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Student summer salaries come into question WNYO general manager, top Student Association positions call for paychecks over summer break

BY KEN STURTZ STAFF WRITER news@oswegonian.com

Despite significant cuts across the board to the Student Association’s budget, four positions will still be receiving summer salaries this year in addition to their regular paychecks.

The position of WNYO general manager, along with the S.A. president, vice president and director of finance will each receive a

summer salary even though there are no official rules requiring them to be on campus over the summer.

The S.A. budget committee has recommended a decrease for each of the four salaries in the upcoming fiscal year. According to Lauren Atkinson, director of finance, the general manager has been recommended to now make $600, down from $750. The director of finance has been reduced to

$910, down from $1,050. The president $910, down from $1,050 and vice president $515.20, down from $552.

S.A. has yet to formally reach an agreement on next year’s budget.

Many clubs and organizations have faced severe cuts as S.A. attempts to balance the budget, but a summer salary is still necessary, said Kelli Ariel, general manager of WNYO. The radio station is legally required to stay on-

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air the entire year to keep their FCC license. “In order to get that license we have to run the whole year through, including the summer,� Ariel said. “If it does go off air and it doesn’t come back on by itself, we need somebody here to be able to turn it back on at the station.�

Because the station must stay running and functioning year round,

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Mascot hunt continues; timeline still uncertain

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A new bus company has come to Oswego State to offer students another option to get home on weekends. Similar to “Drunk Bus,�

Call-Abus was created to commute student to and from campus safely.

Call-Abus, also known as “Nightlife Transportation,� was created two weeks ago in Oswego. The manager of Call-Abus, Bob Malone said he started his company for the students. “I always would see the massive amounts of students waiting for rides after leaving the bars and decided that this would be a good business for students,� Malone said.

Though Call-Abus may be competition, the owner of the “Drunk Bus� does not see

it that way. “I don’t feel that they are not a competition, this is a free world and it’s just another business,� said Lee Walker, owner of the “Drunk Bus.�

Walker has been operating his bus for seven years. “Originally I started this business to meet students around campus and it turned out to be quite a success so I continued it,� Walker said.

Walker charges students $2 to ride the drunk bus each way. “At times we have specials to show our customers a thank you,� Walker said. “ Just last week we had a student appreciation week and charged students $1 each way.�

Call-Abus also charges $2 each way

from the college to downtown Oswego.

They also have weekly specials for students. “We started a Facebook page for students to join and enjoy our weekly specials,� Malone said. “Last week we had a special where any student who stored our number in their cell phones would get a free ride to anywhere back and forth and this week we have a special where anyone who [joins our] group on Facebook will get a free one way ride.�

The Facebook page, called CallAbus includes information such as how to contact the company, weekly specials and photos.

Freshman Jennie Hatzmann thinks See BUS, PAGE A-3

A lack of student involvement and participation has a student-led mission to get Oswego State a mascot on life support.

Greg Aiello, a senior at Oswego State has dedicated almost three years in an effort to find a mascot that can represent the students, alumni, faculty; everyone involved with this campus.

Unfortunately, the student body has not shown enough interest in the issue. “I’m not really sure all parties are that interested,� said Dean of Student Affairs James Scharfenberger.

A small group started the search for an Oswego State Mascot, but the common goal now seems to be getting the students involved. There is a Facebook page called ‘Mission: Get a Mascot for Oswego.’ However, there are only 344 members for the group out of the over 8,000 students attending Oswego State.

With more interest and active participation from students, Oswego could finally have a mascot to represent the hockey team, cross country team, lacrosse team and everyone who is a part of Oswego State. “We need the enthusiasm and we need to talk to elected officials,� said Jonathan McDonald, former Student Association director of athletic affairs.

This mascot idea is not going to

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Students to see Pell Grant increase

BY TAYLOR MURPHY CONTRIBUTING WRITER news@oswegonian.com

Oswego State students who rely on Pell Grant money to help them pay for their education will soon see an increase in the amount of money they receive.

The amount a student receives from a Pell Grant is based off the amount of money a student’s family can contribute to their education. The amount will increase from $4,617 to $5,273, which should allow more middle-income families to receive grant

money. The loan provision is part of President Obama’s Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. “We currently have 144 students that would be eligible for the Pell Grant in that gap,� said Kathleen Pagano, Oswego State associate director of Financial Aid. Pagano explained that another benefit to the new program would be the location of the student loan. “The benefit to students is they will have one number to call, it will be

much easier to manage their funds,�

Pagano said.

New York State Higher Education Services Corporation’s (HESC) Senior Vice President for Communications Kathy Crowder agreed that the change in location of the loans will help students. “The terms do not change, but the banks will no longer be involved,�

Crowder said. “So when the student applies for a federal loan, the application is going to the federal government.�

Previously, with banks as the middle-men, student loans could be sold to other banks, leading to confusion on students’ end and extra time spent tracing the loans.

This past year there was a significant shortfall in Pell Grant funding and students who were entitled to the grant did not receive the full amount for which they qualified. The increase in the grant funding will ensure that those students who are entitled will See PELL., PAGE A-4

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ASK OSWEGO How do you get home when you go out on weekends?

“I walk.”

-Walter Fedczuk, freshman, journalism major

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Pacifist activist and social justice advocate Randy Kehler speaks about nonviolence activism in the Campus Center on April 14. He was invited to speak by the Pro-Peace Council.

“I manned up and drove home.”

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his Week in Oswego History April 16-23

-Max Spitalnick, junior, political science major

April 20, 1989- Blood test results confirmed that a student sent home by the Mary Walker Health Center on April 6 had the measles.

“I don’t go downtown on weekends. I go to far better places.”

-Kevin Graham, junior, broadcasting and graphic design major

-Erica Marcial junior, public relations major

“Usually walk depending how far.”

-Denisa Rojas senior, language and international trade major

were brought up on charges for destruction of dorm property, which carries a maximum $1,000 and one year in prison.

April 23, 1987: Three Seneca Hall residents helped to extinguish a fire that was started in the seventh floor luggage room.

April 17, 1997: An Oswego State Men’s rugby player was convicted of sexual harassment in the second degree after lifting a female rugby player off the ground without her consent.

April 18, 1985: Two Seneca residents

Events Calendar Day of Silence Date: Friday, April 16 Nature program: Rice Creek Ramble Date: Saturday, April 17 Location: Rice Creek Field Station Time: 1:00- 2:00 p.m.

“My boyfriend comes to pick me up in his car.”

April 21, 1972: The company New England Petroleum announced plans to construct a 450 acre refinery in Oswego.

Planetarium show: “Searching for Earth’s Twin” Date: Sunday, April 18 Location: Room 332 Piez Time: 7:00- 8:00 p.m.

Holi Date: Sunday, April 18 Location: Outside Hart Hall Time: 2:00 p.m.

Faculty Assembly Meeting Date: Monday, April 19 Location: Room 305 Park Time: 3:00- 5:00 p.m.

International Coffee Hour Date: Monday, April 19 Location: Room 222 Poucher Time: 3:30- 5:00 p.m.

Campus meeting on east campus construction Date: Monday, April 19 Location: Room 305 Park Time: 4:30- 5:30 p.m.

Grad Finale Date: Tuesday, April 20 Location: Hewitt Union ballroom/main level Time: 10:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.

Talk on reality TV by Discovery Channel producer Date: Monday, April 19 Location: Room 118 Campus Center Time: 7:30- 9:00 p.m.

Quest Date: Wednesday, April 21 Location: Campus Center Time: 8:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m.

Talk: “Gateways to the Spirit World” Date: Tuesday, April 20 Location: Room 106 Lanigan Time: 7:00- 9:00 p.m.

Sustainability Fair: Green Products and Ideas Date: Wednesday, April 21 Location: Campus Center Arena Time: 4:00- 8:00 p.m.

Talk: Bill Hillsman Date: Tuesday, April 20 Location: Room 233 Campus Center Time: 6:30 p.m.

Panel discussion on “Gender Equity” Date: Wednesday, April 21 Location: 118 Campus Center Time: 6:00- 7:00 p.m.

Faculty panel discussion: “State of the Environment” Date: Tuesday, April 20 Location: Room 104 Lanigan Time: 7:00- 9:00 p.m.

Telescope night viewing: “Stars over Oswego” Date: Wednesday, April 21 Location: Romney Field Observatory Time: 8:00- 9:00 p.m.

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Quote of the Week “I won’t let it die.�

-Oswego State senior Greg Aiello, on the mission to find Oswego State a mascot

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Turning on stars one last time With Piez Hall renovation on horizon, Charles H. Jerred Planetarium prepares for three year hiatus

BY KAITLIN PROVOST STAFF WRITER news@oswegonian.com

The Charles H. Jerred Planetarium in Piez Hall will close this June for three years while renovations are completed in the science buildings on campus. It is scheduled to reopen in 2013.

The planetarium, built in 1962 and named after the original director, currently features an “old school� opti-mechanical system. This will be replaced with a digital projector for a more IMAX like effect, said Scott Roby, professor of astronomy and director of the planetarium. “The new system will allow students to not only watch, for example, Jupiter move around the screen as a point of light, but to zoom in and virtually land on Jupiter’s moons,� Roby said. “Astronomy students normally visit the planetarium at least once or twice a semester,� said Shashi Kanbur, associate professor in the physics department.

Not every class goes, but the planetarium is a good teaching tool for professors who choose to take advantage of it.

The planetarium is also “used for public outreach,� Kanbur added. Many elementary schools visit it for their science classes, and there are also regular public planetarium shows.

Local school districts, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and senior citizen groups often come to the campus for these special shows, Roby said.

Roby started the free weekly shows

POLICE BLOTTER Aaron McElroy was charged with one count of possession of marihuana at Lot 9 on April 10 at 2:34.

McElroy, 20, was given an appearance ticket.

Spencer Wunsch was charged with one count DWI-first offense, one count operation of motor vehicle with BAC above .08 of one percent-first offense and one count of failure to keep to the right.

Wunsch, 18, was given an appearance ticket on Iroquos trail.

Ian Joyce was charged with one count criminal misdemeanor intent to damage property and one count petit larceny at Pathfinder Hall.

Joyce, 19, was given an appearance ticket.

Matthew Adema was charged with one count unlawful possession of alcohol person under 21 on April 9 in Seneca Hall.

in 2006. They tripled the previous attendance at the planetarium, Roby said.

When the planetarium is shut down for renovations, the astronomy department will have to find alternate ways to make up for its loss. “We can’t do much,�

Kanbur said.

The outreach program will have to be shut down and professors will have to resort to using computer software, such as “Starry Night,� to teach what they could normally show using the planetarium. These programs are “a little more interactive� than the planetarium, but limited in that only 25-29 students can use the programs at one time, Roby said.

They would not be as helpful for larger classes. For these large lecture classes, one option could be to have students buy textbooks that include software similar to “Starry Night,� he said.

The Astronomy Club on campus will also be affected by the closing of the planetarium. “It’s kind of unfortunate but it’s not something [the club] uses all the time,� said Lillie Ghobrial, president of the astronomy club.

The club currently holds “Star Parties,� or telescope observing events, once every semester. Roby said the club will now be encouraged to hold events once a month instead, to “take up some of the slack� of not having a planetarium.

Ghobrial added that they are trying to get as much use out of it now as they can before the planetarium is shut down. “It’ll be for the best in the end,�

A suspect has been found for in the Onondaga thefts that occurred the day before spring break started.

Assistant University Police Chief John Rossi said that Investigator Dan May has completed interviews of potential witnesses and suspects.

The thefts may have occurred because students were not as aware of their surroundings due to their excitement for spring break, Rossi said. “These people really didn’t stand out if they were not students,� Rossi said.

Increased patrols of the area are still in place. Over $2,000 in electronic devices was stolen, including two flat screen TVs. No other thefts have occurred since then.

University Police have started working with the Oswego Police Department to solve the attempted sexual assault that occurred last Tuesday, said Assistant University Police Chief John Rossi.

The OPD is currently investigating two public lewdness crimes that occurred two weeks ago. The description of the attempted sexual assault suspect matches the description of the public lewdness suspect.

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Despite the planetarium’s impending closure, current director and astronomy professor Scott Roby (right) says the department and the planetarium’s followers will find a way to keep interest of the material at the same level.

she added. “There’s going to be a lot of intermediate temporary hardships,� Roby added.

Those in the science department will hold onto the fact that “in three years

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A new piece of equipment recently purchased by University Police will allow officers to find stolen vehicles, wanted persons and suspended and revoked licenses.

The Mobile Plate Hunter 900 [MP900] was recently purchased by U.P. through a grant obtained by the Department of Homeland Security, Assistant Police Chief John Rossi said in a press release.

The device itself is made up of two cameras mounted on the back of a police cruiser. The cameras scan license plates and transmit the numbers through a computer located in the front of the cruiser. The software then runs the plate numbers through a database of license plates connected to crimes, said U.P. Officer Rich Sherwood. “The hot list comes from the N.Y.

State Department of Motor Vehicles,�

Sherwood said. The list is updated by the state twice a day. “Research has shown that patrol officers equipped with this technology can have arrest rates significantly higher than those working without it,� Rossi stated in the press release. “This will deliver reductions in crime, enhanced community safety, safer roads and a safer campus.�

If a license plate on the hot list is found by the MP900, an alarm goes off and the officer on duty is required to call into dispatch to report it. The MP900 software will tell the officer what illegal activity the license plate in question is connected to, Sherwood said. “We’ve come across a few suspended and revoked licenses,� Sherwood said.

He added that University Police would not have noticed the suspended licenses without it.

The MP900 also allows officers to

that it has been open, Roby said. It will run on Sundays through the end of May. “We’re sad that the planetarium’s got to be closed for a while,� Roby added, but he said the department must “make these sacrifices to get to better facilities.�

Bye-bye, House of Thai?

Restaurant’s future remains in question as doors continue to stay shut House of Thai, a restaurant located at 111 W. Seneca St., remains closed despite posting a sign that said they would return in late March after a vacation.

According to Oswego Officer Kevin Hancock who investigated a robbery that occurred at the restaurant two

weeks ago, a manager he spoke to said that House of Thai was closing because the owners did not pay rent. He was also told by restaurant employees that the owners had gone to Florida. “Some of the employees were wondering if they had a job anymore,� Han-

Despite indicating they would re-open in March, the House of Thai continues to be closed.

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we’ll have a better building,� and also an improved planetarium, Kanbur said.

The planetarium will host one final public show called “A Half-Century of Excellence� and will showcase the best demonstrations from the last 48 years

look up information on specific plates instead of just relying on the hot list, Sherwood said. The system can also be used to help find vehicles involved in Amber Alerts. “For a case of a missing college student it will be very helpful,� Rossi said.

Plates that have been scanned are saved on the software. This could be helpful in an investigation when an officer would need to find out where the last time a specific car was seen. “[It’s] just another tool that helps us find violators,� Sherwood said.

It can scan up to nine plates per second and 400 per minute, Sherwood said.

The MP900 can also operate at night because of its infrared technology. Also, if an Amber Alert for a missing child was released by the state, the MP900 software could be used to help find a vehicle connected in the case. “Our officers seem to enjoy it,� Rossi said.

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cock said.

The owners lived above in an apartment above the restaurant, said Larry Miller, owner of Cam’s Pizzeria whose business is located down the street from House of Thai. “[I] haven’t seen them since before St. Patrick’s day,� Miller said.

The restaurant was the site of an attempted robbery on Sunday, April 4 by Terry L. Clark, 51.

The restaurant appeared to be closed at the time of the crime, Captain Tory DeCaire of the Oswego City Police Department said.

The door that was damaged in the attempted robbery remains boarded up and a closed sign hangs in the window.

House of Thai’s phone line has been disconnected.

The restaurant’s closure has come as a shock to neighboring eateries who saw the restaurant as profitable. “They always looked busy from what it looked like to us,� Miller said.

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that the buses will benefit students and help prevent DWI. “They do stupid stuff when they’re drunk,� said Hatzman, a childhood education major. “They can walk out in the middle of the road or try to drive themselves. If it’s known about and they have the number they can call it so they won’t

have to drive themselves and walk.�

Captain Tory DeCaire of the Oswego Police Department said that he supports any safe mode of transportation that will prevent DWIs. “One of the main points here is that anything that helps decrease instances of DWI and overall protect students and citizens of Oswego,� DeCaire said. He advises students to plan for the proper

transportation if they are unable to drive. “The last thing you want to do is to have to make a choice between operating a motor vehicle or making a long walk home,� DeCaire said. “Planning ahead to arrange for rides would be the safest.�

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summer DJs have to be trained and supervised to make sure all regulations are complied with.

Ariel said the station would also be installing a new automation system over the summer to allow for as little interruption to broadcasts as possible. She plans on spending several weeks on campus learning how to use the system so she can train fellow station members to use it in the fall.

“During the summer the GM is the only acting person who is available to do these things,” Ariel said.

Although the general manager is not required to be on campus during the summer, they are expected to ensure the station is running on the air year round, Ariel said.

Also in question was an account in the executive section of the budget for $1,500 a year to pay an executive director salary for WNYO. Initially it was unclear what the account was being used for, however it was determined that the money is used to pay a consultant.

The FCC requires that WNYO have a consultant contracted to the station.

“It’s a consultant that’s contracted to advise any operational needs for the radio station,” S.A. President Steven DiMarzo said.

The payroll account has been going to professors with expertise in the broadcasting field. The account was under the executive budget, but has since been moved to WNYO’s budget.

Just as the general manager needs to be on campus during the summer, the president and vice president have responsibilities that they say need to be taken care of during the off-months.

The president, Vice President TJ Scandaliato said, has to spend most of the summer on campus “laying the groundwork” for the coming semester.

The vice president’s responsibilities for summer include setting up a legislative agenda, but mostly assisting and supporting the president with whatever needs to be done.

The president must handle renewing contracts with Centro and other organizations, help SAPB start planning, attend committee meetings and work with college council. Most of S.A.’s programming and events for the fall semester are also planned over the summer.

“We still have work over the summer,” DiMarzo said.

DiMarzo pointed out that the nature of the presidency, vice presidency and director of finance position come with commitments that require them to be on campus over summer or at least work

from home if they can’t be on campus.

“Maybe S.A. needs to become a little more fiscally conservative, especially when dealing with ourselves,” Scandaliato said. “I believe that there definitely need to be cuts made, but I can understand both sides of the situation.”

Scandaliato said S.A. has in fact made cuts to itself, not just clubs and organizations.

S.A. eliminated an item in the executive section of the budget called “Nutritional Compensation,” which cost $800.

The budget item amounted to adding extra money to the Plus Plans of the president and vice president. The money was divided between the two executives and then split in half for each semester, meaning the president and vice president each had $200 a semester to spend on Plus Plan, courtesy of S.A. The purpose of the account was to create a buffer for Plus Plan and com-

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receive the maximum grant of $5,550.

Many students will see an increase of more than $200 as they didn’t receive the amount they were entitled to in previous years.

Another important addition to the bill is that in 2013, the Pell Grant will start rising by an amount equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index.

By the end of the decade the maximum Pell Grant will be nearing $6,000.

“Over the next several years more than $36 billion additional will be available to fund student’s eligible for the Pell

Grant,” said Frank Ballmann, director of federal relations at HESC. As for New York students, the coming of a new fixed-rate loan is finally here. New York has a new student loan program called NY HELPS; it has a fixed rate loan and is specifically targeting Tuition Assistant Program (TAP) eligible and middle income families. Students can know what their monthly rate is.

This program sticks out amongst the usual variable rate loans.

“The most important thing is that these programs are about students and about helping people achieve their educational dreams,” Ballmann said.

pensate the executive staff for having to grab meals on the go. The thought was that it would make it easier for executives to quickly get something to eat for lunch or dinner in between meetings.

The account has been wiped clean for the coming school year in the interest of saving money for other student organizations.

“We decided it wasn’t necessary, we had a feeling it was going to get cut because it was $800 that could go somewhere else,” DiMarzo said.

Scandaliato said that the compensation was “absurd” and he planned on forgoing it, but he feels it has forced S.A. to look at the budget and ask ‘Do we need this and how is it going to benefit the student body?’

“We should not have that much money for arbitrary things,” Scandaliato said.

Though the salaries are still quite

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large, Scandaliato said the massive time commitment involved makes not having a paycheck difficult. Both S.A. heads will be giving up lucrative part-time jobs for their S.A. positions.

Scandaliato won’t be working over the summer this year and DiMarzo will be leaving an intern position in the admissions office.

“We’re all just normal students just like everybody else, so in a sense, wherever we can make money, it’s kind of necessary,” Scandaliato said.

Where Scandaliato recognizes the importance of using as much of S.A.’s money as possible for the students, DiMarzo is quick to point out that a summer salary is needed to allow students to take on a head S.A. position.

“It’s a necessity because you really can’t have a second job doing this,” DiMarzo said. “I think we do more work than we get paid for.”

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more than a hundred members of the Oswego campus community have joined the newly formed online Ning network to brainstorm ways to reduce costs, increase revenue and reinvest in the college for a robust future.

President Deborah F. Stanley told the campus Budget Advisory Group at its March 31 meeting that she planned to extend the conversation campus-wide, and on April 9 all employees received an invitation to join the Oswego State Saving Strategies network.

Oswego State Saving Strategies is described as “an interactive forum for the campus community to offer savings, revenue opportunities and reinvestment ideas for sustaining excellence.”

The forum’s welcome message states that “we are embarking on a campuswide effort to save $1 million over the next fiscal year through organizational efficiencies and revenue enhancements in order to protect and sustain the strength and character of SUNY Oswego. We are looking for bold, innovative ideas that are game-changing or extraordinary in savings and will also increase or enhance services to students and the greater community.”

Speaking with the Budget Advisory Group, Stanley called the Ning network “an idea aggregator.” She said she plans for the group to form three subcommittees to review and evaluate forthcoming ideas: one for savings, one for revenue generators and one for reinvestments.

She suggested that 10 percent of savings be earmarked for reinvestment.

Ideas voiced at the March 31 meeting included consolidating photocopiers on campus into fewer but much more advanced machines; a campus-devised early retirement incentive; mileage savings by reducing use of personal vehicles; and reinvesting in grant writers.

Early ideas surfacing last week in the Ning forum included looking at the energy efficiency of campus drinking fountains and starting a money-making weekly folk music coffeehouse.

For 2010-11, Oswego State faces a budget reduction of $2.3 to $2.4 million, Stanley has said, after taking into account a proposed $100 tuition increase.

From 2007-08 to date, the college has absorbed $6.5 million in reductions in state support but has managed to preserve educational opportunities and services for students, largely by tapping institutional reserves and energy savings and by refraining from filling all vacant positions.

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progress without the participation and support of students.

Although finding a mascot is not a pressing issue for Steven DiMarzo, president of Student Association showed plenty of interest in the topic. “We need to figure out what a laker is, before we start creating it,� DiMarzo said.

There have been a few discussions on the Facebook page, one of them being about the definition of a laker. Ideas for a mascots including a sailor, green

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The Oswego Snowbeast, pictured above, is just one of many mascot ideas that continues to be kicked around.

man, pirate and several others.

The disadvantage that Oswego State faces is determing what a Laker is to the campus community. The ambiguous nature of the word ‘Laker’ leaves many different interpretations among faculty, students and administrators. Finding a middle-ground may still be the biggest hurdle. “There is an importance in the fact that we need people to get involved again,� DiMarzo said.

Deciding on a mascot is going to take time. “Our goal is to develop a path to resolve the situation, and get a sense of feeling about what the students want,�

Scharfenberger said.

Aiello was abroad for a few months this semester and unfortunately, progress slowed with his absence. He had hoped that other students would take the initiative to proceed with the project, but this did not happen. Despite the small pause, Aiello is back on track and ready to continue the search. He met with Scharfenberger last week to get the project moving once again.

Aiello is a senior and is hoping that another student will step up and continue the process of bringing a mascot to Oswego State. “I won’t let it die,� Aiello said.

Students that are interested in the search for a mascot for Oswego State can visit the Facebook page, where they can share ideas with for Aiello. “A lot of people ask me what’s going on with the mascot, but what I have to ask the students is, what are you doing for the mascot,� Aiello said.

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Paying without a cause?

Summer salaries handed out to several S.A. positions without clearly-stated regulations on workload Lately, Oswego State’s Student Association has been doling out cuts to numerous clubs and organizations in order to compensate for the smaller funds in the budget. With the budget cuts, S.A. is finally eliminating funding that had been set aside for arbritary things, such as plus plan money for executives to grab meals on the go.

They have also authorized cuts to their own paychecks, all the way up to the high-ranking officials.

However, S.A. is still allowing summer salaries to seep through to the wallets of four positions in the 2010 2011 budget.

Yes, we said summer salaries. The time when everyone goes home and is forced to search for a job that will employ students for only three months out of the year. Yet these four students will be receiving a chunk of the activity fee without having any stipulation that they must be in Oswego during the summer months.

Sure, these summer paychecks will see a reduction from previous years, but they will still draw funds from other organizations who have seen cuts upward of 65 percent.

A lot of hard work goes into running an S.A. organization, and presidents of all tier three organizations will likely complete some work over the summer months, but they will not all be paid for their efforts.

Let it be known, we at The Oswegonian are not trying to imply that these individuals are not earning their pay or not working diligently to make strides in their area of work. We are simply saying that if students are going to be paid for summer work, there should be regulations and rules surrounding what they actually accomplish.

In a time when smart fiscal spending is a proirity, summer salaries are a luxury that should not be the burden of the entire student body.

Unoriginality sparks innovation

In The Office

BY KATE BOSWELL

ASST. A&E EDITOR opinion@oswegonian.com

The semester is winding down and personally, my mind is too preoccupied with thoughts of final papers and projects to think of anything to write about.

Then I remembered it was my turn to write “In the Office.� I came up with a few topics that could suffice for this week. Ideas such as “what’s wrong with optimism?� and “let’s realize how lucky we are� came to mind. But I realized these were already written this year by fellow e-board members. What do I do now? I don’t want to rehash something that’s already been done a billion times. But then it got me thinking, “isn’t that what we’ve been

doing for years; just rehashing ideas that have been done a billion times before?�

Think about it: How many times have you gone to a romantic comedy and felt it was eerily similar to the movie you saw last week? Many of our favorite contemporary films, such as “10 Things I Hate About You� and “She’s the Man� are adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays. But is that a bad thing? You know the formula works, so why try to fix what’s not broken? Now, I’m not saying that everyone should be copy cats, but we shouldn’t be completely ashamed when we realize that we’ve fallen on old ideas. Coming back to an established idea foster something exciting and innovative.“West Side Story� changed the face of musical theatre when it came out in 1957, and it was a rehash of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.� So, I guess I could have written about the ideas I came up with. But in the end, the idea was about not being original. I just hope someone didn’t write about this already.

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Political Showdown Universal nuclear disarmament addressed without all representatives. Our columnists offer their stance on the topic.

BY KEITH HARRIS

BY LORI MORETH

STAFF WRITER opinion@oswegonian.com

STAFF WRITER opinion@oswegonian.com

Is it a lack of experience and ignorance?

Or is there an ulterior motive to explain the actions of President Obama and his administration policies both foreign and domestic? Two days after he announced to the world that regardless of whether the U.S. is attacked with a weapon of mass destruction, biological or chemical, the U.S. would not use a nuke to retaliate against a country that doesn’t have nuclear weapons. Obama traveled to Prague to sign a proliferation treaty with Russia. Obama and Russian President Medvedev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II), where both powers agree to limit their nuclear arsenal by two-thirds more than the first treaty. However, Russia has an opt out clause that Obama has agreed to. If the Obama administration installs a missile defense shield against Russia, which former President Bush had planned to put in Poland, the treaty becomes null and void. The treaty, however, must be approved by the Senate with a two-thirds majority vote which Republicans plan on blocking.

After signing the treaty, Obama hosted a nuclear arms summit at the White House. Those who were invited to this summit were mainly dictators from not-so-friendly countries.

Very few allies were there. One notable absence from the summit and an important ally to the U.S. was Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. Since Obama took office, there has been a marked hostility toward Israel. Obama had ordered Israel to stop building in East Jerusalem. According to Washington officials, Obama became infuriated when Vice President Biden visited Israel at the exact time Israel announced that they would be expanding in East Jerusalem. Just over a week later, Netanyahu had a scheduled visit at the White House. The reception Netanyahu received from Obama was appalling: he was not treated as a friend or as an ally, and received treatment more fitting an enemy. Never has a seated American president not have a photo-op with a visiting dignitary and a formal dinner honoring the guest until Obama.

To show his anger at the Prime Minister’s approval of expanding the settlements, Obama refused to allow any photos taken with Netanyahu and abruptly walked out of the meeting, announcing he was going to eat dinner. It just goes to show the lack of maturity on the part of Obama as well as the lack of class that is befitting for someone who holds such a high position. Many Israelis view Obama as naïve, inexperienced and the architect of a U.S. policy of appeasement and rightly so.

Many Americans have the same opinion.

Sarah Palin was interviewed by Sean Hannity on Obama’s “nukes off the table� policy. She responded by saying, “You know, that’s kind of like getting out there on the playground, a bunch of kids ready to fight and - and one of the kids saying, ‘Go ahead, punch me in the face and I’m not going to retaliate, go ahead and do what you want with me.’ No, it’s unacceptable.�

What’s more surprising is the reply that Obama gave in an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in which he had asked the president what he thought of Palin’s comment on his nuclear policies, “I really have no response to that. The last I checked, Sarah Palin is not much of an expert on nuclear issues.� Obama went on to say, “That if the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are comfortable with it, I’m probably going to take my advice from them and not from Sarah Palin.� Palin’s response to Obama, “Now, the president, with all the vast nuclear experience that he acquired as a community organizer and as a part time senator, and as a full-time candidate, all that experience - still, no accomplishment to date with North Korea and Iran. Meanwhile, this administration alienates our friends. They treated the Afghan president Karzai poorly and then they feigned surprise when he reacted in kind. They escalated a minor zoning decision into a major breach with Israel, our friend, our closest ally in the Middle East. Let’s remind our president: Jerusalem is not a settlement, and Israel is our friend.� Refresh my memory, who was the intelligent one?

The possession of nuclear weapons by any nation represents a threat to any nation. For this reason, President Obama’s nuclear summit, taking place this week, is of tremendous importance.

Already, progress has been made. Ukranian leadership has pledged to dispose of its enriched uranium stockpile. But there is, of course, much more progress to be made. Every nation possessing nuclear weapons, including the United States, is a threat to the global community. Those who doubt that the United States’ possession is a threat to the world need only ask the Japanese to understand. The U.S. is, in fact, the only country ever to have used nuclear weaponry in actual warfare.

Despite the threat they pose to global security, many nations remain adamant in the defense of their nuclear programs. Others prevent non-proliferation progress by way of withholding information. Chiefly among these is Israel.

For years, it has been suggested that Israel possesses nuclear weapons. Israeli leadership has thus far refused to admit to or deny this accusations. Israeli whistleblowers, however, in conjunction with those of other nations, have insisted that Israel does in fact possess dozens of nuclear weapons. This is made more disturbing by the fact that Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has refused to attend the nuclear conference. Netanyahu claims that his refusal is due to a belief that Israel would be unfairly singled out due to what it has termed “nuclear ambiguity.� In other words, he’s claiming that Israel would be unfairly singled out simply due to the nation’s refusal to shed light on its nuclear program. In Netanyahu’s absence, Israel’s deputy prime minister will attend.

The Israeli prime minister’s refusal to attend the event is representative of Israel’s general policy toward foreign affairs.

Israel often makes a large show of promoting peace while quietly undermining it. For instance, throughout the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has been going on since the times of the Cold War, several deals have been brought to the table which have been agreed upon by the Palestinians and backed by the United Nations, only to be refused by Israel and the United States.

To be fair, Netanyahu is not the only one who will not be in attendance at the president’s nuclear summit. No representative of Iran will be present at the conference either. This is, however, due simply to the fact that Iran was not invited despite being a consistent proponent of nuclear non-proliferation. In fact, Iran intends to host its own nuclear disarmament conference this April, the slogan of which being: “Nuclear energy for everyone, nuclear arms for no one.�

Iran has long bemoaned the double standard which the world has exhibited toward its own nuclear program and that of Israel. Israel’s response to this is simple: it claims that Iran is a threat to the security of the Middle East while Israel is a force for peace.

This argument, however, falls apart quickly as soon as one examines contemporary Middle Eastern history. Israel has, over the past several decades, exhibited a pattern of imperialistic warfare and human rights abuses against the Palestinian people, including the use of chemical weapons. Iran, by contrast, has not engaged in war since 1988, when the nation signed a peace treaty with Iraq following the latter’s six year assault on Iran. Incidentally, during this war, Iraq, backed unwaveringly by the United States, is known to have used chemical weapons. Of course, Saddam Hussein would later be blamed by the world, including the United States, for use of these weapons.

It is this type of hypocrisy, not merely the struggle over nuclear weapons, which has destabilized the Middle East and the world as a whole. Until the United States and Israel, which is essentially an nation-sized military base for the United States, begin to act with integrity in the Middle East and elsewhere, it is unlikely that the world will be able to make any great strides toward nuclear disarmament or general peace.

Bathroom conditions disgusting One Oswego State student’s plea for cleanliness

BY AARON HAMMOND

STAFF WRITER opinion@oswegonian.com

There is a severe problem here at Oswego State. I know I’m not the first person to comment on the condition of the bathrooms here, but I can definitely say I’m one of the angriest to write about it. I honestly can’t take it anymore.

Every student who lives on campus knows what I’m talking about. The bathroom conditions make you want to question the future of civilization.

Toilets are never flushed. The floors are covered with liquid that you pray to God is just water. There’s puke on the floor. The sinks are covered with hair.

During my freshman year I lived in Cayuga Hall, and someone in my building got in trouble for smearing fecal matter on the walls. It’s especially bad on the weekends. You wake up on a Sunday morning to take a shower and it feels like you’re walking through a war zone.

You almost want to tie a rope from your door around your waist in case you have trouble making it back.

Very few things surprise me any-

more, but I continue to be shocked by these conditions. But the worst part is that there’s not much we can do about it. Unless we put cameras in the bathrooms, it’s close to impossible to punish people. But let’s say theoretically we could catch these people. Here’s how I would punish people who misuse bathrooms if I were in charge.

The number one problem with the bathrooms is unflushed toilets. This is one of the first things we learn in life: when you’re done with the toilet you flush it right? Well apparently some people didn’t receive that message. If I was in charge, I would hand out fines to anyone caught not flushing a toilet.

First fine would be $50. Second fine would be $100 and the third would be a semester-long suspension. I know that sounds extreme even in a theoretical context, but if you can’t remember to flush the toilet every time, you’re obviously a pathetic excuse for a human being who doesn’t belong in college.

Unless you’re three years old, there is absolutely no excuse.

Next, there are the people who throw up on the floor. Instead of making the janitors (who deserve haz-

ard pay for this stuff ) clean it up, you should do it yourself. When you’re living on your own, no jantior is coming over. Unless you have the flu, you should be cleaning up after yourself. If you don’t want to do that, learn how to hold your alcohol, or have better aim.

Otherwise, I have no sympathy.

The third major problem isn’t with the people who use the bathrooms, but the bathrooms themselves. I can’t believe that in 2010, we still don’t have anything to dry our hands with in the bathrooms themselves. There needs to be a blow dryer or a paper towel dispenser. That’s something our tuition money needs to be invested in.

As I said, a lot of people have railed against the bathrooms on-campus, but there’s a very good reason for that.

We’re civilized people and there is absolutely no excuse why the bathrooms should be misused like they are. A lot of people share these bathrooms, so people need to show some common courtesy and make sure they clean up after themselves and flush the toilets.

It’s sad that people even need to be told this stuff. People need to start acting like college students and not children.

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He Said / She Said Q: What if my parent’s don’t like my significant other or they don’t like me?

BY GREG DROBNY

STAFF WRITER opinion@oswegonian.com

So you have been seeing this girl for a couple of months and she decides it’s time for you to meet her parents. After an awkward meal you realize that Gaylord Focker has a better chance of being liked than you are. So what is a respectable guy like you to do?

There are several approaches to this situation. The first would be to find out more about her parents and take some interest in their hobbies; like inviting her dad to a round of golf or taking her mom on a wine tour. The other approach, which might not go over so well, would be to convince your significant other to decrease the amount of contact with her parents. You can avoid the awkwardness that is getting to know her folks when you don’t have to see them much.

Now, what if you decide to have her meet your parents and things don’t go well either? First, you have to decide just how serious the relationship is. If it’s worth fighting for, then two approaches may be taken. The first would be to find out why they dislike your girlfriend. Then you can relay this information and see if your partner is willing to make changes.

Or your significant other can try to get to know your parents. Have her go on a fishing trip with your dad or go hiking with your mom.

Parent approval is not a necessity in a relationship, but it definitely can be a positive. If you or your partner is having issues with parents, the best course of action is to find out what the problems are and try to fix them. Showing her parents you are a good guy is always a great first step. If it’s the other way around and your parents are the ones filled with hate, then some sort of discussion needs to be made between you and your parents on why they do not like your significant other.

In the end, things will work out with or without parent approval.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER opinion@oswegonian.com

As part of a new health initiative on campus, six Oswego State students designed a program that will focus on raising awareness for the campus to engage in wiser exercise, nutrition and lifestyle management choices.

When Dr. Kari Campbell approached the members of her health promotions class this semester, she gave them the option to create a promotional program of their choice. Several of the students in one group, who have personal training and athletic backgrounds, decided they would focus on a fun, innovative program that the whole campus could enjoy.

The students will kick off their program, “Step up Oswego,” with a 5K WalkA-Thon that will begin in the Campus Center Food Court. Any student, faculty and staff member is encouraged to attend. Each participant will receive a packet with a free pedometer, T-shirt,

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Between Google and a hard place

Oswego State e-mail switch could fuel private education

BY SARAH ELLIOTT

STAFF WRITER opinion@oswegonian.com

Have you ever watched that show on MTV, “Parental Control?” In the show, the parents of a guy or girl do not like their significant other. So they set them up on blind dates with two other people.

At the end, the son or daughter has to choose which person they want to stay with. Regardless, it’s his or her choice whether or not they stay with someone.

If someone’s parents don’t like you, then you should try to figure out what it is that they don’t like. If you find out it’s something about you that you absolutely cherish and that makes you who you are, then of course you shouldn’t change.

But if it’s something you’re doing wrong, like cheating on their son or daughter, or always being abusive, then yeah, you should change. I wouldn’t like my son’s girlfriend if she was a jerk either. If you’re not doing anything wrong, then there’s really nothing you can do about it. It’s up to your boyfriend/girlfriend to decide whether his or her parents’ opinions really matter.

If your parents don’t like your significant other, then ask them why. Most parents just don’t think anyone is good enough for their kid. In this scenario, you have to either choose one or the other, or you have to try and make your parents like this person. I know that when I first date a guy, my parents don’t usually like him. In fact, the first time my stepdad met my current boyfriend, he told him that he would staple his you-know-what to a stump if he ever hurt me. But after a while, they got to know him, and now they really like each other. The point is it can take time for parents to warm up to somebody. Sometimes it’s as simple as your parents needing to know that your significant other really cares about you.

Steps toward a healthier lifestyle

BY ADAM MARINELLI

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lifestyle brochures and be able to meet several area professionals at booths with backgrounds in chiropractic, nutrition, stress management and exercise science.

The pedometer will serve as the focal point for this program because at the conclusion of the Walk-A-Thon participants will be encouraged to wear their pedometer on their hips everyday for six weeks to tally their daily steps. They will also receive a steps converter sheet in their registration packet, which estimates the number of steps equivalent to every day activities such as an hour of weight lifting, gardening or riding your bicycle.

“This is a great way for our campus to become more aware as a whole of the increasing importance of proactive personal health which includes all of the elements these students have planned,” Dr. Campbell said. *Note: This is a planned program for an HSC class project but no concrete plans have been set at this time.

As most of you have heard, our campus is getting ready to migrate our e-mail system to Google in the fall. The move seems like a sweet deal: we get not just better functioning e-mail, but a full menu of apps including calendaring, document creation and sharing, file storage and chat - all at no cost! On top of that, the services offered through Google Apps for Education come with no ads, 2.5 gigs of storage, and you get to keep your oswego.edu e-mail tag, from what I hear. What’s not to like?

Well, plenty, if you ask me. But before I share my concerns, let me disclose two important facts: one, I myself use certain Google products (who doesn’t?). Two, I have a lot of respect for the people who made the decision to migrate to Google, and I understand the reasons why the switch is pretty much inevitable. Thus, this is not an attempt to reverse the decision (even if we could afford to), but simply to bring more awareness about what life under our Google overlords might mean.

In my Media Economics class, we discuss the positive and negative impacts of having a handful of media corporations control pretty much everything we see and hear. It’s easy to see the inordinate power that companies like News Corp, Disney or Time Warner have on our daily lives. But Google is soon going to make those companies look like charming mom and pop operations. Google is creating a monoculture where people believe Google is all they need. Think about the impact of having one company control all the software for your computer and your mobile phone, and one company handling all your personal data, tracking everything you do through its suite of information and media products and keeping the data for up to 18 months.

What does Google want to do with all that data? Figure out how to better direct advertisements to you, of course!

Let’s not forget that Google, a company with a market value of $200 billion, derives 97 percent of its revenue from advertising. The more Google knows about you, the better it can target ads at you and make more money - and Google wants to know everything about you! This perhaps explains why the company has a venture capital arm that is currently investing in biotech, genetics, energy, telecom, health care and other things. So while switching to GMail doesn’t mean that we will start seeing ads for Viagra or teeth whitening products next to our inbox, it does probably mean that Google will be scanning our e-mails and documents in an effort to collect more information about us, their users.

In essence this means that by using Google, all Oswego State community members will effectively be working to increase the company’s bottom line. Now, perhaps I’m fooling myself by thinking that because I choose to use certain Google products, I can exercise some control and responsibility. But being forced to use all Google products is quite a different matter (what’s the alternative? not using e-mail at school?).

And this is another feature of life under oligopolies, that while seeming to open up more choices, the arena for choice is actually being limited. Furthermore, by using Google we are effectively endorsing its corporate policies on privacy, security and intellectual property issues.

This is problematic at best, for reasons I don’t have the time to get into right now.

Yes, plenty of universities have already jumped on the bandwagon and saved tons of money. Arizona State is saving $500,000 a year. The University of Washington laid off 66 IT workers (although that’s not necessarily a good thing, is it?). But a few schools are having serious concerns. The faculty union at Lakehead University, for instance, filed a grievance citing concerns about privacy and academic freedom. Apparently those

kooky Canadians are worried that since Google is a U.S. company, it is obligated to hand over any data that the U.S. government wants to see, like faculty’s e-mails.

You might be thinking: “We don’t have to worry about that! We are in the U.S. and already subject to warrant-less surveillance!” Well, it is Google’s obligations to other countries that worry Yale University, who recently decided to postpone its migration to Google because of concerns about cloud computing. You see, in order to have some data redundancy, Google stores your personal information randomly in three of its 450,000 servers located all over the world. So the folks at Yale are wondering whether Google is obligated to surrender your data according to the laws of those countries. In other words, if my email data is stored in Israel or Malaysia, does that give those governments the right to monitor it? (Of course, even if Google wants to protect your data, the fact of the matter is that it is a more alluring target for hackers than a small state college, as demonstrated recently when some users’ GMail accounts were broken into by Chinese hackers).

In the end, I suppose Google is no more evil or no less evil than Apple, Microsoft or any other media company.

Yes, it is quickly becoming a bigger monopoly, and that’s probably not good for the public or for the market. But what troubles me more about our migration to Google is what it says about the increasing privatization of education, and our failure to support and fund the public university. Maybe it’s naive to think that public education can remain free of for-profit interests. But it will certainly be more difficult to maintain that separation now that we will all be working for Google.

Sincerely, Dr. Ulises A. Mejias Communication Studies

Lavish coffee drains wallets Starbucks stores no match for homemade brew

BY LAUREN WISNOWSKI STAFF WRITER opinion@oswegonian.com

Ever since its establishment as a small coffee shop in Seattle, Starbucks franchises have spread across the entire nation. Its famous logo, picturing a mermaid inside a green circle, is akin to the McDonald’s golden arches.

From its decadent “frappaccinos” to wide range of coffees and teas, there’s no wonder that Americans pile into the coffee shop for a daily pick-me-up. In recent years, however, Starbucks’ financial business has decreased. Recently, thousands of Starbucks in the U.S. have their doors closed. There are two contributing causes to this: a crumbling economy and ridiculously high prices for drinks and snacks.

Walking into one of the millions of Starbucks popping up across the nation, there’s no wonder why it attracts mostly young adults. Not only are their

drinks and baked goods delicious, but the atmosphere is what sets it apart from other cafés. Collages of bright abstract paintings cascade the warm-toned walls and hanging lamps glow dimly over comfy chairs and wooden tables. Slow jazz plays in the background softly enough for one to carry on a conversation. In some inexplicable way, Starbucks is the place to be to relax.

Despite its artsy atmosphere, the relaxation fades once you see the receipt for that grande latte. One of Starbucks’ newest tasty inventions is the Dark Cherry Mocha. A grande size of this beverage (that’s “medium” in Starbucks language) is a whopping $4.70, including tax! At Dunkin’ Donuts, $4.70 could buy you two medium sized coffees, and maybe even a donut on the side.

Even though Starbucks has fancy drinks, some of them are so simplistic that you could create them at home at no charge. For instance, a small Vanilla Bean frappaccino costs around $3 at Starbucks.

The only ingredients are ice and vanilla cream. Making one of these yourself is as simple as the ingredients themselves; take ice cubes and vanilla ice cream, mix them in a blender and you’ve got yourself a fine-tasting treat at no cost.

Regardless of Starbucks’ attempts at redeeming their business (notice the “$1.50 Pike Place Roast” signs in their windows), it may continue to pull in coffee lovers across the nation. Those who claim to be addicted to their drinks fork over mounds of cash every week to get their “fix.” Then there are the very few (if any) who have the self-discipline to buy their products only on occasion or not at all. Nowadays, the latter group could be considered the smart ones in the long-term as Americans strive to save every penny they can. Starbucks is one of the many things in the U.S. that will stay fresh on the burner for years to come, despite exorbitant prices for fanciful, calorie-laden beverages.

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Setlist 1. The Sweetest Lie 2. Big Machine 3. Here is Gone

4. Dizzy 5. Slide 6. Another Second Time Around

7. Smash 8. Can’t Let it Go 9. Black Balloon

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At home in Oswego Goo Goo Dolls “firmly planted in New York State soil” for Campus Center show Opening act, The Rocket Summer 10. Home 11. One Night 12. Better Days

13. Stay with You 14. Now I Hear 15. Tucked Away

2,478 tickets sold, a near sell out (2,500 capacity) 16. Name 17. Broadway 18. As I Am

19. All Eyes on Me 20. Acoustic #3 21. Iris

22. Sympathy 23. Flat Top 24. Let Love In

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Show set to ʻConquerʼ theatre department

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Adolescent angst center of local short film

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Music: mission for Oswego student

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Spring concert rocks

Campus Center Arena

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EVENTS CALENDAR ‘Runaround’ ventures ‘She Stoops’ to finish

into adolescent themes Oswego theatre season Former Oswego resident shares short film shot in town

SAPB Movie of the Week: “Day Breaker”

Friday through Sunday (April 16-18) Various Start Times Campus Center Auditorium (118) Tickets: $1 International Coffee Hour Monday, April 19, 3:30 p.m.

Poucher Hall, Room 222 Speaker: Maggie Dolly Discovery Channel Producer Monday, April 19, 7:30 p.m.

Campus Center Auditorium (118) Talk: “Gateway to the Spirit World” Tuesday, April 20, 7 p.m.

Lanigan Hall, Room 106 Musical Performance: “Ganga” Wednesday, April 21, 7 p.m.

Ballroom, Sheldon Hall Telescope Viewing: “Stars over Oswego” Wednesday, April 21, 8 p.m.

Romney Field Observatory Theatre Preview: “She Stoops to Conquer” Thursday, April 22, 8 p.m.

Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall Tickets: $6 Exhibit Reception: Art Students Interpret Environmental Issues Thursday, April 22, 5 p.m.

Penfield Library

Cover image provided by Keith Edelman Center spread design and images by Keith Edelman

BY AL AMENDOLARE

COPY EDITOR aamendolare@oswegonian.com

KT Auleta, a former resident of Oswego, screened her short film, “Runaround,” in the Campus Center Auditorium on Monday, April 12 at 4 p.m.

The short is primarily a study of Jay, a promiscuous 15-year-old, who, like her friends and all post-adolescents, is soul-searching in her world, bereft of meaning, devoid of love and lack of parental guidance and has satiated this void with drugs and sex.

In fact, a parental influence is neither seen nor even alluded to in Jay’s, or any of her friends’ environments. Their responses to the stimuli that affect these girls; whether it be heartbreak, feelings of ostracism or just plain ennui, are not acts of rebellion. The characters seem disaffected and highly receptive; dolorous yet with a joie de vivre.

These contradictory feelings are efficaciously shown to

the viewer as two sides of the same coin.

“Runaround” was lovingly shot in Oswego, but one wouldn’t really know that if they didn’t read the end credits. It could very well be just any nondescript town; Anywhere, U.S.A. The short is filmed as if Lukas Moodysson used the infamous “Dogme 95” approach to remake Catherine Hardwicke’s film “Thirteen,. There are some moments in the film that are shot with an almost painterly quality. In one of the final scenes, Jay trips on acid with a boy during a gorgeous moment of daybreak.

It’s a hypnotic scene, with aquatic hues that seem to cascade across the camera lens, beautifully complimenting the hallucinogenic state of mind shared by the characters.

The film transferred quite poorly during the screening and skipped quite frequently, much to its director’s infuriation, and at times removed the viewer from the experience.

However, the message and its execution were not lost in its poor technological translation.

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Marlow (Nate Roy), Tony Lumpkin (Charles Smith) and Hastings (Nicholas Pike) prepare for “She Stoops to Conquer,” opening next week.

BY JENNA SCHIFFERLE STAFF WRITER laker@oswegonian.com

The cast and crew of Oswego State’s theater department is preparing to bring the theatre season to a close with their latest production, “She Stoops to Conquer,” by Oliver Goldsmith. The play begins with plans for an arranged marriage between Mr. Marlow (Nate Roy) and Kate Hardcastle (Jessica Quindlen). Marlow is convinced

by Kate’s brother, Tony Lumpkin (Charles Smith) that the Hardcastle’s home is really an inn. The two have yet to meet, so Kate develops a ploy to discover the true personality of her fiance. While he is shy and bashful when she is herself, she dresses as a barmaid to see how Marlow acts around lower class women, which ultimately reveals his true personality.

The play also has a parallel story line that revolves around the coupling of Marlow’s friend, Mr. Hastings (Nicholas Pike) with Hardcastle’s cousin, Miss Neville (Ashlee Grant).

Kate Hardcastle’s stepmother, Mrs. Hardcastle (Sarah Sterling), adds a dimension of comedy to the show with her constant focus on climbing the social ladder.

Similarly, Sir Charles Marlow (Josh Gadek), and Mr. Hardcastle, (Jeremy Waterman) add a certain aspect that makes this more than just a traditional story.

The play was first pro-

duced in 1773, but Mark Cole, director of the play and chair of the theater department, said despite that, the themes behind it are still relevant.

The cast and crew put a lot of effort into the play to make it perfect for the performances.

Quindlen has been involved in six other productions at Oswego State and said that auditions for this particular play began in January.

Furthermore, rehearsals started immediately after “Songs for a New World” closed in March. The cast and crew have devoted about four hours a day, six days a week since then to practicing and preparing for the show.

Cole said the cast worked closely with adjunct member of the theatre faculty Joan Hart Willard to work on their dialects.

Likewise, Quidlen said that one of the hardest parts about the play was trying to master deciphering the text. Since it was written in the 18th century, the language is a vital aspect of the play.

“This is the first heightened language production the department has done in several years. It also involved an entire cast using accents which has also not been done in a while,” Quidlen said.

There will be a preview of the show in the Waterman Theatre on April 22 at 2 p.m. The performances will be on April 23 and 24, May 1 at 8 p.m., and May 2 at 2 p.m.

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Going cuckoo for Cu-Cu Track-by-Track

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by Aaron Z. Lee

Here’s an interview with artist Miles George, aka Cu-Cu, a student here at Oswego State. George is a pretty cool guy. When not attending classes, he is centered around the Rochester area. I talked with him about his origins in music and what he’s planning for the future.

Q: How did you end up making music?

A: When I was a kid, probably about five or six years old, I had this analog tape recorder. I would go into my parents’ bedroom and record myself singing songs made up off the top of my head. Years later, I became much more serious about being a songwriter by writing lyrics down on paper. I felt that it was the only plausible way to express my thoughts at the time. I guess it still is.

Q: Who are some of your older influences, and newer influences?

A: Like with many, The Beatles were one of my very first influences. After my first few listens of The White Album, I began to understand the concept of music as an art form. Later on, bands such as Barenaked Ladies and They Might Be Giants taught me how music can be both quirky and serious simultaneously.

As my tastes broadened, I began listening to bands and artists such as Beck, Wilco, R.E.M., The Flaming Lips, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Tom Waits and many others. Most recently, it’s been a lot of Pixies and Arcade Fire.

Q: How did you come up with the name “Cu-Cu” for your music?

Does it have anything to do with bird calls or the state of your mental health?

A: My mental health is fine, thank you for asking. Cu-Cu was a name that I came up with when I was maybe eight years old. I didn’t exactly know how to spell the word ‘cuckoo’ at the time, so

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Oswego State student Miles George combines influences like The Beatles, They Might Be Giants and R.E.M. In his music, under the pseudonym Cu-Cu.

I just butchered it and went with “Cu-Cu.” I still don’t know its significance to this day; I guess it just stuck. If my music title remained as Miles George, people would be expecting a prepubescent teenager with an acoustic guitar singing sappy love songs. I believe I’m a little more than that.

Q: When you write a song, do you think of the structure musically first or do you write the lyrics first and then build the music around it?

A: It really depends, as many artists would agree. When I first started writing music, I always wrote the melody first and improvised the lyrics while recording the songs.

But within the past few years, I’ve been really focusing on my lyrics and spending time with them. As abstract as they can be sometimes, there are still hidden meanings behind a lot of them.

Q: Are there any overarching themes that you find yourself returning to over and over in the process of recording your albums?

A: I mostly write my songs about people... all sorts of people. Businessmen abandoned in a haze, grumpy old men with dying lawns, prison guards, preachers, butchers, cheerleaders. Whatever inspiration comes to me at the time. I

write personal songs as well, but I’m usually disguised as other people in my songs. I guess I’m just fascinated with characters.

Q: Who are some of the best bands (or performers) you’ve had an opportunity to play with?

A: One of my best friends, Kirk Stevens, has played shows with me ever since we were in high school.

He is an amazing songwriter who I feel does not receive the attention that he fully deserves.

The music scene in Rochester is one that really goes overlooked sometimes and it’s quite a shame.

There are so many local musicians out there continuing what they’ve been doing since they were teenagers. I think that’s pretty amazing.

Q: What’s on the horizon for CuCu? A: I’m working on a collection of new material right now, and I would like to have a new album done by later this year, hopefully.

Besides that, I believe I have some shows lined up in the Rochester area this May, so stay tuned!

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Quote of the Week:

“He’s the ultimate team player. He’s about the team being successful, not about his personal accomplishments.”

-Coach Ed Gosek on senior forward and assistant captain Neil Musselwhite

Success at national level

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Equestrian club to compete for national championship

BY RACHAEL SMITH

CONTRIBUTING WRITER sports@oswegonian.com

Don’t forget to bring your student or faculty I.D.

Last year, the Oswego State Equestrian Team made a name for itself on the national level when sophomore Jennifer Nagel won the AQHA Highpoint Rider National Championship.

The feat has been conquered only once in 43 years from a school east of Ohio and north of Virginia.

This year Nagel earned the opportunity to defend her title. However, that is not the only chance that the Oswego State Equestrian Team will have to compete. For the first time in history, the team will compete for the national championship title. They will be among the top nine schools in the country, all of which are varsity equestrian schools. They also qualified six students who will show as individuals, competing for individual national championship titles.

The team received the opportunity to show at the nationals by winning the Zone II, Region II Western Team Championship. This is the first time in history that title has been won by any school other than SUNY Morrisville, Cazenovia College and Alfred University, whom all have an equestrian major. The team advanced on to one of three National Western semi-finals where they were required to finish in

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Musselwhite leads by example MUSSELWHITE, from BACK COVER

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The Oswego State Equestrian Team qualified six individuals for national championship titles and will compete as a team in the program’s first national championship appearance.

the top three at the show.

The members of the western team “restarted” seven years ago with one student after it had dissolved. The team now averages about 40 show members annually and has developed a strong competitive spirit.

The team has been coached by Jill and Dan Bergstresser of JD Performance Horses the last seven years. As

coaches, they are always looking for more “equine interested” students who are either current Oswego State students and are unaware of the equestrian team or high school students choosing their college paths.

Nationals will take place May 6-9 in Lexington, Ky at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Pitching carries Lakers to Game 2 victory PITCHING, from BACK COVER

Beatty to give the Lakers all the run support they would need behind Andy Salvatore’s complete game gem. Salvatore went the distance scattering eight hits, two walks and striking out four to record the win.

“He is a package player; just good against anyone,” Paino said. “He is a real experienced kid after pitching with

Dutchess Community College.”

Salvatore found himself in trouble in the seventh, with one out and runners on the corners and the score 1-0.

But he got the Blue Devils’ Josh Greco to roll into a double play to end the inning and the rally. In the bottom of the seventh the Lakers used a leadoff walk

by Bryan Stark and a throwing error

by Fredonia’s pitcher Brian Lansing to find the insurance run.

The Lakers scored two runs on just four hits. The Lakers laid down three sacrifice bunts in hopes of finding a key hit.

“We had to play ‘get em’ ball,” Paino said. “Get em on, get em over, and get em [in].” They batted just 1-8 with runners in scoring position.

With the spilt, the Lakers improved to 10-6 overall and 1-3 in SUNYAC play.

“He’s unselfish,” Gosek said. “It’s not about points, it’s never been about points with him; it’s about the success of the team. He accepted any role that he had. He didn’t pout when he wasn’t on the power play. When he was a fourth-line guy he didn’t pout. When he wasn’t put [on the ice] in crucial moments he didn’t complain.”

Musselwhite worked hard during each offseason, improving his speed, strength and knowledge of the game.

He was nominated as an assistant captain prior to the beginning of this season for his leadership abilities on and off the ice.

“This has been my favorite year of all,” Musselwhite said. “Obviously the national championship year was exciting, but the group of guys we had this year was such a close-knit group and I’ve had a lot of fun playing with these guys.”

Musselwhite’s final season with the Lakers was his best statistically. In 29 games this season, Musselwhite registered 36 points on 23 points and 13 assists. Prior to his senior season, Musselwhite had totaled 40 points on 21 goals and 19 assists in 79 games.

“This year was his breakout year as far as numbers, but he’s always been an important part of our team with the power play and penalty kill,” Gosek said. “His ability to get shorthanded goals was a big part of our season this year.”

Musselwhite netted six of the team’s seven shorthanded goals this season, totaling 11 shorthanded goals for his career.

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Set to graduate in May, Musselwhite will miss the winning tradition at Oswego State and will also miss the passion that the fans brought to each and every game.

“The fan support in this community is tremendous,” Musselwhite said.

“Nothing against other teams, but sometimes playing on the road it’s hard to get into the games because the attendance is so low. But as soon as you step into our rink, you know the atmosphere is going to be electric.”

Musselwhite hopes to further his hockey career either in North America or in Europe. If his plans to continue playing hockey fizzle, Musselwhite, an accounting major, will return home to begin his career as an accountant.

“He’s the ultimate team player,” Gosek said. “He’s about the team being successful, not about his personal accomplishments.”

Spring Sports Conference Standings SUNYAC Men’s Lacrosse

SUNYAC Women’s Lacrosse

GP

Record

Win %

GF

GA

Team

Oneonta

3

3-0

1.000

41

27

Cortland

2

2-0

1.000

19

6

Geneseo

3

2-1

.667

33

15

Plattsburgh

2

1-1

.500

25

27

Potsdam

3

1-2

.333

30

41

Team

Brockport Oswego

2 3

0-2 0-3

.000 .000

18 25

GP

Record

Win %

GF

GA

Cortland

4

4-0

1.000

53

18

Buffalo State

2

2-0

1.000

38

10

Brockport

3

2-1

.667

52

22

Geneseo

3

2-1

.667

41

20

Fredonia

2

1-1

.500

27

21

Oneonta

4

1-3

.250

37

61

Oswego

1

0-1

.000

4

17

Potsdam

1

0-1

.000

1

19

New Paltz

4

0-4

.000

19

84

31 44

SUNYAC Women’s Softball

SUNYAC Men’s Baseball

Team Team

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GP

Record

Win %

RF

RA

Cortland

6

6-0

1.000

66

15

New Paltz

3

2-1

.667

26

28

Brockport

7

4-3

.571

42

42

Plattsburgh

4

2-2

.500

31

35

Oneonta

5

2-3

.400

33

30

Fredonia

5

1-4

.200

5

33

Oswego

6

1-5

.167

7

27

GP

Record

Win %

RF

RA

Cortland

8

8-0

1.000

54

13

Brockport

8

5-3

.625

21

25

Plattsburgh

5

4-1

.800

31

29

Buffalo State

8

4-4

.500

26

25

New Paltz

6

3-3

.500

26

20

Oneonta

6

3-3

.500

18

37

Fredonia

8

3-5

.375

26

21

Geneseo

8

3-5

.375

28

27

Potsdam

5

2-3

.400

23

23

Oswego

8

0-8

.000

20

53

SPORTS

FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010

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Season cut short by injury Miscues doom Lakers

KYLE GARGAN / THE OSWEGONIAN

Levy, a senior, broke his wrist taking a swing during a spring training game.

Broken wrist sidelines Levy for senior season

BY BRIAN CROCE

STAFF WRITER sports@oswegonian.com

The Oswego State baseball team will be without one of its captains and best players for the remainder of the season due to a broken hand.

Senior Mike Levy was the Lakers starting shortstop and number two hitter in the batting order before he heard a pop while taking a swing during a game in South Carolina over spring break.

Levy’s season encountered an unfortunate occurrence during a seemingly harmless play. Levy has been a part of the Oswego State baseball program for the past four years, and over that time he has taken thousands of swings. It just happens that his final swing in South Carolina may have been his final swing in a Laker uniform.

On the play, Levy made contact with the ball, but when he was retired by the opposing center fielder, coach Frank Paino pulled him from the game.

He got an X-ray in South Carolina and was cleared to play, but when he tried to swing a bat again he physically could not. Levy had another X-ray in New York where doctors told him his hand was broken. He underwent surgery last week to remove the hamate bone in his hand.

The question for Levy now is if he will play baseball again and if so, where? Before his injury, Levy was offered to play in the Continental League and was scheduled to fly down to Texas to play after his graduation in May. Now, he will be unable to do that, but he does have other options. Since his injury occurred early in the season, Levy is eligible to play next season if he enrolls in the Oswego State Graduate program next fall.

Levy could also decide to look for a job outside of baseball after graduation.

He is completing two degrees in public justice and marketing, with a cumulative GPA of 3.7 and is a member of several honor societies. He was named first-team all-SUNYAC last season and received the SUNYAC Chancellor’s Award, given to the player on the allconference team with the highest GPA. “I’m keeping my options open,�

Levy said.

Paino has coached the Oswego State baseball team since 1987, and coached Levy for the past four seasons. Paino said Levy is able to get himself going for a game, which affects the players around him, especially the younger members of the team. As one of the Lakers four captains, Levy has always thought of himself as a player who leads by example. Now that he will be

watching the rest of the games from the bench, Levy has had to adapt to his new role on the team. “I see certain things now I otherwise wouldn’t have noticed,� Levy said. “I try to motivate guys and give them tips for their next at bat if I see something.�

Paino says Levy is a guy who keeps the bench motivated and picks people up when they’re down. He still has a positive influence on the team even though he is not able to play. “He is still a leader in the weight room,� Paino said. “He does everything we could ask.�

Levy is looking to the team’s other captains to pick up most of the slack, now that he is forced to watch instead of play. Senior captains Bryan Stark, Andy Salvatore and Matt Deveney will have the brunt of the responsibility when leading the Lakers on the field.

Levy calls his fellow captains great players who are more than capable to lead the team.

Levy is a four-year starter at Oswego State, playing shortstop in each of those years. He said he likes playing for the Lakers because they play hard-nose baseball. According to Levy, players do not care about their image; they just go out there and play. He said coach Paino is the one who gives them the mindset to play with a tough mentality. “I couldn’t have asked for anything better,� Levy said when talking about his time with the Lakers.

Paino says that even though Levy is unable to play, he still attends every practice and game, helping out in any way he can. “We are a different team without him,� Paino said. “I think we’ve adapted to not having him in the lineup, but have not overcome it.�

Levy says he is not sure if he will be playing for the Lakers next season, as he is still weighing his options. He said he is about “50-50� on the situation.

Whatever his decision, his impact on the baseball team will not be forgotten. “Being able to pick up two degrees and play baseball...I couldn’t ask for anything more,�

Levy said.

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Freshman midfielder Adam Jean brings the ball up into the offensive zone.

Lacrosse drops SUNYAC game at home

BY MATT WOPPERER

CONTRIBUTING WRITER sports@oswegonian.com

It was a frustrating day for coach Witmer and the Lakers men’s lacrosse team as they fell to the SUNY Potsdam Bears, 15-11, at Laker Field.

The game started out with a flurry of Potsdam attacks as the Bears took a 3-0 lead in the first five minutes. However, the Lakers were able to bounce back and head into the second quarter down only 4-2.

At the five minute mark of the second quarter, the Lakers looked to tie the game at six as they held the ball in the Bears’ end for over two minutes.

However, Potsdam goalie Billy Richards, who finished with 12 saves for the day, turned away several blistering shots from the Lakers to preserve the lead. The Bears eventually forced a turnover and tallied two more goals to take an 8-5 lead into halftime.

According to Witmer, the failed possession and subsequent three-goal deficit didn’t demoralize his team. “We were making mistakes and giving them possessions,� Witmer said, “Whether it’s a two-goal disadvantage or three goals, you still have thirty min-

utes to play. It might have been a little frustrating, but it was no more frustrating than any of the other goals they scored.�

Senior captain Dan Scarazzo acknowledged how difficult it was for the Lakers to come back from a five-goal deficit. “It was pretty tough, you know they’re a good team,� Scarazzo said. “They have a lot of guys on offense.

Three goals for them can happen over 10 minutes or it can happen over three minutes. They can hold the ball forever or put them in quick.�

The Bears went on to outscore the Lakers 5-2 into the fourth quarter and breezed through the quarter to improve their record to 5-6 overall and 1-2 in the SUNYAC. The loss will make it tough for the Lakers to get a bid in the SUNYAC tournament. However, Witmer is still looking at it one game at a time, even with big games against SUNY Brockport and SUNY Cortland looming. “We’ve got to take care of business next Wednesday,� Witmer said. “I’m thinking about Keuka right now. We’ll worry about Brockport and Cortland later.�

Softball splits doubleheader

BY BRIAN TOSTI

STAFF WRITER sports@oswegonian.com

The Oswego State Softball team played two completely different games against visiting Utica College on Wednesday, earning a doubleheader split at Laker Field.

In game one, the Pioneers jumped out to an early lead, en route to a 10-0 victory. With two outs in the top of the first inning, Hannah Barton hit a tworun homerun putting the Lakers in an early 2-0 deficit.

The Lakers registered only one hit all game, which came in the bottom of the third. Head coach Chyrisse Conte said that her players just couldn’t get hits and Utica “put the bat on the ball

better.�

The Lakers’ freshman pitcher Sarah Thayer kept her team in the game into the fourth inning where the Pioneers earned another two runs to make it 4-0.

The Lakers couldn’t seem to touch Utica pitcher Madison Dinsmore, who shut out the team 10-0 in five innings. “Some games you just have it and others you just don’t,� Conte said.

Oswego State seemed to be back on their game in game two, winning 5-2.

The game was scoreless through the top of the third but the Lakers opened the scoring in the bottom of the third, tallying three runs off extra-base hits.

Freshman Marie Steding looked

solid for Oswego State and pitched a solid game, allowing one earned run over seven innings. “Strike zones change from game to game as well as other things,�

Conte said.

The Lakers look for their first SUNYAC win of the season when they travel to SUNY Fredonia on Friday, April 16.

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Oswego State Equestrian Team to compete for program’s first national championship title.

FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010

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Scoreboard Oswego State Potsdam

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Baseball

8 3

Oswego State Cobleskill Softball

Oswego State Utica

Lakers set scoring record in rout

BY NATE HART

Women’s Lacrosse

Oswego State Cazenovia

A-10

15 different players score as women’s lacrosse breaks goals, points records in win

Men’s Lacrosse

5 2

Athletes of the Week

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STAFF WRITER sports@oswegonian.com

The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team came out firing on all cylinders as they trounced visiting Cazenovia, 28-3, on Wednesday at Laker Field.

The Lakers set a new single-game scoring record with 28 goals and 45 points in the lopsided victory. 15 different Lakers tallied goals, led by senior attacker Marisa Audley who netted five goals and added an assist.

“My second string went in today and played very well,” coach Brandi Ostrander said. “Everybody on my team contributed to this win and they did very well.”

Oswego State (5-4) won its third straight game while the Wildcats (6-

6) saw their four-game winning streak come to an end. The Lakers jumped out to a 16-1 halftime lead behind Audley’s five first-half goals.

Oswego State junior midfielder Bri Borrow and senior midfielder Jessica Zenzel each tallied five points. Borrow posted two goals and three assists, while Zenzel tacked on one goal and four assists. Sophomore attacker Kristen Darcy and junior attackers Maria Martusewicz and Amanda Hecox finished the game with three goals each.

Sophomore attackers Erin Cummings and Kelly Collins each added two goals.

Freshman goalie Ashlee Engel was a force in net, recording 10 saves on the day, while allowing just three goals.

Coach Ostrander attributes the per-

formance to a new gritty style of play, which led to an increased tenacity.

“We started a new defensive style of play yesterday at practice as well as a different type of ride, and we did it very well,” Ostrander said. “We tried to switch more to a zone and be more aggressive.”

The Laker’s stingy 28-goal output topped the previous mark of 26 goals scored against SUNY Morrisville on March 29, 2007, which was also when Oswego State established the old mark for points in a game at 42.

Oswego State will host a pair of SUNYAC games this weekend starting with SUNY Brockport on Friday at 4 p.m., followed by SUNY Geneseo on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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Laker attacker Erin Cummings shoots past Cazenovia’s Liz Cook.

Neil finds wheels in Detroit Senior captain closes out his college career with Division I skills competition victory

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BY MIKE KRAFT

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR sports@oswegonian.com

Andy Lever Men’s Lacrosse Sophomore, Lindenhurst, N.Y. Sophomore men’s lacrosse player Andy Lever (Lindenhurst, NY) scored 12 points on six goals and six assists to help the Lakers finish the week 2-1.

Lever scored one goal and had two assists in a 13-5 win over Morrisville, tallied four goals and one assist in a 15-5 win against SUNY Cobleskill, and added another goal against Oneonta.

He has recorded 13 goals along with 13 assists for 26 points so far this season helping the Lakers to their record of 4-7.

Marisa Audley Women’s Lacrosse Senior, Liverpool, N.Y. Senior women’s lacrosse player Marisa Audley (Liverpool, NY) has had an impressive 33-point season thus far to

For the past four years senior forward and assistant captain Neil Musselwhite of the Oswego State men’s ice hockey team has dazzled teammates, coaches, opponents and fans with his skating ability.

Musselwhite put his skills to the test last Friday at the 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. in the fastest skater and hardest shot competitions.

Musselwhite, the only Division III player voted to the skills competition, won first place in the fastest skater competition with a record time of 14.3 seconds. Musselwhite edged out Minnesota State-Mankato’s Zach Harrison by two-tenths of a second to win the competition.

“It was a great experience,” Musselwhite said. “The atmosphere was incredible. I wanted to be in contention and make a good impression and when I looked up and saw my time I was pretty relieved that I had a good performance.”

Musselwhite placed second in the hardest shot competition, registering his shot at 91.8 mph. MassachusettsLowell’s Kory Falite won the competition with a 92.9 mph shot.

The 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition marked the end of Musselwhite’s collegiate career, a career that will be remembered by his fellow teammates, coaches and fans.

“He’s come a long way,” head coach Ed Gosek said. “He was fast as a freshman but he’s worked extremely hard to get to where he is now. He’s committed to the weight room and committed to the off-ice work.”

Musselwhite grew up in Burlington, Ont. where he began playing hockey at a young age. He also experimented

LARRY RADLOFF / SPORT AND SOUND PRODUCTION

Lakers’ Neil Musselwhite set a new record in the fastest skater competition, finishing with a time of 14.3 seconds. with soccer and lacrosse, but shifted his focus on hockey, saying that it was the sport that gave him the most joy.

Like most collegiate hockey players, Musselwhite spent time playing in the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL). In four years with the OPJHL, Musselwhite played for the Burlington Cougars from 200204 and the Hamilton Red Wings from 2004-06. For his career in the OPJHL, Musselwhite played in 125 games, accumulating 113 points on 56 goals and 57 assists. Musselwhite said that playing in the OPJHL taught him discipline because players in the league are serious about the game of hockey and the competition is far above that of minor

Game 1

33 points, she recorded five goals and two assists in the Lakers’ 20-10 win

The Oswego State men’s baseball team split a double header against SUNY Fredonia Saturday afternoon in a match-up between two SUNYAC teams.

The Lakers dropped game one, 2-1, after leading through the first six innings. Laker pitcher Brady Farkas kept the Blue Devils in check through eight solid innings. Farkas allowed just one run on five hits while striking out two. “[Farkas] pitched real well; he is tough,” head coach Frank Paino said.

A two-out double by Fredonia’s Erik

Friday, April 16

Friday, April 16

goal and four assists as part of a 20-6 victory against Morrisville.

UPCOMING MATCHES

Home games in red

See MUSSELWHITE, Page A-8

Lakers earn first victory in SUNYAC play in second game of doubleheader Pokornowski in the seventh followed by a Joe Kephart single knotted the game 1-1. In the top of the ninth the Blue Devils’ Taylor Gahagen drew a leadoff walk. Pokornowski followed with a sacrifice bunt to move Gahagen to second. Gahagen moved to third on a groundout to the second baseman.

With two outs, Jon Messina ripped an RBI single to drive in the go-ahead run.

Blue Devils pitcher Andy Dlugosz retired the Lakers in order in the ninth to earn the win. Jon Stevens suffered the

over Keuka College, while posting a

Campus Center Ice Arena and his talk with Gosek were major factors in his decision.

“I’ve never had a coach before where you can go to him with anything and talk to him about anything,” Musselwhite said. “I think that’s a strong quality he has with his players.”

Musselwhite’s favorite memory with the team came during his freshman year where the Lakers won the 2007 NCAA Division III National Championship, their first in the college’s history. Although Musselwhite didn’t play a pivotal role that season (14 points in 28 games), he was happier with the fact that the team won.

Clutch hit salvages split for Lakers against Blue Devils STAFF WRITER sports@oswegonian.com

lead the team to a 4-4 record. Of her

hockey.

Gosek and the Laker staff began recruiting Musselwhite prior to his final season in the OPJHL. The Lakers offered him a spot on the roster prior to the season but Musselwhite decided to play his final year to see if he could receive any Division I offers. No Division I teams bit and Musselwhite had to choose a Division III school. During a weekend recruitment trip which was supposed to include both Oswego State and SUNY Plattsburgh, Musselwhite and his family were so impressed by the Oswego State campus that they decided right then and there that he was going to commit to play for the Lakers.

Musselwhite said that the newly built

BY ZACH GATEWOOD

Women’s softball at SUNY Fredonia

3:00 p.m.

1 2

Women’s Lacrosse vs SUNY Brockport

4:00 p.m.

loss for the Lakers, going one inning and allowing one run on a walk and one hit.

The Lakers had their chances throughout the first game, but couldn’t seem to find the clutch hit stranding ten runners. In the sixth, the Lakers loaded the bases with one out but came away empty handed as Mike Stark struck out and Dan Slate grounded out to the first basemen. The Lakers were 0-7 with runners in scoring position.

“It was a tough day to play,” Paino

said. “Our hands were cold and [there was] some good pitching by both teams.”

The Lakers scattered seven hits, but struck out 13 times. Rafael Cordero, Mike Tarnowski and Ryan Clements paced the Lakers with a pair of hits apiece.

“If we would have clutched up in game one we would have swept them today,” Paino said.

In game two, the Lakers found that timely hit as they dropped the Blue Devils 2-0. With two outs in the fifth, Kane Share shot an RBI single over the first baseman’s head to drive in Brooks

Saturday, April 17

Saturday, April 17

Game 2

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Men’s Baseball at SUNY New Paltz

12:00 p.m.

See PITCHING, Page A-8

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