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OzFest price released SA, SAPB drop host Lil’ Duval from original lineup, affecting ticket cost

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JoAnn DeLauter News Editor jdelauter@oswegonian.com The second annual OzFest concert will come at a price of $15 for all students after the Student Association and Student Association Programming Board decided to drop celebrity comedian Lil’ Duval from the lineup. According to SAPB Director Imani Cruz and SA President Emily Nassir, everything came together at the right moment.

While SA and SAPB’s goal was to keep the ticket prices as low as possible, complaints of Lil’ Duval’s humor being inappropriate and discriminatory came trickling in from a number of students. This ultimately made SA and SAPB come to the conclusion of dropping him from the lineup and announcing ticket prices during Tuesday night’s senate meeting, according to Cruz. “If we brought him here, a lot of women in particular might feel uncomfortable and we don’t want that,” Cruz said. In replacement of Lil’ Duval, DJ Kobe

from HOT 107.9 Syracuse is hosting the concert on May 6 at 8 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center Arena. “We want to provide students with a more comfortable and judge-free zone when they come to this concert,” Nassir said. In regards to the price, SA Finance Director Matthew Peters said SA wanted to put on a show that is affordable for students and does not break the bank for them financially. Last year at the first annual OzFest

Oswego State students work hard to prepare for upcoming Quest presentations Natalie Brophy Copy Editor nbrophy@oswegonian.com Quest is a much-anticipated day for Oswego State students every year. Those who are presenting look forward to sharing their hard work with the college community and for those who are not presenting, the day is filled with sleeping in, catching up on homework, binge-watching Netflix, hanging out with friends or drinking the day away. Quest provides students from all different departments the opportunity to share what they love and get experience presenting in front of an audience. Matthew Doyle, Naomi Castillo-Lugo, Kate Baile and Vincent Debiase are among many that will all be presenting at this year’s Quest. Doyle is a graduate human-computer interaction student. He will be graduating with his master ’s degree in May 2016. Doyle’s presentation is about using robots to make Mars an inhabitable planet for humans, a concept known as terraforming. This would be done through telepresence, meaning humans living on Earth would control the robots. “I think it’s really important that we start thinking about these things,” Doyle said. “I love space and I enjoy trying to conceptualize large problems into smaller ones that may be more manageable with our current technologies.” Doyle has been researching this topic on his own since September. Although he

has presented at Quest twice before, once as an undergraduate student and another time as a graduate student, Doyle is excited to finally present a project that is all his own. “I think what I will be presenting this year is incredibly important, so I hope to spark the interest of someone so that they can maybe continue this work after I graduate,” Doyle said. To ensure that he is prepared for his final Quest presentation, Doyle said he plans to go over his research with his advisor and by himself. He does not like to use note cards during presentations, so he prepares by rehearsing what he is going to say a few days in advance. “I am very excited, this will be my last [Quest presentation] since I am graduating and I personally feel this is my best work,” Doyle said. “I enjoy the Quest symposium very much and I think it’s a great opportunity for students to showcase their work.” Castillo-Lugo is a senior with a double major in sociology and Spanish. She will be presenting a Spanish poem along with three of her classmates for her Spanish senior seminar class, which focuses on Paraguayan culture. Castillo-Lugo and her classmates will be reading the poem “La Historia Empieza en Altos,” which means “History Begins in Altos” in English, from the book “Poemas y Canciones / Poems and Songs” by Juan Manuel Marcos. According to Castillo-Lugo, the poem is about a war in Paraguay. “[The poem] is about a guy and his role in the war and how his goal was to end the war and

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Coming back from spring break, many Oswego State students were greeted by temperatures in the 60s and sunny skies, yet it soon turned as Mother Nature planned her April Fool’s joke that ended in chilling temperatures during the following weekend. During the weekend of April Fool’s Day, Oswego was blanketed by 5.2 inches of snow within one night, which was then garnished by another light dusting of snow the very next day. Even when the snow stopped falling, the cold temperatures remained

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with overnight low temperatures getting as bitterly cold as the teens. This drastic change in the weather pattern caught some students completely off guard, including junior Pedro Gomez. “It’s baffling to see these conditions come out and sneak up on us when we were more than convinced the snow had run its course,” Gomez said. Even those who aren’t usually surprised by the roller coaster weather patterns that Oswego has become infamous for were still surprised to see nearly half of a foot of snow on the ground in April including senior Tiffany Carr. “I know this is Oswego, but I still wasn’t expecting to have anything more than just

flurries in April,” Carr said. According to associate Professor of Meteorology Scott Steiger, snow in April is common for Oswego and central New York in general. “It has been a season where pretty much all normal expectations can be thrown out the window,” Steiger said. He said this area of the country sees a few inches of snow in April on average and that spring altogether is an “up-and-down” time. Growing up in Rochester before coming to Oswego State as a student, Steiger’s well-versed in the climate here. So much so, that he would not be surprised to see more

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK When you combine the ticket prices and the popularity of our artists, I am confident that this concert will be successful.”

Local resident draws student interest ‘Hawaiian Shirt Guy’ shares experiences, passion for nightlife dancing

Photo provided by Michael Johnston Michael Johnston goes through his day as an Oswego State electrician but at night loves to show off his dancing moves.

Travis Clark Managing Editor tclark@oswegonian.com Michael Johnston is always on the move. Except for a moment when he sat in Lake Effect café, a walkie talkie in his hand, surrounded by Oswego State students he might have seen out at Old City just a few days before. It doesn’t phase him, though. Johnston, 61, has been an electrician for over 40 years, 20 of them at Oswego State. At this point, he has met too many people and students to count, whether it be through his work or his nighttime activities at the bars in downtown Oswego. Known to many as the “Hawaiian Shirt Guy,” Johnston is a regular at the mug night dance scene every Thursday at Old City. Johnston boasts that he enjoys wearing the shirts because people immediately recognize him, but there’s another, more relatable reason for the colorful clothing.

The Student Association held its 22nd 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. Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Jerri Drummond was absent for the meeting. In Senator Spotlight, SA President Emily Nassir recognized Sen. Sarah Woods. Guests to the Senate, president of the ecology club and outdoors club requested $1,000 to $1,700 for a kayak. The clubs aims to educate Oswego State students about ecological systems, sustainability and the environment. Sen. Alex George suggested

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Johnston’s stepfather was a Marine. At age 6, Johnston moved to Hawaii when his stepfather was stationed there. He lived there for three years. “I remember the tourists coming in when I was a kid; they all brought the Hawaiian shirts and all looked sharp,” Johnston said. “You could tell they were

tourists because they wore Hawaiian shirts. So I said, ‘ya know what? I’m going to wear Hawaiian shirts.’ Then everyone knows, when I come out, I’m going to have a ball.” Johnston has lived in his fair share of different areas throughout the country. Born in Ohio, he moved to California in 1958 where he grew up. He then moved to Oswego 20 years ago with his wife, Carolyn, an Oswego native. Johnston said his wife has been providing daycare services for 30 to 40 years. He loves the calmness of Oswego compared to the San Diego area he grew up in. There’s just enough space to dance, too. “Oswego is great because it’s not crowded,” Johnston said. “You can have a good time because people are very nice here.” Johnston isn’t just a celebrity in Oswego. Nearly every year, he visits his brother in Tennessee and dances the night away at Riverbend, an annual music festival that occurs every June along the Tennessee River. In a 2015 article for the Chattanooga Times, a daily newspaper in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Johnston’s dancing is described as “completely self-unaware.” However, he’s completely aware of the joy he finds in music and dancing. He said he will even dance while walking down the street as people honk and wave. “I’ve just loved music ever since I was a kid,” Johnston said. “It’s all about fun for me, having fun with different people.” His favorite artists are from the ‘60s through the ‘80s and he has been to at least 40 concerts in his life. Johnston has no plans to slow down anytime soon, even after retirement. He said he would like to retire at age 65, but still intends to travel as much as he can. As he left the library to go to Scales Hall to fix exit signs that had been knocked down, Johnston claimed that his ride had not arrived yet. He seemed to be the type of person that takes everything in stride, though. He shrugged his shoulders and said that he would just walk. In fact, he seemed excited at the prospect. He is, after all, always on the move.

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SUNY-Wide Film Festival screenings, Saturday in the Marano Campus Center, Room 132 at 4:30 p.m.

Spring fling, Sunday in the Marano Campus Center activity court at 12 p.m.

Planetarium show, Sunday in the Shineman Center, Room 223 at 7 p.m. Talk: “Representations of Infanticide in the British Romantic Period,” Monday in the Marano Campus Center, Room 133 at 12:40 p.m. Movie: “Inside Out,” Tuesday in the Marano Campus Center, Room 132 at 7 p.m.

the club amend the request for their budget. The proposal is delayed until next week. In public comment, Sen. Cliff-Simone Vital wants the Senate to support STEM majors during Quest day. In executive reports, SA President Emily Nassir informed the senators to keep a positive image for SA. Last week, many students reacted negatively on social media to the Ozfest concert line up. Nassir said that Lil’ Duval is no longer included in the concert. In the coming days, the announcement will be sent to students and faculty. Nassir informed the Senate that Donald Trump will not be at Ozfest. Nassir hopes the senators attend the involvement award ceremony on April 20, at 5:30 p.m. in the

Lake Ontario Convention Center. Tickets must be picked up at the box office. Sen. Jillian Kranz volunteered to drive a state van for students, who need transportation to the ceremony. SA Vice President Shelby Gallaro informed the senators that next week Sen. Woods will run the meeting. Gallaro mentioned to the senate that President Stanley will present at an upcoming SA meeting. Gallaro will have a presentation on microaggressions on April 26. SA Director of Finance Matthew Peters mentioned to the Senators a decrease in price for the OzFest tickets. It is projected that tickets for students this year will cost $15 and tickets for the public will be $25. In committee reports, Sen. Woods was satisfied with the Senators, who practiced their

mock bill writing. Sen. Woods said she will like to see more volunteers to write bills for student organizations. The Finance Committee reviewed the African Student Organization’s (ASO) bill. The involvement committee discussed an Oswego State pageant. The committee plans to implement and evaluate comment cards across campus. The Miss-a-Meal committee made the Oswego State food pantry a beneficiary of the fundraiser. In hall council reports, Johnson Hall is working to get floor representatives. Cayuga Hall held the Pie-an-RA event is on Tuesday night. The Village got a new food processor. They held a Hunger Games drawing on Wednesday.

In organization reports, ASO is hosting their annual fashion show on Friday at 6:30 p.m. There were two general orders. The executive cabinet for the next academic year will feature job descriptions for cabinet members. ASO was awarded $300 for guest hotels. SAPB is going to supplement funds for the upcoming event. In senators issue forum, Sen.Woods is working on promotional items for next year. Sen. Woods has a budget of $1,000 for these items. The senators suggested beanies, keychains, earmuffs and sweaters. There were no special orders. SA meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Lanigan 106. All meetings are open to the public.

NEWS Ticket prices cut by two-thirds compared to last year’s first annual OzFest concert PRICES from COVER concert, the ticket prices for a show that included Timeflies, B.oB., Mac Miller and Big Sean cost $45 for students for a limited time. The price then rose to $60. Tickets for non-students were $85. This year the tickets for students are $15 and the price for non-students is $30 for three artists including DeJ Loaf, Rich Homie Quan and Flo Rida. On the day of the show, tickets will increase to $25 for students and $40 for the general public. Tickets go on sale starting April 11 at the box office. “In determining the price we wanted to get people there and I think the price was way too high last year,” Peters said. “I think it was fair for us and it is fair for the students and for the artists we have, I think $15 is more affordable.” According to Peters’ records, a total of $422,805.62 was spent on last year’s concert including $167,785.62 out of SA’s reserve account. This year, Peters approximates the concert to cost $280,000 to $285,000, which is about $139,305 less than last year. Approximately $90,000 of that money is out of the SA reserve account with the goal of making $45,000 back into the reserves from ticket sales. “We are very proud of the difference,” Nassir said. “Last year was the first year that we did OzFest and it was a learning experience. What we learned was how important budgeting is and how we stay within budget. We are very pleased that we not only were able to stay closer to our budget but able to make the price more pleasing and accessible to our students which is what one of the main things that was asked of us as a change for this year and we are happy to say that we were successful in that.” According to Peters, the amount of money spent on last year’s concert effected how much money SA was allowed to spend on this year. “We could not have drained our reserve account at the rate that we did last year, it was just absolutely too much,” Peters said. If they spent closer to what was spent

last year on the OzFest concert, the reserves account, which is money saved over years of student SA fees, would be approaching closer to $0 in the next year, according to Peters. “It is just not smart to spend it all at once, which is why we are trying to make it more incremental,” Peters said. “We could have had the same show although you probably would have not seen another show for the next five years.” Nassir mentioned the cost of tickets being realistic for students was a top priority. “When we look at the ticket price, we look at if we can make our money back for the concert and continue the concert for the coming years but we also wanted a low price to accommodate the students,” Nassir said. “Budget restrictions are always there for some people but we think it is going to be a very enjoyable show. We wanted it to be as accessible to our students as possible, the lower we could get the price and the more accessible, the better.” According to Cruz, the concert price is reliant on the cost of the artists and their crew including everything that they request alongside their performance. This can include specific types of food, furniture and special requests as well as transportation, lodging and production cost. For this year’s concert, DeJ Loaf came at a price of $30,000, Rich Homie Quan costs $50,000 and the headliner Flo Rider costs $115,000. Like last year the concert plans to start after a day of activities, which includes inflatables, carnival food, a stilt walker and activities with help from the department of Student Affairs. Last year Student Affairs contributed $50,000 towards the concert. This year they are contributing $25,000. According to Peters, SAPB was able was able to provide more money for the concert because SA was able to allocate the concert into their budget. Peters hopes to be able to allocate more money to SAPB in the future so the concert money will not have to come out of SA’s reserve accounts. “I think this show is being underestimated,” Nassir said. “When you combine the ticket price with the popularity of our artists, I am confident that this concert will be successful and that everyone who goes is going to enjoy themselves.”

Oswego State switches to new registration system Students experiment with interface as class sign-ups start next week

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Maria Pericozzi Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com A new registration interface was released to Oswego State students in January to simplify registration, which opens on April 11. Students are able to use Oswego State’s new interface while registering for fall classes. The new interface is available on myOswego under the ‘registration’ tab. Students can choose which interface they want to use during fall registration and can easily switch from the old interface to the new interface. “Just because you start in one doesn’t mean you can’t go back to the other,” registrar Jerret LeMay said. The third party company that owns Banner, the interface Oswego State currently uses, started to develop the new interface a few years ago. “Last year when I saw it demoed there were only about a dozen schools using it at the time,” LeMay said. “But they were using it and it was live.” Out of the 64 SUNY campuses, 44 use Banner to register for classes. LeMay first

met the interface Oswego State currently uses in 2007. “I thought, it is really basic and kind of old, but it functions,” LeMay said. “Here it is, 2016 and were still using the same interface.” Oswego State is the second SUNY school that has adopted the new registration interface just in time for class registration. “Hopefully this will help our students be a little further ahead of the curve,” LeMay said. This new interface will work handin-hand with Degree Works while creating plans for the students. When a plan is built in Degree Works with advisors, it will show up on the new interface. One of the new features is that if there is a plan built on the new interface, it will make class registration easier because all you need to do is click one button to register all of the classes on the plan. Another new feature of the interface is that it makes time conflicts easier to notice before it is time to register for classes. When looking up classes, it will lay out students’ schedule and make them aware of any time conflicts. It is also more visual while looking to see if a class is full or if any prerequisites are needed. Once students create their schedule, they can now email it to themselves and add it to

their Google calendar. A feature that was added is known as the conditional add and drop. This comes in handy when two courses have a conflicting time. It allows you to add a new course without risking dropping a course that is already scheduled. It will only drop the course on the condition that the new course will be successfully added. LeMay is not concerned about any possible glitches with the new interface. “The glitches we know of, we have been able to work around,” LeMay said. “That said, there may be things we didn’t run across in our testing.” There are many helpful videos, tips and tricks on the registrar’s website that were put together after 400 students used the new interface in January. Some of the students that stumbled upon the new interface were able to provide feedback which was the basis for the videos, tips and tricks. Students are highly recommended to look at videos on the website that run through how to register for classes before they register during the fall. “It’s the next step in being able to provide better service. We have it labeled as Beta,” LeMay said. “We haven’t pulled the safety net out yet.”

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QUEST from COVER fight for the people and encourage people to fight for themselves because he wanted Paraguay to be a free nation,” CastilloLugo said. They will recite the poem, in both English and Spanish, explain what the poem means, the history surrounding the poem and also share the Paraguayan national anthem and explain how that is relevant to the poem as well. Castillo-Lugo and her group have been preparing for their presentation for about a week. According to Castillo-Lugo, the presentation will only take about ten minutes. “Surprisingly, Oswego has gotten me used to presentations,” she said. “Sociology and Spanish require a lot of presentations so I’m pretty used to speaking in front of people.” Baile is a senior chemistry student who is presenting at Quest as part of her senior capstone research requirement. She has been working closely with chemistry professor Shokouh Haddadi and her research partners Nate Stemmler and Siera Plemnik on analyzing components in latent fingerprints, which are fingerprints that are not visible to the naked eye. The group has been working together since the fall of 2015. The University of Albany came up with a system that was 99 percent accurate in determining whether a fingerprint was left by a male or a female. However, the process the University of Albany came up with was very complex and could only be done with a print left on a piece of paper. “In reality, a criminal isn’t going to leave you a finger print on a piece of paper,” Baile said. “They’re going to leave it on a door or a glass surface.” Baile and the rest of the rest of her group is working on a way to make this process simpler and more practical so that police officers would be able to use it. They hope to be able to come up with a kit that law enforcement could utilize at crime scenes. Baile took part in the poster presentations at Quest last year. She is excited to have the opportunity to be able to do a formal presentation and talk about her research. “I don’t mind presenting at all,” Baile said. “I actually kind of like it. It’s just natural to me.” Debiase is a junior with a double major in physics and applied mathematics. He will be doing two group presentations, one on nanomaterial batteries and the other on thin film semi-conductors. Debiase’s first presentation on nanomaterial batteries focuses on the production of those batteries from start to finish. He and his group will discuss the steps necessary to produce a nanomaterial battery, starting with the synthesis of nanoparticles, depositing those particles onto electrodes, producing the battery and finally testing the quality of the battery. His other presentation will be on the use and production of thin film semiconductors, which demonstrates how to turn polymers, which are typically insulators, into semiconductors by coating them with organic materials, such as nanoparticles. “I got involved by just being generally interested in the research aspect of physics,” Debiase said. “I would like to think that I could be the reason there is an

advancement in the field of physics.” Debiase has been researching both of these projects since the beginning of the semester. To prepare for his Quest presentation, he plans on looking over his research notes and rehearsing more than he did when he presented at Quest last year. “I expect everything to go great, hopefully [get] some good questions in the audience and no one falling asleep,” Debiase said. “I am excited to present. It’s awesome to show other people all the hard work that I’ve been doing this semester and how well it’s paid off.” Quest will take place Wednesday, April 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The majority of presentations and activities will be held in the Marano Campus Center and the Shineman Center. Presentations are open to everyone.

late season snowfall, as late as May even. Snowfall in May would not be completely new to Central New York either as some mothers have been greeted by snowfall in the past on Mother ’s Day. In fact, the latest recorded snowfall for Syracuse was 1.2 inches back on May 17, 1973. While some students feel like winter has overstayed its welcome, winter-like weather might not be out of the forecast for Oswego just yet. The chance of snow is back in the forecast for this weekend, with temperatures still well below our average temperature of the mid fifties for this time of year. There are some long-range model ensembles out there that have already noticed a warming trend for the second half of April, but the uncertainty with that kind of model guidance is still high. Regardless, students shouldn’t throw their winter gear in the closet to collect dust just yet, as spring is looking to bloom later this year.

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North Carolina travel ban prevents students Want to become a teacher? or from attending national research conference Travis Clark Managing Editor tclark@oswegonian.com Cara Thompson could have never predicted something like the North Carolina travel ban, but a rare opportunity was put to an end because of it. Thompson, an associate professor of graphic design at Oswego State, is also the director of Research and Individualized Student Experience (RISE), which, according to Thompson, is a campus-wide support for students to travel to present their research and creative work. Thompson had been planning a trip with students and other faculty to travel to North Carolina for the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) from April 7 to 9. The conference would have included students in the art, history, chemistry and physics fields. To Thompson and the students’ dismay, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently issued a New York state-funded travel ban to North Carolina after North Carolina passed discriminatory legislation against transgender individuals. “The state of North Carolina has enacted legislation to bar transgender persons from using bathrooms and changing facilities corresponding to such persons’ gender identities, has excluded sexual orientation and gender identity from that state’s anti-discrimination protections and has prohibited units of local government from extending such protections to lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) citizens,” stated Gov. Cuomo’s executive order. The order goes on to state just how this affects state-funded travel from New York to North Carolina. “All agencies, departments, boards, authorities and commissions to review all requests for state funded or state sponsored travel to the state of North Carolina so long as there is law in effect there that creates the grounds for discrimination against LGBT citizens,” the order stated. “To bar any such publicly funded or publicly sponsored travel to such location, unless such travel is necessary for the enforcement of New York State law, to meet prior contractual obligations, or for the protection of public health, welfare, and safety.” Vicki Furlong, the assistant vice president for finance and budget, and Becky Waters, the director of accounting, are in charge of processing travel from their department and issued the campus-wide announcement in regards to the travel ban.

According to Furlong, there were no exceptions for the travel ban, even for academic purposes. “Unfortunately, when we reached out to get clarification on that, they said it applied to every agency at every level,” Furlong said. “Obviously despite the fact that we’re an administration we’re very supportive of our students and this is very disappointing, as much as I’m sure it is to the students and the departments.” According to Waters, there have been no complaints regarding the travel ban and the trip to NCUR was the only instance that had to be canceled in regards to the executive order. “I’ve had a few questions asking about connecting flights, but nobody else had any trips planned,” Waters said. According to Thompson, the option to pay out of pocket would have been too costly and now Thompson is working to refund the students who had paid the $200 registration fee for the North Carolina conference. Nine students were planned to go on the trip and now three are signed up to go to Thompson’s back-up plan: the SUNY Undergrad Research Conference on April 15, which is significantly less expensive. “[The students] were obviously disappointed and I don’t blame them,” Thompson said. “For one thing, getting out of Oswego at this time of year when it’s still cold, I think we were all looking forward to that. It was going to be an exciting trip for them.” While Thompson acknowledged that the SUNY conference might not be as grand as the national North Carolina conference, she hopes the students going are still excited to present their work.” Senior biochemistry student Sasha Padilla was set to present her thesis, “Detection of Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate in Drinks and Saliva.” It was among a few selected in her field out of 4,000 submissions. “While I can understand the rational behind Gov. Cuomo’s decision, I cannot see how limiting the ability for SUNY students to better their academic career could be in any way beneficial,” Padilla said. “I personally feel like exceptions to the ban should be made for public school systems in support of our students.” Senior history major Jennifer Santorelli hopes that she did not let her department down, since she would have been the first history major from Oswego State to present at NCUR, but she said she understands Gov. Cuomo’s decision. “It’s unfortunate that students traveling for educational purposes are indicated in the ban, but that’s the price paid to promote tolerance,” Santorelli said. “History is being made.”

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Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian Associate professor of graphic design Cara Thompson had planned to bring students to the National Conference for Undergraduate Research in North Carolina to present their work.

Story Teller’s Guild hosts 15th annual ARCON XV Students gather in Marano Campus Center to participate in gaming convention Tiffany Baez Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com

Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian Students join in the fun and games in a three-day convention which broke the record for the most game submissions.

Last weekend from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Sunday the Marano Campus Center was the site for ARCON XV, of Oswego State’s 15th annual gaming convention run by the Story Tellers’ Guild. Current members and alumni of the Story Tellers’ Guild ran various event at the convention, which, according to this year’s archdeacon Zachary Diamond, broke a record for the number of game submissions.

Each game slot lasted four hours and featured several different events, such as tarot card readings, a Pokemon Alpha Sapphire/Omega Ruby Tournament, the annual ARCONathon video game tournament and a dramatic reading of Undertale, followed by an Undertale-based tabletop RPG. There were two overnight events, a Friday-to-Saturday vampire live action role play (LARP) and a Saturday-to-Sunday Sonic and Slumber show and game marathon. Throughout the entirety of the convention was a scavenger hunt, a 24-hour video game room and a vendor ’s room with snacks,

games and merchandise. During the lunch break on Saturday was a short ceremony during which several members of the ARCON XV executive board spoke about ARCON XV and gave their thoughts and experiences. Two awards were given during the ceremony. The first was the STG 20152016 scholarship, awarded to Zachary Diamond. The second was the Golden Spoon, awarded to the first Archdeacon of ARCON I, Rob Kirken. Each ARCON has a theme that is meaningful to the STG. This year ’s theme, the Illuminati, started off as a joke between the staff but grew into a serious idea. “Last year ’s theme was Lovecraft themed, and that was done to honor C.J. Henderson, a writer who wrote Lovecraft novels that passed away,” Michael Hegarty said. The year before the theme was bad luck since it was the 13th year of ARCON. According to the staff, some of this year ’s greatest successes were the amazing speed and efficiency of setup and takedown before and after the convention, the number of T-shirt sales and the continued sense of community that the convention provided. Convention-goers like Claire Flowers do not care as much about the size of the convention as they do about the people there. To Flowers, it’s not about the panels or the cosplays, but about the games that are played and the people, and “the spirit of ARCON.” Mark Smith, an Oswego State and STG alumni who still participates in many of the STG’s current activities, said ARCON consists of three things: exhaustion, determination and losing a weekend. Smith said he appreciates the chance to reconnect with old members and establish connections with new members. all while having fun. “What ARCON will always be to me is a reunion for my adoptive family,” said Zach Diamond. “It’s a very special time of the year for all of us.”

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Dan Laverde Sports Editor dlaverde@oswegonian.com Anyone following the baseball team knows the kind of hot streak they have been riding to start the year. They’re hitting on all cylinders at the plate, dominating on the mound and flashing the leather in the field. But what you might not know about the Oswego State baseball team is what they do when they’re not playing to help win games. It is a strategy that ballplayers at all levels should do, from T-ball all the way up to the Major Leagues; cheer on your teammates as loudly and as enthusiastically as possible. I’m not talking about clapping and yelling, “let’s go [insert name]” from the dugout. I’m talking about getting off the bench and waving your jackets, putting on rally caps with a lead and running to home plate to mob your teammates who cross the plate every time they score. These are the little things that have set the 2016 Oswego State baseball team apart in Div. III baseball this season. We all know the popular saying, “it’s the little things that count,” and it proves to be true with the chemistry and fun environment it has created. The major benefit of having this type of environment is it makes the hard work easier. When everyone is laughing and having a good time, it’s hard not to enjoy yourself. For the Lakers, the result of these good spirits and getting in the work has been winning games. Now I’m not saying antics alone will win games, but it can cause a positive snowball effect when you include them in your work instead of replacing it. You can see this effect for yourself in any of the team’s practices and especially the games. During games, the bullpen will actually run in from the outfield every time the Lakers are up to cheer them on from the dugout as a team. The players all squeeze in the dugout and the ones who can’t fit will stand outside, all to give their batter full support. Now, they could just stay in the designated bullpen area like relievers do on most teams, but that’s boring, isn’t it? Well, if there was one thing that was true about this Lakers squad, it’s that they are definitely not boring. In the handful of games I have gone to see them play in, as well as the practices I have hung around at, there whas never been a time where I didn’t see a smile on one of the players’ faces. It’s really that simple to me. If a fun, loving, carefree environment is put in place from the foundation up, at any level in sports, it will create good results when game day is all said and done. Attitude is key, and it all starts with chemistry. Now here the Lakers are sitting pretty as the ninth ranked team in all of Div. III baseball and having a good time while doing it. However, that is the catch. The Lakers are the ninth ranked team in the nation, but still are not the best team in the SUNYAC. They still trail the Cortland Red Dragons. This is what head coach Scott Landers constantly conveys to his players; having fun and enjoying success should be celbrated, but they still have a job to do. So while the Lakers are winning games, they have to make sure they keep the ball rolling and work even harder to get it to the top of the hill that is the SUNYAC championship.

Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian The popularity of ultimate frisbee is on the rise as a club sport in schools across the nation. The SUNY Oswego Ultimate Flying Monkeys continue to expand as the years progress, gaining more participants and recognition.

Cole Parzych Asst. Sports Editor cparzych@oswegonian.com The 2015-16 season is about to conclude for the SUNY Oswego Ultimate Flying Monkeys. Overall, it was a year of growth for the club team. The Flying Monkeys compete with a variety of teams around the state, but do not participate in regional and national tournaments. They are a competitive team, yet they are not at the level of other teams because of funds and level of commitment. Despite all of this they are normally a team that can compete with a majority of teams they square off against. “Among the teams in the state that we typically play against, we’re usually

somewhere in the middle,” said sophomore Peter Mancarella, Risk Management Coordinator. “We’re not one of the most competitive teams. We play more to have fun and to teach people the sport.” The club team will travel and participate in numerous tournaments each season. One highlight of the season is the High Tide tournament down in Myrtle Beach during spring break. “Every year there is a big tournament over spring break,” Mancarella said. “We’ll take a team down, get a hotel for the week, play ultimate for three or four days and the rest of the time we’ll just hangout on Myrtle Beach.” “We didn’t play as well as I had hoped,” club secretary Emma Hanlon said. “It was a really good learning experience. We really bonded together as a team and we really learned and grew together.”

Because they play year round, the team has to adapt to two different styles of play. Outdoor ultimate is played on a field about the size of a football field. When the winter months roll around the game is faster paced and played on a smaller scale. “Typically when we go to tournaments we play better [indoors] because we are a faster paced, very explosive type of team,” Hanlon said. The Flying Monkeys have had a chance to see where their shortcomings reside and are avidly trying to get better when next season rolls around. “We play very quickly and with energy but just don’t have the endurance as of yet,” Hanlon said. “We’ll try and condition ourselves a little bit better next year.” Like any good organization they are slowly starting to consider expanding

their team and become more competitive. The program started with just seven or eight people to where it now stands. However, there are some obstacles that they will need to hurdle. “Maybe down the road if we get a group that is that motivated,” President Allastar Smith said. “Each individual has to pay around 50 dollars to get themselves registered as a sectional player. It’s just a lot bigger budget than we have right now.” The team plans on using their budget next year to better the program. They plan to get new jerseys, disks and other equipment. Part of their budget is solely dedicated to tournament funds, as well. If you are looking to join or get involved with the club, check out LakerLife and the ultimate Frisbee team. It is open to all skill levels and always looking for new members.

High school teammates make dynamic duo in college Syracuse pitcher, catcher tandem Nolan, Thompson continue success at Oswego State Dan Laverde Sports Editor dlaverde@oswegonian.com Having a connection with your teammates that goes further than just putting on the same uniform is important to any sports team’s success. In baseball, this is especially true when it comes to the relationship between a pitcher and his catcher. Oswego State baseball’s Brian Nolan and Collin Thompson portray this bond perfectly. Nolan, a left-handed pitcher and his catcher, Thompson are both freshman, good friends and played high school ball together for Syracuse while attending Corcoran High School. Their journey to putting on the same college baseball uniform together started way back in their middle school days when Thompson first started reeling in Nolan’s pitches. Thompson has seen a lot of pitches from his southpaw teammate since then, and the two have developed a strong relationship over the years. “I’ve been catching him for so long that I think I know him just as well as he knows himself,” Thompson said. “I feel like I definitely have a better idea of his style than a catcher that you would just throw back there.”

Nolan believes the connection helps with more than pitching. It is great for staying composed in any situation. “There’s definitely a chemistry there,” Nolan said. “He really knows how to keep me in check.” Playing together for so long makes it easier for Thompson to do just that; keep his pitcher in check, even if it means being a little tough on him. “Sometimes I’ll try to be a little harder on him, because even though we’re friends you just have to be that tough guy sometimes,” Thompson said. “I try to stay levelheaded and keep him level-headed, because that’s when he pitches best. It’s easy to be hard on him because we’re so comfortable with each other.” Despite where they are today, the journey as a pitcher/catcher duo came to a brief halt when Thompson made a position change after their junior year in high school. “I caught for him from seventh grade up until junior year, then I got transferred to shortstop my senior year,” Thompson explained. Although they were still teammates after the position change, there was no telling whether or not Thompson would ever catch Nolan again. Where they would go to play collegiately was also an unknown at that point.

So one might ask how they ended up back together as a tandem at Oswego State. The head coach of the Lakers, Scott Landers, said that it was not a typical recruiting process that got them both on his roster. “I knew Brian was coming because I was very interested in him, but Collin was a shortstop coming out [of high school] and we didn’t need a middle infielder,” Landers said. “So he wasn’t as high on our list… For him to make our team, it had to be as a catcher.” With Nolan being a sought-after recruit as a desirable left-handed pitcher, for Thompson to join him, he would have to make the transition back to behind the plate. Landers said he did exactly what he needed to do and Thompson is glad he did. “That [transitioning to back to catcher] was the only way he was going to make our team and he made the transition nicely,” Landers said. “It just happened to work out that we ended up at the same school together,” Thompson said. “I’m glad it all worked out.” Nolan has had an impressive freshman year on the mound with a 2.20 ERA and 20 strikeouts in six games pitched this season. Thompson has also impressed as a freshman, batting .326 with 15 RBI from the plate and showing the arm strength with 81 putouts.

Dori Gronich | The Oswegonian Brian Nolan has posted a 2.20 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 28.2 innings through six games pitched as a freshman out of Corcoran High School.

Dori Gronich | The Oswegonian Collin Thompson, a graduate of Corcoran High School in Syracuse, has batted .326 and driven in 15 RBI through 16 games in his freshman season.

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UPCOMING MATCHES * green indicates home games

Oswego Scoreboard Men's Lacrosse

3 p.m.

OSW: (17-3, 4-2) PLATT: (1-14, 1-5)

OSW: (8-6, 2-2) FRED: (4-8,0-0)

Oswego State swept SUNY Plattsburgh last year.

Oswego State will play in their first SUNYAC road games of the year.

OSW:

Goals: Emerson (3), Krizman (1), Frega (1), Lennon (1) Saves: Russo (8)

GEN:

Goals: Kelly (1), Engstrom (3), DeBottis (3), Wright (1), Tomkinson (1), Willows (1), Gulbransen (1), Wanamaker (1) Saves: Yehl (11)

Women's Lacrosse Saturday, April 2

18 OSW:

Goals: Lange (4), Kimble (3), O'Kane (2), E. Shattuck (1), T. Shattuck (2), Gabriel (4), Eggers (2) Saves: Ponto (6)

Softball

Baseball 1-Brockport 2-Cortland

16-8 (7-2) 21-4 (6-3)

4-New Paltz 5-Fredonia

17-3 (4-2) 11-9-2 (4-5) 9-12 (2-5)

6-Plattsburgh

1-14 (1-5)

7- Oneonta

2-16 (0-3)

1-Cortland

Women's Lacrosse

15-3 (4-0)

2-Oswego State

8-6 (2-2)

3-Geneseo

7-9 (2-2)

4-Brockport

10-8 (0-4)

5-Oneonta

8-7 (0-0)

6-Plattsburgh

8-7 (0-0)

7-Buffalo State

8-8 (0-0)

8-New Paltz

7-7 (0-0)

1-Brockport

GEN:

Moore: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 K Furness: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 7 K Motisi: 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI

Baseball

Saturday, April 2

OSW:

Kelly: 6.0 IP, 4 H 3 R, 3 ER, 2K Randall: 2-3, 3 RBI

NP:

Stybel: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 K Anderson: 1-4, 2 RBI

8-0 (1-0)

2-Cortland

10-0 (2-0)

3-Oswego State

5-1 (1-0)

4-Geneseo

7-3 (2-0)

5-Potsdam

5-4 (1-1)

6-Fredonia

4-7 (0-2)

7-New Paltz

3-6 (0-1) 3-6 (0-1) 3-7 (0-2)

9-Potsdam

6-10 (0-0)

8-Oneonta

10- Fredonia

4-8 (0-0)

9-Buffalo State

Laker Athletes of the Week

Both teams will come into this game trying to win their first SUNYAC game.

Men's Lacrosse 1-Potsdam

8-1 (1-0)

2-Geneseo

5-3 (1-0)

3-Cortland

5-5 (1-0)

4-Brockport

7-2 (0-1)

5-Oneonta

4-5 (0-1)

6-Plattsburgh

4-5 (0-0)

7-Oswego State

4-6 (0-1)

Quote of the Week We work really hard here on campus. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always [in Romney] putting in work and trying to get better.â&#x20AC;?

- junior Eric Hamilton, baseball

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OSW:

OSW: (4-6,0-1) ONE: (4-5,0-1)

Wells College lost to Oswego State during the fall season by a score of 5-4.

Saturday, April 2

Sears: 3.0 IP, 9 H 7 R, 7 ER, 0 K Sears: 3.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 K Trovato: 1-1, 1 BB

2:30 p.m.

OSW: (5-11,1-2) WC: (2-4,1-1)

Softball

G1: 0 G2: 3

12 p.m.

Goals: Zanta (2), Cohen (2), Clark (1), Casey (3), Flannery (1), Butler (2) Saves: Marry (9)

ONE:

Saturday, April 9

SUNYAC Standings

3-Oswego State

3 p.m.

Men's Lacrosse

Saturday, April 9

Friday, April 8

Saturday, April 2

Women's Tennis

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Ben Griffin

Softball Junior, Yonkers

Track & Field Junior, Sterling

Mulvaney was a big part of the Lakers' success in the past week. They went 4-2 in this span. The Yonkers native also grabbed SUNYAC Player of the Week honors as well after her impressive showing in the six Laker games. Mulvaney went 7-for-16 for a .438 average. She also put up three walks, giving her a .526 on base percentage. The junior hit her first career home run, a solo shot, to add to her nine RBIs on the week. The second baseman for the Lakers also flashed the leather during during the six game span with a couple of flashy plays. She recorded 10 putouts and nine assists.

With the outdoor track and field season now underway it seems Griffin has started right where he left off. The junior earned two first place finishes at the Geneseo Early Invitational last Wednesday. This came off only two post-spring break practices for the Lakers. Griffin won his first race in the 1500-meter run out of 44 runners. The time of 4:02.89 was good enough to earn him the first place finish. The Sterling native also ran in the 800-meter race with a time of 1:59.21. This race was only in a field of 20 runners, but it didn't matter to him as he beat all of his 19 opponents for his second win on the day.

The women's tennis team has two matches remaining on their schedule. In the spring portion of their schedule the Lakers are 1-1. Overall, they sit at 5-11 with a 1-2 SUNYAC record. They will take on Wells College this Saturday and then Le Moyne this coming Tuesday. Oswego State will be looking to correct their last 9-0 loss in the final two contests of the season.

The men's lacrosse team is still winless on the road as they hold an 0-4 record. Oswego State currently sits in last place in the SUNYAC at 0-1. Good news for the Lakers is that they only have two remaining SUNYAC road games on their upcoming schedule. If the Lakers can get going on the road they will have a shot to reach their first postseason since the 2009 campaign.

Dan Laverde dlaverde@oswegonian.com or Cole Parzych cparzych@oswegonian.com

The Oswego State women's lacrosse team is currently on a five game winning streak. During this streak they have outscored their opponents by a combined 52 goals. The Lakers are 1-0 in SUNYAC play and now are set to play in the bulk of their conference schedule. The Lakers finished 6-10 in the 2015 season.

D3baseball.com has relased their newest rankings with the Laker basbell team being slotted in at the nine spot in the nation. The Lakers were ranked No. 13 last week. After the sweep over SUNY New Paltz the Lakers moved up four spots to crack the top ten out of the 25 teams ranked across the country.

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Baseball riding offense in hot start Head coach gives credit for Lakers' first-half success in 2016 to hard work of veterans, newcomers alike Ryan Zalduondo Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com The Oswego baseball team has gotten off to a red-hot 17-3 start for this season. The incredible success can be attributed to the top with head coach Scott Landers, all the way down the bottom of the lineup. The most important factor behind the team's success is the potent offense. Twenty games through the season, the Lakers lead perennial SUNYAC pow-

erhouse SUNY Cortland in team batting average, .336 to .324, which is historically uncommon for this point in the season. Just that one statistic is a testament to how well this program has improved and developed under Landers. “Over the last four years that I’ve been here, our batting average has gotten better and better,” Landers said. “I equate that to the talent that we’ve brought in.” The offensive success is built on a strong foundation of upperclassmen like Wes Randall, Eric Hamilton and Jor-

Dori Gronich | The Oswegonian As of Friday, Eric Hamilton is just two home runs shy of tying the single-season record with 14 games remaining.

dan Giller. Landers credited his older players, praising their work ethic and dedication. “I think the fact that we have veteran players who have stepped up as leaders this year has helped us,” Landers said. “That’s a testament to them and their hard work.” The lineup starts with junior outfielder Wes Randall leading off and spending the table. With a team high on base percentage of .505, he is incredibly reliable to get the ball rolling and get the team on the board early. With 10 stolen bases in 13 attempts, he’s as dangerous a threat on the basepath as he is at the plate. “I feel pretty comfortable there getting the rest of the guys going and being that catalyst,” Randall said. Randall also credited his comfort in the leadoff role to first year assistant coach Chris Haynes. “Coach Haynes has really been our go-to guy when it comes to our approach at the plate,” Randall said. “He’s really stressing getting on fastballs and not chasing bad pitches.” Haynes’ approach has shown in the team's statistics, with the Lakers drawing walks at a significant rate, outwalking their opponents 64-53 so far in the season. Randall wasn’t the only Laker to attribute the step-up in success this season to the new approach of the coaching staff, as Eric Hamilton also praised Haynes and Landers. “For me, our new coach, coach Haynes and Landers have changed my swing a little bit to forge more power,” Hamilton said. “So far that adjustment has paid off for me.” Paid off is right for Hamilton, who

Midseason

OFFENSIVE STATS SUNYAC Rank AVG .336

1st

RBI

138

2nd

SLG%

.472

1st

AVG

.324

2nd

RBI

167

1st

SLG%

.453

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has been on fire so far this season. With a .423 batting average, along with team highs in home runs (nine), slugging percentage (.872) and RBI (29), he shoulders the load for the offense while hitting in the three-hole. “I think it’s all of our hard work from the offseason really paying off,” Hamilton said. “We work really hard here on campus… We’re always [in Romney] putting in work and trying to get better.” A huge point of success for Hamilton has been his uptick in power from last season. Already breaking his home

run total from last season of 7 through 40 games, he is on pace to more than double it. He credits the weight room for helping his vast improvement in the batter's box. “I’ve been working a lot harder in the weight room this year,” Hamilton said. “Doing whatever I can in the offseason to prepare.” The success this year has the Lakers ranked ninth nationwide in the D3baseball.com polls through the first six weeks of the season. As long as they stick to what’s gotten them to this point, there’s nowhere to go but up for Oswego State.

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Campus Recreation Report Kelsey Blair Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com The volleyball playoffs are officially underway at Campus Recreation. During the co-rec volleyball quarterfinals, it was best of five sets. Kiss My Ace defeated Spike My Drank three sets to one. All of the sets remained close, with the third finishing with a score of 27-25 with Spike My Drank coming out on top. Car Ramrod beat How I Set Your Mother three sets to one and The Volley Wallies also beat their opponents Notorious D.I.G three sets to one. In the final game of the quarterfinals, Bump n’ Grin swept the Aceholes three sets to none. The men’s volleyball quarterfinals started off with ZBT being able to defeat Shambles three sets to one and To Kill a Blocking Bird beat Car Ramrod three sets to none to move on to the semifinals. The handball league is nearing the playoffs. In men’s recreational handball, The Watchmen defeated Car Ramrod, 4-3. Captain Harrison Rieber from The Watchmen completed a hat trick to lead his team to victory. The Dodgeball Leagues started this week at Campus Recreation. During the Men’s Recreational League the Saudi Arabian Sabertooth Snails won three rounds against Balls to the Wall to win their

first game. Hey Remember that Movie won three straight rounds against Balls to the Wall to take home the win. The Muff Divers won their first two games of the season in the men’s competitive league. They won their second and third rounds against No Clown Punchers to win the first game and won the first two rounds against the Sore Losers to win their second game. Noodle Arms also swept their first two games of the season against, No Clown Punchers and Sore Losers to begin with a 2-0 record. ZBT defeated Shut It Down in a 3-0 sweep and defeated the Average Joes three rounds to two to win their second game of the night. In the co-rec competitive league the Dodgefathers won their first two games versus Balls Deep and The Cobras winning the first two rounds in both games. The Farewell Tour won both of their games against The Cobras and Balls Deep two rounds to one. Congratulations to the winners of the NCAA Final Four Bracket Challenge. In first place was Michael McKean, in second place was Kimberly Krause and in third place was Scott Harrison. There was a three-way tie for third place and the tie breaker was total number of points in the championship game. Winner Michael McKean was the only one of the 75 people entered in this group to pick Villanova as the Championship winners.

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Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian

FRIDAY, April 8, 2016

-First Amendment

STAFF EDITORIAL

NEW YORK PRIMARY UPON US The 2016 presidential election has been coming across our TV screens and blowing up our social media feeds for months. But all our experiences have been at arm’s length. For the next few weeks, upstate New York will take center stage for candidates. It is time to listen a bit closer. All five candidates left between the two major parties are making upstate stops ahead of the state’s primary on April 19. The state has the potential to be the widest open it has been since primaries and caucuses became a more prominent part of the major-party nomination process in the latter decades of the 20th century. After months of watching debates and speeches geared to other states ahead of their primaries or the nation at large, the message in early April is focused on upstate New Yorkers. These are the weeks for us as voters to hear what the candidates have to say about issues that matter to us.

In 2008, the New York primary was on Super Tuesday along with 25 other races between the two parties. It was a big day for candidates to make moves to surge ahead. In 2016, New York is the only primary on its respective date. Between the Wisconsin primary on April 5 and New York’s primary on the 19, Wyoming’s Democratic primary with its 18 delegates is the only race, making New York the main event for two weeks. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) made a stop in Scotia, a town just outside Schenectady, on Thursday and will tentatively make a western New York swing through Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo next week. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stopped in Syracuse on Friday, April 1 then Cohoes, a town just outside Albany, on Monday, April 4. She will be at Monroe Community College in Rochester on Friday, and making a few stops in Buffalo on the same day. Gov. John Kasich of Ohio will be in Syra-

cuse for a town hall meeting at LeMoyne College on Friday night and will be in Greece, outside Rochester, for another town hallstyle meeting on Saturday. Donald Trump is also rumored to be stopping by the Times Union Center in downtown Albany on April 11, then head on to the First Niagara Center in Buffalo on April 17. While Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) has not confirmed any in-person upstate stops though, he does plan to video chat into a rally in Rochester. His supporters have also been coming out in droves at Clinton events in Buffalo and Albany. The Democratic candidates will also take part in a debate in Brooklyn on April 14. These are all opportunities for students to either get out in person to see and hear the candidates in action or simply read and watch the candidates speak directly about issues facing New York.

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More journalism classes beneficial for future

Student looks for diversity, better opportunity regarding curriculum What is your favorite pizza in Oswego? “I like Franco’s because it reminds me of pizza from back home.”

Jessica Kisluk freshman, broadcasting and mass communications “I like Cam’s because of how thin the pizza is. It’s always well cooked and yummy.”

Bernadette Rice sophomore, mathematics “I like Mark’s because they have the best crust.”

Christina Schretzman junior, public relations “I like the pizza on the campus because it tastes good and it’s cheaper.”

Zhiqiang Ke junior, accounting “Cam’s. There’s a pizza place in my hometown that reminds me of that one.”

Steve Healt, senior, geology

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Natalie Brophy Copy Editor nbrophy@oswegonian.com

As I am in the process of registering for classes for the fall semester of my senior year, I find myself wishing that the college offered more journalism classes. After the fall of 2016, I will be completely done with my journalism degree. I will have completed

an internship, all the required classes and most of the available electives. I feel that the journalism department at Oswego State has done a great job of teaching me the basics of journalism. I know how to craft a 30word lede, determine a story’s news values and how to use the AP Stylebook. As for more advanced skills, I feel the department has failed me. I’m not saying there are no opportunities at Oswego to delve deeper into journalism. Getting involved with student media organizations and outside internships are great ways to hone journalistic skills, but those should be supplementary to our education, not crutches for the department to fall back on. I am paying tuition to be taught by a professor. I believe these more advanced skills should be learned in a classroom and then it should be up to a student to go out and practice those skills using other outlets. Internships and student media are excellent ways to get real-world experience, but they shouldn’t be a student’s only means of learning.

I wish the journalism department offered more upper level classes, like magazine or feature writing. The department should also be putting a much bigger focus on multimedia journalism, since mobile and the Web are the present of journalism. The journalism department does offer JLM 319- Online Journalism. I am taking this class now and I have learned more in this class than any of my other journalism classes. The college should focus on offering more classes like 319, such as requiring a social media class or a video production class. Those classes are offered through the broadcasting department, but just as elective options for journalism majors. They should be required within the journalism department. Finding a job in the media industry is hard enough as it is. Students should not have to worry that they are unqualified to become professionals in the industry after four years of higher education. The department needs to shift its focus to give students more peace of mind. Oswego is known for its broadcasting department; let’s make it known for journalism too.

Paid family leave slated for 2018 New parents compensated for 12 week absence, 4 year plan in place Shenandoah Briere Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com

Today as parents head to work, they will have something to smile about. On March 31, the New York State Legislature passed the Paid Family Leave Policy. This policy, which doesn’t go in effect until Jan. 1, 2018, allows workers with new children to be entitled to paid leave. The policy also includes workers who have adopted or fostered children. This means that the employee would be allotted up to 12 weeks of paid time off. With this policy, an employee can feel secure that they have a job to return to after their leave is finished. Many people are also excited because the policy allows paid leave to take care of a gravely ill family member. This law makes New York State only the fifth state to pass such a policy. The other states that have passed similar laws are California, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington, but none have been as extensive as the one in New York. The new law is planned to be phased in over four years starting in 2018. At first it will only cover 50 percent of the worker ’s pay and then after four years that number will increase to 67 percent, a wage of $848 per week for the highest paid workers. This new policy for New York is a game changer. Not only does it allow both parents to take a leave, it guarantees they will get paid during that time. This is exceptionally great because parents with newborns will be able to stagger their time off. If one parent takes

Photo provided by Pixabay WIth this new plan, parents will be able to spend quality time with their newborn, adopted, or foster child.

time off and then another does, it means that both parents will be able to get time with the child, benefitting the child and the parent. It also allows the stress that childcare can bring to not fall on just one parent’s shoulders, possibly allowing for better childcare within the home. The new policy continues to support the need of both parents being there for their child early on. If parents decide to stagger their paid leave time, they won’t need to debate on childcare or the cost of it. It would give parents more time to fully decide who they would like to take care of their child once they go back to work. Another huge plus that comes from the policy is that it is beneficial for single-parent households. Again, the parent would be able to spend time with their child without worrying about a

paycheck every week. It also offers security when it comes to their job. Single parents can possibly lose their job for taking too much time off or once they go back to work they could feel like their employer is trying to replace them. With this new policy it would enable an employee to not feel that way. In the other states where this has been enacted, employees and employers have built much better relationships. Overall, the policy looks like it will be very profitable for parents both financially and family-wise. I applaud New York for passing a policy that allows both parents the opportunity to take a leave and also that supports single-parent households as well. I think with a policy like this there will also be better relationships between employees and employers.

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THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, April 8, 2016

Kesha’s case dismissed, fires back Tip of Singer bound to contract, retaliates with Instagram the hat...

◊... to the judge for dismissing Kesha’s lawsuit. ◊... to people who abuse their power.

◊...to presidential candidates for seeing importance in campaigning in upstate New York. ◊...to new parents getting paid family leave. ◊...to low Ozfest concert ticket prices.

◊... to the Oswego City school district for cutting a handful of sports teams.

Wag of the finger...

Nurse from Fulton surrenders license Photo provided by Wikimedia The artist, who has not released a new album in years, is now being forced to work with her rapist.

Ashley White Copy Editor awhite@oswegonian.com Over the last few months, the media has not been able to stop talking about the case of pop artist Kesha suing Sony and her producer Dr. Luke after he allegedly verbally, emotionally, physically and sexually abused her. The case started in 2014 when Kesha initially sued Dr. Luke, but lately there have been updates about the case. Kesha is being held hostage in her record deal with Sony and judges refuse to let her out of her contract so she can record new music. On Feb. 19, a New York State judge denied Kesha the right to get out of her music contract with Sony and Dr. Luke. This past week, new information was released concerning the case. The recording artist posted a photo on Instagram on April 3 with a caption that said, “so. I got offered my freedom IF I were to lie. I would have to APOLOGIZE publicly and say that I never got raped. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS behind closed doors. I will not take back the TRUTH. I would rather let the truth ruin my career than lie for a monster ever again.” It sickens me that a woman who has

gone through so much abuse for her career would be denied the right to be able to record her music freely without a monster controlling her work. Kesha should not have to face being raped and abused to do what she loves. I have so much respect for Kesha after this because she is willing to do anything to make sure that the truth comes out. She is willing to give up her career to make sure Dr. Luke gets what he deserves. She is not giving up and lying about what happened and she shouldn’t have to. I love how she fired back through Instagram, letting her fans know that she won’t give up on this. I have no idea how Dr. Luke is not even getting reprimanded for his actions. This shows how much power huge media companies like Sony have over our judicial system. I know it’s just Kesha’s allegations against his word, but not even allowing Kesha to have her freedom from him is just wrong. The hashtag #freeKesha has been trending over Instagram and Twitter during the past few months, showing support for the musical artist. Many fans have been taking to the Internet to show their support and to let her know that she is not alone.

Wendy Bell creates racial controversy

Kristen Johnson took photo of patient’s privates, faces probation Morgan Altland Asst. Laker Review Editor maltland@oswegonian.com A Fulton nurse went a little too far when it came to giving a patient a close examination. If you did not hear the story or see it trending on Facebook last week, nurse Kristen Johnson was arrested after she was found guilty of sending two pictures of a patients private’s to coworkers. Johnson snapped photos of an unconscious patient’s genitals last year. After striking a deal with the Onondaga County district attorney’s office, she has surrendered her license and will face three years of probation. Although the crime is a gross invasion of privacy, let us talk about the result of the case first. The woman will only face three years on probation, even though when convicted, she was charged with two counts of seconddegree unlawful surveillance and one count of second-degree disseminating unlawful surveillance, which should get her some time behind bars away from any camera. After three years of probation she is free to get another job in the community, which I’m guessing will be at a photo studio, a Best Buy or as a private investigator, pun intended. Another interesting fact about the case is that it took them nine months to convict her. Is it really that hard for police to put the pieces of a crime together when it just involves a few pictures? One of the coworkers could have just Snapchatted it to them or sent it as a direct message over Twitter. The only part of the result that I truly agree with is Johnson giving up her license. The medical field is one that should be filled

Photo provided by NY Daily News Johnson won’t face any time behind bars but will not be able to find another job until her 3 year probation is complete.

with those that can do their job and follow the standards and practices set by those who know what they are doing and those who push to try and solve the new problems that arise. There is no room for nudes. A certain level of maturity and professionalism should be expected from anyone in the field. Hopefully the county can have a more indepth look at the candidates hired in the field or at least increased education and inspection of those currently hired to prevent issues like this from popping up again in the future. This should not include an inspection of phones

for photos, people still have a right to privacy, just showing the people in the field that there will be consequences for this type of actions. Johnson didn’t get what she deserved. Justice should be carried out for what she did, but justice only managed to scrap the surface. Admitting to the crime is admirable, yet the fact that she did this should not grant immunity for the action. Johnson got off easy and because she cooperated, her case, just like the crime, was over in a flash.

Obesity sky rockets, epidemic on rise Overweight individuals now outweigh average weight Americans Lexi Hanna Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Photo provided by Facebook/WTAE Bell was fired after posting a racially fueld social media rant regarding a story she had reported on.

Julie Loney Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com In today’s rapidly changing society, Internet norms are being introduced daily and social media sites are flourishing with new account members and praise from around the globe. However, after a racially offensive Facebook post from a Pittsburgh anchorwoman left thousands speechless, individuals are wondering how far can professionals go before crossing a line of Internet correctness. Anchorwoman Wendy Bell of WTAE was fired last week after she used her Facebook privileges to further speculate a news story involving the racial identities of two African American men who fatally shot six people in an ambush shooting in early March. The two suspects, who are still at large, were subject to racial stereotyping, as Bell’s Facebook post demonstrated. In regards to the suspects, she wrote, “They are young black men, likely teens or in their early 20s, They have multiple siblings from multiple fathers and their mothers work multiple jobs. These boys have been in the system before. They’ve grown up there. They know the police. They’ve been arrested. They’ve made the circuit and nothing has scared them enough.” Bell went on in the Facebook post to try and lighten the situation by telling a story regarding a very competent restaurant employee who was African American. Many saw this part of the post as derogatory, as if the first part blatantly stereotyping the suspects was not enough to get her point across. After WTAE News found out about this

status, they ended their relationship with Bell and thus stirred up conflict among Bell and her supporters. She stated that the company had not given her a “fair shake” since she has worked for WTAE since 1998 and some followers are disapproving of her dismissal, stating that she was being honest and taking the means of her job to an outside field. However, the question remains, did she as a professional anchorwoman have the right to speak on behalf of her own beliefs under an account that is affiliated with the company? Are journalists held to a different standard in order to be impartial on the news stories that they deliver? Whichever stance people may take, she shared the Facebook post with the original intent of sharing her voice in the matter in her own words, something she cannot necessarily do on air without immediate backlash. But, the other side may argue that she as a professional must understand she has to remain impartial and refrain from speaking out because of her responsibilities. Journalists and news anchors have a different type of ethic responsibility that gives them a sense of power. In Bell’s situation, she spoke out on what she thought was s personal belief, but in turn did offend a large amount of people. In the field of news and journalism, especially when working for a large company such as a television news organization, individuals must remain professional for the sake of their company because that is their job and that is what all employees must follow, no matter what the profession. Yes, as an individual she has the right to post whatever she feels, but she must adhere to the strict field of guidelines that comes at a high price of being a journalist in today’s society.

Obesity is a much bigger problem than society lets on. For the first time in history, obesity rates are higher than underweight rates. There are a number of factors that can contribute to this. Energy balance, for example: the calories one takes in versus those used. One’s lifestyle/environment can contribute to weight gain: smoking, drinking, sad/bored eating, work schedules that don’t permit exercise, riding the bus/driving instead of walking, easy access to fast food/ the lack of access to healthier food and most importantly, the inability/lack of motivation to be active. Of course, health problems and family history are factors; certain diseases and medications can lead to weight gain, despite the diet of the patient. Hypothyroidism, Cushing Syndrome and PCOS are a few diseases of the like. Fast food restaurants offer low-priced mediacracy and reel us in (i.e. $5 for 5 at Mcdonald’s). Oswego State partners with Dominos, Sub Shop and Wonzone’s Calzones to give students easy access to off-campus food. Not only that, but Mark’s, Cam’s and Fajita Grill grant students discounts when an ID is shown at the time of purchase. Fast food is simply easier to access and afford. We need to change that. Habit eating is a major factor, especially among college students. While studying, often there’s a bag of chips and a Coca-Cola, nearby. When doing homework, one might order a pizza and have an energy drink. Students just pick up the nearest food item to keep themselves busy when they are bored. Teenagers lack hobbies. Instead of going out and taking walks, reading books or playing a sport, we often stay in bed taking naps and watching Netflix because it’s easy. Faced with the option to watch a season of Friends on Netflix before work or go to the gym for an hour, often the former is chosen. We lack motivation

Photo provided by Empowher As the amount of unhealthy Americans continues to grow, obesity is now more prevelant than healthy weights.

to be active; we desire to just lay around all day long. What shouldn’t be a factor to the lack of motivation is the availability of gyms, as there are gyms all over. Even if you don’t want to work out, there are zumba classes, club sports and yoga sessions to attend but you have to get out of bed and go to it. If you don’t feel like travelling, you can easily be active at your own home. Go for a run, do an at-home yoga sesh or get a group and do exercises. Even if the weather is bad and you don’t feel like going outside, quick 30 minute workout videos are easy to find on youtube. Jillian Michaels’ videos, for example, are easy to look up, and not hard for a beginner. So why is obesity rising? It’s simple. It’s campaigned for. It’s “okay to be overweight.” There is nothing motivating Americans to get up and work for a healthy body. While campaigns advertise loving yourself and your body shape in an attempt to spread the ‘love everyone’ vibe, we are taking it as an out. These campaigns that convince us that our body is okay and we should

love ourselves are not wrong. We should all love ourselves, and we should all love one another despite our differing shapes. However, instead of that being the message being taken out of them, we are taking it as ‘I am healthy.’ And that’s not true. They tell us it’s okay to be overweight, which is the non-sugar coated version of the campaign. Because of the constant acceptance and encouragement of unhealthy body shapes, we think it’s okay to skip the salad-everydayand eat cake, to side-step the gym for a Netflix binge and to indulge on fast food and decadent desserts because “it’s okay, my body is still beautiful.” What isn’t being promoted is the ugly truth: yes, you’re beautiful, but you’re not healthy. We should be skipping the decadent desserts more often and enjoying a nicely made wrap. Trek to the gym for 45 minutes instead of watching our 12th episode in a row and promote acceptance and love in a safer, healthier way.

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Weezer drops their fourth self-titled album

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Events Calendar Friday, April 8 through Friday, April 15

ART EXHIBIT: “CENTRAL PERSPECTIVE: WHERE ARE WE? WHO ARE WE? WHAT ARE WE?” Date: Friday, April 8 Time: 12 - 5 p.m. Location: Oswego State Downtown

LAKER REVIEW

Weekly EP: Pop-country EP feels overdone Riley Ackley Promotional Director rackley@oswegonian.com

With acts like Florida Georgia Line and Luke Brian frequently blending pop-driven hooks with deep country roots, BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS EXHIBITION 1 the genre has experienced a Date: Friday, April 8 type of mainstream rejuvenaTime: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. tion through bro-country. These Location: Second Floor, Penfield Library artists’ less meaningful songs provide celebratory entertainRECEPTION FOR BFA EXHIBITION 1 ment worthy of the radio. Date: Friday, April 8 The efforts of these artists Time: 5 - 7 p.m. to maintain relevancy has been Location: Second Floor, Penfield Library weakened through the constant bludgeoning of the subgenre SUNYWIDE FILM FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION as new artists are unveiled and churned out. And where artDate: Friday, April 8 ists like Chris Stapleton still Time: 5 - 7 p.m. infiltrate the charts with clasLocation: SUNY Oswego Campus sic sounds, newcomers looking more and more like fraternity SUNYWIDE FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS brothers have been unable to Date: Friday, April 8 capture the earlier hype of the Time: 8 - 10:30 p.m. bro-country forefathers. Location: Auditorium, Marano Campus Center Queue Levi Hummon. As a Nashville native and MOVIE: “INSIDE OUT” son of the Grammy Award winDate: Tuesday, April 12 ning songwriter Marcus Hummon, one would expect HumTime: 7 - 10 p.m. mon’s sound to be uniquely Location: Auditorium, Marano Campus Center his own. However, Hummon’s

DISPLAY-TO-ARCHIVES CELEBRATION Date: Wednesday, April 13 Time: 12 - 1 p.m. Location: Speakers’ Corner, Penfield Library

Photo provided by levihummon.com Levi Hummon may be a new pop-country face but he lacks in originality.

to stand out. “Chain Reaction” continues this pattern of youthful love, while “Gut And Glory” plays into a type of patriotic nature necessary to fitting into the subgenre, but does so offensively. Opening with lyrics about being Rosa Parks on a Montgomery bus, Hummon asserts himself into a group of Americans who have actually faced marginalization and difficulties. Hummon’s self-titled debut isn’t particularly bad in its composition, rather it’s simply

unnecessary. With so many options already permeating iTunes and streaming services alike, Hummon’s EP comes across as monotonous. Even without recognizing his likely one dimensional views of women in country songs, despite touring with the barrier, breaking Maddie & Tae of “Girl In A Country Song” fame, Hummon’s EP feels far too retroactive. As if the release belonged in a space five to 10 years in the past, Hummon is the type of record that could have been on the cutting edge of a new genre rather than its drowning conclusion.

Third installment of ‘Divergent’ series excites Jazmyn Fields Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

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debut EP is less than original. Like the oversaturation of the subgenre itself, Hummon’s self-titled release is a tirelessly upbeat, yet shallow endeavor. Too young for the longing to feel real and too emblematic of someone raised in privilege searching for something meaningful to talk about, Hummon is representative of an artist who has never experienced the trials and tribulation of life in the music industry. The record’s first track, titled “Life’s For Livin’,” provides audiences with the perfect example of this naivety. Upbeat but without any real differentiation between it and 90 others that came before it, “Life’s For Livin’” is a love song that never really breaks the surface of placidity. It flows more similar to a pond than a river and never engages with its audience, rather it hopes listeners will be dazedly complacent. Even on tracks like “Chain Reaction” and “Guts And Glory,” which showcase deeper instrumentals and more intensity, the young singer seems to always dial back without ever accomplishing enough

In the “Divergent” series by Veronica Roth, “Allegiant” is the third and final part of the saga, but because of the Hollywood trend of making two movies based on the final book of a series. “Allegiant” is the third movie of the “Divergent” film series but is the second-to-last movie. This movie has a cliffhanger ending that will have anticipating the final movie, which is going to be called “Ascendant.” With that being said this movie wasn’t at all bad. This movie would be very enjoyable to any of the fans of the “Divergent” series. “Allegiant” begins with a noticeable change to the setting and characters. With

the violent overthrow that took place in “Insurgent,” the walled city of Chicago is no longer divided into the five factions of Erudite, Candor, Amity, Abnegation, Dauntless and the factionless members of society. The entire population is now basically factionless. The angry mob, mostly made up of the factionless, now rule and are in charge of the violent justice against their former oppressors. As any other leader/hero in a series the heroine Tris (Shailene Woodly, “The Fault In Our Stars”) and her boyfriend, Four (Theo James, “Underworld: Awakening”) are now wondering what is outside the wall. As seen on “Insurgent” they now know another human civilization is out there Tris, Four and some other allies, make their way to the wall and over it. No one at this point should be surprised that they

made it over the wall. When they get over the wall they are all disappointed to find a bloody looking barren landscape filled with caves and potholes with no human life in sight. They finally get in contact with the members of the Bureau of Genetic Welfare. On the surface, this group, led by a director named David (Jeff Daniels, “The Martian”), who is seeking to improve the genetic quality of the human race and is doing so through the experimental faction system in Chicago, in hopes that the Pure, who are individuals who have multiple positive human traits without really falling into one faction, Divergent, can serve as models for improving the Damaged, or the genetically imperfect. It’s funny that the place that Tris calls home didn’t accept Divergent but she gets over the wall and she’s

basically the prototype. The people knew all of their names and everything that has happened to them because they had been watching them, which is a little creepy. In the introduction we see the world outside of Chicago which lays down the plot elements that influence some of the characters. Once that is done, the rest of the movie is amazing. Awesome fight scenes, the new type of technology that Tris and Four now use when fighting is super cool. There was a lot of exciting scenes and a few surprises. As for the action, it’s as amazing and capturing as the first two movies. Overall, this is a good movie. It wasn’t overly amazing but it was still a very good film. People who have read the books shouldn’t be disappointed. It amazing that this series has continued to keep viewers hooked. The next and last film of this series hopefully won’t disappoint.

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FRIDAY, April 8, 2016

Weezer’s ‘White Album’ exceptionally awesome nostalgic sound Dan Laverde Sports Editor dlaverde@oswegonian.com

On April 1, 2016, the nostalgia of Weezer fans across the world was relieved with the release of the band’s first self-titled record in eight years, “Weezer (White Album).” The significance of this being their first self-titled album in nearly a decade cannot be overstated. The band only names an album after itself if they consider it to be a special, high quality product. And boy, is this album special. This is the band’s 10th studio album. It is its fourth self-titled album. Each of these albums are officially titled “Weezer,” but are referred to by the color of the album’s jacket cover, including the original “Weezer album, known as “Blue Album,” 1994, “Green Album,” 2001 and “Red Album,” 2008. “Red Album” was their last self-titled record. Since then, the

music world has been longing for that classic sound from the three original color-themed albums. The producer of “White Album,” Jake Sinclair, made it his mission to bring back this sound that the fans love and miss so much. Interestingly enough, Sinclair actually fronted a Weezer cover band growing up, so he knows a thing or two about the band and their style. “White Album” features 10 tracks, five of which came out as hit singles leading up to the album’s official release, probably to reward the fans for their patience. These include “L.A. Girlz,” “California Kids,” “King Of The World,” “Do You Wanna Get High?” and “Thank God For Girls.” The best part about each track is that if you’re someone who is not familiar with Weezer and listened to them, you would guess they were all from the band’s prime. Despite members of the band being in their mid-40s and well past their prime, “White Album” evokes that classic sound and has sent Weezer fans into a time warp. Each track is fun to listen to and represents a unique theme; many

Photo provided by weezer.com As the face of Weezer, Rivers Cuomo is the band’s lead singer, guitarist and songwriter.

of the songs are about the lives of ordinary people. This theme behind it is what makes “White Album” so distinct from any of their previous works. Lead man Rivers Cuomo took a new approach to the writing process that is both intriguing and original, shying away from the commonalities of most songwriters. Cuomo actually found the inspiration behind many of the songs

by reaching out to strangers on Tinder and talking to them about their lives, mainly regarding their platonic relationships. The stories he discovered in these conversations are portrayed in the meaning behind songs like “Thank God For Girls,” “L.A. Girlz,” “King Of The World,” “California Kids,” “Girl We Got A Good Thing” and “Wind In Our Sail.” “King Of The World,” released

as a single earlier this year, is about Cuomo’s wife and her life growing up in Japan. Although he didn’t find her on Tinder like his other subjects, he took her direct words and turned them into a lyrical masterpiece just like in the other tracks. “Thank God For Girls,” another one of the hit singles, features lyrics that were written in 1996 in the making of one of the band’s original records, “Pinkerton.” Aside from the singles in the album, which are more popular, the rest of the album is just as good. “Girl We Got A Good Thing,” “Wind In Our Sail” and “Endless Bummer” are three feel-good tracks that portray that coveted classic sound. Each of them have their own special love theme and will make you want to sing along, a common effect of the album. From the devoted producing to the immense hype and anticipation, “White Album” is evidence that Weezer’s presence in the music world is stronger than ever. People have waited a long time for this and while it took nearly a decade for it to come to fruition, the wait was well worth it.

Lukas Graham lands pop-star status using catchy rhythms Riley Ackley Promotional Director rackley@oswegonian.com

Viral hits have aided in the creation of some of the most recent singer superstars. From Meghan Trainor ’s “All About That Bass” to DNCE’s “Cake By The Ocean,” the spotlight seems drawn to musicians and tracks with undying entertainment value and catchy hooks. Even Charlie Puth’s “See You Again” while certainly scaled back, still maintains this youthful, radiofriendly quality. With the single “7 Years,” soul-pop group Lukas Graham is experiencing the type of instant success in the United States most similar to these viral artists. Originating in Denmark, Lukas Graham’s recent success in the States has come only after experiencing it abroad. Their debut worldwide release, titled “Lukas Graham,” had previously been released exclusively in Denmark. In addition, other tracks off of

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Denmark native Lukas Graham Forchhammer is the lead singer of the latest pop band Lukas Graham who released their smash hit “7 Years” earlier this year.

the international album reached charts in foreign soils like the UK and Sweden. In the U.S. though, much of their career is yet to be seen, but with this most recent release and the continued success of “7 Years,” the pathway should certainly clear itself. As noted, the debut single “7 Years” has already gained traction in the American mainstream. A story of growing up, the lyrical composition of “7 Years” is at

times impressive and at others confusing. But the purpose of the track is clear. Life flashes by quickly and the awareness of this helps Lukas Graham shine. The mournful undertones of “7 Years” giving way to cautious optimism of the future, only firm the track’s resonation with listeners. Tracks like follow-up single “Mama Said,” “Drunk In The Morning” and “Strip No More” add dimensionality through jazz-

inflected pop sounds that will appeal to anyone. By far the most upbeat endeavors on the album, each of these tracks allow the lighthearted undertones of songs like “7 Years” take center stage. On “Mama Said,” this buoyancy comes with lyrics of loving what you have rather than what you want, while tracks like “Drunk In The Morning” and “Strip No More” are more about the trials and tribulations of love.

On “Funeral” and “You’re Not There,” Lukas Graham breaks out ballad melodies that are stellar. Simplistic and emotional, “Funeral” also offers a type of unbridled optimism with a church choir and organ that seems more like a Sunday morning than a grim service. The track features many of the similar undertones of “7 Years” but without tediousness. Then on “You’re Not There,” Lukas Graham’s breakup track heats up the record through deeper beats and powerful vocals. What’s peculiar about “Lukas Graham” is that “7 Years” is actually one of the less impressive tracks when listening to the record as a whole. Even with its message and memorable tune, “7 Years” has tough competition on an album featuring plenty of stellar pieces. “Lukas Graham” is definitely the type of album that can win over pop audiences everywhere. The record is a glimmering compilation of vocal power and range, only propelled further through danceable instrumentals and a sense of approachability that only help Lukas Graham exceed expectations.

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SUNYWide Film Festival: What to expect this weekend

Photo provided by Joshua Adams Left to right: Garvin Welles, Issack Cintron, Max Fehr, James Snover and Matthew Soffietti at the 2015 SUNYWide Film Festival.

Issack Cintron Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

The selections have been made and this weekend some of the very best student films throughout the SUNY system will be showcased as the Oswego State campus hosts the annual SUNYWide Film Festival for the second straight year. The seventh installment of the festival, which kicks off on Friday, April 8, features SUNY Stony Brook as a co-sponsor to the festival as they look to spread the word about their budding MFA program for film. It is through Oswego and Stony Brook’s collaboration that the festival’s keynote speaker will be esteemed film producer Christine Vachon, who was the executive producer for the Academy Award-winning film “Still Alice” in 2014 and the Academy Award-nominated film “Carol” in 2015. “We had a wonderful keynote speaker last year,” said Oswego State professor and SUNYWide Film Festival Director Joshua Adams. “This year we have Vachon who is with our cosponsor SUNY Stony Brook. We’re very excited to have her be a part of this, being the position she’s in with Killer Films and the success she’s had throughout her career with her production company and the films she’s put out. It’s wonderful to have them be a part of this.” Vachon’s involvement in the festival speaks to Oswego’s cinema and screen studies program’s successful attempt

to take the SUNYWide Film Festival to new heights. The campus relieved SUNY Fredonia of hosting duties in 2015 after the former had hosted the first five festivals dating back to 2009. Upon becoming the host campus, the cinema and screen studies program at Oswego looked to model SUNYWide into a festival that would benefit the visiting student filmmakers beyond the aspect of screening films and presenting awards. As a result the festival includes workshops and panels providing insight on a variety of topics from MFA programs in film to breaking into the film industry. Above all else, however, it is the interaction and connection formed between student filmmakers that can leave a lasting impact. Jared Biunno, a film student at SUNY Binghamton and co-founder of the Binghamton Film Initiative, attested to this when regarding BFI’s collaboration with Buffalo State’s Akram Shibly on the film “Project Nomadic.” “The collaboration was a great example of the kind of friendships that can result out of SUNYWide,” Biunno said. “I’ve been working with Akram for a year now on ‘Project Nomadic’ and since then we’ve stressed together, we’ve celebrated together, we’ve schemed together, it’s been a wild ride.” Last year’s festival served as the coming out party for Biunno and his friends at the Binghamton Film Initiative. Their three visually stunning films “Dead Meat,” “Ember”

and “Fallout” were some of the most talked about films in the festival with “Ember” winning honorable mention in the fiction category and “Fallout” winning the grand jury prize. This year BFI returns, once again with three films out of the six they submitted selected in “MIME,” “ANNA” and “CUL DE SAC.” While many are looking forward to BFI’s films, co-founder and cinematographer Oliver Lau is looking forward to attending. “Like any other film festival that I attend, I try and steer away from the hope of winning awards and such,” Lau said. “The best part about attending festivals are the filmmakers we get to meet and the mini community that forms around such festival. Nothing excites me more than seeing quality works from my peers and the prospect of teaming up and collaborating with them.” As the Binghamton Film Initiative has proved, SUNYWide can be a platform for making a statement and turning heads. Great, quality films can come from places people either least expect or haven’t paid enough mind to. In this year’s festival are three films from three different community colleges including two documentaries in SUNY Dutchess County Community College’s “Aberration,” a film that follows a woman with schizophrenia, and “One Love: The Eric Tallman Story” from Tompkins Cortland Community College which follows the tragic death of Eric Tallman. The final film from Westchester

Community College is “Virginia,” a stunning statement on gun violence in relation to the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007. Even with the influx of rising film programs and movements on display at SUNYWide, it is the festival mainstays of Oswego, Fredonia, and Purchase that lead the pack once again. Both Fredonia and Purchase find five films in the festival representing, with three of Fredonia’s coming in the animation category, joining Oswego and Binghamton as the schools with the most selected films in one category. Being the host campus, it is Oswego that has the most selections for the second straight year, this time with six, one less than last year’s seven. In this batch of Oswego selections lie two of the final student films made by now Oswego alumnus Peter Myers, who holds two of Oswego’s three selections in the animation category in “From Dust” and “Orchestrate.” During his time at Oswego, Myers had sculpted a reputation as an admired student animator and filmmaker, previously winning the award for best picture at the Oswego Film Club hosted Mixed Emotions Film Festival in 2014 for “Gone Fishing.”

Oswego also finds two films in the experimental category in “Unrestrained” and “Walk.” Emma Rathe, a senior who wrote and acted in the latter, struggled to find the words to her emotions regarding her film’s selection. “I’m so flattered just because there was some really great content out there so to have ours be chosen to compete was just a great feeling,” Rathe said. “I’m looking forward to all the films,” Adams said. “I think they’re all great and they’re all in good standing in representing what SUNY is doing in filmmaking and artistic endeavors and the creativity of the students. I’m also looking forward to that communal idea of filmmaking and forming friendships, bonds and relationships going forward.” The stage has been set for what should be a monumental weekend at SUNY Oswego as the SUNYWide Film Festival begins on Friday, at 5 p.m. with the opening night reception in the Marano Campus Center. The keynote address with Vachon will take place at 7 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center auditorium. The festival is a two-day affair that ends with Saturday night’s award ceremony at 8:30 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center auditorium.

Photo provided by Joshua Adams Professors Amy Shore and Joshua Adams, coordinator of this years SWFF, at last year’s festival.

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SUNYWide Film Festival student artist takeover: BFI’s stellar program Issack Cintron Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

In the span of three years, a group of ambitious SUNY Binghamton students have transcended from being a humble collaborative initiative of student filmmakers to achieving excellence in the unforgiving realm of student filmmaking. After recognizing the lack of collaboration between the cinema and theatre departments, the Binghamton Film Initiative was founded in an attempt to “bridge the gap,” as co-founder Jared Biunno puts it. What resulted was a collection of visually stunning, polarizing films that were daring and ambitious, demonstrating what could be achieved in a student film with enough time, effort, patience and determination. “Every batch of films that we have made marks the growth of our team as filmmakers and individuals,” co-founder Oliver Lau said. “From experimenting with different genres and approaches, to reaching deeper within topics and concepts, with every new film the goal is to always educate and improve us as filmmakers.” For the filmmakers at BFI, the sixth installment of the SUNYWide Film Festival in April 2015 somewhat served as their coming out party, as their films “Dead Meat,” “Ember” and “Fallout” impressed festival-goers. Yet, when it was revealed that SUNY Binghamton didn’t offer film production classes at the caliber of schools such as Oswego State and SUNY Purchase, it rendered their efforts more remarkable. This group of students dedicated precious extracurricular time to crafting these films which resulted in them winning honorable mention in the fiction category for “Ember” and the biggest award of the night, the grand jury prize, for “Fallout.” Accolades are not what define the initiative, however, as they try to “steer away” from the concept of winning or losing awards. “The best part about attending festivals are the filmmakers we get to meet and the mini

Photo provided by Joshua Adams SUNYWide Film Festival 2015 award winners from SUNY Binghamton strut their stuff.

community that forms around such festivals,” Lau said. “Nothing excites me more than seeing quality works from my peers and the prospect of teaming up and collaborating with them.” This mindset is what led the Binghamton Film Initiative towards their next project, a collaborative effort with Akram Shibly, a student filmmaker at Buffalo State who also won honorable mention at last year ’s SUNYWide Film Festival for his film “Heal the World” in the experimental category. The two had developed a friendship during the reception of the festival and stayed in contact following its conclusion, during which time, Shibly had presented the BFI with the opportunity to film a postapocalyptic action script he was co-writing, entitled “Project Nomadic” which has since been

described by Lau as being “90 percent shot.” “The neat thing about BFI is that everyone fits a niche and is eager to play their part to make the production as a whole work perfectly,” Shibly, who co-produced and directed the film said. “They all brought their creative juices to the set while maintaining the integrity of the original vision. I think our styles meshed together perfectly. They were very respective of my vision and in return I gave them the space and guidance necessary to fulfill their creative potential.” Biunno and Shibly have been working together on “Project Nomadic” for a year. “We were truly tested as filmmakers and collaborators in the best of ways,” Biunno said. “It was unlike anything either of us have ever embarked on

before, but, undoubtedly, it was worth it.” While “Project Nomadic” awaits completion, the Binghamton Film Initiative once again finds three of their six submitted films selected to the SUNYWide Film Festival, “MIME,” “ANNA,” and “CUL DE SAC.” “These three films are really special to us,” Biunno said. “All three productions involved so many hours of hard work and dedication by so many talented young filmmakers and we’re incredibly proud that everyone’s work is being realized and appreciated. We like to think that we’ve been growing and getting better in this craft, but it’s less about the films and more about this particular group of filmmakers sticking together and learning the art of filmmaking together as friends. That’s what’s most important to us.” In the three years since their formation, the Binghamton Film Initiative has seemingly made quantum leaps in its filmmaking abilities. Yet despite the accolades they’ve accumulated and the constant praise from peers and critics, humility is their greatest quality. They always keep in mind the reason why they set out on their quest about three years ago. “In a theory and experimental driven cinema program, it creates a situation which inhibits students who are interested in film and visual media production to exercise, learn much needed skill set and experience on set to propel them into

the industry and have highquality films as past work for portfolio,” Lau said. “That is where BFI steps in to encourage and aid students to connect, collaborate and create whatever film projects they would be interested in.” The latest batch of films selected to the SUNYWide Film Festival are evidence that this group of friends remain as passionate and hungry to create works of art as they did when they first formed; the only differing aspects of their approach is their knowledge of film and experience on sets. Whether it’s having the rain wash out an entire opening scene of a film or holding auditions in numerous cities, the initiative will continue to adapt and achieve whatever they want, all while raising the status of the cinema program of their alma mater, so when people think of SUNY Binghamton, they think, “Binghamton makes movies.” Yet the biggest thing they take out of it, as Biunno puts it, is the friendship they all share that only strengthens with every project. “A lot of it has to do with longevity,” Biunno said. “A big reality of college is the nature of how things come and go, people graduate and move on, big ideas fall flat or lose steam. I’m just incredibly happy to still be making films with the people I began collaborating with three years ago. I think it’s really a testament to the belief that we will all be making movies together for a very, very long time.”

Photo provided by Joshua Adams The official logo for the seventh SUNYWide Film Festival for 2016.

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Try to imagine a world where speed is everything. The less time something takes, the more time there is to do something else. Being fast is a good thing, but being rushed can only end badly. Mitchell O’Wriley was born quickly into this world at exactly 12:00:00 on December 21, 2121. Mitchell’s mother, Kathy O’Wriley, dubbed him as the “miracle boy” for the unique way Mitchell stared at her. His piercing aqua eyes gleaming with curiosity. At 5 years of age, Mitchell developed a fascination for fast moving objects. His older sister, Raychel, first noticed this when she was playing with toy race cars in the backyard. Mitchell would always stare, observing the wheels spinning as the vehicle thrusts forward. Not even blinking as the car finished moving he yelled, “again...again!”

“Mitch! Don’t you ever get tired of this?” “No sis, I love cars!” Raychel grinned at this, remembering their father was a race car driver. Her smile slowly turned into a grimace when she realized he was gone from their lives. Taken away in a terrible display of fire and debris from two hardly recognizable vehicles. It was a shame her brother never got to meet him. “Ray, do you not like racing? “ “No! I love racing! It’s just...just...” “What Ray?” “Dad drove a race car... and died!” Raychel burst into tears and instantly Mitchell did too even though he had no memories of him. Their mother came running over to them asking what happened. After finding out what Raychel had told Mitchell , Kathy’s smile faded. Without a word she waltz into the house and into the bedroom.

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The seasons changed from autumn to winter and then to spring to summer over and over. And just like that, Mitchell was already 15 years old. He still had a passion for racing despite being constantly reminded of the dangers. His sister was already a race car driver so why couldn’t he be one too? He begged his mother to let him learn to drive one. The answer was always “NO.” One brisk, autumn day he told his sister, “I need a car! No one understands. I’d rather die than be stuck walking everyday.” There was silence as the color drained from Raychel’s face. “How can you be so stupid? Be grateful you can walk. Father would be so disappointed in you right now!” “Take that back you-” “Enough! If you want to end up like dad so be it!” After some time had passed by Raychel said, “Mitch, I’m just looking out for you. I don’t want you to get hurt.” Mitchell looked into his sister ’s eyes with the same curiosity, now stronger than ever. “You’re serious about this aren’t you.” “Yes Ray, if you won’t help me-” “Wait! I’ll teach you to drive on one condition. Never enter an actual race.” Mitchell’s eyes turned so wide he started frantically glancing everywhere! “Yes! Finally!” Mitchell said pacing happily. “So when do we start?” “Now.”

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Work on creating something for yourself or others this week. Taking the time to make something can allow you a chance to distress and have fun. Maybe try something you have never made before to try to challenge yourself.

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People often regret the things they don’t say overs the things that they do. Spend your time this week saying the things that you haven’t. The weight that will be removed from your shoulders after this will make you feel incredible.

Everyone has the right to voice their beliefs. Try to be more open to listening to the opinions of others around you. Blocking out the voices of those who you tend to ignore can only hurt you, as it leaves you uninformed about the world around you.

Keeping things to yourself doesn’t change things. Try this week to be more open, exchange words, exchange food, exchange stories or other things with the people you hold close and you should enjoy the results.

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This is a great time to think about where you want to be next year. Focus on new classes or clubs that you can lay your roots into and grow. You may be in a good place now, but never try to stop yourself from being more.

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A disagreement you have faced may be lasting longer than you might have expected. Take time to talk with the person or persons you are having this disagreement with and see if you can reach an understanding.

Don’t spend your time focusing on the negatives of the world. If you look for ugliness, you are going to find it. Look for beauty and you can see how great the things around you are and make your week look better.

Try to avoid allowing your focuses to narrow. Look bigger. There is so much you haven’t seen and so much more that you can do with your time. Focusing in on certain things can only prevent you from experiencing life.

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