Macklemore wins grammy, ārobsā Kendrick Lamar
Without a doubt the timespan from December of 2012 to February of 2014 can be noted as the year Ben āMacklemoreā Haggerty took over mainstream music. The Seattle-born rapper struck gold when his album āThe Heist,ā produced by his good…
No. 2 not enough for Oswego
Oswego State is only the No. 2 snowiest college in America. This is, of course, devastating news. We want to believe our snow is special. More special than anyone elseās. That it makes us important and tough. We want the…
Health comes before academics
On the Saturday before Thanksgiving break ended, I found out I had to have emergency surgery. The surgery story, featuring six months of misguided gluten-free living, a wise ER doctor and 15-pound ovarian cyst, is a cool one, but it…
New media bumps cable
Keeping up with television is not easy for a college student. So when it comes to watching shows, Hulu and Netflix are the best available resources. But which one is better? Netflix has thousands of TV shows and movies available…
Disney Channel makes progressive push with new couple
While people were anticipating BeyoncĆ© and Jay Zās āDrunk in Loveā live performance at the 56th Grammy Awards, others were awaiting a history-making episode of āGood Luck Charlieā on the Disney Channel. The Disney Channel announced in June that it…
Nobel nod for ācyber fugitiveā Snowden
Recently during a global politics class, my peers and I had a discussion focused on how someone who is considered to be a terrorist by one group of people might actually be considered a freedom fighter to others. Consider the…
Music snobs turn their noses on variety
The music snob is a figure that we are all quite familiar with and, most likely, despise.Ā Itās someone who gets on his or her high horse to criticize the so-called āinferiorā music tastes of another person. It would be…
Obamaās big 2014 plans
On Tuesday, Jan. 28, President Barack Obama gave his first State of the Union Address of the year. This address touched on many different subjects, with an emphasis on five main points. These five main points included increased graduation rates,…
THE FALL SEMESTER THAT WAS
With only one week of classes following Thanksgiving break, this will be our last issue of the semester. While our coverage will continue online over the rest of the semester and through winter break, we will not be back inĀ …
Homesickness natural part of college
I was 18 years old and begging my mom to bring me home. I ran into the staircase of the third floor of Oneida Hall so neither my roommate nor anyone in the hall could hear me as I held…
