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Experience laughs, action, thrills during summer movies

Nick Graziano Incoming Managing Editor ngrazaino@oswegonian.com Earth’s mightiest heroes will come together for the first time in Marvel’s newest movie “The Avengers.” Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr., “Sherlock Holmes 2”), Captain America (Chris Evans, “What’s Your Number?”), Thor (Chris Hemsworth,…

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Original college band brings nostalgia

Oswego State’s Campus Center Arena hosted a visit from the band O.A.R. [Of A Revolution] Saturday night. O.A.R performed for Oswego’s Spring Concert Series, their first returning appearance since 2007. O.A.R’s bassist, Benj Gershman, provided a little of his time…

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Consumer previews top summer video games

With the end of the school year and E3 just around the corner, it’s time to take a look ahead at titles to keep an eye out over the next few months. With a slew of new releases coming, some…

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Students reproduce Shakespeare comedy

“Much Ado About Nothing” is a comedy written by William Shakespeare. It looks at two couples: one couple is head-over-heals in love, with a wedding date set. The other couple do not enjoy each other’s company at all. The couple…

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Train tops US charts with new studio album

Train, better known for their smash hit “Hey Soul Sister,” attempts to show they can strike gold again with their new album “California 37.” Train’s previous album peaked at No.8 on the charts, setting the bar extremely high. Train has…

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White riffs breakup tunes

Over the last 15 years, Jack White has been rock ’n’ roll’s ultimate Renaissance man, a virtuosic talent who has too many ideas for one band to hold. There is the brutally simplistic garage rock of The White Stripes, the…

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Edwidge Danticat – “Brother, I’m Dying”

“Brother, I’m Dying” is an autobiographical novel and account of Edwidge Danticat’s diaspora from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to America. This novel and commentary on U.S. Immigration and world policies received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography. Danticat is also…

Sports

Campus Recreation Sports Report

BASEBALL: Shane LaChance proved to be the highest flyer on campus after he took home the dunk contest championship with a final-round score of nine while the 3-on-3 tournament saw close contests in all three divisions. Low Expectations garnered championship…