âAmerican Idiotâ at 20 years: how an iconic album remains relevant
2004 was a year full of musical milestones; Kanye West released his debut album âThe College Dropout,â MF Doom with back-to-back releases of âMMMMâŠFOODâ and âMadvillainyâ and Usher releasing his most popular song âYeah.â However, no one could have expected…
Controversial Menendez Show narrative directionless: blurring fact, fiction
Rating: 3/5 stars In 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez shocked America when they brutally murdered their wealthy parents, JosĂ© and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills mansion. Their trials became a media spectacle, revealing allegations of abuse and a complex…
Netflix true crime movie retells horrific story of Rodney Alaca
Rating: 4/5 stars âWoman of the Hour,â is a bone-chilling and gut-wrenching new Netflix movie, that follows an aspiring actor and her just-missed date with deathâstarring Anna Kendrick (âSelf Relianceâ) as Cheryl Bradshaw and Daniel Zovatto (âThe Popeâs Exorcistâ), as…
Oswego Film Clubâs âPanic Festâ brings spooky student creations to life
Rating: 3/5 stars Oswego Film Club hosted its annual âPanic Film Festival,â presenting nine horror-themed student films, all produced over 48 hours. Panic made for a fun and fitting seasonal treat, with every screened film bringing some spooky enjoyment. âGeranium,…
Election-themed film festival urges students to vote in November
The United States will be voting for its next president in less than a month. To prepare for this, Vote Oswego is trying to get as many students as possible to register to vote as the demographic least likely to…
Pro-Palestinian group insists on non-violent approach
Widespread protests against the war between Israel and Palestine have found prominent roles on college campuses, including that of a student activist group at SUNY Oswego unaffiliated with the university. The Oswego chapter of Students For Justice For Palestine (SJP)…
Where graffiti sparked controversy, students paint mural of positivity
A wintertime scene on the Hewitt Quad; two figures dancing by candlelight; a dragon flying over hands of many colorsâthese are a few of the paintings a team of students worked on to compose a six-panel mural outside Tyler Hall….
Oswego State volleyball team keeps up remarkable winning streak
The Oswego State volleyball team won and increased their winning streak with a sequence of two home games. The Lakers faced SUNY Potsdam and SUNY Plattsburgh in conference games. The first game was the tighter of the two. The Lakers…
Oswego State menâs hockey opens season with dominant win
Following a successful 16-9-1 season last year, the Oswego State menâs hockey team picked up right where they left off, defeating the Kingâs College Monarchs in a dominant 5-1 performance in their first game of the season. To start the…
Womenâs soccer team goes on four-game winning streak
The Oswego State womenâs soccer team improved its position in the table and moved up to third place after drawing against the SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals and winning at home against the Buffalo State Bengals. The first match ended in a…
