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Oswego hosts 2nd annual pride parade, festival Governor Cuomo initiates standards to implement inclusion for all campuses SUNY wide Tatyana Bellamy-Walker Asst. News Editor twalker@oswegonian.com Last weekend over a hundred Oswego County residents twirled rainbow flags in the air as they marched to celebrate the city’s second annual pride festival. “In a town that’s more conservative, it’s important we have a festival,” said senior and Oswego State Pride Alliance President Juanita Diaz. “[It] is showing that there are people that are accepting to being cool to everyone.” Senior and Pride Alliance member Corrine Bottelsen agreed that having the parade and festival shows Oswego’s acceptance. “Everybody knows [they] have a place to be who they are,” said Bottelsen. The parade started on the corner of Lake Ontario Street and ended in the parking lot of the Railroad Museum on 56 W. 1st St. Rainbow painted faces and Oswego pride parade T-shirts covered the crowd that marched to the Veterans stage at West Linear Park on 138 W. 1st. St. “Even though there are a lot of issues
Shea O’Malley Contributing Writer news@oswegonian.com Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy for all 64 SUNY schools. New York State is the first in the nation to implement this type of policy. Adopted by the board of trustees on Sept. 10, the plan will include implementing a chief diversity officer on every campus, as well as plans to increase cultural awareness among students, faculty and staff. “New York has a long and proud history of embracing diversity,” Cuomo said in a statement. “Our world-class SUNY system is no exception. With this new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy, we are once again sending a strong message that the Empire State is a national leader and a beacon of inclusion for all students.” According to Cuomo, diversity is allinclusive and includes students from all minority backgrounds. “The new policy broadly defines diversity,” Cuomo said in a statement. “To include race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and expression, age, socioeconomic status, status as a veteran, status as a student with a disability, first-generation and
Elijah Vary | The Oswegonian updated at the start of each semester. There are seven that students can choose from for sexual orientation: man, woman, transman, transwomen, genderqueer/ gender-fluid, questioning, unsure or an unlisted identity.
“With these actions, SUNY makes another clear statement that it is a welcoming place for members of the LGBTQ communities,” said SUNY Trustee Richard Socarides, a nationally-recognized LGBT rights
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international students or those transferring between colleges.” According to Cuomo, students will now have the option to voluntarily self-identify their gender identity and sexual orientation or other status if they choose to. This can be
Campus celebrates pride with school spirit events in the return of 40-year-old custom Tatyana Bellamy-Walker Asst. News Editor twalker@oswegonian.com
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After over 40 years, the Oswego State Alumni Association will return the homecoming tradition to campus on Nov. 14. “I am excited to be coordinating the reestablishment of our Homecoming program which will build traditions amongst the SUNY Oswego community, while helping to bridge connections between our current students, faculty and staff and our alumni and community members,” said Laura Kelley, SUNY Oswego Director of Alumni Relations. As spirited activities kick off in the Marano Campus Center, hundreds of Oswego State alumni are expected to attend the day-long festivities. “We are hoping that this event will engage many of our Graduates Of the Last Decade (GOLD) alumni and athletic alumni,” Kelley said. In hopes of improving alumni-student relations, Kelley explained that the program will establish networking possibili-
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Photo provided by the Alumni Association Oswego State aims to bring back a tradition from the 1960s where the campus united in festivities surrounding school sports and alumni during Homecoming weekend.
ties for undergraduate students during the GOLD scholarship breakfast. President of the GOLD Leadership Council and alumnus of 2010, Austin Byrd
explained that the activities will create unity between current and past students. “The reunion is fun, but it's over the summer when the campus is dead,” Byrd
said. “There is something special [about] coming back to campus when it's alive with students.”
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Sustainability has shown a presence on Oswego State’s campus, with the progression of the new addition of the Permaculture Living Lab. The Permaculture Living Lab is the garden located between the Shineman Center and Lee Hall, on what used to be a construction site. It is designed to maximize interactions among plants, insects and animal species. This “edible forest landscape” aims to function as a natural, productive learning space. Over the past year, students and staff have put in their time and physical labor to get the Permaculture Living Lab where it is today. The term “permaculture,” a mash-up of the words “permanent” and “agriculture,” is a branch of sustainability that is intensely focused on self-regulation, self-regeneration and resiliency. These pillars are significant because they allow an ecosystem
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College Cuts welcomes new employee
Oswego State hires additional barber for on-campus full service salon
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Natalie Brophy Copy Editor nbrophy@oswegonian.com Oswego State’s has just hired a new barber to work at College Cuts, the salon in the basement of Hewitt Union. Erik Velez, a Bronx native who now lives and works in Liverpool, New York, started at the salon on Wednesday. “It was awesome,” Velez said. “A lot of people came out. I’ve been pretty busy all day.” He got the job through a friend who recommended him to the college. Velez has completed the necessary two years of apprenticeship required to be a barber and will be getting his masters in just a few weeks. He has been working in Liver-
pool for three years. “It’s something I’ve always done, always had a passion for,” Velez said. “It’s more of something that I love to do than a job.” The college is planning on giving Velez his own barber shop in Hewitt, separate from the brightly painted walls of College Cuts salon. “As far as I know, it’s going to be more of an urban setting, just for the college kids that are here that need haircuts and can’t find anybody to do it,” he said. The salon is currently staffed by lone hairdresser Amanda Kaine, who has been working at College Cuts for six years. Many students, faculty and staff cho0se to go to College Cuts because of its convenient location. “I didn’t have a car my first year and
desperately needed a haircut,” sophomore Brian Greene said. “I heard about College Cuts and thought it was just a salon for women. After I heard that they cut men’s hair as well, I thought I’d give them a shot.” Greene said he was very pleased with the haircut he received from Kaine and continues to go back. Auxiliary Services staff member and class of 2012 alumnus Steven Baker has been going to the on-campus salon since Kaine started working there. “Amanda is a great person to sit and chat with,” Baker said. “She does a great cut for me. And it’s convenient. I’m on campus and it’s a great place to visit and get a (hair) cut.” Kaine averages between eight and 20 customers a day. “Guys need haircuts more often than girls and girls think they can go longer in between haircuts,” Kaine said. “Mainly my clientele is guys. I’d say it’s about 75 percent guys.” College Cuts is a full-service salon. In addition to men and women’s haircuts, which cost $12 and $14, respectively, Kaine offers coloring, waxing and other services. The salon is open to the community, but Kaine rarely gets off-campus clients. “I would definitely recommend College Cuts to anyone who wants a decent haircut but doesn’t want to drive to town to get one,” Greene said. “It’s much easier to get to and the results are just as good.” College Cuts is open Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesdays, the only days Velez is working, are “barber days,” and the shop is open from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Call (315) 312-5547 to schedule an appointment with either Velez or Kaine.
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Our weekly list of what to do in Oswego College Council Meeting, Friday in Shineman Center, Room 425 at 1 p.m. Women’s Tennis vs. Oneonta, Friday at the Romney Tennis Courts at 4 p.m.
Volleyball vs. Utica, Friday in Max Ziel Gymnasium in Laker Hall at 4 p.m.
Volleyball vs. D’Youville, Friday in Maz Ziel Gymnasium in Laker Hall at 8 p.m.
Volleyball vs. Canton, Saturday in Max Ziel Gymnasium in Laker Hall at 2 p.m.
ALANA Fashion Show, Saturday in Hewitt Union Ballroom at 7 p.m. ALANA Unity Peace Walk, Sunday at Oswego City Hall, 13 W. Oneida St. at 3 p.m.
ALANA African and Modern Dance performance, Sunday in the Marano Campus Center Activity Court at 6 p.m.
Men’s Golf 18th Oswego Invite, Monday at Oswego Country Club at 1 p.m.
Study Aborad Fair, Tuesday outside The Point in Marano Campus Center at 11 a.m.
Women’s Tennis vs. Brockport, Tuesday at Romney Tennis Courts at 4 p.m.
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Nathalie Pena | The Oswegonian Amanda Kaine has worked at College Cuts for six years and is now joined by her new co-worker, Erik Velez, to service an increasing amount of male clientls.
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Oswego State introduces ‘Oz Leads’ to Governor’s office works with SUNY representatives to inspire equity strengthen leadership developement POLICY from COVER
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Photo provided by the Governor’s Office Governor Andrew Cuomo (right) worked with SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher (left) and the SUNY board of trustees to develop a new diversity policy.
POLICY from COVER leader, in a statement. “[SUNY] continues to align itself with the commitment to full diversity and inclusion that New York State has demonstrated under Governor Cuomo.” According to Socarides, the program aims to regulate policy throughout the campus community. “This tool will allow us to view retention and completion patterns on campuses and throughout SUNY to consider areas where improved supports may be needed,” Socarides said. In effort to promote the initiative across academic sectors, Cuomo’s plan will include-
faculty researchers, annual reporting, search firms that value diversity and cultural competency training for SUNY and campus staff. “SUNY is committed to being the most inclusive system of higher education in the country,” said SUNY Board Chairman H. Carl McCall. “This policy ensures that all of our campuses and our system offices are held to the highest standard.” On Sept. 15, SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher announced that the SUNY system received the HEED award (Higher Education Excellence in Diversity) from Insight, a diversityfocused magazine based in St. Louis, Missouri
for the fourth consecutive year in a row. “As the public university system serving one of the nation’s most diverse states, it is essential that SUNY adapt to the evolving needs of all students,” Zimpher said in a statement. “Diversity is interwoven throughout our strategic plan, and now, as we implement a completion agenda with the goal of awarding 150,000 SUNY degrees per year by 2020, our commitment to diversity must be stronger than ever before.” Since 2007, the SUNY system has implemented statewide offices and policies in diversity, equity and inclusion.
A leader can take many forms: a team captain, a teacher, a manager, a class president and many others. But becoming a good leader may take some guidance along the way. Oz Leads offers just that. For the first time, Oswego State is offering a leadership program that is designed to teach students how to become effective leaders. Oz Leads was founded by Dr. Jerri Drummond, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students. Drummond said the idea came when Dr. Jerald Woolfolk, the Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, spoke with her and said the school needed a leadership institute. Drummond realized there are many students on campus looking to improve their leadership skills and students that lack leadership qualities and want to learn how to attain them. There are everyday students who are currently not involved in any activities who want to learn, what is a leader? Do I have the qualities to be a leader? What are leadership styles?” Drummond said. The program launches Sept. 21, and Drummond said she is very excited to welcome the participating students. Since Oz Leads is in its first year, only 25 of the 50 students who applied were admitted. These students are all sophomore and juniors that represents a range of different majors and departments across campus.
“Our hope is that it will expand and we can invite more students next year,” Drummond said. Oz Leads will consist of 20 weekly sessions throughout the fall and spring semesters that will lead up to a student presentation at the end. The weekly sessions will be presented by faculty and guest speakers and cover components such as relations, self-awareness and positive change. The goal of Oz Leads is to prepare students for the real world. “This is a program where we’re building them up to have life-long leadership skills,” Drummond said. Drummond also expressed the useful network students will have the chance to build with this program. Between the speakers at the weekly sessions and working with other students in the program, Oz Leads will encourage students to work with others while also giving them the chance to lead a group of peers. One of the 20 weekly Oz Leads sessions will consist of a national speaker, which the entire campus will be welcome to attend. This will be a way for students who are not in the program this year to learn more about what Oz Leads has to offer, Drummond said. This program is fonded by William Spinelli, an alumnus from the class of 1984 and who is chair of the Oswego College Foundation board of directors. Although Oz Leads is voluntary and does not count for credit, it is an opportunity for students to learn how to become the best version of a leader, according to Drummond.
Oswego County celebrates LGBTQ pride during day long festival Community members, students join together to acknowledge gender equality with drag shows,parades, special events PRIDE from COVER facing everybody, this is one day where you come and just relax,” Bottelsen said. Following the pastoral blessing of the festival, the Flower City Pride Band of Rochester, N.Y. stomped out in the rain to play a rendition of the 1970’s retro classic “Star Wars,” B 52’s “Love Shack,” and the Jackson 5’s 1970’s hit, “I Want You Back.” A kid-friendly drag show full of animated characters preceded the band. Drag queens and kings from Oswego to Syracuse were lip syncing to the Broadway hits like, “Mamma Mia,” “PartyRock” and “Pride” by Cher. The drag queens wore dresses, body suits and danced in 5-inch heels with faces made up in bright lipstick and eye shadow. One impersonator dressed as Cher, wearing an extra-large Native-American headdress on her head. More than 30 vendors and nonprofit organizations lined up against the Lake Oswego railroad bridge. North of the stage, youngsters could play games, get their face painted, make arts and crafts or hop in the bounce house. “It brings people together to get them talking,” Diaz said. “A lot of people here are business owners so they know which owners are willing to help with things like this.” Oswego State senior James Brooks explained the festival is pertinent in spreading awareness about the pride community. “LGBT communities are everywhere,” Brooks said. “It is a community that is fairly growing throughout the world. There’s a lot bullying that goes on in the LGBT community...this is to educate people.” Brooks came out to his aunt about his sexual orientation when he was 14-years-old. “It was tough,” Brooks said. “My family didn’t really understand my whole process. I was a cutter. Me coming out was my aunt telling me to stop cutting and saying ‘Oh I know you’re gay by the way.’” Brooks explained that increased “mainstream” content would help inform the public about LGBT issues.
Photo provided by Joe Falcetti The Oswego City Pride Parade started on the corner of Lake Ontario Steet and ended in the parking lot of the Railroad Museum on 56 W. 1st St. with Oswego City residents and Oswego State students in attendence.
The Oswego County Pride Committee, a social advocacy group, organized the event. The program was sponsored by several local affiliates such as Oswego County Opportunities, Queens for a Cause, Rick
Pepper, the Coffee Connection and Lakeside Winter Guard. President of Central New York Pride, Jayme Martin, explained the parade helps expand the visibility of issues affecting LGBT
adults and youth. “It’s important for us to celebrate who we are, but there is still work for us to do.” Martin said. “We are not done yet. We need to continue our work for our transgender
people and others members who are struggling in their daily life.” Since the fall of 2014, the Oswego County Pride committee has organized yearly festivals.
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Photo provided by the Permaculture Living Lab of SUNY Oswego Students and faculty have volunteered to help with the progression of this new on-campus feature where students can eventually eat from the garden, study and learn from this interactive envirornment when the project is complete.
LAB from COVER to be sustainable without maintenance, so that an initial input will give the system the capability for exponential output. Creating such a system requires vigilant observation, thoughtful planning and careful execution. By taking into account a region’s natural conditions, the idea is that a system will be able to thrive because it’s supported by the surrounding environment and its own ability to adapt. A team of students and staff have been working for over two years to build a self-sustaining ecosystem on Oswego State’s campus called the Permaculture Living Lab. The project began in the summer of 2013 and after a full year of design planning, the obtainment of a permaculture design certification with a proposal to the Oswego State College Council, the project came to life in April 2014. The Permaculture Living Lab is supported monetarily by Oswego State and grants that the Permaculture Committee applies for. They have also done fundraising with Oswego State alumni, such as last year ’s workshop on sustainability led by Dave Jacke, a teacher and professional designer of ecological design and permaculture. These contributors have embraced the three central ethics of permaculture: Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share. Not only have they put these goals into their project, they have made a great effort to keep all materials for the project locally sourced. According to Grace Maxon, a member of the Permaculture committee, when the
project began, poor soil conditions threatened any idea of a flourishing garden. Members of the Permaculture Committee layered the soil with unpainted, non-waxed cardboard from local sources, such as the Oswego movie theater and our own campus. As the cardboard decomposes, it adds nutrients to the soil and helps block weeds from taking root. In addition, the compost used in the garden is from Lakeside Dining hall, which benefits the garden and helps to keep our campus green. “The ultimate goal of the lab is to create a place where people can connect to nature,” Maxon said. “We want people from any community to be able to observe, interact, and learn.” According to Maxon, upon completion, the Permaculture Living Lab will be comprised of a fully edible garden and an outdoor study space. The geodesic dome is built and planted with hops and grapes. The geodesic dome is equipped with available Wi-Fi to further benefit students. Maxon describes the extent of how students can interact with and eat what the Permaculture Living Lab’s edible garden provides. Imagine students on their way to play basketball at Lee Hall, but they forgot to pack a snack. They can stop by the Living Lab, grab a pear off of the tree, and eat it on their way to practice. Not only does this capability benefit us as people, but it also fosters an appreciation for what our earth provides for us, Maxon said. “I think this project is positive due to the fact that we are making a difference,” said Sandy Sanchez, the student intern for the Permaculture Living Lab. “Everything is connected. If the plants do well, insects do well, too, and this be-
gins a positive cycle. It makes you wonder what positive outcomes can come from utilizing a vacant lot and building an edible garden.” The positive ecological impact of the Permaculture Living Lab is only one of the significant takeaways here. The project has brought together students, staff and community members across several different disciplines. “It’s about figuring out what we can learn from the system and how to support it with the resources we have so it will succeed as best it can,” Maxon said. “If different people are experts in specific subjects, we are able to create relationships not just with nature, but with people, too.” The interdisciplinary cooperation in Permaculture Learning Lab includes the technology education department who has helped with designing the tool shed and signage for the site, the English department has helped to draft grant proposals and write articles for the Oswego Alumni Office, the biology and geology departments plan to have plots of the Permaculture Living Lab that they can use for research, employees from Auxiliary Services are helping to coordinate the compost services and the computer science department is assisting with monitoring precipitation and pollution at the site. Hundreds of people have been brought together over this project, but the interactions don’t end with the Oswego State campus. The Permaculture Living Lab set up a booth at the local farmer ’s market and did a workshop with the Children’s Museum of Oswego (CMOO) on composting. The Permaculture Living Lab even had a table at Harborfest.
The Permaculture Living Lab provides several opportunities for students to get involved. There are volunteer opportunities Saturday, Sept. 19 and Saturday, Sept. 26 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. October dates will be announced at www. facebook.com/sunyozppl. Volunteer work includes weeding and landscaping and takes place at the Permaculture Living Lab between Shineman and Lee. An amazing opportunity that the Permaculture Living Lab offers is a study abroad course in Benin, West Africa. For the second half of the semester, students take a class in Oswego during which they learn about sustainability, the principles of permaculture and the educational and government systems of Benin. Over winter break, these students live in a sustainability educational community in Benin called Songhai and work on permaculture projects there. According to Maxon, Permaculture Living Lab demonstrates how each individual can make a difference in the health of our earth by promoting an interaction between people and nature. The lab has also fostered interdisciplinary relationships within the Oswego State community. “Seeing our community come out and help this site grow is a very satisfying feeling,” Sanchez said. “I realized it’s not all about just us. We neglect the fact that we are a small part of something so much bigger.” Although Maxon considers the Permaculture Living Lab currently “live,” Oswego State is still in the process of applying for grants to build the geodesic dome and solidify a project timeline, she hopes the project is complete by Fall 2016.
It has been two weeks since the beginning of the Labor Day weekend’s phishing scam, but remnants still remain of the incident that impacted approximately 1,600 Oswego State email accounts. As of Thursday, Sean Moriarty, chief technology officer, reported that 240 more accounts have been suspended in recent days. He estimated that the phishing and spam activity over the weekend of Sept. 11 was 15 percent of the levels from the weekend of the initial outbreak. Campus Technology Services (CTS) is taking both reactive and proactive action in the wake of this incident. One way it is adjusting is by improving its spam filters, but it is also working to help students with suspended accounts to access their important academic documents for the time being. “Over the weekend, we did reach out and talk to people and email the help desk to try and help [students] get up and running, so they would still have access to Blackboard and learning materials,” Moriarty said. “But they didn’t have access to their emails until they fixed and changed their password.” As CTS plans for the future, it recognizes these plans may take longer to put into place. Among the department’s plans are to rein in an outside system’s ability to send emails to listservs, along with seeking out alumni email accounts that are not being used and deactivating them. Another proactive measure being taken is to adjust the restrictions on password creation, which Moriarty realizes must be changed. “Since we use Single Sign On, our password strength is only as good as our shortest system, in terms of password length, or the weakest system we have,” Moriarty said. “We’re going to go through and update and upgrade those systems, so we’ll lengthen the password [and] people will be able to do longer password strength.” CTS is also seeking the assistance of the New York State Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) with plans for the future, but it is unclear at this time how much help it will provide. According to Moriarty, CSOC is regularly brought in by CTS departments around the state to tell schools about the risks they face and what needs to be done to go in and clean things up. That being said, he went on to say that information from the incident was sent over Labor Day weekend and there is no guarantee CSOC will send back any information to his department at all. CTS will continue to evaluate its systems internally and determine whether or not it is at risk beyond the phishing attempts. In the meantime, Moriarty has a few tips for Oswego State email account users that he follows himself to better protect themselves in the future. “I think moving forward people should be vigilant and aware. It’s really not just their Oswego account because I would imagine most people have one or two personal accounts too,” Moriarty said. “They should be changing their passwords on a regular basis and there’s just a lot of breaches, whether it’s like the Ashley Madison incident where everything was basically stolen. I think you have to be wary of the information that you’re going to go and put out there.” Moriarty also urges users to think about where they log on. “Another thing I would say is be careful where you’re working because there’s a lot of places that have unsecure wireless access points that the information can be stolen from too,” Moriarty said. Moriarty does not believe Oswego State is safe from cyber attacks just yet as hackers continue to target email accounts over the weekends. He plans on it taking a while for the hike in incidents to subside. For now, he urges account holders to think about the positive effects of being diligent with their security.
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THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2015
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Homecoming excites former students Alumni expected to return to campus Nov. 14 for weekend’s events HOMECOMING from COVER In providing events for both alumni and students of the college community, the Alumni Association will host the Oswego men’s alumni ice hockey game at 10:45 a.m., the Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon at 12:30 p.m., musical performances at 4:30 p.m. and will conclude with a evening after party and bonfire at 9 p.m. At 3 p.m. the women’s ice hockey team is scheduled to play Utica College. In Laker Hall, the women’s basketball team will face Clarkson University at 4 p.m. During the homecoming tailgate at 5:30 p.m., a variety of snacks, T-shirts and Oswego State memorabilia will be available for purchase at the Activity Court in the Marano Campus Center. A crowd of green and gold T-shirts will be cheering in Marano Campus Arena at 7 p.m. as the Oswego State hockey team makes its first play against SUNY Potsdam.
Over four decades ago during the first homecoming, sorority sisters wore red and white striped jackets and drove a 1960’s cruiser with a balloon float tied to the back. The festivities helped to foster collegiate pride and community. Now in 2015, the tradition will utilize social media. According to Kelley, Twitter will be a useful tool in navigating this year's event. “We plan to use a lot of e-mail and social media marketing for the activities surrounding homecoming, which will help alumni who can't physically make it to campus still feel engaged and part of the event,” Kelley said. Freshman and Oswego State track and field member, Dylan Volk, is looking forward to this year's homecoming. “Wow, that’s legendary,” Volk said. “I think it’s really cool...It’s been since the 1960’s and it sounds like a good way for students to meet, especially athletes.” Other students agree that homecoming is a highly anticipated event.
"Culturally, this [can] make Oswego become more alive,” freshman Erfan Himel said. However, sophomore Cynthia Fernandez was unaware of the activities. This will be her first homecoming experience. “Well, I didn’t know it existed,” Fernandez said. “What do people usually do at a homecoming? I’ve never been to one, never seen one. I think it will be interesting if it is open to everyone.” According to Student Association President Christopher Collins-McNeil, SA is not associated with the organizing of the homecoming event. He explained that the program is beneficial to the campus. “Homecoming is a collegiate staple around the country,” Collins-McNeil said. “It encourages a level of school spirit. SUNY Oswego is actively working to reinvigorate students and the larger Oswego community.” Next week, registration information for homecoming will be available to Oswego students and staff. The tailgate, after-party and bonfire are free for all students.
Educational Opportunity Program receives additional funding New York State grants EOP campuses SUNY-wide $4.4 million allowing Oswego State to accept more students into program JoAnn DeLauter News Editor jdelauter@oswegonian.com The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) received $4.4 million SUNY-wide this year from New York State. This increase in budget allowed Oswego State’s EOP to accept 32 more students than last year ’s program. “The increase in students is the most significant piece,” said Cathy Santos, interim director of EOP. “The budget is always very limiting and the need for more money is important because it allows us to fund more students to be able to go to school. From the increase from last year to this year, many more students have an access to education.” The $4.4 million increase in funding is dispersed across all SUNY schools with EOP programs. The additional money provided to Oswego State allowed EOP to accept 113 students this year compared to the 83 students they were able to accept last year.
An EOP student is a student who is underserved and has financial challenges, meaning the student was not previously exposed to standard high school opportunities and did not have adequate resources such as advanced technology or libraries. As a result, these students are considered disadvantaged. According to Santos, the funding from New York State was only granted to EOP programs that includes summer programs. The summer program is provided to give EOP students the opportunity to experience college and make the transition. For four weeks during the summer, students are introduced to the expectations of college life and given supplemental support to attain the needs a college environment requires, such as taking math and English classes, living in a residence hall and getting involved with the community. The funding offers support to students through direct aid and applied to different needs such as their housing, textbooks and overall financial aid. It
differs from student to student based on their financial profile. Despite this support, according to Santos, most EOP students still have to take out loans just like any typical college student. The EOP Office also uses this funding to help provide academic planning counselors, workshops and programming to ensure that the students that are accepted get the support they need and opportunities to be successful. “Our counselors are specialized folks to work with understanding financial aid, understanding first generation, low income and issues that come with that,” Santos said. “We work really specifically in those areas. We provide support.” Each student is allowed to receive a maximum of $2,500 in direct aid. Although, according to Morgan Pratt, junior EOP student, EOP peer leader and EOP admission intern, the only students who usually receive that maximum amount are first year EOP students. “The only students who get that much money are freshmen and then each year after that you get less and less fund-
ing because EOP doesn’t have that much funding,” Pratt said. According to Pratt, the Oswego State admissions office receives approximately 3,000 applications from students eligible for EOP, but the program can only accept 120 students with the increase in funding. Santos agrees and points out that $4.4 million might seem like a lot, but when given to all of the SUNY schools’ EOP programs, it is not as much funding. “The students who apply have to demonstrate a potential for academic success,” Santos said. “We always want to bring in more students that have the ability and have the promise to be very successful and we would like to take as many as we can,” Santos said. “I don’t think there is any question about that level of commitment.” Every year EOP students participate in Advocacy Day, where the EOP program goes to Albany and meets with the state legislators. Over 300 students there this past year told legislation about the
value of EOP which contributed to an increase in funding. “Oswego State takes 40 students a year,” Santos said. “And they go and they have an opportunity to say how the program is important, what is it the program does, how it serves them and how it contributes to their future. We are continuously advocating to why the state has a social responsibility to support EOP.” As a student in the program, Pratt feels that it is an encouragement to get this type of funding from the state. “Coming from a background where you have a low economic background and you come from schooling that doesn’t fully prepare you for college level learning, the EOP program helps you raise to the challenge of college,” Pratt said. “College is really the gateway to getting into the job market so being that we are having more funding and support more EOP students, it really opens the gate for more of our young people to provide a good future for the next generation and that’s what EOP is really about.”
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Editor's Column: Fall sports look to start strong in SUNYAC play
Brian Krosky Sports Editor bkrosky@oswegonian.com As the schedule begins to evolve for fall sports, the time for conference play is here. While the value of non-conference matchups show value in the ability to defeat a team rarely played, conference play brings the ability for coaches and players to learn to adapt to friendly foes. In non-conference games, since the teams are unfamiliar with each other, talent usually wins outright. What differs with conference play however, is that these teams know each other very well, and are used to the strategies and game plans that will be implemented. The significance of SUNYAC conference play is to see how well teams, from top to bottom, adjust to schemes from other schools and to see how well they test mentally, rather than just physically. Within the next two weeks, most of Oswego State’s fall sports teams will be in the midst of their conference play, and hopefully setting themselves up for a spot in their respective playoffs. The recent trend for fall sports is to boast a good non-conference record but start declining once SUNYAC games start. Despite improvement across the board for fall sports, volleyball in 2014 was the only team to post a winning record in conference play the past three years. Despite recent struggles, optimism still looms for teams this year to improve on conference play. After finishing 0-5-4 in SUNYAC play in 2013, men’s soccer improved to 3-5-1 last year, and has already started off strong with a 3-2 record. With Todd Lawson playing well in the goal, and young power on offense with Bernard Osei and Connor Lunduski have given head coach Bob Friske hope for their first winning season since 2006. Women’s soccer is also off to strong start, with a 4-2 record, and looks to get a strong campaign from their class of 2017 and 2018 after a losing record last year. Field hockey has a chance to turn their season around with a win this Friday at Brockport, but must do so without 2014 first team All-SUNYAC goalie Sarita Charap because of illness. Women’s volleyball looks to continue their opening success from the University of Scranton Tournament and the University of Rochester Tournament when they host their own tournament this weekend and prepare themselves for the stretch of their schedule against SUNYAC opponents in hopes of reaching the playoffs again this season.
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Behind both ice hockey programs, 'Teal Tuesday' gets recognition throughout region Brian Krosky Sports Editor bkrosky@oswegonian.com On Wednesday, Mary Gosek went in for what was possibly her last ever chemotherapy session. “My numbers have come within the normal range,” she said. “It looks like they can take care of it again, and it will stay gone for another two years, or four years, or 10 years. Whenever it wants to go away is fine with me.” Gosek, who is the wife of men’s ice hockey head coach Ed Gosek, is the Application Developer for Computer Technology Services at Oswego State, and was diagnosed with Stage 3C ovarian cancer in July 2012. She went through her rounds of chemotherapy starting that summer and finished in December of that year. “I was in chemo until the Plattsburgh game (Dec. 1) and I stayed out of chemo for almost two years,” Gosek said. She was cancer free until January of this year, when doctors discovered that the cancer had returned and she had to go through chemotherapy again. Her session this past Wednesday was her eighth one of the year. After her first diagnosis, Gosek and Diana Forbes, a colleague and life-long friend, decided to step up to raise awareness around the Oswego campus about Teal Tuesday. Teal Tuesday is a nationally recognized concept created by the American Cancer Society for Ovarian Cancer. With September being ovarian
Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian Mary Gosek (center) stands with her Culkin Hall colleagues, who wear teal every Tuesday to raise awareness for ovarian cancer.
cancer month, the object is to wear teal on every Tuesday of the month to raise awareness. Gosek and Forbes decided to branch off of Teal Tuesday and create something that is specifically for Oswego State. “We call it ‘Totally Teal’ and we do a walk on National Teal Day,” Gosek said.
This year, the walk was on Sept. 3. With her husband being the men’s ice hockey head coach, Gosek decided to bring the hockey programs along for her journey. Coach Gosek was more than happy to have his players participate in helping raise awareness for his wife. His players were on board with it right away.
Criselda Mapoy | The Oswegonian Rachael Ruggaber (left) prepares to set ball for her teammate, #15 Jessica Long (right) in yellow jeresy during an early season game at Max Ziel gymnasium.
Volleyball serves up promising season Victor Pusateri Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com The Oswego State women’s soccer team looks to get back on the right track this season when they begin the Oswego State Tournament on Friday. After winning their first four games and starting the year 6-1, the Lakers find themselves on a three game slide that has
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dropped their record to 6-4. Megan Russell has been dominant for the Lakers as she leads the team with 110 points for the season, more than 30 points above the second leading scorer on the team. Kelsey Dillon, Ariel Murawski and Jessica Long have also contributed to the Lakers’ early season success, each of which have point totals in the mid-70s. Oswego last played last weekend in
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the University of Rochester Invitational where they went 1-3. They won their first game of the invitational against Hamilton, but then went on lose the next three games to Houghton, St. John Fisher and University of Rochester. In this upcoming tournament, the Lakers will also play four games, doubleheaders on both Friday and Saturday. On Friday, Oswego will have its first game against Utica at 4:00 p.m. and
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then right after that they will be playing D’Youville. Then on Saturday, the Lakers have an early 10:00 a.m. game against Hartwick and conclude the tournament against SUNY Canton in the afternoon. Oswego only played each of these teams once last year. They defeated Hartwick in the Hartwick Invitational, three matches to one, and lost to SUNY Canton in the Geneseo Tournament, three matches to one. Utica, D’Youville and Hartwick all find themselves struggling early this season as none of the three teams have more than two wins on the season. With records of 2-7, 1-7, and 2-8, respectively, the Lakers are heavy favorites and should be able to capitalize on teams worse than them. SUNY Canton is a completely different story. The Kangaroos have more wins than the other three opponents combined. Canton has an 8-1 record on the year and when they have won, they’ve done it in dominating fashion. In their eight wins this season, the Kangaroos have swept the first three matches seven times and their only loss came in their last game to nationally ranked Clarkson University. Morgan Bills and Kelsey Cornish have been great for the Kangaroos, the top two scorers on the team, and deserve the most credit for their impressive record. All these teams do have one thing in common, none of them have won a game on the road so far this season. Both D’Youville and Hartwick are winless on the road with 0-2 records, while SUNY Canton and Utica have yet to play a road game. All four of these teams will have the disadvantage of being on the road, playing in Max Ziel Gymnasium, home of the Lakers, and playing against a good Oswego women’s volleyball team when the tournament gets underway this Friday.
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Quote of the Week Raising money for her is the least of all of it. Her whole thing is awareness, especially with all of the college girls on campus. She’s so positive, it’s so hard to be negative, or to feel sorry for her or sorry for the situation because she’s so resilient.” - Ed Gosek, men's ice hockey head coach
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SUNYAC-winning coach does not skip beat in new position with Lakers Kieran Coffey Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com This past summer, Oswego State Athletics hired Sarah Ritchie as the new head coach for both the men and women’s cross country teams. Ritchie, a Hilton, New York native, arrived at Oswego after three successful years at SUNY Brockport. “It’s been a very comfortable transition,” Ritchie said. “I coached three years at Brockport, one as a head coach and two as an assistant. So this is my fourth year coaching, but it's my first time coaching outside of the Rochester area, which makes it exciting being in a new city." Ritchie is already starting to build good relationships with her new team members. “They were quiet at the beginning, but now they’re starting to open up,” Ritchie said. Sophomore Justin Sommer said, “It’s been different based on training and the different atmosphere in practice. She has really pushed us to work hard.” Sommer had an impressive freshman year, competing in one 6k event, one 7.75k event and six 8k events for the Lakers. He earned the number 13 spot on Oswego's all-time 8k results list with a time of 26:37.5 and took the number three spot on Oswego's all-time 6k results list with a time of 19:56.0 at the SUNYIT Invite. He was also the top finisher in Ritchie’s first race as head coach, finishing in fifth place out of 126 runners. That competitive drive that Sommer describes is seen in the contributions that Ritchie made during her time at Brockport, where she helped athletes break nine school records and coached five students to SUNYAC titles. She also helped the men’s outdoor track and field team capture the SUNYAC championship in 2015. In their first invitational since Ritchie has taken over the job, at the SUNYIT meet, both Oswego State teams performed extremely well. The women’s team finished in third place out of 13 teams while the men finished first out of 13 teams. The men’s team finished with all seven runners in the top 20.
Performing at home last Saturday, Sept. 12, the women’s team finished in fifth place out of 10 teams while the men finished in second place out of nine teams. Ritchie had praise for her new team. “These kids are eager to learn and try hard every day,” she said. Sophomore Morgan Bronner said that the biggest change that Ritchie has brought to the program is her new nutrition program. Bronner also performed well during her freshman year. She competed in four 5k races and four 6k races for the Lakers, finishing the year on the SUNYAC All-Academic team. The next invitational for the men and women’s teams will be on September 26, the Roberts Wesleyan Anderson Invite, in Rochester, New York. Elijah Vary| The Oswegonian
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Oswego State looks to avenge shootout loss versus Brockport in 2014 for first win of the season
Men's Soccer The Men's Soccer team traveled to Alfred on Wednesday to take on the Saxons. After trailing 2-1 at halftime, the Lakers surged in the second half, scoring the final three goals of the game by Masssenzio, J. Lunduski, and Siracuse. But with Alfred having scored two more goals earlier in the half, the strong three-goal surge by the Lakers would only send the game to overtime. The scoring would stop there, as the strong effort by both teams resulted in a 4-4 tie.
Dan Laverde Asst. Sports Editor dlaverde@oswegonian.com The Oswego State field hockey team will travel to Brockport this Friday to face the Golden Eagles, marking the start of conference play in 2015-16 season. There seems to be no better time for the Lakers to turn their season around as they face a Brockport team that has yet to win a game this year. While the Lakers themselves have not won this season either, they have been part of some very close, thrilling games. In fact, the Lakers’ last three games have
all been close, including a 3-2 loss in overtime against Nazareth on September 5 and a 2-1 loss on the road against Houghton. In their last game on Tuesday, Oswego State took another tough loss to Hamilton on their home turf. The Lakers are 0-4 to start the season, while the Golden Eagles are 0-5. But head coach Brandi Lusk says the fact that her team has gotten off to a rough start makes going into conference play on Friday that much more important. “We’re off to a little bit of a rocky start,” Lusk said. “So we’re just excited to get into conference play because those are the games that really matter.”
Lusk, now in her ninth season at Oswego State, added that the tough loss to Brockport last year also adds a little extra motivation. “We are very disappointed in our result against Brockport last year, so the team is very motivated to turn that into a win,” she said. In that game last season, Brockport came out victorious on Oswego’s home turf in a game which ended in with a shootout by a final score of 2-1. That game was also marked the start of SUNYAC play, and now the exciting rematch awaits. However, the Lakers have a big issue go-
Women's Soccer Women's Soccer was also on the road, this time travelling to Buffalo for a battle with D'Youville on Tuesday. The Lakers would hand DYU their first loss of the season, shutting out the Sparatans by a finals core of 3-0. Freshman Ariah Rosos started the scoring for the lakers in the 29th minute with a score off a rebound, followed by goals by Nicole Perniciaro (46:33) and Emma geyer (82:41). The win marks their fourth win of the young sesason.
Women's Tennis Women's tennis defeated Utica College 9-0 on Monday, improving their record to 2-3 on the season. This is the second year in a row that the Lakers have swept the Pioneers, with last year's victory coming at home. Lesile Usherwood didn't drop a single game as she won 6-0 6-0. The most games given up by any of the Lakers in their matchups was four, by the first doubles team of Alli Ullrich and Alicia Kreamer.
Crisela Mapoy| The Oswegonian Sophomore forward Dani Cronk (center) chases down a loose ball during the Lakers' home opener against William Smith on September 1 at Laker Turf Stadium.
ing forward that Coach Lusk is well aware of: Injuries and illness. “Unfortunately, we have some players injured,” she said. “But it’s really a matter of the girls being comfortable with the positions they are in now and be willing to work through this.” One of the key injuries Lusk is keeping an eye on is that of her starting goalkeeper, Sarita Charap, who will be out for the next month. Charap, a sophomore, has had a great season thus far in front of net. She has 32 saves in two games this season, including a standout game against Nazareth with a grand total of 20 saves. Last season, Charap was SUNYAC Rookie of the Year, and was also named first-team All-SUNYAC. Coach Lusk said she believes backup goalies, senior Grace Lombardi and freshman Alex Theisen are ready for the challenge. That showed last time out against Hamilton, when Lombardi and Theisen were called upon to split the time in front of net. Lombardi took the bulk of the work load, playing just under 50 minutes, while allowing three goals and saving six. Theisen played the final 20 minutes and saved five herself, while allowing just one goal in a respectable performance for both goal keepers. Lusk says she does not yet know who will start in front of net on Friday, nor does she know if she will split the time between the two. Despite the importance of overcoming injuries, strategy will be a major focus for the Lakers as Lusk has implemented a new formation and thinks it will help them from here on out. “The girls are looking pretty good in our new formation,” she said. “No one has really seen us with this look yet. I think it will help us.” With new strategies in place and a motivated team, Lusk looks to get the Lakers their first win of the season and of conference play on Friday at 4 p.m. in Brockport.
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Lakers, surrounding community gather in support of ovarian cancer awareness TEAL, from B1 ing me out my entire career here, so the least we can do is raise awareness for her.” Chris Raguseo, a junior defenseman, has also been a strong advocate for Teal Tuesday and notices the impact that it has had on campus. “It has definitely grown each year I’ve been here,” Raguseo said. “It’s nice to see, especially because of who Mary is. She does everything for us, she loves us, and it’s great that we are able to do this for her.” The support didn’t stop at the men’s team, however. Women’s head coach Diane Dillon and her team have also picked up on Teal Tuesday and feel it is their responsibility, especially as women, to raise awareness for other women not only on campus, but also in
Oswego. “When you look at it, it’s all Laker hockey,” Dillon said. “It was a scary thing to see what she was going through, it really gave all of us pause. We call and complain about the little things, it’s nothing compared to what she has to do on a daily basis, physically and mentally.” Senior goalie Tori Trovato has known Mary for many years. “I grew up playing hockey in Oswego and seeing ovarian cancer affect someone so close to you and our Laker family is a terrifying situation,” Trovato said. “Our team and Laker community is doing everything we possibly can to help support the awareness of ovarian cancer.” When Mary was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago, it came as a surprise to her family and it also occurred at a very significant time for the family, with one son already in college and a daughter who had just graduated high school.
Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian Members of the ice hockey teams pose in their 'Totally Teal' T-shirts in support of ovarian cancer awareness.
“You’re certainly not ready for that,” Coach Gosek said, reflecting on his initial thoughts when hearing the news. “I wasn’t thinking something that drastic, like when the doctor comes in and tells you she’s fighting for her life. She went in for surgery and I thought it would be an hour or so, but the doctor came out six hours later and told us. From that point on, we supported her.” Coach Gosek talked about how proud he was of his team for staying by her side throughout her treatment. “From the get-go, our players were outstanding and were on board with whatever they had to do,” he said. He even joked around saying “Unlike me, she’s always nice to them.” But, the support for her has reached far beyond just the two hockey programs. “They’ve all been supportive,” he said. “Both teams, the college community, coworkers, president (Deborah) Stanley, the athletics department, and they’re supportive because of the manner in which she goes about it.” Coach Gosek talked about the emotional toll everything took on him, but did his best to keep a positive demeanor knowing how strong his wife was while battling. “I think that’s what differs her as opposed to a lot of people,” he said. “Raising money for her is the least of all of it. Her whole thing is awareness, especially with all of the college girls on campus. She’s so positive, it’s so hard to be negative, or to feel sorry for her, or sorry for the situation because she’s so resilient.” Ed spoke about the importance of women learning the symptoms of ovarian cancer and it being the main reason for increase in awareness. “Her big thing is ‘the silent killer ’ because simple everyday feelings that women experience, they don’t think it’s anything,” he said. “Things like loss of appetite and bloating ended up resulting in it being as far and long as it was.” Mary had to show the same toughness she showed in her first battle as much as, if not more than the second time when the cancer came back. “Life is tough,” Coach Gosek said. “She was right at that point where if you get over that hump time-wise, your odds are much better, everything increases positively. Mary’s Cancer Antigen 125 (CA-125) number started to increase and the doctors decided to act quickly to get her back on chemotherapy treatment early in the year. It is Mary’s resilience that has made an impact on the local, state and national level. Along with her impact here at Oswego State,
she’s also reached out to Oswego Speedway and it has contributed in raising awareness that has reached out to major parts of Central New York. Mary has also been in contact with a national organization called Hockey Coaches Care, which helps hockey coaches and their families deal in times of need. This inspired Mary to start her own non-profit organization locally to help women with treatments, called Peaceful Remedies. While National Teal Day has passed and there are only a pair of Tuesdays left in the month of September, there are still many events taking place. This Saturday is the 7th Annual Teal Ribbon Run for Ovarian Cancer Awareness in Minoa. The 5k begins at 10:30 a.m. with the 3k Family Fun Walk beginning 10 minutes after. Trovato said that members of the women’s hockey team would be participating in the 5k. At the end of the month, there will be a table set up in the campus center for people interested in buying shirts, which will be $10 each ($15 for XXL and larger), and $5 of the proceeds will go directly to the American Cancer Society in regards to Ovarian Cancer research. This will all lead up to Dec. 5 for “Teal The Rink,” when both men’s and women’s hockey will wear teal jerseys at home when they face off against Neumann University and SUNY Fredonia, respectively. “It’ll be cool to wear a different style jersey while representing our school and a great cause at the same time,” Raguseo said. “Having 3,000 people cheer and see us, it will get a lot of people on board if they aren’t already.” "I think it's great," Gilbert added. "Anything we can do to raise awareness, especially in an environment like that and that atmosphere will definitely make more people aware. Anytime we can do something like that to help the cause is going to be beneficial.” “We have a wonderful opportunity here and for us to be able to do that, and to have a benefactor to step up and help with the jerseys, a lot of people are coming together to make this happen,” Dillon said. “I’m thrilled that we can be a part of it.”
Campus Recreation Report Kelsey Blair Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com Fall intramural sports are in full swing as the soccer and softball leagues have begun.
In the Co-Rec competitive soccer league, the Ball Busters easily captured their first win of the season, beating Fitness Family and Friend by a score of 4-1. The second game of the day was extremely close, with NARP LIFE just edging out Skillz that Killz for the victory by a score of 1-0. The Ball
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Farfromsober 3-1 in their first game of the season. The Soccer Team was also able to easily win their second game of the season, beating the Grass Kickers by a score of 4-1, and bringing their overall record to 2-0. The first game of men’s competitive soccer league was a close one. Blunder Mifflin narrowly beat the Rowdy Roosters 2-1. However, Blunder Mifflin suffered a loss in their second game of the season falling to We The Movement 3-1. Atletico 315 had an easy victory over Stop N’Dump beating them 6-1. In the game featuring Blunder Mufflin and NARP LIFE, the scored ended in a 1-1 tie. The Real Coholics won the first game of the men’s recreational soccer league, beating OZ CITY FC by a score of 4-1. The Real Coholics dominated in their second game of the season easily winning over ZBT by a score of 11-1. During a high-scoring men’s competitive softball league game Facts FACTS were able to top the MasterBatters for the victory, beating them 11-6. Softbeau was able to dominate in the first game of the men’s recreational softball league. They beat Car Ramrod by a score of 14-2. However, Softbeau fell just short in their second game of their season, losing to The Turponts by a score of 4-3. In the Co Rec competitive softball league Who’s Your Papi? was able to take home the win in a nail biter, beating Balls Deep Reloaded 9-8. Where’s My Pitches At dominated in their game versus A-Roid for MVP, winning 10-3. The Big Knockers started out strong crushing the Blazin’ Jays 17-2 in their first game of the season. The Big Knockers were able to once again dominate against the Blazin’ Jays in their second game of the season beating them 13-1. This brought their record for the season to 2-0.
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BERNARD OSEI
Men's Soccer Freshman, Syracuse The freshman forward had quite a week on the turf. Osei assisted both goals in the Lakers' 2-0 win over Utica on Saturday, but the highlight of his week came in Wednesday's game vs Hamilton in which he scored the gamewinning goal in double overtime. That clutch score in the 106th minute led Oswego State to their first win against Hamilton in over 30 years. After the strong play this past week, Osei now leads the team in points, goals and assists this season. The future is looking bright for the freshman.
BAILEY WATERBURY Women's Soccer Senior, Plattsburgh
The senior midfielder put on a standout performance in the Fredonia Tournament this past weekend. She recorded her first points of the season by scoring the Lakers' first goal in a winning effort vs. Grove City to start the tournament. Waterbury also assisted Oswego's lone goal the following day vs Penn State Behrend. The Plattsburgh native was named to the All-Tournament team at the end of an impressive week where the Lakers finished 1-1 at the Fredonia Tournament.
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The women's tennis team defeated Utica with a commanding score of 9-0 on Monday. But this type of dominace is not new to the Lakers with this opponent. In fact, the past five meetings between these two teams have resulted in a 9-0 score in favor of Oswego. Looks like nine has been the lucky number for women's tennis of late, but not so much for the ladies from Utica.
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The Oswego State women's soccer team has enjoyed much success this season, starting out with a strong 4-2 record. They have especially had success when they score three goals, as the Lakers have a perfect record of 3-0 this season when they score three goals. Oswego State has defeated Pitt-Greensburg and D'Youville by a score of 3-0, including a 3-2 win over Grove City.
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Men's soccer seems to know how to score in bunches, and quickly. In Wednesday's game vs Alfred, it took only a seven minutes and 51 second span for the Lakers to score three goals (from 79:35-89:26). Not only were they fast, but they were timely. Oswego State was down 4-1 before that span, and surged to tie with the three scores coming from Masssenzio, J. Lunduski, and Siracuse to send the game into overtime. The game would end in a 4-4 tie.
SPORTS Oswego State looks to repeat success at home behind consistent veteran leadership Dan Laverde Asst. Sports Editor dlaverde@oswegonian.com This Saturday, Sept. 18, the Oswego State golf team will look to continue its impressive season at the 18th Annual Oswego Invite. The tournament will be held at the team’s home course for the first time this season, at the Oswego Country Club. The Lakers look to continue their recent success at this event, as they finished in a tie for second place out of ten teams in the tournament last year. The team has not finished worse than third place in the last five years at this event. This includes first place finishes in the 2013-14 and the 2010-11 seasons. Senior captain Dan North, who graduates this December, has had much success in the hometown tournament. As a junior captain last season, North led the Lakers and finished second overall with a 73 (+4) en route to that second place finish in 2014-15. North’s teammate, Tyler Wurzer, who is a senior as well, has also shone in this event in the past. As a sophomore in the 2013-14 season, Wurzer shot a 75 (+4) in a strong effort which led to a first place
Lakers finish. Despite their success at the Oswego Country Club over past few years, the team hit a bump in the road most recently at the Oswego Spring Invitational, in which they finished in fifth place out of six teams in the event this past April. North and Wurzer, who are the leaders on this team, will look to follow the excellent senior class from 2014. Three seniors from last year, Kyle Brockman, Kyle Gaillard and Omari Howard, all finished within the top six of this invitational last year. This past Wednesday, the team took third place out of nine teams at the Keuka Fall Invite. Mike Marshall, another senior on this team, tied for the best score on the team with underclassmen Stuart Winn and Joshua Krause with a +8. Oswego State finished two shots behind second place SUNY Delhi “B” team and seven shots behind the SUNY Delhi “A” team. The tournament has a start time of 1 p.m. on Saturday, as the Lakers will look to bounce back from that result and defend their home course. The senior golfers will also look to put on some good swings in what will most likely be their final fall invitational at home in Oswego.
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SAFETY OF CAMPUS DEBATABLE Two weeks ago, three University Police officers were assaulted when responding to a call at Waterbury Hall involving a suspicious person. Elsewhere, horrifying and tragic occurrences have brought into question the safety of other university campuses. In Cleveland, Mississippi, a man named Shannon Lamb shot and killed a former colleague, Ethan Schmidt, at Delta State University before taking the life of a woman he lived with, Amy Prentiss, and finally his own. Events such as these have raised questions about how university administrators and police can better protect students from incidents such as harassment, assault, suspicious behavior and even the presence of an active shooter, which, unfortunately, is growing into a greater threat. In the case of campus shootings, there are many who feel allowing people to carry guns on college campuses would be beneficial. For
example, Florida lawmakers are pushing ahead with a bill that would allow this. Is that really the best course of action, though? Do we really want to be fighting fire with fire? The ability to be armed with a weapon would not make college campuses safer, but instill more fear and paranoia. There is a lot of debate over whether the ability to carry a gun is a right or not. Without getting into that debate, whatever the case, it is first and foremost a privilege. A college campus, where the majority of people are not qualified to carry a gun, is not the place to exercise some misguided fit of paranoia and stubbornness. It is, however, a place where qualified individuals, such as University Police, are the only ones who should be allowed to carry a gun. With this in mind, if administrators and lawmakers want to make college campuses safer,
putting a gun in everyone’s hand is not the correct course of action. Other safety concerns, such as reckless behavior and underage drinking are being addressed by Oswego State administrators. May’s first annual OzFest is a good example of a campus safety response that works. Oswego State administration went to great lengths to make the annual Bridge Street Run a more low key and safe event. Many underage students were deterred from drinking and reckless behavior because of the festival. Overall, campus safety is about administrators taking the necessary, but reasonable steps to ensure every student is safe. Here at Oswego State, University Police will continue to respond swiftly to urgent matters of any kind, and administration will, hopefully, continue to make the right decisions that have a positive impact on campus life.
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College athletics prove their worth Participation in collegiate sports worth time put in by student athletes
Are you ready for the fall season? “I’m ready for fall. It’s my favorite season and I’m ready for the pumpkins and the pretty colors of the leaves.” Derek Shaw senior, technology education
“I want the fall. I’m in Funnelle Hall and it’s way too hot. I like the leaf changes and the coolness.” Dominick Manno sophomore, information science
Natalie Brophy Copy Editor nbrophy@oswegonian.com Being a collegiate student athlete is not easy, whether you’re a star player for a Div I team or a Div III walk-on. Collegiate student athletes sacrifice the typical college experience for the opportunity to continue playing the sport they love. To some, that sacrifice may seem absurd. Who would want to trade in four
Rebecca Gill senior, zoology
“I’m ready for fall. It’s my favorite season.” Bryan Cayea senior, public justice
“I’d rather it be summer all year round. I want to be on the beach and on the water all year round.” Julia Lavery freshman, business administration
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cited to go to practice everyday. I want to get better, not only for myself, but for my teammates as well, who have supported me since day one. My team is my family away from home. I quickly learned the importance of time management from being a student athlete. Trying to balance classes, extracurricular activities and school work is a challenge for many college students, but throwing daily practices and weekends on the road into the mix makes the challenge even more complicated. I learned that procrastination is not an option if you want to get to bed before morning practice starts. In my experience, being a collegiate student athlete is not a sacrifice. It is an opportunity that not everyone is fortunate enough to receive. While it may be a lot of hard work, I would not change my decision to be an Oswego State athlete for all the sleep in the world.
Police cameras invade privacy Prevelance of body, dashboard recording devices sees rise in popularity Shenandoah Briere Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com
“I’m ready for the fall. It’s cool, it’s sweater weather and I like the colors of the trees when they start changing.”
years of partying and sleeping until noon for gym workouts and morning practices? Now that I have a year of college swimming at Oswego State under my swim cap and I am preparing to begin my second season, I can say that the “sacrifice” I made was very much worth it. I have been a competitive swimmer since I was seven years old. When it came time to start thinking about college, there was never a doubt in my mind that I wanted to continue my swimming career at the collegiate level. I wasn’t ready to give up the sport that had been such a huge part of my life for the past decade. Being a collegiate student athlete has given me much more than just an opportunity to continue being a competitive swimmer. It has given me the opportunity to be on a team with other people who share the same passion for the sport that I have loved for over half of my life. Being in that kind of environment makes me ex-
Over the past year, communities have been struck by the deaths of unarmed men and women who have died while in police custody. The deaths of Freddie Gray, Michael Brown and Sandra Bland have led many to question the reliability of officers and the state in which cameras have become an everyday tool and means of verifying the truth. The rate at which videos have been distributed and linked to the Internet is increasing every day as more people post about their every day lives or the dramatic events happening around them. Videos have shed light on the increasing popularity of how some officers are handling situations. It has led to thoughts about police officers wearing body cameras. On Dec. 1, 2014, President Obama announced plans to spend $263 million on body cameras for police officers. Brown’s family has become a big supporter of this idea, even stating that they wanted all officers wearing body cameras. The question that arises now is what should citizens be doing to protect themselves? The answer came in the form of dashboard cameras. This has recently become popular in Russia where people have been able to use the footage against corrupt officers. People in the United States are questioning if this
is our next move as protests and anger against officers rises. However, an idea like this comes with its own issues. If you install a camera, there are regulations as to how big it can be and where it can be placed. You run into problems outlying the fact that some people will not feel comfortable being on camera. Also, if an officer asks you to step out of the vehicle and then escorts you to the back of the vehicle, you are no longer capable of knowing if you are on camera since it’s likely that your camera is facing the front of your car. This footage is also inadmissible in court. The pros in some ways out rule the issue. In many cases, dashboard cameras can become a means of evidence in car crashes. Also, you would be able to have an officer
on camera if you are pulled over. While these pros might seem alluring to some in the eyes of a driver, they don’t mean that much if the footage is inadmissible in court. Why have the footage if you can’t use it? Drivers need to understand the laws in the state you live in about having a dashboard camera and the privacy laws that follow. In other words, these cameras might be great if you ever find yourself in a car accident and need to prove you had no fault, but compared to wearing a body camera that catches your every move, a dashboard camera means nothing. If the worry is so huge about police brutality or questionable actions by officers, then maybe we as people should invest in body cameras.
Photo provided by Glyn Lowe via flickr Drivers are now using cameras to record officers when they are pulled over in order to ensure safety.
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THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2015
‘Dear fat people’ hits nerve Tip of Canadian jokester defends controversial video the hat...
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Camerawoman loses job, gives apology Hungarian TV network employee seen tripping Syrian refugee children Photo provided by Nicole Arbour via YouTube A wide array of demographics fired shots at Arbour for her crude fat shaming viral video on YouTube.
Morgan Altland Asst. Laker Review Editor maltland@oswegonian.com Nicole Arbour, a Canadian comedian, actress and YouTuber, has been under attack this week since posting a video titled “Dear Fat People.” Currently at 5.5 million views, the video has been watched and despised by many people who claim it is nothing more than fat shaming. However, as harsh as some of the words seem, the video is an attempt to get people to think about their decisions and how they affect themselves and those around them. The fall out is a bit excessive. After the video, her channel was temporarily taken down. Arbour took to Twitter and claimed this was censorship by YouTube. The website is all about giving people the chance to say what is on their minds and taking down one video because one group claims it’s gone too far is taking away that right. On a site filled with people calling the president a “Muslim devil” and anti-Trump bloggers, one comedian’s video was the worst of the worst? Now, this isn’t an article agreeing with what she said. Many of her comments were too much and didn’t follow with the message she was trying to send her viewers. The issue is about her right to say these things. The First Amendment protects speech, even speech that people don’t like. Taking something down just because some find it’s rude or obscene takes away from the rights of the person wanting to share his or her opinion. From the eyes of a comedian, this can be
seen plain and simple. Either everything is funny or nothing is funny. Many comics who like to use offensive humor in their jokes choose not to draw a line, because if they deem something too far then how can they justify the rest of what they say? Everyone has this line and has a topic they believe should be made fun of or talked about. Yet when these lines are drawn, we can’t attack someone else for crossing it. If you laugh at five other things this person says, but then they say something that makes you stop, that doesn’t mean they’re a bad comedian. They just told a bad joke. Since Arbour posted the video, many have posted response videos attacking Arbour for what she said. Arbour also lost out on a position in a film. Director Pat Mills told zap2it that it, “felt like I had been punched in the gut. I was so upset I was shaking like Shelley DuVall in the ‘The Shining’, bullies like Nicole Arbour are the reason I’m making this movie.” Attacking someone because you feel attacked is never the right answer. If they wanted to change her views then they should have talked, not screamed over a vlog or thrown jabs through an article. Some may view it as “fat shaming,” but this video is just a comedian calling for change in the wrong way. However, as mad as it makes people, she has the right to say what she wants, and she continues to defend what she said. Some need a swift kick to change their habits, and for them, hopefully this video was their wake up call. For others who found it too much, or thought what she was saying went too far, click “dislike” and move on. Hate leads to more hate, nothing better.
Feminists get to core of Apple’s sexism
Photo provided by toorange via Creative Commons Syrian migrants attempting to escape holding camps were stalled by a camerawoman who panicked and began hindering the escape of Syrian refugees.
Rebecca LaMora Contributing Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Last week, Hungarian camera woman Petra Laszlo was fired from her job with Hungarian Nationalist N1TV after a video of her tripping and kicking several migrants surfaced worldwide. After the video of this incident received huge amounts of backlash, Laszlo wrote a letter of apology explaining that her actions were the result of panic, not of racism. Many of these migrants were refugees who had fled with few belongings to Hungary where they had been placed in a holding camp for several days. The refugees described the conditions as “uncomfortable” and even “inhumane.” Laszlo’s involvement occured while she was documenting a wave of migrants in southern Hungary, when the migrants pushed through a police blockade and began sprinting out of the
holding camp. The migrants forcing their way out of the camp in this aggressive way caused Laszlo to panic and as the sprinting migrants scrambled past her, she claims she acted on impulse by tripping several of them including a man carrying a child, and then seconds later a young girl, all of whom were fleeing away from the holding camp to escape the conditions there. In her letter to the Hungarian Newspaper, Magyar Nemzet, Laszlo stated that, “I am very sorry for the incident, and as a mother I am especially sorry for the fact that fate pushed a child in my way. I did not see that at that moment. I started to panic and as I re-watch the film, it seems as it was not even me.” Fear is a basic emotion of humans and it is believable that Laszlo’s actions did occur because of panic and not prejudice. It is also fair to say that as an adult who likely had knowledge about the hightension situation, her reaction was mostly a product of overreaction. Laszlo’s prevailing fear that she would be harmed by the refugees seems weak if
you consider the much higher levels of panic that the fleeing migrants were facing. Their focus was solely on freeing themselves from the harsh conditions of the holding camp. Writing a letter for the public to consider was Laszlo’s best shot of gaining even partial public support by stating her motives for her reaction. Even though I believe that Laszlo showed poor self control with her reaction to the situation, at least we know that she had fairly justifiable reasoning behind her actions. However, I do agree with her former employer’s decision to fire herin response to her actions. A job such as a camerawoman requires a certain amount of self-awareness and self-control to maintain your composure in high-tension situations such as this one. Now that she no longer is employed as a camerawoman, perhaps Laszlo can focus on finding a career that is better suited to her abilities and strengths, one where her actions will not cause public outcry.
Jenner gets grilled by DeGeneres Former Olympian appears on popular talk show, gives surprising opinion
Photo provided by Dennis Goedegebuure via flickr Femisnists sliced Apple to the core over their use of a Photoshop like app which put a fake smile on a model.
Lexi Hanna Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Apple technology has become a major contributor to our everyday assets. Ever since it released its first iPod in 2001, Apple has released everything from computers to phones to smart watches. Apple’s newest release, the iPad Pro, strung up controversy at Apple’s annual September event. Eric Snowden of Adobe showed off an app now offered by Apple that allows users to touch-up their pictures quickly and easily with the swipe of a finger. Snowden proceeded to bring up a picture of a woman, not smiling, and exclaimed, “I wish she had a little bit more of a smile. I think it would warm up the design a bit. Luckily, we have an app for that.” He then edited the picture so she was smiling. Spectators were surprisingly angered by this comment as well as the fact that only three women were brought on stage during the release. This brought up complaints of “fixing women to make them prettier,” and accusations toward Apple, among other technology companies of being sexist. Feminism and sexism have been major areas of controversy over the last decade. Apparently using a female model as an example of how an app works stirs up arguments regarding both issues. Users and unhappy clients have brought to the attention of Tim Cook, Apple CEO, that not enough women are employed or seen as presenters at Apple. Cook took this to heart, and over the last year, Apple has hired 11,000
women, 65 percent more than in recent years. Why is it still so much of a problem? Women’s equality has often been an issue in the U.S. What do we expect? Miracles? You can’t fix everything regarding equality in less than 100 years. In 1920, feminism and gender equality focuses were simply the right to vote and to own land. We achieved that. Feminism has been taken to a whole new level, a level that can make just about anything appear to be “sexist,” whether it really is or not. I understand the need to be proactive and have complete equality, but is that really what women are striving for anymore? In our society, it’s considered sexist by many women when a man opens a door for a woman. A man can no longer show chivalry to a woman without being accused of thinking she is unable to do things for herself. Somewhere along the line, feminism got all mixed up. Equality is no longer equality, it’s independence. That’s what’s at play in the Apple issue. Women are angry that men are able to fix their smile. However, let’s be real, no man is going to fix a woman’s smile in their picture. The woman will fix her own smile. This app is no different than Photoshop, which is used regularly to make the user look or feel better. Snowden was simply demonstrating how the app works, not shaming women or trying to be sexist. Spectators are looking far too deeply into the motives of Apple, turning an innocent idea of perfection into a sexist act of inequality. Snowden and Apple are at no true fault here, our society is. The way society thinks is what keeps sexism around, not companies trying to demonstrate how to use a product.
Photo provided by Warner Bros Jenner shared her views on same sex marriage from the perspective of a Rebublican who is transgender.
Christine E. King Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Our favorite dancing talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres, recently invited Caitlyn Jenner to her show and took the opportunity to ask her some questions that many of us may have been asking. One of the most common questions in Jenner ’s life right now is the inevitable question of sexual orientation. Is there even a way to officially determine whether a transgender woman is homosexual or heterosexual if she dates a woman that identifies as a woman? Or if a transgender woman is homosexual or heterosexual if she dates a man? This was DeGeneres’ primary question, and Jenner responded by explaining that she is not so much concerned with dating at the moment as she is with adjusting to her new life as a transgender woman. Jenner has given this response several times and further explained that she is at the age where she no longer has to worry about creating a family, therefore allow-
ing her a little more freedom than younger transgender people, but that she is not certain yet which gender she would prefer in the context of dating. She even made the comical statement, “I already have too many children!” This discussion led to the connection that Jenner is a conservative Republican and has always valued tradition. DeGeneres requested that Jenner elaborate. Jenner explained that when gay marriage initially became a serious topic, as Bruce he was not for it, and that currently, as Caitlyn, she is “okay with it,” but only in the sense that she would never want to get in the way of someone’s happiness and rights. Jenner continued to talk about how she does not understand homosexuality, but that she has always been a traditionalist and has always viewed marriage as between a man and a woman. DeGeneres has since been on “The Howard Stern Show” and filled him in on how she feels about Jenner ’s opinion. DeGeneres told Stern that she herself does not understand the idea of transgender, the same as Jenner doesn’t understand the idea of homosexuality, and stated,
“I’m trying to understand it, because I don’t fully understand it, either, but I also want everybody to be happy.” Stern agreed, adding, “Here’s a person on TV crying, ‘Hey, I want to be myself, I want to be genuine—I don’t want people to ridicule me,’ and then says in the same breath, ‘Gee, gay marriage, I don’t get it,’ it’s remarkable.” When Stern asked DeGeneres if Jenner danced with her, as the majority of her guests do, she replied, “No, she didn’t dance—I don’t think she’s a dancer. And maybe she didn’t want to dance with me because I’m a lesbian.” DeGeneres supports the transgender community 100 percent because equality is equality, and “we want the same thing everybody wants,” referring to happiness, rights, marriage and respect. The underlying issue that is relevant here is that DeGeneres believes that since she, as a married lesbian, supports and respects the transgender community, shouldn’t the transgender community also support her and the LGBT community? I am a fan of both DeGeneres and Jenner, so I have a few points of my own. Maybe Jenner is unsupportive, or even hypocritical about gay couples and marriage, when she is in a similar boat. However, Jenner just wants to be left alone about her dating life—or perfectly happy lack of one. DeGeneres just feels offended by the way Jenner feels about gay marriage. But I believe that these feelings are perfectly acceptable. It is perfectly acceptable for you to not understand why someone would be different, because we are all humans, and humans have the tendency to be different as well as the need to understand why. People are people, equality is equality and we should all respect each other and each other ’s right to happiness, whether we understand why one person is different from us or wants something different than us or not.
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Events Calendar
Friday, Sept. 18 through Friday, Sept. 25
ART EXHIBIT: “ORIGINS: TRADITION & INNOVATION” Date: Friday, Sept. 18 Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Second floor, Penfield Library ART EXHIBIT: “WHERE DO WE GO?” Date: Friday, Sept. 18 Time: 12 - 5 p.m. Location: 186 W. First St., Oswego ALANA FASHION SHOW Date: Saturday, Sept. 19 Time: 7 - 11 p.m. Location: Ballroom, Hewitt Union FACULTY CONCERT BY PAUL LEARY Date: Sunday, Sept. 20 Time: 3 - 4 p.m. Location: Ballroom, Hewitt Union ALANA AFRICAN AND MODERN DANCE PERFORMANCE Date: Sunday, Sept. 20 Time: 6 - 7:15 p.m. Location: Activity Court, Marano Campus Center ALANA COLLECTIONS OF EXPRESSIONS Date: Thursday, Sept. 24 Time: 6 - 8 p.m. Location: Room 132, Marano Campus Center
LAKER REVIEW
Stephen Colbert’s late show all too familiar Morgan Altland Asst. Laker Review Editor maltland@oswegonian.com
Last week on Sept. 8, 6.5 million viewers tuned in to CBS to see the start of Stephen Colbert’s network late night career. “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” debuted with George Clooney, Jeb Bush and a few jokes that failed to fully land. The show is a simple case of a program trying to reinvent its voice. The show opened in a way that rang true to the Stephen Colbert from his original Comedy Central show, “The Colbert Report.” The show premiered with Colbert singing the national anthem around the country. As the show progressed, fans saw many more similarities. Although the stage is not the same as the one he used for his first show, the area is decorated in a similar manner, and he had his trademark items, such as his Captain America
Photo provided by cbs.com Stephen Colbert’s late show was filled with laughs and awkward interviews.
Trump was saying with how he eats an Oreo. He then went on to eat an Oreo after every clip, trying to control himself and ultimately just caving and eating more. In terms of guests, the show could have done better for the first episode. George Clooney is a great choice, an A-list celeb that fans love, yet they brought him in on a time when he’s not really working on anything. On top of that, the two of them don’t know each other.
It would have been better if Colbert had brought in someone who he could play off of or someone who was doing something. Jeb Bush has the comedic timing of a sun burned ostrich with strep throat and was not the best choice to use later in the show. The show has potential, and with Colbert moving forward, hopefully we see some better guests and some stronger jokes. Yet as premieres stand, this one does not stand out or make viewers crazy to watch the next episode.
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shield, on display. The beginning of the show is filled with some moments where you want to laugh and you think you should laugh, but you don’t. There was a small running joke that the president of CBS was watching with his hand on the switch to change the time slot back to reruns of “The Mentalist” if the show didn’t do well. When the switches occurred, there was only slight laugher from the studio audience and many thought, “Okay, let’s move on.” The lack of quick transitions between the two didn’t help, because as viewers wait for something to happen, they see Stephen just grinning. However, the show is filled with some great moments. Colbert focused on what Donald Trump has been saying at different speeches, press conferences and rallies. He begins with a rally where Trump says he will never eat an Oreo again because of the company closing a plant in the U.S. and opening one in Mexico. Colbert began to equate what
For artists, Nashville has become a Mecca of sorts. Every day, new artists flock onto the scene in an attempt to strike gold. With many outlets to perform, record and release music, it can seem like the perfect opportunity to prosper. For Aaron Krause, this sentiment certainly rings true. When the St. Louis native relocated, the young singer-songwriter refined his skills and began producing striking niche music. Delving deep into the realm of alternative-pop/ rock music, similarities can be drawn between him and bands like Muse. On his latest release, titled “Jade,” Krause finds himself producing some of his best music to date. Certainly creative, the 23-year-old artist blends soft vocals with electronic synths. This blend, which creates the type of enveloping atmosphere
that has become so popular, adds Krause to a growing list of singers seeking out new and exciting directions. On “I Will Wait,” Krause presents listeners with his most impressive track. Contrasting pure vocals with zapping, vibrant instrumentals, Krause demonstrates why he should become a drawing force. Rousing and filled with heart and determination, “I Will Wait” is Krause’s closest move towards occupying an unsaturated niche. With “Jade,” intimate tranquility takes center stage. From airy vocals to a far more simple beat, the calming mood produced by the song distinguishes it from the rest of the EP. Peaceful and enjoyable, every moment of “Jade” is as pleasing as the next and certainly one of Krause’s most accomplished pieces to date. “Jade” is beautiful. “Honey, Fire (Alt)” takes Krause’s sound toward the electro-R&B direction. Similar to music recently released by The Weeknd, the track is a heavily produced masterpiece.
Photo provided by aaronkrause.com Sultry and enjoyable, Aaron Kraus shows what he’s made of on latest EP.
Through its hollow echoes and snare-filled beats, the song gleams like a well-polished appliance. Performing as one of the most compelling tracks off of the record, “Honey, Fire (Alt)” is a beneficial addition to Krause’s portfolio. “Love Alive” is perhaps the EP’s most forgettable track. Too close to the sound of other performers, something about this song is almost too simple and forlorn. Sleepy and undistin-
guishable, it does its job of concluding an otherwise impressive collection. But what is missing is too noticeable to end the EP properly. Ultimately, Aaron Krause’s latest EP “Jade” is an enjoyable and entertaining listen. While perhaps not the most original piece of work, most of the record is a step in the right direction. Where “Jade” has its successes, Krause is able to cover less memorable parts with interesting enough tracks worth listening to.
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Fall TV preview: Suspense-filled autumn ahead, some comic relief Jack Roche Contributing Writer laker@oswegonian.com With fall nearly upon us, leaves will change color, apples will be picked and television will cease to be a mundane mix of overplayed reruns and shows that make you wonder what you’re doing with your life (Looking at you “Treehouse Masters.” What are you doing on Animal Planet anyway?). Fall is always the best time of the year for television as it brings a healthy dose of premieres to satiate your boredom. “The Bastard Executioner” Premieres: Sept. 15, FX From the mind of Kurt Sutter, creator of the FX hit “Sons of Anarchy,” comes a new show aimed at the “Game of Thrones” audience. Set in the Middle Ages, “Executioner” tells the story of a former knight seeking vengeance. The show promises to live up to the “Sons of Anarchy” legacy of pushing the envelope of how violent a show on basic cable can be. “Minority Report” Premieres: Sept. 21, FOX Set 10 years after the Tom Cruise sci-fi movie of the same name, “Minority Report” picks up the torch, ready to explore the possibilities of a futuristic world where a select
few receive visions of crimes before they are committed. Think “NCIS” meets “That’s So Raven” sprinkled with a little extra science fiction for good measure. “Blindspot” Premieres: Sept. 21, NBC A woman is found in Times Square with no recollection of her past and mysterious tattoos covering her body. With a relatively simple premise that holds plenty of opportunities for plot twists, “Blindspot” could be the type of show that holds audiences’ interest for a very long time. “Limitless” Premieres: Sep. 22, CBS A small screen spin-off to the 2011 feature film starring Bradley Cooper, “Limitless” follows Brian Finch as he is introduced to the mysterious wonder drug, NZT, and all its benefits. “Limitless” features its original star, Cooper, in a recurring role which lends credibility to the show and makes it worth at least one curious viewing. “The Muppets” Premieres: Sept. 22, ABC It’s “Muppets” meets “The Office” in the first ever “adult” Muppets Show. In a new contemporary, documentary style, “The Muppets” ventures into unchartered territory by exploring the never before seen personal lives and re-
Photo provided by www.nbc.com Jaimie Alexander (“Thor: The Dark World”) stars as Jane Doe in NBC’s latest mystery, “Blindspot.”
lationships of everyone’s favorite childhood puppets. “The Player” Premieres: Sep. 24, NBC “The Player” is an action-packed thriller set in Las Vegas that follows former intelligence officer, security expert and all around badass, Alex, as he’s plunged headfirst into a shady underground gambling ring where the wealthy place bets on his ability to stop high-stakes crime. Also, Wesley Snipes is one of the main characters. Who doesn’t love Wesley Snipes? “Ash vs Evil Dead” Premieres: Oct. 31, Starz
A new TV series set 30 years after Sam Raimi’s cult horror hit series “Evil Dead,” “Ash vs Evil Dead” sees the return of Sam Raimi as a writer/director as well as Bruce Campbell returning to reprise his role as the iconic Ash Williams. It will be interesting to see if the TV series can capture the same perfect mix of horror and comedy which made the original films such big hits. “Master of None” Premieres: Nov. 6, Netflix “Master of None” is a brand new Netflix original series written and starring comedian Aziz Ansa-
ri. The show is Ansari’s personal project, based heavily around his own personal and professional life as a 30-year-old actor living in New York City. “Into the Badlands” Premieres: Nov. 15, AMC If you have ever wondered what “Django Unchained” would be like if it were set in a post-apocalyptic world and replaced all the guns with kung fu, then AMC finally has a show for you. A mighty warrior and a young boy journey through a dangerous feudal land while searching for enlightenment and good ratings.
Five Finger Death Punch keeps on swingin’ Robb Lee Contributing Writer laker@oswegonian.com
The new record “Got Your Six” from Five Finger Death Punch picks right up from where they left off with their last release, the double album ”The Wrong Side of Heaven and The Righteous Side of Hell,” in 2013. In the military, “got your six” means “I’ve got your back.” With this new record, FFDP has the six of music fans everywhere by continuing their style of mixing heaviness and melody in many of their songs while keeping their edge. The first song, which is the record’s title track, opens with a slow guitar bit, then you hear singer Ivan Moody yell “Charge” followed by FFDP’s heavy hitting style. With lyrics such as “I’m a f****** soldier just like I told ya” and “Out on the battle-
ground let’s take a look around, well there’s a million of us ready to throw down,” this song should go over well with members of the military. The first single, “Jekyll and Hyde,” is a song that was built around actual voicemail messages that Moody left for his band mates. With such lyrics as “You’ve got rocks in your head, I can hear them rolling ‘round,” this should resonate with everyone, as we all know someone we would like to say this to. This song has a very catchy sing along quality, which is not standard FFDP. This record is slightly more melodic than heavy, yet still manages to maintain the band’s signature style. The songs “No Sudden Movement,” “Boots and Blood” and “You’re Not My Kind” are the heavy, in-your-face tempo songs that one would expect from FFDP with Moody’s standard growling vocals, Jeremy Spencer ’s hard hitting double bass and heavy guitar riffs from both Zoltan Ba-
Photo provided by flikr.com Five Finger Death Punch’s lead singer Ivan Moody serenades audiences with his melodic heavy metal.
thory and Jason Hook. While the band said there were no ballads on this record, the track “Digging My Own Grave” and bonus track “I Apologize” are mellower songs in the vein of “Wrong Side of Heaven” and “Battle Born” from the previous albums. While they are not typi-
cal ballads, they fit the mold of the less aggressive side of the band’s catalog. Many of the band’s songs contain explicit lyrics. However, in many cases, the songs could be written without this type of language. In the case of Five Finger Death Punch, the profanity serves to add to the point the band is try-
ing to make. While many feel that this is the band’s most uninspired record since they burst onto the metal scene in 2007, the truth is that the worst effort from Ivan Moody and company is much better than what is being pushed out by the record industry on a regular basis.
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Leona Lewis unleashes powerful vocal talent on ‘I Am’
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At times, artists thrown into the spotlight so suddenly can easily fade away. For these artists, their 15 minutes is a disappointing conclusion to their short story. The struggle to continue releasing music is met with assorted singles and randomly released EPs, each charting lower than the one before it. One artist who knows the struggle but has somehow managed to stay above the fray is Leona Lewis. Consistently in the Top 40, Lewis’ career has been met with a steady flow of fame. While experiencing many of the difficulties of a long standing artist including label troubles and declining firstweek sales, Lewis has managed to stay the course by producing staple records with long lasting vitality rather than viral smash hits. With the release of Lewis’ fifth studio album, “I Am,” the powerhouse vocalist has experienced a kind of rebirth. Parting from her previous dealings with Simon
Photo provided by leonalewismusic.com Leona Lewis shows off her confidence on her latest, empowering and soul satisfying album, “I Am.”
Cowell’s Syco Music, Lewis’ new direction with Island Records is emotive and compelling. For the X-Factor winner, “I Am” is certainly a raw and impressive endeavor considering its tumultuous foundations. From musical disagreements to Lewis’ actual parting from the label, “I Am” is, at the very least, pleasing. The lead single, “Fire Under My
Feet,” is a thumping pop track that is one of the strongest on “I Am.” Similar in style to Adele’s “Rumor Has It,” “Fire Under My Feet” is an upbeat and danceable song. Prideful and triumphant, each moment of “Fire Under My Feet” is a look back at the potential held by Lewis. Her impressive vocals smashing through a pacing beat help showcase Lewis’ undying soul.
On “Ladders,” Lewis finds herself shimmering at her brightest. By far the most experimental and popdriven track off of “I Am,” “Ladders” is slick and carefree. Looping instrumentals mixed with Lewis’ powerhouse vocals turn “Ladders” away from a typical pop song into a blasting dance track. Like smash-hit “Bleeding Love,” “Another Love Song” shares the
same sense of long-lasting love and memorability. Danceable and swooning, “Another Love Song” hits the perfect spots to showcase what made Lewis so popular during her days on television. Easy to see as a Billboard hit, “Another Love Song” holds Lewis to expectations. While tracks like “You Knew Me When” can sometimes fade away following its completion, Lewis still manages to hold off an overwhelming sense of exhaustion. Other tracks like “Thank You” and “Power” experience a similar feeling, but are ultimately still acceptable. Overall, “I Am” is a pleasant addition to Leona Lewis’ growing repertoire. Certainly a mainstay in the music industry, Lewis’ future is one that should be met with continued success. “I Am” represents the kind of direction other pop stars should take notice of. While remaining in the pop sphere, the sophistication presented by “I Am,” is a conscious direction. While sometimes stagnant, “I Am” still hits many of the marks of an accomplished record.
Bring Me the Horizon reveals ‘poppy’ new sound Brendan Peek Contributing Writer laker@oswegonian.com
We all know Bring Me the Horizon for their hardcore breakdowns and heavy instrumentals, so it goes without saying that their new album, “That’s the Spirit,” makes us question where they are headed in the future. It seems that they have traded in their membership card to the world of metalcore/scream for that of an emo-pop culture filled with techno beats and lightcore melodies. While that may not be a bad thing in the opinion of newcomers, it upsets the loyal fans that BMTH has accumulated over the past eleven years. Their new album, “That’s the Spirit,” released Sept. 11, has proven to the world that “Sempiternal” might have been the last we will hear of the BMTH we supported so long ago. Like their last album, BMTH
incorporates many electronic sounds alongside their solid guitar riffs. Ollie Sykes is still the same vocalist he has always been, delivering a raspy yet colorful sound to match the nowheavy electronics. If he decided to pull a Danny Worsnop on us, the whole hardcore world might revolt. They decided on a lighter sound for the new album, many of the songs having slower melodies and higher vocals such as “Follow You.” The new album is a more modern, poppy version of the metalcore scene, souding similar, yet still metalcore, to bands such as 3Oh!3 and Cobra Starship. The new album sounds close to their last album “Sempiternal” with a few tweaks that give it that new-age pop sound. While “That’s the Spirit” follows similarly in the footsteps of its predecessor “Sempiternal,” it fails to meet the standards and expectations of Bring Me the Horizon’s fan base. Not saying “Hospital for Souls” (“Sempiternal,” 2013) is anything close to “Diamonds Aren’t Forever”
Photo provided by en.wikipedia.org Ollie Sykes has been the poster child for Bring Me the Horizon through all their stylistic changes.
(“Suicide Season,” 2008), but it still seems to hit closer to home than “True Friends” (“That’s the Spirit,” 2015). The new album is a mix of their new upbeat techno sound, with a little of their “Sempiternal” sound. Songs from the new album like “Throne” and “Happy Song” could have easily been on the
2013 album and seem a tad out of place on the new album. Yet having songs that remain in the pre-established genre make the album bearable. One can only take so much shock, and having a little bit of a “break” every so often can relieve some of the effects this new album may have. After a few songs, if you be-
gin to tell yourself that this is how Bring Me the Horizon has always sounded, don’t listen to yourself. 2015 BMTH is a far cry from 2008 and even farther from 2006. As the years progress, their sound has changed in response. That is to be expected. Still, we can’t help but miss the old days.
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‘Origins: Tradition and Innovation’ looks back while moving forward Andrew Pugliese Editor-In-Chief apugliese@oswegonian.com
Origins: Tradition & Innovation has been a show on the mind of Mike Flanagan, director of Tyler Art Gallery, for a number of years. This month, it became a reality. Origins, open Sept. 4 through Oct. 4 in Tyler Art Gallery’s temporary home on the second floor of Penfield Library, features 14 artists’ works, which range from quilting to woodworking to instruments made from recycled materials. Flanagan has been interested in the convergence of contemporary, traditional and folk art and craft for many years. He’s been researching the topic and artists who have pieces in the area for some time. However, it was with the help of Artswego that, this semester, his vision found a home in Penfield. “I have to give credit to John Shaffer from Artswego (Director of Art Programming),” Flanagan said. “He came over and was interested in talking about what ideas we were doing for
the upcoming year, and this was quite a while ago, and he wanted to collaborate in some way.” Another addition to this semester’s show was the performance of cellist Matt Haimovitz at the show’s main reception on Wednesday. Haimovitz played a portion of the Bach Cello Suites to open the event and Flanagan thought the performance fit nicely into the theme of the show. “This artist is a perfect match for this because he favors setting up in non-traditional concert settings,” Flanagan said. “I think in a conceptual that’s related to the casual quality of folk art and a lot of the pieces he does. At some level, they’re based on composer who are looking at folk tradition, as a lot of classical composers did for ideas.” In an annual schedule filled with regularly-scheduled shows, such as faculty and juried student events, outside galleries are shown only once or twice a year. While Flanagan was pleased overall with how the show turned out, during the installation process he came to the conclusion a little something was missing. “It has a nice, clean, sparse look but probably one more artist would have re-
Claire Chiarelli | The Oswegonian Claire Chiarelli | The Oswegonian Origins: Tradition and Innovation shows all art evolves from the history before it with multiple concepts.
ally been the right amount,” Flanagan said. “I’m personally a believer in letting the artworks have some space around them to exist in but they’ll be crowded.” One of the artists Flanagan did find to donate work to the show was Lauren Bristol, a local artist from Syracuse. She is showcasing two of her woven baskets at the Origins show this month. The baskets, made from Egyptian cotton, are made with bright-colored materials. They reference the human
body with their rounded fullness. Bristol enjoyed how the show turned out and the idea behind the show was something she believed was “brilliant.” “It’s a great concept for a show because really all art came from art before it and what came before it and before it and before it and before it was craft, which was what we use in our daily living, including cave paintings which were the sacred part of the daily living,” Bristol said.
Bristol’s work found an admirer in Ben Bradley, a senior graphic design major, who has been working at the gallery since it opened. He appreciated everything that went into the creating of the baskets and, overall, he appreciated the time and work that went into creating each piece in the gallery. “I really just like how it’s all three dimensionalism, sculptures and stuff that I can make because I’m more of a graphic artist myself,” Bradley said.
Dr. Dre checks out in style on ‘Compton: The Soundtrack’
Issack Cintron Contributing Writer laker@oswegonian.com
If you don’t understand how long it has been since Dr. Dre released a new album, consider that his last release came when Bill Clinton was still sitting in the Oval Office. Sixteen years and two presidencies later, Dr. Dre resurfaces with a new album. No, it is not “Detox,” but something that actually meets his standards. Instead of the highly anticipated “Detox” album that Dre had been promising since 2007, Dre revealed on his radio show, “The Pharmacy,” that “Detox” had been nixed in favor of an album that not only coincides with the release of the successful N.W.A biopic “Straight Outta Compton,” but came about because of the film. As he stated on “The Pharmacy,” “During principal photography of ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ I felt myself going to the studio and being so inspired by the movie that I started recording
an album… It’s an ‘inspired by’ album. It’s inspired by ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ we’re gonna call the album ‘Compton: The Soundtrack.’ I’m really proud of this.” Dre even went as far as to call this album his “grand finale” and it certainly feels that way. This 16-track “soundtrack” features a star-studded supporting cast joining the good doctor; from prodigies like Eminem, The Game and Kendrick Lamar to long-time collaborators Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube. “Compton” is the album that hip-hop fans deserve. It’s Dre’s tour de force in what could very well be the final release in his successful career that has spanned four decades. The emphasis on “Compton” isn’t on Dre himself, but rather on his hometown of Compton and ensuring the future of hiphop is left in good hands with youngsters like King Mez, Justus, Jon Connor and Anderson Paak. Unlike its predecessors “The Chronic” and “2001,” “Compton” possesses a narrative that mimics a cinematic experience and holds the album altogether. It helps make sense of the skits between certain tracks, giving the
songs a purpose that is beyond simply being hits and justifying the album being billed as “A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre.” However, this is Dre we’re talking about. He wouldn’t release an album without making sure his beats are top notch and emotional. Some tracks like “It’s All On Me” and “All In a Day’s Work” contain remnants of Dre’s classic G-funk sounds. Other tracks such as “Genocide,” “Deep Water,” and “Talk About It” shows that Dre can successfully adapt to the ever-changing sounds of hip-hop. While Dre has always shined when composing beats, he was never known as a top tier lyricist, yet he more than holds up his end of the deal when behind the microphone in “Compton.” Dre not only takes the time to impress, he is more than generous in allowing his guests to takeover on his tracks, giving guys like Kendrick Lamar and Eminem the opportunity to create complete and utter chaos with their unapologetic flows. Dre’s generosity also proved beneficial for The Game who returned to his true form as a brutal lyricist, while the seasoned veterans Ice Cube
Photo provided by en.wikipedia.org Dr. Dre drops some major beats on the companion soundtrack to his hit documentary.
and Snoop Dogg join this celebration of the city of Compton, lending their wisdom through their forever colorful rhymes. It may have taken Dr. Dre 16 years to finally get another solo LP out to the hip-hop community, but it proves to be more than worth the wait. Instead of possibly letting fans down with “Detox,” Dre went back to the draw-
ing board and reemerged with an urban masterpiece in “Compton” that should make even the most jaded fan smile. When all is said and done, “Compton” stands tall as one of the deepest, most ambitious and complete albums of 2015. If this proves to be the doctor’s final effort, he certainly did it with the right style. Take a bow, Dr. Dre.
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I worked at a place where we took people’s empties that was my job because I was new They’d all come in the drunks the cheap house wives the cheap rude old men With their hundreds of empty cans Elijah Vary | The Oswegonian
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