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School safety, shootings discussed in presentation based on Columbine

Syracuse mayor election surprise Third party, independent candidate Ben Walsh wins office Jamie Aranoff Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com

Alexander Gault-Plate | The Oswegonian The presentation was based on information Schildkraut (top) learned from a symposium at Columbine High School.

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On Nov. 7 in the Marano Campus Center Auditorium, Jaclyn Schildkraut took the time to address and share her insights on the pressing matter of school safety. Schildkraut is an assistant professor in the department of public justice at Oswego State. In September, she had the opportunity to attend The Briefings, which is a national school safety symposium held at Columbine High School. This symposium is hosted by the “I Love U Guys” Foundation. This foundation was created by the parents of Emily Keyes, a student who died during a school shooting at Platte Canyon High School in Colorado in 2006. Among many things, the organization works to create standard response protocols. While Columbine created a catalytic change in active shooter first response, Schildkraut said there is much more that needs to be done in the categories of situational prevention and awareness. Schildkraut’s presentation, titled, “We Need To Talk About School Safety,” shared some of what she took away from The Briefings. She

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began by asking the audience, if a threat arose in the auditorium at that moment, who would have a plan? Not many hands rose. She went on to ask if anyone in the audience had observed their exits, if they have ever ran drills, or if they were aware of an assigned reunification location. Again, few raised their hands. She said that it is important to have a plan because, in the event of an emergency, we should not be asking what to do, we should know what to do. “There is no cookie-cutter solution,” said Sgt. A.J. DeAndrea, a presenter at The Briefings and one of the first SWAT officers on scene at the Columbine shooting. That is what makes threats such as mass shootings so difficult to anticipate. No environment is the same, so the actions that are taken in response to a threat are never the same because they depend on numerous variables. Schildkraut showed footage of Lt. Brian Murphy, who was the first responding officer at the Sikh temple shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, in 2012. It was unclear in the video, but Murphy was shot 15 times, with only two hitting his vest. “Rely on our training and not on our fear to guide us,” Schildkraut said.

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As election day cast across both Oswego County and Syracuse, residents took to the polls to exercise their right to vote. D Bus owner and local landlord, Lee B. Walker Jr., lost the election for Oswego County legislator for the 15th District. The Independence and Reform parties candidate Ben Walsh won for Syracuse mayor Tuesday night. Walker lost to Nathan Emmons, a local Republican candidate and business owner. Emmons said his goal in office is, among other things, to facilitate communication between the city and county governments. Emmons previously held the position of city counselor for the 3rd Ward of Oswego. In Syracuse, Walsh is not registered to a party but ran under the Independence, Reform and Upstate Jobs party lines. Walsh claimed the title of Syracuse mayor and will become the first party-unaffiliated candidate to win the position. Coming from a family of Republicans, Walsh himself has never registered with a political party. He had sought the Republican party nomina-

tion early in the election season, but as he was not registered, the Republican party decided not to endorse him. Walsh had, however, gained the support of various individual Republicans, Democrats and independents in the Syracuse political scene and among

Syracuse voters. C NYC e n t r a l . c o m re p o r t e d t h a t over 4,000 votes separated Walsh from the runner-up, Democrat Juanita Perez Williams.

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Photo provided by Ben Walsh for Mayor via Facebook Walsh ran as the candidate for three minor parties for Syracuse mayor, while he himself is not registered to any party.

Student Association hotly debates resolution Topics of senator privacy, sustainability, SA priorities discussed Kassadee Paulo Asst. News Editor kpaulo@oswegonian.com For three weeks, debate and personal grievances have plagued Oswego State’s Student Association before senators voted down a proposed resolution focusing on sustainability in dining hall facilities on campus. Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Omar van Reenen, with the collaboration of resident dining hall environment activist and teacher Lucas Grove, introduced Plastic Action for Commitment to Sustainability Affirmation, a resolution that addressed the increased use of plastic cups in Auxiliary Services dining locations. The resolution was submitted by Senator Catherine Millington and was sponsored by 179 student and staff members at Oswego State.

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Oswego State food pantry helps students out The SHOP also accepts money donations for professional clothing Ethan Magram Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com Oswego State’s food pantry, Students Helping Oz Peers, or SHOP, has been open for over a year and has already had a big impact on campus. The pantry opened in October of last year and has been rather successful. Students from across campus have volunteered their time to helping the pantry operate and said they have been impressed with how well SHOP has been running. One student, Sabrina Ventrano, has had the opportunity to volunteer through her involvement in the school’s chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, the national service fraternity. “It’s been pretty successful,” Ventrano said. “A lot of people came in. It was a lot of people’s first times.” The SHOP provides nonperishable foods and other grocery items for students who may not be able to afford it. “There was a bunch of shampoo, shaving cream, oatmeal,” Ventrano said. “It’s always very full.” The SHOP’s purpose is to alleviate financial burdens on students. “Food insecurity issues affect students at colleges and universities everywhere,” said Dean of Students Jerri Howland in an interview with Student Life on Oswego State’s website. “When you have to make a choice between buying books and food, well, we don’t want students to have to make that choice.” Apart from food, the pantry has recently been accepting donations for business clothes for students who cannot afford them. “In one of my business classes, someone failed the whole class because he wore jeans to the final presentation,” said student coordinator Kayla Murphy in an interview with Oswego County Today. “So, if someone can’t afford it, they should be able to have it available to them.” Ventrano tabled for the SHOP on behalf of Alpha Phi Omega in their business clothes drive earlier this month. She was excited to help for such a cause. “I think their mission is to help

Science Today Lecture: “Seeing with Gravity,” 4 p.m., Friday in Shineman Center, Room 175.

Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Buffalo State, 3 p.m., Saturday in Marano Campus Center Ice Arena.

Oswego Opera performance: “Mikado,” 7:30 p.m., Sunday in the Waterman Theater. Planetarium show: “The Great American Eclipse,” 7 p.m., Saturday in Shineman Center, Room 223. Writer talk: Christopher Paolini, 3 p.m., Monday in Marano Campus Center, Room 132. Science Today Lecture: Kerin Claeson, 4 p.m., Tuesday in Shineman Center, Room 175.

Kellsie Zacholl | The Oswegonian The SHOP, located in the basement of Penfield Library, is a food pantry for use by Oswego Students that need help.

people and students in the community get supplies that they may not be able to,” Ventrano said. According to the Student Life article, the SHOP got $4,000 in funding originally, with a majority of that coming from the Student Association’s Miss-A-Meal fundraiser. Howland, in the article published in November of 2016, said, “We are glad it’s students serving students,” and “it’s a great collaboration for our community.” Since then, the SHOP’s goal has been to make itself known around campus with the help of Murphy, its student intern, as well as its many volunteers from various organiza-

More than 20 students attended this week’s Student Association meeting to express their concerns regarding sustainability in the dining halls during the public comment section of the meeting. Of these students, four consisted of interns at the Office of Sustainability. Others who spoke at the time were students who wanted to voice their grievences of how plastic cups in the dining halls are not eco-friendly.

tions on campus. The SHOP’s presence on campus has been made known through their efforts, such as the business clothes drive, other tabling around campus and its advertising. One of Murphy’s goals for the remainder of the semester, according to Oswego County Today, is to make sure the SHOP and its resources are known to students who live off campus. Over the past year, the SHOP has been adamant in providing essential resources for students in need, and plans to continue to do so for years to come. “I think it’s a great thing on campus,” Ventrano said.

Student Association Director of Fincance Miranda Kryskow confirmed to senators that the recent “cash crunch” SA underwent was solved after cashing a certificate of deposit they no longer use.

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Speaker: Susannah Schaefer, 5:30 p.m., Tuesday in Marano Campus Center, Room 132. Writer Talk: Sorayya Khan, 3:30 p.m., Wednesday in Marano Campus Center, Room 132 Women’s Basketball vs. Clarkson, 6 p.m., Wednesday in Max Ziel Gymnasium.

Town Hall meeting with President Stanley, 6 p.m., Thursday in Marano Campus Center, Room 132. ecutive reports to discuss civil discourse within SA and said the main reason why SA exists is to listen to what their constituents want and act upon their views and opinions. Bisson expressed his dissapointment in how personal vendetas have plagued the association recently.

After much debate and two proposed amendments, a resolution aimed at moving plastic cups in the dining halls and then abolishing their existence was

voted down by senators 7-10 with one abstention.

Senators voted to grant State Singers, a choir on campus, a sum of $1,950 to c o n t r i b u t e to t he i r funds to attend American Choral Directors Association Eastern Division Conference in Spring 2018. Senator Andre Nichols told Student Association before the bill was voted on that it was time to do right by State Singers. The choir originally asked for $7,200.

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“The Student Association answers calls to the students’ concerns. The use of plastic cups had been brought forward by the students; senators represent the students,” van Reenen said. Over the summer, dining halls introduced iced coffee to their facilities along with opaque plastic cups, which are made from a different type of plastic than the plastic cups that have been used in Auxiliary Services’ retail facilities, such as Mackin Dining Hall. These plastic cups are placed next to the fountain drinks and the iced coffee dispenser. “Being in the customer service business, when we decided to add iced coffee, our management team thought that it would be a wise idea to have something more suitable for a cold beverage,” said Ruth Stevens, director of residential dining at Auxiliary Services. PACSA was created with the intention of asking Auxiliary Services to first move these plastic cups next to the paper cups used for hot drinks and taking drinks or snacks out of the dining halls. This solution would have lasted for the rest of the semester had the resolution been passed. “There was no issue with not having these plastic cups before, so there is no reason that there should be now,” said Ian White, a sophomore who spoke during public comment two weeks ago. “I think the best solution is to quit cold-turkey.” The resolution also called for an increase in restrictions of allowing students to use plastic cups while in the dining hall and then for next semester, to abolish the purchase of them from the dining halls. “On September 15, 2007, President Deborah F. Stanley signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment to demonstrate both regional and national sustainability leadership by modeling our campus as an example of ways society can reduce their carbon footprint,” according to Oswego State’s sustainability webpage. “In signing the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, SUNY Oswego has pledged to becoming climate neutral by the year 2050.” The resolution addressed this as one of the reasons of its proposal to decrease the use of plastic cups in the dining halls. In addition, the opaque plastic cups being used in the dining halls are made of a polymer called polystyrene, and the clear, heavier duty plastic cups in the retail facilities are made of polyethylene terephthalate, or more commonly called, PET, according to Stevens. PET is more recyclable than polystyrene.

“So we really had to work to get recyclable plastic cups through Auxiliary Services, and that took us two years to convince them to use something that is recyclable,” said Jaime Adams, program coordinator for the Office of Sustainability. “I have no idea why in the dining halls they have these lower-quality, sort of flimsy cups, but basically, with that type of plastic [polystyrene], it’s end of life, so this type of plastic has gone through a couple of recyclable cycles, and it’s so lightweight and so lowquality that it just cannot really be recycled.” Polystyrene is type six in the Resin Identification Code, and PET is type one. There are seven types that identify which plastic resin the product is made of. The number can be found in the middle of the recycling triangle symbol. “We do recycle types one through seven in this county. It’s all single stream, so they just throw it in with all the other recyclables,” said Mike Lotito, sustainability engineer coordinator. “It’s been that way for a long time. So using any products that aren’t recyclable is kind of silly.” van Reenen introduced the resolution to SA Oct. 24, and it was tabled to be discussed the following Tuesday. Afterward, van Reenen and others assembled the Student Sustainability Survey for students to take and sent to residence hall councils. It was posted by van Reenen on a Facebook group page, SUNY Oswego Accepted Students: Class of 2020, along with the page for class of 2021 accepted students. van Reenen said he focused the survey on students living in Funnelle and Hart halls because Cooper Dining Hall is connected to both. “It’s not like we excluded anyone else. Whoever the survey got to, it got to them,” van Reenen said. “Yes, I live in Funnelle, so it was easier for me to be like ‘Hey, go on the Facebook page and click on the link.’ I think if I had another week, I could have gotten more people.” Some senators were concerned that, of the 103 responses, 72 students were from Funnelle and Hart halls, and thought the survey was inaccurate in that it was a convenience sample rather than a simple random sample. This meant the surveys were only taken by those who were easiest for the surveyor to reach, and therefore, did not accurately represent the whole of the student body. According to that survey, in Appendix G of the PACSA resolution, 84.5 percent of students surveyed believed the use of the plastic cups in the dining halls is an environmental concern. “We have 4,300 students on campus. They should have a voice and be heard, and I’m not

sure that surveying 100 students is the proper proportion,” Stevens said. In the same Facebook post, van Reenen included a list of senators and which buildings they live in so constituents could contact them with any questions or concerns about issues on campus. “Now the Senators who represent YOUR voices said: ‘plastic cups are easier to burn, thus takes less energy and contributes to an increase in energy output,” van Reenen said in the same Facebook post. During the Oct. 31 SA meeting, some senators, such as Connor Douglass and Ashley Sewer, expressed concern about asking consent before including a senator’s name for privacy sake. Other SA members, such as Connor Breese, disagreed with those who argued for privacy. “You are public servants. Your information should be public knowledge,” Breese said. “If you do not want to share your information to the public, then you represent no one but yourself. You are being held accountable to the people to reach out to.” During the SA meeting on Tuesday, 21 students attended to speak during public comment in support of the resolution. In addition, Michael Flaherty, general manager of Auxiliary Services, spoke his side of the argument, saying he was not “married” to the polystyrene cup and that he would be willing to change it should someone tell him of a possible alternative. “Saying that it’s service related when [Flaherty] said that customers matter, but all the customers are sitting right in front of you, telling you that they don’t want this plastic cup and just ignoring them because of hypothetical customers is really silly,” said Ceseley Mulligan, graphic design intern for the Office of Sustainability. SA President Dalton Bisson expressed his disappointment in how senators allowed their own personal vendettas to plague SA. He told SA members that the association must clearly define their own views and the views of their constituents and act in favor of their constituents. “I think, initially, some people got personal; a senator actually admitted last night [Tuesday] that he initially let it get personal. I know a few other individuals who also felt that way who turned around and actually supported the resolution,” Bisson said. Though the resolution was voted down, a new SA committee will be planned and executed to focus on tackling the sustainability issue in dining halls and stick to Oswego State’s commitment to leaving a smaller carbon footprint.

Oz Talks hosts final presentation for semester

Topic of self-worth, power of self-perception discussed by student presenter Alexander Simone Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com Emmanuel Agyapong felt he always had the potential to stand out, but his mindset held him back time and again. “I went to high school and I was the star of the [basketball] team,” said Agyapong, now a senior wellness major at Oswego State. “So I already had that fixed mindset in my head like, ‘I don’t have to work any better,’ because I started. People looked up to me because I was one of the best people on the team.” There are two ways of living, two mentalities in life; a fixed mindset and a growth one, Agyapong said. A fixed way of thinking is associated with many characteristics, such as a negative attitude, stagnation and complacency. A growth mindset, on the other hand, keys in on things like a positive outlook, a concerted drive for self-improvement and an understanding that failures can be used to learn for the future. “I don’t consider losses anymore,” Agyapong said. “I don’t think about losses anymore, because I think they’re lessons. That’s what an L is, a lesson, because I learned not to do that ever again. I learned how to better do that again.” The fixed mentality, the attitude that he was naturally good enough, that he was able to not work and make the NBA, stayed with Agyapong even after he started college at Buffalo State. The change for him occurred during his sophomore year at Buffalo State. “I was with a girl for two years. She broke up with me, and it hurt, like it hurt a lot,” Agyapong said. “And what I did was, I went to that negative thought, like I was saying, the negativity. She was doing her thing. She was being successful. Me, I'm really sitting in my room thinking, ‘Why, why'd this all happen to me,’ because it was just a bad semester.” After about a month in this cycle, Agyapong made the active choice to be successful and made a plan to achieve his goals. It worked, and Agyapong has made a sizeable impression since transferring to Oswego State, becoming a member of the ODK leadership honor society just one semester after arriving and earning

Greg Tavani | The Oswegonian The last Oz Talks of the semester was hosted in Waterbury Hall's main lounge by Emmanuel Agyapong.

multiple scholarships. Agyapong was not the only one to realize in college that a change needed to be made to his mentality and his life. For junior Glassford Crossfield, that moment took place in the first few weeks of classes, during his creative nonfiction writing class. “We actually had an assignment where we had to read something all of us wrote on fixed mindset and I realized that I actually had a fixed mindset,” Crossfield said. “Since reading that, I've been trying to implement more of a growth mindset, and kind of not viewing certain situations as a failure, but viewing it as another opportunity to grow, to get better.” Crossfield has known Agyapong since he was a freshman two years ago. They first met when Agyapong was living in Funnelle Hall and Crossfield was in Hart Hall, Crossfield said. Having built their rapport over that time, he was extremely impressed with Agyapong’s leadership, Crossfield said. “I think he's a great leader,” Crossfield said. “He's in various organizations. He plays point guard too, so I think that might factor into it.” Another important point of Agyapong’s was the concept of being built, not born. This ties into the growth mentality; the person he will be tomorrow is more than who he is today, since he is constantly bettering himself. Of everything Agyapong spoke about, this

resonated especially strong with freshman Michael Kolawole, he said. Kolawole strives to grow by diversifying his skill set and gaining experience in several areas at once. “It's crazy because I'm not satisfied,” Kolawole said. “I mean, I have a clothing brand, I'm interested in marketing as well, but I'm in broadcasting because I love the camera as well.” All three of these areas coincide for Kolawole because they are all about his brand. To Kolawole, branding refers to more than a product or a company, it is what separates the elites from the rest of the pack. “It applies to everything in life,” Kolawole said. “Listen, if you want to be a basketball player, you've got to brand yourself. Look at LeBron [James]. He's a businessman and all this. Any person is more than just that life.” Effective branding is difficult to achieve without an effective mentality. For Kolawole, that means looking at what he is doing everyday to make sure it is going to help him reach his goals, he said. “I use what I do on the regular, see if I can incorporate it,” Kolawole said. “If I know it's not helping me, I wouldn't do it. If it's helping me, then I'm going to keep doing it and keep trying to balance it out. Because, in order to see all the results you want to see, you have to know how to balance that stuff out now.”

SCHOOL from COVER Schildkraut said this can be done by simply paying better attention to surroundings whenever entering a new environment. Creating and practicing a plan is key. She proposed questions along the lines of, what if the doors to the classroom you are in open outward, so you cannot create a barricade? What if the desks you are sitting in are bolted into the ground? What if there are no windows to escape through? “It is better to be prepared and not need it than to need it and not be prepared,” Schildkraut said. DeAndrea and Officer Mike Touchton of the Arvada Police Department in Colorado recommended a quick acronym to keep in mind when faced with a threat. It is referred to as P.I.E., which stands for priorities, intel and environment. In sum, one should always be aware of the facts of the situation and the limitations one might be facing in the specific setting they are in.

Because there is often no set pattern when it comes to characteristics of a shooter, it is important to recognize and report any type of warning signs. As Schildkraut put it, there are many obstacles put in place to prevent threats from causing damage, but these obstacles do not always prevent these threats, and new obstacles must be created continuously. A n a u d i e n c e m e m b e r a s ke d i f there will ever be a solution. Schildkraut was hopeful, but in reality, she said, the best solution is to prepare. She said one way the Oswego State campus can take initiative is to attend active shooter training, which is held by the University Police Department upon request. It is up to the individual to take action, spread the word and become prepared. Schildkraut reminded the audience that The “I Love You Guys” Foundation will be on campus March 28, 2018, and to keep an eye out for more information.

Alexander Gault-Plate | The Oswegonian Audience members listened in as Schildkraut asked about their safety knowledge, preparedness.

NEWS Mental health experts speak on available resources

Winter months put at-risk students under pressure for depression Jordan DeLucia Copy Editor jdelucia@oswegonian.com The end of the year brings many fun activities to local communities that lift people’s spirits and draw friends and families closer together. However, the fall and first few winter months can also be the hardest for those living with depression and suicidal thoughts to get through. Most people can agree that maintaining a high level of mental health is important, but not everyone has the same position on how counseling and treatment facilities are funded or promoted. Some experts say the current state is just fine, while others claim programs and facilities are severely underfunded. “I would say with mental illness and mental health, nationwide, we are sorely lacking in services for people with mental illnesses,” said Robin McAleese, Mary Walker Health Center outreach coordinator. McAleese, an Oswego State graduate and licensed mental health counselor, believes there should be far more access to counselors like herself, not just in New York, but nationwide. As a LMHC, McAleese is not allowed, by New York state law, to diagnose the clients she sees on a regular basis. Only specific clinical social workers are allowed to diagnose patients with depression and other mental conditions. “Our job is more counseling than therapy. If we have a student that goes beyond what we call our ‘scope of services’ and needs greater, long-term, more frequent help, we refer them to somebody off campus,” McAleese said. Shelly Sloan, treasurer of the Oswego State chapter of Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, concurs with McAleese in that there is not enough funding going into mental health facilities. Sloan said there should be greater access for all students and citizens to counselors and other mental health specialists. Additionally, she said that things like advertising for self-confidence and promoting more anti-bullying campaigns in public schools should be initiated. Sloan’s other efforts in mental health promotion, specifically suicide awareness and prevention, have been in SAVE’s Stride to Save Lives event, held every year since 2011 on the Oswego State cam-

pus. The event is a 5K run/walk through campus grounds with live music and raffles that spreads SAVE’s message through members of the community. Sloan is also a health promotion coordinator at the Lifestyles Center in Mary Walker Health Center, the group known for Toilet Talk, peer educators and the red wagon-wielding outreach staff. Her experience in each of these organizations has helped her tremendously in focusing not just her own, but the entire mental health office’s mission statement and their motives to promote better advertisement of the services Oswego State students are paying for. “You don’t know when it might happen to you or someone you care about,” Sloan said. “People are really good at hiding the pain they’re going through, and so you have no idea when it might happen or when you might find yourself in that situation.” Mental health awareness is promoted by the campus health office and in the residential buildings. Funnelle Residence Hall Director Butch Hallmark said the two training sessions held per year for new and returning resident assistants of every building help inform RAs about mental health in general, what to do in cases of sudden student breakdowns/ crises and the services the health center offers for referral. Additionally, each residential building is required to host at least two programs each semester regarding mental health, and each RHD is required to have

open office hours for students to come in and chat – something Hallmark takes very seriously. “It’s the most important. That’s one reason why they give me an apartment here,” Hallmark said. “Those office hours are specifically designed for students to come in and talk about their roommate issues or ‘how do I change buildings’ or mental health issues.” In regard to the funding of mental health clinics, Hallmark said he believes they do get appropriate funding. Mary Walker Health Center recently completed a deal with a licensed psychiatrist to have them on campus at least once a week for students to meet with. Psychiatrists can diagnose patients and prescribe them with medicine to treat symptoms of depression and other mental illnesses, and access to them was provided by the center’s funding. Most importantly, Hallmark understands how vital it is for those who are suffering to get help and for those who are not to still make use of the residential programs that promote mental health, as it becomes useful when dealing with friends and family who may suffer. “I think it’s good for people, no matter if they have mental health issues or they know someone, to go to these programs so that everybody gets some kind of background knowledge on this,” Hallmark said. Wherever experts may stand on the methods of promotion and funding, mental health awareness is always a topic of conversation on college campuses.

Jordan DeLucia | The Oswegonian McAleese has a group counseling room in her office, located in the Mary Walker Health Center.

Circle K hosts speaker to discuss water availability Nonprofit Thirst Project works to make fresh water available in developing world

Samantha Flavell Managing Editor sflavell@oswegonian.com The Oswego section of Circle K, an international club, brought two guest speakers from the Thirst Project to hold a presentation in the Campus Center on Nov. 1 with the goal of bringing awareness to the water crisis that is plaguing countries around the world. The presenters, Kangi Downing and Brandon Howa, travel across the states to different middle schools, high schools and universities to speak. They began the presentation by showing a video of Jake, a senior who shared how he became involved with the Thirst Project and what he did to make a difference right away. “The world can’t afford for us to wait,” Jake said in the video. “As you sit here watching this, 663 million people around the world don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water.” On average, Americans use 150 gallons of water a day. In many developing countries, people struggle to find five gallons of water, and often the water they do find requires carrying heavy jerrycans for miles only to collect contaminated water that gives many people diseases and causes death, especially in children. “Waterborne diseases kill more people than AIDS, malaria and world violence combined, including war,” Jake said. “The water crisis kills more kids every day than anything in the world. A child dies every 21 seconds from drinking dirty water.” The presenters got the audience involved in the presentation by offering the opportunity to view a virtual reality representation of what it is like to live in these developing countries where citizens do not have easy access to fresh water that people take for granted in the states. In the 13 countries in which the Thirst Project has worked, most people have to walk an average of four miles to collect water from open and unprotected sources that are shared with animals. At the front of the room, the presenters also had an empty jerrycan that was for donations as well as a five-gallon jerrycan that was filled with water. The presenters gave audience members the opportunity to try

to carry it and get an idea of what people in these countries will carry for miles every day. It is most common for women and children to be the ones to carry the water, meaning that children are not going to school and women cannot work. Instead, they are walking for up to eight hours a day, carrying full jerrycans of water that would weigh approximately 42 pounds. The Thirst Project was founded in 2009, and in the eight years since, has raised $ 8.8 million, worked in 13 countries and served over 330,000 people. When freshwater wells are put in, the disease rate in these countries drops 88 percent and the child mortality rate drops 90 percent. The Thirst Project is not only aimed to bring attention to the water crisis as a whole, but also to the issue that it is not only drinking the water that causes problems. Schistosomiasis, more commonly known as Bilharzia, can be contracted from just touching the water and can cause serious health concerns. People in these countries walk miles every day to collect water that they know will harm them and their families. The Thirst Project is aimed at ending the water crisis, which they call the worst humanitarian issue the world is facing. The number of people who lack access to clean water has gone from 1.1 billion to 663 million, in part due to organizations like the Thirst Project. While there is a lot left to do,

there are many who are vehemently working to bring that number to zero. “Everyone has the ability to make a tangible difference in someone’s life,” Howa said. Many students present originally came for credit. Freshman Jason Tomlinson, who lives in Johnson Hall, came for the GST credit, but upon attending the event, he found a growing interest in the topic. “I didn’t really know anything about the water crisis,” Tomlinson said. “Cindy told me something about it being the leading death in children, and it just interests me.” Others, such as junior and resident mentor for Johnson Hall, Cindy Pietrakowski, have attended multiple Thirst Project presentations and feel very passionate about the topic. “This was my sixth time watching a presentation about the Thirst Project,” Pietrakowski said. “And each time, I still feel chills hearing about the impact the water crisis has.” A single donation of $25 saves a person’s life, and each well cost $12,000 to build. The presentations mentioned numerous ways in which all kinds of people can get involved. By spreading the word, hosting a fundraiser, making a donation or joining the Thirst Project, there is a way for everyone to help. “Sometimes, all it takes is 20 seconds of insane courage,” Downing said. “20 seconds of embarrassing bravery, and I promise you, something good will come of it to make a difference.”

Sammi Flavell | The Oswegonian The presenters brought a five-gallon jerrycan full of water to show audience members what those without access to fresh water must do to survive. They used a second jerrycan to collect donations.

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A6 NEWS First independent mayor of Syracuse elected THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2017

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New Yorkers went to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the off-year elections. In this state, one of three statewide measures being voted on was t he d e c i s i o n to hol d a C o n s t i t u t i o n a l C o n ve n t i o n , w h i c h i s a u tomatically asked of voters every 20 years. The measure failed with over 80 percent of voters saying "no" to the proposition. In Oswego County, voters elected their county representatives. The county is split into 25 equally

populated districts. Republican nominees won districts one through 15, 17 and 20 through 23, for a total of 19 seats. Democrat nominees won districts 10, 18, 19, 24 and 25 for a total of five seats. Oswego County also saw the election of Kevin Gardner for a return to the office of treasurer. He ran uncontested. The city of Oswego saw the election of Republicans for supervisor, justice, and a councilman.

Twitter raises character count

Majority-Democrat city elects independent, third party-supported candidate

SYRACUSE from COVER Williams was trailing with just 38 percent of the vote to Walsh’s 54 percent when she announced her defeat. The Central New York city was bound to make history with any one of the winners. Walsh would be the city’s first party-unaffiliated candidate to win the election; Williams would have been Syracuse and New York state’s first Latina mayor; Laura Lavine would have been the first female Republican mayor for Syracuse; and Howie Hawkins would have been the first Green Party candidate to hold the office. As the results came in Tuesday night, Walsh arrived at his celebration party in downtown Syracuse before the polls were set to close. News website Syracuse.com posted that, with more than half the vote, 54 percent, Walsh had won the election. Williams announced her defeat at her election watch party at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology at 10:45 p.m. Far behind the frontrunners were the Green Party’s Hawkins, who received 970 votes, 4.1 percent, and Republican Laura Lavine with 589 votes, 2.5 percent. “Rise Above” served as the official slogan for the Ben Walsh For Mayor platform, and according to the mayor-elect’s website, it is not just a saying, but a call to action. The top three priorities Walsh focused most on as he campaigned were the enhancing safety and quality of life in Syracuse neighborhoods, improving academic endeavors in city schools

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and reducing poverty by increasing economic opportunity. Walsh’s victory means a lot for minor party members who run for government office in the area. In fact, in all of Syracuse’s history, he is the first candidate nominated by a minor party to win mayor in over 100 years. In 1913, Syracuse elected its first minor-party mayor, Louis Will, a member of the Progressive Party. Also, this year marks the 100-year anniversary of Women’s Suffrage, d a t i n g b a c k to 1 9 1 7 i n N e w Yo rk state. Just three years later, the 19th

Amendment was ratified. In 1965, after the ratification of the Voting Rights Act, all women were allowed to vote. Few students showed up to vote in the Oswego State polling place. Pollsters were set up in the Oswego State campus center from 5 a.m. until polls closed at 9 p.m., and at around 8 p.m., they reported a total of seven Oswego State students who had voted for Oswego County, although numbers of students from the school who voted overall are not available.

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Popular social media platform Twitter recently raised the character limit for posts from 140 characters to 280 characters. Tw i t t e r s a i d t h e o r i g i n a l 1 4 0 character limit was put in place as people were generally posting to the platform via text message, and the normal limit for SMS messages was 140 characters. Another reason for the change is chalked up to "cramming," when a user has to edit their tweet down to allow it to fit the allowed space. Twitter product manager Ali-

za Rosen said on the Twitter Blog page that languages like Japanese, Chinese and Korean generally do not run into space issues on the platform because charact e r s i n t ho s e l a n g u a g e s c o n vey more meaning than other language's characters. The change is being rolled out to all languages on the platform except for Japanese, Chinese and Korean in an attempt to equalize the ability to express a thought in a t w e e t , re g a rd l e s s o f l a n g u a g e , according to the Twitter blog page.

Alexander Gault-Plate | The Oswegonian Oswego State hosted a public polling site, as it does for every election, that residents of the county district used to vote for county representatives and three state propositions.

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Undefeated teams dominate Austin Tanner Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com Another week has gone by, and it was filled with exciting competition in basketball, broomball and badminton. Out of the men’s recreational basketball league, ORFC took on the Long Island Scramblers to try to keep their undefeated season intact. ORFC came out strong in the beginning of the game, leading by as much as 20 points in the first half. But coming down to the final stretch of the game, Long Island Scramblers made a dramatic comeback, making the game tied 44-44, but in the end, ORFC would win 48-46 and remain undefeated with a record of 3-0. In the men’s competitive league, Days In The East: Vol 3 still sit on top of the standings in a three-way tie for first place. Days In The East: Vol 3 took on Team Nile in hopes to stay undefeated with an impressive 5-0 record. Despite not having won a game so far this season, Team Nile came out ready to, holding Days in the East: Vol 3 to just four points going into halftime. In the third quarter, Days In The East: Vol 3 would find their second wind and go on an incredible run, winning 92-62. Halloween night brought out some great competition in all of the broomball leagues at Marano Campus Center. In the men’s recreational league, Mother Puckers took on Broom Shakka Lakka. It was an evenly

matched game, as no one had scored through two periods of play. Into the third period, Mother Puckers found light early on, scoring in the opening minutes of the period. Defense was the key for the final period of play for Mother Puckers, but it was a hard task in the end. With just moments left in the game, Dylan Kuhn scored the tying goal, ending the game 1-1. In the corec recreational league, ChurchGroup PutinBallAway is once again in first place in the league and took on Broom Your Balls to try to keep an undefeated season alive. During first period play, the game was pretty level, as both teams started out scoreless. The second period was a whole different ballgame, as ChurchGroup PutinBallAway caught fire and started their ascend to the top. Right off the drop of the puck, Alex Masterson scored two goals and was then backed up by two more goals by Jordyn Sanford, making the score 4-0 at the end of the second period. After another goal in the third period, ChurchGroup PutinBallAway came away with the win 5-0, and holds their position in first place. Over to the open doubles badminton league, Gimmie Dat T-Shirt took on You Got Rec’d. Gimmie Dat T-Shirt came out strong in the first set, taking it 21-6. In the second set, You Got Rec’d made a push for a victory, making a late-set comeback, only trailing by three, making the score 17-14. But in the end, Gimmie Dat T-Shirt would come out on top 2 sets to 0.

Photo Provided by Mic-Anthony Hay Campus recreational basketball is in full swing with OFRC going 3-0 so far in the men’s competitive league.

Bushey, Lakers out to prove their worth off historic season Luke Scoville Sports Editor lscoville@oswegonian.com It is that time of year where Oswego State golf and wrestling head coach Mike Howard transitions from the course to the mat as he guides the Lakers for his 27th season under the helm. Oswego State wrestling is coming off a big season for its program, where six wrestlers last spring competed in regionals and three of them qualified for the NCAA Tournament: Jordan Bushey, Rocco Russo and Evan Corso. Bushey led the Lakers all of 2016-2017 as a freshman, going 39-2 in his matches. He had a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Championships and was named All-American and NYSWCA Freshman of the Year in the 184-pound weight class. “The NCAA Tournament was definitely a learning experience,” Bushey said. “I’m just trying to take everything from my losses there and work on it this year and have a better outcome next year.” Bushey put his name on the map with his success last season. This year, with more of a target on his back, other teams’ wrestlers will look to adjust to what they have witnessed or heard about with his skill set. The Lakers kicked off their campaign in Providence, Rhode Island, last weekend in the Ithaca College Invitational. Sophomore Bushey picked up where he left off in his historic season going 5-0 and winning the 184-pound weight class. “[Bushey]’s a talented kid,” Howard said. “I said that last year, he’s super-talented. He wrestled really well over the weekend. Team’s tried to figure him out, but [Bushey] adapted to what they were doing.” The Lakers as a team finished in seventh place at the Ithaca Invitational out of 16 teams. “I thought going in we could potentially be top-five in the team standings,” Howard said. Junior Troy Seymour, who finished 2610 last season, was scratched before the

Photo Provided By James Kearns via Youtube.com Bushey pins his opponent to the mat in his freshman season in one of his 39 victories to All-American status.

Ithaca Invitational, as he became ill before the meet, Howard said. The loss of Seymour took away points Howard believed the team would have claimed, but he still had the same expectations going into the event. “Well, I told the guys it also opens the door for some others to step up and fill the gap,” Howard said. “We’re going to have things happen throughout the season and got to have guys ready to pull up the slack.” Bushey’s efforts in the opening invitational for the 2017-2018 season earned him ECWC Co-Wrestler of the Week and Oswego State Athlete of the Week. “It feels pretty good to get the season started,” Bushey said of his recognition. Other notable performances for the Lakers in the Ithaca Invitational include junior Jeff Lombardi, who worked over the offseason on bumping up to the 184-pound

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weight class. “I feel pretty good. I feel I got off to a really good start,” Lombardi said. “In the offseason, I was really pushing to gain weight. I kind of found my right weight class.” Lombardi, Bushey and Seymour will be ready to lead this year’s team that feature a whopping freshman class of 10 wrestlers. “I kind of help guide them by welcoming them,” Lombardi said. “Telling them how the program is, what we expect and it’s kind of like a brotherhood here.” Building off a historic season for the program, Howard sees the success continuing with the incoming recruiting class. “I think we felt with what we accomplished last year, coming into this year, we’re kind of starting to take those drives to be back in the top-20 in the country,” Howard said. “Part of our issue has been depth. We’re starting to develop some of that.” Despite producing top-notch individual wrestlers, the Lakers as a team have struggled overall in recent years. “Guys like myself and Alex Hornacek, coming in as a Div. I recruit, and a few other guys competing in nationals’ last year kind of opens the eyes of the rest of the nation to let them know Oswego [State] is coming,” Seymour said. Next on the schedule for Oswego State, they travel down to Binghamton University for the Johnathon Caloust Bearcat Open on Saturday. The Lakers will have their hands full going up against some of the best in Div. I wrestling. “Our topline guys are going to be tested, which is what we want early in the season,” Howard said. “We want them to wrestle quality competition and see where they are at and learn from the experience.”

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Men’s hockey early scoring woes

Ryan Zalduondo Asst. Sports Editor rzalduondo@oswegonian.com Since statistics were recorded for Oswego State men’s hockey beginning for the 1986-87 season, the Lakers have never scored at a pace lower than 3.1 goals per game, a mark attained during the 2015-16 season. Through three games this season, Oswego State has scored at a pace of 2.67 goals per game, which is on pace to be the worst mark in program history. This average is alarmingly down from the 6.00 goals per game they managed last year through three games. Through 28 games last season, the average was 4.60, which is a mark this year’s team has not reached yet in a single game. With only 29.5 percent of goals scored last season returning to the team, it was discussed over the offseason where the goals would come from. However, since Oswego State is Oswego State, it is hard not to believe that someone would step up, and so far nobody has. Outside of Josh Zizek’s hat-trick outburst on opening night against Elmira College, just five other players have one goal apiece. Another alarming statistic is against all three opponents so far, the Lakers have scored nearly below the average goals against per game that the team has allowed. Elmira College has allowed 3.75 goals per game through four games, and the Lakers managed four goals. Against their strongest and only ranked opponent so far, then-No. 9 Hobart College, the Lakers only scored once against a team that has allowed 2.33 goals a game through three games. Last weekend against SUNY Cortland, who has allowed 3.67 goals per game, Oswego State scored three times. The defensive corps and goaltenders must be applauded for keeping the Lakers in all three games so far and limiting the team to just one loss, as the offense has struggled to get off the ground. But, as is always the case with Ed Gosek-coached teams, there is plenty of talent across the board. A few players to note that are capable of catching fire and sparking the Lakers offense are senior Mitch Herlihey, sophomore Michael Gillespie and freshman AJ D’Orazio, who played the first two games together on the first line. Herlihey finished fifth in scoring on last year’s stacked scoring team with a total of 27 points in 25 games, the highest of all returners. Herlihey missed the game against SUNY Cortland due to injury, so his upcoming return is something to watch, as the captain will undoubtedly be aware he will be depended on to pick up the slack. Gillespie is an interesting player because of his history. In between parts of three different seasons with the Lincoln Stars of the USPHL, the New City, New York, native laced up for eight games for Div. I Ohio State University. Though he mustered just one goal in eight games, he had the talent to crack a Div. I roster, which is an impressive feat for any player. Last season, he had eight goals and 14 assists for the Stars in 42 games played. Notching his first goal as a Laker over SUNY Cortland, the sophomore is poised to break out. D’Orazio is coming off a season with St. Michaels of the OJHL where he scored 30 goals and 41 assists through 52 games. Though the OJHL is not Div. III, 71 points in any league is not anything to ignore. His obvious scoring touch has a chance to translate to Div. III hockey, and he could have the potential to be another breakout star for Oswego State as the season progresses. With this in mind, there is hope on the horizon for a Lakers offense that has disappointed so far.

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Joe Porpora Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com Sophomore forward Michael Gillespie scored his first career goal as a Laker this past Saturday during the Lakers’ 3-1 win against SUNY Cortland. This is Gillespie’s first year as a Laker after playing Div. I hockey at Ohio State in the 2015-2016 season. Gillespie scored one goal in eight career games as a Buckeye. After playing one season for the Buckeyes, he decided to go back to juniors and join the Lincoln Stars of the United State Hockey League. “I wasn’t feeling that my game was taking me off to where I wanted to go,” Gillespie said on why he left Ohio State. “I feel like I needed a different spot and a different change. The opportunity to go back to juniors and find another school that would fit my play and help me develop was my option, and that’s how I ended up here.” Gillespie played for Lincoln in 20142015 before playing for Ohio State. He scored 34 points in 59 games during the 2015 season, which was tied for the team lead that year. Following his stint with Ohio State, Gillespie was back in Lincoln to improve his game and search

for a Div. III school that was the right fit for him. In his two seasons with Lincoln since playing for Ohio State, Gillespie scored 37 points in the 65 total games he

It’s been a little different [playing at Oswego State], but the guys have really helped out with the change. The chemistry in our locker room, I feel, has been a lot better and we’re a lot closer of a group. I’ve got a good opportunity here at Oswego and I’m making the best of it right now.” -Michael Gillespie sophomore forward

appeared in. After those two years with Lincoln, Gillespie decided that he wanted to go Div. III and play at Oswego State. “It’s been a little different [playing at Oswego State], but the guys have really helped out with the change,” Gillespie said. “The chemistry in our locker room, I feel, has been a lot better, and we’re a lot closer of a group. I’ve got a good opportunity here at Oswego and I’m making the best of it right now.” Before coming to Oswego State, Gillespie played in two of the toughest hockey leagues for his age group. Head coach Ed Gosek believes that Gillespie’s decision to play in Div. I and play in one of the top junior leagues, the USHL, has helped him improve as a player. “He was in Ohio State, and those are good experiences for him to compare and have some taste of college hockey,” Gosek said. “The USHL is arguably the best league in the United States, so playing a lot of minutes in that league has certainly helped prepare him for here.” Gillespie has wasted little time making an impact on this Lakers team. After scoring against SUNY Cortland Saturday, Gillespie has now recorded a point in each of his last two games. Gosek had an idea for what he wanted Gillespie’s role to be on the ice when he brought

him into the fold, and he is been impressed with his attitude and ability to coach so far. “We envisioned him being on the power play, and he’s done a good job on there. We’ve envisioned him trying to get in with a couple of guys that can create turnovers and get in the puck,” Gosek said. “We’re certainly pleased with what he’s bringing to our team. Good skill set, good work ethic and he fits in with our philosophy of team play.” One of the reasons Gillespie is playing so well is because he is comfortable with everybody on the team. From day one, he felt welcomed and he enjoys the bond he has with his new teammates. “Everything’s been perfect. Everything’s been great,” said Gillespie about fitting in with his new team. “The guys welcomed me once I came in. There’s no groups. We’re all brothers in here, so it’s really good to see that in a locker room. That’s what you need in a locker room to make a successful team.” After his experiences playing both Div. I and juniors, Gillespie just wants to help the Lakers in any way that he can. “I just want to make plays out there and help my line mates out,” Gillespie said. “I’m gonna do whatever I have to to help the team win.”

Men’s club rugby returns to nationals as hosts Oswego State defeated SUNY Geneseo to advance to nationals for first time since 2015 Shenandoah Briere Chief Copy Editor sbriere@oswegonian.com The Oswego State men’s club rugby team, the Wizards, is heading to Div. II nationals after winning the state championship for the third time in four years. On Saturday, the Wizards beat the SUNY Geneseo Warthogs 17-12, with much of their motivation coming from the loss suffered in last year’s championship game. Kevin Morgan, one of four captains on the team, said this year was just a buildup to playing the Warthogs again. “We knew we were going to face them in the championship,” Morgan said. It was either us or them the whole entire year, and it came down to it, and I think we just had more of a will to win. We just wanted to beat them more than they wanted to beat us.” The win meant not only would they have another chance to prove themselves at nationals, but also they had finished their season undefeated at 8-0. Coach Reid Adler said he had always expected they would bring the trophy home again. “It’s kind of like an expectation we all set for ourselves and made sure we achieved it,” Adler said. “We worked ridiculously hard all season from recruiting new players to working on our fitness, just like preparing ourselves. I mean, all the hard work, we’re not surprised. So, I guess it’s just for the next coming weeks that are

what we’re most anticipating.” This year, Adler said the team decided to not only focus on practice, but also to analyze their game plays and those of their opponents. He said they would make changes based on what they saw the other teams doing. Adler, who previously played on the team before becoming a coach, said it can be difficult standing on

the sideline sometimes. “It’s hard not to have control of the game,” Adler said. “You know watching from the sidelines, but I guess a lot of that really comes into preparation for games and stuff as opposed to preforming,” Adler said. For Garrett MacKenzie, who was on the team back in 2015 when they won the

Photo Provided By Macdonell Orelus The Oswego State Wizards celebrate winning their third Div. II Club Rugby NYS Championship in the last four seasons.

championship for two consecutive years, the experience winning now was “electrifying.” He said they only made a small change in how they played so they could win the game. “We’re such a strong team offensively that most teams couldn’t score as many points as we did,” MacKenzie said. “We didn’t focus on defense until we matched Geneseo, who had roughly the same amount of skill we did. So, we put more of an emphasis on playing solid defensively and supporting our own players to maintain the ball, and it all payed off.” On and off the field, the team is known for always being around each other, Adler said. He noted this as the reason the team plays so well together. The relationship they have built over the past season is unique, he added. Morgan, a senior, said it is the friends he has made playing rugby that he will miss most when he graduates. The one thing Morgan said he learned by playing on the team was to always believe in himself. “The weakest guy can make the hardest hit,” Morgan said. “It doesn’t matter. As long as your mindset is there, you’re the toughest guy on the field.” The last two times the Wizards were at nationals, they lost in their first rounds, once to Vermont in 2014 and then to the University of Rhode Island in 2015. Adler said the home field advantage will come in handy as they look to move past Southern Connecticut State University this Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Hidden Fields.

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SUNYAC Standings

Men's Hockey

Overall

Conference

Oswego Scoreboard Streak

Plattsburgh

2-1-0

2-0-0

Brockport Fredonia Geneseo

3-0-1

1-0-1

1-2-0

1-1-0

Oswego State Buffalo State Cortland Morrisville Potsdam

3-1-0

1-1-0

2-1-0

1-0-0

1-1-1

0-1-1

0-3-0

0-1-0

0-2-2

0-2-0

3-0-1

0-0-0

Men's Hockey Friday, Nov. 3

Overall

Buffalo State Cortland Oswego State Plattsburgh Potsdam

1-3-0

1-1-0

1-2-1

0-2-0

2-1-0

0-0-0

3-1-0 3-1-0

2-0-0 1-1-0

L1 W1

Saturday, Nov. 4

OSW:

Gillespie: 1 goal Emerson: 1 goal Sullivan: 1 goal

ELM:

Hughson: 3 goals Gilman: 1 goal Strawinksy: 1 assist

COR:

Ritchie: 1 goal Weigman: 40 saves

OSW:

Padden: 1 goal Madrigal: 33 saves

Saturday, Nov. 4

176

Women's Hockey

Women's Swimming and Diving Men's Swimming and Diving

NEWHL Standings Conference

Streak

CLA:

Grasberger: 2:21.99 (200 m free) Catano: 1:12.47 (100 m backstroke)

OSW:

Synan: 10:13.20 (800 m free) Kulosman: 1:25.32 (100 m backstroke)

Saturday, Nov. 4

150

138

OSW:

Rodriguez: 8:57.08 (800 m free) Perez: 1:02.35 (100 m backstroke)

CLA:

Magnuson: 2:20.87 (200 m butterfly) Vondrak: 1:09.38 (100 m breaststroke)

Upcoming Matches Wrestling Saturday, Nov. 11

Women's Hockey Saturday, Nov. 11

*Results accurate at time of publication

SUNYAC Championship Results

9:00 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

BING: N/A OSW: N/A

BUF: (1-3-0, 1-1-0) OSW: (2-1-0, 0-0-0)

Men's Hockey

Women's Hockey

7:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

CAN: (1-2-0, N/A) OSW: (2-1-0, 1-0-0)

BUF: (1-3-0, 1-1-0) OSW: (2-1-0, 0-0-0)

Saturday, Nov. 11

Sunday, Nov. 12

Laker Athletes of the Week

Around the SUNYAC

Riley Synan

Men's Hockey

Saturday, Nov. 4

GEN: (3-1-0, 1-1-0) FRE: (1-2-0, 1-1-0)

CAN: (1-2-0, N/A) POT: (3-0-1, 0-0-0)

On home ice against No. 4/5 Elmira College, women's hockey only scored one goal in a 4-1 loss, which put the first mark in the loss column for the Lakers in the 2017-18 season. In their lowest scoring effort since a Feb. 18 tie against William Smith College, Oswego State only managed 18 shots, which was their lowest total of the season by 21.

Saturday, Nov. 4

MOR: (0-2-2, 0-2-0) PLA: (2-1-0, 2-0-0)

In the second consecutive road game for men's hockey, this time for a conference matchup against the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons, the Lakers were able to score three times en route to a 3-1 win. Goals by Michael Gillespie, Mitch Emerson and Jody Sullivan propelled Oswego State to their first conference win of the year.

Jordan Bushey

Women's Swimming and Diving Junior | Belchertown, Massachussetts

Wrestling Sophomore | Plattsburgh

On Nov. 4 in a meet at Clarkson U n i ve r s i t y, S y n a n p a r t i c i p a t e d i n the women's 200-yard medley relay, 800-meter free, 100-meter free and the 200-meter IM. In all four events, Synan came out on top. In the 800-meter free, the junior finished with a time of 10:13.20, a time that was over a minute faster than any other competitor. In her next two singles races, Synan won by a total of less than two seconds. Her efforts won her SUNYAC Women's Swimmer of the Week.

In wrestling's first meet of the season at the Ithaca College Invitational, where the Lakers finished seventh out of 16 teams, Bushey stole the spotlight. Recording a record of 5-0 over the course of the two-day competition, Bushey won the 184 pound bracket. The sophomore was responsible for 20 of the 69 points Oswego State acquired during the meet in an impressive fashion. To cap off the weekend, Bushey took down Ithaca College's Jake Ashcraft, who was ranked tenth in the country at 184 pounds.

Men's swimming and diving extended their perfect record to 4-0 with a slim win at Clarkson University on Nov. 4 by a score of 150-138. Swimmers Daniel Rodriguez, JJ Alaniz and Luis Perez all notched two individual wins on the day to help push Oswego State to the victory over the Golden Knights, who were undefeated heading into the meet. The Lakers will look to add to their perfect record on Nov. 11 at Alfred State.

Sophomore Jordan Bushey of wrestling won the 184 pound weight class at the Ithaca College Invitational to kick off the season for Oswego State. The Plattsburgh native was able to rattle off five straight wins to win the tournament. The reigning NYSWCA Freshman of the Year and NCAA All-American was the only Laker to win his respective weight class during the meet.

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Sophomore defender has been standout player for Oswego State early in season

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Joe Porpora Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com The Lakers will be back on home ice Saturday night to face SUNY Canton in a non-conference matchup on military appreciation night. After defeating Cortland on the road in their first SUNYAC conference game of the season, the No. 9 Lakers look to build momentum with conference games looming. Last Saturday’s win against SUNY Cortland was Oswego State’s lone game last week. SUNY Canton, on the other hand, has dropped their last two games after a shocking win against Plattsburgh State to start the season. The Roos lost both games of a home and home with SUNY Potsdam this past weekend. They were outscored by a total of 8-2 in those two games. The Lakers have dominated SUNY Canton recently as well. Oswego State has a 5-0 record against SUNY Canton over the past three seasons, outscoring the Kangaroos 28-4 in those games. SUNY Canton may have snuck up on Plattsburgh State to open the season, but head coach Ed Gosek should have the Lakers prepared for anything SUNY Canton throws at them. The Roos did not look good last week against SUNY Potsdam and the Lakers have looked strong in every game this season, even in their overtime loss to Hobart College. Oswego State should be able to blow out SUNY Canton in what will be a statement win for the Lakers.

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Randazzo beginning to rise to top of Laker depth chart

Men's Hockey vs. SUNY Canton

On the first night of the 2017-18 season, SUNY Canton walked into the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena to take on the then-No. 12 Plattsburgh State Cardinals and walked out with a shocking 4-3 win, their most impressive since joining the NCAA ranks for the 2013-14 season. The Roos are typically a weak opponent for the SUNYAC powers like Oswego State and Plattsburgh State, but that Oct. 28 matchup proved they are no pushover. SUNY Canton senior Josh Sova, an Oswego native, scored a shorthanded goal against the Cardinals and will be a player to watch during his last collegiate game ever in the town he grew up in. For No. 9 Oswego State, the Lakers are coming off a 3-1 road win on Nov. 3 against SUNY Cortland. Senior captain Mitch Herlihey missed the contest due to injury, and one must wonder if head coach Ed Gosek will hold him out again until the Lakers' next SUNYAC game on Nov. 17 against Buffalo State. The Lakers have scored eight total goals in the young 2017-18 season and seemed primed for a breakout performance against a SUNY Canton team coming off consecutive losses by three goals at the hands of SUNY Potsdam. Conventional wisdom says the Lakers were weary of the upset hungry Roos on home ice and will come out on top as they have in every matchup between these teams since the first time they played in 2013-14..

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Ben Grieco Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com It is always a great feature to have a defenseman who can get in on the offensive side of the puck. Kate Randazzo has done just that for the Oswego State women’s ice hockey team this season. Last season, as a freshman, she had one goal and seven assists. She was third among freshmen for points for the Lakers, and she was a point behind Jacquelin White, who is no longer with Oswego State. “As a freshman, she got a lot of minutes. We knew bringing her in that she would be a defenseman that would be a freshman who could step in right away,” head coach Diane Dillon said. “She played through a lot of mistakes, but she kept playing. She doesn’t like to get beat. If you beat her once in a drill, you won’t beat her the second time. She plays like that in games, as well.” During the offseason, Dillon gave Randazzo a workout packet to

complete. The offseason was very beneficial to her, playing 4-on-4 hockey to learn new playstyles. Along with that, her desire to become a better student has translated to the ice, according to Dillon. “I worked out every day on the ice, I did those all week and I played in a summer league,” Randazzo said. “With the league, I got to play different roles on the ice.” As a sophomore, Randazzo has been put in some tough situations. As a top defender, she has been placed on both the penalty kill and power play often and was called a young leader among even younger players by Dillon. However, the biggest change she sees in Randazzo is her level of confidence. “She knows that we’re going to put her in certain situations as one of our top defensemen,” Dillon said. “So, just settling into that role, and feeling comfortable and confident that we believe in her, she’s more and more confident in her own play.” The sophomore currently leads the team in assists and points, with four

and five, respectively. All four assists came from the dominant 5-0 victory over New England College. Her lone goal came from the overtime gamewinner against Castleton University

We believe that she has the potential to be a very good leader on this team. I think she enjoys that role, but there's a lot to learn when you're dealing with a group of 22 other players." -Diane Dillon women's hockey head coach

on Oct. 28 when the Lakers won 3-2. “It’s great when you have a defenseman that can be involved on the offensive and putting up points,” Dillon said. “We always love for them to have assists because they’re the ones that really drive the puck. We have high expectations for her, so we’re going to be pushing her even harder. But we’re thrilled with her start.” Along with Randazzo being on the team for two years, this is also her second conference that she is in. After the Lakers left the ECAC Women's West last season, the team will be facing well-known rivals in their new league, the Northeast Women’s Hockey League. The team will be facing every conference opponent four times, compared to the two times per season last year. They will be going against common rivals, such as SUNY Potsdam, Buffalo State and the always dominant Plattsburgh State. They are all important games, according to Randazzo. “All the teams in the conference are always the teams we rivaled against,” Randazzo said. “I’m looking forward to every conference game this season, so that’s the main difference this year.” It is not necessarily about the points for Randazzo, according to Dillon. As a defenseman, she is expected to keep it simple yet effective within her own zone. Early this year, she has played confidently with the puck on her stick and has made some great passes both on offense and defense, according to Dillon. “Obviously, I want to get as many points as I can and continue to grow in the role I have on the team,” Randazzo said. “More importantly, I want the team to do well this season.” Dillon stated that Randazzo is the youngest member of their leadership council for their team. She is one of two “full-time” defensemen, along with Madison Byrne. Natalie Giglio, also a sophomore, plays both forward and defense but focuses mainly on playing as the centerman. “We believe that she has the potential to be a very good leader on this team,” Dillon said. “I think she enjoys that role, but there’s a lot to learn when you’re dealing with a group of 22 other players.” Randazzo and the Lakers will be taking on their first NEWHL opponent this season, Buffalo State, for a backto-back weekend matchup on Nov. 11 and 12. Both games start at 3 p.m. at the Marano Campus Center Ice Arena.

Women's Hockey vs. Buffalo State

Ben Grieco Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com The Buffalo State women’s ice hockey team will be traveling to Oswego State for a back-toback weekend matchup. The Bengals are coming off of a 2-1 loss against SUNY Potsdam on Nov. 4. Sophomore Natasha Steinle came away with the lone goal for the Bengals and is among the top scorers for the Bengals so far. After a 17-8-2 season last year and a couple successful seasons the past couple of years, the team is off to an uncommon start. Oswego State also suffered a loss against No. 3/5 Elmira College on Nov. 4. Freshman Jean-Marie Padden had the goal and has scored two goals in three games. Senior Victoria Blake returned against the Soaring Eagles and is back on the roster. Head coach Diane Dillon is hoping that senior Andrea Noss will also be able to return from an injury sustained in the preseason. The Lakers and Bengals split the weekend series last season. Buffalo State won the first matchup by a score of 2-1, while Oswego State took the second, 5-1. This will be the first two games of a fourgame season series. This is also Oswego State’s first NEWHL conference matchup. Both teams will be looking for momentum after losses their last time out, but Oswego State will have the slight advantage of home ice this weekend.

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Randazzo (21) scored her first goal this season during the Lakers' 3-2 win over Castleton College on Oct. 28.

Randazzo (21) leads the team with five points through three games, two more than the next top scorer.

Inefficient class registration process back for spring semester

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Michael Reilly Circulation Director mreilly@oswegonian.com With the month of November beginning, many students have already started thinking about next semester. Of course, the reason for this is that registration for courses offered during the spring 2018 semester has begun. For many students, registration season is often one that brings forth plenty of stress. It also does not help knowing finals week is waiting right around the corner. The methods used for registering for classes differ between schools, but something one would assume many would agree on is that technology, such as computers, have certainly made registering much easier than it once was. However, it seems as if Oswego State is preventing registration from becoming too easy. The reason for this suspicion stems largely from the system of advisers assigning students with personal identification numbers. Mind you, only first-semester freshmen and juniors, as well as new transfers with secondsemester junior status, are required to use a personal identification number. Regardless, that does not take away from the stress this can cause an individual. It is not entering the PIN that is the issue, but rather the process of receiving it. Simply sending the PIN over email would be far too simple, so students receive an email from their adviser to set up an appointment in or-

der to obtain the number. Although this appointment also provides an opportunity to speak in person to your adviser, it still does not negate the fact that it is an insufficient method for registering. From personal experience, this method feels like it is the furthest thing from stress free. Due to the number of students having to set up appointments, it can quickly become difficult for students to find a time to meet that works for both them and their adviser. There is very little that can compare to the stress and aggravation of setting up an appointment and showing up to an adviser’s office only to find they are not there due to a meeting they did not notify the student of. All the while this delays a student’s opportunity to register on time and get the classes they need, which is the absolute last thing any student would want to have happen. This is a prime example of how dysfunctional and stressful this system is. The worst part of it all is when the day finally comes to receive the PIN, it is given to the student on a simple sticky note, which all but confirms how inefficient this system is. So, a student has to face the stress of scheduling an appointment, possibly having to reschedule and not register on time, just to receive a sticky note with numbers on it. One has to wonder what benefits the school sees from using this system. Oswego State should consider other options for registration. Perhaps giving PINs over emails and eliminating any of the aforementioned stressful situations would be a great place to start.

Disgusting roommate attack was racially motivated as well Erin Newell Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Eighteen-year-old Brianna Brochu was a freshman student attending Hartford University who was expelled and arrested after boasting about having contaminated her roommate, Chennel Rowe’s, toothbrush, backpack, face lotion and other belongings over an extended period to drive her from the room. This was more than a prank or simple revenge. This was bigotry. College is where students meet new people, gain independence and essentially learn how to be an adult. According to The New York Times, Brochu stated in a post on Instagram that, “After 1½ month of spitting in her coconut oil, putting moldy clam dip in her lotions, rubbing used tampons [on] her backpack, putting her toothbrush places where the sun doesn’t shine, and so much more, I can finally say goodbye Jamaican Barbie.” The animosity of Brochu’s acts are more than a mere annoyance with her roommate, but appear to be racially motivated. Brochu is caucasian and the victim of her actions, Rowe, is black. The roommates had been placed together randomly and had a tense relationship, but that does not make it even remotely acceptable for someone to be smearing their bodily fluids over other’s belongings. A big part of college is adjusting and growing up. Clearly, Bro-

chu was not ready to do either of these things. According to court documents, Brochu began lashing out at Rowe after she had posted videos of Brochu sleeping and teased her for snoring. However, if this was Brochu’s only motivation, why not just request a room change as Rowe had before she even knew about Brochu’s offensive actions? Brochu made more than one post of Rowe, and even told police that she did lick Rowe’s plate, fork and spoon. Upon finding this all out, Rowe said the revelations helped explain why she had been sick early in the school year, suffering from extreme throat pain that eventually made it difficult to sleep or speak. According to Rowe, the nurse she visited earlier in the school year advised her that the throat pain was due to a bacteria present in her throat. Rowe suspected this was caused by “Brochu tampering with her personal items,” according to the arrest warrant affidavit. University of Hartford President, Greg Woodward, stated that Brochu would not be returning to the school. He also encouraged students to come forward with their concerns, “The University of Hartford is not exempt from issues facing our society and world.” According to The Washington Post, the police department announced it would be requesting that Brochu be charged with intimidation based on bigotry, which is a felony. Both the school and the police are taking the situation seriously and following proper procedure to adequately punish Brochu, who quite frankly, deserves it.

Photo provided by Dave Kleinschmidt via flickr Dorm rooms with limited space can cause problems to fester and lead to tension between roommates.

Student Association theatrics Recent resolution on plastic cups does not hold any water Ethan Magram Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com

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Typically, if someone has an issue on campus, they are encouraged to reach out to a representative of the Student Association to advocate on their behalf. But the Student Association functions less as a student advocacy organization and more as one that plays pretend politics. Each member, in their own way, touts their success in helping students live better lives on campus while doing more to help themselves and their egos rather than solving actual issues. Omar van Reenen, SA director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, is a major culprit of this notion and is creating a political atmosphere in SA that inhibits its members from solving legitimate issues. van Reenen recently proposed a resolution in the SA senate with the intention of removing plastic cups from the dining halls on campus. The resolution was over four pages long and included facts and statistics about campus-wide plastic cup usage. At first, this may seem like a common-sense, environmentally friendly goal to set for the senate, but every step taken in passing this legislation should concern students. A minor, but important detail to start: The resolution was headed with a ridiculous title, “Plastic Action for Commitment to Sustainability Affirmation,” created only to have a shortened acronym associated with it. PACSA was drafted to be wordy and confusing and had sketchy statistics to support the resolution’s case. This was all done, presumably, to mask the fact that there had actually been little planning or research put into the legislation besides what was done for its appearance. The resolution as written would not

have any direct or immediate change on campus. A resolution in the SA senate is only a statement made on behalf of the student body in support or opposition of an idea. van Reenen was offering students, directly or otherwise, empty promises that if they had sponsored this resolution, it would lead to an immediate change for the better. He was using this resolution as an opportunity to stretch his political muscle by traveling around campus, giving grandiose speeches that only made students believe the Student Association was attempting to solve a real environmental issue on campus. The fact of the matter was, this was not a legitimate or pressing issue at all. As previously mentioned, the facts of the resolution were not researched outside of what would make the paper itself look pretty. The plastic cups had always been in the dining halls for employees to use. After having excess cups, the dining halls decided to leave them out for regular students to use. This resolution was so controversial in the senate that it had been tabled twice after hours of meaningless discussion. For two weeks, this legislation was tolled over until the senate gave up and decided to

forget about its existence. This meant that for several weeks, the main issue in the student senate was not an issue at all, it was just arguing over whether to support the idea of removing plastic cups from the dining hall, regardless of whether it would actually happen in the first place. The time in these meetings could have been spent being more productive and actually discovering and solving issues for students that attend this school. van Reenen is only one of many culprits, and PACSA is one of many examples. The grandstanding for which SA representatives are notorious is only getting worse. The issues being tackled in the organization are becoming arbitrary and are only being discussed for the sake of playing politics. The organization is doing a massive disservice to students on this campus that actually need advocacy. They are accomplishing the opposite of what they wish to accomplish, and the only people they are harming are those who need them.

Kassidy Paulo | The Oswegonian Sometimes the work being done in the Student Association is more for the senators than the students.

Real journalism falling by wayside Recent website closure reveals grim future for local news in America Gene Segrue Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com On Nov. 2, the CEO of DNAinfo and Gothamist, Joe Ricketts, announced he would be shutting down both sites dedicated to local journalism. Ricketts claimed the move is due to a lack of economic success. However the announcement comes just one week after the combined newsroom of DNAinfo and Gothamist revealed plans to unionize. This episode is further proof of the deterioration of journalistic institutions and the need for more independent and publicly funded journalism. The top priority of any good news source should be to report on stories that affect their readers. DNAinfo and Gothamist provided cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco with hyper-local, neighborhood-level reporting. Both sites did top-quality work, covering topics like crime and real estate development. Their objective of course, according to Ricketts, was always to make him and investors more money. The sad fact is Ricketts did exactly what he was supposed to in this system. DNAinfo and Gothamist gave their readers quality journalism on stories that mattered, but they were unable to turn a profit. The only smart business decision for Ricketts to make was to shut down. The internet and other technological advancements involving breaking news have made traditional print journalism financially obsolete. Local newspapers around the country are shrinking and disappearing as local news falls by the wayside to the more attractive national news. The national news reporting that is actually able to make a profit most often comes in the form of cable news. Networks like CNN, Fox News and MSNBC have seen their

Photo provided by Michael via flickr Newspapers are already beginning to disappear, and local online news could be the next thing to go.

popularity rise since the launch of CNN in 1980. This is not a good trend for the American news consumer. In 2016, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC reported a combined revenue of over $5 billion, according to Pew Research Center. There is already so much money tied up in cable news, and the network executive’s thirst for more profits cannot be quenched. The only way for these networks to keep making more money is to make sure viewers keep tuning in by airing entertaining stories with no news value. They are sacrificing editorial quality for more entertaining stories that have less actual impact on the viewers’ lives. One striking example of this is CNN’s coverage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared without a trace in March of 2014. Understandably, this was a shocking incident that deserved coverage when it happened. Following the spike in ratings, CNN provided almost around-the-clock coverage on the topic for over a month. In that time, there were plenty of other stories that had more impact on their

viewers, which CNN chose to ignore in favor of their missing plane coverage. CNN received criticism for their over-coverage, but did not care as long as viewers tuned in. This is why the need for publicly funded journalism is now so important. Journalists are society’s watchdog. Without the strong reporting of independent journalists our democracy could come apart at the seams. If we do not act now, all news will become fluff pieces used to distract us from unjust actions taking place behind the scenes. Outlets such as PBS and NPR are already funded by public grants and member station dues. They are able to report on actual news stories that directly affect the viewers rather than producing more entertaining content with little substance. Unfortunately, it is not enough. Quality news reporting is rapidly deteriorating in this country. We all suffer because of it. The U.S. needs to invest in more publicly funded media to preserve the arts, education and investigative journalism.

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PROTECTING OUR PRIVACY What are your thoughts on the class registration process? “Sometimes it is kind of annoying if you can’t get into the classes you want.”

Alexis Williams technology education, senior “It is pretty simple if you just follow the instructions.”

With the storage capacity of smartphones in 2017, people keep copious amounts of personal information on their devices. While it is understandable why government agencies would want access to the devices of suspects in investigations, that is not reason enough for software to be made that would allow the government access to all devices. With the creation of this software, a precedent could be set. In recent years, the topic has been brought up specifically with Apple and the FBI about creating a new software tool that would allow access to previously protected costumer data on Apple devices. In cases like the San Bernardino shooting in December 2015 and, most recently, the Texas shooting this past week. The phone was the property of the attackers and the FBI said it would hold possible information that would be pertinent to

the ongoing investigation. It may begin with the reasonable request for access to the phone of suspects involved in high-scale crimes, however, were this software to be created, there is no guarantee how it will be used in the future. This may become just another example of how the government is “data mining” their citizens. Beginning in 2005, debate had ramped up over the government use of warrantless wiretapping of American phone calls. The creation of this software bypass would give the government another resource for gaining the personal information of American citizens. People’s personal information is already all over the internet. Popular private social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter already have access to a large quantity of their users’ personal information,

with archives of what they post on top of back-end account information like phone numbers. It seems obvious for the U.S. government to want to have the capability to access the phones of serious suspects to aid in criminal investigations, but this does not justify the government having access to the devices of the entire U.S. population. This constitutes a potential invasion of privacy if the software is built and given to the government. If the software were to be created, it would likely be unregulated and have no precedent for what is constituted as acceptable use of the software. With the power that personal information holds, the government having access to software that would be able to bypass security features and gain access to virtually anyone’s phone would be like opening Pandora’s box.

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Oswego State officially tired of geese’s crap Students ready for unfriendly, defecating fowl to fly far away soon

Cameron Hill business administration, junior “It kind of depends on the major. Until the senior check forms, that’s when registration gets annoying”

Yaritza Sencion human development, senior “I know a lot of people, they’re waiting on class registration then like a day before they register they’re told they have a hold.” Mohamed Magassouba technology management, senior “Mine wasn’t bad because I am a junior now, so I get first dibs.”

Vanessa Rojas wellness management, junior

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Nicole Mauro Copy Editor nmauro@oswegonian.com With the dreaded winter months quickly approaching, one familiar campus bird will finally be departing. Geese may be an icon of sorts on the Oswego State campus, but here at The Oswegonian, we have come to a consensus that we are sick of their s***. Literally. When walking to and from class, we often come face-to-face with a goose or even a whole flock. Nothing is more

stressful than being angrily hissed at and wondering if you are going to have to start running. We are tired of having to constantly watch where we are stepping and be in fear of getting attacked on a daily basis. We all have seen the viral videos of children being viciously run down by geese, and we would rather not be one of the next victims. Many students even have to sit in their car and lay on the horn while waiting for what feels like 50 fearless geese to slowly cross the road, making us late for class. To many students that may not be from this area, they might see the geese as beautiful, feathered creatures. What they have not experienced is a goose puffed-up, leaned back, wings flapping and about to charge. If they are not strutting around campus like they own the place, you will often see them overhead probably deciding who they want to defecate on next. The squawking they let out is nothing less than frightening. Yes,

this may be a little dramatic, but when geese are the only animal a student on the campus comes in contact with for the majority of the year, this discussion is relevant. An area where the geese cause a significant disturbance is when they leave their droppings across the athletic turf or grass fields. This results in grotesque green stains on uniforms that definitely are not from the grass. Some schools have found a solution to this by placing coyote decoys on the fields to trick the geese into keeping away. Maybe the campus should look into investing in decoys or something of the sort for the comfort of the student body. Maybe then our school would not be associated with geese so much as to have them featured in our own Snapchat geotag. The geese have run this campus for long enough this semester, and we say good riddance. Until next year, geese. You will not be missed.

Show appreciation this Veterans Day

Understand distinction between military holidays Derek Smith Opinion Editor dsmith@oswegonian.com Saturday will mark the 98th consecutive year that America will honor veterans on Nov. 11. It began after the end of World War I, when former President Woodrow Wilson declared a national “Armistice Day” to celebrate the end of what was presumed to be “the war to end all wars.” In 1938, an act of Congress officially recognized Nov. 11 as an official, legal holiday. It was not until 1954 that then President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a revered World War II general, officially changed the name of the Nov. 11 holiday to “Veterans Day.” This marked the inaugural Veterans Day that Americans know, meant to recognize all American military veterans. In order to properly pay respects to veterans, we must be aware of the distinctions between the three main holidays meant to honor the military: Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day and Veterans Day. Memorial Day falls on the last Monday in May every year and is meant to remember American military personnel who died in combat. Armed Forces Day, celebrated on the third Saturday of May, is to thank current members of the armed forces. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website, “Veterans Day is largely

Photo provided by S.C. Air National Guard via flickr Veterans Day is recognized to honor all veterans of the United States military, current and former.

intended to thank LIVING veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served - not only those who died - have sacrificed and done their duty.” American society and entertainment seems to be in a perpetual state of hollow military appreciation that results in a degradation of their service. Sports teams, both professional and collegiate, use military appreciation as a cheap guise to sell limitededition camouflage apparel. Politicians pay lip service to soldiers, constantly describing them as heroic and selfless while doing nothing to provide housing to the thousands of

Tip of the hat... ◊.... to the geese for leaving soon. ◊.... to those who will thank a veteran on Saturday. ◊.... to Ben Walsh for becoming the first independent mayor in Syracuse.

homeless veterans or improve their medical care through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. These examples, while inexcusable, are merely symptoms that reveal the broader issue at play. Rather than paying respects to current, former and deceased members of our military on the appropriate designated day, society operates in a constant state of passive appreciation. This diminishes the significance of the holidays and ultimately the service of our military. Taking the time to sincerely thank a veteran on the day reserved for it will prove much more meaningful than buying into whatever cheap, military-themed event a sports league or team is promoting to sell tickets.

◊....to disrespectful roommates. ◊....to members of SA grandstanding in the senate. ◊.... to the PIN number requirement for registration.

Wag of the finger...

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Oswego State is the proud home of WTOP-10 TV, a TV station run completely by over 200 students. WTOP-10 features weather reports, nightly news, fashion talk shows, live sports coverage and a large variety of specials that are directed toward college students. The digital TV studio, located in Marano Campus Center, was a donation from alumnus Al Roker in 2007. The studio was renovated to include upgrades such as green screen technology, microphones and state-ofthe-art camera equipment, all in high definition. WTOP-10 is led by the executive board and managers, who all work to make sure each show runs smoothly with the goal of giving each contributing member of the broadcast the best experience possible. Each position within the station mimics those within the real world. This provides great experience for future careers in broadcasting. Anthony Russo is a senior at Oswego State and holds the position of executive producer of WTOP-10. “WTOP-10 is not just for broadcasting majors,” Russo

Photo provided by Joshua Holfoth Nightly News on WTOP-10 is an opportunity for students with interests in broadcasting to gain performance experience.

said. “Anyone is welcome to play a role in the process of executing the show. There is always room for new WTOP members.” Management, production, human resources, operations, creative services, engineering/technology and finance are all departments found within the production of the show. Thirty-two leadership positions exist within these departments and are up for grabs at the end of each school year.

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The live nightly news segment runs Mondays through Thursdays at 9 p.m. The segment highlights news on local, state and national levels. The news is geared toward the interests of the college and Oswego community, informing and educating viewers about the world around them. “A major goal of the news is for college students to discover how national issues affect them on a daily basis,” Russo said. The nightly news includes a weather report of the next day and the rest of the week presented by students interested in meteorology. With snowy days quickly approaching, this segment will be extremely helpful to students wondering how much to bundle up for classes. A sports segment is included in the nightly news and focuses on local, state and national games. This also includes the standings of teams and announcements of upcoming games. Oswego State hockey and basketball games are a main focus of this segment and are always displayed live when they occur. The pre-production process is full of script writing, rehearsing and render-

ing of images and audio. A team of 10 to 12 people are behind various computer screens during each show, making sure the broadcast is running smoothly. Each segment has to be perfectly timed out in order for the show to maintain a 30-minute runtime. Students love the production process of WTOP, but also love being a part of such a close team. The station brings students of all majors, backgrounds and personalities together, all with the common interest of bringing a show to life. “My favorite part of being involved in WTOP is definitely the lifelong friendships I have made. Holding a leadership position in the club has enabled me to meet so many amazing people, and I will miss it so much after graduation,” Russo said. Everyone has access to tune into WTOP. The WTOP10 website provides live shows and links to previous shows. The WTOP-10 Facebook page is another way of watching, and the shows are always on TVs (Channel 10.2) throughout the Oswego State campus. Sign-ups for the club can be found on the WTOP-10 website.

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CBS’ ‘S.W.A.T.’ fails to capture magic of original film Shenandoah Briere Chief Copy Editor sbriere@oswegonian.com

Rating: CBS has been known for its large catalog of crime dramas over the years, from the numerous “CSI” series to “Criminal Minds.” This fall, the network decided to do a new take on an old movie. “S.W.A.T.” is based on the 2003 movie of the same name and has new versions of the same characters. In the movie, the team, led by Sgt. Dan “Hondo” Harrelson (Samuel L. Jackson “Kong: Skull Island”), tries to stop a drug kingpin from escaping police captivity. Audiences will see a different plotline unfold in the pilot episode for the TV series, without a nod to the story told in the movie. Still staged in Los Angeles, the team finds itself in an escalating race situation with parts of the city angry at the police for another shooting in their neighborhood. This plot is an interesting choice to start the series because of the volatile social relationships between police officers and various communi-

ties. The best line of the episode comes when the team is covering crowd control at a protest and someone tells Hondo (Shemar Moore, “Criminal Minds”) that he will have to choose between being black or blue. Moore’s take on the character contrasts that of his predecessor. Moore, known for his role as Derek Morgan on “Criminal Minds,” plays a more level-headed Hondo, whereas Jackson was

sharp, to the point and ready to fight. Then again, all the characters needed to play out a shorter timespan in the film, compared to a series where character development is crucial. This is not to say that Moore did not bring a ton of screaming “baby girl” fans with him when he signed on for the show. However, audiences may not be as pleased with his performance here as they were when he was wooing viewers on a show

about serial killers. The first episode brings a lot of thrills, though nothing like the movie, which received 48 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Also, viewers may get bored by the never-ending need to mix romance and action with the same old parlor trick of two people who cannot be together because of the work they do, but somehow still find comfort in each other’s arms. Yawn. Let’s not beat the drum dead with the relation-

Image from CBS via YouTube.com CBS took a generic action movie with “S.W.A.T.” and formulated it into another generic police procedural drama.

ship between Hondo and Jessica Cortez (Stephanie Sigman, “Narcos”) or the annoying flirtation that team newbie Jim Street (Alex Russel, “Only the Brave”) attempts to have with Christina Alonso (Lina Esco, “Kingdom”). Audiences will like that the characters each bring their own to the team. Street is full of energy and always ready to fight for the team. David Kay (Jay Harrington, “Code Black”) has spent the most time on the team and is the true definition of a team player after being passed up for promotion. The other characters get overshadowed by Hondo, Street and Deacon. Alonso is quiet but has the ultimate affection for dogs. Dominique Luca (Kenneth Johnson, “Bates Motel”) will take on anyone in an arm wrestling match, and Victor Tan (David Lim, “Quantico”) was the most unheard from in the episode. Ultimately, viewers will find that the show offers opportunity for an action-packed police drama on primetime TV. However, if it gets bogged down by romantic relationships and the storyline fades, it will just be like every other police show out there.

‘Shameless’ tries to give Gallagher family happy chapter Dominic Rizzi Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Rating: Showtime has slowly become associated with kicking off new shows with a great first season, then dragging them out for way too long, to the point where they become stale and boring. Shows that have fallen victim to this include “Dexter,” “House of Lies” and “Weeds.” This is why it is so nice to see “Shameless,” their most popular show since the fall of their last major critical and commercial hit “Dexter,” is still continuing strong, a whopping six years after its debut. The Gallagher family is back, only this time, it looks like their days of constant bad luck and major debt are over. After the death of their mother Monica last season, it left them with several pounds of meth, which they end up deciding to use in their own

Image from Shameless via YouTube.com “Shameless” has managed to make it to an eighth season, and after a positive start, the show has already been renewed for a ninth season.

ways. Frank (William H. Macy, “Fargo”) smokes his share, travels to a Buddhist temple and emerges determined to repent for all the wrong he has done to people. Fiona (Emmy Rossum “Dragonball Evolution”) buries her and Liam’s shares and continues to renovate the apartment building she is leasing. Lip (Jeremy Allen White, “Movie 43”) tries to put an end to his alcoholism once and for all. Ian (Cameron

Monaghan, “Gotham”) continues as an EMT while still pining over his ex, Trevor. Carl (Ethan Cutkosky, “The Unborn”), despite selling his share and investing in a hot tub, continues to abide by a rigorous military schedule. Debbie (Emma Kenney, “Epic”) is continuing to care for her daughter Frannie, maintain a parking attendant job during the day and go to welding school by night. Liam has now been enrolled in a private

school that continually flaunts him in front of prospective parents to show “diversity.” Meanwhile, after dealing with the loss of their bar to Svetlana, V (Shanola Hampton, “Things Never Said”) continues to waitress at Patty’s and plots to get their bar back from Svetlana, while Kev (Steve Howey, “Something Borrowed”) continues to work at Ian’s old strip joint. Despite a set of familiar tones, it indeed looks like

“Shameless” has turned things around for the Gallaghers, which is refreshing to see, considering all the hurt this family has gone through over the years. The premiere continues the rapid energy that has become a staple of the show, and does not look like it is stopping anytime soon. The performances are all still solid, as they have been since the beginning. As always, Macy proves that he is an acting force to be reckoned with, but overall, story wise, there is not that much that is different. The premiere is still wildly entertaining, but the majority of the joy comes from seeing this family’s string of bad luck seemingly come to an end. After dealing with Frank’s constant antics, death, alcoholism, prison, almost drug overdose, bipolar disorder and much more, the Gallaghers deserve a break. Will it last? Who knows, but for now, we can relish in the fact that it looks like their troubles are finally over.

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21 Savage, Offset’s sounds clash ‘Without Warning’ Ryan Edinger Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

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Collaborative projects have always been extremely exciting for hip-hop fans, and recently they seem to be coming more often. Last week, Future and Young Thug dropped their joint mixtape “Super Slimey,” and on Halloween, fellow Atlanta natives 21 Savage and Offset followed suit with their 10-track project, “Without Warning.” However, the pair’s contradicting styles and different levels of energy clash on each song in which both artists are featured. 21 Savage has one of the most distinguishable styles in rap. Though he is often associated with mumblerap, Savage’s lyrics come through clearly, and he delivers them in an empty, monotonous flow. The eerily heartless way in which he bluntly raps about graphic

violence gives him the vibe of a remorseless serial killer. While Offset’s style often mimics that of his group Migos, he continues to prove on every solo feature and song that he is growing as an artist. His high-energy delivery and rapid-fire flow sound like a machine gun spraying the beat in controlled bursts. On paper, the two should complement each other well, but it did not come to fruition. Executive producer, Metro Boomin, is the real highlight of the tape, proving that he gets better with every song. At this point, Metro could produce a collaborative project with Lil B, Fetty Wap and Eminem, and it would sound great, but sounding great is only half the battle. Were 21 Savage and Offset actually ever in a studio together while recording this? It sounded like Metro emailed the two the same beat and they both sent him back a couple of verses, and he was forced to piece them together.

Image from 21 Savage via YouTube.com Two hip-hop superstars’ styles do not complement each other on this subpar album.

The chemistry that should be there between the two Atlanta stars is nonexistent. With two of the best ad-libbing rappers in the game, this should have had a playful back-and-forth throughout the tape. Offset has had many interactive

back-and-forth songs with his own group Migos, and one of 21 Savage’s most successful songs, “X,” was a song in which he traded verses with Future multiple times. The dynamic between 21 Savage and Offset that seemed like

an inevitable layup when the project was announced simply was not there. The tape was not without its highlights, however. As it was with “Super Slimey,” they came in the rappers’ respective solo cuts. Offset’s “Ric Flair Drip” has the most memorable beat and the catchiest hook while 21’s “My Choppa Hate N*****” is reminiscent of something that would have appeared on he and Metro’s earlier project, “Savage Mode.” Quavo joined his fellow Migo on the track “Rap Saved Me,” and Travis Scott dropped off perhaps the best verse of his career on “Ghostface Killers.” Even with Metro Boomin’s mesmerizing production, the tape falls well short of greatness. While “Ric Flair Drip” will be in heavy rotation due to its club-friendly sound, the only other song on this tape with considerable replay value is “Ghostface Killers,” and even that is mostly for the Travis Scott verse.

Maroon 5 proves itself once again with ‘Red Pill Blues’ Mary Katherine Moylan Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Rating: Maroon 5 has released its sixth studio album, “Red Pills Blues,” which is the epitome of today’s pop music. The album has been making appearances on radio waves since last October with the release of “Don’t Wanna Know,” featuring Kendrick Lamar. The band

has already set up a tour starting in Las Vegas on Dec. 30, to continue through the new year with special guests and appearances from the album’s featured artists. Maroon 5 has managed to stay on the scene for over 15 years, since the release of the band’s first album, “Songs About Jane” in 2002, which features songs like “This Love” and “She Will Be Loved.” One would have to admit, the members know what they are doing if they are still relevant. Maroon 5 has an

interesting method that is only practical to survive in the music industry. If one were to compare the sounds of “Songs About Jane” and “Won’t Be Soon Before Long” to that of their last album, it is clear that the band’s music, while its members are getting older, is rightfully changing with the times. “Red Pill Blues” is the only album released by the band that includes more than one song with a featured artist. Truly running wild with featured acts, “Red Pill Blues” features the likes

Photo provided by Lunchbox LP (https://goo.gl/oXjA9U) via flickr Levine has been the frontman for Maroon 5 since its inception and is continuing to propel the group into the future.

of SZA, Julia Michaels, LunchMoney Lewis, A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar and Future. “What Lover’s Do” featuring SZA, a song that was recently marketed through Snapchat filters, is the first featured track on “Red Pill Blues.” With the use of current media, Maroon 5 dressed the “Red Pill Blues” album cover with each of the seven band members sporting popular Snapchat filters in small Polaroid headshots with sharp electric blue and magenta italicized font. “What Lover’s Do” is a catchy and repetitive tune in Levine’s signature falsetto, one of the signature qualities of Maroon 5, with lines like “Ooooh, oooh / Been wishin’ for you / Ooh, ooh / Tryna’ do what lovers do, ooh.” One of the out-of-place sounding songs on the album, “Closure,” differs drastically f ro m t he vo c a l t r a c k s s e e n from the rest of “Red Pill Blues.” Commencing the song with the smooth vocals and pop falsetto of Levine, the first three minutes of the song are laced beautifully through gentle percussions and the works of the saxophone played by Kenneth

Whalum. “If you want closure, come on and close that door / I know, know, know what’cha really came for / I know what’cha w a n t , b a by, w h a t ’c h a c a me here for / Closure.” The nearly 12-minute song then dips into a chill and purely instrumental exchange of sounds. With keyboardist PJ M o r to n s w a p p i n g o rg a n riffs with guitar, the song continues for another eight minutes, being the longest song Maroon 5 has released in all six of its albums. “Red Pill Blues” is bound to be another successful release from Maroon 5. By simply knowing where to head with the music, the band continues to stay on the scene and please old and new fans just by sticking with themes of new love, with songs like “Lips On You” and heartbreak and betrayal, with “Cold” featuring Future. Even though its sound has changed drastically since the heavy drums and guitar solos of “Songs About Jane” fans should still stick around because Maroon 5 is not done yet.

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Marvel’s Thor finally ‘Ragnarok’s big screen audiences Dominick J. Lioto Laker Review Editor dlioto@oswegonian.com

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Taika Waititi (“Hunt for the Wilderpeople”) and the folks at Marvel have finally fixed the mighty god of thunder. “Thor” was a mostly generic superhero trope with a few moments of engaging action and humor, and it ended up being fine at best. “Thor: The Dark World” is arguably one of the worst movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, here comes “Thor: Ragnarok,” and it is everything a Thor movie should have been all along. “Ragnarok” is getting a lot of attention because of how tonally different it is from its predecessors. The first two “Thor” films are pretty dull; Chris Hemsworth (“Avengers: Age of Ultron”) has nobody to play off of and it takes itself too seriously. This third “Thor” movie takes everything great about the character and uses

it as an advantage. The film’s humor is one of the standout elements. Hemsworth is genuinely hilarious as Thor. He has great comedic timing and delivery. He plays a Thor that is very arrogant and a little dumb, but he balances them both with a sarcastic, bold personality that works well. People are complaining that the god of thunder should be mighty and heroic, and he is, but a humorous take on Thor just works so much better in the context of the MCU. Thor is not the only character to bust out their comedic chops. Jeff Goldblum (“Independence Day: Resurgence”) is the Grandmaster, the creator and ruler of the planet that Thor and Loki (Tom Hiddleston, “Kong: Skull Island”) become deserted on. Goldblum is an absolute delight in this film, where he gets to play a very weird man on an even weirder planet. His dry, yet silly sense of humor flourishes here. Even Hulk (Mark Ruffalo,

“Spotlight”), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock”), and new characters like Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson, “Creed”) and Korg (Waititi) all have scene-stealing dialogue. Even Hela (Cate Blanchett, “Carol”), the goddess of death, has a few one-liners that kill with the audience. Hela is an interesting villain. She fits the minor-Marvel villain type so well, as somebody that wants to rule over everyone and will not stop until they do. Although this is something that Marvel gets a lot of criticism for, Hela sortof breaks the mold at the same time. Her connection to the story told in “Ragnarok” makes a lot of sense for her being the way she is, plus she is literally the goddess of death, so she gets a pass. “Ragnarok” helps Thor out by having 96 percent of the film not take place on Earth. Thor has a Norse mythological background and ties to Marvel’s intergalactic background, so why does he have to spend

Image from Marvel Entertainment via YouTube.com Hemsworth is finally able to show off his comedic talents in “Ragnarok.”

so much time in New York City? Putting Thor on what is basically a road trip across space with a great sense of humor and Jack Kirby-esque visuals is the right move. He is thriving in a fun setting with unique characters he can actually play off of, instead of a bunch of humans. “Thor: Ragnarok” does a lot of things right. It is a fun ret-

ro journey back to the 1980s without even going there. It is full of surprises and jokes that fans will not see coming, but elegantly balances this hyper-stylized vision with true emotion and risk. “Ragnarok” not only increases the hype to when viewers will get to see “Thor” again, but also to see what else Marvel has up its sleeves.

’ Larry David helps ‘SNL’ return with average premiere Ian Saunders Asst. Laker Review Editor isaunders@oswegonian.com

Rating: These days, “Saturday Night Live” writers do not have to try hard to come up with ideas. With the daily media circus that the Trump administration continues to devolve into, all they need to do is repor t on current events and the result will be hilarious, right? If the beginning of season 43 proves anything, it is that this tactic will not w o r k f o r e v e r. A l e c B a l d win (“30 Rock”) continues to drop in and provide his uncanny impression of the 45th president, complete w i t h a n o r a ng e s p r ay t a n and an ironed-out suit. The cold open was a satirical take on the Mueller investigation, with Trump and his goons depicted taking a shower together. The b i t w a s f i l l e d w i t h me a n spirited jokes being hurled a t t he Tr u m p a d m i n i s t r a -

Image from Saturday Night Live via YouTube.com David and Davidson, who is dating David’s daughter, team up for “Price Is Right” sketch.

tion, which have seemed to have lost the bite they had when the president first entered office. SNL seems more determined than ever to show America what is going on in the political system, but the results tend to be more depressing than they are funny. L a r r y D av i d ( “ C u r b Yo u r Enthusiasm”) was the host for the night, and his open-

i n g m o n olo g u e s t a r t e d o f f on a very strong note. “You tolerate me, you really tolerate me,” he said to the crowd after receiving a long round of applause. What made the monologue really interesting was the mixed reception he got for an offensive joke directed toward Jews. While David has been mostly immune to outrage for his c a re e r, t h i s o ne p a r t i c u l a r

joke was enough to put him in the crosshairs on social m e d i a . “ I f I ’d g r o w n u p i n Poland when Hitler came to power and was sent to a concentration camp, would I still be checking out women i n t he c a m p ? ” he a s k s t he crowd, and was met with an interesting mixture of gasps and laughs. If David had executed the joke a little better, there was a good chance he would not have received so much hate for it, but that was not the case. The joke virtually came out of nowhere and fell flat mos tly because it did not have any real context. The skits were the usual bag of great, average and horrible. Some felt a lot more thought out than others, while others dragged on for way too long. Cast member Kyle Mooney (“Brigsby B e a r ” ) d e l i v e re d h i s u s u a l brand of off-putting comedy with the bit “Beers,” a parody of mid-90s sitcoms that was strangely lovable. The fact that SNL approved it shows they still have an experi-

mental side and are willing to explore new territory. David gave his famous Bernie Sanders impression on “The Price Is Right Celebrity Edition,” which had all the typical pieces of an SNL skit. It may have gone on for too long, but for the most part, it delivered laughs. The low points came with bits like “The Baby Step,” an annoying music video starring Miley Cyrus that just felt uncomfortable. They were shooting for the video to go viral by loading as many gimmicks in as possible, but the final result was just a complete mess. Andy S a m b e rg i s s o re l y m i s s e d with the digital shorts. “Saturday Night Live” continues to evolve and be a stepping stone for young comedic actors, and this new season picks up exactly where the last season left off. Cast members like B e c k B e n n e t t , K a t e M c Ki n no n a nd Va ne s s a B aye r continue to keep the show going strong, with the end nowhere in sight.

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I quit smoking for the first time 19 years ago. Being battered with PSAs after every doctor’s visit and cough in front of the family will get anybody to quit anything. I started again two winters ago. Money got tighter and tighter, I didn’t want the misses to start working again, but she knew as much as I did that she had to. She started serving at Dee’s Diner, and I struggled more and more getting labor work in town. Winter made everything slow down here. It’s kind of funny to think about, in order to support my wife and daughter, I had to spend less time with them. The wife was fine working days at the diner, as her mom lived down the way and always watched our kid, but it hurt me. The strain of distance stung. Every time I pressed down on the gas, it

hurt my heart. Every county line I passed squeezed my throat. Every new state I visited kicked me in the gut. So, I started smoking again. Smoking preoccupies. With nothing to focus on besides gears, the wheel and the road, a cigarette was a muchneeded distraction. So I smoked. And smoked. And smoked, like I used to all those years ago. My wife knew when I came back from my first trip. She smelled it on that thick flannel jacket I wore year round. She accepted it. She didn’t give me another PSA on lung cancer and the disastrous effects smoking has on your teeth. She knew I needed it. Smoking brought me back home, each drag was a trip through my memories. With each journey lasting longer than the last. There were less fixated thoughts and more wandering ones.

My family’s faces were fading, and believe it or not, that was a good thing. They were bonding, making memories to remember forever, and I was driving this damn truck. Went from buying packs to buying cartons. They lasted less and less during my drives, but it was a necessary evil. Smoking kills. Maybe that’s why I started again. There are a lot of reasons why I did. I don’t mention that I’ll light a smoke and won’t put my lips to it. Sometimes real late I let it burn down on its own. The smell would keep me up like a warm cup of coffee. And when it burned the cigarette closer and closer to its butt, my fingers were waiting. The burning ash touched my fingers, jolting me awake and reminding me that if it wasn’t going to kill me today, it’d catch up to me eventually.

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