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Basketball Sports

Freshmen make instant impact

With a statement win over SUNY New Paltz on Tuesday, the Oswego State women’s basketball is looking to make its season, that has contained highs and lows, into a successful one, as it looks to make a run by earning…

Sports

Track star looks to leave mark, set tone for future

Six years ago, Matt Wagenhauser decided to run outdoor track after playing soccer throughout his childhood and today he is an All-American mid-distance runner. He did not just find success on the track but a passion as well. “I played…

Sports

New women’s ice hockey assistant coach brings unique perspective

The No. 9 Oswego State women’s ice hockey team chose Andrew Lazzaro to be its new assistant coach over winter break. One might ask what Coach Lazzaro can bring to a team so late in its season and so close…

Sports

Campus Rec Report

It was another exciting week in intramurals as the indoor soccer league started on Sunday. An intense game played out in the Men’s Recreational League between SAE and Zeecon and the Pinpoints. In the last minutes of the game, Zeecon…

Laker Review

Best of Netflix: Not-so-lonely-hearts club edition

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and a lot of people are brooding at not having someone to spend it with. But, with a brilliant matchmaker like Netflix, who needs a date? Something to look out for are shows with strong…

Laker Review Reviews

Weekly EP Revue: Asher Monroe on his way out

When ex-V Factory front man and part-time actor Asher Monroe began releasing solo singles, he shot into viral fame. With over a million views on multiple YouTube videos and songs co-written by superstars like Ryan Tedder, the actor and singer…

Campus Events Laker Review

Art exhibition showcases student talent, collaboration

The “Fantastic Architecture” exhibit at 192 W. First St. on Friday Jan. 30 was the exciting debut for many Oswego State          art students. The work this year featured a showcase of 16 pieces from last semester’s…

Laker Review Reviews

Fifth Harmony falls flat, disappointing debut on ‘Reflection’

American pop band Fifth Harmony released their latest album “Reflection” on Jan. 30. Made famous by the popular television show, “The X Factor,” Fifth Harmony consists of Ally Brooke Hernandez, Normani Kordei, Dinah-Jane Hansen, Camila Cabello and Lauren Jauregui. Originally,…

Laker Review Reviews

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ steamy soundtrack scintillates listeners

Prefacing with the fact that the movie may make viewers and critics cringe, one should be able and willing to disseminate the “Fifty Shades of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” from the film and book in which it is based…

Laker Review Reviews

‘Birdman’ triumphs, metafictional emotional rollercoaster ride

“Birdman” is a distressing, arresting, jazzy thrill-ride; a film about a play which blurs the line between acting and reality and asks what truth really is. Riggan Thomson, played by Michael Keaton (“Need For Speed”), is an aging actor whose…