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Department of Education amends sexual misconduct rules in Title IX Alexander Gault-Plate News Editor aplate@oswegonian.com The federal Department of Education amended the laws that make up Title IX regarding sexual misconduct and how schools are required to investigate and discipline students involved. The new guidance, which is currently represented as a placeholder policy until Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos can design a permanent solution, requires a higher burden of proof against accused students, and allows schools to design their own methods of how the process is handled. One of the changes to the laws is in a footnote in the new guidance document sent to Title IX coordinators.

“The standard of evidence for evaluating a claim of sexual misconduct should be consistent with the standard the school applies in other student misconduct cases,” the new guidance document said. DeVos said she believes the process needs to be more equitable and fair to those accused of sexual misconduct. “This interim guidance will help schools as they work to combat sexual misconduct and will treat all students fairly,” DeVos said in a statement. The Department of Education also rescinded a document that set guidelines for Title IX under the Obama administration, commonly referred to as the “Dear Colleague letter,” as well as a series of

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Photo provided by Gage Skidmore via Flickr Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced changes to the Title IX laws on sexual misconduct investigations.

Blue Route bus catches fire None harmed as bus ignites near Onondaga Hall Alexander Gault-Plate News Editor aplate@oswegonian.com A Centro “Blue Route” bus caught fire on Monday morning on Iroquois Trail in front of Onondaga Hall. The bus, which had been running its usual route through campus, was carrying approximately 10 students when the engine compartment at the rear began smoking. The students and driver evacuated, and emergency services responded. Matthew Prawel, an Oswego State senior, was on the bus when it caught fire. “You could smell the burning and the bus immediately filled with smoke. We were all off immediately,” Prawel said. “You could taste it and everyone was coughing.” The cause of the fire was mechanical in nature, according to University Police Chief John Rossi, however, the fire is still undergoing investigation. “Everything was going as usual and then I heard this loud pop, and immediately I started smelling this terrible, burning-plastic type of smell,” said Kira Wilson, an Oswego State senior. Centro’s vice president for communications and business planning, Steven Koegel, said that, while this is not something anyone would want to happen, he was happy that the emergency procedures worked as they should.

Emma Hanlon | The Oswegonian The bus caught fire on Iroquois Trail at 10:55 a.m. Monday morning, prompting a response by emergency services.

“We’re just very fortunate this afternoon that everyone is safe,” Koegel said. The bus’s fire suppression system, which is meant to notify the driver of a potential fire and contain it if possible, activated at 10:55 a.m., and emergency services responded to a call made at the same time. The flames spread faster than the bus’s suppression system could handle, so the responding fire departments had to douse the flames with fire hoses. The bus was towed away after the flames were extinguished. The procedure for a bus catching

fire involves the driver quickly evacuating all riders off the bus and doublechecking the bus to ensure nobody remains onboard. According to those on the bus at the time, after it was made clear that something was wrong, riders were evacuated very quickly. According to Wilson, it took only about 10 to 20 seconds for everyone to be off of the bus after it began filling with smoke from the engine compartment. “We’re always concerned about the safety of our passengers,” Koegel said.

Oswego State begins process ALANA organizations hold annual march to increase diversity on campus Students marched down Bridge Street to promote unity Alexander Gault-Plate News Editor aplate@oswegonian.com

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Oswego State announced that Isiah Brown had been appointed to the position of Diversity and Inclusion Fellow as part of its Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan on Sept. 14. The Diversity and Inclusion Fellow is a new position at Oswego State to fit with the newly released Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan, which lays out goals between 2017 and 2022 to increase representation of diverse populations at Oswego State. The plan is available on the Office of Diversity webpage. “The objective of this plan is to provide a proactive, thoughtful and participatory approach to strengthening diversity, equity and inclusion

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throughout our college community,” said Oswego State President Deborah Stanley in the introduction to the plan. Brown said he sought the position because he has been involved with diversity throughout his career. “I thought that this would be an opportunity to take a dive into that area,” Brown said. The plan categorizes diversity along many different lines as well. It details how the fall 2016 incoming class had students from 14 other states and 18 different countries. That class also had 49.6 percent of its members from culturally diverse backgrounds. The document states that this is a 153 percent increase in diverse students from 10 years prior. The Diversity and Inclusion Plan

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Alexander Simone Staff writer news@oswegonian.com Anyone traversing Bridge Street, Downtown Oswego at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 was met with the single, unified sound of the seventh annual African, Latino, Asian and Native American Peace Walk. This was appropriate, since “unity” was the theme of the day and ALANA Week as a whole. The goal was not just to forge relationships within the organizers of the event, the Black Student Union and the Latino Student Union, said Elaine Flowers, the former president of BSU. The broader goal was to increase the bond between the organizations, ALANA and the entire campus community. “We [make] it known that we’re very inclusive,” said Flowers, now a graduate

student at Oswego State. “Even though we’re called the Black Student Union, we’re not just only for black people.” In the two-plus years she has worked on the ALANA project, involvement has increased steadily, Flowers said.

“The crowd keeps growing. The support keeps growing,” Flowers said. “Everything is more organized. The little things just keep increasing.” Magdalena Rivera, student involvement

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Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian Students from multiple ALANA organizations marched down Bridge Street towards campus, with a police escort.

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Officers do enjoy interacting with citizens, and you have to remember that all officers are citizens themselves.” -Oswego State University Police Chief John Rossi

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University Police, students talk over coffee Officers hope casual discussions will spark better relations on campus Jordan DeLucia Copy Editor jdelucia@oswegonian.com Many U.S. police offers have been trying to establish good community relations with their citizens in addition to building on the ones already present. The Oswego State University Police is looking to do the same through the Coffee with a Cop event, held in the Lake Effect Café once every semester. Oswego State officers first established an event like this in the Marano Campus Center about three years ago, according to University Police Chief John Rossi. Previously, it was only a table setup where students could come up and chat with officers about their concerns or ask general questions about police work. The turnout was less than impressive, Rossi said, so they decided to move the event to the Lake Effect Café and become part of National Coffee with a Cop Day. Wednesday, Oct. 4 was the second annual National Coffee with a Cop Day, where people from all over the U.S. could visit their local police department in addition to casually chatting with officers, and have a cup of coffee and a doughnut too. The national organization’s website said the event first started in Hawthorne, California and is now recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice. They officially declared the first Wednesday in October as the date for the annual event and has had events in all 50 U.S. states and nine different countries. “It’s a community policing initiative [for citizens] to get to know our jurisdiction a little bit better and hear everybody’s comments, concerns and suggestions,” Rossi said. Since the event’s move to the Penfield Library cafe, University Police has seen a major increase in involvement. “We actually had to re-order our coffee three different times because we had such an increase in people coming over and spending time with us, compared to the times we did it in Marano Campus Center,” Rossi said. University Police joined the national organization because officers felt it was an effective method of getting to know the students personally and hear about their concerns. They are here to serve those that attend Oswego State and want to become closer to those in the campus

community, in addition to being resources for assistance with other issues outside of law enforcement. “Officers do enjoy interacting with citizens, and you have to remember that all officers are citizens themselves,” Rossi said. “We all have private lives, we’re all part of our communities, and we wouldn’t be in this business if we didn’t enjoy reaching out to our community.” The most commonly asked questions at the Oswego State events are about the parking situation. Numerous students are annoyed that there are not enough spaces to park their vehicles on campus, and Sergeant Rich Sherwood says it is because nobody wants to walk long distances to get to class. “Everybody wants to park right next to their building and that’s not always possible,” he said. “It’s an easy thing to complain and have concerns about. We do our best to try to enforce it so it’s fair for everyone.” Establishing good officer-to-student relations is something University Police takes very seriously, and officers feel that events like Coffee with a Cop help to get those concerns from students and make the campus community a safer and happier place. “Each community is different, and we

want to police our community the way our residents and students want it to be policed,” Rossi said. “We are the experts in public safety and we have a lot of resources to bring out into the public. Community policing has proven to lower the crime rate and make the area safer.” Sherwood also said that having a community that trusts its police can make it safer for everyone. “If you see something, say something. We can’t be the eyes and ears everywhere,” Sherwood said. “The more civilians out there assisting us with our job that we’re called on to do, the safer our community’s going to be.” It is also very important for students to trust officers to do their jobs. Without dependability, relations fall apart. Oswego State Chief Communication Officer Wayne Westervelt also shared his thoughts on how effective events like these can be in establishing good relations with students and officers. “It’s very important for our University Police to have really strong relationships with our students, with our staff and faculty so that there’s a confidence level and a reliability effort that they’re here really to serve us and ensure our safety on campus,” Westervelt said.

Women’s soccer vs. Buffalo State, 3 p.m., Friday at the Laker Soccer Field. Women’s volleyball vs. SUNY Fredonia, 2:30 p.m., Saturday at the Max Ziel Gymnasium. Planetarium show: “The Autumn Constellations,” 7 p.m. Sunday in Shineman Center, Room 223. Open Skate, 11:30 a.m., Tuesday at Marano Campus Center Ice Arena. I Am Oz Speaker: Kate Fagan, 6 p.m., Tuesday at the Sheldon Ballroom.

Talk: “That Really Makes You Happy?”, 7 p.m., Tuesday at Mackin Complex.

Writer Talk: Lindy West, 3 p.m., Wednesday in Marano Campus Center, Room 132. Field Hockey vs. SUNY Cortland , 4 p.m., Wednesday at the Laker Turf Stadium. Lindy West: “Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman,” 7 p.m., Wednesday at the Sheldon Ballroom.

Greg Tavani | The Oswegonian Oswego State University Police participate in National Coffee with a Cop Day for the second year in a row.

Student Association President Dalton Bisson announced the daily spirit themes of each day during Homecoming week as follows: Monday is Throwback Day, Tuesday is Twin Day, Wednesday is Pajama Day, Thursday is Character Lookalike Day and Friday is Green and Gold Day.

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shared the rules and regulations for the Homec o m i n g Ta i l g a t e e v e n t Oct. 14. Bisson read aloud a list of prohibited items. The list includes, but is not limited to: deep fryers, open fires, weapons, fireworks, alcohol or drinking games, tobacco, couches, trailers and drones. Acceptable items include, but are not limited to: gas grills, 10 x 10 or smaller tents and portable generators.

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Open Skate, 11:30 a.m, Thursday in the Marano Campus Center Ice Arena. edies worldwide and nat i o n a l l y, S t u d e n t A s s o ciation President Dalton Bisson encouraged SA to reach out to their constituents and if they want to talk to someone about the events, to point them in the direction of the Counseling Services Center.

Student Association voted Emily Stasko, a senior, into the position of Public Relations Director for the 53rd Legislative Session. This will be Stasko’s third session as Public Relations

Director. Stakso will, in the position of PR director, seek to advertise and increase awareness on SA programs.

Student Association V i c e P re s i d e n t D a i s i e Bancroft announced that there will be a glass case for SA purposes installed outside the offices of The Point. In the glass case, SA will nominate two members, a senator and a director, each week to display in the case in praise of their efforts for Student Association.

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Samantha Flavell Managing Editor sflavell@oswegonian.com At a talk featuring Jerald Woolfolk, vice president for student affairs and enrollment manager at Oswego State, students brought up numerous issues they were aware of on campus such as racism, renovations and accessibility concerns on campus for the disabled. Woolfolk is the woman behind many of the well-known and successful campaigns on campus, such as the “I Am Oz” campaign, which she started back in 2014. Woolfolk is known for more than just her successful campaigns on campus. “She’s literally one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met,” said Reid Adler, assistant hall director for Cayuga Hall. Woolfolk has been working at Oswego State for four years as part of the administration and has been working in higher education for over 30 years in four different institutions. Woolfolk holds meet and greets at the beginning of every fall semester before Thanksgiving. Woolfolk said the meet and greets are there for students to have an open dialogue about how to improve the campus. It is for the students to talk and for her to listen, she said. Woolfolk begins her talks by having all students form a circle and introduce themselves and where they are from. Woolfolk hopes to create an environment where all students feel comfortable opening up and talking about what can sometimes be viewed as uncomfortable topics. Racism and diversity were two of the topics that got a lot of feedback from the students. “You can’t just live your life by yourself,” sophomore Nahyro Molina said. “We all have to try to work together.” Many of the students shared the common belief that diversity has in-

creased on campus. This year is the third consecutive year with an increase in diversity for the freshman class, according to the Dean of Students office. Students also felt that divisions have manifested, as those with similar backgrounds grouped together rather than mix into diverse groups. Cayuga Hall Council President John Morrissey said Oswego State just needs to “refresh their memory.” Solidifying the idea that students have before and are able to unite with each semester, they need to be reminded of the importance of a diverse but unified campus and be provided the opportunities and gatherings to meet different people. Another hot topic was that of disability compliance within the buildings, especially within those on West Campus. By law, all buildings on campus must be Americans with Disabilities Act compliant if they were built or renovated after 1990. It was recently brought to the attention of the President's Board that there are a few buildings on campus without the handicap push buttons to open doors for those who may be in a wheelchair or have another disability that prevents them from being able to open it themselves. Cayuga resident assistant Taylor Griffin also voiced her concern that the showers, specifically those in Cayuga, do not have a handicap seat, citing that there had been a few instances of people fainting in the showers that could have been prevented if there had been someplace to sit. Woolfolk listened to all points raised and took notes carefully, ensuring that since it was brought to her attention, a thorough job would be done to ensure that more buildings on campus became ADA compliant. The meet and greet ended with refreshments and an overall positive attitude. Woolfolk made continuous remarks to what she referred to as “pockets of excellence.”

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A new digital humanities minor was introduced at Oswego State this fall for students to open new possibilities and new perspectives in the world of the digital age. There are several definitions of what digital humanities could stand for, said David Vampola, developer and coordinator of the minor and a computer science faculty member. But at Oswego State, three concepts make up the interdisciplinary minor. "Digital humanities at Oswego has information, computation and cognitive dimensions,” Vampola said. The informational humanities part of the minor uses illustrative representations for data visualization with digital libraries and the storage and retrieval of multimedia elements. The computational part deals with simulation and modeling, as well as statistical analysis for literary and historical materials to see how many times an author repeats a phrase or word. The cognitive part uses the theory of why people think and then tries to apply it to historical and literary texts to help build models of interpretation. The interdisciplinary minor requires 18 credit hours, including courses in the science of computational tools and literature, history and philosophy. Core requirements for the minor include Introduction to Digital Humanities, Principles of Programming and Seminar in Digital Humanities. They make up nine of the necessary credits. “I think they are great courses to understand how digital humanities works,”

said Tami Bullard, a senior broadcasting and mass communication and information science major with a digital humanities minor. “From learning how to build websites in [ISC] 150 to understanding the basics of Digital Humanities to actually using these to build a project in [ISC] 405” The seminar in digital humanities was Bullard’s favorite out of all the courses because she was able to create an interactive story on her grandmother’s life.

The idea here is that everyone improves, faculty and students." - David Vampola, developer of the digital humanities minor

Caglar Yildirim, an assistant professor for computer science, teaches ISC 105. The course experiments with using information technology in the humanities field and introduces the tools that are used, Yildirim said. The other nine credits come from electives that students can pick under advisement in the areas of English, history and linguistics. Younger faculty members have an interest in interdisciplinary approaches, using techniques and methods from one field and applying them in others. They were one of the reasons the minor

was created, Vampola said. “This was done to use the skills of some of the faculty we’ve been hiring for the last four or five years,” Vampola said. Yildirim believes it is important to integrate the humanities and philosophy into information technology. “It should be a purposeful integration,” Yildirim said. Students were the other component in creating the minor. Those involved in the humanities wanted another set of skills, and Vampola said he likes to open students to new possibilities and perspectives. The minor not only piques student's curiosity and opens areas for investigation, Vampola said, but it gives them computer skills that can help them when finding a job. “The idea here is that everyone improves, faculty and students,” Vampola said. “We open up vistas, we gain new skills and... we understand our world a lot better.” There are around five students enrolled in the minor within the first few weeks who heard about it through word of mouth, Vampola said. Bullard said she picked up the minor after talking with Vampola, her advisor. Kingsley Ibezim, a junior with an information science major and a business administration minor, also heard of it through Vampola and picked up the digital humanities minor. “I think other students should pick up the minor if they are willing to tie in technology and relate it really closely back with everyday life and how often we unknowingly use technology without even thinking about it,” Ibezim said.

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Woolfolk and students sat in the main lounge of Cayuga Hall, sharing their views on campus issues.

The minor requires 18 credit hours nine of which are in classes that represent the three core studies of the minor, in a modern, digital manner.

A5 NEWS Obama administration Title IX rules Community members take part in planned march reversed, new guidelines for schools Planning for ALANA Week, peace walk takes almost full year THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2017

DEPARTMENT from COVER questions and answers with the Department of Education on Title IX from 2014. “The withdrawn documents ignored notice and comment requirements, created a system that lacked basic elements of due process and failed to ensure fundamental fairness,” the Department of Education said in a press release on Sept. 22. Under the Title IX laws, schools are permitted to exercise some autonomy in how they handle sexual

Our campus has always insured due process. and we care a great deal that all victims and accused persons are treated fairly." - Lisa Evaneski Title IX coordinator for Oswego State

misconduct cases. The change to the law under DeVos alters the standards to which colleges must adhere to in making their own policies. In New York State, all colleges and universities must follow the “Enough is Enough” law. Passed by a unanimous vote in the state Senate in 2015, the law defines the term “affirmative consent,” enacts the “Good Samaritan” rule that keeps reporters from legal trouble for underage drinking or drug use, requires a campus-by-campus Student’s Bill

of Rights and protects those who report assaults from retaliation by the school, as well as many other rules controlling how those involved in sexual misconduct cases are treated and protected. “SUNY and SUNY Oswego policy, which is based on New York State Education Law Article 129-B [Enough is Enough], will remain in effect until federal law requires changes," said Lisa Evaneski, Title IX Coordinator at Oswego State. “Our campus has always insured due process, and we care a great deal that all victims and accused persons are treated fairly.” According to the purpose section of the law, its goal is to require all colleges and universities in New York to implement uniform prevention and response policies and procedures relating to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. Title IX is managed at a federal level by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The office ensures that any institution that gets funding from the Department of Education follows its rules on nondiscriminatory policies. The Oswego State administration is reviewing the changes made to the law and intends to keep up its standards when it comes to due process, according to Wayne Westervelt, the chief communications officer for Oswego State. "At SUNY Oswego, we are focused on protecting and helping victims of sexual assault, mounting fair and vigorous campus prosecution of claims of sexual assault and providing an environment of education and information that will reduce and prevent sexual assault on campus," said Oswego State President Deborah Stanley. "Our policies and practices reflect these goals."

ALANA from COVER coordinator, said she felt the event's inclusive atmosphere and increase in participants as well. “I think the sense of unity has brought a lot of people together,” Rivera said. “Last year to this year, I think it's growing. So therefore, that's why the students [chose] ‘United we shine.’ They consider everybody together, not just one organization.” Though ALANA’s events run for one week each year, for those who plan ALANA Week, it occupies much more time. Planning for ALANA Week is an almost continuous effort, Rivera said. “There is a committee that meets throughout the year,” Rivera said. “This year, when the conference is done, we

take a two-week break and we start planning one whole year for the conference again.” Rivera has been the coordinator for ALANA Week since it began nine years ago and has helped coordinate all seven years of the peace walk. The planning, however, is done mostly by the students, she said. “The students vote on the themes, the keynotes that we’ll be bringing, the comedian and the alumni that will be coming back,” Rivera said. “So really the students have a heavy voice; it's their voice.” The peace walk was no exception. The chants for the walk change every year, and they pull inspiration from the overarching theme of the week, Flowers said. “We usually have a motto at the end of

every program, so we break that up and that's a part of a chant,” Flowers said. “We also look up popular chants, of course.” Among the chants for Sunday were “U-N-I-T-Y stands for unity, UN-I-T-Y” and “Who are we? We are family,” both of which reference the week’s overall theme. Although ALANA Week and the peace walk have both grown since they were created, LSU and BSU far exceed the history of the walk and the week’s other events. “Those organizations, those are celebrating 50 years,” Rivera said. “LSU will be celebrating 50 years this November, and BSU will be celebrating 50 years next February. So that kind of says something, I think, about the unity and the students decade from decade wanting to continue to have this.”

Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian Students and other people who share the ALANA call for unity marched in Oswego on Sept. 17, chanting calls that echoed their pride in diversity.

College institutes plan to increase representation Newly appointed Diversity and Inclusion Fellow to aid progress OSWEGO from COVER

The Department of Education released this as part of a letter to advise schools on their updated guidelines.

details past initiatives to promote diverse cultures at Oswego State, starting with the founding of the annual ALANA Student Leadership Conference in 1986. Most of the initiatives mentioned occurred after 2007. As for the future, the plan states seven goals. First, ensure that the campus commitment to diversity and inclusion is made clear throughout the institution. Second, increase diversity in the student body to represent the divereness seen in the SUNY system and the state of New York. Third, increase the retention of all students with special attention to those from underrepresented groups. Fourth, promote the recruitment of diverse faculty and staff. Fifth, improve the campus social climate for all members of Oswego State. Sixth, create community partnerships to support the

needs of culturally diverse campus members. Lastly, to develop a method to evaluate that the campus is meeting its commitments to diversity and inclusion. "Despite our proud record of providing access and opportunity to thousands of talented and deserving students from all backgrounds over the years, we know we must do more together to continue to attract and retain our best faculty, staff and students," Stanley said in the introduction to the document. The plan represents a SUNY-wide move to reflect more diverse backgrounds in the students and staff of schools in the system. Brown said that every SUNY institution is required to have a plan to increase the inclusion of diverse populations. Brown’s job focuses on researching the methods other institutions use, state-wide and nationally, to promote diversity and audit their possibilities for

use at Oswego State. “I plan to aid the overall efforts across the institution to ensure that our community is diverse and inclusive across all levels of the institution,” Brown said. Oswego State has an office of Diversity and Inclusion, headed by Jerald Woolfolk as the interim chief diversity officer. The mission of the office, according to its website, is to foster an environment that respects, embraces and promotes cultural competence, civil discourse and active engagement in developing a community of scholars who will become agents of change and responsible world citizens. “We have made great strides toward achieving greater diversity, equity and inclusion, and as our Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan states, we are committed to becoming an institution that serves as a model for inclusive excellence,” Woolfolk said.

NEWS Embedded counselor hired for West Campus Gilkey offers mental health services, consultations to students Kassadee Paulo Assistant News Editor kpaulo@oswegonian.com This fall, Oswego State’s Counseling Services Center began piloting the position of an embedded counselor to provide students informal consultation in on-campus buildings without the need to arrange an appointment. Students can go to West Campus residence halls and talk to the on-site counselor, Craig Gilkey, about a variety of issues they may be experiencing such as relationships or general stress. Gilkey said many students seek guidance in dealing with anxiety, depression and adjusting to life changes. Gilkey’s office is based in Cayuga Hall and he has set hours in Onondaga Hall, Oneida Hall and Seneca Hall, collectively 20 hours per week. “I accepted this position because preliminary data is suggesting students are more apt to reach out for mental health services if those services are convenient and accessible,” Gilkey said. Gilkey finds his position as a counselor rewarding because of the possibility of making a positive change in a student’s life by providing a safe, judgement-free area where they can talk. Gilkey’s position as an on-site counselor is a pilot program with the possibility of expanding in the future, depending on its success. “Being a potential catalyst for the positive change in someone's life is extremely rewarding,” Gilkey said. “With a lot of negativity in the world, it is important for students to have safe places where they do not feel judged.” Gilkey’s position is sponsored by Residence Life and Housing. He offers mental health services to students in West Campus residence halls along with consultations, workshops and training for the department’s student and professional staff, according to Katherine Wolfe-Lyga, director of the Counseling Services Center. “We collaborated with the Counseling Center for locations that would service the majority of the students, where we had private space available and was

a visible and easy access location for students,” said Richard Kolenda, assistant vice president for Residence Life and Housing. The embedded counselor position is different than the role of counselors in the Counseling Services Center. The embedded program does not handle crisis services, which are available through the main counseling center located in Mary Walker Health Center. Gilkey does individual informal counseling and conducts group sessions including the Counseling Services Center “Let’s Talk” program, which has existed on campus for a few years and has been expanding since its implementation. “Let’s Talk” is an alternative counseling option for students to talk to someone and can result in pursuing further counseling in the Counseling Service Center. The Counseling Services Center based the program off of Cornell University’s “Let’s Talk” program. The locations of “Let’s Talk” include all four West Campus residence halls as well as Hewitt Union, Laker Hall and the Lakeside Resource room, providing students options to best accommodate them. “[Students] keep coming, which says that the word of mouth reputation has been positive overall." Wolfe-Lyga said. "Anecdotally, we receive a lot of positive feedback about the service."

The Counseling Services Center and Residence Life and Housing chose the locations of Gilkey’s sessions and “Let’s Talk” based on accessibility, visibility and the ability to provide anonymity to students. “The program is a success from the standpoint that it is widely used by students." Kolenda said. "It’s convenient, in their own living environment, accessible and anonymous. The program provides students with immediate support when they most need it.” The addition of the Lakeside Resource Room to the “Let’s Talk” locations has been very successful according to Robin McAleese, a mental health counselor in the Counseling Services Center who heads "Let’s Talk." McAleese believes students can benefit from the informal consultation if they are “a little gun-shy” about the idea of counseling, and the session at “Let’s Talk” could encourage them to seek out further counseling depending on the circumstance. “I hope students share what they are learning with important people in their lives in effort to make a positive ripple effect of healing others through their experiences,” Gilkey said. “This also helps crystallize their learning, because as research shows, there is no better way to learn than to teach someone.”

Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian Craig Gilkey operates as an embedded counselor for West Campus, helping students with their mental health.

OzTalks held on self-image and mental health Program in Cayuga Hall discusses developing self love Samantha Flavell Managing Editor sflavell@oswegonian.com Cayuga Hall hosted OzTalks in conjunction with the resident assistants in the building on Tuesday and created an environment to discuss mental health and self-love. Oswego State has a variety of diverse programs that help students better identify themselves, be able to define themselves and feel comfortable in their own skin. This fall. there will be a new series of “Oz Talks,” each with a specific focus and goals for the students to achieve. “It’s always important for individuals to learn more about self-acceptance and loving themselves for who they truly are,” Cayuga RA Jon Arcese said. Arcese is a member of the programming group that was put in charge of the mental health program to be held during the week of Sept. 25. “We reached out to Oz Talks and Autumn

Caldwell about where we will put this on and about what accommodations they needed,” Arcese said. Autumn Caldwell is an Oz Talks speaker and senior here at Oswego, majoring in marketing and public relations. Caldwell and other students, specifically Oswego Peer 2 Peer educators, work with Oz Talks with the end goal to educate students and better equip them to make the most out of their college experiences and to be able to grow and become the best version of themselves. Caldwell mentioned the hosts of OzTalks are generally the ones who get to choose the topics they feel are important and are passionate about. The tone of the event was an emotional one. Caldwell used her own life as an illustration of her personal trials and eventual overcoming of body image issues. “Love yourself first and everything will fall into place,” Caldwell repeated multiple times throughout her talk. This phrase was symbolic of the lesson that she learned from not being happy and comfortable

with herself before others and how she had to overcome her desire for validation. Caldwell shared different exercises she has personally used to help strengthen her self-love. These exercises included writing on the top portion of a mirror all of the negative things that you hear and think about yourself, but then on the bottom writing all of the things that you are, how you want to be defined and positive messages to yourself. Caldwell also mentioned how she personally found strength in exercising. Caldwell is the president and founder of Strong and Healthy, a fitness group on campus. The overall goals of the night were to show students they are not alone in how they feel and there are ways to overcome it and to strengthen the belief that self-love is so important to a person’s mental and physical health. “I think that it was good, a lot of people need to hear this,” said Christopher Corr, an Oswego State freshman.

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Golf to defend title at 20th Annual Fall Oswego Invitational 10 Laker golfers will represent Oswego State for their home invitational as two-time defending winners Luke Scoville Sports Editor lscoville@oswegonian.com Oswego State Lakers golf will host their fall invitational for the 20th consecutive year this weekend at their home course Oswego Country Club. Head coach Mike Howard took over the golf program 25 years ago and wanted other teams to get the opportunity to play a prestigious private course like Oswego Country Club. “Oswego Country Club is an outstanding golf course,” Howard said. “We’re going away playing all these nice courses, and I thought Oswego Country Club, if not the same, is better than the courses we were at. So, I wanted to showcase that golf course.” The inaugural Oswego State Fall Invitational in 1998 started off small with just seven teams competing in a oneday event. For the first time the fall invitational this weekend will be a 36hole two-day competition. The Lakers are the two-time defend-

ing champions of the Oswego State Invitational, including a tie for first place in last year’s invitational with both their “A” and “B” squads. For the fourth season in a row, the Lakers will represent two teams of five players for their home invitational. “I think it’s good to get the other guys out,” junior Corey Marshall said. “I think everybody’s pretty confident we can shoot well at the home tournament. It’s great competition for the “A” squad and the “B” squad to go head-to-head.” The “B” squad for the Lakers won in a 317 to 317 tie-breaker with the “A” squad last year, and the “A” squad won outright two seasons ago with the same total score of 317 (plus 33). This fall season, the Lakers have finished in second place in three of their events. For the first time this fall, they finished in first place by 13 strokes this week at the Elmira College Invitational. “I’m glad we got the [win] yesterday. It should help with their confidence,” Howard said. “We’re looking forward to the challenge of going out there and winning on our home course and post-

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Photo provided by Sports Information via C. Perkins Owen (left) won the 2016 Oswego State Fall Invitational individual medalist with a two-over par round of 73 strokes.

ing some real solid numbers. We’re not looking just to win, we’re looking to shoot a [solid] number.” Junior Sean Paul Owen, who is from the Elmira area, shot a one-under par round of 71 strokes at the Elmira Invitational, earning him individual medalist honors to go with the team’s first-place finish. “I feel pretty confident in my game right now. I’ve been playing pretty well,” Owen said. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to take home the team trophy.” The Lakers have won their home invitational nine times, including three of the last four years. They enjoy winning this event not only for themselves, but for the Oswego Country Club community as well. “The members like to see us play well, so I think it’s good for their club and their atmosphere there,” Marshall said. “It’s definitely a tournament we want to win every year.” If it were not for Oswego Country

Club, it would be difficult for Oswego State to host tournaments and have a varsity golf team. “[Oswego Country Club] has worked great with our programs throughout the years,” Howard said. “Without that facility, it would be hard to sponsor golf here in Oswego. So, we’re fortunate to have them as our home course. The superintendent and his staff do a phenomenal job at maintaining the golf course.” With a par-71 golf course, a distance of 6,424 yards from the tips and slippery fast greens, Oswego Country Club offers a unique advantage from which the Lakers hope to benefit. “It’s probably not as long as some of the courses we play, but the greens are certainly the challenge,” Howard said. “I think conditions-wise, it’s probably one of the best courses we’re going to [compete on] this year.” Practicing and playing the course often is the norm to defend their home course, but Howard likes to utilize com-

puter analytics and evaluate the difficulty of each hole and how they should strategize each of them. “We have Golfstat. We go in and it will give us statistical review of what is the hardest hole,” Howard said. “Number 10 over the years has been the hardest hole in [tournament] play.” As Owen looks to defend the team and individual award this weekend, he envisions one three-hole stretch at Oswego Country Club as a critical turning point in having a solid round. “I would say the most important stretch is 10, 11 and 12,” Owen said. “If you’re making the turn around even a couple over par you got to get through 10, 11 and 12 even and go low on the back.” The nine other Laker golfers representing Oswego State and the rest of the competitors will be set to tee off at 11:30 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday at the 20th Annual Oswego State Fall Invitational.

Junior forward heating up in her second season in Oswego, helping turn team Reynolds putting up career numbers, leading team in goals as field hockey have won four straight Joe Porpora Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com Katie Reynolds hat trick last week against Keuka College led the Lakers to a 4-2 win, their third of their current four-game win streak after starting the season 0-2. Reynolds has scored six goals in six games so far this season which is already better than the four goals she scored all of last season. “Stats wise it was definitely the best [performance of my career],” Reynolds said. Although last week’s game against Keuka College was the first time in her college career Katie has scored a hat trick, it was not her favorite moment as a field hockey player. “My best moment would be my first game as a Laker last year when I scored the winning goal in overtime,” Reynolds said. Last year’s season opener against Houghton was Reynolds’ first game as a Laker after transferring from St. Thomas Aquinas College following

her freshman year. “The school [St. Thomas Aquinas] was just small, and I was switching majors and Oswego is known for communications,” Reynolds said. “When I

I had a lot of fun. The girls were really nice. They told me about the program, it sounded fun, so that’s when I made up my mind [to come to Oswego State]. I love my team. They were welcoming and they’re all like family to me.”

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came up, I just loved the team and the program here, so I switched.” While St. Thomas Aquinas is a Div. II school, only around 2,000 students are enrolled at the college. She knew she wanted to transfer, but did not know any of the players at Oswego State prior to coming, so she decided to reach out to the coaching staff to see what the program was like. “I’d reached out to the coach last year and she told me to call her once I had gotten my papers signed because St. Thomas was Div. II so I had to get a whole bunch of stuff signed,” Reynolds said. Once Reynolds got her paperwork in order, she came to a recruitment night and met all the girls on the team. She knew at that point that she wanted to come to Oswego State. “I had a lot of fun, the girls were really nice, they told me about the program, it sounded fun, so that’s when I made up my mind [to come to SUNY Oswego],” Reynolds said. “I love my team. They were welcoming and they’re all like family to me.”

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Reynolds (middle) has scored six goals through six games, surpassing last season’s total of four goals.

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SUNYAC Standings Men's Soccer

Overall

Cortland Buffalo State Brockport Plattsburgh Oswego State Oneonta Geneseo Fredonia Potsdam New Paltz

2-0-0

1-0-1

5-2-2 7-2-0

1-0-1 1-0-0

T1 T1

6-2-1 5-1-1 4-3-1 5-4-0 4-4-0 4-5-0

1-1-0

W4 L1

1-1-0 1-1-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-2-0

W1 W1 L3 L3 L2

Overall

Cortland Geneseo Brockport Fredonia Oneonta Oswego State Plattsburgh Potsdam Buffalo State New Paltz

5-0-3 7-0-1 6-2-1 4-6-0 1-6-1 4-2-1 4-3-1 6-2-2 2-6-1

Conference

Overall 11-4 9-7 9-6 9-7

3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1

7-10 7-7 7-9 6-8 5-10

Buffalo State

2-1 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-3

4-12

0-3

Field Hockey

Overall 7-2 4-2

3-0 1-0

4-5

Cortland Geneseo Brockport Morrisville

5-3 4-5 2-8 2-6

3-1 1-1 1-2 0-2 0-3

Asamoah: 1 goal Terra: 2 saves

MOR:

Leva: 1 goal Gottung: 5 saves

Volleyball

Saturday, Sept. 23

COR:

Silberer: 11 kills Amelio: 29 assists Allen: 11 kills, 9 digs

BUF:

Valentine: 16 kills Hansen: 8 kills, 11 digs

Lussier: 7 kills, 12 digs Flohr: 18 assists, 13 digs

OSW:

Braddon: 8 kills, 9 digs Qelaj: 15 digs Sullivan: 9 kills

Field Hockey Tuesday, Oct. 3

W3 L2 L2 W1 W1 L3

4:00 p.m.

OSW: (1-0, 0-0) DAE: (0-0, 0-0)

WSH: (7-2, 0-1) OSW: (4-2, 1-0)

Volleyball

Women's Tennis

Tuesday, Oct. 3

Sunday, Oct. 1

6:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

OSW: (7-9, 1-2) CLA: (8-6, 3-0)

OSW: (3-4, 0-3) DAE: (3-3, 1-2)

Laker Athletes of the Week

L6 Streak W5 W4 L1 L1 W1 W1 L4 L7

Field Hockey

ALL: (4-5-0, 1-0-1) FRE: (4-6, 1-1-0)

OSW:

4:00 p.m.

Men's tennis has played just one match so far this season, a hardfought 5-4 win over Alfred University on the road. The men's tennis team uses a handful of matches during the fall season to warm up for when their competitive season begins in the spring. Oswego State has one remaining contest in the fall on the road at Daemen College.

Woite: 2 goals. 1 assist Reynolds: 1 gosl, 1 assist Charap: 6 saves

COR: (2-0, 8-0) ONE: (1-2, 5-4)

OSW:

Sunday, Oct. 1

Wednesday, Sept. 27

Santangelo: 1 goal Ventura: 1 goal Giordano: 2 saves

Men's Tennis

Tuesday, Sept. 26

Upcoming Matches

Women's Soccer

ONE:

OSW:

Women's Tennis

Wednesday, Sept. 27

Saturday, Sept. 23

W8 W4 W1

Around the SUNYAC Tuesday, Sept. 26

Field Hockey

Volleyball

Streak

Conference

Oneonta Oswego State New Paltz

W2 W2 W1 L2 W1 L1 T1 T1 L2 L3

Conference

Geneseo Brockport Fredonia New Paltz Oneonta Potsdam Oswego State Cortland Plattsburgh

Sunday, Sept. 23

Streak

2-0-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-2-0 0-2-0

4-6-0

Men's Soccer

Streak

8-1-0 7-1-1

Women's Soccer

Volleyball

Conference

1 ONE: (3-0, 7-2) NPZ: (3-1, 4-5)

Four Lakers have already scored four or more goals on the season, a feat only reached by one player through the entirety of the 2016 season. Logan Sperano and Connor Lunduski have four apiece, Caleb Asamoah has netted six goals, and Hassan Musa paces the team with seven markers. The only player last season with more than one goal was Zack Koons.

Jimmy Terzian

Katie Reynolds

In the first Lakers men's tennis match of the season at Alfred University, senior Jimmy Terzian won both at fourth singles and third doubles with partner Dillon McDonald. Terzian defeated Alfred University's Ryan Brown 6-0, 6-4 in singles play and followed up with an 8-7 marathon pro-set to beat Kyle Kemper and Sheldon Palmer. In a 5-4 decision in favor of the Lakers, Terzian's effort pushed Oswego State into the victory column in the fall season warmup.

In a spectacular effort on the road against the Keuka College Wolves, Reynolds notched a hat trick to give Oswego State a 4-2 victory. With the effort, the Pawling native more than doubled her goal total on the year from two to five. In addition to boosting her season's goal total, she also topped her entire 2016 total of four tallies just five games into the season. In a third of the amount of games Reynolds played last season, she has already surpassed her entire point total of 11 with 14.

The Oswego State Lakers golf team will be hosting the twentieth annual Oswego State Fall Invitational at Oswego Country Club this weekend. The Lakers are the two time defending champions of the event. Last year, Oswego State split up into two teams and both teams tied for the victory. The Lakers are coming to this event off of three secondplace finishes already this season.

Graduate student defender men's soccer Tim Ritch has logged 788 minutes through nine matches so far this season. This total is 97 minutes more than any other member of the team, with 691 from Sean Orsmby. The minute total of nine games is 810, meaning Ritch has barely come off the pitch at all this season. Ritch has also started in all nine games this season.

Men's Tennis Senior, Buffalo

20:

Field Hockey Junior, Pawling

788:

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Men's soccer resurgence continues as Lakers stay hot heading into SUNYAC play Lakers attempt to ride wave of momentum into conference action as memories of last year's disappointment fade Bryan Carroll Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com For the first time since 2009, the Oswego State Lakers men’s soccer team has reached six wins in a season. The Lakers entered 2017 under new head coach Dan Kane, and he has flipped the program around. Six wins was the total for the whole 2009 season. The Lakers have reached that mark and still have at least eight games left. “It’s been a really good start, and the guys are excited so far,” Kane said. “But they also realize we haven’t done anything yet, one win never gets you into the SUNYAC playoffs.” The Lakers know one conference win will not do it. After just one conference win, the Lakers found themselves at the bottom of the SUNYAC standings last season. Following back-to-back weekends splitting their Friday and Saturday games, the Lakers sit at 6-2-1. After defeating New

Paltz Sept. 22, 1-0 in their first SUNYAC game of the season, the Lakers already have as many conference wins as they did all of last season. This is a young team that has one graduate student and one senior, and the rest are underclassmen. The young team, however, has proven it can play on both sides of the ball. The offense has totaled 30 goals so far, while the defense has only given up 11 goals. However, the offense has hit a bump, scoring just three goals in the past four games, going 2-2 over that span. “Our offense and defense is like my golf game. When one thing is working, another thing drops down a little,” Kane said. “Last week, in practice, we focused on the midfield defense, which was great in the games last weekend, but then our offense slowed down.” The offense was scoring four goals per game when the Lakers entered conference play, but managed just two goals in two games last weekend. The

SUNYAC is a strong conference for men’s soccer, so the recent offensive struggle is not a surprise due to the level of competition, specifically SUNY Cortland and SUNY Oneonta ranked in the top 15 of the United Soccer Coaches National Poll. The Laker's offense has a number of players that consistently make plays. Hassan Musa, Connor Lunduski, Caleb Asamoah, Jason Siracuse and Logan Sperano have all scored three or more goals this season. Three of those five have also accounted for at least four assists. On Saturday, the Lakers hung tight with a SUNY Oneonta team that finished second in the conference last season. The Lakers fell short, losing 3-1. This Lakers team has a new face in goal, Brian Terra. Terra is a freshman who spent much of the early season splitting time with junior Evan Bogucki.

Cole Parzych | The Oswegonian New starting goalie Brian Terra makes a save off a corner kick during the Sept. 23 loss to SUNY Oneonta.

We like going on the road. We like challenges. Even though there's nothing like home, we just have to stay focused on the task at hand. We can't look back or look forward. We just have to worry about that moment."

the road against SUNY Plattsburgh, SUNY Potsdam, Buffalo State and SUNY Fredonia. SUNY Plattsburgh and Buffalo State, each have seven wins on the season. Three of those four teams made the SUNYAC playoffs in 2016. “We like going on the road. We like challenges. Even though there’s nothing like home, We just have to stay focused on the task at hand." Kane said. "We can’t look back or look forward. We just have to worry about that moment.” Kane has changed the culture around this program. It was consistently subpar seasons for the Lakers, but now they are

a real threat in the SUNYAC. Moving forward, Kane knows the team has to stick to how they have played through their first nine games to maintain this success. “A key for us is just continuing to stick to what’s worked to this point,” Kane said. “We also have to continue to get better during training in between games so we can keep being successful.” The Lakers will look to take another step towards qualifying for their first trip to the SUNYAC playoffs since 2014 when they face Plattsburgh on Friday and Potsdam on Saturday.

-Dan Kane men's soccer head coach

Cole Parzych | The Oswegonian (left to right) Asamoah, Musa, and Tim Ritch have combined for 14 of the 30 Laker goals this season.

Terra entered for Bogucki, 15 minutes into the game against St. Lawrence University on Sept. 15, following a red card handed out to Bogucki. Since then, Terra has been in net for the Lakers. The freshman has started the past three games for Oswego, but has played in at least 75 minutes of three other games. He is allowed just seven goals in six games, going 4-2 over that span, while shutting out two teams in two of his three starts. The Lakers have a tall task ahead of them. Their next four games are on

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Passion for tennis travels with Haru Kobayashi from Tokyo to Oswego State After relocating to New York, Kobayashi provides fresh talent, positive attitude on court for Lakers Samantha Longton Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com Haru Kobayashi was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She picked up soft tennis at age 14 and immediately fell in love with the sport. Soft tennis is a sport that originated in Japan, and its primary difference from regular tennis is the use of rubber balls rather than the traditional hard yellow balls. According to Kobayashi, she started playing soft tennis so she could be closer with one of her friends and found out that it was the perfect sport for her. She continued to play for five years in Japan. Then she decide to sign up for an exchange program that brought her to the U.S. Although the countries have various cultural differences, Kobayashi found it easy to adapt to her new environment. Kobayashi attended her senior year of high school in Pennsylvania. While there, she started to look at colleges that would allow her to financially continue recieving an education in the U.S. After searching around, she decided that Oswego State would be the perfect place for her. So, she packed her bags again and moved to New York to continue her education as a Laker. Kobayashi was drawn to the idea of moving to New York because to her, New York just seemed like a cool place to be. “I was okay with language, so I didn’t have any difficulties with coming to here,” Kobayashi said. Kobayashi came to the U.S without her parents, which was one of the hardest struggles with her transition. “It’s exciting, but it’s sad at the same time because I really loved living in Tokyo with my family,” Kobayashi said. “Here I have a lot of friends around me and I’m really comfortable.” Kobayashi said that she has gotten so used to being in the U.S. that moving back to Tokyo permanently would be a hard decision for her to make. Majoring in business, Kobayashi intended on coming to Oswego to focus on her education. One of her long-term goals is to help out at her father’s growing business back at home.

“My father needs somebody that can speak English and I want to help him,” Kobayashi said. After settling into Oswego, Kobayashi decided to give tennis another try. Little did she know she was exactly what women’s tennis coach Shane Evans was looking for. “I sent out a flyer that I made around campus and at the time, I wanted more bodies to look at,” Evans said. Coincidentally, one was placed in Hart Hall, where Kobayashi was living at the time. She reached out to Evans via email, and they set up her tryout. According to Evans, as soon as he saw her hit the ball a few times, he knew he wanted her on the team. “She brings a lot of positive energy, and you never see her stress over the sport,” Evans said. “She brings a lighter side to the team, and we all kind of relax in her presence.”

Evans recalled that Kobayashi had a strong start with the team after winning her first singles match against LeMoyne College. “I had no idea that she would be such an essential component on this team,” said Evans. “She really took me by surprise with just how good she is and how she can keep herself composed on the court.” Kobayashi was recognized for her hard work by being named athlete of the week following her win in the match against Elmira College. As for the future, Kobayashi can see herself continuing her love for the sport post graduation. But for now, she is enjoying every second on the court and is grateful for her experience with the Lakers. “Being on this team improved my life greatly,” said Kobayashi. “So, I just want to be on this team and have fun with my teammates.”

Haofeng Deng | The Oswegonian Kobayashi has spread optimism on and off the court for her teammates only three years after arriving in the U.S.

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Sophomore swimmer succeeding in offseason Evans takes over men’s tennis, Rodriguez tops Div. III swimmers in open-water championship

Ben Grieco Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com Oswego State does not have a history of swimmers going to open-water races. Sophomore Daniel Rodriguez changed that, paying his own way to get to the College Swimming Coaches Association of America Open Water Championship. Compared to NCAA Div. I schools, Div. III schools like Oswego State can not usually help swimmers with funds to get there. “Daniel’s the first one [to swim there],” head coach Mike Holman said. “For us, he did this on his own. He paid his own way, drove there himself, found his way around. He’s probably one of the only ones who paid his way to get there, while others got a free ride.” Rodriguez placed as the top Div. III time in the race, taking No. 20 overall. The next Div. III swimmer came in at No. 33. Competing against him were other collegiate athletes, from all divisions and regions, as well as swimmers who were on national teams. “I was really proud of myself,” Rodriguez said. “I was competing against international swimmers with their national teams.” The winner of the race was from Peru, coming in at just under an hour for the time. Rodriguez finished at 1:05:53.74, six minutes behind the winner. This was not the first time that Rodriguez swam open water, either. He won a national title in Spain in 2015. Before Rodriguez swam at the open water championship, he was a part of the Real Canoe Natacin Club. The team is located in Madrid, Spain, a country that does not have many swim teams. “It was very competitive. There aren’t that many teams,” Rodriguez said. “There’s a lot of fast kids, it’s hard to get yourself in front of others. That prepared me well for college.” It is a unique process to recruit international athletes, let alone a swimmer. Swimming is a completely different system compared to other sports like basketball or football. But Holman was able to find Rodriguez fairly easily. “The process in swimming is, you’re looking for times first,” Holman said. “There’s a lot of resources out there. Finding kids isn’t that hard. Finding kids that will fit into this school is eight or nine months of trying to get to know people.”

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Photo Provided by: Rosanne Beltran Rodriguez finished with the best time from a Div. III swimmer at the CSCAA Open water Championship, placing 20th.

The international recruiting process is a lot different, since most athletes will not do a weekend visit to a college. Thus, coaches have to heavily rely on different communication outlets like Skype. Rodriguez said a Skype call from Holman helped a lot. The choice of colleges for Rodriguez was easy. He wanted to go Div. III and fell in love with the Oswego State campus. “It was easier for me to go Div. III rather than Div. I, because I would’ve been [below average] in Div. I,” Rodriguez said. “I chose Oswego because I liked it from what I saw. Also, Coach Mike was very supportive of me coming to Oswego.” Throughout his freshman year, he was able to establish himself as a dominant distance freestyle swimmer, something he did in Madrid. He claimed the 1000 yard Freestyle and 1650 yard freestyle team records in his first season. He also won the 1650 yard Freestyle at the SUNYAC Championships last season.

“I always knew I had a good chance to win it. I had trained very well,” Rodriguez said. “It was pretty amazing to win an event as a freshman. My mom actually flew in to see me from Spain. It was a very happy moment.” With Rodriguez’s top Div. III time in the open water championship, he hopes his momentum will continue into the Lakers’ season. “This will make me work harder,” Rodriguez said. “It showed me I can achieve greater things if I work hard. I’m going to put myself forward this season.” His goal, is to get into the Top 10 for Div. III in the mile race. Holman has some different goals for him, though. A lot of includes working hard, top performances at SUNYACs and being a team leader as a sophomore. “Last year, he was the champion in the mile, and we’d like to repeat that,” Holman said. “From a team standpoint, I really hope he can rub off on the big freshman class, and buy into the work ethic he has.”

In a compact fall season, the Oswego State men’s tennis team has limited opportunity to show its talent and gain experience on the court against other opponents. Through just one game, the Lakers have already proven that they are capable of showing resiliency. The fall season for men’s tennis is meant to provide a test for the players, keep the team sharp and allow the coaching staff to determine the ideal lineup when regular season play begins in the spring. “This is a non-traditional season for them,” head coach Shane Evans said. “Getting a few wins under our belt helps a lot with our mentality going into the spring knowing we have the confidence that will keep us in matches.” Though the fall season will be only two matches, their importance cannot be overstated because of the impact it will have on the lineup in the spring. “It helps a lot figuring out who we are going forward,” Evans said. Seeing specific players in certain positions and situations they will have an effect on how the team approaches their matches when the regular season starts. So now is the time for the players to prove their worth to the team. In their first match of 2017-18, Oswego State went on the road to take on Alfred University. En route to a 5-4 win, the Lakers took wins in four of the six single spots and in one of the three doubles matches. The only player who had a hand in both a singles and doubles victory was senior Jimmy Terzian. The Buffalo native won by a convincing score of 6-0, 6-4 against Alfred University’s Ryan Brown in the fourth singles position and followed up with a win with partner Dillon McDonald at the third doubles spot. Terzian was named Laker athlete of the week for his performance against Alfred University. Terzian’s success was not hard to predict, according to his doubles

partner. “[Terzian] always stays pretty calm,” McDonald said. “He always stays consistent. He hits powerful shots and lets his opponents make the mistakes.” “In doubles, we got off to a pretty rocky start,” McDonald said. “We started off down 3-0 and had to fight our way back up.” McDonald fell in singles competition by a score of 7-5, 7-6, but his confidence did not waver in his ability or role on the team. “No matter where I’m playing in the lineup, obviously I put my best foot forward,” McDonald said. Close decisions for the Lakers can help provide experience for all players, forcing them into tough scenarios in order to leave the match with a win. Both McDonald and Evans stressed the importance of making the most of these fall matches to gain experience for the spring. “It was my first match since the spring, so I was a little nervous,” McDonald said. “But we stayed headstrong and pulled through.” For the players, these two matches can make or break their spot in the lineup for the spring. Due to scheduling conflicts, certain rostered players cannot participate in the fall, so there will only be increased competition by the time the rest of the players return to the team for next semester. “Right now, we just have seven or eight guys consistently playing,” Evans said. “There might be some new additions for us to tinker with, so for right now, we’re just trying to get a good feel of what we have.” When those players return, the team will have eight regular season matches in the spring with the hope of making to postseason play as they did two seasons ago. “We’re just going to take the Alfred win and the Daemen match and take it with us for the spring,” Evans said. The team will travel to Daemen College on Oct. 1 to take on the Wildcats and cap off their fall season.

Selfless mindset results in individual success Lakers ride current four-game win streak behind Reynolds’ firepower REYNOLDS from B1 Reynolds appeared in all 15 games in her first year with Oswego State in 2016, starting in 10 of them. She scored four goals and three assists with 11 total points. Reynolds was also tied for the team lead in game-winning goals with Monica Harvey, scoring two game-winners over the course of the season. First year head coach Heather Moore has already seen a lot of improvement in Reynolds’ play so far this season. “Since the beginning of this season, I’d say she’s improved and she’s had to play a bunch of different positions,” Moore said. “Trying to transition has been helpful, and this last game, she played mostly forward and so I think that’s where she’s

going to be for a while.” So far in this early part of the season, the Lakers have been trying to figure out everybody’s position and see where everyone is most comfortable. These past three games have shown how far they have come in finding everyone’s niche on the team. “We’re still trying to get everyone’s position down and keep switching, so once we get a feel for it, I think we’ll be better,” Reynolds said. “We just have to keep playing hard with intensity all game and never give up.” Going forward in the season, Reynolds wants the goals she scores to keep helping the team. For the junior, it is more about helping the team win rather than scoring a lot of goals for herself. That is why her

favorite field hockey moment was not the hat trick, but the game where she scored the game-winning goal. “I want my goals to mean something, I don’t want to score a bunch of goals and get killed, so I want my goals to help the team get a winning season,” Reynolds said. Moore sees Reynolds as one of the leaders on the team, and her play contributes to the team’s success. “She’s leading mostly by example and really generates a lot of forward momentum for us,” Moore said. Reynolds and the Lakers look to continue their four-game win streak with a home match against William Smith College, Tuesday 4:00 p.m. at Laker Turf Stadium.

Haofeng Deng | The Oswegonian Chris Gayvert (above) won his first singles match 6-2, 6-0 in men’s tennis 5-4 victory over Alfred.

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All-nighters come at high costs, Tip of lack of sleep compromises GPA the hat...

◊....to Betsy DeVos for changing Title IX policy. ◊....to Donald Trump’s petty feuds with athletes.

◊.... to the new digital humanities minor.

◊....to Marano food court’s meager hours of operation.

◊....to the Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan. ◊.... to the fire departments for extinguishing the bus fire.

Wag of the finger...

Marano dining hours undercooked Campus Center options offer tasty alternative but limited access Photo provided by mrehan via flickr Students who routinely skip out on a good night’s sleep run the risk of performing worse in classes.

Clare O’Brien Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com

The start of the academic year brings many changes to the lifestyle routines of students all across campus. Many students may find themselves flocking to the gym in an effort to improve their fitness, to the library to boost their GPA or to the lake to soak up the last warm days of the year. However, with all of the extracurriculars found on campus and homework assignments piling up on desks, it is not surprising that students may forget to keep a regular sleep schedule and get the sufficient amount of rest every night. Without sleep, students may find themselves dragging through those four years. Every year, like clockwork, a new study is released about the effects of sleep deprivation on students of all ages. This year’s study was conducted by Harvard Medical School and found a direct correlation between regular sleep schedules and higher GPAs among students. This is not a shocking revelation for students, especially in college. Since elementary school, everyone has been reminded to get the recommended eight to nine hours of sleep a night. While that may have been an attainable standard in middle school and high school, the rigorous schedule of college can leave students feeling pressed for time, going to extreme

measures like pulling all-nighters in order to finish assignments. The Harvard study concluded that regular sleep schedules are more beneficial to students, even if they do not get a full eight hours, than an irregular schedule that includes nights of little sleep followed by weekends spent sleeping the day away. As a college student, eight hours of sleep may seem impossible to achieve, but a regular sleep schedule is not unattainable. By finishing homework, or extracurricular activities, at a consistent time every night, be that 11 p.m. or 2 a.m., students may see an improvement in their GPA for the semester. Freshmen may be tempted to revel in their new-found freedom and stay up all night watching Netflix or hanging out with friends, but their grades may be suffering and result in a less than stellar first semester performance. Parents want their kids to enjoy college’s many social experiences and get involved on campus, however, when that comes at the cost of their grades, parents will not be thrilled. This study boils down to a simple point: better sleep will result in better grades. Instead of cramming for a test at 3 a.m., students should budget their time and find the right sleep schedule for their lifestyle. While no one ever remembers the sleep they got during their college years, the degree on their resume would not exist without it. So the next time the debate arises between another episode of “Stranger Things” or getting sleep, make the healthy choice and go to bed.

Betsy DeVos chips away at Title IX, sexual assault progress threatened Sylvie Lemieux Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Sexual assault is a growing epidemic that continues to plague universities and colleges across the nation. After this past Friday, it is clear that Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education do not have ambitions to protect sexual assault victims or even decrease the reported number of assaults on campuses. The Obama administration introduced guidelines that required colleges to use a higher standard of proof, preponderance of evidence. D e Vo s p r o p o s e d t h a t a l l c o l l e g e s were free to abandon those guidelines completely and change the standard to clear and convincing evidence. The issue at hand is not whether the old guidelines were doing their job, but rather how these new guidelines will affect colleges and sexual assault victims. D e Vo s ’ p r o p o s a l i s f o c u s e d o n protecting the accused rather than the victims. One has to wonder how this will affect the number of sexual assaults repor ted. If an institution chooses to implement this policy,

with little to no physical evidence, it will be easier for someone accused of sexual assault to avoid charges. This is not to suggest that there are no cases of people wrongfully accused of sexual assault, but DeVos should focus on how colleges can better address sexual assault and suppor t victims. The effects of her newly proposed guidelines could be a giant step backwards, as more universities could opt for clear and convincing evidence because it could prevent their reported crime statistics from increasing. Investigations that are currently in progress are also in question here. Their status remains unknown as schools decide how to implement these new standards. It is possible that the cases could be dropped altogether, and victims could never get the chance to be served justice. Students cannot let this potential setback prevent them from continuing to fight for sexual assault victims across the nation. They m u s t f i g h t to ke e p s e x u a l a s s a u l t prevention programs intact in hopes of continuing to educate those around them, while institutions across the nation continue to confront sexual assault.

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Marano Campus Center offers many alternative dining options including Palates, Cutting Board and The Crossroads. Their hours of operation, however, can be a bit inconvenient. Undoubtedly, these dining areas offer a comfortable and centralized location to get food that is usually higher quality and more convenient than what is served in the dining halls. Cutting Board is open Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Palates opens at 11 a.m. and closes at 2 p.m. the same days. The Crossroads opens every weekday at 7:45 a.m. and closes at 7:30 p.m. every night except for Friday, when it closes a few hours earlier at 4:30 p.m. None of these dining areas are open on the weekend. To better benefit the Oswego State student body, Auxiliary Services should expand the hours of operation for dining areas in the campus center. Specifically, Palates and Cutting Board should stay open later in the afternoon, while The Crossroads should open for lunch hours on the weekends. Expanded operating hours would be beneficial to students for two reasons. First, being open longer would provide added convenience for students with busy schedules and those looking for an alternative to dining hall food on the weekends. Second, longer hours means a need for more employees. Extending hours would give more students a chance to get a job on campus and current employees more opportunities to work if desired. On campus, 2 p.m. is a common time for class to let out. At this time, some students might be leaving their last class of the day or starting a short break between classes. Regardless, it is a time when many people eat lunch to give them the energy boost they

need to make it to dinner. By this time, Littlepage and Lakeside dining halls have already closed as well. That leaves Cooper and Pathfinder as the only open dining halls at 2 p.m. besides “lite bite” hours at Lakeside from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Many students may not have a meal plan or could have run out of swipes for the week. Additionally, they might be in a hurry and not have time to go out of their way to sit down and eat in a dining hall. The Crossroads is open at this time, but typically has a long line as a result. Keeping Cutting Board and Palates open until maybe 4 or 4:30 p.m. would help alleviate some of these issues. Hungry students would have more options to choose from at a time when their range of choices is small. Opening The Crossroads on the weekend would be a plus for students, too. It is no secret that college students quickly get tired of dining hall food. Sometimes, especially on the weekend, it is nice to have a meal that is a little different from the usual grub available in Path-

finder or Lakeside. Not everyone has a car or energy to go all the way into town. Keeping The Crossroads open on Saturday and Sunday, even during lunch hours like 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., would provide students with a more convenient location to get a good meal on the weekend. Auxiliary Services provides employment for over 750 students, but there are only so many hours to go around. If The Crossroads, Palates and Cutting Board stayed open longer, these three dining areas could be open a combined 36 hours more than usual. That means more hours for current employees that need them and the ability to hire more students. It is clear Auxiliary Services and the administration need to extend the operating hours of Palates, Cutting Board and The Crossroads. This move would create more convenient and diverse dining options while increasing opportunities for student employees.

Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian Students are unable to enjoy The Crossroads, other Marano eateries on weekends or outside narrow hours.

Major opportunity from new minor Digital humanities combines traditional with modern Derek Smith Opinion Editor dsmith@oswegonian.com

Oswego State’s new digital humanities minor will be a great tool for students to bridge the gap between traditional humanities and applied technology in an age where technical and computer literacy is increasingly valuable. The humanities as an academic discipline dateS back to the winedrinking, deep-thinking days of Plato and Aristotle. In fact, humanities studies were the foundation on which universities were built for thousands of years. Students from ancient Greece to Colonial Harvard attended universities to ponder deep philosophical questions of justice and ethics. History was created in the context of art, culture and human anthropology. Linguistics was studied through the literary works of history’s greatest writers. It was only in the last several decades that computer science, programming and information technology have gained traction as major courses of study for colleges. Despite being young as a Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian discipline relative to the humanities, cognitive science and applied Oswego State recognized value in adding technical skills to ancient areas of academic study. technology have supplanted themselves it difficult to acquire adequate at the top of the academic food chain. of intellectual taste. A strong case can be made that the skills in two seemingly opposite Science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors are multiplying just balance of power has shifted too far areas of study. Many schools across the country as quickly as the demand for computer- in favor of technical studies in recent literate, ready-to-work graduates. Few years. While STEM degrees may seem offer digital humanities minors and quality jobs in the 21st century are more valuable in terms of immediate majors. Like Oswego State, other available to recent graduates with no employment upon graduation, a study colleges are recognizing the need in the humanities for four years for a combination of the “technical technical experience. This is not to say a chosen area provides perhaps even more value to and traditionally non-technical.” of undergraduate study immediately a person’s critical thinking ability and As students enter school who are preparing one for a job after college is communication with the world around even more familiar with technology the most important issue; it is not. The them. The challenge for students today than the current batch, digital four years and thousands of dollars will be turning a degree into at least a humanities will continue to gain spent in college should be used to learn valuable career during an age of rapid popularity. Moreover, and perhaps most important, students and faculty about subjects of interest to them. The technological advancement. Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian digital humanities program makes this In the past, scheduling constraints who take part will be pioneers in the The standard required to charge alleged perpetrators of sexual assault is being raised to the dismay of many. possible for students with a broad range and major or minor requirements made relatively young field of research.

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NFL PROTESTS FOR UNITY Is advocating online enough to make actual change? “It helps to get the information out, at least for people to be aware.”

Jessica Kisluk junior, broadcasting “I feel like it can only do so much.”

Although the discussions about Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protests may be exhausted by now, President Donald Trump’s comments on Sept. 22 at a Huntsville, Alabama rally have given the debate new legs. The protests were taken to new heights due to the comments by Trump at the rally and the string of tweets he shelled out over the following weekend. There was not a whole lot of difference between the protests except for the sheer number of participants. Players of all backgrounds were seen kneeling, sitting or standing. There were many organizations, owners and players standing with their arms locked as a symbol of unity. Some teams even elected to stay inside their locker rooms during the anthem. The Dallas Cowboys’ protest was recognized by the president as “progress be-

ing made” after they were the only team to kneel as a unit and then stand when the national anthem played. The debate over disrespecting our flag and/or country still has many sides. The proper time and place for these acts of free speech may never be officially settled. The moral and ethical issues will most likely follow the same track, but it is not right for the ruler of the free world to denounce professional athletes and attack the league over peaceful protests and free speech. The president calling NFL athletes “sons of b******” and suggesting they be fired for expressing their points of view with a silent and peaceful protest is the real issue. Trump did not condemn the neo-Nazis after the riots and protests in Charlottesville, Virginia. Rather, he said there were “very fine people” within both groups of protestors.

People may think those kneeling or sitting during the national anthem is a sign of disrespect to those who fought for our freedom, but the goal of these protests, stated by athletes across the board, is to stand up for injustices in our country. It was never about the flag. It does not matter what people’s views are regarding this topic, or other issues for that matter. The problem is with Trump criticizing those who choose to speak out and take a stance. The First Amendment does not limit the people’s right to express their opinion regardless of its content. People may not agree with what is being said, but there should never be a time or a place in this country where the foundation of this country is in jeopardy. Trump attempted to do just that with his weekend explosion. This is something the citizens of the U.S. should never tolerate.

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On-campus parking nightmares continue

Too many cars, too few spaces result in unavoidable tickets

Lindsey Hurlbut sophomore, zoology “Since social media is really big now, that’s the only way people find out about things.”

Natalia De Los Santos senior, marketing “A lot of times, word of mouth is better.”

Mary Olalekan sophomore, global and international studies “Just retweets and likes on a Facebook page can be enough.”

Evan Bugucki junior, accounting

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Devin O’Shaughnessy Social Media Coordinator doshaughnessy@oswegonian.com Students this year are frustrated once again by the so-called parking system here on campus and the inability to find appropriate spots to accommodate them without receiving a ticket. On campus, there are parking lots reserved for residents, commuters and employees. The residential parking lots are then divided in four separate lots: east, west, central and The Village. In order to park on campus, drivers must receive a permit from the

parking office and may only park in the designated lots. That said, this rule is hardly ever f ol lo w e d . M a n y s t u d e n t s c o m pl a i n about the trouble of finding a parking spot, especially in Residential East. Within this zone, there are five parking lots that are almost always full. Parking lots get so cluttered that students have resorted to parking on the grass in some parking lots, after being unable to find a space. When students do this, however, they receive a parking ticket, costing the student $20 per ticket. These tickets can be a nuisance to anyone who only parks for a minute or two, or even to park during a class. For students who return Sunday night or Monday morning from being home, having no place to park can cause severe problems, especially if in a rush to get to class. University Police and the Parking Office are well aware of this issue, it is a recurring problem that happens every year. The issue began with the college allowing freshmen to have vehicles on campus, where most colleges do not. Since no other limits

exist to cap the number of parking permits granted, upperclassmen deserve some sort of priority. Not all students have classes at the same time. The Parking Office seems to think that students with morning classes leave immediately after, freeing all sorts of space. This assumption is far detached from reality. Residential students often go days without moving their car, traveling by foot to class then back to the halls for food and sleep. University Police stated that they are trying to be more lenient in some areas this year, though students are still receiving tickets regularly despite the lack of space. Commuters often will park within the residential lots or the employee lots because they do not want to park even further away from campus. Commuters complain that the parking lots designed for them are not convenient enough for them. W h a t e v e r t h e c a s e , p a rk i n g o n campus is a hassle. Something needs to change to make life easier for both t he re s i d e n t s w ho p ay to p a rk o n campus and the commuters who live in Oswego.

Change comes in various types

Keyboard activism alone insufficient effort Jordan DeLucia Copy Editor jdelucia@oswegonian.com

media posts: That alone is not fixing the problem. Not every single internet awareness post or trend has to come with an obligation to donate money, time or other things of value; a lot of people just want to help spread the word, and that is great. Simply signing a change. org petition, or liking a “one like equals one prayer” comment and then going back to checking email is not going to get a new law passed or pay for a child’s cancer treatment. Those goals require real action, not just a small dose of positivity. Internet activism has its benefits, but

it only results in minimal to no change because it requires minimal effort. In other terms, you get out what you put in. If any real change is to be made, activists must get out from behind the keyboard and go out into the world. An easy rule of thumb to follow: If a cause asks for donations, give whatever you can and then put that filter on a profile picture or share that post with friends. If something calls for awareness only, then online advocacy alone is acceptable. No one can be expected to donate to every single fund, but it is always nice to do so whenever possible.

Many students are guilty of liking that beautifully worded, heartstringtugging Facebook post that claims to be in suppor t of ending world hunger or that 140-character message on a timeline that ends with the phrase “please retweet.” Then, what happens is students go about their day like they never even saw it, not giving it a single thought afterwards to what that post is actually doing. This is slacktivism. Everyone remembers the incredibly cliché internet trend of placing the Belgian flag filter over their profile pictures to show support for the victims and families of the Brussels terror attacks in March 2016. While the support being spread was all for a good cause, the number of people who donated money or did some sort of get-up-and-get-out project to help those affected was small by comparison. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was a similar case. It was all for a great cause, and it raised a lot of money and awareness, but not everyone who dumped a bucket full of freezing water on their heads actually donated to the fund. Awareness is a great thing, and it does not hurt to create a fun challenge in the summertime that doubles as a way to cool off in addition to raising money for disease research. The same is true for most social and economic “challenges” that provide support with the resources donated. There is one thing everyone has to remember when participating in these Photo provided by Wikimedia Commons internet trends and liking, retweeting or sharing awareness related social Likes and retweets are a useful tool to raise awareness but noticeable change requires more than that.

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Look at Oz: Stand-up comic Owen Benjamin

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Look at OZ: Stand-up comic Owen Benjamin

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Perhaps the most interesting part about Benjamin is where he grew up, which is here in Oswego, New York, a city not usually known for being the stomping grounds of anybody getting their names in headlines. Benjamin has love for Oswego, but said it is kind of a horrible place. That was not an issue for him though, as he found it to be the best groundwork for writing comedy. “Having the kind of contradiction between my parents who really encouraged reading and learning and being more in the college business and all my friends just being small-town bros,” Benjamin said. “I think that contradiction allowed me to kind of operate between the visceral life of the emotional and the abstract world of the intellectual.” Benjamin’s parents are both professors at Oswego State. His opera-loving father currently teaches public speaking among other courses, and his mother t e a c he s c h i l d re n’s l i t e r a ture. Benjamin grew up surrounded by knowledge and parents who allowed him to explore in any direction he felt like traveling. One thing he is known

for, regarding his act, is he enjoys incorporating piano playing. He believes there is a connection between music and comedy and the two can share a similar rhythm, sometimes resulting in the production of a song that is peculiarly hilarious. Benjamin, who attended SUNY Plattsburgh, said if he were not a stand-up comedian today, he would be a history teacher. Benjamin answered various questions about his writing process, with topics diving into politics, society, tales from his career and looking at life from different viewpoints. Throughout all of the questions, he quoted num e ro u s h i s to r i c a l eve n t s and related them to events re m i n i s c e n t o f to d ay ’s struggles, from World War II and exploring Adolf Hitler’s mindset to President Donald Trump’s true intentions to many other historical periods. It was impressive that a guy made out to be a simple comic was truly a layered intellect. Benjamin said comedy is a dark art. He believes being vulnerable, writing what you know and attempting to perfect the craft of stand-up com-

edy rather than making others like you are all essential elements of the art form. He believes that comedy is one of the last honest forms of truth, and sometimes people get angry at the truth. It is not other people who are the enemy; the enemy is ourselves. Our own demons are what need to be conquered, not other people. He is wary of alienating the audience, something he does not want to do, but comedy is meant to push the limits of certain things. Mocking is another essential element, but not to the point of self-hatred, which is a nasty quality to which the audience will not respond p o s i t i v e l y. I t i s a l l a b o u t surfing the fine line. “I remember the first time I made an all-Hispanic crowd in Miami buckle with laughter I knew that comedy transcended culture,” Benjamin said. “That it could go anywhere and the right joke could move people that I never knew growing up laugh, and that was very moving for me.” The next speaker visiting the Living Writer Series is Lindy West, a columnist and author, who will appear Oct. 11 in the Marano Campus Center auditorium.

On Sept. 25, stand-up comedian Owen Benjamin was the guest speaker for the 2017 Living Writers Series. The series acts as a class in which various writers, from poets to published novelists, visit the Marano Campus Center auditorium and discuss their writing process, their experiences thus far in their careers and sometimes their life in general with students. The talks are also open to the rest of campus and the community. Juliet Giglio, assistant professor at Oswego State, organizes the class and is in charge of recruiting guests to visit. “Whoever’s teaching it has to, starting nine months before or a year before, you have to book all the writers. You have to kind of make a good blend of people so that you don’t have all fiction writers or all poets,” Giglio said. “Then, over the summer, I sort of created a theme, that was Find Your Voice, after I had looked at all of the authors we had coming.” Giglio hopes to help students understand what m a kes them un i que and to dig deeper within themselves to be vulnerable and discover what is truly important in their lives. All of this is done so those attending class can advance as writers and develop a personalized style. Benjamin fits in perfectly with this year’s theme. A deep intellectual background and strong presence on social media sets him apart from other comedians, and he is okay with that. He has had two standup specials released on Comedy Central, and has also appeared on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” “ T he To n i g h t S ho w w i t h Jay Leno,” “Chelsea Lately” and “Inside Amy Schumer.” Although comedy is his p r i m a r y p as s i on , he has appeared in films such as “The House Bunny,” “Jack & Jill,” “Staten Island Summer,” while recurring as a character on TBS’ “Sullivan & Son.” He is also writing a Dominick Lioto | The Oswegonian book with the publishing company Norton Books. Owen Benjamin drove to speak at Oswego State’s Living Writers Series after performing in Indianapolis.

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‘Vice Principals’ season two more outrageous than ever Michael Reilly Circulation Director mreilly@oswegonian.com

Who shot Gamby?! That is the question everyone who watched the season one finale of “Vice Principals” is wondering. Of course, viewers will not find out the answer to this question in the season’s premiere, despite high suspicions of former principal of North Jackson High, Belinda Brown (Kimberly Herbert Gregory, “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World”), being the culprit. The series, however, does pick up where things left off at the end of season one. This show, starring Danny McBride (“Alien: Covenant”) as Vice Principal Neil Gamby and Walton Goggins (“Three Christs”) as Vice Principal Lee Russell, is an underrated double threat. Not only is there a consistent flow of awkward and wacky situations resulting in many knee slaps for viewers, but also suspense and mystery in finding out who is responsible for putting a bullet into Gamby and changing North

Jackson forever. Some of the major changes faced by North Jackson due to “the incident” include metal detectors and a name change from Warriors to Tigers. Perhaps the biggest change is that the principal’s job is now in the hands of Gamby’s literal partner in crime, Lee Russell (Walton Goggins, “The Hateful Eight”). Russell also hired a new vice principal named Nash (Dale Dickey, “Claws”) who, despite being a woman, looks strikingly similar to Gamby. This episode does its job flawlessly while bringing the audience up to speed on what is new and reintroducing the dynamics between familiar characters. One of these dynamics includes the “will they, won’t they” relationship tension between Gamby and the cute yet timid Amanda Snodgrass (Georgia King, “Raised by Wolves”). In the case of who shot Gamby, viewers do not get an answer to that question in this episode, but again, it is a nice tease of what is possibly coming. Another returning dynamic that provides a reliable laugh or two is the one between Gamby and his ex-wife Gale (Busy

Philipps, “The Sackett Sisters”) and her new husband Ray (Shea Whigham, “Death Note”). The show definitely gets a good boost of comedic value with Gale and Ray welcoming Gamby into their home to recover mentally and physically from his gunshot wound, which includes him taking full advantage of a stair chair. When it comes down to what makes this episode and the entire series run so smoothly, it is hard to argue against the performance

McBride puts forth in his role. From Gamby’s failed payback attempt on Belinda Brown to his handling of the insubordinate student with a boombox in the cafeteria, his hostile attitude provides laughs that make this series what it is. A high point of the episode that captures everything the show stands for was Gamby being overdramatically welcomed back upon returning to North Jackson. This included an a cappella version of

Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven” as well as a very inspirational speech from Gamby on his experience: “A very funny thing about when you get shot is that you have trouble sleeping. You wake up screaming covered in sweat, scared, angry...” Overall, this episode gets the season off to strong start in flying colors. As mentioned before, it is an underrated series, but arguably one of the best HBO has to offer, which is saying something.

Photo provided by HBO via YouTube.com Walton Goggins and Danny McBride reprise their roles in the hit HBO comedy series, from the same team behind “Eastbound & Down.”

‘American Vandal’ most original new comedy of fall Claire Cunningham Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

“American Vandal” is a refreshing addition to comedy and crime documentaries. In recent years, Netflix has made it a pattern to release true crime documentaries such as “Making a Murderer,” “Amanda Knox,” “13th,” “Casting JonBenet” and now “American Vandal.” Basically the biggest difference between them is that “American Vandal” is fictitious. If the premise of the stor y were not ridiculously hilarious, viewers might not be able to tell. The new mockumentary series follows young filmmakers Peter Maldonado (Tyler Alvarez, “Orange is the New Black”) and Sam (Griffin Gluck, “The Mick”) as they investigate a vandalism case at their high . school in which 27 penises

Photo provided by Netflix via YouTube.com The series perfectly imitates other limited series that breakdown murders and large crimes.

w e re s p r ay - p a i n t e d o n 2 7 cars and burnout loser Dylan Maxwell (Jimmy Tatro, “Boo! A M a d e a H a l lo w e e n” ) w a s convicted and expelled with no hard evidence. The series is set up with a serious tone, which makes t h e s to r i e s f u n n i e r. M u c h like Netflix’s “Making a Murderer,” the series is soaked with a dark aesthetic, mysterious theme song and

beautiful cinematography. The characters’ serious approach to the situation parodies the crime documentary in great fashion. The best par t of “American Vandal” is how it is written. The jokes are funny and weirdly original for a show based around cartoon penises. The series is full of little details and exciting twists and turns every episode. The

series looks at the crime as if it were a much more serious one. With a compelling story, the secrets unfold and mysteries are solved. “A m e r i c a n Va n d a l ” i s a story that focuses on teenagers in today’s society that a re i n f l u e nc e d he av i l y by social media. The series is able to use social media as a tool in its story, but not in a way that exaggerates or overuses it. While many new television shows and movies often use social media to relate to teenagers and incorrectly apply it, “American Vandal” uses the platform correctly and does not make it seem tacky. Much can be said about the acting in the show. Tyler Alvarez as Maldonado is perfect. Alvarez was mostly k no w n f o r h i s a c t i ng a s a recurring character on “Orange is the New Black” and a Nickelodeon show, “Every Witch Way.” His character is not always seen on screen, but through voiceovers, he

portrays a high school sophomore with a love for movies and a passion for solving the crime. Jimmy Tatro plays the subject of the documentar y, the accused Dylan Maxwell. Tatro masters the role perfectly and brings layers to a seemingly stupid, immature character. “A m e r i c a n Va n d a l ” d i f fers from the modern mock u m e n t a r y. M o s t m o c k u mentaries like “The Office,” “Modern Family” or “Parks and Recreation” are clearly comedic and not crimec e n t e re d . “A me r i c a n Va n dal” differs from the sitcom platform and takes a new format as a satire of some of Netflix’s most popular work. “A me r i c a n Va nd a l ” i s a re f re s h i ng c o me d y u n l i ke anything viewers have seen. Between the many penis jokes, “ball hairs” and crude h u m o r, t h e r e l i e s m o r e meaning. The show can be watched in a little over four hours, and will be remembered for so much longer.

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Killers give listeners nothing new in ‘Wonderful Wonderful’ Ian Saunders Asst. Laker Review Editor isaunders@oswegonian.com

Formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards) and Dave Keuning (guitar, backing vocals), adding bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. to the line-up a year later, The Killers were thrown into the spotlight, getting hit with an unprecedented wave of success. With the release of “Hot Fuss” back in 2004, hit songs like “Mr. Brightside” and “Somebody Told Me” blasted their way through the airwaves. Their sound at the time was a refreshing blend of new wave and post-punk rock, with Flowers’ unique voice soaring high above every track. They would never quite match the success of their debut album, but they would come close. “Sam’s Town” and “Day & Age” were two

solid albums full of plenty of memorable songs, keeping the band relevant and at the tip of everybody’s tongues well into the late 2000s. It was not until the band took a hiatus back in 2010 that things really began to slow down, as the individual members stopped touring to work on their own projects. Although they returned a year later, they seemed to have lost much of the original hype that had surrounded them for so long. “Wonderful, Wonderful” is the newest addition the group’s discography, a 43-minute dive back into the distinctly bright, colorful sound that the band is best known for. At this point, Flowers’ vocals are a lot more nostalgic than they are interesting, but they have not lost any of their original charm. The choruses build up to massive walls of sound, filled with glossy synths and energetic guitar work from Keuning. The hooks tend to be a little cheesy, but that is part of what

makes their fans like them so much. In other words, not much has changed. “The Man” is a bouncy, groove-filled track that sounds so ridiculous that it almost seems like the band is making fun of itself. The lyrics are relentlessly corny, with Flowers regurgitating dozens of clichés: “I got gas in the tank, I got money in the bank. I got news for you baby, you’re looking at the man.” It is obvious the band is just playing around and not taking itself seriously, but that does not stop the track from being a little cringe inducing. The next track, “Rut,” is a cute motivational tune, but it suffers from sounding dated and not in the good way, it brings Phil Collins’ soundtrack of “Tarzan” to mind, with a recycled chord progression and drums soaked in reverb. It is so uplifting that it starts to grow stale and definitely is one of the weakest points on the album. The strongest comes with

Photo provided by TheKillersMusic via YouTube.com The Killers’ new album may not attract anyone except longtime listeners.

“Run For Cover,” a hectic, fastpaced track that plays perfectly to the band’s strengths. It brings back the raw emotion for which “Hot Fuss” was praised, without sounding like they are rehashing old ideas. It wraps itself up in the right amount of time, not dragging itself out. If The Killers have any-

thing left in their tank after almost two decades, “Wonderful, Wonderful” is not showing that off. If anything, it shows a band that is reveling in its past, not willing to change their direction or experiment. To some of their hardcore fans, that might be a great thing, but to everybody else, it is just plain boring.

Young Thug, Carnage surprise fans with ‘Young Martha’ Mary Katherine Moylan Contributing Writer laker@oswegonian.com

This past week, the highly anticipated album from YSL/ Heavyweight Records and artists Young Thug and DJ Carnage has finally dropped and is creating chaos.

A plethora of teasers from DJ Carnage were released on Twitter wth the release of the “Homie” music video two weeks ago. With a second song titled “Liger” dropping a day before the EP’s planned release date, the pair has created a lot of excitement around their collaboration, and it is well deserved. Young Thug, who has been quite distant from the rap scene since his last album release, “Beautiful Thugger Girls,” in 2016, has ex-

perimented a bit with his voice and style in collaboration with DJ Carnage. Carnage, whose most recent work being his “Step Brothers” EP this year, has delivered a diverse sound for this EP, both of their work shining through in the short but sweet “Young Martha.” Commencing with “Homie,” the EP’s first song has been released the longest of the four and has since stirred debate within the fan base. With the vague organ

Photo provided by Young Thug via YouTube.com

“Young Martha” is the first collaborative EP between Carnage and Young Thug, one producing beats and the other rapping.

chords, it plays out to be a tasteful music video. The chorus is gruff and nearly startles Young Thug as the song builds suspense and near horror. With beats that jerk listeners back and forth, verses from both Thug and Meek Mill roll off the tongue until all sound is removed to end with a monologue. “Liger,” a rhythmical and light beat, focuses more on character both lyrically and instrumentally. [“I bought a Rollie’, but I coulda bought a Viper, ayy / Everybody got tigers, so I wanna go get a liger, ayy.”] Centered around the individuality of an artist, Young Thug and Carnage create a delightful sound that listeners will not be able to shake. The EP’s third track, “10,000 Slimes,” begins with an intro and continues with a repetitive yet catchy chorus. Though it seems to pale in comparison with the rest of the “Young Martha” titles, “10,000 Slimes” equally contributes to the EP as a whole. With seemingly odd lyrics such as [“Inside the tire is where the birds is / Inside the tires, uh, Jeffery”], Young Thug refers to the titles of past works such as mixtape “JEFFERY” from 2016 and “YSL,” one of the record labels both he and Carnage worked through on

the collaboration’s production. The final song of “Young Martha,” titled “Don’t Call Me,” is a personal favorite as it brings a much different sound with featured artist Shakka. A subtle and more relaxed sound enables easy listening while still bookending the song with both an intro and final chorus with Young Thug. The final chorus of the song features the lyrics [“I swear to God, *****, you dig? / With a golden shovel, iced out AP, not the Rollie bezel, oh.”] These lyrics are not only found previously in “Homie,” but can also be found on the track “RiRi” off of Thug’s critically acclaimed mixtape “JEFFERY.” “Young Martha,” although an acquired taste for some, is a beautifully executed mixtape. Young Thug and Carnage have both put forward diverse and delightful sounds that have not been seen in past works, especially when paired with featured artists Meek Mills and Shakka. Overall, the EP is a well-knit and excellent EP that could fit almost any preferred sound and mood. Without a doubt, it will be heard from every dorm window soon.

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Aronofsky’s ‘mother!’ has alienated mainstream audiences Cameron Verrette Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Darren Aronofsky’s (“Noah”) allegorical horror film “mother!” is easily the most ambitious, and very likely, the most divisive film seen all year. It is one of those movies that is incredibly hard to synopsize without s p o i l i ng t he w hol e t h i ng . A married couple, who are never named in the film but are credited as ‘Him’ (Javier Bardem, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales”) and ‘Mother’ (Jennifer Lawrence, ”X-Men: Apocalypse”), live in a large, secluded house that was recently severely damaged by a fire. ‘He’ is a once great poet who struggles severely with writer’s block, and she stays at home renovating their fixer-upper. Her perpetual spring cleaning is interrupted by an unexpected guest, credited as ‘Man’ (Ed Harris, “Westworld”), who mistakes the remote home for a bed and

breakfast. While Mother is reluctant to let the man in, Him welcomes Man with open arms. Man brings his wife, ‘Woman’ (Michelle Pfeiffer, “The Wizard of Lies”), and she is also welcomed into the home without Mother’s consent. More guests arrive and each time Bardem’s character invites them to spend as long as they would like. With each new guest entering their home, Mother becomes increasingly irritated by her husband refusing to consult with her before letting in more strangers. To say things get crazier from there would be the greatest understatement made in this piece. What starts as a slow burn psychological horror film eventually explodes into a surrealist nightmare. Cinematographer Mathew Libatique (“The Circle”) keeps the camera tied to Mother’s perspective throughout the 121-plus-minute runtime. There are only three different types of shots utilized in the film: close-ups of Mother, over the shoulder shots and point of view shots from Mother’s perspective. This creates a sense of claustrophobia that permeates the film.

With the film being locked down to Mother’s perspective, it falls onto Jennifer Lawrence to carry the film with a powerful performance. The first half of her performance is fairly one note as she plays varying degrees of confused, but when the second half of the film demands she step up her game, she absolutely delivers what may be a close second to “Winter’s Bone” in terms of Lawrence’s best work. But it is Michelle Pfeiffer who puts in the best performance of the film. Her character has a charm that just dominates every scene she is in, and it is a shame she does not

get more opportunities in this to show off. Those better read on a certain famous book (the Bible) will pick up on the main allegorical subtext of the film fairly early on. But “mother!” is so much more than just a psychological thriller version of the good book. It is about art and our relationship to artists, it is about the earth and our relationship to nature, it is about religion, it is a horror, a thriller and, at times, it is an absurdist dark comedy. “Mother!” has so much to say about so many different things

that it is almost impossible to unpack everything. “Mother!” is a nightmare in the best ways. It is the kind of movie that some may love while many others will loathe. The film may almost have too much say, but it does so much and is so uniquely original that it is hard to fault. Love it or hate it, like any good nightmare, “mother!” is not a film viewers will forget anytime soon. It supplants itself into the mind in a way that audiences will find themselves thinking about it long after leaving the theatre.

Photo provided by Paramount Pictures via YouTube.com Jennifer Lawrence stars in “mother!,” which may go down as one of the most controversial films of her career so far.

Add ‘American Assassin’ to list of typical action films Garrick Groover Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

“A m e r i c a n A s s a s s i n ” i s directed by Michael Cuesta (“Kill the Messenger”) and s t a r s D y l a n O ’ B r i e n ( “ Te e n Wolf”) as Mitch Rapp, a young CIA black ops recruit who teams up with Michael Keaton (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”) to thwart the launch of a nuclear weapon in the Middle East. O’Brien is entirely capable as the lead, being as he pulls off the stunts with ease. Michael Keaton is also superb as the tough CIA trainer. Ever since 2014’s “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” Keaton has proven time again how he is an impeccable actor capable of giving award-winning performances. His role here might not be his most memorable, but his performance as the resourceful leader stands out among the rest of the bland

supporting cast, which includes Sanaa Lathan (“Shots Fired”) as the demanding deputy director, Shiva Negar (“Let’s Rap”) as Rapp’s female companion and Taylor Kitsch (“True Detective”) as the film’s primary antagonist. None of these characters are memorable in the slightest, acting like archetypes of characters seen in cookie-cutter action movies before. This is the main prob-

lem with “American Assassin.” The script is entirely comp o s e d o f c i n e m a t i c t ro p e s and clichés. From the villain being a former American operative gone rogue to the damaged hero looking for revenge, the movie is simply subpar and generic. Even the look and sound of the film is nothing to write home about. The production design is akin to that of a CBS drama

(it is a CBS Films production after all), the score by Steven P r i c e ( “ G r av i t y ” ) i s f o rg e t table, and all the exotic locations look the same. Rome is entirely indistinguisha bl e f ro m Tr i p ol i a nd v i c e versa. There is also no action sequence in this movie to make it stand out from the competition. The first act of “American Assassin” does do a decent

Photo provided by CBS Films via YouTube.com “American Assassin” calls from the action movie playbook much too often, turning it into another generic film.

j o b i n ke e p i n g t h e v i e w e r both invested and excited for what this film should become. Unfortunately, the f i l m f a i l e d i n l i v i n g u p to that expectation. Though the film wanted to go for a more somber tone, it really hindered the final product in the long run. In fact, this film will most likely be forgotten in the coming months. Not every action movie will be as groundbreaking as “Raiders of the Lost Ark” or “Terminator 2,” but you must try to do more rather than resort to the bare minimum. Those looking for something not too out of the ordinary will feel right at home here, but those seeking more thrills and memorable action scenarios should consider looking elsewhere. The “Mission: Impossible” film series is more enjoyable and thrilling than this flick. “Americ a n A s s a s s i n” b o a s t s a d e quate leads, but regurgitates the same tired tropes seen over and over again with little room for improvement.

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Fill in the grid so that each row, column and 3x3 block contains 1-9 exactly once.

Difficulty: Easy

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RUNNING By Jessica Wickham Copy Editor Running. I knew that doing this job would be rough, but I never thought I’d literally be running for my life. It’s close to 2 a.m. on a Saturday. I had just broken into my target’s place of business when the lights suddenly came on and alarms sounded throughout the high-rise. Two large men in pristine suits appeared in the doorway of the office space where I was trying to get into a file safe. They had guns. This was supposed to be a routine job.

Get in, get the information, steal the money, then leave. Half to me, half to my client. Worked like a charm most of the time. This time, it’s like the guy was expecting me, and he sent his goons to kill me before I could get his account information. My job never needed a gun before, so in a situation of fight or flight, I didn’t have much of a choice. I broke into a sprint the instant I saw the two men, their bullets just missing me as I shot through the emergency fire staircase. Now, I’m running. Pure instinct. Blood pumping to every inch of my body. I run up, up, up until I get to the roof. I hear their barreling footsteps right behind

me. Within two seconds, they burst through the roof door, and I have nowhere else to go. Why didn’t I run down? I weigh my options. They’re strong. I’d never get past them to the door. They let out two more shots, and I run this way and that. I get an idea in an instant, and I bolt toward the edge of the roof. Bullets fly above me as I leap over the edge and into freefall. Will this really work? I close my eyes, brace for impact, and hit the ground within seconds. I wake up with a start, my body lifting two inches off my bed as I lie stiff as a board. I touch my hands to my chest, my head, and my legs. Everything intact. It worked.

Difficulty: Hard

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