The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

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Lakers lock down Oneonta, crush Canton 6-0 at Home appearance

The Lakers posted a draw against SUNY Oneonta on Sept. 27 and a win against SUNY Canton on Oct. 1. The road match against Oneonta proved to be an all-defense contest, as both teams were not able to find the…

New faces, same goal: Lakers men’s hockey team prepares for 2025 season

With a multitude of young gunners up and down the roster, the Oswego State men’s hockey team is prepared to take on their upcoming season.  The Lakers come off of an emphatic 2024-2025 campaign, in which they secured a record…

Back from injury Tajay Ellis leads Lakers to win

The Oswego State men’s soccer team suffered their fourth loss of the year last weekend, as they were bested by the SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons, 3-0, on Sep. 27 at Laker Turf Stadium. A fire was quickly lit under the…

Human-AI relationships becoming dangerously normalized

As AI models have begun to grow more advanced, there has been an increase in reports of people engaging in seemingly interpersonal relationships with AI chatbots, which are growing increasingly available around the internet. Using applications, such as Replika or…

Oswego gears up for biggest racing event of the year

Super DIRT Week is coming back to Oswego for almost the tenth year in a row on Oct. 6. This event will take place at the Steel Palace, Oswego Speedway, and has been coined “Racing’s Biggest Block Party.”“Super DIRT Week…

Women’s tennis battles three-match, seed second for SUNYAC

The Oswego State women’s tennis team competed in a gritty trio of tests, with matchups against Plattsburgh State, SUNY New Paltz and SUNY Cortland, from Sept. 26 through Oct. 1. The Lakers traveled to Plattsburgh to open up competition with…

Art inspires art: novel influences Olivia Dean’s new album ‘The Art of Loving’

Olivia Dean’s latest album is a masterclass all about love as Dean goes through the ideas of love in terms of friendships, romance and self. “The Art of Loving” starts off with the title-track that sets the tone for the…

‘Buckingham Nicks’ finally gets full U.S. reissue after 40 years

Since the summer, when Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks announced the reissue of their iconic debut album, “Buckingham Nicks,” in all forms for the first time in the U.S. since the early ‘80s, music fans and media outlets alike have…

Children should have access to news sources

For many years, citizens have relied on the news to share crucial information about what is occurring in the world. While the form of media has changed from radio to television to hand-held devices, news has remained a prominent source…

Riot Fest celebrates 20 years with headliners Green Day, Blink-182

For its 20 year anniversary, Riot Fest hosted an incredible rock music festival that thousands of concertgoers will never forget. The event lasted from Sept. 19-21 at Douglass Park in Chicago, Illinois, with almost a hundred different acts performing. Bands…