The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

The Oswegonian

Christmas overrated: too early to celebrate

Oswegonian Editor-in-Chief Annika Wickham published an editorial supporting Christmas creep, a term used since the mid-1980s to refer to a phenomenon of retailers and consumers embracing the Christmas season as early as Nov 1. Wickham says to the anti-creep crowd,…

Listeners adore Drake, 21 Savage collaboration, dynamic rap duo 

On Nov. 4 artists Drake (“Certified Lover Boy”) and 21 Savage (“Savage Mode II”) dropped a collaborative album titled “Her Loss,” which made a big splash throughout the entertainment world. This was a surprise to most, as the two rappers…

Elle Kennedy provides readers with well executed sequel

“Bad Girl Reputation” by Elle Kennedy (“The Score”) is the sequel to “Good Girl Complex,” which came out earlier this year. This book follows the story of Evan and Genevieve, whose past is mentioned in the first book.  Evan and…

New Backxwash album proves to be heavy, suffocating

Zambian-Canadian rapper Backxwash (“Daddy Issues”) released her fourth full-length album “HIS HAPPINESS SHALL COME FIRST EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SUFFERING” on Oct. 31. This concludes a trilogy of albums in which Backxwash reflects on her past while embracing a neo-gothic…

‘Weird’ honors Yankovic with farcical biopic approach

Since the early ‘80s, comedy musician “Weird Al” Yankovic (“Tacky”) has cemented himself as a pop culture icon with his legendary parodies, original songs and abundant appearances in films, television and other forms of media. With a career as illustrious…

BONES’ new album presents fans with amusing anecdotes

Ladies and gentlemen, the self-proclaimed, “God of the Underground’’ has returned, providing his fans with a brand new collection of tracks after an agonizing seven weeks of inactivity. The release of “2MillionBlunts” marks BONES’ fourth project to come down the…

Taylor Swift fills out Billboard’s ‘Hot 100,’ undeniable talent

Taylor Swift. Love her? Hate her? Feeling indifferent? Whatever your answer is, you can not deny her success. Said success that became wholly indisputable this past week when Swift became the first artist to claim every top-ten spot in the…

Lakers drop first two games of regular season against Adrian College

The Oswego State women’s hockey team dropped their first two games of the season at home against the Adrian College Bulldogs. The season opener on Oct. 28 saw the Lakers lone goal in the back-to-back as they lost 4-1 and…

Oswego State men’s hockey splits first two regular season games versus highly ranked opponents

As the calendar flips to a new month, another page will be written in the historic rivalry between Oswego State men’s hockey and the Plattsburgh State Cardinals. The 134th edition of the matchup between the Lakers and Cardinals returns to…

Lakers fall to bottom of SUNYAC cross country standings

The Oswego State men’s and women’s cross country teams struggled in their SUNYAC championship meets. Although the Lakers hosted the event, the men’s team finished in eighth place out of ten teams, while the women’s team finished in last place…