Duran Duran goes goth, covers classics, honors Halloween on spooky songs
Rating: 5/5 stars The Halloween season closed with a special new wave treat with a few new tricks from the ‘80s titans, Duran Duran (“Future Past”). The band released their latest album, “Danse Macabre” on Oct. 27. Including three new…
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ movie pays fanservice, promises future frights
Rating: 4/5 stars After nine years, Scott Cawthon, creator of the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” franchise, has finally released a long-awaited thriller movie featuring the original gang of singing animatronics and some familiar names across the games and books. Cawthon…
‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ falls short of original hit-making pop-crossover
Rating: 3/5 stars Taylor Swift (“Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)”) has once again re-released one of her previous albums to be under her own name. “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” was released on Oct. 27 and has 21 songs, making it over an…
Rural homelessness masked, Oswego holds public forum to address situation
Oswego County has witnessed a 79% increase in homeless people in the last year, according to a public housing and homelessness forum sponsored by the Richard S. Shineman Foundation on Oct. 3 in the city of Oswego. This increase reflects…
Music department hosts concert for Family and Friends Weekend
To celebrate Friends and Family Weekend, the music department of SUNY Oswego hosted a concert to promote their department and the talented students who participate in it. For some groups, this event was their first concert of the year, while…
Oswego holds “Earnest” production as families, friends arrive for weekend
There is a perfect saying to explain what has been going on in Tyler Hall’s Waterman Theatre for the past few days: “nanty narking,” a phrase from Victorian England that means to have lots of great fun. As funny as…
Brooklyn singer Leslie Mendelson travels upstate, performs in Oswego
Singer-songwriter Leslie Mendelson hit the stage at the Oswego Music Hall on Oct. 21. Her work in the music world is extremely credible with many collaborations including Jackson Browne and The Grateful Dead’s own Bob Weir. She is a Grammy-nominated…
Women’s Center rallies to advocate for awareness of sexual, domestic violence
The Women’s Center at SUNY Oswego held their annual “Take Back the Night” march on Oct. 19, walking through the cold fall night around campus with signs and megaphones to spread their message. “We are walking for a reason,” declared…
On-campus vigil highlights Palestinian representation
On Oct. 19, Jewish Life at Oswego hosted an on-campus “Vigil for Israel” meant to unify students during a time of international conflict and share words of comfort to those affected by the ongoing situation. Speakers at the vigil included…
Vigil for Israeli victims of Israel-Hamas held, Mayor and Rabbi give speeches
Jewish Life held a candlelight vigil in honor of Israeli civilians who were killed by Hamas during the attacks on Oct. 7. Several speakers attended the vigil on Oct. 19, including Mayor Billy Barlow and Rabbi Yossi Madvig. Madvig led…
