of thought when it comes mediocre movies which says it is always more interesting to watch a talented filmmaker make a bad film than to watch a studio hack make an average one. This axiom…
