William Fitzsimmons Interview
William Fitzsimmons is a singer and songwriter who uses inspiration from his experience working in the mental health field. He will be performing in the Sheldon Ballroom Friday, March 25as part of the Oswego Indie Series. I spoke with him…
No matter what cocktail, 21 still not old
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Stop scapegoating bipolar, mentally ill patients for difficulties of disorder
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Sophomore slump for Hudson
"R & B recording artist Jennifer Hudson released her second album, "I Remember Me," on Tuesday, March 22. "Hudson came on the scene in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of "American Idol." From there, she went into…
Indie bands planned to fill Sheldon
"On Friday, March 25th, acoustic singer-songwriter William Fitzsimmons will be headlining an Indie Series Concert at Oswego State. Syracuse indie band The Scarlet Ending and Oswego State’s own Matt Pfiefer will also be performing. "Fitzsimmons, a Pennsylvania native born from…
Nature serves as inspiration for gallery
""Wild Inspiration" is a nature-infused art exhibit by Elizabeth Austin, a New Media graduate at MIT and Brenda Giegerich, an Art graduate at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis. "The two combined their views of nature for the exhibit, but portrayed…
1-800-Monopoly
"AT&T Inc. announced plans last week to purchase T-Mobile USA in a $39 million deal financed by J.P. Morgan. The buy-out would consolidate the second and fourth largest competitors in the telecommunications industry. But it is not a done deal…
