The Oswegonian 10-11-19

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Clubs left without budgets

Revamped 2019-2020 SA budget omits some organizations Julia Tilley Asst. News Editor jtilley@oswegonian.com

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Since the beginning of the semester, multiple organizations have asked Student Association for additional funding, all citing the same reason: their clubs were budgeted no money, despite last year’s e-boards submitting budgets.

Last year, former SA Director of Finance Miranda Kryskow revamped the way student organizations requested budgets. According to the current SA Director of Finance, Ryan Green, she met with the various clubs and organizations to explain the new online process and how they could request their budget for the 2019 - 2020 school year.

“Last year, Miranda did it on Google Sheets, and she’d share it with the president and treasurer, and they would get together and fill it out, and because it’s Google Sheets and they shared it with the SA account, it will reflect when it had been edited, who touched it, what changes had been made. That way it’s not as flunky with paper and can’t get lost,” Green said.

He also explained he may readd the paper element to the Google Sheets budget, as a backup to be stamped with the date and filed, so there will be no confusion for the next year.

With Outdoors Club, however, their budget seemed to be lost in the process, meaning they had only a few hours to submit a budget. It was a coincidence that the president was at the meeting when it happened.

“We submitted our budget on time, but I think it got lost in the process. We were not included in the final budget. I happened to be at the senate meeting where they were confirming the budget, because I was kind of on SA cabinet, and I noticed the Outdoors Club was not on the final budget,” Outdoors Club president Linden Merrill said.

“The Director of Finance at the time made the executive decision to decide our budget and have the senate

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University Police to use parking boots in reserved spots, for excessive tickets Peter Wendler Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com

Oswego State University Police have a new tool to enforce campus parking regulations and it could save students money.

Since Oct. 1, 2019, any vehicle found “parked in spaces marked Reserved and/or Handicapped,” may have a parking boot applied to one of its wheels by University Police, said Oswego Today. Parking boots may also be applied to, “vehicles where the driver has acquired 10 or more violations in a given year. The boot will remain on the offending vehicle until the owner pays their fines, at which time the University Police will remove the parking boot.” The other option would be for the University Police to have the violating vehicle towed away.

The University Police believe parking boots will make students’ lives easier. UP Assistant Chief Kevin Velzy said, that when it comes

to parking boots, “There are actually benefits to the parking violator.”

Velzy said parking violators who are booted, “will not have to find some way to retrieve their vehicle from a tow company. Instead simply call University Police.” Velzy said after a student pays their parking ticket online the University Police will come and remove the parking boot from their vehicle. Velzy said parking violators will save money because they, “will not have to pay the hefty charges associated with towing.”

Velzy sees the parking boots as “another tool that may be used in lieu of towing.”

According to the University Police, areas that are “towable” include fire lanes, handicapped spots and the reserved spaces located in front of residence halls, dining facilities and administration buildings.

“It is our hope that this, along with our present policies, will act as a deterrent to vehicles being parked in those sensitive areas,” Velzy said.

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Stephen Novak | The Oswegonian Clubs in need of additional funding must present their request to SA Senate for approval.

approve it on the spot, as the budget had to be finalized that day.”

Outdoors Club was not able to properly consider what costs they would need for this upcoming year, resulting in them asking the senate for additional funding. They asked for $1,000, and were given $500 out of the $20,000 contingency fund.

“Despite our budget decrease, we are still going to have an awesome time and send out as many trips as possible. That being said, we will not be able to upgrade gear as we wanted to. Members will also now have to pay 100% of the apparel costs, with the club subsidizing none,” Merrill said. “I thought the process was thought out and wellmanicured. I appreciate SA’s attention and diligence when it comes to

fixing the issue.”

Outdoors Club is not the only organization on campus with the same issue. Bowling Club presented in front of SA as well, since they were given no funds for this academic year, despite the club members saying their previous e-board submitted their budget on time.

“The president of Bowling Club last year came to me and the new e-board for this year and essentially, he [said], ‘There was a problem with the budget,’ and Student Association had emailed him and, apparently, we were just left out of the budget,” Bowling Club President Matt Poteralski said.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK Some of the buildings look really bad, but if they have a nice little mural in the middle of the campus, it makes the campus overall look good.”

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Marvel comic writer visits campus

Author of America Chavez series celebrates identity in fiction Colin Hawkins News Editor chawkins@oswegonian.com On Wednesday Oct. 2, writer Gabby Rivera visited Oswego State as a part of the “I Am Oz” series of speakers hosted by Oswego Campus Life.

Rivera, known for her work as a writer on Marvel Comics “America” series, which was the first series focusing on the queer Latina superhero America Chavez, and her 2016 book “Juliet Takes A Breath,” which is a fictionalized biography of Rivera’s life. The novel focuses on a young Puerto Rican lesbian woman moving out of the Bronx and into Portland, Oregon, as she struggles with her identity.

Identity plays a part in both “America,” and “Juliet Takes A Breath,” because to Rivera, writing is an important tool for marginalized groups to explore themselves and their culture.

“Writing is definitely a way for marginalized people and folks with ethnic backgrounds and different identities, writing is a way for us to explore our own histories and discover who we are,” Rivera said.

“In ‘America,’ [Chavez] is on the ancestral plane because she doesn’t know where she’s come from. Her having a grandmother that brings her to the ancestral plane and shows her the history of her family and her people, that’s a really important moment.”

Rivera began writing at an early age as she grew up in the Bronx.

Her mother taught kindergarten for

35 years in New York City, teaching her and her brother how to read at a young age. Beginning with poetry, Rivera wrote throughout her life and eventually moved on to novels.

“Writing is just something that I love to do, I’ve always done it. I’ve had different jobs and made a living in different ways and there’s always been the writing,” Rivera said. With Juliet and America, now I get to write and speak.”

The most important part of writing, according to Rivera, is to participate in a community of art and creativity to build an environment to grow skills.

“The best way to [get into writing] is to really build community.

Hang out with people whose writing you like, throw your own open mics, have writing circles with people.

Get to know folks, go to their events, have them come to your events. It’s really interpersonal and community-based for me,” Rivera said.

Rivera credits the communities the joined for the success of her novel, which she originally selfpublished in 2016 but was recently republished by the Penguin Random House publishing company.

“It was my queer communities, my POC communities, my feminist communities, that uplifted the book and wrote about it. That’s how Penguin Random House got interested,” Rivera said. “You write, you take the time, you dedicate, but you also get to know everybody else who’s writing the things you like, the things you find interesting.”

In her 2017 Marvel series, “America,” Rivera chose to send the young

superhero America Chavez to college. Focusing on the experiences of people of color in higher education, Rivera said it was important to make Chavez’s fictional institutions feel like it was created for the character.

Rivera chose to name Chavez’s college the Sonia Sotomayor University, named in honor of the current Supreme Court Justice.

“Sonia is the first Puerto Rican justice of the Supreme Court from the Bronx, and she’s this big blue hologram that greets you at the gates of the university,” Rivera said.

According to Rivera, college, in addition to a place of education, is also a time to find out who you really are.

“College is also a place where, you get to know [things] about yourself in a way that is less guarded and less judged. You can explore your interests, your identity, your sexuality. You’re allowed to be a little more free,” Rivera said.

Rivera attended Goucher College in Baltimore, where she “studied everything” but earned a degree in communications and theology.

Thinking back to her time as a student, Rivera had advice for the students of today.

“First of all, you are enough. You’re doing great. Remember to breathe, remember to take naps, remember to eat snacks. Ask for help and be passionate about what you’re doing. Be curious, be passionate, be disciplined,” Rivera said. “If you’re the first person in your family to go to college, you’re the first person in your family to make it out of your neighborhood, know that you’re not alone … you got this.”

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A4 NEWS Students host conservative speaker New parking regulation Activist invited to give talk on socialism in America aimed at repeat offenders THE OSWEGONIAN

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Ericka Solomon Contributing Writer news@oswegonian.com An event was hosted in the Marano Campus Center auditorium Oct. 3, featuring young conservative activist Morgan Zegers, who was speaking on the topic of “Combatting the Rise of Socialism in America’s Youth.”

Tyler Toomey, one of the students running the event, said Zegers was invited to speak because “she’s someone that’s relatable to us and she really has a good message.”

At just 22 years old, Zegers is the founder of the group Young Americans Against Socialism which, according to their website, is a “nonpartisan 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to exposing socialism’s failures to young Americans by creating viral educational videos for social media.”

Zegers promoted these videos in her talk to students emphasizing that they have made over $40 million organic impressions on social media.

The event featured some of these videos along with Zegers discussing the experiences of the people she has met through her organization, many of which came to the United States from socialist countries.

“People who come from socialist countries hate socialism,” Zegers said.

Zegers spoke on many controversial issues including student loans, environmental issues and the border. She appealed to those who disagree with her by admitting that student loan debt “is a crisis” and that “capitalism is not perfect.”

However, she also added that the choices we make in government actions are between “socialism and common sense.”

Zegers criticized politicians such as Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren for promoting socialist ideas.

The International Socialist Organization, ISO, along with Lakers for Bernie were tabling outside of the event.

“There was a lot of information brought up that I didn’t think had to do with the main idea of whether socialism is a good idea because it’s con-tangential to how socialism would actually be implemented,” ISO President Caleb Smith said.

Zegers was very vocal about her views on climate change and quick to criticize politicians like Alexandrea Ocasio-Cortez and activist Greta Thunberg who say that the world

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Stephen Novak | The Oswegonian Guest speaker Morgan Zegers presents her talk on the rise of American socialism.

and people are dying and in 12 years our lives will drastically change.

“People are not dying,” Zegers said.

ISO Vice President Max Mozes agreed with Zegers, saying she is correct that the world will not end in 12 years, however, “it’s the tipping point on the ability to go back which becomes significantly more difficult after 12 years.”

Mozes also criticized Zegers views on equality and said, “she made the claim that we are a completely equal county, which is in no way totally true. Mass incarceration is still a problem significantly targeted at minorities.”

Despite the criticisms from the officers of ISO, Toomey said he believes that the event went well.

The event was originally promoted by the Young Americans for Freedom, YAF, a club on campus of which Toomey is listed as the president.

However, when asked for his title Toomey refused, saying the event was “not an official YAF event with this, we’re a little under the radar with YAF.” He said instead that the event was hosted by “conservative students on campus.”

The YAF club promoted the

event on social media with a post that read, “The Young Americans for Freedom club will host guest speaker Morgan Zegers,” and handed out flyers which read, “anyone needing accommodations [for the event] should contact yaf@oswego.edu.” Campus Life confirmed the room used for the event was also reserved through YAF. Toomey did state that the event was funded through outside donors, and that the students running the event were, “not SA funded at all for this.”

The SA Supreme Court confirmed that the guest speaker event could be considered a co-sponsored event jointly funded by YAF and outside donors, which would be allowed under SA bylaws.

The student’s ability to find outside donors to support the event is just another example of how capitalism works, according to Toomey.

“We’ve gone through the process before with SA in trying to get funding, for this event we did not do that.

But in the past, we’ve gone through and aren’t allowed funding so we have to use our own means to do that,” he added.

Stephen Novak | The Oswegonian Tyler Toomey (Right), one of the students involved in promoting the event, took the stage with invited guest speaker Morgan Zegers.

Oswego senior Zakary Haines said, University Police “got it right on this one.”

Haines felt parking boots were cheaper than having to pay for the fees associated with having a vehicle towed. He hopes the new parking regulations will help to deter commuting students from illegally using the student parking behind the Mackin Complex.

“If you get 10 tickets and don’t pay, you probably don’t deserve to have a car on campus,” Haines said.

Other students are undecided on the new parking enforcement policy.

“I’m on the fence about the boot,” Cory Jackson, an Oswego sophomore, said.

Jackson said he believes the University Police should try to stop people from parking in the reserved parking areas, but he called the use of a boot “excessive.”

“Parking in a reserved spot should be punished, but not to the extent of a boot,” Jackson said.

Jackson did believe parking boots were an appropriate punishment for drivers with at least 10 unpaid fines.

As of Oct. 8, the University Police have yet to boot an offending vehicle.

“We do not anticipate [parking boots] being used to any great extent, but again it is another option,” Velzy said.

University Police feel the few “habitual offenders,” who, “accumu-

Nicole Hube | The Oswegonian

late tickets regardless of penalties,” may have finally met their match thanks to the new regulation.

More information about Oswego State’s parking rules and regulation can be found on the parking regulations page of the Oswego State website.

University Police tickets can be paid 24 hours a day through the online parking portal located on the “Parking at SUNY Oswego” page of the Oswego State website.

Any tickets not paid by a student before the end of the semester will be sent to student accounts and added to the student’s bill.

Nicole Hube | The Oswegonian Cars parked in reserved spots on campus or receiving over 10 tickets may get booted.

A5 NEWS Technology Services raises ARTSwego mural painted on quad THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2019

awareness of online scams Alexander Gault-Plate Editor-in-Chief aplate@oswegonian.com Scams and phishing emails have become a fact of life in today’s digital world. The average person has to be a lot more vigilant than they used be to stay safe on the internet. Scams like the “Nigerian prince,” offering large sums of money to unsuspecting victims, never really stopped, but now the stakes have gotten higher, as the internet has gotten more integrated into the world around us.

The ways in which any average person can get caught in a con are wide-ranging. Oftentimes, a con artist will reach out to an email address, which can be purchased from a package of addresses picked up by a data breach or could come from another scammer who has targeted the victim already. Other ways they can try to get in touch with a victim is through phone calls and even the mail.

“Say you send some personal information to a scammer. They may take that and just sell it on the dark web,” said Mike Pisa, associate director of infrastructure for Oswego State’s Campus Technology Services. “Then, when someone is looking for lists of potential victims to other scams, they can buy your information and target you further.”

It is not uncommon to answer the phone and hear an automated voice on the other end start pitching a new warranty on a car you do not own, or congratulating you on winning a vacation for two for staying at a hotel you have never heard of.

Sometimes, the really crafty scams will have actual people call you, pretending to be the IRS, threatening to arrest you if you do not immediately pay “back taxes.” The goal is always the same: to get either money out of the victim or information that can be used to get money out of them.

Sometimes, information about a potential target, including email, name and phone number, can be purchased from companies and programs that store it, like an online store, a credit card company or a grocery store rewards program. Some security experts suggest keeping a separate, randomly named email address to give to companies that may sell your information and not tying your main email address to those services if possible.

The messages that scammers send often have to do with money.

Almost every attempted con is done with the goal of getting money, according to Pisa.

Recently, some Oswego State students were targeted by a scam that offered them a well-paying job.

Some students replied, giving their

name, address and other information that could be used by other scammers. Even if the students then realized that the offer was not legitimate, their information has still been leaked and they could very well be the subject of future scam attempts.

According to Pisa, the ultimate goal of the scam email sent to the students seemed to be that the con artist would send the students a check for a large sum of money, request that they purchase gift cards of a lower, but still significant, value and ask the victim to send those gift cards back. If the victim followed their directions, the check they had received would bounce after three to five days, and not only would the victim lose all the money from that check, they would also lose the value of the gift cards they sent to the scammer plus overdraft and bounced check fees if their bank charges them.

Ursula Wilkinson is an information security analyst with CTS, and she has some tips for how the average person can keep their information safe from potential breaches.

“Review privacy policies, and understand what that application, or organization, is allowed to do with your personal information,” Wilkinson said. “Try to use two-factor authentication, and review things like your credit report at least once a year. If you don’t expect to have to open a new account or loan for a while, freeze your credit report so nobody can try to open things up in your name.”

In recent months, national attention has turned to the security of large organizations that hold onto personal information for millions of Americans. Companies like Target and Yahoo have had credit card information and passwords for thousands of people stolen in data breaches. Equifax, one of the three main credit reporting agencies that stores financial information for every person with a loan or credit card in the country, had a massive amount of its information stolen in 2017.

“The most an individual can do is protect what they control,” Pisa said. “The average person should be watching their passwords, their accounts, their information, but they have to trust that the larger entities are doing their jobs and protecting their systems as well.”

Vigilance and monitoring your personal information is key, according to Wilkinson.

“Be aware of what is being collected about you, and why,” Wilkinson said. “It’s really important to watch your side of things as best as you can.”

Meant to represent lake landscape, “Fresh Water for All” project Dyllan Lawrence Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com There is a new mural painted by ARTSwego at Oswego State in the Sundial Quad, lying between Mahar, Lanigan and Tyler Halls.

The mural consists of large wavy stripes of blue surrounding one large stripe of yellow. The mural was completed on Oct. 10.

“I think, similar to every student on this campus, I walk by [the quad] every day, and thought wow, it’s such an eyesore,” said Miranda Traudt, Director of Arts Programming at ARTSwego. “All this concrete right, it’s chipping away, it doesn’t look very good. Wouldn’t it be great to do some public art piece on here? So, that’s where the idea got started.”

This inspiration led to the mural, where a bare concrete quad could become a colorful work of art.

ARTSwego reached out to graphic designer Damien Vallelonga and architect Brendan Rose from Echo Makes Inc. to assist on the project.

“Somewhere about a year later I knew I needed to hire professionals who do this and who knew what they were doing, and that’s when Damien and his team came into the picture,” Traudt said.

According to Vallelonga, the unique area around the Oswego State campus was incorporated into the mural’s design.

“It’s a waterscape, landscape of

water,” Vallelonga said. “It’s meant to sort of show the depth of the water but draw in clear inspiration from the lake. It’s moving in that direction of drawing you towards the lake. And in a way … in a semi abstract way. If you look on Google Maps, you pan out way above Oswego, you can see those layers of the depth of the lake, so that informed the design a bit.”

The image in the mural represents the landscape of the lake, with each stripe of a different shade showing the different levels of the land.

“And then the yellow,” Traudt said. “A lot of students come from the dorms to the west and then walk east across campus to the academic buildings, so it was there to use a bright color to draw people into the mural and have them interact with it and be a part of it and walk through it.”

While the blue stripes represent the different levels of the landscape in the lake, the yellow stripe in the middle was discolored and brightened in order to draw students into the mural.

“It was directed by or inspired by the campus initiative,” said Vallelonga.

The mural being painted is part of a larger initiative, that being the “Fresh Water for All,” Grand Challenges project. The project was started to raise awareness about water consumption and decrease

water use.

“It’s the campus wide grand challenge, fresh water for all, which is a whole campus initiative to get different departments and programs all excited about one idea and that is fresh water,” Traudt said.

According to Traudt, the Sundial will eventually become a grassy area instead of concrete, but the newly painted mural is just the start.

“The long term plan for this space is that it will be turned into a green space,” Traudt said. “But in the meantime, we wanted to use this mural to activate it. So depending on how long that takes, we potentially could need to touch it up, to maintain it if the colors start to fade or get worn out.”

“Some of the buildings look really bad,” Dominic Altamura, a freshman at Oswego State studying computer science, said. “But like if they have a nice little mural in the middle of the campus, it makes the campus overall look good.”

For Altamura, the mural makes the campus look nicer.

“It dresses the place up,” he said.

“Penfield library looks like something out of a dystopian future where society has fallen.”

When asked about whether or not there would be more murals in the future, Traudt responded, “Yes, I do. I’m excited and I think other people are excited, so if, there’s support and resources, yes absolutely I think there will be more.”

Photo by Charles Vaughn via iHeartOswego.com The mural was recently finished and can be seen in the academic quad outside of buildings like Mahar Hall and Lanigan Hall.

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Oswego sports hall of fame welcomes new inductees SA works to Alums recognized for excellence in athletics during Laker careers fix budgets Ben Grieco Managing Editor bgrieco@oswegonian.com

The Oswego State Athletic Hall of Fame welcomed five new members into its ranks following an induction ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Sheldon Hall.

The five members included Gary Bartemus, class of 1976, Erin Hanlon, class of 2003, Mark Howard, class of 1984, Tom McFall, class of 1990 and Susan McWilliams, class of 2004.

Each new member was presented with a plaque. McWilliams was not able to attend the event but will still get her plaque. Many of the new inductees received national recognition such as being named All-American athletes, meaning they were recognized as one of the top players in their position for that season in the nation. Similar awards recognize similar status in their conference or division, such as All-SUNYAC. Bartemus, a two-year member of the swimming and diving team, was the first All-American diver for Oswego State in 1975, his junior year, for the three-meter diving event.

During that season, he also placed 25th at the NCAA Championships in the three-meter.

He was nominated by his three daughters, who said their father has always been humble about his accomplishments on the diving board while at Oswego State.

“His love for the pool has had an impact on his family, with all three of his daughters and nineyear-old granddaughter becoming competitive swimmers,” said one of his daughters in the nomination. “Gary’s dedication to the sport and the amazing success that he worked for makes him deserving of this honor.”

Bartemus gave a couple laughs during his own speech at the ceremony.

“Since I had practice every day, I had arranged my schedule so that I was done by noon every day,” Bartemus said. “There was one problem, though. I never woke up until one.”

Hanlon joins the hall of fame as the only All-American to come out of the Oswego State volleyball program. She was nominated as an AVCA Div. III Honorable Mention AllAmerican in 2003.

Outside of that honor, she was also

Ben Grieco | The Oswegonian Recent Oswego State hall of fame inductees Gary Bartemus (Left), Mark Howard, Erin Hanlon, Tom McFall recieve their plaques.

named All-SUNYAC West during her junior and senior campaigns. As a twoyear member of the volleyball team, she was also named the SUNYAC West Rookie of the Year in 2002.

In her two seasons, Hanlon recorded 1,168 kills, a volleyball statistic for offense play, which is second on the career kills list for the program. Her 612 kills in one season also remain a single-season record for the Lakers.

“In every role, [Hanlon] was outstanding, but offense is where she really shined,” said Dani Drews, who nominated Hanlon for the award.

“There have been some truly outstanding players in the 50-year history of the program, but Erin Hanlon was simply the best.”

While at Oswego State, Hanlon also had the experience of playing for her mother, Pat Hanlon, who was an assistant coach at Oswego State at the time. She said she does not think many athletes get the chance to play college athletics, let alone be coached by their parent at that level.

“I’d like to thank my husband, who I met through playing volleyball.

Our combined passion for the sport brought us together and now we’re married with two kids and another on the way,” Hanlon said. “Volleyball has taught me how to be a team player and a co-captain at home. We’ll have half a women’s volleyball team by early next year. Maybe some future Oswego State players.”

Howard joins his family legacy at Oswego State. His father, Jim Howard, was a long-time wrestling coach at Oswego State. His brother, Mike Howard, was a wrestler at Oswego State, and is the current coach for wrestling and golf. His niece, Brittany Howard, is the head coach for women’s lacrosse.

While only a two-year member of the wrestling team for the Lakers, Howard went to the NCAA Championships in both of those years. His junior season, he placed eighth at the national championships and was given All-American honors.

Jim Howard, who was Mark Howard’s coach, and is also part of the hall of fame, nominated him for the award.

“One of the hardest things you’ll have to do is coach your own children,” Jim Howard said. “Mark has been successful, not just as a wrestler.

He currently works at Syracuse Labels, where he started off as a technician and worked his way up to CEO.” During Howard’s speech, he made sure to note that he was humbled to join numerous wrestlers that have already been nominated for the hall of fame that came before him.

“Over the door in the wrestling room, there’s a sign that says, ‘Through these portals pass the hardest-nose wrestlers in the east.’ I have known a lot of these wrestlers,” Howard said. “Growing up in Oswego was awesome. Where can you go to

elementary school and have … Pete Sears, the hall of fame goalie, as your substitute teacher?”

McFall joins the hall of fame as the 14th member from the men’s hockey team and is the top-scoring defenseman from the Lakers, with 139 career points. His 118 assists are eighth in program history.

While he was not nominated for All-American status while a Laker, he was given Second Team All-SUNYAC his sophomore and junior years, and then First Team his senior year.

Sean Fitzgerald, who is also in the hall of fame and graduated in 1989, said McFall deserved the award because of “the class he showed as a player.” “[McFall] had a big shot on the blue-line and was a key part in our record-setting power play,” Fitzgerald said. “He could’ve scored more if he shot more, but he sacrificed his stats in order to get pucks to players in better scoring positions.”

McFall’s daughter, Brianna McFall, played for Oswego State during her freshman year in the 2015-2016 season before transferring. He said he believes they are the first, if not the only, father-daughter combination to play for the Lakers.

“That was quite an honor to watch her put that Oswego State sweater on and watch her play. That was pretty special,” McFall said.

“This [award] is quite the honor. Oswego means a lot to me.”

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CLUBS from COVER Poteralski said he reached out to other club e-boards, and discovered this had happened last year, as well.

Bowling Club had extra money last year, so for this year’s budget request, they cut down the amount they normally ask for to cover the necessities for the organization. They have yet to find out what amount they will receive, if any, so for the time being, the club is unable to bowl. Poteralski said he is trying to keep members in the loop about what is happening, and keeping them updated as much as possible.

“I just hope that it gets fixed as soon as possible. I get that mistakes happen, not every system is perfect. I just hope that we can get past this and get back to meeting with our club,” Poteralaski said.

For the clubs that are experiencing this sort of issue or struggling with budget cuts that occurred to them, Green is willing to help where he can.

“In my understanding of what SA is, it’s to be representative of this large student body. So our senators are supposed to not only represent and speak for, but also assist. They’re not just there to make a decision,” he said. “We’re here to help, not just cancel out or put them on a pedestal or in the ground. We can give them [fundraising] ideas, and it’s up to them to follow through.”

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Editor’s Column Hockey press conference reactions

Matt Watling Sports Editor mwatling@oswegonian.com

Men’s primed for deep run

Women’s roster increases

With the Oswego State men’s hockey team returning all but four seniors from last year, it seems primed to repeat their efforts from last season. While the team failed to win the SUNYAC, it received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The biggest surprise at the press conference was the absence of David Richer who was there a year ago. Sentiments around the student media organizations at that realization was that the starting goaltender job was up for grabs. By no means was Richer bad last season. His .903 save percentage looks worse than he actually was, considering Richer only faced 22 shots per game. Certainly there were times where he struggled with controlling rebounds, but the team aroud him failed to clear the puck away. Head coach Ed Gosek validated the belief that the starting job was available as he said the role would not be filled the same way it was in the past.

Having a goaltending competition should be very beneficial for both Richer and his more than capable backup from last season, Cedric Hansen. When both were sophomores two years ago, the early portion of the season was more of an even split until Richer took over. This competition propelled both goalies to excellent seasons. Richer put up historically good numbers with a save percentage of .934.

Another thing to note heading into the season is how Jeff Solow might play. The mid-season transfer from Div. I Merrimack College did not play to his potential last season. In his 11 games last year, Solow had one assist and was a +2 rating. Despite this, he seemed to turn the puck over a bit too much compared to his skill level. A big reason for that is the fact that he did not have much time to gel with the team or get comfortable with the system. Solow is a quick, puck-moving defenseman who is not afraid to jump in on the rush. With more familiarity among his teammates and Gosek’s system, expect Solow to be able to carry the puck out of his own end more effectively than last year.

With most of the roster returning, as well as 91% of the goal production from last season, the team should be able to get off to a quick start. The team has been together since August, where it participated in a tour of Italy, playing games and spending time together as a team.

All four captains and Gosek said that the trip helped them mesh and become even closer. With a massive senior class of 14, it feels as if this could be a great chance for the Lakers to reach the Frozen Four for the first time since 2014. Every season, Oswego State has talent, but winning NCAA tournament games goes beyond talent. It is about being battle tested, and this group has that. Last season was a great stepping stone to something even better. Experiencing two conference playoff games as well as an NCAA Quarterfinals game can help Oswego State this time around.

It is no secret that teams lose players to graduation every season. Despite this, some hit harder than others. It is not that SUNY Geneseo lost more firepower than the Lakers did, but they did lose their starting goalie in Devin McDonald who is an absolute stud. He was named Div. III player of the year. McDonald played in 26 games, recording a save percentage of .920 and a goals against average of 1.12. The Knights also lost their two best defensemen in Mitch Ferguson and Duggie Lagrone.

At the end of the day, the rest of the SUNYAC does not matter. Oswego State’s fate is in its own hands, and the Lakers are capable of great things.

While the women’s team graduated only two seniors from last year, three underclassmen from 2018-19 are not on the returning roster. Jean-Marie Padden, Cassie Shokar and Skylar Byrne all left the team. Despite this, the team still returns 84% of the 51 goals they scored last year.

As for goaltending, the absence of Cassie Shokar will put more pressure on senior goalie Rachel Farmer. The Lakers will only carry two goalies on the year, with freshman Tatyana Trovato backing up Farmer. In her career with SUNY Cortland, Farmer was used to playing almost every single game, something she did not do last year. As a sophomore, she played in 24 of the 25 games and 93% of all minutes on the season. Farmer can certainly replicate that type of performance this season with the Lakers, but she probably will not have to do so. Head coach Diane Dillon prides herself on giving all her players, freshmen especially, a chance to play as long as they put in the effort in practices. Despite this, Farmer is likely to play in around 22 games, seven more than last year. In 2016, Dillon had her starter, Mariah Madrigal, play 22 games with freshman backup Amber Samonek starting four.

Farmer should excel with the increased role, given how strucutrally sound Oswego State’s defensive system is. The team returns all six of their defenders from last season, who only gave up an average of 2.2 goals per game. As the three sophomores on this defensive core continue to grow, this is a number that could be improved even more.

With Dillon bringing in seven new players, the roster grew to 22. This leaves the team with one scratch every game as the NCAA allows teams to carry two goalies and a 19th skater.

This additional depth is not common for the Lakers as it appears that Dillon does not over-recruit. Having the extra player is very important when injuries or illnesses arise. Early in the season, sophomore Emily Gustafson will not be eligible to play until her cross country season ends in November. Last year, the Lakers had to play down a skater, leading to some difficulties.

While last season had negative sentiments attached to it, some forget how close the Lakers were to hosting a playoff game. Two points separated the fourth place Lakers and SUNY Potsdam, who finished in second. Had the Lakers received a fortuitous bounce, they would avoid traveling to Plattsburgh State until the NEWHL finals if the Lakers won in the semifinals. Ultimately, that has to be the initial goal for this Lakers team. In the two-year history on the NEWHL, the Cardinals have won 31 of 32 games. Their only blemish was a tie against Oswego State in 201718. With that in mind, the conference is manageable for Oswego State, outside of Plattsburgh State. The division added two teams from the Colonial Hockey Conference (CHC), Morrisville State and SUNY Canton. Morrisville State finished the season with an overall record of 16-9-2 and in third place in the conference. SUNY Canton was not far behind in fourth place.

With a large sophomore class, the Lakers need them to carry over the production they offered from 2018.

Sarah Cruise, one of these sophomores, led the team in points (15). With her expected growth, as well as growth from the rest of the team, Oswego State could flip their luck from last season and host a NEWHL playoff game.

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Lakers struggle in SUNYAC play, injuries arise

Women’s soccer starts conference slate 0-3 on road Neil Boedicker Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com The Oswego State women’s soccer team is currently on a threegame losing streak after defeating SUNY Canton 4-0. Being plagued by multiple injuries and only playing three games at home have not helped the Lakers this season with a lot of their losses being very close games.

“It has been disappointing and frustrating,” head coach Brian McGrane said. “Injuries to key players occured at the wrong time, just when things were starting to click, we have had to move some players around.”

In their first loss during their last three games the Lakers kept it close with SUNY Geneseo, who are the No. 17 ranked team in the country, throughout the entire game. The Lakers were able to hold the Knights to only two goals, while most of the Knights’ wins have been by two or more goals. The final score was 2-0, in favor of SUNY Geneseo.

“They are always the top team in our league,” junior forward Lynsey Roth said. “We were able to compete by holding them in the last 14 minutes. We just could not capitalize on our chances [to score].”

The Lakers second loss came to The College at Brockport. In it the Lakers kept it a close one goal match for a majority of the game,

until the 79th minute when the Lakers gave up a penalty goal for the Golden Eagles to secure a 2-0 victory. The Lakers have still been able to remain positive through the losses and continue to work hard as a team in order to turn things around.

“I think we are working really hard,” sophomore midfielder Graisa Madden said. “We have been outplaying some of the teams we played and just getting really unlucky with finishing. If we keep working hard I think we can start winning some games.”

The Lakers third loss came in their last game against SUNY Cortland. With SUNY Cortland’s first goal being a deflection off of senior goalkeeper Emma Allen. The Red Dragons then sealed the game with a breakaway one timer off of a loose ball to give the Lakers their third straight loss.

“We gave up two easy goals,” McGrane said. “We had plenty of opportunities to tie the game and we just could not capitalize. That’s really gonna be the key to help us win. Everyone on the team is here to compete, which we all love, but at the end of the day it is all about results.”

Some of the positives for the team is that a lot of players have really stepped up their game from the start of the season, including senior defensive back Grace Mueller who was referred to by her coach as the best defensive back in

their conference. “[After] losing a center back early in the season, she has played a major role and had to adjust to moving around a lot,” said Roth.

“She has really been shutting down opponents and has really put the team first by focusing on her role [with the team].”

With injuries piling up, many freshman have gotten the chance to play meaningful minutes in games. This has definitely helped them adjust to playing at the college in the eyes of coach McGrane.

“We have had a handful of players who have really stood out and stepped up their game,” McGrane said. “We are very excited about the freshman we have and that they will be here for four years.”

The Lakers will look to get a win streak started this weekend against SUNY Oneonta and will get to finish the season with their last four games at home. Since the Lakers have only lost one game at home it seems like a very positive outlook for the team to finish the season strong. With SUNY Oneonta coming off a one goal loss against Buffalo State, the Lakers will look to take advantage and put their next game in the win column.

“We have to play with a bit of urgency,” McGrane said. “Sometimes you get down 1-0 and you just gotta put it behind you and play. We can certainly compete with them, but we have to have the right mentality and mindset [during the game].”

Nicole Hube | The Oswegonian The Oswego State Lakers have started the SUNYAC season on the road with their first five games away from the Laker Turf Stadium.

Men’s soccer excited by strong SUNYAC start

Oswego State breaks lengthy losing streak vs. Cortland

Nicole Hube | The Oswegonian Caleb Asamoah (left) celebrates a goal with his teammates, including Anthony Parish (10).

Luke Owens Asst. Sports Editor lowens@oswegonian.com In 2018, the Oswego State men’s soccer team tallied ten points in SUNYAC play and lost a tiebreaker to Plattsburgh State for the sixth and final playoff spot. A big reason for this was the team’s four-game losing streak to begin conference play.

This season has been different.

The Lakers are 2-0-1 thus far in SUNYAC play, including a win over last season’s league champion The College at Brockport. The Lakers’ seven points are good for a third-place tie in the conference and are just three points shy of the number they put up last season with six games to go.

“We’re really excited about the way we’ve opened up with our conference play and being undefeated at home,”

head coach Dan Kane said. “But we know that seven points [don’t] guarantee anything in this conference.

Our guys have a great mindset of being humble and hungry. We know that there’s a lot of work to be done.”

Saturday, Oct. 5, the Lakers tied No. 13/24 SUNY Cortland. This broke a 12game losing streak against the Red Dragons. But these tough games with nationally-ranked teams are not new for Oswego State.

“In certain games all season we’ve started to gain confidence,” Kane said.

“It started with playing really well against Ithaca, a nationally-ranked team, at their place. Getting a win against Brockport who won the conference last year, so we knew we could play and beat nationally- ranked teams and we’re excited to have lots of opportunities to do it.”

The Lakers will face yet another big opponent this Friday, Oct. 11 against No. 5/11 SUNY Oneonta. The Red Dragons are off to a 3-0-0 SUNYAC start, good for first place, and have not allowed a conference goal. They are led by senior forward Witman Hernandez who has 11 goals in as many games this season. The Lakers look to junior goaltender Brian Terra to stay hot inbetween the pipes. Terra has a career-high five shutouts this season, including two in SUNYAC play. But he knows nothing comes easy in this conference.

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SPORTS Golf finishes conference tournament strong

Team ends in third place of Empire 8 Fall Championship

Empire 8 Fall Championship Player

Score

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Erik Schleicher

151 (+7)

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Ryan Fecco

162 (+18) T-11th

Dean Matthews 163 (+19)

13th

Daniel Mort

16th

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642 (+66) 3rd Patrick Higgins | The Oswegonian

Collin Knapp Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com Over the weekend of Oct. 5 and 6, the Oswego State men’s golf team kicked off the fall portion of the Empire 8 Championship. After two rounds, Oswego State earned third place, behind Utica College and St. John Fisher College.

The field, in order from highest final position to lowest, was Utica College, St. John Fisher College, Oswego State, Sage Colleges, Elmira College and Nazareth College.

The first- place Utica College team scored 625, to runner-up St. John Fisher College’s 632 and third-place Oswego State’s 642. The second half of the championship will take place when the golf season resumes in the spring.

The first round, occurring on Saturday, Oct. 5, turned out well for the Lakers. Senior Erik Schleicher shot one under par for a score of 71, the highest individual score of any player in the first round. Sophomore Ryan Fecco, as well as seniors Dean Matthews and Daniel Mort were 8, 9, and 20 respectively, with respective scores of 80, 81 and 85. Head coach Mike Howard spoke in glowing praise of Schleicher’s excellent first round.

“Erik had a phenomenal round,” Howard said. “One under par to lead the tournament on a very difficult golf course under any conditions [is great].”

Oswego State’s solid Saturday earned them a team score of 317 after the first round, making them tied

for second place with St. John Fisher College, and four shots behind Utica College’s first round score of 313.

However, it was a tale of two rounds for Oswego State. Tied for second after the first round of golf on Saturday, the team found themselves in the middle of the six-team pack after a comparatively poor second round on Sunday. Schleicher also led the Lakers in the second round, shooting eight over for a score of 80, followed by Mort, Fecco and Matthews, shooting 81, 82 and 82, respectively. They ended Sunday with a round score of 325, for a two-day score of 642. The team seemed to collectively agree on the causes for this downturn in results – a combination of a lack of consistency as well as Sunday’s unfriendly weather conditions.

“Sunday was a totally different day,” Howard said. “Wind, overcast, rain, with thirty mile an hour gusts, that’s going to impact the scoring.”

Besides the comparatively poor conditions on Sunday, Schleicher pointed out a lack of consistency as a reason for the team’s performance.

“I just think it’s consistency,” Schleicher said. “That’s all we really have to work on, just playing consistent golf, because that’s what really wins it.”

Fecco also lamented the team’s showing relative to their high expectations.

“We wanted to lead the tournament, or at least be just a few behind,” said Fecco. “We just didn’t really play to our ability, and sometimes it’s like that. Golf, sometimes you have your stuff, and sometimes you don’t.”

Although it is currently 17 shots

behind the lead, Oswego State still has the spring portion of the tournament to try and make up the difference to try and win the Empire 8 Championship. Fecco, Schleicher, and Howard all offered their opinions as to what changes and improvements need to be made if they want to overtake Utica as the leader and ultimately become the Empire 8 champions.

The mental aspect of golf seems to be an area of focus for both Schleicher and Fecco, as they noted how the second round challenged them in that area.

“Consistency, kind of just locking it in,” Schleicher said. “I would say, a little bit [of] mental game too, just thinking more, kind of just playing some safe stuff.”

Fecco agreed with the mental aspect of golf.

“Just working on my mental game, still, just getting over things, that’s really about it,” Fecco said. “I just need to mentally get past some barriers sometimes when I’m out there, and things go wrong.”

Howard also harped on the mental and decision-making aspects, not only for the team, but for himself.

“Overall, we need to manage the golf courses better,” Howard said. “From my standpoint, I guess I could be more vocal on those things while they’re playing … so maybe if I don’t agree with [a shot] I’ll say, ‘you need to do this,’ instead of leaving it up to them.”

Oswego State golf will begin its winter hiatus after the Nazareth College Fall Invitational on October 12 and 13 and resume the Empire 8 Championship in the spring.

Ben Grieco | The Oswegonian

This past Monday, Oct. 7, both the men’s and women’s hockey teams held their preseason press conferences.

Men’s head coach Ed Gosek was joined by captain Josh Zizek and alternate captains Anthony Passero, Jody Sullivan and Carter Allen. Allen is the only junior captain, with the remaining three being seniors. Gosek is entering his 16th season at the helm for Oswego State and has a 325-9829 record. The Lakers are coming off a 19-7-2 campaign last season where they lost in the first round of the NCAA Championship Tournament. Its senior class this year consists of 14 players, including top three point scorers Zizek, Passero and Michael Gillespie.

Oswego State also returns leading goal scorer Joseph Molinaro, who found the back of the net 15 times. The Lakers begins its exhibition slate at home Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.

The Oswego State women’s

hockey team returns captain Kate Randazzo for the second season. The alternates include fellow seniors Madison Byrne and Natalie Giglio, as well as junior Philomena Teggart. Senior goaltender Rachael Farmer looks to build on last season, where she posted a .942 save percentage and career-high three shutouts.

The team went 10-13-3 (5-9-2) last season and finished fourth place in the SUNYAC. The Lakers lost in the first round of the SUNYAC playoffs to Plattsburgh State. Oswego State looks to post its first SUNYAC winning record since 2016-17.

Head coach Diane Dillon is joined this season by former men’s assistant coach Mark Digby, who is entering his tenth season with the Oswego State program. The Lakers first exhibition game will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. against the London Jr. Devilettes, a team they defeated 4-3 last season.

Women’s club hockey aims to become more consistent in 2019-20 Lakers confidence continues to grow despite 0-3 start, add key transfer Moriarity

Ben Grieco | The Oswegonian The Oswego State women’s club hockey team took the ice to practice on the night of Wednesday, Oct. 10, as it looks to improve chemistry this season.

Alexandra Showers Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com With the new season underway, the women of the club hockey team are excited and playing with more positive energy, compared to the negativity involved in the previous season.

“Coming back last season, I knew there was a lot of drama ... my main focus was getting people ready to play hard,” captain Lauren White said. “I wanted to get ready to go back on the ice and have fun and get everyone else in that same mindset.”

The team has faced tough competitors so far, with games against

the University at Buffalo and the Naval Academy. The games did not end well with three losses by a combined score of 10-2. Despite this, the team knows what it needs to do moving forward in their league.

“Consistency. We didn’t start good enough especially in the league game. We knew what we were going to see and we played 75% of the game poorly,” head coach Cole Parzych said. “We eventually turned it on we just couldn’t beat their goaltender. Consistency is the biggest thing.”

Key offensive components have been added to the roster. Nicole Moriarity, a transfer sophomore, has been huge for

the Lakers.

“She’s been huge, one of the smartest hockey players I’ve ever coached,” Parzych said. “She knows where to be and is willing to do whatever it takes to play in all situations.”

Moriarity has also practiced with the women’s NCAA Div. III team, but decided to stay and play with the ACHA team.

“The practices were longer [for Div. III], they were able to obviously fit in more drills,” Moriarity said. “It was a higher pace definitely.”

Losing over five offensive players from the 2018 season and with key games ahead, including one against the defending league champions University at Buffalo,

the Lakers plan on generating offense in order to come out on top.

“We did lose some key fire power from last year, but we are going to get pucks deep and work with our points,” Parzych said. “Just create havoc in front of the net, [playing] a dirty style of hockey is basically what we are looking for.”

The Lakers are coming off of a tough two-game series loss from the previous weekend against the University at Buffalo. They remain confident going into the rest of the season and are looking to improve their record from last year.

“We can’t play down to other teams levels, if a team is moving slowly we tend to move slowly,” senior Maddie Block said. “We have to be confident with our team and with each other.”

Going forth with the rest of the season, the Lakers are looking to achieve their goal of getting better every day. With hard work, Parzych knows they can get there by the end of the season.

“We want to get better every

single day,” Parzych said. “I don’t really believe in long- term goals. I think that if you just focus on what you’re doing next then right now you will be a lot better off, eventually by the end of the year we will be where we want to be.”

The team plans on getting better through every practice, drill and off-ice training. The players are very dedicated and looking to improve on their skills every day.

Multiple new girls have joined the team this year and have been key additions to the lineup.

“Since it’s the beginning of the season and there’s new girls, we are working on on-ice communication, we have been trying to find chemistry within each other on the ice,” Block said.

There is much to be changed from last season that does not just involve the league record.

“We don’t want negativity. Keep that to the back of your mind,” White said. “Just making sure everyone feels comfortable and is able to talk to anyone if there is an issue.”

B B33 SPORTS Volleyball finds ability to start strong Lakers know they cannot Must figure out way to close games to climb standings let up in tough conference THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2019

Nicole Hube | The Oswegonian Oswego State looks to reach a .500 SUNYAC record this weekend against weaker opponents.

Aaron Valentino Sports Writer sports@oswegonian.com The Oswego State volleyball team split games between conference rivals SUNY New Paltz and SUNY Oneonta this past weekend and look to improve against two more conference foes this weekend.

Last Friday the Lakers took on the Hawks at home in a 3-1 loss.

Oswego State started off strong, but then lost the last three sets to a now 8-7 SUNY New Paltz team.

Junior Melissa Lussiar and senior Shauna O’Flaherty led the way with 14 and 13 kills a piece. Head coach J.J. O’Connell was disappointed in the end result.

“We came out really strong against New Paltz,” O’Connell said. “We were up in the fourth [set] and we’ve had a couple issues with that this season, we have had a couple matches this season where we are up late [and] end up losing that set. There’s still issues we are working on.”

The Lakers rebounded the next day against the Red Dragons winning 3-2. With the Lakers down

2-1 heading into the fourth set, they dominated the last two sets, winning those by a total score of 40-23. Lussier once again played well with 14 kills.

The players really like each other.

They work hard in practice ... The chemistry is very good with our team.”

J.J. O’Connell, -Oswego State volleyballl head coach

Senior Julia Flohr was pleased with Oswego State’s battle level.

“I think we played really well,” Flohr said. “We played efficient, we played clean and even though we were down we fought back. We had resiliency.”

The Lakers now have a 1-2 record in conference play and are sixth in the SUNYAC. Oswego State has another week-

end full of conference play. The Lakers travel to Plattsburgh State to take on the Cardinals and then go to SUNY Potsdam to face the Bears.

Both of these teams sit below the Lakers in the conference, so this is a good opportunity to move up in the standings. The Cardinals have not won a set in conference play all year, so the Lakers should be feeling confident in that regard. As for the Bears, they may have the same conference record as the Lakers but in non-conference play they are 7-11, while Oswego State is a very strong 15-6. That being said, those two conference losses for SUNY Potsdam came against two of the best teams in the SUNYAC in SUNY Geneseo and The College at Brockport. Like O’Connell mentioned, Lussier believes the Lakers need to play hard from start to finish.

“I feel like we are really good at coming out strong but need to work on finishing the games,” Lussier said. “We were up 20-16 in one of the sets [this past weekend] and we let them come back on us. We just need to fight and keep pushing.”

The Lakers have been really good at setting the tone this season, as in their first 20 games of the year, they have won 13 of the first sets. In these games, they are 12-1. These quick starts are advantageous, and if they can continue to do that, they will have success this upcoming weekend. If Oswego State goes down, it cannot afford to get discouraged, but rather play hard and with confidence. The Lakers dominated the last two sets of the game against SUNY Oneonta and that is what needs to happen every single game.

After 20 games, the Lakers should start to gel as conference play gets into full swing and O’Connell can sense the strong chemistry.

“The players really like each other,” O’Connell said. “They work hard in practice, it’s a typical team, you are going to have your ups and downs and we manage through those, but the chemistry is very good with our team.”

O’Flaherty agreed with O’Connell’s sentiments regarding chemistry. Roster continuity from last season is a huge reason as to why the team is meshing so well.

“The chemistry is really good,” O’Flaherty said. “[Most of us have] been playing with each other for three years now as [most] of us are upperclassmen, I feel like we want to win and the energy is really good on the court.”

Nicole Hube | The Oswegonian

MEN’S from B1 “Every game in the SUNYAC is going to be a fight,” Terra said. “We go in [with] the mindset we can win, but we have to stay focused or else the result won’t go our way.”

After Friday’s game, the Lakers take on SUNY New Paltz the following day. This marks the final regularseason home game for the team.

“It is a little weird,” defenseman Ryan Young said. “It’s also going to be tough to finish with four away games that are going to impact our playoff seeding.”

One of those final four road games comes at Plattsburgh State, the team that beat the Lakers for the tiebreaker to get into the SUNYACs a season ago. The Cardinals are tied with SUNY Oneonta with nine points for the SUNYAC lead. But before the Lakers hit the road, they want to finish business on their own turf. The team is 4-0-1 at Laker Turf Stadium this season.

“We’re riding the wave,” Kane said.

“The home supporters have been fantastic and it’s great to be getting lots of positive publicity, so we’re enjoying every moment of it.”

The Lakers have also been riding the freshman wave. Through three SUNYAC games, three of their four goals were scored by a freshman. The first two goals came off the bench from Kyle Scalzo in a 2-0 victory against SUNY Geneseo. Scalzo has played an important role off the bench for Oswego State. The third was a goal by Steven Rojas in the team’s 1-1 tie against SUNY Cortland.

Rojas has started 10 of the team’s 11 games this season. He is second on the team with eight points this year,

trailing only senior forward Caleb Asamoah with 15.

“We had high expectations for both of them but they’ve exceeded those expectations,” Kane said. “We have a lot of freshmen that have played huge and crucial minutes. In the mentality of it doesn’t matter what you’ve done in the past, or what you’ve done before, or even what you did last week.

You have to come back out and step up every game.”

The veteran Lakers have loved the incoming wave of freshman as well. They have welcomed the new group of talent with open arms. Of the team’s nine goal-scorers this season, three are freshmen. Another two are sophomores.

“There are a lot of young guys this year, so everybody’s excited and there’s a buzz about it because we started off so great,” Young said.

“It’s like a big family environment here.”

The Lakers have not had a winning SUNYAC record since 2008.

Their 2-0-1 start to conference play in 2019 looks to change that.

“It’s great just knowing we’ve been coming out and getting the results we want,” Terra said. “It’s just a great feeling and we know that’s the feeling we want after each and every game.”

As each game goes on, the confidence within the locker room continues to grow. But as Kane said, the group has stayed humble through their hot start.

“We’ve just got to keep the same energy we have every game,” Young said. “Every pregame we’ve been super amped up in the locker room and we have to bring that to the field.”

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It took five sets for the women’s volleyball team to come away with a 3-2 victory over SUNY Oneonta last Saturday, Oct. 5. This was the first game of the season that went a full five sets for the Lakers. Oswego State’s Julia Flohr had 32 assists, while Emily Costa finished with 18 digs on the day.

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The Oswego State women’s soccer team has lost six straight road games, all of which came this season. The last three of those losses came in SUNYAC play. If the Lakers want the streak to end, their last two road games come this weekend against SUNY Oneonta and SUNY New Paltz. Oswego State’s final four games will be held at home.

Men’s Soccer Freshman | Holbrook The freshman from Holbrook notched his first career SUNYAC goal in the Laker’s 1-1 tie against No. 13/24 SUNY Cortland. The tie snapped a 12-game losing streak against the Red Dragons. Rojas has two goals and eight points on the season, trailing only senior forward Caleb Asamoah who leads the team with 15 points. The Lakers return to action this weekend for their final two home games in 2019.

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The Lakers men’s soccer team had lost 12 straight games to SUNY Cortland dating back to 2007.

That streak would end last Saturday, Oct. 5 when Oswego State forced a 1-1 draw. Freshman Steven Rojas tallied the lone goal for the Lakers and junior goalkeeper Brian Terra had six saves.

The draw puts the Lakers at 2-0-1 in SUNYAC play this season.

Volleyball Senior | Liverpool The Liverpool native recorded a combined 35 digs and 62 assists in two games against SUNY New Paltz and SUNY Oneonta this past weekend. The Lakers would lose to the Hawks but defeated the Red Dragons by a set score of 3-2. Flohr is first on the team with 433 assists and averages 7.47 assists per set. Oswego State is now 1-2 in SUNYAC play and travel north to take on Plattsburgh State and SUNY Potsdam this weekend.

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Was the weekend shot total for the Oswego State golf team at the Empire 8 Championship. The Lakers finished +66 through 36 holes, good for third place out of eight teams. Erik Schleicher finished second out of 34 participants, ending just one shot away from the leader.

The tournament will continue in the spring beginning on Saturday, April 18.

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Self-driving No examinations required to be elected Second cars cause Older politicians running for president brings concerns to light Amendment concerns questioned Annika Wickham Contributing Writer opinion@oswegonian.com

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Sarah Skibickyj Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Self-driving cars are becoming a new part of technology and the future. They may be cool and functional but are they safe? Selfdriving cars can be dangerous.

There have been many people who have died due to self-driving car accidents. For example, a Tesla model crashed into the back of a cleaning vehicle in January of 2016. The driver, 23-yearold Gao Yaning, was killed. Some accidents though are claimed to be the fault of the driver not looking at the road. Even though the cars drive themselves, the brakes and other functions can still be used by the driver. Some might not be aware of this. They might get into the car fully expecting the self-driving car to be 100% reliable. There are a few cases where the accident is the cars fault. In February of 2016, a Google self-driving Lexus SUV was merging into traffic and hit the side of a bus, with the car suffering damage.

... but there could still be errors in the driving, whether that is the fault of the driver or the car itself.

Statistics state that selfdriving cars could save 40,000 lives from texting and driving or drunk driving. This does seem like a good idea to have these cars for people in these cases but there could still be errors in the driving, whether that is the fault of the driver or the car itself. A person who is under the influence or busy looking at their cell phone would not be able to react in time to stop a crash. That would be one fault in this solution.

The jobs of Uber and Lyft drivers or taxi drivers would be reduced. For example, drunk partiers would not need to call an Uber, their self-driving car could just drive them home. These jobs might not completely disappear since not everyone can afford a car, but these forms of transportation would not be used as much.

There are also self-summoning cars. Tesla has cars that allow you to summon your car from the parking lot to the driver as long as the car is within their line of sight. If you parked far away from wherever you are, you no longer need to walk all the way to your car. This sounds easier, but again could also cause problems. It could drive away, it could crash and since there is no one in the car there would be no one to prevent this from happening.

Self-driving cars are the future and do make driving easier, but it’s important to think about the problems that could occur when choosing this mode of transportation.

The topic of a potential age limit for who can run for president has been very popular during the 2020 race. With both Joe Biden, 76 years old, and Bernie Sanders, 77 years old, running, either of them would be the oldest president ever elected after Donald Trump, who was 70 years old when he was inaugurated.

Former president Jimmy Carter stated that he wished there was an age limit on the presidency, according to a CNN article. Carter said that the presidency required a lot of “mental fortitude” that older candidates might have lost.

But any potential candidate’s health could suffer no matter what their age. Just because candidates are older, we tend to focus on the concern of a theoretical decline in their mental state, but it is not guaranteed to happen.

President Woodrow Wilson suffered from a stroke at the age of 63, almost two decades younger

than front runner Joe Biden, who has shown no concern over his age in regard to his ability to run the country. Illnesses, both physical and mental, can come at any time and limiting the age of the president would not stop them.

One way to ensure that whoever is elected president is fit to run the country is mandatory health screenings. Currently, there are no required health exams or psychological evaluations in any level of the United States government, which can be problematic.

The issue of age affecting job performance, specifically in the White House, was brought up during the early stages of Trump’s presidency, which led to a psychiatric evaluation in 2017, after he was elected. The topic of mental health should not be an issue after a president has been elected.

As citizens of the United States, we should not be concerned whether our leader is competent to run the country successfully.

The president should be focused on doing their job, not on seeing health professionals to determine if there are unfit

to run the country. It should be known before the election that the candidates on the ballot are mentally and physically capable of being the president for all four years of their term.

Having each presidential candidate go through both mental and physical health screenings will decrease the need for an age limit because we will know that they are fit to lead our country. If an older candidate comes back positive for early signs of dementia, they can be removed from the race, eliminating the possibility that their health will decline while in office.

Placing an age limit on who can run for the president of the United States will not stop the threat of declining mental or physical health within the White House. It does not matter how old you are, illness can happen at any time to anyone. To ensure the president is fit for office, there should be required mental and physical exams for all candidates, guaranteeing that they will be able to successfully run the country and stay in office for all four years.

Photo from LBJLibrary via Flickr Former President Jimmy Carter’s opinion sparked a lot of conversations. The president has more to worry about than their own health.

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Big Tobacco influences politicians decisions Electronic cigarette ban not for bettering health of public Francesca Miesner Opinion Editor fmiesner@oswegonian.com Over the past couple of weeks, multiple stories online have arisen that link using electronic cigarettes to death. A few photos went viral of people in hospital beds hooked up to machinery that allows them to breathe. They were holding signs that beg people not to vape, that it can kill them, etc. In turn, the federal and multiple state governments have been discussing the potential ban of flavored and unflavored e-cigarettes from being sold in stores.

There are many problems with this ban. The first issue is that the link drawn between teens and using e-cigarettes bought from stores is not entirely clear.

While all of the people who died from lung issues did vape, many of them also bought THC vape cartridges from unreliable sources. These unregulated cartridges are used in pens often for their portability and decreased scent. The problem is that in a majority of states, marijuana is not legalized. Therefore, these cartridges are often being made in someone’s home, which is not a reliable thing that people should be inhaling into their bodies. One way to solve deaths that are occurring in this fashion is to legalize marijuana. States would be able to

Photo from LindsayFox via Pixabay E-cigarettes have been banned in some locations, but the U.S. Government ignores the issues.

not only avoid deaths, but also be able to create jobs and generate more revenue.

E-cigarettes were created as an attempt to help people who were addicted to nicotine to stop smoking cigarettes.

Obviously, e-cigarettes have had a larger impact than that, with the flavors available attracting teenagers. Cigarettes cause cancer. This is something that the U.S. government has known for a very long time. People die from smoking cigarettes. We know this. However, the U.S. government has not begun to ban cigarettes. Politicians are scared to take action to help better the American people because of Big Tobacco putting money into their pockets.

Something that, without question,

cause deaths are guns. Regardless of the argument that there has to be a person behind the trigger in order for the gun to do the killing, guns primary function is to kill, or at least injure, living creatures. This is not something the government is working to stop, for similar reasons to cigarette companies. As long as the NRA or Big Tobacco companies are pumping money into pockets of politicians, those politicians will not do anything to stop them.

If cigarettes were banned, the idea of vapes being banned would not be surprising. However, the government will not ban them. People need to stop pretending that the government is doing this for our well-being.

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Tomas Rodriguez Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Last Tuesday, Oct. 1, marked two years since the deadliest shooting recorded in United States history. On Oct. 1, 2017, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire during a country music festival at the Las Vegas Strip hotel, killing fifty-eight and wounding many others. It is estimated that a pool of approximately 22,000 spectators were present at the concert at the time.

Paddock opened fire from the Mandalay Bay Hotel’s 32nd floor, where Paddock had made a room reservation in order to commit the atrocity. The tragedy left fifty-eight dead and over another four hundred wounded by gunfire.

Following the incident, the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attacks, although no further evidence was provided. At the time, it was also reported that Paddock had joined the terrorist group six months prior to the attack.

Data retrieved by nonprofit Gun Violence Archive (GVA) shows that, alone this year, as of Sept. 1 (244th day of the year), a total of 283 mass shootings had been recorded.

Just a few days ago, on Oct. 3, MGM Resorts International agreed to pay Las Vegas shooting victims up to $800 million as they have come to a settlement just over two years after the tragedy.

However, while it brings families and victims closer to justice, there is still much work to be done by the Trump administration.

On Saturday, Aug. 3, a gunman shot 22 people dead at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, after having driven for almost six hours to commit such crime. That same night, a second shooting took place in Dayton, Ohio, leaving another seven dead.

Most recently, in late September, it was reported that Trump had allegedly talked to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern regarding New Zealand’s gun buyback plan. On March 15 of this year, New Zealand suffered a mass shooting at the Christchurch mosque, located in the city of Christchurch. Immediately after, the Kiwi nation initiated such gun buyback in an effort to get bullets off the streets.

Further, in my home-country, Spain, right-wing political party Vox suggested passing a law that would allow civilians to have guns readily available. Of course, the proposal did not go any further as it generated frustration and anger among Spaniards.

For Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut, an sssociate professor at Oswego State’s department of Criminal Justice, the ongoing situational has a personal impact. Schildkraut is from two communities that had mass shootings, as she grew up in the Parkland area and went to college for her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Orland, Florida, which is where the Pulse Nightclub shooting happened in 2016.

Under the Constitution, the Second Amendment was intended for a time in which the newlyformed United States of America had to protect themselves from possible attacks perpetrated by British Colonists.

While the amendment has been present in our Constitution ever since, it is getting to a point where one must be vigilant of his or her surroundings at all times.

Maybe the United States government should start rolling out such gun buyback in hopes of reducing gunfire and mass shootings in the streets.

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STAFF EDITORIAL On Oct. 10, the mural sponsored by ARTSwego that was being painted in the quad between Mahar, Lanigan and Tyler Halls was finished. The mural, which is supposed to be inspired by Lake Ontario, represents Oswego State’s Grand Challenges Project, “Fresh Water for All.” The mural is a much-needed update to the Sundial Quad. For any students who were visiting Oswego State to see if they would attend this school, the old quad was abhorrent enough to make potential students turn away. They would see the quad and get the idea that Oswego State does not care about the upkeep of its campus.

Outside of the limited green trees and grass that surround the quad, there was no color. With the mural, the campus at least looks brighter and keeps moving toward what one may think of when they think about Oswego State: the lake, the beautiful sunsets and the landscape.

But the area around the quad still has problems. Older buildings that are chipping away with cement. In the quad, there are still the random structures that no one seems to know what they are. The mural only covers the flat surface of the quad – what about the steps? By painting the concrete, all that has changed was the look of the quad, which

is not the main issue that students have. The cement is chipping away, which can be a tripping hazard. The steps are small and misshapen from overuse and lack of required maintenance.

Sure, the paint job looks nice but the steps are impossible to use.

The mural is a step in the right direction. ARTSwego said there are future plans to turn the area into a green space, which, again, would bring more color to the campus of Oswego State. Hopefully, this is the start of a campus-wide update to bring more excitement. The quad should be a “hang-out area,” especially since it is the center of campus. As of now, to consider the quad repaired is inaccurate.

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Sports Illustrated cuts editors, writers Credibility in sports journalism as important as in news

Matt Watling Sports Editor mwatling@oswegonian.com In the era of “fake news” and shrinking media sources, namerecognition has become vital for media consumers to decipher what stories are credible. While sports are not the same intensity as politics when it comes to a need for a lack of bias, credibility is still important.

Last Thursday, Oct. 3, the world of sports took a credibility hit.

Sports Illustrated was purchased by Authentic Brands Group in May of this year but was not supposed to take control of editorial decisions for two years. Now, Maven was contracted by Authentic Brands Group to run Sports Illustrated and has fired approximately half of its editors and writers.

Layoffs are certainly a reality that people in media must consider. It is a sad and scary reality in a world of bottom lines and shrinking media organizations. This, however, was not the case for Sports Illustrated. Back in May, a spokeswoman said the magazine was profitable with a 27-issue-per-year schedule. So, why now? Why purge half of your staff?

The new model Maven is laying out will put the reputable name of Sports Illustrated to shame. Rather than hiring quality journalists with credentials and integrity, it will use fans to create hyperlocal content The independent student newspaper of Oswego State since 1935 similar to SB Nation. These fans are without credibility and will not get paid for their contributions. This We want your thoughts on our coverage, campus and local issues, or anything move disgraces the job that many sports journalists take great pride regarding the Oswego State community. in. Sports writing is so much more than ranting or raving about your

favorite team. It is about sharing stories unknown to the common person. Sports Illustrated writer, Charlotte Wilder wrote a story in 2018 documenting the NBA draft’s “green room,” where players wait to get drafted. The story is titled “The Unbearable Tedium of Waiting to Hear Your Name Called at the NBA Draft,” and is an absolute tear-jerker.

She saw, first-hand, what the players went through, getting skipped over pick after pick in favor of other players.

This first-hand account cannot be documented by these “team communities” that Maven is highlighting. For the near future, Sports Illustrated will still have some excellent writers and staffers like Wilder. Some of the great journalists may remain, and this is not a slight on them. Wilder and the other writers do a tremendous job, and none of this is their fault. It is the extra garbage that Maven is morphing Sports Illustrated into that is an utter disgrace to sports journalism.

Aside from these biased fanbased writers, what hurts the most is the focus on search engine optimization, traffic and quantity over quality. As writers, it is our job to inform. We want to share stories that are important, ones we are passionate about. Once clicks are brought into the equation, we lose

our voice and creativity. Stories go from discussing the unknown fairy tale story to hot takes and nonsense. And as for quantity, anybody can throw words on a page. It takes time to craft a well-thought out story, one that brings you on a journey and evokes a variety of emotions.

According to Deadspin, Maven expects their team site managers to not only run the website and find writers, but also, mandate them to post three videos per day, all for $25,000-$30,000 a year. These managers are doing three jobs in one for a fraction of the cost. People cannot expect good journalism from these websites or from the new Sports Illustrated and that is not even the biggest tragedy.

On Twitter last week, some of your favorite sports writers had to share the horrible news that they were fired. But it was not just the writers. Editors, producers and those behind your favorite Sports Illustrated content were released. Perhaps the small bit of good to come out of this was the sense of unity on Twitter. Sports writers flooded their timelines with retweets and the rallying cry to combat Maven’s attrocities, #SaveSI. Maven has altered sports journalism in one swift move, and it seems like all they care about is a quick cash grab.

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‘Joker’ transcends comic book genre, redefining iconic villain Garrick Groover Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

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Following an abundance of prerelease controversy and potential Oscar buzz, “Joker” is finally here.

Directed by Todd Phillips (“War Dogs”) and starring Joaquin Phoenix (“The Sisters Brothers”) as the Clown Prince of Crime, “Joker” is Warner Brothers first DC film since 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises” to not be connected to a cinematic universe. While some fans bemoaned an origin story for Batman’s mysterious arch nemesis, others were fascinated by a movie that could possibly peel back the layers of madness surrounding the enduring villain. The film also raised concerns of inspiring realworld violence such as the recent tragic events in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Despite these concerns, “Joker” is an excellent character study that offers unique commentary on our society.

Our story begins in the early 1980s. Gotham City is ripe with crime and corruption while the downtrodden scavenge for em-

Image from Warner Bros. Pictures via YouTube Despite the controversy surrounding the film, Joaquin Phoenix shines as Joker.

ployment. One of those individuals is Arthur Fleck, a struggling clown who suffers from a neurological disorder that causes uncontrollable laughter. Fleck spends his days taking care of his frail mother Penny (Frances Conroy, “Mountain Rest”), awkwardly interacting with his neighbor and love interest Sophie (Zazie Beetz, “High Flying Bird”) and fantasizing of becoming a famous comedian like talk show host Murray Franklin (Robert De Niro, “The Comedian”). After a series of unfortunate events, Fleck’s life descends into a downward

spiral that transforms him into the Joker we all know.

Despite Conroy, Beetz and De Niro offering commendable performances, Phoenix absolutely steals the show. His performance is not only Oscar-worthy but a testament to Phoenix’s ability as an actor.

Phoenix’s laugh in “Joker” is based on a real-life condition and the performance onscreen reflects that.

Whenever Phoenix laughs it looks painful, forced and uncomfortable. He is a man who society puts down and rejects and his descent into madness is indicative of that.

most iconic group of all time.

Though many have tried, there is and was simply no other band that can be compared to The Beatles. They truly had what it took; youth, cleverness and pure natural talent. At the time, their instrumentation was almost undisputedly the best and while American record labels attempted to pawn off bands like The Beach Boys as the “response to The Beatles” there was simply no way anyone could compare.

That is in part why they were such a compelling group. From the beginning it was apparent that they would be able to do great things and their albums reflected that. Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison had a certain charisma about them, something people could not quite put their fingers on.

“Beatlemania” was the phrase used to describe the adoring fans who notoriously lost their minds at the very mention of the band.

In many ways The Beatles defined what it was to be a rockstar.

Their ability to appear as a united front, a real group, made them entirely marketable. This strong bond among the members, while it led to their great success, it also ultimately lead to their demise.

With 10 studio albums, multiple world tours and countless press meetings, The Beatles, by all definitions had made it and it seemed that they would never stop. What the outside world did not see, was the tiny cracks that would soon lead to a divide. With John Lennon looking into beginning his solo career, Paul McCartney looking to spend more time with his family and various other business and personal differences, the band was on its way to becoming a memory.

This energy was felt in the making of “Abbey Road.” This album spoke of everything The Beatles had done, hopes for the future and regrets of the past. From the first track “Come Together” all the way to “The End,” The Beatles, despite their differences at the time, were able to build and grow with their sound showing

While the audience could feel sympathy for Fleck, it does not mean others should condone or imitate his actions. “Joker” is a movie about a man who has reached his breaking point not due to him refusing help, but for the help being taken away from him. Fleck’s transformation can be compared to Travis Bickle in “Taxi Driver” and his obsession with performing is heavily inspired by Rupert Pupkin in “The King of Comedy.”

On a technical level, “Joker” is beautifully shot with favorable costuming and makeup to boot. This is not your standard comic book fare with glossy visuals and cookie cutter editing, but something more sustainable and auteur-driven. The tone and look of the movie are heavily inspired by the Martin Scorsese (“The Irishman”) films “Taxi Driver” and “The King of Comedy,” with Gotham City being portrayed with this sense of gloom and despair.

Streets are full of steam and garbage, citizens wander around with glazed looks of uncertainty. Even so, “Joker” finds itself a little lost in its own identity when it pays homage to those films. Sometimes it is hard to separate “Joker” from its inspirations that it almost feels like a

combined remake of both Scorsese classics. If it were not for the connection to DC, that would probably be the case.

After two months of salient releases, “Joker” is finally here to remind us how powerful cinema can be. The most important message the movie conveys is our backhanded treatment of people with mental illnesses and the less fortunate. In real life, we mock these people, bully them and move onto the next target to degrade. We stress the need for better mental health awareness but ultimately cut social services funding or judge others who need treatment the most. If anything, “Joker” gives reasons why people go off the deep end and even offers solutions on how to stop a “Joker,” from becoming a reality.

“Joker” is dark, cold, disturbing and absolutely necessary in today’s age. Not only does the movie provide excellent performances and a great story but its social commentary is unparalleled compared to your typical comic book movie like “Captain Marvel” or “Aquaman.” It may not be for everyone, but seeing as this is the “Joker,” you should know what you are getting into.

The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ turns 50, still as influential as ever Abigail Connolly Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

The British Invasion rocked the foundations of music during the 1960s. With bands like The Who, The Kinks, The Animals, all the way to The Rolling Stones, music was slowly redefining itself. In the midst of it all emerged one of the most beloved bands of all time, The Beatles. With the 50th anniversary of their final recorded studio album, “Abbey Road,” it is time to take a look at the influence and legacy of both the “The Fab Four” and arguably their most famous work.

With the bubble gum pop sounds of the 1950s slowly moving out of the way, music began to reflect “real life,” i.e. social constructs, heartbreak, war, politics and the like. The British Invasion in particular brought more meaningful music into popularity. The Beatles, while admittedly not the only contributor to the “invasion,” were at the time and continued to be perhaps the

Image from The Beatles via YouTube “Abbey Road” was iconic for its hit singles, but it also signalled the end for the group.

their evolution and what was to come. While the album seemed a bit jumbled, that is exactly what made it the masterpiece that it was, reflecting the progression of not only the band but the individual members.

“Abbey Road” proved to be perhaps the most quintessential album ever produced by The Beatles, George Harrison was even quoted as saying that there

was something different about recording this album, they could feel it. This album symbolizes something to the band members and the world, both the end and the beginning. Even 50 years later, the same energy can be felt.

Redefining themselves, while redefining the world of music is what made “Abbey Road” such a timeless classic and one of the most iconic albums of all time.

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‘Mario Kart Tours’ sends blue shell after fans’ bank accounts

Zakary Haines Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Rating: What should have been an easy sell for Nintendo is becoming the newest laughing stock of mobile games across the web. Nintendo’s latest release into the app store and Google Play store stormed its way into the market only for the ugly truth to be discovered; it was a letdown. “Mario Kart Tour” looked promising but under closer review, it seems Nintendo is trying to sell a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

The general gameplay is not too bad. The graphics look good, all of the sounds are on point with previous titles, but that is where it stops. One of the biggest issues with the game is the fact that you can not play it horizontally on your device. It has to be vertical including using the motion steering. This is an immediate turn-off and should raise red flags for the game-

play’s design. Even with motion control on, it is still a nightmare to get the kart to get that perfect drift around tracks like Yoshi’s Circuit, Toad’s Circuit and some with even harder turns. Another issue is with the item algorithm. The classics are still in the game: red shell, banana peel, the infamous blue shell and more classics as well as new items such as the bubble, banana barrels and double bob-ombs. But probably the most useless item is the coin.

It appears when you are in the top three and gives you coins. This may sound nice, but at the faster levels, most racers want to slow down the other racers versus get money. If you are in first, expect nothing but coins and a good chance of losing first place.

Another glaring issue is the way Nintendo uses microtransactions. It is common for a free mobile game to have micro-transactions. But Nintendo went over everyone’s heads and presented so many options that none of them are

worth it. The game does not prompt you but if you wanted to buy rubies or coins, the rates are much higher compared to more popular apps. The worst out of this is the app’s gold pass, which is a monthly subscription to “Mario Kart Tour” for $4.99 a month. For context, student Spotify is $4.99 a month which includes Spotify Premium and Hulu with limited ad time during shows and movies. The gold pass offers you extra benefits, but nothing truly special. These extra

benefits can be easily earned by doing challenges or leveling up.

Finally, “Mario Kart Tour” has a severe lack of content.

Although it can be fun, it gets repetitive quick. There are only a hand full of maps that are just rehashed into different ways (normal, reverse and extra elements) the racer roster is very small and bland, only featuring a few major Mario characters. Although more are supposed to be released as time goes on, it hurts

Image from Nintendo Mobile via YouTube With little content and a stifling monthly subscription fee, the game has angered fans.

the fan base now. The fact that all the opponents are computers and not actually people is the worst of it all. A game that is traditionally a multiplayer game is trying to trick consumers into thinking they are playing against other people.

Overall, this app should have waited longer before being released. The fact that it is all computer opponents, no multiplayer release date and an awful lack of characters, maps and content just leaves players hanging. Even though there is promise for future updates, first impressions are important and can affect an entire game before it comes into full form. “Mario Kart Tour” from release has failed to make a good first impression. With all the hype and anticipation, many flocked and helped make the game one of the most downloaded games in the world. Despite all the downloads and attention, this game was nothing more than a recognized brand trying to trick people into spending money.

‘Goodfellas’ director calls out superhero movies as ‘not cinema’ Ethan Stinson Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

With over 50 years worth of experience in the film industry, in addition to a collection of many critical and commercial successes defining his career, it would be a no-brainer to assume that the director is certainly a prominent source of authority when it comes to determining the fine line between artistic “cinema” and commercialized “film.” Though comic book film franchises can be seen solely as cash cows and merchandise

sellers, it must be understood that the majority of the time that is the fault of the studios distributing them. However, when considering a film’s overall quality, it should be the thought and passion put forth by its writers and producers that is the primary focus, rather than the amount of money that it has made.

In his recent interview with Empire Magazine, Scorsese himself defined cinema as being “human beings trying to convey

Director Martin Scorsese has long been established as a cinematic genius, serving as the mind behind masterpieces such as “Goodfellas,” and “Taxi Driver.”

Recently, the 76-year-old filmmaker has made headlines, not only for the promotion of his upcoming film “The Irishman,” but also due to statements he made regarding comic book films and how they lack the qualities to be considered as “cinema.” Though it can be acknowledged that the studios behind these films are certainly driven by the prospect of the lucrative earnings and business opportunities that these films may provide, this does not always influence the intentions and the ideas of the filmmakers producing them, for many of them possess the artistic integrity which shall drive them to craft personal cinematic spectacles which most certainly Image from Netflix via YouTube meet the qualifications to be perScorcese has received criticism for his comments, but the director does make a point. ceived as art.

emotional, psychological experiences to another human being.”

Though comic book movies certainly place a large emphasis on action and special effects, there are many instances in which they remember to include heartfelt and resonant stories to go along with them.

Because of their immense appeal to mainstream audiences, comic book films act as the perfect outlets to promote social changes in society. Take the films “Black Panther” and “Wonder Woman” for example.

With their groundbreakingly diverse casts, and powerful messages which speak to certain social groups, both films have been recognized as milestones in the superhero film genre. Because of their respective successes and influence, the films have paved the way for studios to try and do the same for other groups in the future, with movies such as Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” having the green light for production.

Despite their fantastical elements, there have been instances

in which comic book movies have presented plausible, realistic subject-matter. Take the recent release of “Joker,” a film which sparked controversy prior to its release due to its realistic portrayal of mental illness, in addition to the violent actions carried out by the main character, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix, “The Sisters Brothers”), which possessed an unfortunate resemblance to real-life events. Despite its grim story and characters, the film itself still conveys emotional and psychological ideas and feelings which may strike hard into the hearts and minds of viewers, just as what Scorsese said cinema is meant to do.

Even if their stories do not always provide room for deep thought, comic book movies are still fit to be distinguished among films considered to be cinema due to the time, effort, and passion put into them. Contrary to the words of cinematic geniuses such as Martin Scorsese, comic book films are most certainly cinema and will continue to be a crucial part of it for years to come.

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Nearly 40 years later, ‘The Shining’ holds up as cinema classic

Alex Kent Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 masterpiece “The Shining” remains the most uneasy piece of cinema ever. In honor of the new 4K remaster, numerous theaters were showing the digitally enhanced version of the horror classic. Fortunately, Destiny USA in Syracuse was one of those venues. Being able to see this on the big screen was an incredibly satisfying experience.

As soon as audiences meet Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson, “How Do You Know”), we can feel the looming sense of dread within the troubled man. Torrence’s life is forever altered when he is hired as the winter caretaker for the Overlook Hotel. Along for the painstaking journey are his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and son Danny (Danny Lloyd).

Kubrick’s ability to turn the hotel into its own entity demonstrates his vast under-

standing of how to create a terrifying atmosphere. Using a mounted camera system allowed the director to play around with the overwhelming landscape of the setting.

Eventually, our characters are going to be “caged” inside this massive building with only their minds as a way out.

It is understandable why audiences originally did not

get this adaptation of Stephen King’s novel; it is disturbing and different. Horror was a genre that previously relied on straightforward monsters, slashers and alien invasions.

“The Shining,” added elements of what it means to be human with various displays of unsettling imagery. Hypothetically, all of us when isolated, might act on our darkest thoughts.

Image via Warner Bros. Home Entertainment via YouTube The most iconic scene of the film features Jack Nicholson shouting “Here’s Johnny!”

Nicholson gives his most sinister performance as Torrence. Every moment he is on screen, audiences’ eyes are glued following his transformation to insanity. Even though the “Here’s Johnny” sequence has become the most iconic moment in the film, more subtle scenes perfectly show the decomposing qualities of a man. Jack feels like a failure who will always face the burden of a “drunken mistake” he made.

A great set design is needed to ensure that viewers become immersed in the world you envision. Using contrasting color schemes, we are given a place that feels like an endless habitat of demons. Two notable scenes in bathrooms are highlighted with auras of disgusting murky green and a brilliant overuse of red.

There are so many iconic scenes in this film that even if one has not seen it, they know. It is hard to fathom why Kubrick and Duvall both got nominated for Razzies (anti-

Oscars). Kubrick’s visionary imagery along with masterful performances lead to perfection on the set.

The only negative thing about the film is some behind the scenes stories about Kubrick’s treatment towards Duvall. He wanted to ensure that she stayed in character and constantly left her in fear and torment by making her redo shots and verbal abuse.

There are so many questions that still remain unanswered; who was possessing Jack? (Grady, tribe leader) why was Danny wearing an Apollo 11 sweater? (moon landing), and finally who was in the bear costume? These only enhance the legacy of a timeless classic that has grown tremendously over time. It’s great that in 2019 we still have the chance to visit the Overlook Hotel in theaters. As John Lennon sung in his 1970 solo hit “Instant Karma,” “Well we all shine on,” and shine on we will with the sequel, “Doctor Sleep,” coming out next month.

it. There is something to be said for the actress playing Jodi’s sister Harper, Sabrina Carpenter (“Girl Meets World”), who’s character is legitimately funny in every scene she is in, but it makes the movie feel even more bizarre.

This movie is somehow totally cliché, completely insane and all around just

a trip. Please watch it. Find some friends, make an evening of it. There are so many moments and quotes that feel like they were pulled randomly out of a hat and it is a testament to the state of humanity in the modern day, and everyone needs to experience it. It is two out of five stars, actual quality, four out of five stars, acid trip quality.

‘Tall Girl’ shows just how hard life can be for slightly tall people Lucas Fernandez Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

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With Netflix in its death throes and suffering a veritable drought of overall acceptable content, “Tall Girl,” directed by Nzingha Stewart (“Pretty Little Liars”), offers an ominous but entertaining glimpse into the future.

A teen rom-com starring teen rom-com actors, with Ava Michelle (“Dance Moms”) in the lead as Jodi and Griffin Gluck (“American Vandal”) as supporting love interest Dunkleman, the movie does its best to check off pretty much every cliché in the teen rom-com book. However, this by itself is not what makes the film noteworthy. No, what makes this film the spectacle it is comes from the fact that it is quite possibly the most ludicrous film of its genre to come out in the last 10 years.

Let us begin with the premise. Generally, these films star a teen with some

kind problem that alienates them from the “it” crowd.

What is Jodi’s problem? Does she have a disability? Is she just the new kid? No. Jodi is tall. That is it. And yes, the movie is called “Tall Girl,” but she is not even super tall, she is 6‘1.’ Sure, a bit taller than average for a girl, but the movie takes that concept and just runs with it. So Jodi, an otherwise healthy, social, intelligent, talented, uppermiddle class white girl, is completely, completely, ostracized by the whole school for being slightly taller than average.

However, even though this movie is not good, it is so committed to the idea that being a slightly tall girl in high school is a social death sentence that it sort of swings back around to being kind of amazing. It is really bad, but also, please watch it. Because if you think they will stop talking about how tall Jodi is, if you think there will not be a scene where it is not a central plot point, even in scenes where

it would not make sense to be and if you think they did not hire the shortest possible costars for Jodi to tower over like a colossus, you are tragically wrong.

This movie feels like a fake movie in the background of a television show, except it is a real movie in the real world and we as a society have to deal with

Image from Netflix via YouTube Starring Ava Michelle (left), the film may just be the most absurd teen high school flick of all time with its crazy premise.

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One Direction heartthrob Niall Horan kicks off new album Julia Tilley Asst. News Editor jtilley@oswegonian.com

Rating: On Oct. 4, Niall Horan released his newest single, “Nice to Meet Ya,” along with a brand new, easter egg filled music video. This is Horan’s first single off of his upcoming new album, which has not yet been named or announced a release date.

The song and video are about Horan meeting a woman and being interested in her, but she keeps leaving before he can do anything about it. With lyrics like, “I like the way you talk/I like the things you wear/I want your number tattooed on my arm in ink, I swear,” his feelings are pretty obviously stated. The lyrics, however, are not the strong point of the song. The actual music behind Horan mixed with his unique voice give the song the catchy appeal.

“Nice to Meet Ya” gives off

very different vibes than most of the tracks on his first solo album, “Flicker,” which was more of a folk-pop hybrid. He had many slow ballads and songs with some upbeat pop anthems sprinkled in, but nothing like “Nice to Meet Ya.” The best way to describe the song would probably be a mix between a song off of One Direction’s albums “Four” or “Made in the A.M.” but with Horan’s signature deep, effortless voice and melodies. The song has the catchiness of a One Direction song, but a lot more mature. He even takes a slight rock take on the song, which is pretty new for Horan.

In the music video, Horan hinted at the other tracks coming up on his second album. At the end of the music video, the woman who Horan is chasing after writes down her phone number on a napkin, and it is shown on the screen. When fans dialed the number, they were led to a voicemail by Horan himself, where he explains a little bit

about the filming process and his thoughts about the track and his album. He wraps up the voicemail by telling fans that he hid four song names from the album in the music video, and challenges fans to find them all.

The song titles “Small Talk,” “Still,” “Heartbreak Weather” and “No Judgement” were scattered along the back-

finally coping with that grief. In the first issue of The Red Hand Files, a series of emails and letters where Cave eloquently answers questions from fans, he wrote about the loss of his sense of wonder after his son’s death.

“Creative people in general have an acute propensity for wonder.

Great trauma can rob us of this, the ability to be awed by things.

Everything loses its sheen and appears beyond our reach,” he writes. From the outset, it is clear that Cave is attempting, and succeeding, to reclaim this very sense of wonder. The album cover features a fantastic landscape of lambs and lions

alike peacefully grazing in a kaleidoscopic field of flowers and rivers and waterfalls. Cave’s lyrics reflects those fantastic images as he sings of horses with manes of fire galloping through the plains and a baby bear who rides a boat to the moon, an allusion to his son’s passing.

The album offers some of the most gorgeous production the band has done throughout its 18-album discography. The bleak electronic tape loops of “The Skeleton Tree” are replaced by a pearlescent river of synths which pulls Cave’s lyrics along in its undertow. Despite being renowned for the gritty rumble

ground of the video as things like band posters, graffiti, and in the case of “Small Talk,” as an advertisement on top of a taxi with another phone number. When fans called, they were greeted with another voicemail from Horan, telling them his inspiration for the upcoming song. He said it reminded him of his hit “Slow Hands” from his pre-

vious album, “Flicker,” about two years ago. He gave fans a preview of the song, and it seems to be a lot more poplike than most of his other material. The interactive elements to the music video were definitely an interesting touch and new for Horan, who has never done a video like this in his solo career or career with One Direction.

Image from Niall Horan via YouTube Since leaving One Direction, Horan has grown into a hit artist on his own right, and his new single proves that.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds outdoes everything, even death Kazashi McLaughlin Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

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Throughout most of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ 35-year career, death served as a karmic plot device for the characters in Cave’s songs. Death was justice meted out to bad people who did bad things, a well-deserved emotional catharsis for the cast of Cave’s mythical world where good and evil regularly clashed.

This lyrical relationship with death took a turn when Cave’s own teenage son passed in the summer of 2015. Death no longer made sense. It was irreconcilable.

Through the wake of this tragedy, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds released “The Skeleton Tree” the following year. The album was a chattering and droning ode to grief, with Cave delivering particularly pained vocal performances, his voice often cracking under the weight of the subject material.

If “Skeleton Tree” was Cave embroiled in the throes of grief, “Ghosteen,” his recently released double album, presents a father

Image from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds via YouTube "Ghosteen" deals with death and moving on using gorgeous instrumental production.

that he delivers his songs with, Cave reaches into his upper register in “Spinning Song,” and “Waiting For You,” while being lofted by glittering piano and violin arrangements.

The album is separated into two discs, with eight tracks on one disc and two long tracks sandwiching a three-minute spoken word piece on the other.

“The songs on the first album are the children. The songs on the second album are their parents,” Cave writes in issue 62 of The Red Hand Files. This characterization seems to ring true as the first half features warmer textures and conjures fantastical imagery. “Before the daylight comes/A thousand galleon ships would sail/Ghostly around the morning sun,” Cave sings on “Galleon Ship.” Children are also a motif that appears in multiple songs throughout the first eight tracks. On “Sun Forest” he delivers these lines, “I lay in the forest amongst the butterflies and the fireflies / And the burning horses and the flaming trees/ As a spiral of children climb up to the sun.” Cave is desperate to find that sense of wonder he

lost and invokes these fanciful scenes to do so.

The second disc, the “parental” part of the album, makes a shift in tone, with lyrics of trying to escape from his pain.

“And we hide in our wounds and I'm nearly all the way to Malibu/And I know my time will come one day soon/I'm waiting for peace to come,” he sings in “Hollywood.” Though Cave may have rediscovered wonder, it is only a coping mechanism and it does not erase his grief.

In issue six of The Red Hand Files, Cave has this to say about grief, “It seems to me that if we love, we grieve.

That’s the deal. That’s the pact.

Grief and love are forever intertwined. Grief is the terrible reminder of the depths of our love and, like love, grief is nonnegotiable. There is a vastness to grief that overwhelms our minuscule selves.” Although a renewed imagination may offer some reprieve for Cave, this album is one of enduring grief, not overcoming it, and he, understandably, has yet to find closure over his son’s demise.

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Sudoku Fill in the grid so that each row, column and 3x3 block contains 1-9 exactly once.

1. Ventilate 4. Electric fish 7. Pointy 12. Baseball’s ___ Gehrig

13. Pistons’ league (abbr.)

14. Pigment 15. Scuffles 17. Scoundrel 18. Agitate 19. Placid 20. Exaggerate 23. Yet, to a poet 24. Leased again 25. Country road 27. Hardens 28. Bro’s sibling 29. Housekeeper 33. Ticket remnant 35. Owned apartment 36. U.S. tax service 39. Liveliness

41. School playtime 43. Sources of metal 44. Iridescent gems 45. Summer drink (2 wds.)

48. Norwegian 49. “Gone with ___ Wind” 50. Paddle’s kin 51. Stainless ___ 52. ___ Francisco 53. Pecan, e.g.

Down 1. Model Carol ___ 2. Debt memo 3. Actor ___ Crowe 4. To register 5. Film critic Roger ___ 6. ___ Vegas, Nevada 7. TV monitor 8. Cowl 9. Pond growth 10. Path

11. Groom 16. Tension 19. Amtrak stops (abbr.)

20. Assoc.

21. Neckline style 22. Excuse 26. Showed feelings 28. Works on a tan 30. Jennifer ___ of “Friends” 31. Groom’s response (2 wds.)

32. Seducer ___ Juan 34. Hanging ornament 35. Lurch 36. Golf clubs 37. Plant again 38. Startle 40. Coffee variety 42. In addition 45. ___ a boy!

46. Water (Fr.) 47. Picasso’s creation

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