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VOLUME LXXXII ISSUE IX SINCE 1935

Postcard campaign urges bill signage

Students join coalition to mandate state funding to SUNY, CUNY schools JoAnn DeLauter News Editor jdelauter@oswegonian.com Oswego State students were given the opportunity to send postcards to the governor ’s office as a part of an initiative to get a bill signed that guarantees SUNY and CUNY schools funding.

The Maintenance of Effort (MOE) bill would ensure an increase in state funding to SUNY and CUNY schools covering

mandatory, inflationary cost such as heating and electric bills.

According to the United University Professions (UUP) Oswego Chapter President and Oswego State philosophy instructor Lorri Nash, hopes the state will see the effect that this bill will have on students.

“I want to see that the state is giving more support to the SUNY system, increasing the support so that less of the burden is on the backs of families and

students paying tuition,” Nash said.

In 2011, Governor Cuomo established the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program which was meant to use rational tuition increases and enhance educational programs such as decrease class sizes and increase student to faculty ratios state wide.

Since then, this rational tuition increase has been used to offset shortfalls in state funding such as day-to-day operations

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Campus crime cut by one-third

County legislative candidates prep University Police develops initiatives to combat student misconduct in residential community for elections Natalie Brophy Copy Editor nbrophy@oswegonian.com

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The decrease in criminal offenses across the Oswego State campus has improved police-community relations, according to the University Police.

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“Last year we ended up cutting burglaries by almost 50 percent in the resi-

dence halls,” said UP Chief John Rossi.

“We do follow-up investigations, we have officers go off and try to obtain more information. We ended up doing more walk throughs of the residence halls and we’ve seen a decrease.”

According to Rossi, arrests spike during October and April, when on-campus visitors are the highest. Last spring, the

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department twitched their tracking software from the “Spector-in-Justice” system to “IMPACT,” a program to analyze criminal activity.

“The report software we have is able to give us reports on dates, times, places of where things happen,” Rossi said. “In

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Laura Brazak and Tim Stahl, two Oswego State graduates, are both firsttime candidates in the running for County Legislator of the 20th District.

Brazak, the Democratic candidate and one of five women running in this year ’s election, has been a resident of the town of Oswego for three years after moving from Syracuse where she lived and worked as a photographer for two decades. Deciding it was time for a change, Brazak started taking classes part-time at Syracuse University. In December 2014, she graduated summa cum laude from Oswego State with a degree in political science and a minor in sustainability studies.

Stahl is running as both the Republican and Conservative candidate.

“I am proud to run on both the Republican and Conservative Party lines,” Stahl said in an email. “I am also on the Independence Party and Reform Party lines as well.”

As a 20-year resident of Oswego, Stahl graduated from Oswego High School in 2000 and Oswego State in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and economics. He currently resides in Oswego with his wife and three children and works as the Business Development Manager for R.M. Burritt Motors.

Although Brazak has never held political office, she has been an environmental activist in opposition of fracking since 2007. She originally planned on running for town council, but was contacted by Doug Malone, the current 20th District County Legislator, to run for office.

“I hope to make a difference. There’s actually a thing called ‘call to service’ and now that I know all this stuff and now that

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Photography project frames Oswego’s past

Faculty, students restore 1960 images to capture community ambiance

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Alexander Simone Photography Director asimone@oswegonian.com Hundreds of images from Oswego’s history have been collected by Oswego State students and staff who plan on displaying 15 of these community visuals in an upcoming showcase.

The Found Negatives project is a collection of images from the 1960s that will open on Nov. 2 and expects to continue indefinitely.

The content for the exhibit was collected through a collaborative effort from Oswego State art students and faculty.

“From the start, we recognized that this was a very big project,” said Julieve Jubin, a photography professor at Oswego State.

Jubin made the most of the opportunity by creating an internship for photography students. Last spring the internship was filled in its inaugural semester

by Kelsey Thomas and in the fall the role was taken over by Zahra Zavery, both photography minors.

Jubin was able to establish the position as an on going internship because there were hundreds of images to be restored and Jubin said they plan to keep acquiring more. This only furthers the connection with Oswego, since there can only be more to be learned.

The project is more than just an internship for credit; it helps both those working on it and those viewing to connect with Oswego and its past on a scale that was not available before.

Jubin viewed it as positive that it was not a project with a clear cut end. In addition to finishing the current negatives, Jubin was also optimistic that she could acquire images from different generations as well.

This would not only provide even more variety, but it would make the project more personal for each viewer as well.

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Our weekly list of what to do in Oswego Exhibit: “Matter and Memory,” Friday at 12 p.m.

Photo provided by Oswego State Art Department The photos found are of the community and residents of Oswego such as Gentile Studios featured above.

headlining the November showcase.

The photographs showcased fall across a wide spectrum, including portraits and candids, as well as color and black-and-white prints.

One such candid displays two men and a pickup truck outside of Gentile Studios.

The image uses concepts such as a defined foreground, middle-ground and background to differentiate from a portrait. The angle of the image also indicates candid. Whereas the portraits in the series were taken from a more direct angle, the subjects are standing on a gradient, implying the image was taken at a lower point on the road.

The photo includes a reference to the photographer’s employer as well, since he was an employee at Gentile Studios, a photo printing studio and camera shop located in downtown Oswego.

Since during the ‘60s the concept of color photos was still gaining popularity, the photo-

graphs fluctuate between color and grayscale.

The project did not just restore the old photographs. Another major component of it was the printing project, where the prints were blown up to several times their original size.

Not only was the venture valuable due to its historical significance, but for how much work is done in the editing process as well.

“It made me learn a lot about Photoshop, that’s for sure,” Zavery said. “How to clone perfectly, that’s one thing I’ve learned.”

Another aspect Zavery learned is how much editing was necessary. Both Zavery and Jubin said that they sometimes chose to not perfectly edit the images in order to maintain their authenticity.

The exhibit will debut in Penfield Library at 2 p.m. on Nov. 2. Anyone interested in the internship can contact professor Jubin via jubin@julievejubin.com.

Theater Performance: “The Bacchae,” Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Hewitt Union Ballroom.

Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Brockport, Saturday at 7 p.m. in Marano Campus Center Arena.

Safe Trick-or-Treat, Sunday at 11 a.m. in residence halls and Marano Campus Center.

Gospel Choir Thanksgiving Concert, Sunday at 6 p.m. in Sheldon Hall Ballroom.

Open forum with candidate for Counseling Center director, Monday at 2:30 p.m. Room 205, Marano Campus Center.

Global Engagement Hour: “Women, Migration and Violence in North America,” Monday at 12:30 p.m.

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Housing Fair, Tuesday at 10 a.m. in front of Marano Campus Center.

Movie: “Comedian Harmonists,” Wednesday at 7p.m. Room 132 in Marano Campus Center.

Photo provided by Oswego State Art Department Photography students feature restored negative images of Oswego from the 1960s in their upcoming exhibit, opening Nov. 2 in Penfield Library at 2 p.m.

The Student Association held its seventh official meeting of the 52nd legislation session Tuesday evening. The number of senators needed to make quorum was satisfied.

There was no public comment.

To start off the meeting in senator research forum, Sen. Shauna Anderson updated the Senate on her proposal to execute an involvement safari program to make students more familiar with the operations of SA. They decided to set up a Google Doc to figure out a time that would work best with most senators to attend.

Sen. Jacqueline Himberger reached out to the Senate for their help in completing a survey for one of her classes about using Tinder. She requested that the senators fill out the survey and hand it to her by the end of the meeting.

As guest to the Senate, The Krakens, Oswego State men’s club volleyball, Vice President Tyler Penberthy along with the club’s advisor Evan Bigam and President Stephen Bobarakis, requested funding to attend Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky.

They requested between $4,256 and $6,640 for travel, hotel, food, equipment, proper uniforms and competition fees. Sen. Alex George volunteered to write the bill.

Dean of Students and SA Advisor Jer-

ri Drummond reported back to the Senate about some of their questions from the previous meeting.

She assured the Senate that students are housed during winter breaks if they are not able to find a home and she makes sure students know how to contact the Residence Life and Housing office in 303 Culkin Hall.

Drummond also went over the plans for homecoming and spirit week including a talent show, “Dress like a Laker” Day and a “White-out to Black-out” after party.

Drummond also updated the Senate with the count of all the clubs and organizations on campus. According to Drummond, there are currently 189 organizations and 188 of them are funded by SA. Vice President’s Chief of Staff Jillian Kranz presented to the Senate guidelines on how to become a positive, active member in Hall Council and the importance of a senator’s role in Hall Council. She emphasized that a senator should act as a resident first and then as a senator. Kranz also addressed how to write emails properly.

In executive reports, SA President Christopher Collins-McNeil mentioned to the Senate that he continues to work on identity causes with his director of legisla-

ture, Michael Hegarty.

Collins-McNeil also reflected on recent campus events such as “Take Back the Night,” an annual rally that took place on Monday to combat sexual and domestic violence.

He also mentioned his excitement for homecoming and his involvment in the planning.

SA Vice President Emily Nassir encouraged the senators to inform their friends about Senate in order to try to fill the spots that are still available for senator representation in the resident halls.

She reminded the senators to spread the word about filling out the Maintenance of Effort bill postcard initiative that can be found at the SA desk in the Compass.

Nassir announced to the Senate her effort to bring back student discount cards.

She also addressed her ideas for the new attendance policy she plans on drafting. She reminds the Senate that the code does not include senators receiving payment. She includes that the senators’ attendance will start to affect their pay. Starting next week, unexcused absences from senate meetings will be docked $20 pay and unexcused absences from committee meetings will be docked $10. If senators miss more than three meetings, they will automatically be removed from Senate and will not

be able to submit a new petition or reclaim their seat until the next legislation session of the next semester. Nassir also reminded the senators not to be on their cell phones and laptops during the meeting.

SA Director of Finance Matthew Peters informed the Senate that there were six clubs to not complete their treasurer training and therefore had their accounts frozen until they do so.

Imani Cruz, the director of Student Association Programming Board, presented to the Senate what is coming up in SAPB. She mentioned regular Friday and Sunday night movie screenings in the Marano Campus Center. She plans on sponsoring a “splash-in” movie during homecoming.

Cruz also wants to bring guest speakers into her meetings.

Hegarty explained to the Senate about incorporating identity caucuses into a proposal for SUNY SA because they only have school-type caucuses.

Emily Stasko, director of public relations, made an Oswego Snapchat and plans on getting posters made to promote it. She also is making an effort to get the SA Facebook group up and running again.

Kyle Martindale, director of graphic design, is currently working on the “SA for the

Students” flyers.

In committee reports, the Rules and Judiciary Committee will be finalizing the code next week and the senators should expect to receive the new code and be responsible for it. The Finance Committee did not meet because there was no legislation. The Involvement Committee said the attendance for tabling was terrible and only two members came. Miss-a-Meal Committee sent applications to 21 organizations to be the beneficiaries. In Faculty Assembly, the assembly encouraged students to be aware of the resources available to them and to ask about Title IX. In Hall Council Reports, Waterbury Hall Council did not meet. Funnelle Hall Council is having “Funnelle-o-ween” and voting on getting new equipment. The Village is interested in getting an ATM for The Commons. Johnson Hall is hosting a Halloweenthemed karaoke night on Friday. Moreland, Lonis and Sheldon Halls are also hosting a “Monster Mash” on Friday and Waterbury and Scales Halls are having “Scalesbury Haunted House”on Saturday. There were no special orders or new legislation.

SA meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Lanigan 107. All meetings are open to the public.

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Candidates race for Oswego County Legislature 20th district position COUNTY from COVER I’ve done all this investigation (about fracking), I really think there is a way to get involved,” Brazak said.

Stahl believes that his lack of political experience will actually help him in office.

“I don’t think people want career politicians running for office,” Stahl said in an email. “I’ve worked my entire life in the private sector and I think those lessons qualify me very well to serve as an Oswego County Legislator.”

Brazak’s platform focuses on long-term strategic planning and smart, sustainable growth for Oswego. She wants to improve agriculture, focus on the waterfront and tourism development and ramp up drug enforcement laws. She would love to see more civic engagement from community and government accountability.

“If you’re not involved and no one is

paying attention, it allows for abuses in the system,” Brazak said.

She wants to start a YouTube channel to post all the town meetings, so people can see what is going on and hold the government accountable.

As a father, Stahl hopes to improve job opportunities in Oswego so that future generations will have more opportunities than his generation. He has a clear vision in mind for Oswego. He hopes to lower taxes, build better services and opportunities for residents and grow small businesses.

“We need to find ways to do more with less financially,” Stahl said in an email. “I have a degree in mathematics and economics, which will come in handy if we face a potential closure at FitzPatrick.”

He wants to find a way to become more independent from Albany stating, “the unfunded mandates that our tax dollars pay for are crazy.”

The election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

UP implements training to lower offenses Over past three years, officers switch department incident tracking software Rossi said. “We worked very closely with SAPB. We were involved in the planning but we didn’t put any limitations on what they planned. We were aware of all the events that were going to occur.”

Increased local authorities managed the night’s activities.

“When the event actually occurred the calls were totally down,” Rossi said. “The city of Oswego had less incidents than a regular Friday night. Everyone pretty much stayed on campus.”

In 2012, the underage drinking discipline totaled 243. This dropped to 142 last year, according to the campus crime statistics presented in the annual security and fire safety report.

Four years ago, campus arrests totaled 459. This decreased to 385 the following year and now is at its lowest of 306.

“Right now this is one of the safest campuses in the state,” Rossi said. “Our officers are out there being as visible as possible. They work very hard 24 hours a day to do that. Our crime statistics are showing that our community policing initiative is paying off.”

Despite a sharp decline in on-campus vandalism and theft, underage drinking is a relatively long-lasting issue.

“Every college in the country is dealing with that problem,” Rossi said. “We are trying to combat it with education.

Our officers do a lot of programs in the residence hall and work closely with the lifestyle center.

According to Jerri Drummond, dean of students, policies are enforced.

“We are giving students a clear picture of behaviors prohibited and not prohibited as members of our campus community,” Drummond said.

According to Drummond, changes in campus policies are dependent on the provisions in the New York State Law Article 129-A, “Regulations and Procedures for Maintaining public order on campuses of the State university of New York” stating campuses SUNY-wide are mandated to certifyy complience each year including an advisory committee and providing sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking, prevention information along with information on racial bias.

As sloping crime rates persists, next year’s Clery report will be at its lowest, according to Rossi.

“If you don’t feel safe, you can’t learn,” he said. “We have a commitment to protect New York’s future.”

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CRIME from COVER our old system we were able to get charts and pie graphs. The events that were happening we could see when they were happening and we directed our sources for those times.”

Twenty-four years ago, surging crime rates across the country permeated the Oswego State campus.

“Nationwide there were more criminal incidents...we’re a microcosm of society,” Rossi said. “A lot of the arrests during that time were not students.”

Rossi said non-student crimes have steadily dropped in recent years.

In May, the 50-year-old college tradition, Bridge Street Run, an annual pub crawl, was met with the alternative option, Ozfest. According to Rossi, UP teamed with college administrators and city officers to reform the toxic event.

In 2014, the campus-wide celebration of students wearing white-t-shirts, marked with local pubs became dangerous when two intoxicated students got hit by a trolley bus on West Bridge street.

Extensive complaints from the city prompted UP to combat underage drinking.

“We did not know what to expect,”

Legislation improves, rational tuition increases offset mandatory campus upkeep covering shortfalls BILL from COVER such as building maintenance and campuses utilities instead of being put towards education.

According to the UUP, state support for SUNY’s state-operated campuses has decreased from $1.32 billion, to $950million, while the revenue from SUNY student tuition and fees have increased from $915 million to $1.71 billion. Currently students are paying 64 percent of the cost of running SUNY, while the state pays 36 percent.

With the support of coalition and unions such as the UUP, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPRYG), the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) and the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the MOE bill was passed in June of this year by the New York Legislature to mandate the state to fund maintenance operations and to put the increase in tuition towards improving education.

According to Nash, the reason for the coalitions involvement is that the state is not paying as much as they used to pay and students are paying a lot more.

“That is most important to us that students are taking too much of the burden and the state should be taking more of the burden,” Nash said.

For the past four months, the bill has been waiting for the governor ’s signature. Yet, it is not until Gov. Cuomos request to sign the bill that the MOE bill

will be officially approved.

In an effort to get the bill on the top of the governor ’s priority, UUP is promoting a SUNY-wide postcard campaign.

Students will have the opportunity to fill out a postcard addressed to the governor.

Student Association is partnering with Nash to encourage Oswego State to join the SUNY-wide postcard campaign.

“Our role I would say is just getting the students informed and giving the students the opportunity to get involved if they want to or not,” said SA Vice President Emily Nassir. “Students are the one who are paying their tuition and if we want to change that process and make it more effective and more efficient for students. Then as the students it is our responsibility to represent them that way and give them the opportunity to change the way their tuition is divvied out.”

According to Nash, it would be more meaningful and effective for students to fill out the postcards addressed to the governor.

“It is the students getting hurt when the bill is not getting signed so if students speak up and say ‘we need this signed’ then that is more meaningful then the collision is for the governor,” Nash said.

Postcards can be found in the Compass and are due back by Tuesday Nov. 3 at the SA senate meeting. The postcards are planned to be hand delivered to Albany in the near future.

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Students that are left homeless during breaks are given the opportunity to live on campus during winter and spring break, according to Richard Kolenda, director of Residence Life and Housing.

“We are about helping people who need a place to stay because they have no other place to go,” Kolenda said.

Kolenda stressed that housing options are not available for students who prefer not to go home, but they are for studentwho lack stable housing or who have a responsibility to their school commitments, such as athletics, student teaching, classes or if they are international students.

The students who present themselves to Residence Life and Housing as homeless are verified homeless by other professionals on campus. They are usually housed free of charge during winter break but are not allowed housing during the summer.

“We always have usually one or two students during winter break that presents themselves and we help them out,”Kolenda said.

Kolenda does not deny that there might be homeless students who do not present themselves to administration, but he encourages students to seek the help they need.

“We are always willing to help homeless students who are trying to find housing,” Kolenda said.

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Brian Krosky Sports Editor bkrosky@oswegonian.com Last season, the men’s ice hockey team defeated the U.S. National under-18 team in its exhibition matchup, 5-3. Although the team was much younger than the Lakers, Oswego State handled future Div. I and NHL players with ease.

The Lakers started the season undefeated in their first seven matchups, with five wins and two ties. At one point in the season, they reached a 10-1-2 record halfway through the year.

The Lakers may not see the same results this year and that’s okay.

After they lost to the CCHL All-Graduate team on Saturday night, it’s clear the team needs to improve as a whole.

Many key players from last season graduated. Especially on the defensive end, the Lakers may see their fair share of struggles to begin the year.

Within the first five regular season games, Oswego State will face four opponents that they either tied with or lost to last year (SUNY Geneseo, the College at Brockport, SUNY Plattsburgh and SUNY Potsdam). It’s plausible that the team will go into Whiteout Weekend 1-1-1.

SUNY Plattsburgh and SUNY Geneseo are two of the best teams in the SUNYAC conference, and have always given the Lakers trouble. The two other teams, Brockport and Potsdam, gave the Lakers fits last year despite being seen as inferior opponents.

However, the historic trend with Oswego State men’s hockey is that it’s been about how you finish, not how you start.

While the Lakers had a hot start to their 2014-15 season, they finished poorly and their struggles down the stretch caused them to falter in key situations.

A second straight white out tie against Plattsburgh and a Senior Night against Potsdam cost them home-ice advantage during the SUNYAC playoffs. They eventually lost to Plattsburgh on the road in the SUNYAC Championship, which forced them on the road for the NCAA tournament. This was a big reason the team didn’t reach the Frozen Four for the first time in five years.

The Lakers would surely take a slow start and a hot finish rather than what they had last year. They need to be able to carry the momentum into the playoffs, for both the SUNYACs and NCAAs. With their schedule, they have the opportunity to do just that. After playing such difficult teams again in the first few weeks of the second half in late January and early February, Oswego State’s final four games will be against SUNY Canton, Buffalo State and SUNY Fredonia. The Lakers average score against these three teams last year was 6-1, which is promising for them at the end of the season to build momentum and possibly even rest up for the playoffs in hopes of a return to the Frozen Four.

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Lakers to celebrate Morehouse, Ruggaber, Dillon, Montagnola, Cassa in record-setting season Dan Laverde Asst. Sports Editor dlaverde@oswegonian.com On Friday, five seniors on the Oswego State volleyball team will play the final match of their careers in front of a home crowd in the Max Ziel Gymnasium.

Mary Montagnola, Rachael Ruggaber, Lindsey Morehouse, Kim Cassa and Kelsey Dillon will be honored that evening in what should be an emotional senior night match, as they face the visiting Alfred Saxons.

Head Coach JJ O’Connell touched on the importance of the Senior Night and what it means to the players.

“It’s a night to celebrate all they’ve accomplished in their time here,” O’Connell said. “It’s important to recognize all that they have done over the years…They deserve it.”

In his fourth year as head volleyball coach at Oswego State in 2015, O’Connell has lead the team to its second 20-plus win season in his tenure as coach, after the team had not recorded 20 wins in a season since 1994.

A proven leader indeed, O’Connell attributed much of his success to his seniors.

“We don’t really follow typical command-down strategy where the coach is the leader,” O’Connell said. “I expect my seniors to be able to handle a lot of the leadership roles and a lot of the emotional roller coaster that a volleyball match can present and they have certainly done that.”

He added that being a senior also comes with a certain responsibility of leadership during matches, a role that requires only the experience that seniors possess.

“These are the girls that have been through it before,” O’Connell said.

“They’re the players out there on the court that I look for when we need the upper hand. We’ve got a lot of leadership on this team.”

As they have developed over the years, O’Connell has also developed strong relationships with his seniors.

Dillon, however, knows him better than anyone else on the team.

Dillon, the senior captain for the Lakers, is the only senior that has been

on the team for all four years.

“It’s definitely bitter sweet,” Dillon said. “It’s going to be hard to leave for sure, especially when it’s been a part of you for so long.”

Morehouse, who transferred to Oswego State to start to her junior year, added that being part of the team for just two seasons will make leaving difficult.

“It’s really surreal,” Morehouse said. “It definitely went by fast, especially because I was only here for two years.”

Cassa also expressed her feelings of having to leave the sport she loves behind.

“It’s hard to believe it’s your last year as a college athlete,” she said.

“You definitely cherish it more because it’s your last year, but I don’t think it’s really going to hit me until senior night. I’m going to miss it more than anything.”

With the road coming to an end, one might think that seniors only have experiences to look back on. However, while it is certainly hard to see the end of that road, Dillon added that there is still a lot to look forward to.

“It’s definitely sad, but it’s also good because now we are heading towards the SUNYAC’s and we’re all re-

ally excited about it,” Dillon said.

In what is widely considered to be one of their best seasons on record, there is no reason not to believe that the Lakers can win the SUNYAC title this year, Montagnola said.

“I really feel like this is a special year,” Montagnola said. “Coach has done a great job rebuilding the program to this point and I think as seniors we are in a great position to win it all this year. That is our team goal, and I believe we are in the position to do that.”

Morehouse added to her teammate’s

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Women's soccer clinches playoff berth with win Strong defense, goaltending look to push team far into the playoffs as Lakers clinch 6th seed Ryan Zalduondo Contribuitng Writer sports@oswegonian.com The Oswego State Women’s soccer team secured a playoff berth and the last available seed in the SUNYAC Tournament with a win over SUNY Cortland on Oct. 24 in the regular season conference finale. This win set up a showdown on Oct. 31 against SUNY Geneseo in the first round of the tournament. The Lakers finished the regular season conference schedule with 10 points, one point ahead of SUNY New Paltz.

The Geneseo Knights finished with a conference record of 6-3 and are the third seed in the playoffs. They are also the reigning SUNYAC Champions. Geneseo held off an Oswego State comeback on Oct. 15 with a 2-1 victory.

With every SUNYAC game the Lakers played being decided by one goal or ending in a tie, confidence has been inspired among the girls, accord-

ing to head coach Brian McGrane.

“Losing by one goal shows we can compete,” McGrane said. “The whole conference was so tight this year that anyone can beat anyone else.”

The Lakers coach also said he

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wasn’t planning on changing his team’s philosophy.

“Obviously when you’re on the road you have to tighten up defensively but we’re still going to play our game,” McGrane said.

Since the Lakers are going up against the reigning SUNYAC Tournament most valuable player, sophomore forward Leah Greene, the defense will have a tough task containing her. Though the Lakers held her scoreless in the last matchup of the two teams, they realize she’s dangerous.

McGrane described her as a “dynamic and technical player who can dominate the outside and do some damage.” Even so, the girls have nothing but unwavering confidence in the back four defenders and their goalie.

“There’s never been any doubt in the defense,” said sophomore midfielder Emma Geyer.

The backline, in front of junior goalie Melissa Siegfried, all form an imposing defense that has kept the team in every game throughout the year.

“From day one we’ve been a tight knit group,” said junior starter Mary Morrison. “All the girls have been really

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Senior captain Bailey Waterbury has 15 shots on goal this year and is looking to lead the team in her final year.

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ROAD RECAPS Women's Soccer The Oswego State women’s soccer team traveled south to Cortland for their final conference match of the season, beating the Red Dragons 2-1. With the victory the Lakers clinch the sixth seed in the SUNYAC Championship.

The game's first goal came in the 22nd minute when Sarah Grupp converted on a penalty kick for her fifth goal of the year. Audrey Burbridge then scored the second Oswego State goal at 50:17 for her third score of the season, as well as the eventual game winner. The Lakers move to 8-7-1 as they look toward the playoffs.

Field Hockey The Oswego State field hockey team went on the road for a match against Geneseo on Saturday for their final game in SUNYAC play. Going into the second half down two scores to none, the Lakers looked for a comeback. However, stingy defense by the Knights would limit the Lakers to just nine shots in the game (six in the second half). One of those shots would find the back of the net though, as Emily Lange scored her third goal of the season in the 60th minute. It would prove to not be enough, as Geneseo would prevail, winning 2-1. The Lakers fell to 3-10 on the season with the loss.

The freshmen just want to play, the sophomores just want to start, the juniors just want to score. The seniors just want to win."

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Gosek, Dillon discuss outlooks on respective conferences Men's ice hockey ranked 2nd in coaches' preseason Women's ice hockey looks to surge ahead, overcome SUNYAC poll, trails 2015-2016 champ Plattsburgh dominance of Plattsburgh, Elmira in ECAC West have won every SUNYAC championship back to the 2006-2007 season, but Gosek believes the SUNYAC conference is still one of the best and deepest in Div. III. On Oct. 14, the SUNYAC men’s His defense is that their out-of-conferice hockey preseason coaches’ poll ence play is some of the best of any conferwas released, with SUNY Plattsburgh ence in the nation. in first place, three points ahead of “When you look at our record versus Oswego State. The nine coaches from the ECAC West, it was very good,” Gosek the SUNYAC conference voted on their said. “I think our league top-to-bottom is rankings of the teams, excluding their getting stronger, there are less lopsided own respective team. games, more so called ‘upsets’ because the Oswego State’s head coach, Ed teams that were considered middle-of-theGosek, said that his ballot closely repack are knocking off Oswego, Plattsburgh flected the final poll that was formed by and Geneseo.” the other eight coaches.

One of the teams on the rise in this conSUNY Plattsburgh and Oswego State ference is SUNY Potsdam. Finishing 8-6-2 in the conference last year, the Bears defeated SUNY Geneseo twice and defeated the Lakers on the road on senior night when the Lakers were then ranked No.1 in the nation.

“They’re working hard to get better,” Gosek said of Potsdam.

Gosek said the team can never take nights off against any team in the conference.

“I think on any given night if you’re not ready to bring your A-game, you’re not going to be successful,” he said. “It’s not enough anymore to win on talent. You have to have the talent with guys having the will to win, or a team that isn’t as talented is going to knock you off.”

Another team Gosek said he is looking out for in conference play is SUNY Morrisville. Although the Mustangs struggled mightily last year, Gosek believes their playing style gives them an advantage against many opponents.

“Morrisville plays you hard and right in your face,” Gosek said.

While teams like the College at Brockport, Morrisville and Potsdam are looking to continue on their improved play, Gosek still thinks Plattsburgh and Geneseo are deserving of their positions in the poll.

The defending conference champions, Plattsburgh returns a talented senior class along with former Div. I transfer from Quinnipiac University, Brady Rouleau, between the pipes.

Geneseo lost their top two goalies from last year, Bryan Haudy and Nick Horrigan, but their returning defensemen may be enough to keep them in the hunt.

“I know they lost two goalies, but to me, the defense is the key,” Gosek said.

“It’s much easier for forwards to make mistakes. With them [Geneseo], they might have a strong enough [defensive] core that can defend well and let their goalies face low percentage shots.”

As a whole, Gosek takes the polls with a grain of salt.

“Personally, I don’t put any credence into what happened last year,” he said.

Gosek said he knows that things like injuries or even chemistry issues with teams can lead to teams underperforming from their preseason expectation.

“I look at who they brought in, if I know them and we look at the returners coming back and then make an intelligent decision,” Gosek said. “You don’t know how things are going to pan out, we don’t take anything for granted here. I think if you rely on what you did in the past, it breeds Elijah Vary | The Oswegonian complacency and the wrong attitude.”

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Cole Parzych Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com As the 2015-2016 season gets underway, Oswego State women’s ice hockey will play their first non-conference game of the season on Friday against New England College at 7 p.m. The Lakers finished third in the ECAC West last year behind Elmira College and SUNY Plattsburgh. These three teams historically finish in the top three and are slated to do so again this year.

“They’re tough, very good teams,” head coach Diane Dillon said. “They lost a lot of talent to graduation, but they have a proven history of success. That’s a dogfight. I think those two are going to be at each other like crazy. They are getting ready for those contests all year long.”

With both teams losing key pieces this year they will have big roles to fill within each roster. That may give Oswego and other teams in their conference a chance to move up in the standings and change the outlook of the ECAC West. “[Our players] are so focused on the top teams and they have to be,” Dillon said. “It’s time that we start knocking them off. It’s time.

We are hoping that we can find a way to take advantage of any lapses in their game and bring our stronger game.”

Other than the top three of Plattsburgh, Elmira and Oswego State, the final three teams to make the playoffs should be up in the air and very competitive. At least four teams may make a push, including Utica College who finished fourth last season with a 7-7-4 record and tied Oswego in the process.

“Utica has brought in a very large class, starting a JV program,” Dillon said. “[Dave Clausen] is looking to add depth to his program.”

SUNY Cortland made the playoffs for the first time in program history and still have a relatively similar roster with seasoned young players, similar to Oswego State, so look for the Red Dragons to make a push and crack the top six once again.

“Cortland added a couple of players last year with some real skill,” Dillon said. “They made the playoffs for the first time in a long time so they had a taste of it and they are going to want that again.”

SUNY Potsdam is also a team on the rise to look out for even though they finished ninth in the conference with a 5-12-1 record during the 2014-2015 season. Jordan Ott has 58 career points with the Bears and looks to have another successful season to help bring her team up the standings.

“Offensively they have been very strong,” Dillon said. “[They] offensively have always caused fits for us, everybody wants to beat us.”

Buffalo State finished with a sub-500 record in the ECAC West but still made the playoffs last season. Head coach Candice Moxley enters her third season with the Bengals and looks to improve her team even more. She worked with Hockey Canada’s National Development Team during the 2013-14 season.

Her hockey knowledge will help this team for years to come.

“They’ve added several strong players,” Dillon said. “A core of her players [Coach Moxley] that she recruited, I think they are going to be the dark horse to look out for.”

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some upstart teams that finished below them in the standings but with good coaching and talent they should be able to avoid any upsets to inferior conference teams.

“We can’t take anybody lightly, we have to be prepared,” Dillon said. “Game plan has to be correct. We’ll be doing a lot of pre-scouting again this year so that we were ready for them. We have to operate like a well-oiled machine and not have any hiccups.”

With the state of the ECAC West seemingly going to be intact from last year, don’t expect too many surprises from any team except for maybe the Potsdam Bears. The Lakers will look to move up in the standings and finally register a win against Elmira and Plattsburgh while playing them both twice at home.

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Lakers hope to avenge midseason loss against Geneseo in SUNYACs PLAYOFFS, FROM B1 close on and off the field. Being a center midfielder definitely helps with communication and confidence.”

As an upperclassmen and a transfer, she also takes pride in having a leadership role.

“Last year the captains helped me be mentally tough and I try to do the same thing for the girls this year,” Morrison said.

As a leader on the field and in the locker room, she definitely does exude confidence.

“We definitely deserve to be where we are,” Morrison said. “We worked hard for this.”

“We got lucky because of some other teams in the conference, but we deserve to be in the playoffs,” said sophomore midfielder Sarah Grupp.

The Geneseo Knights already have a target on their back as the defending champions and they’re sure to be given a tough game by the Lakers.

The keys to victory for Oswego are to execute their scoring chances, convert corner kicks and control the midfield. As a total this season the Lakers have outshot their opponents 273-143. It is important that they keep this trend to give themselves an advantage, especially with so many one-goal games.

Another thing that could affect the outcome this weekend is if the Lakers can convert their corner kicks. They generate them at a high rate, receiving 99 total on the season,

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compared to the 43 for their opponents.

If the Lakers begin to convert a higher percentage of their corner kicks, their chance of victory increases monumen-

tally. Finally, Oswego State must control the midfield to keep outside threat Leah Greene off her game and eliminate the Knights’ most dangerous scoring threat.

This year ’s team is a confident, under the radar unit led by McGrane who chuckled and said, “Then they don’t know soccer.”

Team looks to improve impressive record in final home matchup vs. Alfred University

Moriarty lead volleyball to a perfect record this week, as the Lakers went 3-0 in SUNYAC Pool Play en route to clinching the third seed for the SUNYAC Championship. She showcased her offensive skills that she has displayed all season long, setting a career-high 16 kills in Oswego State’s victory over Fredonia on Friday. She also thrived on defense in the Lakers’ comeback victory against Geneseo, as she racked up two blocks and eight digs.

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Men's Swimming & Diving Senior, Rochester Photo by C. Perkins via Sports Information Kelsey Dillon is currently fourth on the team in kills with 191 and third in total points with 218.5.

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“Our team goal is to make it past the first round of the SUNYAC’S,” Morehouse said. “But I agree with Mary [Montagnola].

I think we can go farther than that and win

it all this year.”

With the SUNYAC Championships approaching, it is now or never for these motivated seniors who have yet to win the title at Oswego State.

According to Dillon, the fact that it is their last opportunity to bring home

Photo by C. Perkins via Sports Information Rachel Ruggaber leads the Lakers with 452 digs on the season, which is also good for seventh in the SUNYAC.

a title adds a little extra of that motivation to get the job done this year.

“The freshmen just want to play, the sophomores just want to start, the juniors just want to score,” Dillon said. “The seniors just want to win.”

More determined to win than ever

before, these seniors will look to band together for one last run at the conference title.

But before that comes senior night on Friday evening, where they will suit up for the final match on their home court together as teammates.

Cross country heads to Plattsburgh for SUNYACs Men's, women's teams look to achieve new heights under first-year head coach Ritchie

Dan Laverde Asst. Sports Editor dlaverde@oswegonian.com The Oswego State men’s and women’s cross country teams are both heading into Saturday’s SUNYAC Championship meet with goals in mind.

First year head coach Sarah Ritchie says these goals stem from past results in the meet.

“It is always our goal to improve,” Ritchie said. “Last year ’s results were not as good as we would have liked and so our goal this year is to get fifth or better.”

Neither the men’s or women’s squad finished fifth or better in the 2014 SUNYAC meet. The men came close as they finished in sixth place, while the women finished in eighth place.

However, this year they have had several top five finishes. When looking at the results in the first five meets this season, Ritchie believes both teams can reach the goal in the conference meet this time around.

“I think we’ve shown a lot this season so far,” Ritchie said. “It’s a much different team this year. I think we’re definitely capable [of finishing in fifth place or better] because we’ve done it all year.”

So far this season, the men’s and women’s teams have placed fifth or better five times in their total 10 meets.

Ritchie touched on the strengths and the production she has seen out of the men’s team this season.

“We have so much depth on our [men’s] team this year,” Ritchie said.

“That’s what’s nice about the men’s team, you never know who is going to be the best runner on any particular day, because we have so many great runners.”

The men’s early success has been largely due to the performance of two underclassmen runners, Justin Sommer and Dylan McCarthy.

Sommer, a sophomore, has enjoyed much individual success so far this season, setting multiple personal records.

He believes the affect his success has had on the team is most important.

“I just try to set goals and focus on getting better each day,” Sommer said.

“I don’t really think about personal records. At the end of the day, it matters what I did to help my team overall.”

Sommer said that he looks to focus on his role heading into this weekend’s SUNYAC meet, and added the importance of everyone contributing toward

Photo by C. Perkins via Sports Information The men's cross country team will be looking to finally crack the top five at the SUNYAC Championship.

The senior impressed in the opening week of the swimming and diving season, as he achieved three first-place finishes. Before the weekend came around, the Lakers started the season against RIT on Wednesday, where Nau came in second place by fractions of a second in the 100-yard freestyle. But he would come back in the second meet of the season against Oneonta on Saturday, finishing first in both the 50 and 100yard freestyle events. The Rochester native then recorded the best time in the 200-yard freestyle relay, ending the meet and the week with three victories.

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Photo by C. Perkins via Sports Information Freshman Shanna Fliss's (front) best time came at the Roberts Wesleyan Invitational where she ran 20:42.6.

the team effort.

“As long as I’ve done my part, that’s all I can do,” Sommer said. “But if we all do what I think we’re capable of like coach [Ritchie] said, we can achieve our goal.”

This will be the first SUNYAC Championship meet for the freshman runner McCarthy.

“Definitely looking forward to it,” McCarthy said. “There’s a lot of people locked in right now. If we can all be locked in on Saturday, we have a good chance.”

Team chemistry is also important to the freshman. In his first season at the collegiate level, McCarthy said he has become more comfortable with his new teammates.

“I would say at first I was a little uncomfortable, being in a new place,” McCarthy said. “But I would definitely say that I am more relaxed now.”

In addition to being new to running at the college level, McCarthy is also growing accustomed to running a new event, the 8K, which he will run on Saturday.

McCarthy said he hopes to improve every time he runs the 8K. “I’ve ran it [an 8K] before, but not until this year,” he said. “I just look to get better at it every time I run it.”

With the men’s team having clear goals going into the SUNYAC meet on Saturday, the women’s side also has goals to accomplish.

Senior runner Katie Laris is looking to continue her strong final season.

“I would really like to go under 24 minutes in the 6K,” Laris said. “If I can end up in the top 40 in the whole meet, that would be great.”

It would be a rewarding feeling for her to record that time, as Laris has yet to go under 24 minutes in a 6K in her career at Oswego State, although she has come very close to that several times.

In fact, her best time in the event came in 2013, where she finished with a time of 24:00:09, fractions of a second away from her goal that she will try to accomplish on Saturday.

Ritchie certainly has a determined team heading into her first SUNYAC Championship on Saturday in Plattsburgh.

Oswego State women's soccer has 134 shots on goal so far this season, which is good for second in the SUNYAC, trailing only Plattsburgh State.

This total includes four players with more than 15 shots on goal, Emma Geyer (27), Nicole Perniciaro (24), Sarah Grupp (17) and Bailey Waterbury (15). The Lakers are also second in the SUNYAC, averaging 8.38 shots on goal per game.

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The Lakers will look to repeat as champions this year,

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Although field hockey struggled this year, especially on the offensive side of the ball, they were able to keep themselves competitive all season. The Lakers managed to score 19 of their 26 goals in the second half this year. Seniors Lisa O'Callaghan and Emily Lange were vital in the Lakers staying in games, even if they fell behind early.

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Campus Recreation Report Kelsey Blair Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com The Flag Football League came to an end last weekend with playoff games happening last Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

In the final round, the Hustlin' Homies faced Team Phoenix. Both teams had dominating performances in their quest to get to the championships.

The Hustlin Homies had two shutout games during the first two rounds of the playoffs. They defeated Mean Machine 53-0 during the first round and beat Randy and the Gang 31-0 during the quarterfinals. During the semifinals the Hustlin Homies easily earned themselves a trip to the finals defeating Save The Receipt 26-6.

Team Phoenix had an easy path to the finals as well. They delivered a 39-0 shutout during their first game versus Aaron Kromer’s Beach Chai. They went on to defeat the NY Ghosters 18-8 in the quarterfinals and The Replacements 13-0 during the semifinals.

Both teams were amped up and ready to play when it came time for the championship game. Both were seeking a victory, but only one team was going to be able to go home with a championship T-Shirt. Team Phoenix started out strong with an early touchdown earning them six points. Going into halftime, the score remained 6-0.

The Hustlin Homies scored early in the

second half and completed the two-point conversion to make the score 8-6. With under two minutes to play, Team Phoenix had the ball and was attempting to come back and win the game. However, The Hustlin Homies intercepted the ball and brought it back for a touchdown making the score 14-6. With that, the Hustlin' Homies took home the championship T-shirt.

Car RAMROD and the Hash Slinging Slashers are currently dominating the co rec floor hockey division. Car RAMROD beat the Ugly Pucklings in their first game 12-0, and defeated BALL DEEPNESS in their second game 8-0. The Hash Slinging Slashers won their first game versus BALL DEEPNESS 9-2. They beat The Good Squad in their second game 8-0. Both teams currently stand alone at the top of the division with records of 2-0. However, that will change this weekend in their next game when they face off on Sunday.

In Men’s Competitive Broomball League Anne Frank’s Army Tanks won their first game of the season against Stop N’ Dump 1-0. #JagrSelfie and the Tune Squad tied their first game of the season 0-0.

The Men’s Basketball League is now in full swing. On the first day of play, The Ronny Turiafs beat Nueva York by a score of 52-31 and Iblaka Flocka Flame dominated Wall about the Benjamin’s, winning by a score of 77-35. The Oz City Allstars fell to Size Don’t Matter by a score of 47-39 while Ozraq was just able to edge out OswegosVeryOwn by a score of 51-44.

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Club sport spotlight: Rugby

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Club rugby looks to continue dominance Conor Halton Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com A club sport that has gained popularity and continues to see success here at Oswego State is men’s rugby. The program dates back to the 1970s and continues to have a strong alumni involvement. The Wizards are currently ranked 19th nationally in Division II and have high goals for the remainder of their season.

The Wizards have been nearly perfect at home over the past couple seasons. The last time they lost at home was in 2013 against Niagara University. The club competes in the Empire Upstate region, made up of some SUNYAC schools and other colleges across upstate New York.

The Oswego Wizards traveled to SUNY Cortland this month to take on an undefeated 13th ranked team in hopes of an upset. The Wizard’s kept things close at halftime with a score of 12-12, but that’s as close as they’d get as Cortland won by a final score of 17-12.

With the regular season consisting of just eight games, there’s a demand to play each game like it is the last.

“We know so far that we’ve underperformed, we're 3-2-1 right now and we could easily be 6-0,” said captain Chris Moranski.

“With every week, we’re trying to get to that playoff spot and make sure we set ourselves

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Getting new players can be one of the biggest challenges for any team, but can be more difficult for a club sport.

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OFFENSIVE COSTUMES HIT NERVE It’s taken five years, but Oswego State finally picked up the Ohio University’s torch and joined the “We’re a Culture Not a Costume” campaign. It’s about time.

In 2011, Ohio University’s Student Teaching About Racism in Society (STARS) created the campaign to encourage students to avoid Halloween costumes offensive to different ethnic groups and socioeconomic classes. It has spread coast to coast over the past five years to different colleges from Richmond University to University of California-Davis.

The campaign has been spread through a series of posters featuring people dressed in costumes representing different lifestyles and cultures. Some of these stereotypical depictions include teen pregnancy and people from regions such as the Middle East, Africa, Appalachia, Asia and Hispanic countries. The posters present such statements as “You wear the costume for one night. I wear the stigma for life;” “This is not who I am, and this is not

okay;” or “When this is how the world sees you, it’s just not funny.”

As Halloween approaches on Saturday night, students need to take notice of the campaign and act accordingly. Halloween is about dressing up as our favorite characters from pop culture, an athlete or even a cool animal. It’s not about making fun of a person’s culture or lifestyle.

This campus has heavily encouraged diversity and inclusion this semester and has even seen an uptick in enrollment from underrepresented groups. A story in The Oswegonian on Sept. 11 reported Oswego State saw a 63-percent increase in enrollment of underrepresented groups from 2009 to 2014. As diversity grows on campus, students need to recognize that and respect the entire student body, faculty and staff.

During the spring 2014 semester, there was an incident of a student wearing blackface to an off-campus party. This wasn’t even a Halloween party and the incident sparked outrage. Blackface

incidents have historical context causing greater anger, but costumes depicting any ethnic group or a person’s lifestyle are unacceptable.

On the posters, the costume of a Middle Eastern person shows a suicide bomber with a fake bomb strapped to his chest. An Asian person is depicted with a stack of textbooks and a bowl of rice.

The pregnant teen is holding a cigarette and wears a look that says ‘I don’t care about anything.’

While some may find these stereotypes humorous, they’re offensive. There are students on our campus of these ethnicities and lifestyles working hard to get their degrees and they deserve more respect than these costumes warrant.

For all anyone knows, their costume is making a mockery of the person standing next to them or that person’s friend or family member.

When picking out a costume this weekend, take an extra second to think. Make the wrong choice, and you might be ruining someone else’s Halloween with your poor sense of humor.

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‘Poppin’ tags’ saves money, adds chic style Thrift store shopping shows value secondhand clothing possesses Do some people offend others with their costumes?

“I feel like recently it’s been getting out of hand. Certain people have a culture. Some people do have costumes that pertain to that culture and they don’t notice that it is offensive.”

Iassis Tejata senior, biology “One person might have a back story where they somehow might be able to justify it, but if it’s ever making fun of someone, it’s definitley a gray area.”

Bobby Williamson sophomore, broadcasting and mass communications “If people dress like Caitlyn Jenner it’s very offensive to people who feel like they want to come out...but then there are people who are making fun of them.”

Skye Prosper freshman, biochemistry “I think sometimes people try to make it a joke. Some interpret it as a joke, others interpret it as offensive. It’s kind of based on people’s perceptions.”

Jordan McGee junior, broadcasting and mass communications “I think it can get offensive when you generalize people and you put them into a box and wear a costume that is a stereotype of them. ” Emily George junior, broadcasting and mass communications

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Lydia Goerner Copy Editor lgoerner@oswegonian.com It seems like every time someone asks me, “Where did you get that dress/shirt/pair of pants?” I tell them the same thing: I got it at a thrift store.

When I say that, I just feel happy about a cool item I found buried in a sea of unorganized clothes and excited about the low price I paid for it. A lot of people assume it’s just a hipster trend or something inspired by Macklemore (although I did listen to “Thrift Shop” while I wrote this).

Really, thrift shopping is just the perfect rainy afternoon activity to do with your friends if you go with an open mind.

I am convinced that shopping at thrift stores should be the norm for everyone, regardless of how much money they make. Thrift store shopping is fun because you never know what you’re going to find. It might be something you’d never pay full price for because you’re apprehensive about actually wearing it, but you can spare a couple bucks to take it home and play with it. I try on things in all different sizes, brands, styles and atrocious colors, because thrift store shopping isn’t something you can take very seriously.

Thrift shopping is also good for the environment. People get rid of perfectly good clothes all the time and instead of throwing them away and making new ones, others can benefit from reusing those items.

The obvious reason to shop in a consignment store is how much money you can save. I have gotten many name brand items for ridiculously low prices. As a college student, I can’t afford to buy a lot of brand new

clothes, but I can stop by thrift stores and constantly update my wardrobe on my dining hall employee salary.

The other day someone asked me where I got my shoes. I told her I got them at a thrift store and she laughed at me like I must be joking. Sure, when you’re browsing through the racks of clothes, you’ll find some pretty grody items that have seen better days.

A lot of the stuff I find is actually in great condition, though, and I just throw it in the washing machine and everything’s good to go. I’ve never gotten cooties from wearing clothes that once had another owner.

Do I still splurge and buy new clothes? Yes. Do I enjoy a good shopping spree at the mall?

Of course. But since I realized what fantastic, fun clothes I can buy second hand, my shopping habits have been revolutionized. I don’t do it to make a statement or because it’s “cool,” I do it because it makes sense economically and environmentally, and because honestly, all the best things in my wardrobe were purchased at a thrift store.

Star Wars Episode VII boycotted #whitegenocide trends, social media bashes new film’s diversity Morgan Altland Asst. Laker Review Editor maltland@oswegonian.com There is a disturbance in the force.

After the release of the latest trailer for “Star Wars Episode VII – The Force Awakens,” people are up in arms over the new film. The cries have been seen on Twitter and the story was trending on Facebook because some claim it is anti-white propaganda promoting #whitegenocide.

The hashtag #BoycottingStarWarsVII appeared on social media and it began to be filled with people’s rants about diversity inthe film.

John Boyega, an actor from England who is cast to play the character of Finn in the film, is the main reason for their hatred. Many are upset that he is going to be a main character in the film.

Star Wars isn’t just for one race of people.

The film has featured various African American characters before, such as Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu), Billie D. Williams (Lando) and James Earl Jones (Darth Vader’s voice).

Maybe they are upset that Boyega has been cast in a main role. Does this mean the film needs a white protagonist to be watchable?

An actor is an actor. A Jedi is a Jedi. People not wanting to see the film because they believe it is attacking the pure white ideal is almost as ridiculous as saying Greedo shot first. We all know it was Han Solo.

Many actors and activists have responded to the comments, calling them out for what they

Photo provided by wikimedia Due to a diverse cast, some have taken to Twitter and Facebook to criticize the choices made for the new movie.

are: racist and shortsighted rants.

Star Wars fans may be afraid of change.

“Phantom Menance” left a bad taste in many fan’s mouths, but that should not scare anyone away from the new film. Changes need to be made. It is the only way things can move forward.

For those who are hating on the film because there’s a black actor as a main character, I can only say, it’s about time. Look at the science fiction people have been getting, “Alien,” “Star Trek,” “Interstellar,” so many different films, yet the main character is a white person, usually a scientist, who ends up saving the day basically single-handed. There is a need for change.

Star Wars is the best option for the change too. With an already dedicated fan base world wide, there is little doubt that this will be a box office juggernaut for the holiday season. The movie has already been projected to make over a billion dollars in the box office. This mainstream movie can set a precedent for films, showing that audiences don’t need all of the same plot lines and ideas for a good sci-fi.

Be excited for the film. Things are looking bright for the galaxy far, far away. As we move forward, hopefully we can see more actors of color take center stage in pop culture films. The boycotters can go on their little rants and people can see the film for what it can be; extraordinary.

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Photo provided by Ross Hawkes via flickr Opposers of the popular aquatic theme park SeaWorld continue to fight for the freedom of whales.

Lexi Hanna Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com SeaWorld, a well-known aquatic zoo, has announced plans to expand the tanks of their captive orcas. They would increase the size of the pools from 5.8 million gallons to 9.6 million gallons. More free space is a good thing, right?

Not according to people who oppose SeaWorld, such as actress Pamela Anderson, formertrainer John Hargrove and seven-year-old Zoey Lambe-Hommel. The plan to expand the orca tanks has caused limitless controversy among SeaWorld advocates and SeaWorld adversaries. SeaWorld’s intentions, the care and health of the orcas have been questioned and doubted since the 2013 documentary “Blackfish” aired.

SeaWorld denied many accusations from “Blackfish” and claimed to “give the orcas personal care and love.” Various SeaWorld trainers claim to have special bonds with the orcas they train and therefore the whales are not lonely or miserable.

The Coastal Commission has to approve SeaWorld’s expansion motion. This announcement, the crowd contained over 600 spectators, both for and against SeaWorld’s motion. The commission received a variety of opinions at the meeting, especially once they announced that SeaWorld would be able to expand if they also agreed to stop using genetics from wild orcas to breed. SeaWorld, of course, denied not being able to breed; for how will SeaWorld continue if they cannot breed orcas? Instead, they suggested allowing up to 15 orcas maximum. Currently SeaWorld’s tanks hold 11.

The expansion of SeaWorld’s tanks by almost 4 million gallons should be a necessity. The whales are cramped, eleven, 32-foot long mam-

mals stuffed together and presumably unhappy.

By expanding the tanks by 3.8 million gallons, the whales would be granted almost 60 percent more space in the tank per whale. SeaWorld has way too many fans and far too big of a profit to be closed down by request of PETA and other lowbudget activist groups.

With that in mind, why not expand the tanks to give the whales a little more space until it is possible to solve this issue completely? That being said, SeaWorld also wants to add four more orcas eventually, allowing a 15 orca maximum.

By adding four more orcas to the expanded tanks, the expansion is practically nullified. Instead of giving the orcas more room, they’re receiving less personal space with more bodies to occupy the incredibly small pools they are forced to live in. SeaWorld has been negatively publicized for years, increasing with the airing of “Blackfish,” and they make it harder on themselves to lift that negativity by arguing with the points in “Blackfish” and proceeding to require the ability to add four more orcas to the possible maximum number along with their expensive expansion.

SeaWorld should be allowed to expand their tanks. At least the orcas currently inhabiting them would be granted more space and freedom, possibly leading to less frustration among them. The case behind whether SeaWorld is ethical or not and whether it should be shut down or not, should be taken care of separate from the expansion of tanks. If animal activists are so worried about the orcas’ health and safety, shouldn’t they be for the expansion? Expanding the tanks would be a quicker construction than that of closing down Sea World for good. SeaWorld should be granted permission to expand the tanks with the agreement of no more orcas added or bred into the tanks until further notice.

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Google contact lenses give new outlook Technology giant creates advanced, wearable blink-powered device Robert Lee Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com There have been many reports that Google is working on developing smart contact lenses which can be used to measure glucose levels for diabetics. There is also a report that Google has a patent pending for a contact lens with a micro camera and sensors embedded on the surface controlled by blinking, which would enable you to take hands-free pictures and could help the blind navigate the everyday obstacles of the world.

“Our dream is to use the latest technology in the miniaturization of electronics to help improve the quality of life for millions of people,” said Google co-founder Sergey Brin.

If they are developing these types of technological advances purely for the pur-

pose of helping people, that is great, but if helping is their true intention, why have they already filed a patent application for packaging of the product? If helping people with diabetes or those who are visually disabled is the purpose behind the development of these lenses, wouldn’t packaging be a minor detail you would save until the product is ready for the market?

Is the world ready for this kind of technology? This particular technology is starting off with the purest of reasons, to help people.

However, what if these lenses, particularly the ones with a micro camera, fall into the wrong hands or get used for the wrong purpose?

Imagine in the future, a child is born with vision problems and is given these contacts.

What happens when that kid uses them for the wrong thing, perhaps they use the camera feature to take inappropriate pictures? Would they take a child’s eyes away?

Photo provided by DWilliams via Pixabay With Google Glass being the front runner in new technology, Google lenses could bring new advancements.

There is also the fact that for the lenses that are used to monitor glucose, levels of diabetics will have to be collected somewhere, maybe in an accompanying phone or computer app. The problem with that is information about those who have these lenses is out in the open for anyone to use.

Then there will be the question of whether this a HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) violation? Could this lead to a new means of identity theft?

Technology to help people is a wonderful thing. However, as inconvenient as it is, I think the shots and small pin pricks should be a reminder to take care of yourself.

Everything that is good will somehow get corrupted. As soon as Google is successful or close to it, then the competitors such as Apple and Microsoft will have to develop and market their own version, which will lead to higher prices and one company undercutting the other in order to improve their bottom line. Pretty soon, they will worry less about helping the customer and more about profitability of the product.

Right now they say these lenses are being developed to help those with diabetes and visual impairments, but what comes next? It is hard enough for parents and instructors to keep kids of their phones and computers. Imagine how bad it will be in the future when cell phone and computer tech is in contact lenses.

I think that technological advances for the right reasons are great, but at some point we have to question “how much is too much?”

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Millenials vs. everyone else Photo provided by Tedd4u via flickr Many Millenials feel attacked by Generation X as well as the Baby Boomers due to being called lazy and a technologically-driven generation.

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Change is like an ongoing cumulative ripple, like the beginning of a never-ending domino effect that will forever alter the future.

This factor, change, persists throughout the passages of time. With each new generation that logic is no different.

Things spontaneously occur; society happens to change in some drastic way; new trends begin to become popular. That’s just how it works.

However, with each new generation, we somehow return to start this backwards argument. For starters, parents and grandparents are dismissive toward the work ethic of the world’s newer arrivals, referring to the young as “lazy” or “unmotivated.” Sound familiar?

Unsurprisingly, the young, such as Millennials, widely believed to have been born between 1980 and 2000, also have their own say in the dispute. Whether we attack our elders for not being as technologically inclined or for not getting with the times, it’s a trade of blows that doesn’t take either party to the winner’s seat.

These polarizing opinions vary between ages and continue to prompt this

“generation gap” debacle that seems to end in a tie almost every time. If you’ve ever spoken with anyone much older than yourself, then you know exactly how this feels.

Humans hate to confront ideas that oppose their original beliefs; this is called cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance refers to a conflict of beliefs or ideas that cause mental stress or discomfort. It’s suggested that this internal conflict damages the individual’s self-identity and is interpreted as a challenge against this mental establishment.

It’s this unconscious attack on already established ideas or viewpoints that can cause people to oppose the new as they would rather continue to live with what is familiar to them. We value consistency in our lives and when our internal beliefs conflict with external ones, we tend to be judgmental. It’s hard to conform to new ideas and although humans can adapt to new things, it’s still quite the process.

As a group, we’re all fairly young and haven’t been exposed to much. Naturally, older people will know more; they’ve seen and done things, it’s all a part of the process. As Millennials, we conform or oppose current rules, laws and regulations. But we offer our own suggestions to the table.

Going back to the idea of change, each subsequent generation brings with them a

plethora of new ideas, beliefs and political opinions. For instance, millennials thrive on new trends, technological advances and live in the age of information. We have access to almost anything we may desire, all at the risk of a few clicks.

Our age group was at the forefront of the 2008 election; we fought and won a decisive battle for gay marriage in the U.S. and we’re significantly less religious than prior generations.

With each new person being born comes limitless potential: new ideas, new ways of thinking and innovation because humanity is constantly changing and adapting with the times. Change is prominent, change is everywhere and change permeates the very fabric of our society. That’s just how it works.

Our parents and their grandparents were young once. Just as we have iPhones and video games, they had their own things to look forward to and new things to indulge in.

So don’t blame the Baby Boomers or the generation X’ers or wherever they hail from with their sometimes hostile views towards Millennials. They’re just reluctant to change, and that’s okay.

Humans typically are.

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Events Calendar Friday, Oct. 30 through Friday, Nov. 6

EXHIBIT: “MATTER AND MEMORY” Date: Friday, Oct. 30 Time: 12 - 5 p.m.

Location: 186 W. First St., Oswego THEATER PERFORMANCE: “THE BACCHAE” Date: Friday, Oct. 30, Saturday, Oct. 31 Time: 7:30 - 10:30 p.m., 2 - 5 p.m.

Location: Ballroom, Hewitt Union MASTER’S THESIS ART EXHIBITIONS Date: Saturday, Oct. 31 Time: 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location: Second floor, Penfield Library CONCERT: SUNY OSWEGO COLLEGE CHOIRS AND STATE SINGERS Date: Sunday, Nov. 1 Time: 3 - 4 p.m.

Location: St. Mary’s Church, 103 W. Seventh St., Oswego GOSPEL CHOIR’S THANKSGIVING CONCERT Date: Sunday, Nov. 1 Time: 6 - 8:30 p.m.

Location: Ballroom, Sheldon Hall PRESENTATION BY DANCER MICHELLE DORRANCE Date: Tuesday, Nov. 3 Time: 7:30 - 9 p.m.

Location: Ballroom, Hewitt Union MOVIE: “COMEDIAN HARMONISTS” Date: Wednesday, Nov. 4 Time: 7 - 9:30 p.m.

Location: Auditorium, Marano Campus Center PERFORMANCE: DORRANCE DANCE IN “SOUNDSPACE” Date: Wednesday, Nov. 4 Time: 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Location: Ballroom, Hewitt Union

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Weekly EP: DNCE fails to ‘SWAAY’ audiences Riley Ackley Promotional Director rackley@oswegonian.com

This year has been a big one for Disney’s former stars. Artists like Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, Nick Jonas and Selena Gomez have all been met with mainstream and sometimes critical success following their latest releases. For each, creating a sound and style that is reflective but entirely separate from their Disney days has come easily. Their ability to make music that is both relevant, innovative and emotive has turned these possible wash-ups into a new class of pop stars.

For some, however, this change does not come so easily. This is where we find Joe Jonas. At 26, Jonas’ career has undergone multiple shifts. From songwriting to acting, the former brother band member seems ailed by his position as a “creative” type. In an attempt to end this, Jonas’ latest endeavor as lead singer of the four-piece pop group DNCE comes at a time of hopeful transition. With the release of the group’s debut EP, their attempts to

gain traction in the industry come with all of the baggage provided by Disney’s remnants.

Overall, “SWAAY” is an upbeat, satisfactory compilation of alternative pop music. However, through repeated listening sessions, the cracks surrounding DNCE’s debut become prevalent and noticeable. Their inability to create retention for the listener to hold on to their hooks is an obvious oversight. In one ear and out the other, “SWAAY” and DNCE’s sound is less recognizable than it could be.

Like Walk The Moon, their music attempts to adopt this rising popularity in alternative, indie pop with lackluster results.

With the adoption of a slogan as presumptuous as “your new favorite band,” DNCE’s attempt at selfconfidence is less able to fill such big shoes than the group realizes. This statement alone sets up a situation in which listeners will more than likely be left underwhelmed.

Lead track “Cake by the Ocean” is the perfect example of this shallowness. From its opening moments a sort of faux-slickness, both as a group and as a track, exists. This is a song that believes itself to be

Photo provided by dnce.com Try as he might, Joe Jonas has not found his musical footing with DNCE.

more of a danceable, edgy beat than it actually is. From its metaphorical use of cake and treats to the use of P. Diddy and Naomi Campbell’s 2002 relationship as a goal, a stench of a hipster’s overstated use of an outdated topic hangs over each of the track’s passing moments. Other tracks like “Pay My Rent” and “Toothbrush” play on a sense of mundane activity in an attempt to gain a sense of originality, but inevitably come up as off-putting.

While many artists like Selena Gomez or Demi Lovato have been

able to separate themselves from their former days with the big mouse, DNCE’s Jonas never goes far enough to alter his corporate, industry-churned image.

Lending itself in testament to Disney’s power of character construction, Jonas is unable to fully enhance this schism necessary to be taken seriously in the industry. Despite some profane language, the album sometimes borders Disney’s type of tween-pop that has become so characteristic to those sometimes unbreakable chains. That being said, moments of “SWAAY” are admittedly more entertaining than not.

‘Supergirl’: More romance, less action believes in when others try to take Morgan Altland her down. She is powerful against Asst. Laker Review Editor maltland@oswegonian.com adversity and fights for people

Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s the new CBS program “Supergirl.”

Although the pilot leaked online a few months ago, the show premiered on CBS on Tuesday.

Although the show’s cast and crew have fought for it, claiming it to be a show to display the power of women, the first episode has the feel of a typical romantic comedy.

“Supergirl” is about Kara ZorEl, the cousin of Superman who was also sent to Earth during her planet’s destruction. Believing she wanted a normal life, she hid her powers for years. However, after she saves a crashing plane, she decides to don the cape to try to help the people of her city.

The city does do a lot for women. Melissa Benoist (“The Longest Ride”) plays a strong character that stands for what she

and for the view of women.

The only kyrptonite with her performance is the men in the show. Mehcad Brooks (“Necessary Roughness”) plays the character of James “Jimmy” Olsen, a classic staple of the Superman franchise who moves to National City and begins working at the same media outlet as Kara. From the moment that the two share the screen we get the typical “boy wants girl” vibe. Kara begins to make a fool out of herself as she struggles to hold an initial conversation, then the audiences watches as James has to swoop in and save Kara when her boss threatens to terminate her.

Another scene with Jeremy Jordan (“The Last Five Years”) shows the two having other typical moments of a rom com. A unrequited love interest and a makeover are shown in the episode as the two build upon their relationship and Kara becomes more of the hero her cousin is. The two have a small argument over

Photo provided by flikr.com Melissa Benoist stars in CBS’s prime-time superhero drama that focuses on empowering women.

capes, because that’s what fans want to see.

Romance aside, the action scenes are well done for a television show. Fans of superhero shows are typically resorting to the CW’s programs. As good as the programs may be, they still fall flat when it comes to some of the special effects that they employ. “Supergirl” does not fall into this same rut. Her flight, strength and x-ray vision are all more visually pleasing the some

of the stunts other programs have tried to pull.

Another powerful piece of the pilot is the ensemble. The characters do a great job playing off one another as the story develops. In addition, strong relationships are built early on and can hopefully lead the show in a less romantic to a more hero-esque direction.

If you have not taken the time to check out the pilot, be sure to go out and watch it. Great things can come from the show.

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Carrie Underwood weaves together masterpiece on ‘Storytellers’ Riley Ackley Promotional Director rackley@oswegonian.com

At a certain point, artists reach a level when introductions are no longer necessary. For Carrie Underwood, this is most definitely true.

From her first moments on “American Idol” to the release of her most recent album, Underwood has become instantly recognizable.

Throughout her career, Underwood’s tracks have perpetrated far past country radio onto mainstream stations across the United States.

For some, the seven-time Grammy winner’s greatest moments come from her strikingly powerful country ballads like “Jesus Take The Wheel.” For others, however, the highlight is the vocalist’s undeniable ability to arouse audiences through pounding rock country beats like “Undo It” and “Cowboy Casanova.” This is the place most charac-

Photo provided by carrieunderwoodofficial.com Carrie Underwood’s melodic and unique music appeals to various audiences.

teristically relevant on Underwood’s latest record.

Titled “Storyteller,” Underwood’s most recent release is an incredibly versatile compilation showcasing the astonishing vocal range of an artist in her prime. With ballads found in more uplifting and tender-based tracks like “The Girl You Think I Am” and “Heartbeat,” Underwood finds a perfect balance in vengefully rebellious bangers and more heartfelt ballads of love and loss.

On the opening track “Renegade Runaway,” Underwood blows open the doors to what proves to be an overall incredible album. Forceful from its opening until its end, “Renegade Runaway” is a whirlwind. In the vein of tracks like “Blown Away,” Underwood recognizes the model of not fixing what isn’t broken. This track is outstandingly engaging.

The lead single off of the album, titled “Smoke Break,” is a formidable anthem of stepping back.

Through gained perspective, Underwood is unafraid and unabashed of the consequences of feeling overwhelmed. “Smoke Break” is a terrific single because of its relevance to more than just fans of the country genre. “Smoke Break” encapsulates our feelings of being engulfed by life’s labors.

For many country artists, the symbolism of outlaws and getaways are a mainstay. For Underwood’s track “Mexico,” this rings true. Listeners will undeniably be placed into the plot of “Mexico.” Edgy and nostalgic, the melody of this song portrays an Underwood that borderlines the rock genre.

The album’s greatest track comes in the form of “Choctaw County Affair.” Thumping and atmospheric, “Choctaw County Affair” paints a picture of vindictive fierceness much like Underwood’s early hit “Before He Cheats.” Like musical fire, every moment of “Choctaw County Affair” is more bewitching than the next. This song is perfect in every way. From Underwood’s

long runs to the simplistic beat that climaxes in the track’s final moments, “Choctaw County Affair” is a seismic masterpiece.

As noted, “Storyteller” does not come without its fair share of slow burning melodies. Songs like “The Girl You Think I Am” and “Heartbeat” fill the space of endearment that is less prevalent on “Storyteller.” For these softer beats and ones like “Chaser,” Underwood continues to put out music that is inherently enthralling. These tracks never disappoint. Even in pointing them out, it’s apparent that Underwood is unable to make a powerhouse melody that underwhelms.

Underwood is more than one of the greatest country artists of all time; she is one of the greatest musical artists of all time, period. Her talent is undying and incredible. Her ability to sing tracks that not only tell a story but also draw in listeners is nearly unparalleled. For an artist like Underwood, ”Storyteller” is simply one step in the continuing story of a masterful repertoire towards a lasting imprint on the music industry.

New ‘Jobs’ movie shows tycoon’s personal growth Travis Clark Managing Editor tclark@oswegonian.com

“I love that you don’t care how much money a person makes, you care what they make.

But what you make, shouldn’t be the best part of you.”

These words embody the central theme of director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s “Steve Jobs,” the biopic that sheds light on the Apple CEO’s obsession with creating the future and putting it in the palm of our hands.

The film’s frame takes the form of three crucial product presentations that launched Jobs to the forefront of technological culture, spanning from 1984 to 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac. The combination of Boyle’s electric direction and Sorkin’s zippy screenplay weave together these “events” seamlessly, so much so that the twohour runtime that spans 14 years feels like it’s over in no time at all.

However, that also may

Photo provided by stevejobsthefilm.com Michael Fassbender stars as the technological emperor Steve Jobs in this biopic on the famed genius.

have something to do with the fact that the film doesn’t exactly delve too far into Jobs’ past or experiences outside of the technological field. The plot feels stripped of many components one might see in a typical biopic in that it doesn’t focus on Jobs’ past or personal life to the degree one might expect…or

does it?

Jobs, played with narcissistic class by Michael Fassbender (“X-Men: Days of Future Past”), is portrayed as a prick, to put it bluntly. He surprisingly has few redeeming qualities early on in the film and the screenplay makes sure that the audience knows just how little he

cares about his daughter and her mother in comparison to his inventions.

As the film progresses, it’s up to the audience to decide whether Jobs is worthy of his fame and success. On the surface, he’s painted as entirely egocentric, with his head in his work and farther up his behind. Peel back

the surface and the relationship between Jobs and his daughter is at the center. It’s a relationship that, like Jobs’ launch into the limelight, takes time to blossom.

So “Steve Jobs” isn’t entirely devoid of emotion or relatability after all; it just, like the title character himself, chooses to ignore them until it can’t anymore. If the story of Jobs’ inventions are its mind, then that of his daughter is its heart. It beats softly and reluctantly, but by the end of the film is thumping through the chest.

The film unfortunately bombed at the box office over the weekend. Despite Apple being a financial juggernaut, the film about its co-founder and CEO is not. There’s a lot that can be blamed: for instance, Michael Fassbender is a brilliant actor, but he’s not the audience-magnet that Leonardo DiCaprio is, who was originally considered for the role. The cold-as-ice demeanor of the title character is hard to sell.

Box office numbers aside, “Steve Jobs” is a great film.

Like the person at the core of its subject matter, it’s just hard to warm up to at first.

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WNYO presents annual Hip Hop Showcase featuring awesome DJ’s Cherilyn Beckles Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com Last Friday, WNYO held its annual concert at the Village Commons. Two local artists, Robert Dawkins and Lucki Caesar, opened up for NawtyBoi Nyt. These amazing artists had their time to shine when they each performed multiple songs. The crowd enjoyed the music as well as the outgoing and bubbly host, Emily Santos. She introduced each artist wonderfully and gave out T-shirts and drawstring bags to those who answered her trivia questions.

This event proves that Oswego State has extraordinary talent that can sometimes go unnoticed. Robert Dawkins was one artist who performed at the concert. Dawkins said performing was exhilarating.

“Just being able to share my craft with the crowd and making myself that vulnerable to feedback was new and exciting, especially since I’m still new at performing,” Dawkins

Photo provided by @WNYO on Twitter Student-run radio station WNYO hosted their annual Hip Hop Showcase featuring DJs Robert Dawkins, Nawtyboy Nyt and Lucki Caesar.

said. “I still had an amazing time though and I look forward to performing at other venues as well as establishing a fanbase.”

The masters of ceremony told vivid details of their life, rapping lyrics that were inspired

by their upbringing and the environment in which they were raised, in addition to their trials and tribulations of the present day. The crowd welcomed each artist’s unique style and supported everyone, which was

reassuring to new performers.

The DJ was also very impressive with how he transitioned between each performance and the music he played within breaks kept everyone interested in the event overall.

The main event of the show, NawtyBoi Nyt, was amazing.

His vocals were great and so were the words behind his songs.

The beats that he chose were appropriate to his music and flowed well.

‘The Bacchae’ offers surreal take on Greek mythology Lydia Goerner Copy Editor lgoerner@oswegonian.com

“The Bacchae” was an intense, abstract theater production. The play left many audience members in the theater wondering what just happened with its “dreamlike” quality. It was a performance that could be thoroughly enjoyed even though audience members might have been puzzled by the actual plot.

The play was based on the ancient Greek tragedy written

by Euripides. However, the script was adapted for Oswego State by Matthew Gasda. Gasda did an excellent job with the script, crafting words that were poetic and beautiful. The script was simultaneously unclear and deeply moving. The script and its delivery came across like a slam poetry reading at times, and was often lyrical and emotional.

The setting of the play, according to the program, was,

“Here and now. Also, and at the same time, Ancient Greece.” The play was a juxtaposition of heavenly and earthly, ancient and modern. To an average viewer, this made it difficult to follow the story line at times. However, there was enough to look at and listen to, making it engaging.

Audience members who do not have an appreciation or knowledge of Greek theater need not worry. The play was spectacular and surreal, an artistic production that could captivate almost anyone.

Henry Shikongo, an acting and directing professor at Oswego State, said the audience seemed to enjoy the show he attended on Saturday night.

“While I was watching, I was looking at the reactions of some of the audience, and it’s just nice to see people who aren’t typical theater-goers and their looks and surprise and the smiles and the shock about certain things,” Shikongo said.

Shikongo added that the energy of the audience has an effect on how the actors perform each night.

Photo provided by Oswego State Theater Department The Ghost Choir helped carry the overall performance of ‘The Bacchae.’

“Each show night to night will vary because each audience is completely different,” Shikongo said.

“The Bacchae” ran for approximately one hour with no intermission. The time went by quickly, captivating the audience and leaving them wanting more. The show was a

visual feast with bloody, severed body parts, glitter strobe lights and a chorus in constant, colorful motion.

The cast was under 20 actors, but each of them brought a delightful set of talents to the stage.

Nicholas Cocks played the god Dionysus and Khari Constantine played the role of Pentheus. Ana

Richardson was particularly impeccable in her role as the Raving Ones chorus leader. The chorus members danced and giggled through the aisles in the intimate theater setting.

Every student performer contributed in lighting up the stage with dancing and constant motion. The long hours of rehearsals paid off in their performance, which was almost free from mistakes to the casual observer.

“I was blown away by the energy the students brought,” Shikongo said. “I think this is extremely difficult material, and I think they really fully committed…they handled this material with full confidence and no apologies, and that’s all you can really ask of an actor.”

Oswego State theatre put on this production, directed by Christopher Carter Sanderson, last weekend. “The Bacchae” will be performed again Friday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m in the Hewitt Union Ballroom. Tickets are $7 for Oswego State students and $15 for the public.

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Open Mic Night Spotlight: Sicherman, Picarel rock Thursday night Allison Flanagan Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com “Have Faith In Me”; a powerful phrase and the title of one song performed by two friends at last week’s Open Mic Night.

Jon Sicherman and Dan Picarel have been friends since their school days in Liverpool, N.Y. They have been learning music since they were 13 years old. Almost 10 years later, they are still learning and performing together.

At Open Mic on Oct. 22, Sicherman and Picarel performed an acoustic set that included two songs by post-hardcore band A Day To Remember (ADTR). Sicherman’s vocals were accompanied by two harmonious guitar parts as they performed “Monument” and “Have Faith in Me.” The duo takes inspiration from a variety of bands within a range of genres, including metalcore band August Burns Red, hard rock/heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold and pop punk band The Story So Far. “I’m also into a lot of 90s stuff like Foo Fighters and classic 90s songs,”

Sicherman said. “I played Jumper [by Third Eye Blind] last time I was here.”

One band that played a heavy hand in inspiring Sicherman to learn guitar and how to sing was Metallica.

Sicherman can still recall the first time a group of their friends formed a band and practiced together.

“I tried screaming, like the metal screaming stuff,” he said. “We had the cops called on us because it sounded so bad.”

Sicherman said he knows they’ve all improved their musical talents and he loves to tell that story for a laugh.

Sicherman and Picarel have performed at an Open Mic Night in previous weeks and hope to do so again in the future. They agree that it’s an enjoyable experience for performers and are happy to have the opportunity to play.

“The atmosphere is awesome,” Picarel says. “I like how they give you a choice and they don’t restrict you on how many songs you play.”

At the duo’s performance, they were encouraged by the crowd to play another song after their original set.

“That never would have gone down at [Funk ‘N Waffles]” Sicherman said. Letting us stay up there

Allison Flanagan | The Oswegonian Left to right: Jon Sicherman and Dan Picarel are influenced by heavy metal rock groups and punk bands.

and try to play more songs. They’re very systematic.”

Funk ‘N Waffles is a popular venue in Syracuse that the duo has played previously. They added that they enjoy performing at Funk, but Open Mic provides a more supportive, community-based environment

for performers of any kind.

The duo enjoys playing with a punk-type sound, with metal aspects mixed in.

“We try not to limit ourselves in our music,” Sicherman said. “So we just kind of blend and do whatever.”

Open Mic Night is hosted by

the Lifestyles Center and takes place every Thursday evening, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Lake Effect Café in Penfield Library. Students who perform are encouraged to express themselves, as Open Mic is an uncensored event. It is free for everyone who attends.

Rising Student Artist: Evan Debevec-McKenney Travis Clark Managing Editor tclark@oswegonian.com For junior broadcasting and mass communications major Evan Debevec-McKenney, it all started in a recording techniques class in high school.

After recording music and starting a band with a couple of friends, Debevec-McKenney, who goes by the artist name Evan Diem, decided he wanted to write and perform his own songs.

This was also at the same time that he was learning how to sing by partaking in musical theater. Despite his love for music, Diem chose not to minor in it, instead minoring in theater here at Oswego State.

“I didn’t want to really focus on music because I want music to be a side thing,” he said.

This “side thing” has inspired Diem to release three EPs in the last year. His latest album, “Mitigations,” released Oct. 1, can be found on his artist website, evandm.bandcamp.com.

Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian Evan Debevec-McKenney, a junior broadcasting major and theater minor, writes and performs his own music.

“I’ve gotten to a point where I’m really happy with how I’m mixing sounds and I’m at a point where I’m happy with my songwriting more than I used to be,” Diem said. “So I wanted to put something out that was more reflective of where I am.”

Diem’s inspiration for making the album simply comes from his enjoyment of making music. Some songs lend themselves to his experiences or

something specific he wants to say, and he finds a way to write it and perform it.

However, he finds that if he’s writing about himself, there tends to be an overall theme throughout an EP or album. “[Faulty Dramatic] was basically how I see myself as a lot more messed up than I actually am and I tend to overdramatize myself,” Diem said.

For “Mitigations,” his sec-

ond full-length album, the rising artist already had a couple dozen songs ready to complete an album. Fortunately, he was able to find a consistent theme that threaded 13 of those songs together.

That theme is, of course, mitigations. In Diem’s words, these are things that make other things not as bad.

He’s particularly proud of certain songs on the album.

“People tend to really like the

song ‘Couches,’ which is about people sitting on couches at parties,” Diem said. “So people tend to find that relatable.”

He’s also proud of how songs like “Desert Aquarium” and “Invent the Wheel” came out mixing and word-play wise, respectively.

As far as musical genres, Diem said it’s hard to define where he falls, especially on “Mitigations,” an album he said has “a lot of different genres incorporated.” Generally, though, he would categorize the album as alternative indie rock, in the vein of his favorite band, the Mountain Goats.

Diem is aware that the current musical landscape makes it hard to get his name out there.

“People respect when you don’t do pop, but people also like pop,” he said. “I had someone come up to me…they said ‘I really appreciate what you’re doing, writing your own songs, playing your own music,’ and that’s nice, that’s what I go for.”

To contact Evan Diem, email him at edebevec@oswego.edu.

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Foot snagged by a tree’s root.

A grasping hook, fishing for the daring and foolish.

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Tumbling and oblivious The ground was the sky.

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My mother ’s sage words of wisdom.

Her voice nagged incessantly as we closed the gate behind us and headed towards the woods.

It sat at the end of the block, the edge of safety.

It was a massive wall of moving green and rough brown bark.

Two taller girls moved on ahead, while I hesitated. My feet moved on while common sense resisted.

Every foot we stepped into this wilderness I became more bold.

Dared to jump this.

Dared to climb that.

I was suddenly fearless and stupid.

We came to a precipice, what others charitably called a hill. Not quite a slope, but not quite a ninety degree plummet.

“I dare you to run down.”

How could I say no?

Five steps back, one gazelle-like leap forward, and I was propelled down

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Not sure what stopped me, or if I even stopped.

All I could see was blackness.

All I could hear was muffled concern.

My friends pulled me up.

No more smirks.

No more dares.

Only frowns and tears as we limped like lame animals back to the house.

Difficulty: Hard

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

Libra (Sep. 23 - Oct. 23):

Taurus (Apr. 20 - May 20): Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22):

Money may be on the minds of those around you. Be careful about helping. Although appreciated, it may cause strains in your relationships.

Pain, whether it be physical or not, may be keeping you from doing the work that needs to be done. Take some time for yourself before tackling the challenge.

New information about a significant other may disillusion you. Take time to get to see the real them before rushing to judgment.

This week may draw some unwanted attention to you. This can be from something you do or by you catching the affections of someone who you don’t have interest in. Remember to be kind.

Don’t let self-made pressure get to you this week. Appreciate the work you do and see the value in what you can create. It will only help you and your work.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sep. 22):

Gemini (May 21 - June 21): Your home life may be going

Someone new may bring through unforeseen changes. some new information about Keep focus on what is happena subject you are interested ing, less on what is to come. in. Don’t forget to fact check what you hear before taking it as the truth.

Difficulty: Easy

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Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19):

Things may seem darker than they are right now. Take time to read, watch a movie or just relax to try to get a new perspective on the situation.

Advice from friends may be helpful this week, but it should not be considered law. Take time to dive deeper into subjects that perplex you.

Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 21):

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18):

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21):

Pisces (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20):

Be cautious of your actions in group settings. Being too critical may lead to problems moving forward with what needs to be done.

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New interests may connect you and a friend on a deeper level. Get to know them a little more. Who knows what else you may discover?

Doubt may be clouding your thoughts of where you want to go. Think about what you truly want before taking the next step.

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1900- First U.S. auto show opens in New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

1931- TV channel 1 in NYC, W2XB (NBC), begins broadcasting.

1938- Orson Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” broadcast panics the nation.