“America is Beautiful” quickly turns ugly
By now most people have heard of Coca-Cola’s “America is beautiful” commercial because of the controversy behind it. If you have not, it is a commercial that aired during the Super Bowl where a few young girls of different cultural…
Graduation Return on Investment sends wrong message
Last semester, Oswego State introduced the Oswego Graduation Return on Investment (ROI), a policy that promises a $300 refund to students who graduate in four years or less. The refund falls under a larger umbrella of promises the college has…
Spring semester means better semester
“The third time is the charm” tends to be accurate. Because Oswego State has semesters and not trimesters, we will have to settle for “second time is the charm.” As we move away from the fall semester, the spring semester…
Love does cost a thing
The turkeys have been gobbled, the pine trees have been unadorned and the confetti was washed out of our hair on New Year’s Day. The holidays over the break undoubtedly left college students with fuller stomachs, but emptier wallets. Nonetheless,…
Oswego State dropped in final home dual
Oswego State’s wrestling team fell to SUNY Cortland on Saturday in its final home dual meet of the season, 40-8. The Red Dragons (13-3) went into Max Ziel Gymnasium ranked fifth in the nation according to the NCAA national rankings….
Oswego breakfast roundup
Oswego has a lot of places to go for breakfast. Some are slow and have great food; others are fast and have OK food. A few are expensive, and some you need to wake up early for. I can’t rank…
Veteran coach preaches winning, camaraderie above all else
Basketball has been in Oswego State women’s basketball coach Tracy Bruno’s life since she was in fourth grade. What is a sport to some was love at first sight for Bruno. As soon as opportunities to compete in organized basketball…
Lakers win big on Senior Night
The Oswego State men’s basketball team used a strong offensive performance from Daniel Ross and stifling team defense to secure a 60-41 victory over SUNY Cortland on Senior Night at Max Ziel Gymnasium on Saturday. The win improves the Lakers’…
Lakers lose overtime thriller
Senior Night for the Oswego State women’s basketball team lived up to the hype on Saturday night, but the Lakers dropped an overtime thriller to SUNY Cortland, 72-66. Oswego State’s Brittany Pachard, Lauren Nunziato, Paula Egleston and Jenn Robbins each…
Freshman makes impact
Despite being a freshman, Kendall Appelbaum has already established herself as one of the most tenacious players on the Oswego State women’s hockey team. She has performed well in her first season with the Lakers, having recorded with 11 points…
