The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

The Oswegonian

NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week October 8 Recap

The day started with clouds and plenty of rain over the course of the morning. The track crew at Oswego Speedway was able to maintain the racing surface for a night full of racing as another day of the NAPA…

NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week Friday Night Lights Recap

The Friday Night Lights portion of the NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week ended in disappointing fashion after rain moved into the area causing the Super DIRTcar Series Qualifying Heats to be postponed till the following day. However, fans were…

Oswego State volleyball continues hot play through 11-game winning streak

The Oswego State volleyball team is proving to be a force in the SUNYAC conference after struggling versus conference opponents in 2021.  Last season, the Lakers finished 1-8 in conference matches and finished with a 12-14 record. Under the guidance…

Queen’s death brings too many closures

When you look up the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Google, you are presented with a span of time from Sept. 8 through Sept. 19. At first glance to anyone who is not familiar with the processes involved with…

Editorial: The importance of historical accuracy in cinema

Imagine there was a film that was produced about the Third Reich. However, this film decides to ignore historical fact and decides to whitewash the main characters, who happen to be Nazis. Instead, the film shows the Heer, the German…

Bring the popcorn and treats: October Netflix recommendations

Dunkin’ is serving pumpkin spice lattes again, the leaves are on the cusp of changing color, and there is finally a chill in the air. That can only mean one thing for Halloween lovers: it is time for a movie…

Retrospective: ‘Passage to India’ satisfyingly concludes Lean’s career

In 1858, one year following a massive and violent rebellion against the East India Company, the entirety of the Indian subcontinent would become a colony under the direct rule of the British Crown in what was to be known as…

Aimless ‘Fossora’ exhausts listeners with drawn out songs, concepts

Icelandic singer and producer Björk (“Country Creatures”) released her tenth studio album “Fossora” on Sept. 30. The album comes five years after the release of her last project, the folktronica-inspired “Utopia.” “Fossora” takes a new sound holding up to the…

‘Blonde’s’ looks do little to hide ugly narrative underneath

“Blonde” supposedly intends to challenge viewers to look past the looks and status of cultural icon Marilyn Monroe (Ana de Armas, “No Time to Die”) and instead dive deeper into the tortured mind of the true person behind the celebrity:…

New Kid Cudi album dives deep into artist’s emotions, R&B style

R&B and rap icon Kid Cudi (“Tequila Shots”) recently released his eighth studio album “Entergalactic,” topping off an already busy year for the artist. Cudi released “The Boy Who Flew To The Moon (Vol. 1)” in July, which is the…