Multicultural organizations showcase talent, celebrate diversity
On Saturday, Sept. 21, Oswego Stateâs ALANA (African, Latino, Asian and Native American) hosted its 27th annual fashion show in Waterman Theater. Following a theme of âNatureâs Essence,â the student group, which promotes multicultural events on campus, had a spectacular…
Walk the Moon surprises crowd despite rainy day relocation
Indie rock band Walk the Moon played a crowd-pleasing show in Hewitt Union Ballroom on Saturday, Sep. 21. Led by vocalist Nicholas Petricca, the Cincinnati quartet, which formed and began writing music and performing shortly after graduating college, brought a…
Rising Student Artists: Punk band members reunite for EP
By day, dedicated students and a brave service member, by night recording musicians. Oswego punk band Afterthoughtsâ debut release, âWhere You Belong EP,â is anything but the title of the intro trackâs name, âOne-Dimensional.â âWhere You Belongâ has a little…
âPrisonersâ offers audience suspenseful, crime-filled mystery
Boasting a stellar cast of Academy Award-nominated actors, âPrisonersâ is an intense, yet strangely quiet crime thriller. The film, focused on two families dealing with the disappearance of their two young daughters and the detective in charge of the investigation,…
Rising Student Artists: Ryan Dadey embraces love theme in EP
When Ryan Dadey first came to Oswego State, he was a business administration major who happened to play guitar. Now he is known for his musical talents across campus. Music is a big part of Dadeyâs life while heâs been…
Creative Writing: Master Massimo the Macaroni Monster
Before there was man, there was wheat. In the evolution of human society, we have an innate desireânoâneed to eat macaroni. The importance of this staple food has kept impoverished humans alive for millennia. Pasta is the food of the…
MGMT leaves listeners confused with complex, aimless sounds
New York-based art rock duo MGMT has apparently doubled down on the psychedelia that it channeled on its extremely divisive sophomore album âCongratulationsâ and created the musical equivalent of a bad trip on their new self-titled album, âMGMT.â Though laden…
Despite De Niroâs effort âFamilyâ experiences rise, falls in quality
âThe Family,â Robert De Niroâs latest film, is a strange mix of dark humor, violence and suspense. It seemed as though it wasnât quite sure what it wanted to be. It tried to do a little of everything and got…
âInsidious: Chapter 2â expands plot, provides intense scares
âInsidious: Chapter 2â opens immediately after the events of the first film. The day after confronting the spirit troubling their family, Josh (Patrick Wilson, âThe Conjuringâ) and Renai Lambert (Rose Byrne, âThe Internshipâ) tries to put the events behind them….
Gloria Estefan honors classics with new twist
On Sept. 10, Gloria Estefan released her new album âThe Standards.â âThe Standardsâ is an album Estefan said she has been waiting to do. It is her take on classic hits like âGood Morning Heartache,â âYou Made Me Love You,â…
