Throwback Corner: ‘The Dean Martin Show’ powerful
One of the staples of American TV for decades has been the talk show. During the ‘60s and ‘70s big band royalty graced one such show, “The Dean Martin Show” on a weekly basis. Technically speaking, the show was a…
‘Free Week’ frustrates gym regulars
At the beginning of each semester, Oswego State offers a free week for students and faculty at Cooper and Glimmerglass fitness centers. The fitness centers are non-profit facilities that run primarily on the membership fees from students…
Blood Runs Thick: Part Two
All of a sudden I jolt up. Waking up with cold sweat dripping down my face and panting like a dog. I look all around my room to double check that I’m actually in my apartment and…
Therapy pets annoy students
Pets on campus are involuntary participants in a scheme of emotions. Oswego has a formal residential policy prohibiting pets in residential communities, except for fish in aquariums of up to 20 gallons. However,…
Women’s soccer scores two goals late to seal victory
If there is one thing that the Oswego State women’s soccer team learned today, it was that persistence paid off in their big win against the Alfred University Saxons. That persistence and resiliency the Lakers showed paid off at the…
Trump makes immigration speech
On Aug. 31, Donald Trump delivered his much-anticipated immigration speech in Phoenix, Arizona, a state with a burgeoning immigrant population and possible swing state come November. It doesn’t seem long ago that the media laughed…
Lakers hopeful in 2016
As the doors open on a new fall sports season at Oswego State, it’sa new beginning for the men’s soccer squad with the addition of 13 new members. 2015 was a forgettable season for the Lakers as they went 5-10-1…
Kaepernick exercises First Amendment right
Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, recently struck conversation all over America.On Aug. 26, Kaepernick refused to stand up during the National Anthem and again on Sept. 1, when he took a knee instead. …
MyOswego improves profile layout
With the first few weeks of classes behind us, students are debating which classes they want to drop because they find the workload for a class to be too much or they’ve waited for the right moment to…
Netflix: summer review of great, not so great originals
It’s time to catch up on all the binge-worthy summer Netflix originals that you may have missed while soaking up some sun and enjoying the beautiful weather this summer. Many series hit Netflix with a strong comeback, while…
