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After a series of burglaries was reported in January and February in Seneca Hall, University Police were able to identify a suspect, due to the cooperation of several residents.

Adam Marshall, who lives in of Room 308 in Seneca Hall, from Huntington, Long Island, was arrested Feb. 23 for one count of criminal trespass in the 2nd degree, a Class A misdemeanor as well as one count of criminal possession of stolen property in the 5th degree, a Class A misdemeanor.

According to University Police Chief John Rossi, the charges were brought regarding another case separate from the burglaries that occurred on Jan. 24, Jan. 26, Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, yet there is reason to believe that the suspect was responsible for those past burglaries as well.

“We believe the suspect may be responsible for the previous reported burglaries but don’t have enough evidence to pursue charges at this time on those cases,” Rossi said.

It was reported on Feb. 14 that a male was found in a female resident’s room on the third floor of Seneca Hall without reason or permission to be there.

According to the police report, a female witness decribed Marshall allegedly entering the room at 2 a.m. and when greeted by the resident of the room, he said “I am sorry” and walked out. After exiting, he was questioned by the other roommate returning from the bathroom about why he was there, to which he claimed he was just looking to borrow a pair of scisscors.

The suspect was later alleged to be Marshall.

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Elijah Vary | Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian Hundreds of rare plants were damaged over the weekend and had to be relocated. Some students’ semester-long projects were lost and needed to be repotted. Complete cost of damage is still being asseessed. A new back-up alarm system has been implemented in the Shineman Science Center.

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On Thursday, Feb. 18, a Buffalo State student died from yet-unknown causes.

Bradley Doyley, 21, was a business major ready to graduate in the spring. After his death, allegations of hazing circulated around the fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha in which reports stated that Doyley was forced to drink a toxic beverage.

Buffalo State President Katherine Conway-Turner released a statement on the passing of Doyley and said that the Buffalo State chapter of the fraternity has been suspended.

According to the Buffalo News, as of Monday police have found no evidence of hazing related to Doyley’s death. However, the cause of death is not expected to be known until a toxicology report is completed.

The Oswego State chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha had recently ended under different circumstances, as its last members graduated.

While the Buffalo State investigation is still underway, the question is raised how students and administration throughout the SUNY system should respond to hazing and how it can be prevented at Oswego State.

“As a member of Greek life, especially on Greek Council, hearing these stories makes me determined to prevent these situations from occurring here at Oswego,” said Sasha Padilla, an executive board representative for Greek Council.

According to the SUNY Oswego Student Handbook, hazing is “any act, or creation of, or participation in the creation of any situation, which endangers mental or physical health or which involves the consumption of alcohol or other drugs for purposes of initiation into or affiliation

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The current Student Association president and vice president will run unopposed to lead the student governing body next year.

Both candidates, SA President Emily Nassir and SA Vice President Shelby Gallaro will be running to be reappointed to their current seats. After handing their

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The elections will be held on March 14 and 15.

For the fourth year in a row, the candidate running for SA president has been unopposed.

Nassir was surprised that no one was running against her but thinks the position is unopposed because it offers so much of a challenge that most students become less interested.

“I think students are unaware of the opportunity that they have on this campus but I also think that this position specifically is so rigorous that even if students have the interest, when they find out the inner workings of it, the time commitment and the limitations in terms of the other involvement, they get scared and then they don’t want to get involved,” Nassir said. “I think the commitment is what scares people off.

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Our weekly list of what to do in Oswego Candidate presentation: Finalist for Penfield Library Director, Friday at 12:45 p.m. Room 2 in Penfield Library.

Exhibit: “The Nature of Geometry | The Geometry of Nature,” Saturday at 9 a.m. at Rice Creek Field Station.

Sean Maphia | The Oswegonian The School of Education building, Wilber Hall, is prepped to begin reconstruction as a part of the SUNY Capital Plan to upgrade mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.

Maria Pericozzi Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com Wilber Hall will be going through a $9.6 million renovation project starting later this semester.

The demolition of Wilber Hall will start a couple weeks after spring break and will be followed by construction, which is projected to end in the summer of 2017.

Many aspects of Wilber Hall will be renovated during this project, including the removal of hazardous material.

Mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems will also be upgraded, along with upgrades to the interior construction for the faculty offices, labs and classrooms for the School of Education, Curricular and Instruction Department and Counseling and Psychological services. The roof will be replaced, along with exterior windows and doors.

The majority of the funding for the project, $8.9 million, is coming from the SUNY Capital Plan.

The SUNY Capital Plan states that trustees from each State University must submit a master capital plan by Nov. 15 of each year for a renovation on campus in the succeeding five years.

The remaining $1 million comes from the 2014 legislative budget addition which was sponsored by Sen. Patty Ritchie.

Mitch Fields, the associate vice president of facilities services, said that the renovations should not affect any of the students.

“The building is now empty except for the first floor, which has art as a temporary occupant,” Fields said. “They will move to Tyler Hall at the end of this semester.”

A private general contractor will be determined by public bid to work on the renovations. The first stage of the renovation is

The Student Association held its 17th official meeting of the 51st legislative session Tuesday evening. The number of senators needed to make quorum was satisfied.

The minutes from last meeting and the agenda for the current meeting were both approved.

In Senator Spotlight, SA President Emily Nassir recognized Sen. Vital and Sen. Flint for checking petition signatures.

A guest to the senate, the treasurer of the hip hop dance team, requested a budget for the organization. The club aims to provide students with an opportunity to learn choreography and perform at Oswego State events. They are requesting $300 for food, games, travel fare and stereo speakers. The club said that they will reimburse guest choreographers who are traveling from New York City.

The club was approved last week. Currently 30 members have signed up for the meetings. Sen. Kryskow and Sen.

demolition and abatement, which will take place starting after spring break, lasting until mid-summer. Following demolition and abatement, reconstruction will begin and last approximately until the summer of 2017.

Wilber Hall opened in 1964 and is named after Dr. Gordon Owen Wilber, who was the full time director of the division of industrial arts in 1933. Wilbur authored Industrial Arts in General Education which was a widely used textbook during that time.

Many students are excited about the renovations and hope they will be completed soon.

Freshman Nathaniel Bates is eager to see the renovations.

“I can’t wait to see how the renovations turn out,” Bates said. “I hope that the renovations actually end up benefiting the education majors.”

Wilber Hall is home to the Education department and recently went through renovations along with Park Hall starting in 2013. The $17.2 million project connected Wilber Hall and Park Hall and created a

new main entrance for the School of Education.

The project also created a three-story atrium with common area seating and a new lounge.

Ryan Mayer believes that other buildings should be renovated before Wilber Hall.

“There are parts of the Lanigan Hall ceiling crumbling and falling from water that has been leaking since last semester,” said Mayer, a freshman. “From what I’ve seen, Wilber is pretty up to date in regards to renovations in comparison to other academic and residence buildings.”

Bates said he thinks the renovation could either be a waste of time or a great bonus for Oswego State students in the future.

“Being a marketing major, there is little reason for me to be in Wilber Hall,” Bates said. “If Rich gets renovated and some of my classes get pushed into Wilber, then I will be very grateful for an updated classroom.”

Emil Erlandson, a freshman, is also looking forward to the renovations.

“I think that it will really benefit students that not only have classes there, but also the students that walk through there at any given time,” Erlandson said.

Men’s tennis vs. D’Youville: Saturday at 2 p.m. at Romney Tennis Courts.

Presentation: Dancehall Queens of the World, Saturday at 4 p.m. in Hart Hall basement.

Planetarium show: Sunday at 7 p.m. Room 223 in Shineman Center.

Fulbright talk: “The ‘Korean Wave’ and Social Media in Turkey,” Monday at 12:40 p.m. in Room 133, Marano Campus Center.

Talk: “Mass shootings and the ‘Usual Suspects’: Implications for Research and Policy,” Monday at 7 p.m. Room 133 in Marano Campus Center.

Film: “Sicario,” Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Marano Campus Center Auditorium.

Spring career fair: Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Marano Campus Center Gymnasium.

Haofeng Demg| The Oswegonian The internal demolition has begun for the faculty offices, labs and classrooms for education students.

Bennett offered to write the bill.

In public comment, SA Vice President Chief of Staff Jillian Kranz announced that the senators will participate in two weeks of tabling for the referendum.

The senators must sign up for at least one time slot. Kranz said voting for the mandatory fee is important. Nassir said she will be disappointed if the referendum does not pass because SA supports several student activities.

Kranz mentioned to the senate that they might change the option “other” to “abstain” on the referendum ballot.

In executive reports, SA President, Emily Nassir said the SUNY SA Conference is scheduled for April 15-17 in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Nassir said the applications for SA programming director will be available on Friday.

Nassir asked the Involvement Committee to help organize the off-campus housing fair in March.

SA Vice President Shelby Gallaro encouraged students to attend Oswego State’s Green and Gold program on Thursday. Gallaro is currently working on the SUNY SA Conference.

SA Director of Finance Matthew Peters said budget requests are due next Monday.

In committee reports, Gallaro confirmed Travis Clark as the SA public relations director. During the secret ballot, the Involvement Committee shared their concerns about his commitment to The Oswegonian.

Clark assured them that he could manage multiple responsibilities.

Clark is working to create a SA website.

He is updating the SA Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

In hall council reports, Johnson Hall’s Eboard meeting was scheduled for Tuesday night. Waterbury Hall raised $116 for their building during the PieYourRA event. Sen. Cobane said Cayuga decided to do movie nights following their meetings. On Friday, Cayuga will host Trapped in a Movie Night.

Theater preview: “The Mousetrap,” Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Hewitt Union Ballroom.

Funnelle Hall and Riggs Hall plan to host a male beauty pageant in their buildings.

In organization reports, The Campus recreational Board hopes to initiate an inclusive policy for transgender students. On Feb. 27 the Black Student Union is hosting their “Nyeusi Heshima,” dinner in Sheldon Ballroom. The tickets are $10.

In special orders, SA amended the SAPB law. Sen. George motioned to vote by general consent. Sen. Cobane seconded. The executive order passed by general consent.

There were four general orders. Oswego Men’s rugby club was approved $1500 for their tournament, Grease Wiesel, and game costs. The American Sign Language club (ASL) was approved $350. Sen. George motioned to amend the agenda. He removed catering from the ASL bill and changed the amount from $500 to $350.

The amendment to the bill passed.

The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) was approved $727.50 to buy T-shirts for Com Week. The National Broadcast-

ing Society (NBS) was approved for $300.

They received an additional $500 from the Student Programming Board for a total of $800.

The senators said the students in NBS offered to share their experiences from the conference with communication and broadcasting classes.

However, Sen. Bennett and Sen. Jacobson mentioned to the senate that the broadcasting trip is unfair because out of three members attending the conference, two went last year.

In the Senator Issues Forum, Sen. Flint mentioned to the senate that WTOP will be filming the segment “Get to know your candidates.” Sen. Vital asked the Senate for clarification on how to motion to descend. Sen. George wanted to clarify who notifies the club of the outcome of their bill. Gallaro offered to contact some of the organizations.

SA meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Lanigan 106. All meetings are open to the public.

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Reports of sexual assault increase under new policy Officials attribute spike to raise in campus-wide training, awareness JoAnn DeLauter New Editor jdelauter@oswegonian.com According to The Associated Press, reports of sexual assault have increased on New York state college campuses under the new policy.

In almost two years since the SUNY system adopted a new policy defining consensual sex and rights of rape victims, the number of schools under federal investigation for handling of sexual violence increased from four to 25.

According to The Associated Press, critics argued that for years many U.S. colleges hid such crimes behind federal privacy laws in an effort to publicly protect their names.

Experts say the spike reflects better reporting the incidents rather than an increase in sexual violence on college campuses.

Oswego State Title IX coordinator Lisa Evaneski said she is not surprised by the increase in reports on SUNY campuses.

According to Evaneski, the administration has noticed a similar trend at Oswego State.

“We have seen an increase over the

last few years as a result of more training and awareness raising,” Evaneski said.

On Oct. 2, 2014, Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with the New York Board of Trustees to introduce a new system-wide policy to combat sexual assault.

The new SUNY policy and New York law were put into effect July 2015, which was in line with the requirements that came with changes to the Violence Against Women Act. Since then, New York state colleges have focused on training students and faculty to report sexual assault, which Evaneski believes is the direct cause for the increase in these reports.

“Students are learning more about what to report, how to report and what will happen after something is reported,” Evaneski said. “They are able to make an informed decision about what to do next.

I think students are feeling confident that we will help them to the best of our ability when they report something.”

This increase consists of reports that go directly to Evaneski.

“We get a number of cases each year that happen off campus, outside of our county or out of state,” Evaneski said.

According to Evaneski, there are currently parts of the new policy and law that were already being done at Oswego State before they

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became a requirement for all schools in New York, such as mandated reporting for all athletes and student organization leaders.

This past fall semester, Oswego State trained approximately 2,500 students and employees on the policy.

A great deal of the administration’s prevention efforts are through bystander intervention training, Evaneski said.

“We are hoping our students will step in and help to prevent situations from occurring,” Evaneski said. “Another part of the prevention work is making sure all students understand what consent means.”

According to Evaneski, there are stricter policies statewide that require the sanctions for sexual assault to be consistent across SUNY schools, including suspension or expulsion as well as transcript notations.

“SUNY has been a leader in the last few years in sexual and interpersonal violence prevention and response,” Evaneski said.

Currently, the Title IX office is hosting “Escalation,” a dating violence prevention workshops sponsored by the One Love Foundation.

“While we have done some great work, we have a long way to go to change the culture,” Evaneski said. “I believe our students can be a part of that.”

Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian Counselors in the back of the Mary Walker Health Center look to improve facilities by zeroing in on student need.

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Dori Gronich | The Oswegonian Students attend a dating violence prevention training, known as “Escalation,” hosted by the Title IX coordinator, Lisa Evaneski and sponsored by the One Love Foundation.

The spring semester is five weeks old and the Counseling Center no longer has a waiting list.

“We are fully staffed for the first time with our permanent staff,” said Katherine Wolfe-Lyga, director of the Mary Walker Counseling Services Center. “They had chosen to bring on temp staff to address the need. We have still retained some of the temporary staff to ensure we have the coverage this semester.”

Last fall, 25 patients were on standby as the center struggled with a high demand for treatment.

“My sense is that there is a change in

demand,” Wolfe-Lyga said. “During the fall semester, students required more from us.”

The center hired two full-time counselors, for 10 and 12 months respectively, an office manager, three temporary staff members and interns to consult students.

Last month, Wolfe-Lyga, who worked as a community counselor for 14 years, accepted the position of director of the Counseling Services Center.

She explained counselors become wellness driven once a student enters college.

“The responsibility of the provider looks different,” Wolfe-Lyga said. “In a college setting, counseling services are structured to be short term, brief and solution focused. In community mental health, it tends to be long-term.”

At the Counseling Services Center, patients are required to attend sessions for at least three weeks.

This spring, the facility is offering five support groups to help students who are wrestling with sexuality, relationship issues, sexual assault and stress.

“We are trying to diversify some of the groups,” Wolfe-Lyga said. “We are also trying to do a better assessment of what a student’s need is.”

Recently, the center added LGBTQ sessions on Tuesdays from 4 to 5 p.m. in Room 258 in the Marano Campus Center.

“Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction” is a program that uses yoga and meditation to combat stress is held on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Counseling Services Center lounge.

“We see a full range of adjustment and relationship challenges to suicidality,” Wolfe-Lyga said. “Come see us even if it’s just to consult…to get healthier and feeling better.”

The Let’s Talk program, an informal consultation program, is being used more frequently by students, according to WolfeLyga. Meanwhile, Wolfe-Lyga, who is an Oswego State Alumna, is meeting with several organizations to help students become aware of the services.

“Last night, I went to visit the Caribbean Student Association,” Wolfe-Lyga said. “Each campus works uniquely. It’s about meeting people and getting a feel for the culture.”

She plans to work with administration to expand the facilities.

“We have a lot of students who have challenges that go beyond the scope of our services,” Wolfe-Lyga said. “We don’t have the capability of following people between semesters.”

After students were concerned with a lack of availability, the center extended its hours.

In the coming weeks, the center will hold a NASPA Consortium Survey, a series of assessment tools to evaluate student demand.

“One of things I anticipate is that we’re going to have a lot more of our decision making student driven,” WolfLyga said. “We are going to use the assessment data to make sure we are meeting the needs.”

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Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian After facing a string of burglaries during the end of January and February, University Police were able to identify a suspect due to the cooperation of other residents.

According to University Police, on Feb. 21 a resident came to the laundry room in Seneca Hall to retrieve four pairs of blue jeans in the washing machine, valued at approximately $350, and found that they were missing. The resident heard that Marshall was in the laundry room at the time and once the resident confronted him, Marshall returned three pairs of jeans to him.

According to Rossi, charges were filed based on that information.

“We don’t have enough evidence that [Marshall] stole the jeans but we do have enough evidence that he possessed stolen property,” Rossi said.

According to University Police, after the start of the thefts in Seneca Hall in January, officers began a series of directed patrols of the building. Every officer during his or her shift did a floor by floor patrol to serve as a

deterrent to additional thefts and to attempt to ascertain additional suspect information.

Even though there is a suspect, the cases are still pending.

“If further information devolves that leads to this or any other suspect, we will pursue the leads where they go,” Rossi said.

Marshall was released on an appearance ticket and is still living on campus.

He is scheduled to appear at the Oswego Town Court on March 14. Student conduct charges are also being placed against him, according to University Police.

According to Rossi, it is very rare that a burglary occurs from forced entry or tampering with locked doors, and most of these incidents occur with unlocked residence hall rooms.

“We have had some serious crimes occur under those circumstances so we advise everyone to be safe and to be responsible for [their] room and possessions,” Rossi said. “It is very frustrating that all of these incidents could have been prevented.”

Active Minds hosts conversational panel to shine light on positive body image Student talk openly about experiences, struggles with illnesses to complement Eating Disorder Awareness Week Ashley White Copy editor awhite@oswegonian.com Many people believe that a person has to look like they have an eating disorder to actually have one but this is not true, according to the Active Minds Speak Your Mind Panel.

In honor of Eating Disorder Awareness week, every member of the panel in the Marano Campus Center on Feb. 24 talked about their own experience with eating disorders and how they overcame the obstacles that were thrown their way.

According to the panel, an eating disorder includes extreme emotions, attitudes and behaviors that surround weight and food issues. The three main types of eating disorders are bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa and binge eating. Eating disorders are the highest cause of death among adolescents. The panel aimed to help more people recognize that eating disorders are an actual disease and to dispel common stereotypes.

“It’s also important to remember that every single body and every single size deserves to be respected and healthy,” said one of the panelists, Sarah Armstrong.

The first panelist to speak about her experience was Daegan Keyes, a senior at Oswego State. Keyes spoke about her experience dealing with anorexia nervosa.

When Keyes was a junior in college she was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. In the spring of 2015, Keys went to a recovery center in Denver. Keys learned a lot about herself while she was in the recovery center. She learned how to deal with her emotions and to control her eating disorder.

“The most important thing I learned while I was at Denver was that we aren’t victims,” Keyes said. “And it’s important to not see us as victims; instead see us as survivors.”

Keyes now runs her own Facebook page on the topic, “Fight the Myth, Fight the Stigma.”

Rebecca Brennan spoke about how she deals with her eating disorder every day even now that she is a mental health counselor at Counseling and Healing Arts of Oswego County. Brennan is an alumna of Oswego State and this was her fourth time being a part of the Active Minds panel.

“Recovery is possible,” Brennan said. “But it’s always there, you never stop recovering.”

Brennan has dealt with an eating

disorder her whole adolescent life and into adulthood. She said she always felt she was different from everyone else, being larger than other kids her age. Brennan said kids always let others know when they’re different and this was something she struggled with since she was 8 years old.

When Brennan was a teenager she started thinking that she wanted to get skinnier. She started out just eating healthier like any other person that wants to live a healthier lifestyle. Later, she started seeing how long she could get by without eating food. At that point she didn’t realize she had an eating disorder.

Even when her doctor diagnosed her with anorexia nervosa, she still didn’t believe that she had a disorder.

Brennan went to a counselor but it didn’t really help her. She said she did not have the attitude of wanting to get better until later in life.

“If you don’t want to get better, you won’t,” Brennan said. “You have to want to get better.”

It wasn’t until Brennan’s life was at risk that she finally realized that she needed help.

“Maintaining a positive body image is an on-going battle,” Armstrong said.

“Some days are harder than others. On those days it’s imperative to remember the decisions about weight shouldn’t be made between you and a mirror, they should be made between you and a doctor.”

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Mechanical failure in Shineman Center leads to loss of rare plants, student projects Up to 90 percent of specimen die in wake of freezing temperatures from ruptured water line, heat pump malfunction Lydia Goerner Copy Editor lgoerner@oswegonian.com A majority of the plants in the Shineman Center greenhouse were lost over the weekend due to mechanical failure in the building caused by cold temperatures.

The heat pumps failed Sunday night, which caused the temperature in Shineman to drop sharply. Temperatures outside were below zero. The northwest stairwell and the greenhouse had the most damage, according to utilities manager John Becker.

“Both areas have a lot of glass, which does not have the best insulation value,” Becker said.

Sprinkler lines in the stairwell ruptured and the greenhouse had ruptured heat, sprinkler and domestic water lines.

Senior Katie Mannise was in classes in Shineman Monday morning.

“I was there through the many alarms and evacuations,” Mannise said. “I was just hoping it wasn’t in the greenhouse and it started somewhere else.”

The system was designed with a backup, but that failed as well. The repairs were made to the heat pumps and main building sprinkler lines in under 24 hours, but the utilities staff is waiting for parts to make repairs on the greenhouse.

Hundreds of plants in the greenhouse were damaged, said Kamal Mohamed, a professor in the biological science department. Mohamad estimated that 85 to 90 percent of the plants will not be recovered, although it will take a few weeks to determine which plants will survive.

Some of these were only found in a few parts of the world and will need to be gathered again. Other plants were propagated in the greenhouse.

According to Mohamed, the greenhouse began adding plants in the fall of 2013 and it will take a couple years to re-

cover everything.

“We are very sad, very upset about it,” Mohamed said.

Mohamed especially regrets the loss of gnetum, pineapple that were about to flower and aloe plants that had never been seen blooming before, but that were about to flower.

Some plants were moved to the biology lab in Shineman or to the hallway and windowsills in front of the biology office.

The loss of plants also affects students.

Mannise is currently taking BIO 492, a plant biology research class, and had part of her project in the greenhouse. She said she was “frustrated” that her preparation and work was lost.

“I lost all nine of my pineapple plants for research, which means I will have to start over again at square one,” Mannise said. “My plants were part of my research on indole3-acetic acid on rooting of pineapples. I have to begin with potting and prepping again.

There really isn’t any time to waste in order to meet deadlines for my research class.”

Photo provided by Kamal Mohamad The greenhouse team clearing dead plants in Shineman Science Center Room 301 after some students’ botany experiments were lost due to facility malfuction.

Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian The biology department is waiting two weeks to learn which plants will recover and be moved back to the greenhouse.

Lisa Watkins is also enrolled in BIO 492.

She replanted her project the next day and said her plants are now growing on a windowsill.

“I figured, for once it wasn’t my fault my plants died,” Watkins said.

The cost of the plants lost is still being estimated. The damages to the plants were not covered by insurance, but Becker said the campus has emergency funding to allow for repairs to the physical space.

“As frustrated as I was for losing my plants, I felt for the professors and other students that lost some very rare plants and plants that have been part of much longer studies,” Mannise said.

Kevin Wanniarachchi, a biology major, thinks the plants were lost as a result of unpreparedness.

“They should have had a back-up plan,” Wanniarachchi said. “There are plants everywhere and

they don’t have anywhere to put them.”

Bricker said more back-ups and alert systems are being added to avoid this problem in the future.

“The building system alarms are reporting to the Central Heating Plant which has staff covered 24/7 and critical alarm emails will go out to key utility staff,” Bricker said. “As an added measure, so we don’t totally rely on technology, when temperatures are below freezing staff will be assigned to walk buildings and physically check the equipment.”

Mohamad is trying to look at the positive side of the situation. While it is not housing plants, the greenhouse will be cleaned and sterilized from dust and bugs. It is a chance for a fresh start.

“This is part of the process,” Mohamad said. “We have to learn from our mistakes so this doesn’t happen again.”

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Oswego State administration has taken a number of proactive steps to ensure that students know the dangers of hazing.

Each semester Risk Management Training is provided to the presidents of sport clubs, fraternities and sororities.

“To be proactive and educate people on what’s out there and what can happen is really the best thing you can do,” said Mike Paestella, the director of student involvement. “Obviously, if there’s a tragedy, we’re going to react to that.”

The four key components to the Risk Management Training are liability, alcohol, hazing and resources available on campus or in the community where students can get assistance in alcohol or drug problems, hazing concerns, sexual assaults and mental health and wellness.

Beyond Risk Management Training, Paestella said that a new system has been implemented to ensure that Greek organizations are striving for academic success and being involved in the community. It is called Fraternity and Sorority Standards of Excellence and is aimed at getting

Greek organizations to think more about academics, use resources on campus to their advantage and to become more involved with the campus community.

“I think there is a lot more engagement and I think people are trying to showcase that we want to be involved, we want to do the right thing,” Paestella said.

Paestella also acknowledged that there have been issues in the past, but there are opportunities to ensure those issues do not escalate.

“In any populace there are some bad apples,” Paestella said. “And when things happen, they are addressed. Student conduct does a very good job of investigating and addressing things when hazing or other situations come up. But we also have that medium where groups can start to share on LakerLife, start to be engaged and start to see what kind of programming’s there.”

Such past issues include one in 2013 when Oswego State student Liam McDonald sued the state after a hazing incident with Sigma Gamma caused physical injuries. Paestella assured that the new Standards of Excellence have nothing to do with this incident or any others.

Reckless behavior among Greek organizations may cause a negative stigma toward them, but students like Padilla believe those

obstacles can be overcome.

“There is a very huge disconnect between the college’s administration and faculty, Greek life, as well as within the community,” Padilla said. “Many people who live in Oswego only get to see the negative aspects of college life and students. I think one way to prevent this would be to make people more conscious of the different community service projects and events that many Greek organizations host to benefit our community.”

Brandon Farmer, the former student involvement coordinator, spearheaded the Standards of Excellence, which began this academic year.

While the position is now vacant, Paestella is hopeful for the future of the Standards of Excellence and what it will do for Greek organizations.

“The Standards of Excellence, once they’re fully operational and once we are adequately staffed, will give our fraternity and sorority members that opportunity to really showcase all that they do and all that they bring to campus,” Paestella said.

Part of the Standards of Excellence is that students must have a GPA of 2.25 in order to pledge to a fraternity or sorority.

Padilla feels that these Standards are beneficial to Greek Life as a whole.

“I think this is an excellent standard to hold for potential new members of Greek organization,” Padilla said. “In my own sorority, Alpha Sigma Chi, we value academics for all of our sisters as well as our prospective sisters. Being a student should always come first, and I think this standard will encourage people who are interested in becoming part of a the Greek community to focus on their course work.”

Padilla said the Standards of Excellence will have a positive impact on students’ personal growth, not just their academic success.

“I think the Standards of Excellence that we have put in place is a way for Greek organizations to reflect on themselves and improve where needed,” Padilla said. “Every organization has a set of values and principles unique to their organization; this is a way for sororities and fraternities to remember those concepts for themselves.”

As Greek organizations set higher standards for themselves at Oswego State, Paestella noted it is important to remember just why these standards are so important in the first place.

“What happened at Buffalo is a tragedy, regardless of whether it was hazing or not,” he said. “A student died, and we shouldn’t lose focus of that.”

is one of those things that you really need to know how SA works in order to be able to really fulfill the position and do it to the best of your ability.”

This is the first time SA has conducted election on a ticket, meaning two candidates, president and vice president, run as a team rather then individually.

The reason for the switch, according to Nassir, comes from a look into other schools’ student associations.

“We are always talking about how can we make the election process more legitimate, how we can make it something that people can respect, that people want to be involved in,” Nassir said.

As the current SA president and SA vice president, Nassir and Gallaro will continue in office for the next academic year. According to Gallaro they use this remaining semester as an adjustment period into their recently earned positions.

“I was the chair of [the] involvement [committee] but going into an executive position from that is very different than you would expect so it takes some adjusting time,” Gallaro said. “So I feel like I am going to have my adjustment period before April 1 which is the swear-in date. So I would be able to accomplish more in my term then I would have previously.”

According to both Nassir and Gallaro, their experience in SA has well prepared them for their full-term position.

Nassir, a junior, and Gallaro, a sophomore, have been involved in SA since their first semesters at Oswego State.

According to Nassir, they are student-centered and when collecting signature for their petitions, students would ask about what they would do for them. In response Nassir and Gallaro would always reply, “What do you want us to do for you?”

Despite being unopposed, both candidates believe that they are the best people to continue in this position.

“I know I can speak for both of us and say that there is something special about the two of us running together is that we are running based on passion,” Nassir said. “This is not a career advancement in any sort for either of us.”

In the upcoming weeks, SA plans to do station polling tables located on Lakeside, the west side of campus and in the Marano Campus Center where students can access the polls through Laker Life.

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Lakers to face Cardinals in semifinals, look to bounce back after two OT losses

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Oswego State opened the SUNYAC Playoffs with an 8-0 win over The College at Brockport at the Marano Campus Center Ice Arena on Wednesday night.

A confidence-building win for a team who has played its best hockey as of late, they will now prepare to face SUNY Plattsburgh in the semifinals of the SUNYAC Playoffs.

After a scoreless first period with nothing happening on both ends, the Lakers turned up the intensity to start the second and never looked back.

For a team that has struggled for most of the season to find consistency now is certainly a great time to have everyone playing their best hockey of the season, head coach Ed Gosek said.

“I think were being more patient with the puck,” Gosek said. “We’re not forcing things, and honestly pucks are starting to fall, they started to fall last Saturday, and their starting to fall now.”

The Lakers even strength play tonight was nothing short of spectacular. They have now piled up 15 even-strength goals in their last two games. David Ferreira, Matt Galati, Kenny Neil, Andrew Barton and Brandon Adams all scored goals in the game.

Gosek mentioned how all year he felt pucks weren’t falling for his team, but now there is a clear difference.

“I think its time just coming naturally,” Gosek said. “Guys are a little hungrier, up on their toes, not forcing things.”

Joey Davies returned to the lineup tonight and played on the fourth line. This line got the Lakers on the board early in the second period on a Ferreira wraparound goal. “[Davies] is a smart player who understands defensive responsibilities,” Gosek said. “Honestly that’s what you’re looking for out of that line to give you eight to ten minutes of good D-zone play, and them getting a goal chipping in tonight is a bonus.”

The defense was particularly solid tonight for Oswego State. After allow-

The Oswego State Lakers will be moving on to the semifinals of the SUNYAC Playoffs after a blowout of the Brockport Golden Eagles. The Lakers have never missed this round of the SUNYAC postseason tournament.

Oswego State will be taking on the top-seeded SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals for the third time this year. Both teams are familiar with each other and both are just as hungry to advance.

Despite the inconsistent year from the Lakers, everyone continued to believe in the process and kept working, and it’s finally paying off. The Lakers entered the post season with a 3-1 record in their last four and won Wednesday, helping them move on.

“They’ve worked hard all year,” coach Ed Gosek said. “The positive with this group is that even when things weren’t going well there was no finger pointing, there was no blame, there was no back stabbing… I honestly believe by them sticking with it and continuing to work hard that they’re prepared, they’re doing the little things now and pucks are starting to fall.”

Junior Joey Davies returned to the Lakers’ lineup Wednesday night. He sees his team playing an extra game midweek as a positive because it gives them added momentum over the Cardinals, who earned a bye into Saturday.

“We gotta get ready here and be prepared,” Davies said. “The advantage for us is that we played [Wednesday] and they’ve been sitting all week.”

There is room for improvement against SUNY Plattsburgh this time around. Both games were close, but the Lakers just can’t seem to get over the hump.

“We have to be better defensively against the rush against them,” Gosek said. “They are very good off the rush.”

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ing 11 shots in the first period, the Lakers allowed only a combined nine shots throughout the second and third period.

Although he wasn’t tested a lot, when he was, Matt Zawadzki made a few key saves including a breakaway stop on Chris Luker from Brockport early in the third period.

“I just thought we talked about stepping up and closing the gap and forcing them to get pucks in; we were much better in those areas,” Gosek said. “In the playoffs every team’s forwards work hard to come back with good back pressure, and tonight our second goal and fourth goal were all results of us coming back hard

and transitioning the other way.”

The rookie class for the Lakers was productive in their win over Brockport.

“The whole atmosphere was great,” Cameron Berry said. “All the fan support was awesome and it was really nice to finally put up eight goals.”

The Lakers, who had a tough time getting things going in the first period, certainly turned things around in the second period.

“In the locker room we all were talking, and just said let’s bear down, we know how good we can be,” Berry said. “Finally after an entire season of just an inch here and just an inch there,

it’s so nice that we’re peaking at the right time.”

After putting up seven goals in a win over SUNY Fredonia on Saturday night, the Lakers put up another eight goals tonight. Zawadzki posted another shutout, his fifth of the season and 11th overall, tying him with Andrew Hare, the goalie he replaced, for most career shutouts in Oswego State history.

The Lakers added some history themselves continuing their streak of semifinal appearances, reaching their 31st straight. They have never missed this round in the existence of the SUNYAC Playoffs.

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Men's basketball advances to semifinals with win over Geneseo In Leone's 100th victory in Oswego, team punches ticket to second-straight championship weekend in Plattsburgh Steven Cordero Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com A 47-point second half propelled the Oswego State men’s basketball team to victory over SUNY Geneseo and a semifinal date against rival SUNY Plattsburgh. The Lakers defeated the Knights again after beating them just one week prior in their final regular season home game.

In the first half, the Lakers looked sluggish and they struggled to get shots to fall. It looked as if the Knights’ top scorer, Justin Ringen, would be hard to contain as he scored 14 of their 33 first half points.

One of the high points in the first half was the emergence of junior transfer Mykelle Krecko for the Lakers, who had three blocks in the first half, including two near the end of the half

that got the crowd on its feet and gave the Lakers momentum, despite the five-point deficit. Krecko finished with five blocks in the game.

“Coach said we needed to stick to our scouting report and stop them on defense, get in transition and get our best looks possible,” Krecko said.

After transferring to Oswego State, it has taken Krecko time to fully adjust to head coach Jason Leone’s system.

He had struggled for most of the season, but his presence was key for the Lakers in controlling the Knights, who were the highest scoring team in the conference during the season.

“What I was discouraged about was that the guys seemed to let their poor shooting effect some other areas of the game,” Leone said. “You can’t control whether the ball goes in, but you can control your attitude and your effort.”

However, Leone knew his team

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“We encouraged them at halftime and really tried to pump them up,” Leone said.

As was often the case this season, Brian Sortino began to dominate the game with his scoring. He finished the game with 23 points on 9-of-21 shooting from the field as he continuously cut into the lane for layups as the Knights had no answer for him, as opposed to their encounter the week prior that saw him held to nine points.

Sortino also hit 50 percent from behind the arc as he went 4-of-8 from three-point range.

The Lakers now will travel to Plattsburgh to meet the Cardinals for the third time this season. Each team has won on the other ’s home court this season.

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Coaches name baseball captains for 2016 season Landers chooses Kelly, Giller, Brian Hamilton to be leaders of team for upcoming year Ryan Zalduando Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com The 2016 Oswego State men’s baseball team has selected three seniors as captains for this season. INF Brian Hamilton, SP Miles Kelly and 1B/P Jordan Giller were the three selected by head coach Scott Landers.

All coming from the first recruiting class under Landers, the three seniors all display a similar makeup. All three are passionately dedicated to winning and leading the team, though not specifically in the same ways.

Hamilton described himself as, “more of a lead by example kind of guy. I only open my mouth when I have to.”

Kelly also described himself as a “lead by example guy.” “I always take pride in myself doing everything right in practice, always hus-

tling and doing everything that’s asked of me by coach,” Kelly said.

The third captain, Jordan Giller, takes a different approach on how to lead the younger men in the clubhouse.

“I’d say I’m more vocal,” Giller said. “When things need to be done, or some things need to be said that might be awkward or tough to say, I’m definitely the one to say it.”

Landers cited their selections as captains for not only on the field reasons, but off it as well.

“They’ve obviously been here the longest,” Landers said. “They’re definitely the people I want running the program under me and the assistant coaches as far as it goes on and off the field. I think they’re very good citizens out in society and I feel that they are three guys that can make our program proud.”

Landers feels that the three seniors have

gained the respect of the under-classmen.

“I think they can help the team in a variety of ways, on the field, from the mental side, team chemistry, and they’ve already done a great deal of things as far as that to make us better,” Landers said.

Landers’ optimism in his three captains is absolutely warranted, as they all expressed the huge expectations they have for the team, as well as themselves.

“Number one goal is to win a SUNYAC championship,” Kelly said. “For me specifically, I just want to help make everyone else better.

I’m absolutely ready to be captain.”

Giller is looking forward to being able to help guide the younger players.

“Individually, you just want to perform well, and put together a good season,” Giller said. “Providing guidance for the young guys, a lot of the freshman and sophomores need

help with certain things, whether emotionally or on the field. At the end of the day, it’s about the team.”

As for the team, he had even bigger goals.

“A big starter point is winning the SUNYAC title and moving on from there,” Giller said.

Hamilton has a more humble approach on being a captain.

“It means a lot that coach has the trust in you to take control of his team,” Hamilton said.

However, he didn’t hold back when it came to the aspirations he has for the team this upcoming season.

“We want to win a National Championship,” Hamilton said. “Our main goal is to go to Wisconsin for the World Series.”

The 2016 Oswego State baseball team is in good hands in terms of leadership from its captains as it heads into the season, kicking off on Feb. 27 on the road against Virginia Wesleyan College.

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Miles Kelly enters 2015 with a career 12-7 record on the mound.

After missing all of 2014, Brian Hamilton batted .345 last season.

Jordan Giller made first team All-SUNYAC for the 2015 season.

Boyce, Willson set school records over weekend at Brockport Invitational Dan Laverde Sports Editor dlaverde@oswegonian.com

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Junior Abigail Boyce and freshman Joshua Willson each broke an Oswego State track and field record in their respective events at the Brockport Golden Eagle Run this weekend.

Boyce earned the mark in the 60-meter hurdles for the second time in her career with a time of 9.60 seconds, surpassing the record she set last year by .04 seconds.

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ROAD RECAP Track and Field The track and field team travelled to The College at Brockport this past weekend to compete in The Golden Eagle Run. The men’s team competed against 16 other teams while the women competed against 17 other teams.

During this meet, freshman Joshua Willson broke the pole vault record by just one centimeter. Ben Griffin placed third in the 800-meter dash.

Abigail Boyce also broke a school record with her time of 9.60 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles.

Valeria Kudinov put up a height of 1.48 meters in the jump. That mark was good enough for seventh place.

stood for 40 years by a single centimeter with a height of 4.05 meters, an impressive feat for a freshman.

Both athletes were excited to make their mark in Oswego State athletics history.

“The feeling is awesome,” Boyce said. “When you look up at the screen and see a mark no one has hit before, it’s really special.”

“It’s pretty cool,” Willson said. “It’s something I was hoping to do coming in…

Now that I did it it’s a good feeling.”

While both are proud of their achievements, the two Lakers took different paths to get to this point.

Track and field head coach Derek Rousseau said each had their own unique mindset and approach.

“The two are much different in the sense of how they view records,” Rousseau said. “Abbie is just somebody who tries to get better everyday and doesn’t really think about records, even though she has set them in the past…Josh actually came in wanting to chase down the school record. That was his goal.”

While Willson’s goal right from the getgo was to set the school record, Boyce said setting records was not at all on her mind as a freshman.

“My goal coming in as a freshman was just to improve,” Boyce said. “I didn’t start thinking about records until I actually set it.”

After setting the record for the first time last season, Boyce’s goal remained to focus on improving, but she had something else

to think about from that point forward.

“When I set the record my sophomore year, the number was definitely on my mind after that,” Boyce said. “I didn’t go into races saying ‘I’m going to break it,’ but it was definitely on my mind…it’s just naturally your goal to do better every time you race.”

In a way, both Boyce and Willson ultimately had the same goal before they set their respective records on Saturday in Brockport. However, one might say Willson was more ambitious.

To break any collegiate record as a freshman after it has stood for 40 years is impressive. It is even more impressive when the coach expected the freshman to break it in his first year and makes the record that stood for four decades look a lot less insurmountable.

“It was our expectation that he would break the record [in his freshman year],” Rousseau said. “He actually broke it later in the season than we expected. We thought it would happen sooner.”

Rousseau attributed his high hopes to the positive signs he saw when recruiting Willson.

“We knew he specialized in [pole vault],” Rousseau said. “We saw he had a lot of potential when we saw what he was able to do at the high school level.”

Willson added that although it was expected that he would break the record, it did not come without hard work.

“Coming in we knew [the Oswego State record] was below my high school [personal record],” Willson said. “But we knew it

wasn’t going to be easy. It definitely took some work.”

In recent years, Rousseau has seen several track and field records broken.

While every record-setting athlete takes a different path to reach the achievement, Rousseau said they all have one thing in common.

“Over the past few years we have broken several records,” Rousseau said, “and it has to do with the fact that these athletes that have done it are hard working and really dedicated… They all have a great work ethic.”

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After a midseason free fall, the Oswego State women’s ice hockey team holds the No. 5 seed in their conference.

They will take on the Buffalo State Bengals in the opening round of the ECAC West Playoffs.

In a stretch where the team only saw four wins in their last 14 games, improvement was shown late in the season. Confidence is growing every day for this team as they prepare for this playoff contest.

The Lakers played at Buffalo State twice over the course of the year and lost both contests by a two-goal deficit.

That has not happened before under head coach Diane Dillon.

“They are excited for the matchup,” Dillon said. “There is a nice rivalry that has grown between the two teams. We want some payback.”

Buffalo State has become all too familiar to the Lakers.

Rachel Lenard transferred from Oswego State to the Bengals’ hockey program this winter. With that fact and the plethora of other matchups between the two teams, there won’t be many surprises in the opening round.

“We watched their games against Utica this past weekend,” Dillon said.

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“I think Buffalo is pretty consistent.

They are an aggressive team, they work really hard. We saw some tendencies they showed when they played us. I think they pretty much stuck to their game plan.”

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of competition. “They aren’t going to change much from night to night,” Haney said.

Despite the long losing streak the Lakers suffered this season, the coaching staff feels they have a preferable matchup coming this Saturday.

“I think this is the game they wanted,” Haney said. “We wanted this matchup and it means more to the girls.”

The inability to create offensive pressure was the main reason the Lakers struggled once their season resumed after the winter break. Oswego State failed to score in four straight conference games until the 3-1 loss to none other than Buffalo State.

The scoring woes are now behind this team. Dillon and Haney feel that facet of their game will translate into the ECAC West Playoffs.

“With the last few weeks you’ve seen the scoring return,” Dillon said.

“Scoring a few here and there, getting some real opportunities, I think that is going to continue for us. The girls are working hard to create those opportunities and I don’t see a reason why that would stop going into this weekend.”

One major advantage the Lakers feel they have over the Bengals is their experience. That can play a huge role in how the team performs

come game day. The senior class has been to the playoffs all four years at Oswego State.

“Buffalo is a very young team,” Dillon said. “They have very little experience compared to ours, we are used to that.”

The one game elimination in the playoffs can lead to great success or great failure. There seems to be no real key to preparing for this besides making sure that every player does their job.

“The team has to make sure that we’re bringing the energy that’s needed and keep emotions in check,” Dillon said.

A key to playoff success, is ultimately luck. If bounces go one team’s way, that team will most likely walk out with the win.

Haney firmly believes that.

“You start to see a puck go in, you know you get a little puck luck,” Haney said. “Any team that is going to go far is going to have good consistent goaltending, be a little lucky and minimize the opportunities were you make mistakes.”

The Lakers will try to continue their rollercoaster of the season as they travel to Buffalo with hopes of a first round win in the ECAC West Playoffs. Puck drop is set for 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Sortino, Lakers Ice hockey prepares for trip up north

get past Knights, HOCKEY from B1 biters, but I think if we played like we played tonight we should win 1 win away from that game.” these last couple of outings against the It seems the confidence is growing and build on it. each day for this team. With a decileague title game Cardinals “I could say we are due, due just to sive win against the College at BrockBASKETBALL FROM B1 In the last meeting Sortino scored 38 points, his season high, to lead the Lakers to the win 90-78.

Despite Ringen’s first half dominance, the Lakers locked him down in the second half as he scored just five points. Sortino said Krecko and Alex Rawa had individual performance that propelled the defense.

“Mykelle played a great game, he was a big key today,” Sortino said.

“Alex also played a great game defensively against Ringen.”

Ringen was held to only five point in the second half as he struggled against the Lakers defense, specifically Rawa’s.

The Lakers will look to win the SUNYAC conference for the second year in a row in enemy territory. As the No. 3 seed last season, they defeated both SUNY Geneseo and SUNY Plattsburgh in Plattsburgh to capture the SUNYAC title and an NCAA Tournament bid.

They look to repeat as an even lower seed this season against the hosts in the semifinals as opposed to the title game. The other half of the bracket will feature the No. 2-seeded SUNY Cortland Red Dragons, the only team the Lakers failed to defeat in league play during the regular season, and the No. 3-seeded the College at Brockport Golden Eagles, who defeated No. 6 seed Buffalo State on Tuesday.

The SUNYAC conference semifinals will begin on Saturday, Feb. 26 in Plattsburgh, New York.

play a good smart, complete game,” Gosek said. “I thought we played a pretty good game the last time out and we unfortunately gave it away there in the last few seconds.”

There is not much the Lakers can change going into the semifinal round.

A complete 60 minute performance helped the Lakers dominate in the opening round of the SUNYAC Playoffs. However, it all could come down to one bounce or one play that could make the difference this time around. ”I think both times we played [Plattsburgh] this year we actually played real good,” Kenny Neil said.

“We lost both games in overtime, nail

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port, confidence seems to be at an all time high.

“Confidence… that’s a powerful thing,” Gosek said. “It will be a difficult game on Saturday up there [in Plattsburgh] for sure.”

The excitement for the next round is already showing. The team wants one more crack at the Cardinals and they have earned it with the big win over the Golden Eagles on Wednesday night.

“We all can’t wait for that,” Cameron Berry said. “If we could play in about an hour we all would because we are so excited for it. We know that we can take it to them.”

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In the 1,650-yard freestyle, she narrowly grabbed sixth place and earned 13 points. She also helped the team place sixth in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

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Three Oswego State teams are in postseason play. Both men's and women's ice hockey teams along with the men's basketball team will be cometing for conferecne championships.

The women's ice hcokey team will travel to Buffalo State to take on the Bengals in the first round of the ECAC West playoffs.

Both men's ice hockey and basketball team will be off to Plattsburgh to play in the SUNYAC semifinals.

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McCarthy’s outing this past weekend in the 3,000-meter run on the final weekend of the indoor track was impressive. He earned first place in the meet and proved once again that he will be a top contender in the conference championship coming up.

Out of 18 runners, the freshman finished first with a best time of 8:56.02 in the 8k. He holds the program record at Oswego State for that event.

McCarthy see more action this weekend, as he will compete in the SUNYAC Championship.

The men's ice hockey team is moving onto the SUNYAC semifinals after an 8-0 blow out over the Brockport Golden Eagles.

The Lakers have now scored 15 goals in their last two and will take on the top-seeded SUNY Plattsburgh on Saturday.

The offense is peaking at the right time as the playoffs are now in full swing.

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Photo provided by Campus Recreation After the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the men's basketball tournament, the championship is set.

Kelsey Blair Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com In the Men’s Basketball Tournament, teams faced off in the quarterfinals and semifinals, hoping to earn a spot in the championship game. During the second round OzRaq were able to defeat Marlon Calliste, 77-54, and the Runnin Rebels beat the Splash Bros, 59-52.

On the other side of the bracket, Size Don’t Matter beat Nick Jordan Mobile 53-49, and Elite 8 defeated Purple Reign 66-47. Size Don’t Matter would face Elite 8 in the semifinal round.

The competitors for the Co-Rec Basketball Championship have been decided, after teams competed in the semifinal round. In the first game of the night, it was the Ballcoholics versus Derrick Rose’s Right Knee. The Ballcoholics were able to easily earn a spot in the championship game, winning 59-39. In the second game it was Just Give Us the Shirts facing off against the Tune Squad. In a close game, Just Give Us the Shirts were able to come out on top defeating the Tune Squad 61-57. Just Give Us the Shirts and the Ballcoholics will play in the championship game Monday at 9 p.m.

The Men’s Broomball Single Elimination Tournament began last week. During the first round of the tournament Tallmans cruised to victory over the Puck Buddies beating them 6-1. In the other first round games, the Testicicle Scorgasms defeated Crack$hake 1-0, and the Blazin’ Jays beat The One Timers 2-1 to earn spots in the quarterfinals.

During the quarterfinals of the Co-Rec Broomball Tournament the IceHoles defeated Special Cay 2-0. Team members Kaylyn Izzo

and Tyler Penberthy were the main contributors for the IceHoles, scoring the teams two goals.

The Men’s Recreational Soccer League continues to heat up at Campus Recreation. During this week of play, We Don’t Messi Round defeated MenChestHair Utd 6-2, and Team Phoenix beat Buddy Has 2 Dads 8-3. Jordan Goldenberg was a standout player for Team Phoenix, scoring 3 of the teams 8 goals. Crazy G2 was also able to pull out the victory against the Average Joes, beating them 6-2. The game between Kramer’s Shower and $nipe City ended in a 5-5 tie.

The men’s competitive soccer league had a number of close games this week. NARP Life defeated Atletico 315 8-7. Sean Ormsby was the MVP for NARP Life scoring 7 of the teams 8 goals. In another close game, OZFC just fell short against The Abusement Park, losing 4-3.

Stephen Gambardella was the star player for Falcon Kick in their game versus The Honds.

He scored 6 goals in his team’s 11-5 victory.

During the Co-Rec Recreational Soccer League, Townies Elite were able to win in dominating fashion against O.S Fortis, defeating them 10-0. The game between the Soccer Team and the Strikers ended in a 6-6 tie.

In the lone Co-Rec competitive soccer game this week, the Rec Squad was able to easily defeat Balls Deep 7-1.

In Co-Rec Recreational Handball, the game between Handle My Balls and The Ball Handlers ended in a 6-6 tie, and the Average Joes were able to defeat Ballsagna 3-2.

During Men’s Competitive Handball, 10 Nuggets for $1.49 defeated Car Ramrod 3-2.

Gary Busey cruised to victory over Ball Busters 9-0, and Gold Team Rules! beat METARDs 2-1.

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#6 Seed ‐ Buffalo State 78

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STUDENT DUTY TO SPEAK UP The ‘It’s On Us’ campaign has advocates in the entertainment industry, professional sports and NCAA athletics. But, it’s much more than just another cause to support here on campus.

It is a pledge each and every student on campus should take up.

In this week’s issue, we have an article localizing the news coming out of Albany that reports of sexual assaults on campuses statewide increasing, along with the number of institutions in New York being investigated by federal law enforcement for how they’ve been handling cases of sexual violence. The increase is being directly related to the new policies for defining consensual sex and the right of a rape victim that all colleges in the state were instructed to implement roughly two years ago.

According to an Associated Press story released earlier this week, 25 schools in New York

are being investigated for their practices when handling sexual violence cases, six times the number two years ago when the aforementioned policies were not yet in place. The article quoted the director of UAlbany’s Advocacy Center for Sexual Violence as saying there is research to back up the fact that 42 percent of college students don’t tell anyone after they are attacked.

As part of the policies now in place, schools were required to designate a person to oversee response to sexual violence cases on their campus.

At Oswego State, Title IX Coordinator Lisa Evaneski, is that person.

In the fall, any student traveling through the Marano Campus Center saw Evaneski at least once out tabling with green and gold ‘It’s On Us’ T-shirts asking members of the campus community to take the pledge. She is a vocal supporter of the campaign and the call for victims to come for-

ward. During the fall semester, Evaneski and her colleagues trained 2,500 students and employees on prevention and response to sexual violence.

Clubs, organizations and intercollegiate sports teams are required to send several representatives to this training.

We are all members of the greater community and everyone deserves protection from predators. Everyone deserves to have a reasonable expectation of safety during his or her four years here.

The Title IX page on the college’s website also has a page for reporting incidents, which can be done anonymously, and a phone number for a 24hour University Police hotline students can call.

Whether you wear the T-shirt or not, say something and do something, because it’s your duty. Everyone should be willing to help a fellow student.

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Personal growth proves essential during college life Taking time to re-evaluate yourself can aid in new experiences

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“I just think it’s going to create more problems for everyone.”

Ciara Cannon sophomore, global and international studies, communications “I think they’re a good idea, but it kind of reminds me a lot of Myspace.”

Sabina Longo senior, broadcasting and mass communications “It’s kind of cool. There’s not a lot of options.”

Gabby Shears freshman, chemistry “It’s definetly been an interesting addition...I definetly have mixed feelings for it.”

Brian Doolittle senior, broadcasting and mass communications “I like it because I can show my emotions!”

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Morgan Altland Asst. Laker Review Editor maltland@oswegonian.com Look at this guy here. Forced smile, clean shaven face, that gray shirt that, in all fairness, looks pretty good. I look at this photo every week as I write my horoscopes and think, how could I be this person?

Some of you may be thinking, “Morgan, what are you talking about? You are a beauti-

ful man person deserving of a nice steak dinner,” while others may be thinking, “Wasn’t this photo just taken last semester?”

Both of you may be right, but that’s not the argument I’m making here.

While at Oswego, it’s important that you don’t remain the same person you were. Many have friends from high school who wrote in their yearbooks, “Oh Frank, you are so perfect, don’t ever change.” Which was probably pretty awkward if your name wasn’t Frank and it’s also lousy advice. You should strive to become a better person than you were.

Everyone knows the stereotypes of people who don’t change from high school. Typically those are shown in TV shows as the captain of the football team who remains hung up on the past as he asks you if you’d like a side of fries with your burger.

This should be a time in our lives where we try to do new things to improve ourselves. You never know what you like or what you can be good at until you give it a try.

I didn’t know I wanted to write for the

newspaper, but last year I gave it a try and now I typically write one to two articles a week, in addition to the horoscopes and the occasional comic that shakes the artistic world to its core.

This applies to classes too. Try taking something different and you can find your true calling. If you’re expecting me to link this to another example from my life about how I took a class that changed my college experience, I unfortunately don’t have one. Still, that doesn’t make that argument less valid.

I do have an example for work though.

Freshman year I applied to be a Laker Leader and an RA. Before those jobs I thought I was going to write for a television show. Now, I’m looking at graduate school for higher education programs, things where I can work with a student staff and run a program that helps students out.

People who go nowhere in life do so because they become stagnant. Be better than you were last year, last semester or last week.

It’s the only way to find who you truly are.

Adidas spreads love through Instagram

Sports apparel giant takes to social media to respond to irrate customers Morgan Altland Asst. Laker Review Editor maltland@oswegonian.com Much like the FIFA World cup, Detlef Schrempf from the Indiana Pacers and rapper B.O.B., I love Adidas.

It is a nice brand with good quality products. But I recently learned that I could love the company even more.

This year on Valentine’s Day, the company posted an image on Instagram of two women who were wearing the same shoes. One girl was on her tiptoes to imply she was kissing the other and the quote read, “The love you take is equal to the love you make.”

This is a nice quote and really stands to show the company’s support for the LGBT community, but that’s not what made me love them. No, my newfound affection came from their response to the backlash that came with the photo.

In 2016 in America, you’d think that more people would be accepting of a picture of a same-sex couple kissing, especially one that doesn’t actually show the kiss happening. Unfortunately, that is not the world we live in yet.

After the photo was posted, those opposed to same-sex couples found their closest source of wi-fi and started to attack. However, Adidas fought back.

After one user posted “Shame on you adidas!!!! I’m going to Nike now,” followed by an angry face emoji and a thumbs down, Adidas responded with nothing more than the waving hand and lipstick emoji. For those not well versed in the meaning of emojis, that was Adidas blowing them a kiss goodbye.

Another user posted, “WTF ADIDAS???? This day is for boy and girl, when they are couple. Not for lesbians, stupid Adidas.”

Adidas responded to this commenter,

Photo provided by Adidas via Instagram Adidas faced backlash from some when they posted this photo on their Instagram this Valentine’s Day.

who was ignorant to both the LGBT community and grammar, with “No, this day is for LOVE. Happy Valentine’s Day.” Although this is not the first time that Adidas, or any other company, has supported the idea and rights of the LGBT community, this is one of the first times a major company fought back to show their support. Fighting with someone who is just going to ignore it may seem like a pointless battle, but each step (no pun intended) is important as people fight to be viewed as equal.

Adidas also didn’t get harsh. This could have easily turned into a heated argument, or a flame war as Internet trolls call it, but Adidas just shut them down.

People fight; it is in our nature. One per-

son always needs to be right and people will push themselves beyond facts and logic at times to ensure that their argument is the winning one. It is important to take the higher ground to avoid this.

That’s exactly what Adidas did.

One post isn’t going to change everyone’s minds and one comment can’t cause a movement, regardless of how many followers you have liking your selfies. Change takes time. Adidas is helping the change. Hopefully soon we see other companies following suit, posting and defending what is right.

As for those who oppose the picture, or this article, go ahead and post your negative comments, see how many likes you can get.

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FBI vs Apple in hacking request Tip of Help to unlock terrorist’s phone being sought after the hat...

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◊... to the massive amount of potholes on campus. ◊... to the FBI for wanting access to all iPhones.

◊...to those participating in the playoffs this week.

◊... to those who fall for advertising scams.

◊... to Adidas for supporting equal rights.

Wag of the finger...

◊... to those who expand their horizons and try new things.

Pope speaks mind on Trump’s antics Republican candidate, religious figure go head to head regarding faith Photo provided by Wikimedia

iPhone users fear that the FBI will try to gain access to their phones if Apple agrees to their request.

Bageot Dia Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Between the 0s and 1s - the very fabric of computer processor instructions - we’ve reached an impasse. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the transgressor of a new controversial battle against electronics giant Apple, isn’t letting up.

It started with a simple demand from U.S. Magistrate judge Sheri Pym on Feb. 16 asking Apple to unlock the iPhone of Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the two perpetrators behind the San Bernardino mass shooting last December. In response to this, Apple CEO Tim Cook issued a letter on Apple’s official website, stating that, “we oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand.”

The purpose of this order is for Apple to help the FBI gain access to the potential secrets within that can be divulged on Farook’s iPhone 5c. But at the heart of the controversy lies a subject that may as well concern the entire American populace: encryption and rights to privacy.

In a battle of what is now known as “Apple vs the FBI,” we’ve seen Apple take a surprising stance; they’re refusing to let the FBI gain “back door” access to the iPhone. Cook’s previous statement on Apple.com exhibited his stance on the issue, but he had also stated that the action

would be “a dangerous precedent that threatens everyone’s civil liberties,” essentially denouncing the federal judge’s order to unlock the iPhone.

Despite this, soon after the shooting, Apple had provided information to the FBI with data from Farook’s work phone that had a good chunk of data on it. However, from Oct. 19 to the day of the shooting, Farook did not save information onto the iCloud, leaving seven weeks of potential and critical data that is currently locked behind the iOS encryption.

According to CNET.com, “to hack the iPhone, the FBI wants Apple to build a new version of iOS software that Cook claims bypasses the the iPhone’s security features.” To elaborate on this further, such a move would allow the FBI to gain “back door” access to all of Apple’s encrypted devices.

This would infringe on citizens right to privacy, as a government organization independent from Apple would be able to see and own all of the information you possess on your phone. Apple believes that giving the FBI that sort of power would result in disastrous consequences regarding the future of privacy on Apple devices. Pretty frightening, isn’t it?

For the FBI, such a move would be justified in order to pursue further leads.

According to FBI Director James Comey, “we simply want the chance, with a search warrant, to try and guess the terrorist’s passcode without the phone essentially self-destructing and without it taking a decade to guess correctly. That’s it.”

Kan-YAY or NAY?: The decision is yours

Shenandoah Briere Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com

Last week, Donald Trump presumably attacked the Pope after the latter made comments regarding whether Trump should actually be considered Christian. This week Trump caused a stir on social media by stating that Upstate New York’s love for him was huge.

Regarding the Pope, the battle of words all started after the Pope said that Trump cannot be Christian if he wants to tear down bridges instead of building new ones. This comment was in relation to the remarks that Trump had been making during his political campaign for presidency regarding the borders of Mexico and the U.S. Trump, who has said that he wants to build a wall to keep Mexicans out, responded to the Pope by stating that when ISIS attacks the Vatican the Pope will have wished that he was president.

I think Trump gained a loss on this one. Many people in the U.S. who are religious happen to be Christian and Trump has just crossed a line with those people. The Pope, who was simply answering a question to the degree he thought best as a religious figure, was berated by Trump for suggesting that he wasn’t Christian.

I don’t think there is a religion that Trump’s ideas would even be able to categorize in other than obnoxious and outrageous. The things that he attacks people on are so belittling, yet he still gains voters.

Photo provided by Youtube The Pope labeled Trump as a non-Christian because of his plans to build a wall to keep Mexicans out.

Trump may have just loss some voters due to the fact that he attacked a prominent religious figure who some believe is the closest living human to God and still Trump did not think of that before he made controversial remarks regarding the Pope.

As far as Trump believing that he is greatly loved in Upstate New York, I think he might be over-confident in that area. My Facebook newsfeed blew up with hilarious remarks regarding the fact that Trump thinks this. I agree that there are those, who live in this state that show their growing love for Trump, but overall

my newsfeed was the exact opposite.

There would be some who would say that Trump is a disgrace as a Republican and do not love him. I count as someone who lives in Upstate New York and I in no way love Trump.

This week has been so ridiculous with Trump’s remarks and it still continues on. He’s talked back to the Pope and he’s inflated his ego with this idea that he’s loved so much in Upstate New York, what is next? This will only get more interesting as people wait to see what ridiculous remarks Trump continues to make.

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Photo provided by Youtube Whether or not you’re a Kanye West fan, there is no denying his ability to produce outlandish statements.

Shenandoah Briere Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com

Kanye West is back at it again. The rapper, who just released a new album and clothing line, has gone on not only a Twitter tirade, but is heard in recently released audio having a meltdown before performing on Saturday Night Live.

The audio depicts West having a tantrum over SNL staff who removed the stage that he was planning to perform on. According to pagesix.com, West is also heard called the staff a defamatory name. During his fit, he calls out Taylor Swift for being fake. This comes just days after the release of his album in which he said he made Swift famous and the night before the Grammys, when Swift acknowledged West’s statements during her acceptance speech.

In the audio, West said he is more influential than Picasso, Apostle Paul, Pablo Escobar and Stanley Kubrick. He can also be heard saying, using vulgar language, not to mess with him.

Here’s the deal with West: he likes attention. This tirade of audio and Twitter rants seem to purposely come out just as he launches a new line of clothing and a new album. To me, this looks like nothing more than West trying to gain attention so he can sell his clothing and music. Why else would all this appear to be happening around the

same time? We have seen West carry on some heavy Twitter rants and rants in general, but this one happened so closely to the time he released so many new products that it appears to be a promotional stunt so his name gets circulated. And it has worked.

We have fallen prey to West’s stunts. If he is really in debt like he claims to be, then how does he afford all the clothes he has or the houses he has? These rants and audio clips are just meant to get people talking about West whether you love him or not. His song about Swift set off a frenzy of people who rushed to see what she would say in response and in the end it got people talking about his album. His name is being spread like a virus and we are all susceptible to it.

West’s rants are absolutely ridiculous but we find the need to talk about them because they are just so outlandish. In a sense they are worth mentioning because they are absolutely hilarious and crazy. We all know that the man has said a multitude of outrageous things in the past and yet we still continuously talk about him when he has another episode.

I think it’s time to turn away from West and focus on other things. We know that Swift made it big because she can sing and perform and she has thousands of people who love her music and believe in her. We also know that West will probably continue to produce a clothing line and yet still claim he’s broke. He will still go home to his mansion every night. What we need to do is determine whether it is even worth listening to the outrageous things he says anymore.

I’m sure you have heard the saying, “We only use 10 percent of our brains.” This has been used in countless TV shows and movies. This concept is the basis for movies like “Lucy” and of course the movie/TV show “Limitless,” where the star takes a grown up version of Adderall and is able to access the other 90 percent.

Great concept, but Hollywood conveniently leaves out that we only use 10 percent of our brains because the other 90 percent is behind the scenes doing all the things we don’t think about. To put it into movie terms, think of that 10 percent as Bradley Cooper and the other actors, then think of the other 90 percent as all the people who help make the movie, the ones you never see.

As students, we all have that moment when we wish that we had a little something extra to help us get through a class project or a paper and we all could also use a boost in studying for finals. Once upon a time, coffee was that boost, then along came caffeine pills and energy drinks to corner the market. As an older student, I could definitely use some miracle product that would save me from another coffee induced all-nighter homework/ study session. My wife, being my number motivator to do well in school, thought that she may have found an answer to help me with memory and focus issues.

While doing a completely unrelated web search, she stumbled across what she thought was an article about a natural way to help boost ones memory and concentration. However, upon reading, she discovered it was merely an advertisement for a pill called Geniux (merely one of several brands) which was “developed to boost memory and focus.” If true, this would be great because it would make French class so much easier.

At first, she thought this is something I

Photo provided by Procsilas Moscas via flickr The Internet advertises tons of false information like pills which claim to allow you to use 100 percent of your brain.

should check out, but in her rush to email me the link, she did not read all the way to the bottom of the page; where it says it bold letters “THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT AND NOT AN ACTUAL NEWS ARTICLE.” Underneath it says “Representations regarding the efficacy and safety of Geniux™ have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.”

These companies market toward students or those working in a high pressure profession. The company produces articles which grab people’s attention and makes them think, “Wow! I could really use this.”

They put in pictures and graphics meant to distract you from the fact that they are really just selling you something that may or may not actually work.

Before you know it, you are shelling out nearly $40 a bottle or maybe you fall for one of the package deals where you are getting multiple bottles for what seems like a discount and maybe they throw in a T-shirt.

Sadly I speak from experience, hav-

ing fallen for such scams with weight loss/exercise pills and yet here I am still an “out of shape,” old fat guy.

These products are even more prevalent now in the age of Internet and social media. Back in the days when you actually had to make a phone call or mail in a form you had time to think about your decision.

Now with Twitter and Facebook you can click on a link and spend your hard earned money on these things all before you have the time to regret your decision.

Geniux even faked a tweet from @LimitlessMovie from the day after the movie opened thanking the fans for making it the number one movie. First off they misspelled the word movie, and they added in this “And thanks to the makers of Geniux pills/E-Huperzine for the inspiration! #Limitless,” and if that isn’t enough to make you skeptical, this pill was given the kiss of death by being endorsed by Dr. Oz.

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Events Calendar Friday, Feb. 26 through Friday, Mar. 3

ART EXHIBIT: “THE NATURE OF GEOMETRY | THE GEOMETRY OF NATURE” Date: Friday, Feb. 26 Time: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location: Rice Creek Field Station ART EXHIBIT: “OF LIGHT AND LAND” Date: Friday, Feb. 26 Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: 186 W. First St., Oswego PRESENTATION: DANCEHALL QUEENS OF THE WORLD Date: Saturday, Feb. 27 Time: 4 - 5 p.m.

Location: Basement, Hart Hall MOVIE: “SICARIO” Date: Tuesday, March 1 Time: 7 - 10 p.m.

Location: Auditorium, Marano Campus Center MOVIE: “WOMAN IN GOLD” Date: Wednesday, March 2 Time: 7 - 9 p.m.

Location: Auditorium, Marano Campus Center THEATER PREVIEW: “THE MOUSETRAP” Date: Thursday, March 3 Time: 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Location: Ballroom, Hewitt Union

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Weekly EP: Alex Newell creates lasting impression Riley Ackley Promotional Director rackley@oswegonian.com

The move from youth television programs into the music industry is a well traversed path.

From Demi Lovato to Ariana Grande, many stories have resulted in great successes. And, while some failures do exist in the industry, it would seem that TV may be the perfect pruner for a longstanding career in singing. For Alex Newell, the performer most known for his turn as transgender student Unique Adams on “Glee,” this is a direction that will hopefully be a successful endeavor.

Debuting his first EP, “POWER,” Newell shines as the type of powerhouse vocalist necessary to stand out. Incredibly driven and entirely danceable, the record plays out like a homerun.

With all of the retro-80s-inflected nostalgia of music past, the attitude presented by “POWER” could make Emma Roberts seem like an angel. What works for the EP is not necessarily in originality, but in style. Because some of the tracks are restyled or reissued releases by other artists, Newell’s ability to shine through is uncanny.

The first single off of “POWER” is “This Ain’t Over.” Most certainly meant for a dance floor at a club, the track pairs fiery beats with blasting vocals and is definitely the most mainstream release from his debut. If this track is a peek into the future of Newell’s style, it is most certainly welcomed. “This Ain’t Over” holds so much entertainment value that it seeps.

Other shining gems on the EP include a cover of Sigma’s “Nobody To Love.” An instant crowd pleaser, the track is Iridescent and bouncing. Newell’s uncanny vo-

Photo provided by YouTube Alex Newell unleashes his inner ‘POWER’ with awesome vocals on his latest EP.

cal prowess paired with looping synths is the perfect combination of talent and entertainment.

Despite only being a cover, “Nobody To Love” seems like a Newell original. It is the type of cover that only improves on the original instead of inundating it.

“Shame” and “Devilish” are two more standouts. Both tracks play similarly into a glamorous retro style that will leave audiences wanting more. Each are vivid in imagination and as they play out, listeners will believe that they are rocking out at a

skating rink or a disco-tech and by the time each is over, they’ll be wanting more. These are tracks that are perfect for repeat listens.

With a sound reminiscent of Kiesza and a personality that is undeniably attention grabbing, Newell is a force to be reckoned with. His debut release, “POWER” is just a brief showcasing of what should be a bright future. For Newell, coming along with him for the ride means self-empowerment and creativity focused in on the things you love; “POWER” is not a shortchanging of this, even if it’s not the most original.

Yoko Ono leaves fans expecting more Grace Rinaldi Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Yoko Ono is, and always has been, a wild card. Some might say she is one of a kind.

Opinions of Ono range from one end of the spectrum to the other. Some people love her, others feel quite the opposite. She puts a spin on her artistic approaches and has been known to collaborate with other artists and DJs in previous years, creating and developing her new wave genre.

On her new album “Yes, I’m a Witch Too,” she continues to have a wide variety of collaborations on her 17-track record.

The unique and distinctive artist works with many surprising artists including Moby, Penguin Prison, Death Cab for Cutie and her own son, Sean Lennon.

Many of her songs, such as “She Gets Down on Her Knees,” “Wouldnit,” “Yes I’m Your Angel” and “War-

rior Women,” exemplify her techno side and modern approach. She uses crazy beats and works off the artists in her album. Every song offers something different. Although they are all different, the songs can feel repetitive in some respect. This album is definitely one listeners will either love or hate.

Ono does take a step away from her current electro side and takes it more slowly in a few songs. She shows off her artistic and softer side in “Mrs. Lennon,” “Dogtown” and “Soul Got Out of the Box.” These tracks are much easier on the ears and speak more about her past. The flow behind these songs is pleasing to the ear and emphasizes more soul in Ono’s music.

This album sets itself apart from many other albums with its range of emotion, messages and musical beats. The success of this album is hard to foretell, but bravo to Ono for pursuing what she loves, for giving us something to talk about and Photo provided by upload.wikimedia.org giving techno lovers something to listen to.

Yoko Ono has released her first album since her 2013 release “Take Me to the Land of Hell.”

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Viewers won’t fall for Netflix’s new show ‘Love’ Morgan Altland Asst. Laker Review Editor maltland@oswegonian.com

Grab a box of chocolates, a bouquet of roses and whatever you need to binge watch for hours. “Love” premiered on Friday, Feb. 19 on Netflix.

The series has already been approved for two seasons, the second of which will premiere next year.

With this year, hopefully the show can iron out the flaws that prevent it from being as powerful as many of Netflix’s other original programs.

The show was created by Paul Rust, Lesley Afrin and Judd Apatow and is a modern day perspective on dating. Apatow, for those who don’t know, is a master of creating cult followed shows. He has developed “Freaks and Geeks,” “Undeclared” and “Girls.” This success however, is shattered in the program by cocreator Rust.

Rust (“I Love You Beth Cooper”)

Photo provided by netflix.com Left to right: Gillian Jacobs and Paul Rust star in Netflix’s latest lackluster original show about modern day romance.

stars as the main character Gus. He also co-created and wrote many episodes of the show. It is a classic case of the character being cast, because it is what the writer created, an area in which other productions, such as “Saw” and “The Room,” suffer from. Rust has the comedic timing of Dwight from “The Office” if he had been struck by lightning.

Many scenes that feature him are not a powerful piece of the series and take away from the power the show has.

Gillian Jacobs (“Community”) does a good job reeling in the audience that Rust loses. She plays off her costars with ease and the realist nature of her character Mickey is translated well in the show. Her character is a train wreck personified and Jacobs has no problem bringing that to life.

Claudia O’Doherty (“Trainwreck”) also delivers a solid performance in the series as Bertie, a new roommate and friend of Mickey’s. Although under-

used at points in the series, her character provides a good balance between the two main characters and brings an energetic nature to the show.

Other standouts include Tracie Thomas (“Annie”) as Gus’ boss and Iris Apatow (“This is 40”) as a student actor that Gus has to tutor. Thomas’ performance as the boss with an iron fist and a controlling nature comes off perfectly. They make the scenes that feature her and Gus interesting. Apa-

tow simply shines in the show. She demonstrates how annoying, demanding and stressed a child actor can be.

The actress is clearly underused in season one, more than any other character in the program. As season two begins to be developed the creators will move Apatow from a recurring character to a part of the main cast.

One unique thing about the program that is really unseen when compared to most other Netflix originals is that it doesn’t leave viewers with the urge to binge watch it all at once. Netflix is known for making people want to watch every episode of their shows at once because you don’t want to miss one second, yet “Love” doesn’t rely on this. All the episodes connect and the story is interesting to watch, but viewers can space it out. There isn’t that rush to watch all at once that viewers get from other shows.

“Love” deserves to be watched.

For the faults it has, it’s still a good story and a strong show that can only get better with the next season.

Take a chance on “Love” and you may be surprised.

AMC’s ‘Better Call Saul’ captivates in second season Issack Cintron Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

SPOILER WARNING! The second season of the “Breaking Bad” spin-off prequel, “Better Call Saul,” returned on Feb. 15, remaining as polarizing as ever.

The dark comedy crime drama reintroduced audiences to the lovable struggling hustler, Jimmy McGill, portrayed by Bob Odenkirk (“W/Bob and David), as he continues his quest to become a respected big-time lawyer while figuring out his moral code.

The season two premiere picks-up from the final sequence of season one with Jimmy walking away from the monumental opportunity to work at a major law firm, all while humming Deep Purple’s classic “Smoke On the Water.” It is revealed that Jimmy has made a spontaneous decision to end his run as an amateur lawyer, opting to “walk the earth” in similar fashion as Jules from “Pulp Fiction” as his love interest Kim Wexler (Rhea

Seehorn, “Franklin and Bash”) points out.

While Jimmy works on figuring out his new path in life, his frequent colleague Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks, “The Expanse”) continues his angle, working security for the foolish small-time drug dealer Daniel Warmold. Mike initially cuts ties with Daniel, as the latter furthered his foolish antics which involved purchasing a H-2 Humvee, completing it with a mustard yellow paint job with red flames and some killer chrome spinners. Understanding that Warmold is becoming more of a liability, Mike walks away from Daniel’s pay. It is only when Daniel’s cherished baseball card collection, as well as his drugs, are stolen by Nacho (Michael Mando, “Orphan Black”) that Mike and Daniel begin to collaborate again.

By the end of the first episode, which saw him engage Kim in his scam artist ways, Jimmy ultimately returns to his senses, choosing to take the job working at the law firm Davis & Main, realizing his goal of becoming an attorney. This is much to the chagrin of his older brother, Chuck (Michael McKean, “The Meddler”) who doubts Jimmy’s ability to be an effective lawyer due

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Bob Odenkirk stars as Jimmy McGill/ Saul Goodman in the second season of “Better Call Saul.”

to his past as a scam artist. Their strained relationship is revisited in the second episode when Chuck returns to his law firm, which is collaborating with Jimmy’s on a case, flustering the latter.

This new season promises to continue the tale of how Jimmy McGill turned into the “Breaking Bad” fan-favorite lawyer, Saul Goodman, providing brief glimpses of Jimmy in the present day, following the events towards the end

of the previous series. There is very much a conflict of personalities for the present Jimmy, who lives incognito as a Cinnabon store manager in a local mall.

During the flash-forward, Jimmy finds himself locked in the dumpster area, with the only ways of getting out either by waiting for someone to open the door or using the exit that sets off an alarm, notifying the police. Despite the desperation, Jimmy chooses the

former option, soon after carving “SG was here” into the cement wall with a nail, detailing that Goodman is very much alive in Jimmy McGill.

The series retains much of its elements of dark comedy laced within its serious, crime drama ways. Whether it’s Jimmy hustling a stock broker into buying him and Kim numerous $50 tequila shots, or Nacho describing Daniel’s eyesore of a Hummer as a “school bus for 6-year-old pimps.”

The show remains entertaining in whichever direction it chooses to go, yet manages to stay true to life. It never over exaggerates the events that unfold because, much like Breaking Bad, it is unaware that is a television show.

After two episodes, the writing and direction is just as strong as it was in Breaking Bad, yet despite the ties, somehow finds a way to distance itself from the previous show, successfully becoming its own brand. The upcoming eight episodes promise to take audiences on an entertaining ride, given Jimmy’s new direction in life, moving out of his pathetic law office at the back of the nail salon and into the big leagues, as only Jimmy McGill/ Saul Goodman can.

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LAKER REVIEW

FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2016

New season of ‘Serial’ gives fans what they’ve been waiting for Derek Hempstead Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Serial, as defined by “Merriam Webster Dictionary,” means arranged or happening in a series.

Hence the reason the noun is such a fitting title for the wildly popular, free podcast known by the same name.

For those unfamiliar with “Serial,” the podcast was first released in December 2010 as a spinoff of “This American Life,” a radio show produced by WBEZ Chicago. The podcast is a true story that is told over the course of a season, broken down into episodes narrated by the show’s host Sarah Koenig.

Each episode contains whatever research and information that Koenig and her investigative team have uncovered. Each episode is another chapter in the story, usually ending in a “cliffhanger” that makes the listener ready to listen to the next episode.

The podcast is currently in the middle of its second season. After an immensely popular first season that resulted in nationwide recognition, including a Christmas spoof done by “Saturday Night Live,” the podcast received enough funding from sponsors to produce a second and third season.

In the first season, the story revolved around the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee and the subsequent conviction of her boyfriend, Adnan Syed, despite lacking evidence. In the second season, the team investigates a much more heard of event: the 2009 capture of United States Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl by the Taliban and his release from captivity five years later. It questions whether or not Bergdahl was a Taliban supporter.

“Serial” is a podcast that can be enjoyed by all. The mystery that is conveyed through the storytelling techniques of Koenig are enough to capture those who aren’t interested in “real-crime” at all. It is similar to crime dramas on television in that the listener can make guesses regarding the specifics of

Photo provided by flickr.com The second season of “Serial” has audiences captivated and waiting for more.

the crime, but the listener gets a completely different experience when listening.

“Serial” gives its subjects and sources room to talk and to tell their side of the story. These other sides fill in the holes of the story and allow the listener to really ponder whether or not the murder actually was Adnan’s fault or if Bergdahl really did sympathize with the Tali-

ban. The viewer doesn’t get that kind of experience on TV. The podcast also contains one of the most brilliant displays of investigative reporting to those who are interested in it. Each episode, Koenig shares the most recent details and information that herself and her team have found. The transparency with what Koenig and her team have uncovered is

phenomenal. It is as if the listener is working alongside Koenig and learning the details alongside her.

Furthermore, this allows the listener to understand and feel the effects of whatever setbacks that Koenig may have faced. For instance, in season one, episode nine, Koenig explains in great detail how Hae Min Lee’s family never answered or responded despite the “Letters, in English and in Korean, phone calls, social media, friends of friends of friends, two private detectives, Korean-speaking researchers, people knocking on doors in three different states and calls to South Korea.” By hearing how the investigation is going and the potential failures that may occur, the listener is involved like never before.

In this new type of podcast, the characters are engaging and relatable, the content infused with facts and particulars. The stakes are higher than the listener could ever imagine. Although the stories might not always yield the most unswaying conclusion, they are sure to have the listener on the edge of their seat, wanting more.

‘The Witch’ gives hope to future of horror genre Riley Ackley Promotional Director rackley@oswegonian.com

In terms of critiquing, horror films have been, for at least the last few years, one of the most hotly debated genres in the movie industry. For some critics, artfulness is desired above all else.

These movies, possibly losing any sense of fear, can become critic darlings while others are left to critical disapproval.

Within the past few years however, horror has entered a sort of neo-golden age. Films like “It Follows” and “The Conjuring,” each playing heavily into high-quality art standards as well as being noted as some of the most fear-inducing films in recent memory, have been able to regenerate a genre that was supposedly so inundated with disappointment that it could not be saved.

The perfect blending of art with the genre’s true purpose of

scaring its viewers has led many new horror movies to win over audiences and critics alike.

This trend continues with “The Witch.”

The film tells the story of a family of Puritans expelled from their village as the dysfunction and disparity of homesteading become all too apparent for the virtuous-turned-dysfunctional travellers. The story gets even more complicated with the disappearance of a baby and the hysteria presented by beliefs in witchcraft and the devil. As paranoia sinks in, it becomes clear that this family will fall apart quickly.

“The Witch” as a whole is the type of slow-burning horror movie that works well for a variety of audiences. As the plot Photo provided by a24films.com unwinds into chaos, it is doubtful that viewers will be able to Anya Taylor-Joy stars as Thomasin in this terrifying reinvention of the horror genre as a whole. look away, let alone want to. It’s is a truly stunning piece from resulting horrors are all the more a haunting endeavor that makes first-time director Robert Eggers. terrifying. “The Witch” is not a skin crawl and eyes open wide. Its gray, harshly dim surround- film that gleams with all the CGI “The Witch” isn’t just another ings and sea of trees are entirely of a Marvel movie. It is a film indie-horror; it is one of the best consuming. When the cameras in which is dismal, yet visually to come out of the festival circuit pan the plain setting of a New pleasing environment is on par in years.

England farm, everything seems with “The Revenant.”

Wonderfully shot, “The Witch” so grounded in reality that the The film also benefits from

a stellar cast of lesser known actors who dive into their respective roles. From Kate Dickie (“Game Of Thrones”), who plays the deliciously unhinged matriarch Katherine, to Ellie Grainger as the off-kilter younger sister to star Anya Taylor-Joy’s Thomasin, each character is vividly enthralling. Ralph Ineson (“Game Of Thrones”) continues this list of amazing performers as the deeply unnerved and suspicious patriarch to the family.

The cast not only shines in their own roles, but also in their interactions with one another. As an ensemble they are a complete package.

“The Witch” is the type of atmospheric less-is-more horror film that is not only terrifying, but also stunning. Each shot vividly elaborates on the bleak situation that has consumed the family. This is a movie that you will not turn away from- even if you want to.

“The Witch” fulfills its role as not only one of the best horror films in recent years, but also as one of the best all around.

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Oscar madness: Laker Review editors pick their favorites

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Categories: Best Picture:

Travis Clark Managing Editor tclark@oswegonian.com

Morgan Altland Asst. Laker Review Editor maltland@oswegonian.com

“The Martian”

“Mad Max: Fury Road”

Alejandro G. Innaritu (“The Revenant”)

Alejandro G. Innaritu (“The Revenant”)

Alejandro G. Innaritu (“The Revenant”)

Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Revenant”)

Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Revenant”)

Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Revenant”)

Brie Larson (“Room”)

Saoirse Ronan (“Brooklyn”)

Brie Larson (“Room”)

Best Supporting Actor:

Sylvester Stallone (“Creed”)

Sylvester Stalone (“Creed”)

Sylvester Stalone (“Creed”)

Best Supporting Actress

Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girl”)

Rachel McAdams (“Spotlight”)

Jennifer Jason Leigh (“The Hateful Eight”)

“The Big Short”

“The Martian”

“The Martian”

“Spotlight”

“Inside Out”

“Ex Machina”

Best Director: Best Actor: Best Actress:

Best Adapted Screenplay: Best Original Screenplay:

“Spotlight”

Heather Clark Laker Review Editor hclark@oswegonian.com

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Best Animated Feature:

“Inside Out”

“Inside Out”

“Inside Out”

Best Cinematography:

“The Revenant”

“Carol”

“The Revenant”

Best Original Score:

“The Hateful Eight”

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

“The Hateful Eight”

Best Original Song:

“‘Til it Happens to You” (“The Hunting Ground”)

“Earned It” (“Fifty Shades of Grey”)

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Horoscopes Aries (Mar. 21 - Apr. 19): Cancer (June 22 - July 22):

It may be time to talk to your parents if you’ve been putting it off, neglecting them or you just haven’t spoken to them in a while. Let them know that you care. No doubt that they care about you.

Taurus (Apr. 20 - May 20):

Sleep may start to seem like an aspiration instead of reality. Don’t allow yourself to fall flat on your face, or pass out in class. Take some time to sleep, you deserve it.

Gemini (May 21 - June 21):

Do you stand tall, or hide behind the crowd? This week may present a situation where you’ll have to ask yourself this question. Don’t be afraid to stand up for what you know is right. Waiting for others to do it will only hurt everyone.

This week may have you feeling like you did nothing more than play games. Talk to those in your life who keep you honest and those who know the real you to help you come back to reality.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22):

Cold weather may be in the future, but take the time to warm up with that special summer. Focusing too much on the world around you takes away from enjoying the present.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sep. 22):

Difficulty: Hard

BY Morgan Altl and Libra (Sep. 23 - Oct. 23):

When your personal and academic life are at opposing odds, it’s important that you take a step back or ask for some help to look at both. Staying too close to the situation will cloud your judgment and prevent you from changing things.

Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 21):

Don’t lie to others about who you are.

One mistruth leads to another and so on. If those around you are your friends, then they will love you for who you are, not who you act like.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21):

Tempers may be running high Don’t fight to hold on to something between you and someone close to dragging you down unless you close. Time apart may be your best think it’s worth it. Letting go is a option if you hope to preserve your natural part of life. If you want to relationship. Everyone needs time to rise above where you are now, you take a breath. need to be light.

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How much are you carrying? This can been seen by the amount of things in your room or the emotional burdens that way you down.

It may be time to do some cleaning, getting rid of things that aren’t

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): Indecisiveness gets you nowhere. If you want to move you need to start by choosing a direction. Make a decision and stand by it, because the longer you wait, the harder it’s going to be.

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Darkness only hurts you if you don’t see the light around you. If the light seems to be fading then you need to fight more to keep it in your life and find new things that can show that light to you as well.

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1972- Dam collapses in West Virginia leaving 4,000 homeless.

1993- World Trade Center is bombed, killing six and injuring 1,000.

2012- Trayvon Martin is shot and killed in Florida.