The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Laker Review

Weekly EP Revue: Oh Honey’s lovely crooning

With summer supposedly approaching, light-hearted indie-pop tracks are sure to follow in the coming weeks. For Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter duo, Oh Honey, this could not be more true. The folksy pair, who previously released two other EPs and plan to release…

Laker Review

AWOLNATION runs musical marathon on newest album

The hit electronic rock band AWOLNATION just released their second studio album, “Run.” Lead vocalist, guitarist and bass guitarist, Aaron Bruno, started the band in 2009 and the band did not release its first studio album for another two years….

Laker Review

Sleeping With Sirens continues to triumph, grow through adversity

Expanding their genre but still remaining themselves, Sleeping With Sirens are back. (Photo provided by commons.wikimedia.org) After some confusion surrounding the rumors of Sleeping with Sirens’ eventual breakup beginning before Warped Tour 2013, clarity has finally arrived. What people thought…

Laker Review

Lackluster film adaptation of ‘Cinderella’ ultimately fizzles out

The live action version of “Cinderella” is another in a long line of adaptations of the beloved fairytale. The story is well known: a girl is forced to live like a slave with her stepfamily until she is given the…

Laker Review

Hyperviolent surrealness in ‘Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number’

In 2012, two-man Swedish development team Dennaton released the original “Hotline Miami.” Set against the neon backdrop of a late ‘80s Miami, the game followed a nameless, masked contract killer tasked with assassinating members of the Russian mob. Despite being…

Laker Review

Kendrick Lamar creates ‘The Great American Hip Hop Album’

After a year-and-a-half of radio silence, Kendrick Lamar has finally reemerged with a new attitude and an album to complement it entitled “To Pimp a Butterfly.” It is an                       …

Hockey Sports

Streak snapped in season of highs, lows

One year removed from its fifth straight Frozen Four, Oswego State men’s ice hockey season ended in the NCAA Quarterfinals at Adrian College in southeastern Michigan. The loss to the Bulldogs also ended a five-year streak of 20 wins as…

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Women’s ice hockey club makes lasting memories

Another season is in the books for the Oswego State women’s ice hockey club team and the whole group could not be more pleased with how it went. The team suffered only two losses in a season of more than…

Laker Review

Marina and the Diamonds blooms musically on new album

In a society of abundance, originality is something that can be difficult to come by. This is not the case when listening to Marina Diamandas, better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds. Constantly developing and recreating herself,…

Sports

Laker Ledger: Quarterfinal loss just what Lakers needed

The NCAA Div. III men’s ice hockey Frozen Four begins Friday night at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. Oswego State is not participating for the first time since 2009, but this is a good thing. The Lakers were eliminated from the…