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Life on campus: Then and now

Homecoming inspires Oswego Alumni from 1960s reflect on their experiences, memories at Oswego State compared to present day State campus pride JoAnn DeLauter News Editor jdelauter@oswegonian.com

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Cell phones, credit cards, computers, cars and condos.

According to alum Jack James, these are “the five Cs” that make up the major differences between life on campus now and when James went to Oswego State in 1962.

“To think about life on campus in the ‘60s, life was much different than the life day-to-day that student live in today,” James said. “I just get the biggest kick out of thinking about what the students have today personally compared to the rather stark but very enjoyable life we had.”

As students and faculty continue their daily routine, Oswego State celebrates its first Homecoming in over 40 years.

The week’s activities kicked-off with Oswego’s Got Talent on Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Hewitt Union Ballroom. The host, Director of Campus Life Earnest Washington, whipped to the latest hip-hop jams as he introduced the guests. Performances included an array of musicians, singers and dancers.

The first place winner Lamonte Sadler, who goes by Monty Kelvin on stage, won $500. First-runner-up, the African Student Organization (ASO), was awarded $200, and second-runnerup, rap artist Tyler Campbell, received a blue certificate of recognition.

Sadler performed a rendition of Michael Jackson’s 1980s hit “Billie Jean.” He moonwalked on stage and glided across the auditorium floor in a red and black jumpsuit.

The pop-icon impersonator plans to use the award to fund an overseas internship.

“I’m thankful,” Sadler said. “I achieved my goal.”

On Monday, Laker Pride spilled into room 132 in the Marano Campus Center for “Dress Like a Laker Day.” “It felt really good, I felt apart of something,” said Funnell Hall Resident Assistant, Shannon France. “I wore all of my Oswego gear. I wore my green and gold socks and my sweaters.”

Campus Recreation featured the 2015 action film “Furious 7” on Tuesday at 8 p.m. for their splash-in-movie series. Students floated in the water with inner tubes and were served snacks and beverages poolside.

Society influences student culture In the 1960s, the student population totaled approximately 1,200 students, compared with the current student population of roughly 8,000, which effected to the campus environment.

“Every student knew every other student,” James said. “Every faculty member as you walked across campus knew you by name and you knew them by name and personally.”

Compared with the social norms of today, the Oswego State campus in the ‘60s had policies in place to support the social etiquette of the time period.

1965 alumna Marie Scarcella said each year students received a booklet called “The Oswetiquette,” illustrating expectations of the student body.

According to the policy at the time, women were not allowed to wear slacks to classes. Female students had to wear dresses or skirts all year, even in the harsh cold of the Oswego winter. According to Elijah Vary | The Oswegonian

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A car crashed into two tree planters in front of Cayuga Hall on Sunday, Nov. 8.

The incident is not like the usual car accidents on and around Oswego State’s campus, University Police Department Lieutenant Matthew Barbeau said.

“Something like that has never really

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happened in the 16 years that I’ve been here,” Barbeau said. “We’ve never had anybody drive into a building like that.”

The car’s driver was Emily Bray, 20-year-old from Rome, New York. Bray is not a student at Oswego State but was on campus visiting a friend, Barbeau said.

Barbeau said Bray was having an argument with her girlfriend when the collision occurred.

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dent for Residence Life and Housing, said her car was going the wrong way around Seneca Circle when it jumped the curb and headed toward Cayuga. The vehicle hit a planter outside the building’s entrance, careened off it and cracked a second planter.

He said it is believed that she was under the influence of alcohol and possibly marijuana, though the police department

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Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian According to broadcasting professors Longo and Bradbury, there are 151 students in the video production course and 14 cameras available for students to use.

Over 100 Oswego State communication students shared 14 DSLR cameras this fall, according to broadcasting professor Marybeth Longo.

“It’s difficult for me as a faculty member when a student is standing in front of me in tears saying, ‘I can’t get my project done because I couldn’t get gear out’,” Longo said. “It’s like trying to build a house without hammers and nails. You can’t do it.”

As enrollment rises, the School of Communication, Media and the Arts (SCMA) lacks funding for equipment upgrades.

“The college understands there is a great need for new and more equipment for our ‘tech-heavy’ majors,” said Julie Pretzat, Dean of the School of Communication, Media and the Arts. “We make every effort to accommodate them as best we can, given the confines of a less-thanrobust budget.”

According to Pretzat, “state budgets have been flat” while student admission has increased by 45 percent since 2007.

Tyler Hall restorations have disrupted the potential storage space used by the broadcasting department.

“We are in the midst of a major renovation that has affected the space and equipment needs of all our majors in SCMA,” Pretzat said.

Limited facilities, faulty devices, a shortage of broadcast engineers and errors in the Zeus management system, a registration server for equipment, have hindered student academic opportunity.

“I got three audio kits for 35 kids,” said broadcasting professor Jeff Bradbury. “I can’t assign the amount and level of assignments that I think should be required for students to properly learn and craft the

material, because I know they won’t have the resources to complete it.”

Currently, the Oswego State video production course has 151 students at ratio of 11 students per camera.

According to Bradbury, Cayuga Community College has approximately 25 students who share 14 cameras.

“A lot of these places have at least three or maybe four students per camera. Nobody has 11 students per camera,” Bradbury said.

“But that’s just one side of it.”

Despite alumni donations, external revenue in the department is often scarce.

Recently, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences received a $1.5 million Environmental Protection Agency grant.

“The sciences are fortunate,” Pretzat said.

“There are many more opportunities to receive funding through grants than there are for the broadcasting.”

In 2006, the Communication Studies department was awarded $875,000 state-grant to upgrade Lanigan studio A. The money was put into renovations this past summer.

According to Oswego State Vice President of Finance and Budget, Victoria Furlong, Gov. Cuomo’s SUNY State budget of $800,000 to $1 million is allocated to Oswego State for academic affairs.

“Within the finance area we hold reserves aside for unforeseen circumstances that may arise throughout the year,” Furlong said. “If there is increasing enrollment in a particular area we may need to allocate some funds specifically towards a curriculum that sees exponential growth.”

SUNY tuition will be raised by $300 next fall. The salary increases for contractual workers are not included in this tuition hike.

“We don’t receive extra money for that,” Furlong said. “A professor may get an increase on his salary and we as a campus have to absorb that. A lot of money has to come from this tuition revenue.”

According to the President of Finance

and Budget Nicholas Lyons, the funds are used to support additional faculty positions.

Due to the surge in students, current broadcast engineer Patrick Moochler lacks additional assistance.

“We need to update equipment, we need to update software and one engineer can’t do all of that,” Longo said. “He’s doing the work of three, four people.”

Two weeks ago, sophomore broadcasting and communications major Shaun Streb wrote a letter to the dean highlighting the issues he faced in his morning video production course.

“I am a perfectionist,” Streb said. “It was disheartening to turn in projects that weren’t up to my full potential. I didn’t have enough time to take out a camera, [and] get more Broll. Little things like that eat at you because you know you can do so much better if you have the resources.”

Each week, Longo lugs three DSLR cameras and tripods from her home in Syracuse to Oswego for her upper division students.

“I use my professors’ gear because it’s more convenient for me than to check it out,” said junior broadcasting major Matthew Cancel. “It’s always a hassle for me.

Zeus isn’t the most helpful. I try to do it from my room back at home and there is always errors that occur.”

Senior and video production teacher’s assistant Sara Boileau explained that upgraded equipment is of high demand.

“We’re looking at Cayuga Community College that has 1.8 students per camera,” Boileau said. “When we all get our projects there’s 11 students battling for one of those cameras.”

Longo explained the broadcasting staff requires additional administrative support.

“We love to teach,” she said, “But we can’t teach without the right tools.”

According to Pretzat, in the coming year Oswego State will implement the college technology plan and the scarcity will be “alleviated.”

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

Student Sabina Kadic was sworn in as an SA senator and took the oath of office on the SA constitution. The minutes from last meeting and the agenda for the current meeting were both approved.

SA Vice President Emily Nassir recognized Sen. Sarah Woods and Sen. Alex George in the senator spotlight.

As a guest to the senate, Oswego State Cheerleading President Maggie Graser requested funding from SA to sponsor them in their trip to nationals from April 6 through April 10. Throughout the semester, Oswego State Cheerleading has hosted car washes, cheerleading clinics and other fundraisers to try to raise money as well as accepting money from sponsors. Each member pays $941 for the season. They have raised about

$3,000 already yet their fundraising goal is approximately $15,000.

Oswego State Cheerleading has gone to nationals before. They are one of five SUNY cheerleading teams who attend Nationals. This year they decided to hire a choreographer from the National Cheerleaders Association. They requested about $10,000 from the Senate for their trip.

There was no public comment.

In executive reports, SA President Christopher Collins-McNeil informed the Senate that he attended Net Impact, a presentation on diversity, this past week. The presentation focused on how society creates racial boundaries.

Collins-McNeil would like to present to the Senate on diversity during next week’s meeting.

Collins-McNeil announced that the OzFest surveys went out this past week and wanted to make sure students were taking them. It also came to his atten-

tion that the surveys could be taken more than once, so students have been sending it in multiple times and there should be a second survey going out soon to correct this problem.

He also updated the Senate on his efforts to set up student advisory councils with different school and with University Police. Collins-McNeil is planning several meetings with administrators in the future to set this up.

Collins-McNeil is also working on getting a student spot on the President’s council so that a student can weigh in on some of the decisions the administration is making for the school.

Nassir stressed the importance of making an effort to meet with student constituents, although next meeting there will be no guest to the Senate because she wants senators to present on their experience at SUNY SA that they will attend this weekend.

Nassir reminded the senators that

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Homecoming reception for women’s ice hockey team, Saturday at 2 p.m.

Global Engagement Hour: “Following in the Footsteps of a 17th Century Travel” Monday at 12:30 p.m., Room 220 in Marano Campus Center.

Workshop: Linkedin Profile Building, Tuesday at 1 p.m., Room 114, Marano Campus Center.

Movie: “Sophie Scholl: Die letzten Tage,” Wednesday at 7 p.m., Room 132, Marano Campus Center Auditorium.

there are only two meetings left in the semester and encouraged the senators that have never written bills before to volunteer to write a bill soon to get the full experience as a senator.

Nassir addressed the speaker that appeared on campus as a part of homecoming, Arel Moodie, and encouraged the senators to not only get involved with homecoming but to take advantage of the speakers and events on campus.

SA Director of Finance Matthew Peters confirmed that students can take the OzFest survey more than once and do not have to completely fill it out before submitting it.

Peters also announced that the last day for P.O.s is Dec. 1 for clubs and organizations.

During the senator research forum, Sen. Shauna Anderson updated the senate on her idea of an “SA Palooza,” including setting up booths, renting out space and writing a bill to receive funding.

Woods mentioned that she went to

the Campus Recreation Student Advisory Council that oversees campus life and campus recreation. Senators brought up some ideas with the ice arena such as more free skate times, ushers doing hockey games and skate rentals.

There were no special orders.

During general orders, the Senate went over the newly revised SA code that governs the body of SA. Some of the changes to the code include that any senator would be able to be the chair to a committee as well as a vice chair if no other senator is willing to take the position. Another amendment to the bill states that senators will receive a stipend amount each semester that would be determined by the budget council.

The amendments to the bill were passed by general consent.

There is no new legislation.

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

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Students join in Homecoming activities Talent show, residence hall programs kick off start of school spirit week HOMECOMING from COVER Dozens of students gathered in the Oneida Hall lounge on Wednesday for the annual “Oswego Pride Night.”

Oneida Hall showcased a rainbowcolored snowcone costume and served free watermelon, orange soda and cherry filled ice desserts.

Students enjoyed the united community.

“The week that will have the most school pride is on Whiteout weekend,” said Oneida Hall RA Shelby Gallaro. “I know some of the RA’s went to the talent show on Sunday, it’s a really fun week of activities.”

Oneida Hall RA Caitlyn Bailey suggested to increase event advertisement and merge campus life activities.

“I love seeing students get together,” Bailey said. “It would be cool to combine family and friends with Homecoming because of all the events that happen.”

Hart Hall presented Diwali, an Indian religious celebration, to help foster pride between international and local students.

Hart Hall Director Kevin Speer explained that the event’s aim is to connect students with home.

“We have such a high population of international students we thought it was an important thing to do,” Speer said. “In the spirit of collaboration

[and] hosting an international festival we felt it symbolized hall pride for Hart.”

The Office of International Education initiated the program and provided traditional food and drink for the event.

Dozens of students painted pottery, belly danced to Bollywood songs and wore native sari dress.

Freshman Siddharth Sanganeria is from India, over 7,000 miles from Oswego.

Sanganeria felt more connected to the campus community.

“This is one of the best experiences I had in my life,” Sanganeria said. “Seeing

the turnout I’m really impressed. Seeing how many Oswego people and Lakers like Diwali and people taking initiative to know about the festival and customs.”

An ice skating party followed on Thursday evening.

The annual Whiteout game starts at 7 p.m. on Friday in the Marano Campus Center Arena. This weekend the Alumni Association added a networking reception at 3 p.m. Homecoming tailgate is at 5:30 p.m. Homecoming will conclude with the post-game after party and bonfire at 9 p.m.

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When the vehicle struck, Bray’s knees hit the dashboard. She was arrested at 3:41 a.m. and transported to the hospital for care.

At 9 a.m. on Sunday, Bray was arraigned at the Oswego town court. Barbeau said a $500 cash bond was set. The bond was paid that morning, Kolenda said.

According to her arrest report, Bray was charged with criminal mischief, unlawful possession of marijuana, driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol, reckless driving and not wearing a seatbelt. She was also charged with driving on a sidewalk, unsafe lane change, unreasonable speed and driving the wrong way on a one way street.

Although Kolenda said there were students on the sidewalk at the time of the incident, no one else was injured.

“If it weren’t for the planters, she could have gone through the front doors,” Kolenda said. “Could have gone right into the building, and that could have been very serious. It was fortunate that she hit the planters.”

Students did witness the incident from their residence halls or outside. Several posted pictures of the scene on their social

media accounts. Allehah VanLoan, a resident of Cayuga Hall, observed the accident from Seneca Hall.

VanLoan, a junior, said she thought, “that person is going to be in a lot of trouble,” and that she was “angered by the thought of possible drunk driving.”

“I watched the scene on and off until the car was removed, peeking out the window to stay up to date,” VanLoan said.

Other members of Residence Life staff declined to comment.

In his 38 years at Oswego State, Kolenda said he has never seen anything like this.

“We’ve had broken windows and things of that nature,” Kolenda said. “But never a vehicle running off the roadway and into a building. That was pretty severe.”

Kolenda said the preliminary estimate for the costs of damages is $3,000. The broken planter will be replaced. Cayuga Hall has some scrapes and cracks on its front. The cost estimate of these damages has not been made.

“It doesn’t hurt the function of the building; it’s more cosmetic than anything else, but it still needs to be taken care of,” Kolenda said.

Bray or her insurance company will pay for the damages.

The scraped planter in front of Cayuga Hall has been turned around so the damaged part is not visible. The planter that cracked has been removed and the 6-foot tree it housed has been replanted.

Students participate in Homecoming open skate in the Marano Campus Center Ice Arena on Thursday.

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Photo provided by Travis Clark Car leaves an estimated $3,000 in damages at Cayuga residence hall, calling for the replacement of outside planters.

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1960s society shapes campus community for present-day Oswego State students ALUMNI from COVER Scarella, females had to dress up in high heels and “a dressy dress” to go to the dining hall on Sundays.

“It is probably hard for [students] to even imagine,” Scarella said. “We had to wear skirts and I used to wear knee highs or socks, but you still froze.”

James mentioned the lack of diversity of the student body on campus in the ‘60s.

According to James, by actual count, there were three African American students on campus when he went to school.

James remembers more of a religious difference among students on campus at the time. According to him, there were a lot of Jewish students on campus from Long Island and New York City.

“Growing up in western New York, Niagara County, I never met a Jewish person in my life,” James said. “Two months into my freshman year, I discovered that my roommate was Jewish and I didn’t even know what that was. It was kind of humorous. I went home to Long Island with him once for spring break and he introduced me to lox and bagels.”

James described the demographic of Oswego State at the time as “a narrow strata of middle-class students from Central New York, New York City and Long Island.”

Campus growth over time In the early 1960s, Funnelle Hall was in the process of being built. West campus, Tyler, Lanigan and Mahar Halls, among other buildings, did not exist until the late ‘60s or early ‘70s.

“The size of the campus has just expanded so much since I’ve been there,” Scarella said.

Sheldon Hall, Rich Hall and Park Hall

were the primary academic buildings at the time. According to James, there were 10 short buildings in the fields across from Shady Shore that were permanent classroom buildings. Students in the 1960s called them “mudflats” and students would have to trudge through mud to get to the classrooms on long raised wooden planes.

At the time there were two dining halls, Lakeside dining hall and Hart Hall.

According to 1965 alumna Kay Benedict Sgarlata, by spring of 1964, a cafeteria had been built in the basement of Hart.

“This made mealtimes a bit easier,” Sgarlata said. “That is, except for lunch, when those of us who lived in Hart and had all classes back on the Main campus, we had to walk to the high rise for lunch.

I can say we were all slim and fit in those days from the walking.”

The Marano Campus Center was not a part of the campus setting in the 1960s.

The place where students met up to study or hang out was in between Lonis Hall and Moreland Hall, which was then known as Hewitt Union. According to Scarella, this is also where all students received mail.

Like the cash services on campus today, there were snack bars located in the basement of Johnson Hall and what, at the time, was Hewitt Union.

Scarella recalled working in the dining hall at Lakeside and getting paid 85 cents an hour in the fall of 1963.

Academic opportunities expand Today, Oswego State offers over 150 majors and minors. In the 1960s, there were only two degrees students graduated with: a degree in elementary education or a degree in industrial arts. Tuition was $100 a semester, according to Scarella.

Scarella said she was a student during

the last year before students were required to get a master’s degree in order to be certified to teach. She remembers college being more focused on general education classes.

In the 1960s, Scarella said the college focused on general education classes, although Scarella knows there are more opportunities now for women and students in general.

“In general, there is so much more available in careers and so much more available for women,” Scarella said. “There were five choices as a woman when I got out of college; you could be a teacher, a nurse, a hairdresser, a secretary or you got married.”

James describes the classrooms as “unadorned, old-timey, square classrooms.”

Students sat in chairs and the professor used a blackboard and chalk to teach as students took notes with a pen and paper.

“None of us had cell phones, computers or Smart Boards to use the Internet on,” James said.

Penfield Library was still the only library on-campus. Books were the only resources students had to use. James said it was a “real” library.

Scarella recalled receiving a typewriter as a high school graduation present from her parents at age 18.

“Everyone had a manual typewriter.

That’s what you had to write a paper or hand in assignments but if you didn’t, you had to borrow one from someone you knew,” Scarella said.

Residence halls reflect era During the early ‘60s, Hart Hall was the newest residence hall compared with the lakeside residence halls of today. Funnelle Hall was in the process of being built in 1965.

“I entered the first high rise building, later to be called Hart Hall, just a week before President Kennedy was assassinated,” Sgarlata said.

According to Sgarlata, the difference in the time period showed inside the residence halls. All the residence halls were segregated by gender.

Women had a mandatory curfew of 10 p.m. when living on-campus.

“Girls had to sign out and in when leaving and returning to the dorm after 7 p.m,” Sgarlata said.

According to Sgarlata and Scarella, there was also a strict policy of no men allowed in the female residence halls without supervision.

“Men were not permitted to leave the lobby or no men were allowed into the female dorms outside of the lobby and lounge,” Sgarlata said. “Even when a janitor appeared on a floor, there was a call out from the RA, ‘Man on the floor!’”

Because students didn’t have cell phones, there was a pay phone on each floor of each dormitory where calls came in from friends and family.

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“If you didn’t respond to the shout out, a message was taken on notepaper and slipped under your door,” Sgarlata said.

Through all the differences from the 1960s until now, some aspects of the Oswego State community remain the same.

“We enjoyed each beautiful sunset, we experienced the snow, when alumni get together everyone has stories and that will never change,” James said. “We still have a culture of learning. It may be characterized differently today with all the technology and all the different degree programs but under pinning that we still have the same committed, dedicated faculty that we had back then.”

Elijah Vary | The Oswegonian Photos provided by the Alumni Association Aerial view shows the entirety of the Oswego State campus in 1962, featuring Sheldon Hall and Lakeside residence halls, among other buildings still standing today. Alumni, from top to bottom, include Jack James ‘62, Marie Scarella ’65 and Kay Benedict Sgarlata ‘65.

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Two students arrested after authorities seize 10.5 pounds of marijuana Oswego City Patrol Division, Oswego County Drug Task Force execute drug search warrant at off-campus residence Travis Clark Managing Editor tclark@oswegonian.com Two Oswego State students were arrested at a home in the City of Oswego on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

The students, 20-year-old Jamison S. Limperis and 23-year-old Michael S. Wolf, were charged with criminal

possession of marijuana in the first degree, a class C felony at 28 West Fourth Street.

According to a release from Captain Charles Tonkin, coordinator of the Oswego County Drug Task Force, the two were arrested after the Task Force, led by the Oswego City Police Department’s Patrol Division, conducted a search of the premises using a drug related search warrant.

The Patrol Division and Drug Task Force found and seized 10-and-a-half pounds of marijuana and $28,439 that is suspected to be from the illegal selling of drugs.

Additionally, they were also charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, a class A misdemeanor. Limperis was in possession of a small amount of cocaine and Wolf in illegal possession of prescription drugs.

The two were arraigned in Oswego City Court and remanded to the Oswego County Correctional Facility, each at $5,000 cash bail, Tonkin said in the release.

Tonkin was unable to be contacted before publication.

According to the Syracuse Post Standard, Wolf remains in custody at Oswego County Jail while Limperis is out as of Nov. 4.

Suspects taken in on drug charges

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Jamison S. Limperis let out on $5,000 cash bail

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Michael S. Wolf remains in custody in Oswego County.

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WHITEOUT WEEKEND EXCITEMENT Oswego hosts Plattsburgh, looks to break streak of ties in rivalry game Brian Krosky Sports Editor bkrosky@oswegonian.com Friday night, one of the biggest rivalries in Div. III men’s ice hockey will occur once again as Oswego State hosts SUNY Plattsburgh in the annual Whiteout game.

The last two times these teams have played at the Marano Campus Center Ice Arena, neither team walked away victorious. The two sides left the ice after overtime with both teams scoring three goals apiece in each contest.

“We definitely have that in the back of our mind [last two whiteout games],” said junior captain Chris Raguseo, who played in his first Whiteout game last spring.

Raguseo has never contributed on the score sheet against the Cardinals in front of a home crowd, but he has one career goal against the Lakers’ rival. The tally game in the team’s 3-1 victory in the North Country last December.

Freshman Cameron Berry is set to make his Whiteout debut on Friday. The Chandler, Arizona-native has anticipated playing in this game since his arrival in Oswego this fall.

“I know it’s a big experience here and I’m just really looking forward to it,” Berry said.

“I’ve heard a lot from the coaches and all of the teammates.”

Berry said that he has even talked to some of the older kids in his classes and asked them about the Whiteout experience.

One sense of familiarity amongst the hype of the weekend for the rookie will be a potential matchup with Plattsburgh freshman Cole Stallard. Berry and Stallard faced off twice last season in the Eastern Hockey League as members of their respective teams, the Philadelphia Little Flyers and the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs.

Berry and the rest of the offense will be counted on this weekend to reignite the traditionally high-powered Laker offense. The team has average just 2.33 goals per game through its first three games, which is tied for 49th in Div. III. Last season, the team had the fourth-highest scoring offense in Div. III at 4.46 goals per game. “[We are] not starting off the season as we expected, but we’re getting the chances,” Raguseo said. “It’s just a matter of putting the

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pucks in the net. We’re hitting a lot of posts.

Hopefully the puck bounces in our favor.”

Another shortcoming for Oswego State thus far has been its struggles on the power play. The Lakers converted on 32.3 percent of their man advantage chances last year, while burying two power play goals on 11 chances this year.

This may be a result of the loss of Bobby Gertsakis to graduation following last sea-

son. Gertsakis played the point on the first man-up unit. As the main distributor during these scenarios, the senior had the most experience with the team and his trusted decision-making was a big reason. The talented defenseman was eventually voted a first team All-American.

As Raguseo will be stepping into that role now that he is healthy, he says focusing on his team’s game plan is the

most important aspect.

“Obviously there is going to be a lot more noise out there; we’re going to use the extra energy in the building to our advantage,” Raguseo said. “In terms of our system and our work ethic, I think it should be no different than how we approach every other game.”

Head coach Ed Gosek is behind his team holding this demeanor, as well.

“Right now it doesn’t matter who is playing; we’ve got to get better,” Gosek said. “Our emphasis is all on ourselves and improving our play on both sides of the ice.”

Obviously there is going to be a lot more noise out there; we're going to use the extra energy in the building to our advantage."

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Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian Freshman forward Cameron Berry (10), a native of Chandler, Arizona, will get his first taste of the rivalry with Plattsburgh on Friday night.

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eseo, a win against The College at Brockport and a loss against SUNY Cortland, this game offers Oswego State a chance to build momentum after starting slow.

“We are putting some extra effort into everything, but we just need to get back on our own track again,” Berry said.

While Berry’s sentiment epitomizes the Lakers’ positive energy going into Friday’s game, the team’s head coach recognizes the difficulty that every game presents, a reality that is especially true against Plattsburgh.

“They’re disciplined, they’re skilled and they obviously work hard,” Gosek said.

“They’re well coached and we’ve got to be a better team.”

Gosek also said getting an improved sense of team chemistry moving forward is vital to changing the outlook of the season.

Berry also believes that not only defeating Plattsburgh, but also Potsdam is important as the Lakers take on the Bears Saturday night at the Marano Campus Center Arena. Potsdam has been a surprise team so far, jumping out to a 4-0 start in the SUNYAC, which places them in first place after two weeks of regular season play.

“If we could get two wins right now, it would be huge for our season,” Berry said.

“What a better place to do it than at home on Whiteout Weekend?”

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Emery, third in Div. III all time for wins, prepares for another installment of annual Whiteout game Cole Parzych Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com Hockey fans can feel the excitement in the air as the biggest game of the regular season approaches. On Friday night, Oswego State will take on conference rival SUNY Plattsburgh for the annual Whiteout game.

Head coach of the Plattsburgh Cardinals, Bob Emery, talked about what the rivalry means in its entirety.

“It’s great for the fans, great for the towns, great for the schools,” Emery said.

Emery has a 562-177-59 career record and is the winningest coach in the school’s program. That record is good enough for him to rank in the top five in history of all NCAA hockey coaches.

For players, this is a matchup they look forward to each and every year.

Over the last two seasons, each Whiteout game has ended in a tie. The Lakers and the Cardinals always seem to finish in the top of the SUNYAC standings, having won every SUNYAC Championship since the 2006-2007 season.

Despite the background behind this game, Emery and his coaching staff feel this game is one of the easiest to command behind the bench.

“Honestly, the games like this, Plattsburgh [vs.] Oswego, are the easiest games to coach,” Emery said. “You don’t have to say much. The players already know the rivalry, they know what it stands for, they know the suc-

cess with both programs. The tougher games to coach are the ones you are supposed to win.”

Emery also realizes the game isn’t about him. He gets to be a part of it every year. The players are a part of it for only a limited time, so for them it means that much more. This rivalry is also for the fans and the community.

“The game isn’t about me and Ed Gosek,” Emery said. “The game is about the players and the fans, we are just fortunate enough to have jobs that we like going to work every day. It’s not about us.”

A big key to this game is Oswego State goalie, Matt Zawadzki. He holds a 3-1-2 record over his collegiate career against Plattsburgh. His play in between the pipes could be the difference at the end of the game.

“The way the game is played now, we have to get a lot of shots on net no matter who the goalie is,” Emery said.

“We have to take his eyes away from him, we need to get some traffic in front of the net and get some rebounds.”

The Lakers are off to a slow start and have dropped to fifth in the SUNYAC standings while Plattsburgh remains undefeated at 3-0-0 this year, outscoring their opponents 15-5 in those games. The Cardinals’ coaching staff still expects the team to go out and work hard.

“I don’t expect my guys to win,” Emery said. “I expect my guys to go out and play good, sound, fundamen-

Women's Ice Hockey The Oswego State women's ice hockey team earned its first conference victory of the season on Sunday, defeating the Cortland Red Dragons on the road 4-2. Kendall Appelbaum opened up the scoring for the Lakers, giving them an early 1-0 lead. However, the Red Dragons would respond with two goals of their own in the second period, taking a 2-1 lead. Rachel Lenard then tied it up with 10 minutes to play in the second period and the Lakers would never look back as Ashley Lyman and Lizzy Marks secured the victory with two more goals in the third period.

Volleyball The Oswego State volleyball team traveled to Brockport this weekend for the SUNYAC Championships. After a victory in the quarterfinals against Fredonia on Friday, the Lakers saw their historic season come to an end with a loss in the semifinals against second-seeded New Platz on Saturday. The Hawks dominated most of the match, winning the opening two sets 25-13.

The Lakers put up a strong fight in the third set with their season on the line, but the Hawks would prevail, 25-22, moving on to the championships and ending Oswego State's record season.

Photo provided by SUNY Plattsburgh Sports Information Bob Emery is 18-14-3 in his career against Ed Gosek head-to-head, including 10-7-1 in Oswego.

tal hockey. Sacrifice and work hard, that’s what my expectations are.”

Even though this is just the fourth contest of the year for both teams, the Lakers and the Cardinals know that it is bigger than just the rivalry. It means a lot for the standings and the polls. This game early in the year matters just as much as the February games when they roll around.

“Both Ed and I have been coaching long enough to know that one win [or] one loss here or there against any team, not just Oswego or Plattsburgh, can keep you out of the tournament,” Emery said. “So, every game is huge, every game is worth two points. You want to go out there and hope your team is ready to roll and sacrifice and put their bodies on the line to get those two points no matter who you play.”

Prominent classes headline new installment of Lakers' annual rivalry game Dan Laverde Asst. Sports Editor dlaverde@oswegonian.com Amidst much anticipation for this year ’s Whiteout showdown between Oswego State and SUNY Plattsburgh, there is an intriguing matchup that will be key to watch: the potent junior class offense of the Lakers and the tenured senior class defense of the Cardinals.

The Lakers’ offense this season features seven juniors, including two prominent goal scorers in Alex Botten and Shawn Hulshof. On the other side, the Cardinals’ defense is rich in experience, with proven senior defenders, Alex Calabrese and Rich Botting, up front.

Last season, Hulshof and Botten led the Lakers in almost every major offensive category. Botten ranked second on the team in both points and shots, while Hulshof led in both categories,

also leading the team in goals with 20.

Botten touched on how his team’s offense will fare against Plattsburgh’s experienced defense.

“We’ve seen them for two years so far, so it’s nothing we haven’t seen before,” Botten said. “But they’re a really good team, so it’s definitely going to be a good test for our forwards.”

Hulshof believes that the offense is well prepared for the challenge.

“I think we have a pretty good understanding of their strengths and weaknesses,” Hulshof said. “It’s always going to be a challenge, but we’ve done a lot this week to prepare for them, so I think we’ll be fine as long as we stick to the game plan.”

While they may have seen Plattsburgh’s defense in past seasons, this year ’s matchup presents a new dynamic for the Lakers to face, as the Cardinal seniors are more determined for a vic-

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Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian Alex Botten (right) was the team leader in assists last season, ranking second in shots and points.

Alexander Simone | The Oswegonian Junior forward Shawn Hulshof (7) led Oswego State in goals, points, and shots in 2014-15.

tory in Oswego than ever before.

“It’s always a big game for us against Oswego, it’s a big rivalry,” Calabrese said. “But this one definitely means a lot to us because it’s our last ever [Whiteout game].”

In what will be their fourth Whiteout game of their careers on Friday, the senior defensemen said they are just as excited as any other year and the atmosphere will have the same effect.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” Calabrese said. “You get chills every time you play there. It’s just such a crazy experience every time…there's no reason it should be any different this time around.”

“It’s always a great atmosphere over there at Oswego,” fellow senior defender Botting added. “They’re a good team and it’s always a good game, so

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I’m really looking forward to it.”

Not only will Oswego State’s offense be facing determined seniors on defense, they will also be facing one of two prominent Plattsburgh goalies, Spencer Finney and Brady Rouleau.

While Oswego will not know who will be starting until Friday, Botten said the Lakers’ offensive strategy will be the same no matter who Plattsburgh head coach Bob Emery decides to put in front of the net.

“We’re going to have the exact same approach no matter who they put out there,” Botten said. “Hammer pucks on net and play the game we know we can. That’s how we’re going to play and hopefully we can come out victorious.”

Well prepared, confident and ready to compete, both sides will clash on Friday in front of a sea of roaring white shirts and towels in the Marano Campus Center.

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SPORTS Editor's Column: Youth movement key to volleyball breaking through

Brian Krosky Sports Editor bkrosky@oswegonian.com The women’s volleyball season came to end Saturday afternoon against SUNY New Paltz in the SUNYAC Championship semifinals. Despite not being able to get over the hump to get into the finals, there is no reason that this season should be seen as a failure.

This team finished fourth in program history with wins, notching their 25th of the season Friday, Nov. 6 with their comeback victory against SUNY Fredonia. The 1992, 1993 and 1994 teams take the top three spots, when the team played more than 45 games in a season. So, in the current scheduling format, this team has the best record of any team since 1995.

The Lakers were not able to overcome New Paltz and will have their work cut out for them next year. The College at Brockport, who won SUNYACs this year under head coach Steve Pike, are only losing three seniors and have a very strong core of freshman and sophomores. For a team that went 33-1 on the year with mostly underclassmen, it will be tough to see them not clinch the No. 1 seed in the conference next year.

The Hawks are in the same boat as the Golden Eagles, as they will only be losing one senior and returning eight juniors to the court next year.

The lone senior, Becca Borquist, will be an impossible talent to replace or emulate. Borquist, who was SUNYAC Player of the Year as a junior and an AVCA Third Team All-American and also won Co-SUNYAC Player of the Year this season. She finished her collegiate career with over 1,744 kills, 170 total blocks and 1,647 digs.

While she was clearly the best player on the team, New Paltz has made it into the SUNYAC tournament the past 11 years and even the NCAA tournament six out of the last seven years.

Oswego State's head coach JJ O’Connell will have a big task ahead of him trying not to fall into third-seed purgatory in the conference.

This will be even more of an uphill battle as the Lakers will be losing five graduates, seniors Lindsey Morehouse, Rachel Ruggaber, Kelsey Dillon, Mary Montagnola and junior-graduate Kim Cassa going into next year.

Each of these athletes played a significant role in the Lakers’ tournament run this year and in elevating them to the point that this program is at now.

Dillon and Cassa were third and fifth on the team this season in kills, respectively.

Dillon especially shone during the tournament, as she was a major reason the Lakers were able to make a comeback during the quarterfinals against Fredonia. Her kills and blocks were high quantity and very timely during clutch situations and she captured a spot on the All-Tournament team.

Despite the team losing Dillon and Cassa, they will still be retuning three of their four top killers from this year.

The biggest loss will be losing three graduating liberos, Rachel Ruggaber, Lindsey Morehouse and Mary Montagnola.

This will create an opportunity for current sophomore Rina Qelaj to step into the starter role. This will be a tough transition for the team just seeing how much depth they had at the position this year.

A big reason for optimism moving forward is how great O’Connell has done recruiting within his first few years at Oswego State. This senior class was his first class as a coach and he’s shown the ability to bring in talent from all over the country. This was indicitave from two star freshmen on this year's team. Ariel Murawski, who was SUNYAC Rookie of the Year and first team All-SUNYAC, along with Alison Sullivan, who was second on the team in total blocks with 98, both stand at least 6 feet tall and are from out of state, are a testament to his willingness to get talent from unique locations.

It will not be easy for the Lakers to continue their upward climb in the SUNYAC with the teams above them, but there is no reason to doubt them knowing where they are now and knowing where they have come from.

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Behind Sortino, key transfers, Lakers aspire to continue dominance Steven Cordero Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com The Oswego State men’s basketball team is entering the season as defending SUNYAC conference champions and is looking to make the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive year.

The Lakers will open the season with nine games of its first games on the road. The Lakers’ head coach Jason Leone believes the unorthodox start will provide his team with a challenge.

The key players for the Lakers this season will be junior Brian Sortino and senior Walter Sampson. Sortino was named First Team All-Region by the NABC and Second Team All-Region by D3hoops.com. He also earned First Team All-Upstate Honors by the ECAC and was two-time Oswego State Male Athlete of the Week. He lead the Lakers in scoring last season, averaging 16.5 points per game.

Sampson, who became a full-time starter last season, was second on the Lakers in points per game and led the team in assists. He will look to improve his play and help the team progress during his final year.

“We’re forgetting what happened last year and we’re just trying to turn a new leaf to be ready for each and every game,” Sampson said. “We’re going to have to try some new things and see what is going to work out this year. Playing on the road is going to be tough, but we use that as fuel and get to some road wins. That’ll build on us and when we get to our home games it's going be nice.”

The Lakers do not play their first home game until Dec. 11. They will not see an increase in home games unitl after the winter break, as they have seven of them in an eight-game stretch.

“We did it on purpose, we have an older group and we wanted to challenge this team in particular,” Leone said. “We’re not just playing games on the road, we’re playing really good teams on the road.”

Leone sees his current team as a speical group that can do great things this campaign, and wants to let it handle its own struggles as he watches it.

“They’re a really driven group, they want to do well and they’re caring individuals,” Leone said. “When they’re challenged, that’s when they seem to step up to the plate, that’s what I learned about this team.”

Leone knows what kind of environment his team needs in order to bring out the best in it. All the student-athletes currently on the Lakers were his recruits. This is the first time this has happened as Leone is entering his fifth year coaching the Lakers.

“If you look at the common denominator of good teams, [it] is player ownership, where they can rely on

each other [and] hold each other accountable,” Leone said. “I think this is a very productive environment that can help winning.”

If the Lakers can impress with their play throughout their long road trip, they will be in good position coming out of the winter break.

The Lakers have two new transfer students and two freshmen joining their squad. The standout newcomer is junior-transfer Mykelle Krecko, who is 6 feet 10 inches tall and looks to factor into Leone’s plans this season. He and junior Mark Candelario, who is 6 feet 8 inches tall, will look to intimidate opposition with their height.

Oswego State starts off its season against the St. Lawrence Saints and then head to Elmira College for the Soaring Eagles’ tip-off tournament.

It will also head to Rochester to participate in another tournament hosted by the University of Rochester Yellow Jackets. This is all part of its long road trip to start the season.

Conference play for the Lakers will begin against SUNY Fredonia on Dec. 5. Coach Leone and his players have always viewed SUNYAC conference play as competitive.

Another key player for Oswego State this season is junior Dustin Pond, who joined the team as a transfer student last season. After being part of a SUNYAC-Championship winning team in his first year as a Laker, he knows that other teams will mark their game against the Lakers on their schedules.

“We know we have a target on our backs this year,” Pond said. “We just have to continue playing well like we did last season.”

The Lakers received votes in preseason national polls, sitting on the outside looking in. They are the highest ranked team in the SUNYAC and the only team from within the conference to receive votes at all, with 54 total.

One of the meetings to lookout for on the schedule are the two contests against SUNY Oneonta. Ian Schupp, who played for the Lakers last season, as a freshman, transferred to Oneonta before this season.

Another meeting that is always looked at with anticipation is the matchups against SUNY Plattsburgh.

While not as talked about as the ice hockey rivalry between the two schools, there is still an expectation of a good contest between the teams. The Lakers truimphed the Cardinals in last year’s SUNYAC championship game at Plattsburgh. The Cardinals surely have not forgotten that game and look to take it right back to the Lakers.

The Lakers’ season will begin on Saturday, Nov. 14 at St. Lawrence and their first home game will be against the Cazenovia College Wildcats on Dec. 11. The month of January will see the Lakers play on their home court in the Max Ziel Gymnasium six times, all against conference opponents, starting with the SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons.

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Synan also swam a 200-meter individual medley, where she finished first with a time of 2:41.47. She then placed first in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:09.33. The freshman's performance lead the Lakers to the win by a combined score of 144.5-91.5, for Oswego State's third straight victory.

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Oswego State volleyball senior libero Rachael Ruggaber filled up the stat sheets this season, especially in the digs category. With her final season at Oswego State ending on Saturday, she finishes her three-year career with a total of 1,508 digs. The total is just 39 shy of the program record of 1,547, which was recorded over four years.

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Freshman volleyball player Ariel Murawski is the first freshman to be named first team All-SUNYAC in six years. The last time a first year player made the first team was Cortland's Katie Wick in 2009. The 6'2 West Lafayyette native, who also won SUNYAC Rookie of the Year, was third in hitting percentage, fifth in the conference in kills and sixth in kill percentage.

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Campus Recreation Report Kelsey Blair Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com The playoffs are underway for the broomball and floor hockey leagues.

During the first round of the Co Rec broomball playoffs, eight teams competed to earn a spot in the semifinals. In the first game of the night, The OswegHoes defeated The Perfume Department 3-1. Christian Robinson was a key player, scoring two out of three goals for The OswegHoes. The Sonic Broom beat the Puck Buddies 3-1 and the Trojans shutout Clean Sweep 2-0. The Iceholes defeated Barack Yo-Mama in the final Co Rec game of the night by a score of 3-0. Nick Schneller completed a hat trick that night, scoring all three goals.

The men’s broomball playoffs also began this past Sunday. The Mandated Reporters dominated during their game versus The Legion of Broom, beating them by a score of 6-0, with Jamine Coley scoring four of the team’s six goals. The METARDs just had the edge over Sonic Boom, winning 1-0 and the 11th seed The Flukes earned their spot in the quarterfinals in an upset by beating the sixth seed Mike Hawk is Huge by a score of 2-1.

During the men’s floor hockey playoffs, the teams faced off on Sunday for the chance to advance to the quarterfinals. The Mighty Geese beat Halifax Highlanders in the first game of the night 6-4, with Brian Swider from The Mighty Geese achieving a hat trick. Kanes Defense Attorneys absolutely dominated in their game 15-2. James Piccirillo was a standout player for Kanes

Defense Attorneys, scoring five goals for the team. In another blowout game, Car Ramrod defeated These Guys Over Here 9-1. Captain Nick Epping was the team’s most valuable player, scoring five of the team’s nine goals.

In the Co Rec floor hockey playoffs, the Ugly Pucklings defeated Balls Deepness 1-0 in the semifinals. They will face off against Car Ramrod on Sunday in the finals.

The Campus Recreation Dodgeball Tournament was played this past Saturday. The tournament started off with 18 teams, with three teams in each bracket. Whichever team came out victorious from each bracket was able to advance to the next round. The Mother Duckers, Sorry For the L, Brick Squad, Troop 417, Butterfingers and Schweaty Balls all made it out of their starting bracket to make it to the quarterfinals.

Butterfingers and Schweaty Balls receivved a second round bye since they had the least number of losses from their starting bracket. In the quarterfinals, it was the best out of five games. Sorry For The L defeated the Mother Duckers three games to one, and the Brick Squad beat Troop 417 three games to none.

During the semifinals and final game it was best of seven, Butterfingers beat Sorry For The L four games to two and Brick Squad came out with the victory four games to three against Schweaty Balls . In the finals, Butterfingers was able to easily beat the Brick Squad four games to one and take home the championship T-shirts.

For more information about Campus Recreation programs, gym and pool hours, visit oswego.edu/campusrec or call Lee Hall at (315) 312-3114.

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Bruno looks to keep team on improving pace behind newcomers After better conference play last season, women's basketball hopes to continue positive trend in 2015-16 Stephen Payette Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com Last season did not go quite as planned for the women’s basketball team The Lakers finished the regular season 8-17 and failed to qualify for the SUNYAC tournament for the second year in a row.

The only bright spot from a forgettable season for the Lakers was their impressive young talent, led by three freshmen and a sophomore. Offseason injuries, health issues and academic standings turned the team around and saw the dismissal of the Lakers three leading scorers.

Back at the helm for her ninth season at Oswego State is head coach Tracy Bruno.

Bruno is looking to put the Lakers back in the SUNYAC Championships, a feat they have not accomplished since 2013. Bruno isn’t focused on what happened in the offseason, but instead is ready to move on from it and get back to basketball after a tough summer.

“In this business things never go as you plan, unfortunately,” Bruno said. “We essentially lost our three top scorers from last year and that’s tough to recover from. Having said that, I think that we’re going into this year still optimistic and still try and be ultra competitive.”

One of those bright spots is returning at the point guard position for the Lakers this season.

Junior Mary Mazzella is the team’s returning leader in scoring (9.6), rebounding (3.9), steals (1.7), assists (2.7) and started every game for the Lakers last season.

As a captain and leader on the team, Mazzella looks to lead her fellow teammates and show some help along the way.

“I want to continue to be a leader for my teammates on and off the floor,” Mazzella said.

“I am going to continue to facilitate our offense with an avid defense. I’m ready to arise to any challenges that we face and I know my teammates have my back.”

Bruno praised her junior point guard and believes that with Mazzella leading the team they can make some noise in the SUNYAC conference this season.

“She’s a spark plug for our team,” Bruno said. “She’s our pace setter, she’s fiercely competitive, she’s our captain and the team really looks up to her. She never takes a play off and when you have that in your captain it is definitely something you look to build off of, which is exciting.”

This year’s squad contains eight new faces from a season ago, including four freshmen, two sophomores and two juniors.

Mazzella and junior guard Alison Nunziato are the two keys for the Lakers and are the

most experienced, with Mazzella starting all 25 games last season while Nunziato started all but one.

One of the new faces on the team, transfer junior guard Nicole SantaMaria, does not think that youth will be an issue and thinks this team's style of tempo will be key in winning games this season.

“We have a pretty fast team,” SantaMaria said. “It’s going to allow for a lot of opportunities on a fast break from both an offensive and defensive standpoint.”

A few games to keep an eye on as this season approaches is the Lakers game on Jan. 23 and the last game of the regular season, both against SUNY Cortland. The Red Dragons finished last season 21-6 while losing in the SUNYAC Championship game to SUNY Geneseo.

Bruno thinks the competition of playing Cortland is fun for both the athletes and the coaches.

“It’s definitely a rivalry,” Bruno said.

“We’ve beaten up on them and they’ve beaten up on us. In terms of success, they’re a team you want to aspire to be.”

The Lakers also play SUNYAC Champions SUNY Geneseo on Feb. 2 in Geneseo and again on Feb. 16 at Max Ziel Gymnasium on Senior Day. The Lakers will open up their season at home against the Clarkson University Knights at 4 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the Max Ziel Gymnasium.

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WEST SIDE SUFFERS FROM RUMORS Early Sunday morning, a car driven by a non-Oswego State student was involved in a collision into school property outside Cayuga Hall. The incident was a scary situation; the car could have collided with the building itself and hurt both the driver and others.

Thankfully, no one was injured. Cayuga was not damaged. Everything, as far as Oswego State students should be concerned, is okay.

However, the incident raised a lot of concern via spoken word and social media. And by concern, we mean, for the most part, rumors.

These rumors raise a couple of concerns in themselves: West Campus already has a negative stigma surrounding it, one that labels it as the “party” side of campus. Students raising alarming claims of drunk driving before anything has even been investigated does not help this reputation.

When a car nearly hits a residence hall, of course there will be suspicion of substances of some kind being involved. Whether or not those suspicions turn out to be factual, it does a disservice to our school, specifically West Campus, when rumors are started that paint it in a negative light.

Concerning the incident, the driver was charged with driving while intoxicated.

However, it is a disrespect to ourselves as students who reside on this campus and care about its reputation to spread rumors of this nature before the facts are looked into or released. Suspicions are fine. They are natural.

They happen and we can’t control that. But claiming something as fact before knowing it to be true is hardly a good way to get the full story straight.

West Campus has a long history of being

the “lesser” area of campus. Lakeside and Central Campus may have their share of incidents, but West Campus has always been deemed a more rambunctious area. Rumors don’t help relieve this connotation, even if those rumors prove to be true. The driver was not a student of Oswego State, but students were quick to think that it was.

The moral of the story is to let facts be realized before starting rumors or racing to wild assumptions. Sometimes those rumors can be factual but in future instances they may not be, and as a community of students we need to refrain from passing judgment too quickly.

West Campus is not the dumpster that the rest of campus may think it is. Incidents of all kinds happen in all areas of our community. For the rest of us to respect the West, it starts with them.

IN THE OFFICE

Fan sticks with Bills for traditional loyalty Pride for favorite NFL team shows dedication, sense of support

Are you attending the Whiteout game?

“Yes. I’m excited to watch the hockey game because I don’t really watch hockey. It’s something to do.”

Erin O’Toole freshman, marketing “No. I have a lot of things going on and it’s usually chaotic.”

Alex Simone Photography Director asimone@oswegonian.com I am a Buffalo Bills fan, always have been and always will be.

It’s not that I’m the biggest fan there is, but I have been through rough times with them and there have certainly been plenty.

I describe my fandom as being a like-hate relationship, since the Bills tend to cancel out

any momentum they have during the season.

This is not to say that I do not enjoy them.

However, as someone who can only recall two winning seasons clearly (last year and 2002), it is a bit of a cynical love that I now accept and almost revel in.

The excitement and hype in 2010 when the Bills beat the New England Patriots was one of my favorite moments as a fan. That season, after a 3-0 start, they would go 3-10 over the next 13 games, finishing 6-10.

I am not saying I have lost faith in my team or anything. The Bills still have a chance at the wild card spot this season; they are 4-4 through eight weeks and hopefully by the time this is published they will be 5-4.

Even if they miss the playoffs this season, I believe they can definitely make something happen next year. Part of what makes being a Buffalo fan so melancholic and gut wrenching is that the team is usually appealing enough every season that the fan base thinks they have a chance at the playoffs.

Bills fans are gritty, working-class and loy-

al. Quite frankly, New York needs the Bills. As the only remaining NFL team in the state, the Bills are a way for those from around the state to find common ground.

I picture the fans as being similar to the Eagles fans in “Silver Linings Playbook.”

They bond over the team, but they will still throw down ,even if it’s with another Bills fan.

Frankly, Buffalo needs to become good again. Last year was a start, but time is running out. No matter how loyal the core is, the fringe fans are the ones that fill out the stadium.

The Green Bay Packers, for instance, have sold out almost every game for the last decade and possibly longer. Coincidentally, the Packers are also a perennial playoff team that is often among the top five teams in the league.

That is why I believe the Bills let fans buy the franchise. Even if Buffalo cannot immediately achieve the success of the Packers, they can emulate the business model of one of the oldest and smallest sports franchises in the United States.

Hookup culture relies on Netflix Popular movie, television streaming service helps with instant gratification Ishara Harris senior, human development “I am not going to the whiteout game.

Tickets were sold out.”

Cody Hokanson senior, broadcasting and mass communications “I am going to Whiteout. I’m most excited for the rivalry.

It’s just a fun game that everyone goes to, so I look forward to it.”

Giovanna Saulle sophomore, marketing “No, because it’s too crowded and all the other games are just as exciting to watch.”

Julia Martin senior, mathematics

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Grace Rinaldi Contributing Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Netflix and chill is one of the many pop culture trends that our generation is enthralled with. It’s basically both the most proper and improper way to ask someone to hook up.

Yeah, there will be some Netflix watched, but let’s be honest, there’s only so much of a bad Netflix movie a person can watch in one sitting. It is a funny term, but it’s also pretty sad when you put it in perspective.

Our generation has become insanely accustomed to having what we want right at our fingertips when we want it. We want the fastest 4G networks for our phones and we’ll pay a crazy amount of money to get it. We want to lose 10 pounds in one week and we’ll damage half of our organs, but as long as we look good, right? We want a “bae” and we’ll swipe left and right on Tinder until we find someone that is down for a Netflix and chill date.

Somewhere along the line, our generation has ditched the whole idea of dating and getting to know someone slowly. Where we actually have to make eye contact and hold a steady conversation with each other in a public place, where we get to see what kind of food the person likes, or if they chew with their mouth open or if they succeeded or failed in finding the right outfit. This is all too oldfashioned, out of our comfort zone and much too long of a process for our generation.

Getting to know someone involves manymore feelings and our generation would much

Photo provided by wikimedia Netflix and chill has been on the rise for those who seek a casual night in with a special someone.

rather enjoy the temporary and instant satisfaction of hooking up. Our generation deems that acceptable, because it’s fun. We protect our minds instead of our bodies. Because if we want something, we can have it, just like everything else society advertises to us. And when we don’t want it anymore? No big deal. Just upgrade to a new phone or, even simpler, chat someone else online. Traditional romance is gone.

Now, the equivalent of someone holding the door for another person is sending texts and inviting someone over for a Netflix and chill date. How could you pass that up? Someone is letting you drive to his or her house and watch their $8 monthly subscription to Netflix. That means something. It took a lot of effort for that person to send that text. Almost just as much effort to find a bad enough movie that you won’t miss out on while hooking up.

But that’s what we want, right? And after we continuously make Netflix and chill apart of our “love” lives, we get confused when someone is genuinely polite. We meet someone who does not rely on their phone or Netflix for kind gestures and think the person who holds the door for us wants to get married and have eight kids.

But there is hope. Of course, it’s inevitable for us to fall into our generation’s trends because we are our generation. We’re missing out on slowly creating that raw friendship that turns into a relationship. We’re human and we’re going to look for something more than Netflix and chilling one day. When you actually make the effort of appreciating the mind before appreciating the body, you might find that you don’t even mind sitting through a Netflix film that has a one star rating with that person. And that? That is love.

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“Step out of your comfort zone. Try new dining hall foods, join a new club and try new things.”

-Maria Pericozzi

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Virtual reality app debuts Tip of New mobile experience gives life-like opportunity the hat...

◊... to people talking about the Starbucks holiday cup before Thanksgiving. ◊... to the frustrations of class registration.

◊...to the snow for staying away...for now. ◊... to Whiteout weekend. ◊... to returning alumni for your continued support of the college.

Photo provided by Maurizio Pesce via flickr Google and The New York Times have teamed up to give mobile users a new way to view the world.

Bageot Dia Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com From the dense New York City streets to the deserts of sub-Saharan Africa, we might be on the cusp of something big. Someday soon we may just have access to the world in our hands and I’m not talking about the Internet.

Out of the blue, on Oct. 20, The New York Times announced a collaboration for a new project with Google: virtual reality film.

The Times launched its first VR-related application, called NYT VR, a mobile app that, according to The Times, “simulates richly immersive scenes from around the globe,” using virtual reality. To utilize the VR aspect to its full potential, The Times presented “The Displaced,” a collection of stories depicting dislocated children as the result of war, conflict and famine in several locations across the world.

According to Forbes, NYT VR “gives an exploded view of the possibilities of storytelling” as the medium heightens the sense of empathy for characters in the presented narratives.

“Like any video game, you find yourself dropped into a situation already in motion,” said Forbes reporter Patrick Hanlon. “This time, you’re standing in the middle of refugees in South Sudan as a plane roars overhead.”

Hanlon describes this sensation as taking your smartphone or iPad and moving the camera in a 360 degree-esque fashion to see the plane “above” your head or taking a gander at the environment around you, simulating the realism of the story to the viewer.

To follow the new app, print subscribers

to The Times will also receive a Google Cardboard viewing device. Decked out with nothing more than The Times logo and a hole to place your smartphone, this apparatus is an attempt by Google to help bring virtual reality into the mainstream and it’s working. So far, over one million of these devices have been handed out to subscribers of The Times and the app is now available for download.

Although the concept has been around for decades, virtual reality seems to be inevitable. The Oculus Rift, for instance, is the first practical virtual reality device that features an array of attributes to immerse the user into a computer-simulated world via head-mounted display. Funded via Kickstarter and primarily a device for video games, the Oculus Company believes the device “will change the way you think about gaming forever.” It comes out early next year.

We also have the Samsung Gear VR, only compatible with Samsung smartphones and LucidCam, a virtual reality camera that captures images in a full 360 degrees. Both are relatively cheap. On the more expensive side, we have Microsoft’s HoloLens, with a whopping $3,000 price tag. It offers high-tech holographic imagery to accompany the user’s gaming and Internet browsing needs.

If given the chance, virtual reality has the potential to become something great. Breaking barriers and having a new emphasis on storytelling, the viewer has the potential to be effectively omniscient as they experience a different kind of “reality” from their own. VR can also change how we interact with media, and could be most prominent technological advancement since the creation of the Internet, if it catches on.

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Need a mom? You can now hire one New service allows millennials option of paying for motherly service Morgan Altland Asst. Laker Review Editor maltland@oswegonian.com On a scale of one to Hamlet, how badly do you need a mom?

A recent service called “Need a Mom” allows people to purchase a temporary mom for $40 an hour. Someone who can listen to your problems, help you cook, tell you her opinions about that boy Johnny who has had his eye on you, the typical tropes of the stereotypical mother.

Nina Keneally created the service after discovering the need of the younger generation to have someone be there for them when people’s actual parents aren’t close by or available to help out.

In theory, it’s a really good idea. People crave communication. They want someone to tell them what they’re doing is right and that they can handle whatever life throws at them.

Crying into the arms of someone who is willing to help is a lot better than the alternative: ordering a large, extra cheese pizza, telling it all your problems and then falling asleep after going through three quarters of it. Everyone’s been there, but that doesn’t mean it’s what best for you.

Yet fake love isn’t love. Forty dollars doesn’t buy you actual love. To her, it is a job; you are a customer. If you are in need of a mother, then search for those in your own life who can be there for you the way a mother can.

This isn’t restricted to the woman who gave birth to you. Sometimes the best family for you is the one you find. It could be a grandparent, a close family friend, someone who can be there for you dur-

Photo provided by Nina Keneally for DailyBeast Need a Mom founder Nina Keneally will offer you advice and cook you dinner for only $40 an hour.

ing your lows, give you advice during the good times and is always willing to greet you with a smile. Forty bucks can’t really get you that.

Keneally’s site has grabbed a lot of attention since its creation and a television show may be in the works. This may seem like a good idea: show a woman going to people in need, helping them with their problems in 30 minutes or less throw in a couple of commercials for Glade and you’ve got yourself a hit. This isn’t necessarily the message we want to send to people. You can’t buy love to make you feel better.

What is it like to spend time with a parent? It is someone who is going to pick you up when you fail, push you forward when you can’t move and wipe your tears when they drown your eyes. That love is

not something that can be purchased and it’s certainly not something that can be faked.

Being a parent is also an amazing feeling. Having someone look up to you, depend on you, even on days when the kid is dumb or loud or just being a pain is a rewarding feeling. There are few things in this world that compare to looking into their eyes and feeling their love. Why take that feeling away from someone close to you and give it to some random woman?

The site is a good idea and can be helpful for those in need of advice, but be sure to reach out to those around you first. Again, this doesn’t mean someone has to be your flesh and blood, just someone you see as a parent, a guardian or a friend. Forty dollars isn’t worth missing out on actual love.

Tattoo artist lets daughter create new ink Shop owner gave his child opportunity to do first tattoo on his forearm

Photo provided by wikimedia While magazines are using Photoshop to retouch almost everything, some stars are not putting up with it.

Ashley White Copy Editor awhite@oswegonian.com The issue of unrealistic body images for women was brought up on Oct. 22 when singer-actress Zendaya (“Shake It Up”) didn’t agree with a photo shoot that she had recently participated in for Modeliste Magazine’s November cover.

Zendaya had done a gorgeous shoot for the magazine but the magazine decided to heavily alter the photos. This resulted in an Instagram post by the star.

Zendaya published one of the retouched photos opposite the unedited version. She began to point out the differences, like how she had a completely different bracelet in the retouched photo than the original picture. The biggest change was that her waist and thighs were shaved down to look skinnier.

That bothered her the most.

Other than being known as an awesome dancer and singer, Zendaya is also noteable for being a supporter of positive body image. So naturally, when a magazine changed her body in a photo she got mad.

“These are the things that make women self-conscious, that create the unrealistic ideals of beauty that we

have,” Zendaya said in her Instagram post. “Anyone who knows who I am knows I stand for honest and pure self love. So I took it upon myself to release the real pic.”

When you look at the photos, you can definitely tell that there have been major changes. This situation makes me angry because you would think that in 2015 people would know better than to Photoshop an image like that. It’s okay to use Photoshop to fix things like glare, but shaving off her thighs and stomach to make her look skinnier is just unnecessary. I agree with Zendaya all the way.

In 2015, magazines should be promoting positive body images rather than making unrealistic body types so popular. Women should love their bodies no matter what size and shape they are.

I hope this situation made people remember to look at their bodies in a more positive way and not feel bad about the way they look. Photoshopping pictures that much shouldn’t be allowed because in real life, you can’t just edit your body to get it the way you would prefer it to be.

Negative body image is a big problem in the United States, but hopefully because of people like Zendaya pushing women to have a better image of themselves, that problem can be fixed.

Photo provided by wikimedia With tattoos being contoversial to some people, seeing a little girl holding a tattoo gun hit some nerves, but she was in good hands with her father, who is a tattoo artist.

Robert Lee Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Brad “Bob-Tat” Bellomo, owner of 3rd Eye Tattoo in Largo, Florida, gained national attention when he posted a picture of his newest tattoo.

The post on his Facebook page went viral because the artist was his 4-yearold daughter, Chloe.

Bellomo said that Chloe had been in the shop on several occasions, watching her dad and the other artists work, as well as do artwork on the ceiling of the shop. Chloe asked her dad if she could do one, so he gave his daughter a chance. She gave him a tattoo of a strawberry. When asked why she chose a strawberry, Chloe said, “Because it was cute.”

“It’s a positive thing that got mostly

positive support,” Bellomo told The Huffington Post. “But people reported it for nudity and just people hating, and trying to get it off there saying it was offensive.”

I have several tattoos and my wife and I will soon have our first child, so I think this is a nice story. So what is the issue with this?

If I had a tattoo shop, I would let my kid give me a tattoo. Many parents want to share special moments with their kids.

Whether it is a tattoo, taking their child to their first movie or concert or a special moment from the child playing a sport, like his first goal or touchdown. This is one moment that Bellomo and Chloe will always have.

All of the negative comments he recieved, show what kind of world we live in. People spend too much time getting into everyone else’s business. This reminds me of the old saying, “It takes a

village to raise a child.”

I don’t think so and that is one of the problems. Everybody is so concerned with trying to raise other people’s kids, usually at the expense of their own.

Everybody’s kid is different and every parent has their own way of raising their kid.

The only job I had before joining the army was as a dishwasher for a restaurant in Oswego. If I was presented an opportunity to work in a tattoo shop or be a dishwasher, I would choose tattoo shop every time.

Chloe asked if she could do a tattoo and Bellomo gave his daughter the opportunity to do so and took safety precautions when she did it.

Instead of trying to be a parent to someone else’s kid, go have a bonding moment with your own.

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Events Calendar Friday, Nov. 13 through Friday, Nov. 20

MASTER’S THESIS ART EXHIBITIONS Date: Friday, Nov. 13 Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location: Second floor, Penfield Library EXHIBIT: “MATTER AND MEMORY” Date: Friday, Nov. 13 Time: 12 - 5 p.m.

Location: 186 W. First St., Oswego FACULTY RECITAL: “OUTTAKES” Date: Saturday, Nov. 15 Time: 3 - 4 p.m.

Location: Ballroom, Sheldon Hall MUSIC DEPARTMENT CONVOCATION RECITAL Date: Wednesday, Nov. 18 Time: 3 - 4 p.m.

Location: Ballroom, Sheldon Hall MOVIE: “SOPHIE SCHOLL: DIE LETZTEN TAGE” Date: Wednesday, Nov. 18 Time: 7 - 9:30 p.m.

Location: Auditorium, Marano Campus Center

LAKER REVIEW

‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ lacks luster, still crazy Sammi Flavell Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

The new CW series, “Crazy ExGirlfriend,” is oddly captivating.

The name itself is enough to evoke enough curiosity to spend an hour of time watching the show.

The premise of the show is that a woman named Rebecca, played

by Rachel Bloom (“Robot Chicken”), leaves her New York job as a lawyer to follow an ex-boyfriend to West Cavina, California, in hopes of reigniting their relationship.

The show is made with a mix of crude humor and random moments of the main character explaining her thoughts through song. “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” has its moments of quality entertainment, especially with the relationship between the main character Rebecca and her best friend in the show, who is played by Donna Lynne Champlin (“Birdman”). These two actresses exquisitely represent a very relatable friendship that many viewers can connect with.

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” also

relates to viewers on the level of innermost thoughts. Bloom beautifully expresses the “awkward selfconversations” many have while sorting through complex issues in their own life. Bloom’s acting allows viewers to easily relate to the character of Rebecca Bunch, signifying the inevitability of “a little crazy in all of us.” There are many themes within this new series which are also relatable to most viewers.

Throughout the show, a theme of acceptance is seen with Rebecca desiring to be accepted by Josh, her ex. This theme is also seen through secondary characters such as Paula continually desiring to be accepted as Rebecca’s best friend. This theme is continually expressed between different characters and is woven throughout the entirety of the series thus far having succeeded in making “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” relatable to the audience.

The overall cast of the series is a somewhat odd mix. Bloom was a perfect casting choice to play the main character Rebecca. She is a relatable character that comically portrays the conflicting emotions and sometimes poor choices made while recovering from a rejection.

Photo provided by cwtv.com Rachel Bloom stars as the incredibly wacky and lovable Rebecca Bunch.

Rebecca’s fantasy love interest in the show, Josh, played by Vincent Rodriguez III (“Hostages”), was a poor choice. The character Josh is not very prevalent and the episode is instead based on a decision or action that Rebecca makes are far more captivating and advanced in term of quality of entertainment. Rodriguez in “Crazy ExGirlfriend” may be described as the definition of “bad acting” and was not an impressive choice to portray this character in the new series.

Overall, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”

is not likely to be winning any awards in the near future. It is somewhat of a mind numbing show that may cause viewers to question why they are watching it the entire time. Despite this, it is entertaining. It is a good choice for days where you need to feel better about yourself and your life decisions.

When in need of feeling good about yourself, watch the CW’s “Crazy ExGirlfriend.” Laugh at Rebecca’s impulsive decisions and actions and be proud of yourself for not moving across the country on the whim for one person from your past.

Weekly EP: country newbie sparkles Riley Ackley Promotional Director rackley@oswegonian.com

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For years, distinctions within the country genre, more specifically the women within this tightknit industry, have gone to artists who represent one of three dimensions.

On one hand, artists like Carrie Underwood, who represent the type of fiery, earth-shattering ballads and stompers that resonate with mainstream fans, enjoy the type of multifaceted critic and radio wave success necessary to become a household name.

On the other side, artists who represent a certain sense of acoustically-driven retro nostalgia, like Kacey Musgraves, are able to draw on successes from mastery over lyrical and compositional structures. For artists like Miranda Lambert, who are somehow able to successfully teeter between the two, this success becomes much more representative of an inalienability to represent the country genre as a whole.

This is the place we find Maren Morris. At age 25, Morris’ career seems ready to break through. With a sound that leans towards Musgraves’ simplicity, paired with a style that is more rambunctiously loud, Morris’ self-titled EP hopes to present the type of Lambert-dimensionality that could find her among country music’s greatest.

Overall, the resulting release is less than spectacular, but ultimately worthy of joining some of the genre’s newer singers. Like fellow newbie Cam, Morris’ debut release is undeniably a first showing with the need for expansion. While listenable with all of the pleasant moments necessary to draw in smaller numbers of fans, Morris’ ability to showcase her talent would be far better suited with a whole LP, rather than a short extended play.

On tracks like “My Church” and “Company You Keep,” Morris is able to showcase a possible direction that resembles, but is ultimately individual, of previous artists’ styles.

Like Lambert’s most recent album, the lyrical composition of “My Church” and “Company You Keep” are impressive and compelling. By painting a story that is reflective to listeners, Morris is able to show just

Photo provided by marrenmorris.com Maren Morris is shaking up the country scene with her brand new EP at just 25 years old.

how much potential she holds as a creative mind.

“Drunk Girls Don’t Cry,” is the EP’s best track. If not simply for its groovier sound, then for the likeability of Morris’ vocal prowess thst help make what could have been a fundamentally basic track something that is both fun and upbeat. Lacking all of the downtrodden emotions typically associated with the content of the track, Morris represents an artist who wants to make moves towards originality, rather than generality.

For the past few years, the music industry has made attempts to establish even more, new female country singers. From Cam to Kelsey Ballerini, it can feel that each week the next big name is thrown out with the hopes of it landing.

While these artists have been greeted with some fair successes, the possibility of over saturating the genre just as “brocountry” will surely do, is something that producers should be fearful of. As a start, Morris’debut release is personable and interesting enough to hold on to the attention of genre fans.

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Ellie Goulding creates ‘Delirium’ on latest album release Riley Ackley Promotional Director rackley@oswegonian.com

When smash hit “Lights” came out abroad in 2010 and later in the United States in 2011, singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding’s signature vocal style became a quick draw for the music industry.

Since this release, Goulding has continued to release music that is appealing across multiple genres. Transcending pop and into more alternative and indie sounds, Goulding’s wispy vocals seemed to work just as well at EDM music festivals as it did for more subdued home listening.

With her follow up “Halcyon” and extension “Halcyon Days,” Goulding delved even deeper into her heart and in the process established herself as a chart-topping queen of pop music. As “Lights” reflected the artist’s more victorious and upbeat pieces of her life, “Halcyon” brought out much more

Photo provided by en.wikipedia.org Ellie Goulding is continuing her reign of the top 10 with her recent release.

stark features.

Now, on the heels of the release of her latest album “Delirium,” Goulding has once again found the light. By far her most upbeat release to date, “Delirium” is a compilation of some of Goulding’s most pop-driven work.

With tracks that sincerely impress and others that are more adequate than amazing, the resulting record is certainly a pleasing, if not terrific, release.

With tracks like “Army” and “Heal,” Goulding is able to provide listeners with the more lighthearted and soft music associated with her earlier work. On these tracks, Goulding resonates through intimacy.

Despite longer runs showcasing eccentrically celestial voice, Goulding reflects her foundations of more singer-songwriter styles. Each track is enamoring and recounts stories of

love and lost. On these, Goulding lays out stories that are appealing but not necessarily outstanding.

On lead single “On My Mind,” Goulding presents listeners with a uniquely composed and ultimately original track. Like the Calvin Harrisreleased and Goulding-featured track “Outside,” “On My Mind” is a track that is both hit-worthy and undeniably danceable. By offering the type of intensity necessary to expand her horizons, Goulding’s single is an earworm of masterful proportions. “On My Mind” offers the type of confident and playful beat that should necessarily come from an artist who has everything in the world and more.

On “I Do What I Love” Goulding self-love anthem of empowerment is a shouting march towards greatness.

Unlike any of her previous releases, “I Do What I Love” offers up no intimacy.

This is a track seems to represent a welcome release for Goulding. By casting off the hatred of others over her work, Goulding is able to shine her brightest.

Unlike some of her more softer tracks, “I Do What I Love” is a rambunctious

train that is sure to crash into the ears of listeners.

Other tracks in this vein of power include beats like “Don’t Need Nobody” and “Keep On Dancin’.” On the whistling “Keep On Dancin’,” Goulding balances the airy angelic vocals typically associated with the young singer, while conveying an assertive sense of command over her audience.

Like a slickly-composed “Shake It Off,” Goulding uses “Keep On Dancin’” to represent the type of unrelenting prowess of an artist who has come into their own. On “Don’t Need Nobody,” Goulding showcases this type of selflove in a slower-burning melody that is both compelling and enthralling.

Filling what seems like an otherwise empty space, Ellie Goulding’s “Delirium” is able to blend multiple genres and melodies into a wholeheartedly thought out record. Each track is certainly acceptable, if not amazingly danceable and unparalleled. Goulding is an artist that captivates audiences through an undying spirituality and incomparability and on “Delirium,” this is not lost.

‘Master of None’ enjoyable overall, funny ‘til finale Morgan Altland Asst. Laker Review Editor maltland@oswegonian.com

Take the comedic style of Aziz Ansari (“Parks and Recreation”), put a show in New York City and have it created by Netflix and one has to ask, “What’s gonna happen, what’s gonna happen, what’s gonna happen?”

“Master of None” premiered on Netflix Friday, Nov. 6. The series contains 10 episodes all under a half hour, easily a binge worthy show. Although weird when judging by individual episodes, the series taken as a whole is another example of Netflix dominating the realm of original programing.

The show was co-created, mostly written by and staring Ansari. He plays Dev, an actor in his thirties living in New York City and trying to find work, love and good food. The show, although slated as a comedy, tackles a lot of issues present in today’s society, such as the portrayal of Indians in the media, the way people in the current generation treat their

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parents and grandparents and the societal differences between men and women in terms of work and a night out on the town.

As with other Netflix shows, the program should be considered for the whole season they release. The second episode, titled “Parents,” seemed to stand out.

This episode shows the struggle

immigrants had to go through when deciding to come to America and the fact that their children seem to not understand or know enough to truly appreciate everything they’ve done for them. This episode is the black sheep of the season, standing out as one that doesn’t tie too heavily with the rest. Its main

purpose is to introduce and build on the bond between Dev and his family, yet its voice seems far different that the one established in the other nine.

One episode that stands as one of the stronger ones in the season is “Nashville.” Halfway through the season, viewers see the relationship between Dev and

Rachel, portrayed by Noël Wells (“Saturday Night Live”), develop more to the point where the two go on a first date to Nashville.

Wells and Ansari have a great chemistry that is brought to the forefront of the episode. The two can play off of each other well as they’re looking for ghosts, using the “traditional” form of Yelp and defining honky-tonk.

Speaking of good chemistry, the ensemble does a good job playing off of one another as the season progresses. Lena Waithe (staff writer for “Bones”) plays Dev’s friend Denise and provides hilarious commentary about Dev’s life and often joins him as he goes off on tangents or musical jokes. Eric Wareheim (“Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories”) also adds a great addition to the group, yet can sometimes come off as “trying to be funny.”

That can take away from what is happening with everyone else in the seen as the focus moves to him.

Overall the program is great and the ending is one of the best season finales seen in a long time. The story is meant to be enjoyed as a whole, so take the time to sit down and join Dev on his journey.

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Latest James Bond film perfect edition to franchise Steven Nespolini Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Everybody’s favorite British secret agent is back. Daniel Craig (“Skyfall”) returns as James Bond in another installment of the Bond series. “Spectre” is a 2015 action thriller and is the 24th film in the series. “Spectre” is directed by Sam Mendes, who’s directing his second consecutive Bond film, following “Skyfall.” Christoph Waltz (“Django Unchained”), Léa Seydoux (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”), Ben Whishaw (“Cloud Atlas”), Naomie Harris (“Southpaw”), Dave Bautista (“Guardians of the Galaxy) and Ralph Fiennes (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”) join Daniel Craig in another adventure with 007.

The main plot focuses on James Bond going on a mission to uncover a secret evil organization that turns out to have been haunting him his entire life.

The plot surprisingly adds more detail and information to previous Bond films starring Craig.

It’s not required to see “Casino Royale,” “Quantam of Solace” or

“Skyfall” beforehand, but it would add to the experience seeing as multiple references and characters are mentioned throughout.

Craig plays Bond once again with flashes of suaveness, torment and resourceful. Craig showed another side of humor. Bond’s humor throughout the film was filled with smart, quippy remarks. He seemed more charming and romantic like previous Bonds.

Other comedic scenarios came from Q (Whishaw). Q’s nervousness balances well with Bond and the overall tone of the film.

At no point does the humor undercut the tension and action set pieces. It doesn’t detract, in fact it might have helped since Bond can be heavy on the serious side at times.

Another member of Bond’s supporting team is M (Fiennes), Bond’s superior. M had his own little subplot involving a character named Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott, “Sherlock”).

Denbigh goes by the code name C. This part of the film is what dragged on and slowed down. C wants to initiate a program called “Nine Eyes” that will surveillance nine countries and replace the ’00’ agency altogether. It gave an objective for M but fell flat and wasn’t as interesting as the main plot.

Dr. Madeleine Swann (Seydoux) is a new character and a wonderful

Photo provided by 007.com Daniel Craig reprises his role as the suave super spy in “Spectre.”

addition. She was a good partner that wasn’t just the typical damsel in distress and was more of a respectable and smart love interest. Her being the love interest doesn’t mean she was the famous Bond girl. The Bond girl was played by actress, Monica Bellucci (“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”).

Bond villains are always a delight to watch grace the screen. Ranging from diverse characters such as Dr. Julius No, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Auric Goldfinger, Alec Trevelyan, Le Chiffre and Raoul Silva.

The film’s main villain is Franz Oberhauser (Waltz). A huge problem was the lack of Waltz overall. When he’s on screen, Waltz chews up the scenery every chance he got. His

motivation wasn’t the greatest but it does enough to move things along.

Mr. Hinx (Bautista), Oberhauser’s henchman and assassin, fell in the same problem as Waltz did. Mr. Hinx was rising to be a great henchman in Bond lore but doesn’t get a lot of time devoted to him. Hinx was a physical beast with rage and power that even Bond wasn’t able to match at first.

Both did the best they can do with the little they had.

The action was choreographed well and set pieces were entertaining. There were multiple chases throughout the film that took place all over the globe. The fights ranged from hand to hand combat, guns and cars, giving a distinct broad range to

choose from.

As mentioned before, the locations made it feel more global and the cinematography was filled with gorgeous wide shots of mountains, buildings and well-crafted costumes, especially the costumes in the very beginning in Mexico, resembling the theme of Day of the Dead. Displaying the beautiful designs of the film paid off in the alarming budget.

One last thing to focus on is the main theme of “Spectre.” Pop, soul and R&B singer Sam Smith wrote and performed “Writing’s on the Wall.” Listening to the song beforehand, the song lacked engaging lyrics and the tone of voice wasn’t ideal for the film. But with the song playing in the beginning of the opening credits, it definitely worked better and fit more into context. While still not one of the best, it’s also not one of the worst.

“Spectre” is a very good film that captures the essence and heart of what Bond is suppose to be. There are just a few twists and turns to keep the audience and die hard fans pleased. While Mendes currently isn’t returning to direct another installment, he left on a good note for someone else to steer the ship and start a new chapter.

‘Bridge of Spies’ leaves fans curious about real life inspiration Natalie Brophy Copy Editor nbrophy@oswegonian.com

“Bridge of Spies,” a historical film based on true events from American history, was released in theaters on Oct. 16.

Head over to a theater to see if before it’s gone. You won’t regret it.

The movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, is set in the 1950s and ‘60s during the Cold War. James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks, “Saving Mr. Banks”) is a prominent insurance attorney who is asked to defend Soviet spy, Rudolph Abel (Mark Rylance, “Bing”) after he has been caught on American soil. Donovan accepts his task in the name of patriotism, but gets a lot of criticism from the American people for ensuring that Abel got a fair

Photo provided by bridgeofspies.com Left to Right: Mark Rylance and Tom Hanks star in this true story about Russian spies and American pride.

trial. He is glared at on the subways, written about negatively in the papers and his house, where he lives with his wife and children, is shot at.

The bulk of the movie focuses on a spy-swap between the United States and the Soviet Union. Donovan is asked by the CIA to go to Berlin in East Ger-

many to facilitate the trade as a civilian. The Soviets captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell, “Public Morals”) after the spy plane was shot down by a Russian missile.

Donovan agrees to go.

Spielberg portrays Berlin accurately as a grey, scary, authoritative state. The Berlin Wall looms

in the background, surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by gun-wielding troops. Once in Berlin, Donovan goes against orders and demands that American student Frederic Pryor (Will Rogers, “A Good Marriage”), who was detained by the East Germans, be given back to the Americans as well. Donovan re-

fuses to trade Abel to the Soviets unless Pryor is released.

Spielberg was able to keep up the drama and tension in the trade-off scene. The audience was on the edge of their seats, anticipating what was going to happen in the end.

Hanks was a great choice for the main role. The mature, dignified actor was able to portray the Brooklyn lawyer flawlessly.

Rylance was great as Abel. He made the character likeable, despite the fact that he was a Soviet spy. By the end of the movie, audiences found themselves rooting for Abel. They wanted to see him return home.

“Bridge of Spies” is one of those movies that was able to completely capture the audience’s attention for the entirety of its two and a half hour run time. It sparked interest to the point that audiences wondered about the characters in the film on the drive back from the theater.

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Rising Student Artist: Liam Taylor leads Nothing Personal Allison Flanagan Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com Nothing is more unforgettable than bright pink hair. Except, maybe, Nothing Personal.

That pink hair belongs to Liam Taylor, a freshman at Oswego State and founding member of the band Nothing Personal of Rochester.

Don’t be surprised if you catch the singer with a new hairdo. His hair varies as much as his talents.

As part of Nothing Personal, Taylor is currently part of a nearly completed project to release the band’s first full-length album. Senior Mike McKean is recording and mixing the album for the group.

“I’ve wanted to do a full album for a long time, but I haven’t really had the opportunity,” Taylor said. “It was such an awesome opportunity that Mike McKean gave us.”

The album is titled “Unforgettable” and consists of a variety of sounds. Nothing Personal takes inspiration from their favorite bands, including All Time Low (ATL). Their namesake is a tribute to ATL’s hit 2009 album. Blink-182 and Twenty One Pilots also offer a source of in-

spiration for Taylor, especially when he writes.

“There’s a lot of, kind of heavier pop punk songs, a lot of brighter ones,” Taylor said. “And then there’s like, a folky, acoustic song on there.

I’m really excited about that one.”

The album also includes a duet featuring fellow student artist Kristen Geary.

Having already finished most of the recording process, McKean is eager to finish work on the final product.

“It’s something that I’m proud that he’s getting and I’m also proud to show,” McKean said. “This is what I’m doing with my life so I’d be proud to show this to future employers.”

During the recording process, pride is a visible feature on both Taylor and McKean’s faces. They both have a passion for the project and their roles in the creation process, as well as for the music industry they both aspire to work in. Taylor has enjoyed being involved in the recording process and hopes that “if the whole ‘rock star’ thing doesn’t work out,” he can find success as a producer.

McKean discovered Taylor’s talents at a Thursday Open Mic Night at the beginning of the semester. As a first time performer, Taylor capti-

Allison Flanagan | The Oswegonian Liam Taylor keeps Open Mic Night entertaining drawing inspiration from punk bands like Blink-182 and All Time Low.

vated his audience and has done the same each time since. Taylor says he always finds support in the audience there “even if he messes up.”

He shows his modesty by making lighthearted jokes regarding his performances, which never seem disappoint his audience.

“There’s never a rude person there,” Taylor said. “They can be so accepting of everyone, and even if someone messes up, they can just keep cheering them on and make everyone feel better. …

I look forward to it throughout the week.”

The positive atmosphere at Open Mic is something McKean encourages as the Lifestyles Center Peer Mentor in charge every week.

So far, his encouragement has resulted in a nearly completed full-length album, with a hopeful release date in early December.

‘Oswego’s Got Talent’ filled with amazing student acts Tiffany Baez Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com At 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, people from on and off campus gathered in Hewitt Ballroom for Oswego’s Got Talent 2015.

This year ’s talent show was hosted by Earnest Washington, with help from his young son Ethan, who opened up the show with a little dance. The judges were Mihoko Tsutsumi from the music department, student Kate Bailie, Dr. Jerri Drummond from the Student Affairs department and Student Association President Christopher Collins-McNeil.

The audience wasn’t very lively, but the performances given on stage made up for it.

Tyler Campbell was up first with an original rap performance. Following Campbell was Lamont Sadler, who danced and lip synced to Michael Jackson’s “Billy Jean”, masterfully executing the moonwalk.

Next, Evan Debevec-McKenney

Reid Adler | The Oswegonian Oswego Image performed their hearts out at Oswego State’s annual talent show but did not take home a prize.

played the guitar and harmonica to accompany his original song “Belle,” a war protest song stylized as letters written to a long-distance lover. The audience was captivated by DebevecMckenney’s song, and started clapping along.

Every few acts, Washington attempted to pump up audience’s energy by having the DJ play music. Many audience members did stand up and

dance in the seats and in the aisles, two of them even stepping up on stage to demonstrate to the host what “shmoney” and “milly rock” were.

After this very brief intermission, members from Oswego’s African Student Organization (ASO) danced to a mash up of 10-second clips from a various songs, including “Wannabe” by Spice Girls, “Waka Waka” by Shakira, and

“Wiggle” by Jason Derulo.

If the audience was asleep before, ASO’s performance definitely woke them up.

Next up, Tehillah, a freshman from Washington, D.C., sang “Hurt” by Christina Aguilera.

The next act was put on by Oswego Image, which performed a skit of a daughter trying to convince her mother that her dolls were alive, accompanied by a dance of the

stepping ‘dolls.’

With that final performance, the host called for a seven minute intermission, during which the DJ was to play whatever he could to get the audience to dance while the judges decided the winner. The DJ successfully got at least eight people out of their seats, including two previous performers and one audience member, who went on stage to dance.

Though everyone performed well, there could only be three winners. There was a tie for first place between ASO and Sadler, so each of them performed once more routine with different songs. ASO danced to another music mash-up, Sadler to Michael Jackson’s “Black or White.” Both performed well, but in the end Sadler came in first due to the high amount of energy from him and the audience. As the first place winner, Sadler won $500. ASO, in second, earned $300. In third place was Campbell, whose originality was rewarded with $200.

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RIDDLE ME THIS I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space.

I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?

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The one who makes it, sells it. The one who buys it, never uses it. The one that uses it never knows that he’s using it.

What is it?

What has a head, a tail, is brown and has no legs?

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Have you ever looked up at the clouds And remembered what it was like to be five years old When everything was so big, and you were small And you still felt a sense of wonder at it all Reading the stories that the great sky told Uninhibited imagination running wherever you allowed And you allowed it everything

I give you a group of three.

One is sitting down and will never get up. The second eats as much as is given to him, yet is always hungry. The third goes away and never returns.

I never was, am always to be.

No one ever saw me, nor ever will. And yet I am the confidence of all, to live and breath on this terrestrial ball.

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

Unseen factors may be pulling you away from what it is you initially thought you wanted. Make sure you consider all of your available options before moving forward.

Taurus (Apr. 20 - May 20): This week you may find yourself in the middle of a conflict that doesn’t necessarily affect you. Take a step back. No need to deal with conflict if you’re not wanting or ready to.

Don’t let others give you their opinions as if they’re facts. The truth is the best weapon in your arsenal and it needs to be kept sharp if it’s going to be effective.

Today it is time to take the risk. Holding on to the feeling that has been building up won’t help you. Action is the best solution.

Libra (Sep. 23 - Oct. 23):

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19):

Struggles from your present may set your gaze toward the future. Know that things will work out, but only if you make a change today.

An excessive workload may leave you uncertain about how to take the first step. Do what feels natural; it will make the work stronger as a whole.

Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 21):

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18):

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21):

Pisces (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20):

Pessimism is your greatest enIndecision may have you feeling emy this week. Make an effort torn or fighting for opposing to appreciate the work you do things simultaneously. Take time and the thing you bring to the to find the root of your beliefs. table that no one else does.

They may share a common ground you can work from.

Passion may be preventing you from seeing a situation for what it really is. Allow your thoughts to be clear before choosing what you want.

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Gemini (May 21 - June 21): Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sep. 22):

Difficulty: Easy

I know a word of letters three.

Add two and fewer there will be.

As things begin to solidify in your life, you may feel set in your ways. However, now is the time to think bigger. It may help you do more than you thought possible.

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Communication may break the tension you currently feel.

Make time to talk more to those in your life you feel will listen.

The negativity you currently feel may be coming from someone you’ve kept in your life. Think about what those around you bring to your life.

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1901- Caister Lifeboat Disaster occurs off the coast of England.

1927- Holland Tunnel opens to traffic, linking New York and New Jersey.

1940- Disney’s “Fantasia” is released at New York’s Broadway Theatre.

Answers to riddles: the letter E, a coffin, a penny, few, stove, fire and smoke, tomorrow