The Oswegonian 11-18-16

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College earns ‘Best for Vets’ ranking

City cracks down on taxi drivers Oswego increases number of taxis while tightening regulations

Bats carrying rabies discovered in county

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Oswego State has been ranked as one of the Military Times’ Best for Vets colleges for the third consecutive year. This honor comes alongside the college’s opening of its Battle Buddy Center on Nov. 11.

Military Times, an independent newsweekly, looked over various aspects to create their 2017 ranking of 125 four-year schools. They weighed factors such as services available to veterans by the college or university, campus life and accommodations through surveys and national data.

“They really look at everything across the board,” said Benjamin Parker, Oswego State’s veteran and military services coordinator.

This includes recognizing that student veterans have breaks in their education due to their time in the service.

One of the services available for veterans at Oswego State is awarding college credit for military experience through a joint services transcript by the American Council for Education. Parker said once this is evaluated and approved by Oswego State, veterans could earn up to 30 credits based on their joint services transcript recommendations. Tuition assistance is also available.

Parker said he is veterans’ one-stop place helping them with a wide variety of things from graduation to interest in campus.

According to the Oswego Health Department, there have been 12 laboratory-confirmed positive cases of rabid bats in Oswego County, three of which were in Oswego.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines rabies as a preventable viral disease found in mammals. Rabies is generally transmitted through an animal bites, often from wild animal such as bats, which is the cause of the cases in Oswego County. While the CDC states that the disease affects the nervous system, ultimately causing disease within the brain and death, it is a case of “urgency not emergency.”

Rabies shares symptoms with many illnesses. Some early symptoms include fever, headache, general weakness and discomfort. Later symptoms, are far more severe, including insomnia, anxiety, confusion and partial paralysis. Death generally occurs within days of the onset of these more severe symptoms.

The CDC suggests that if bitten by an animal, one should immediately clean the wound thoroughly with soap and water. This will decrease the likelihood that you will contract the disease from the bite. It is important to remember that

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Shenandoah Briere Opinion Editor sbriere@oswegonian.com On Monday, the Oswego City Common Council passed, with a unanimous vote, the decision to hold a public hearing regarding new amendments made to the city’s taxi cab laws.

The proposed amendment to Chapter 228 on taxi cabs has been a work in progress for many years. At Monday’s meeting taxi cab driver Bob Mills, driver of Lone

Wolf Taxi, said he was “110 percent” in favor of the changes and thanked the council and the mayor for keeping their word in fixing the law. Mills, who has driven a taxi for 35 years, worked closely with Councilman John Gosek on the changes.

Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow said “the city has an obligation to public safety,” one of two reasons the newly added amendments were so important. The other reason was to even the playing field among cab drivers.

According to Mills, illegitimate cab

drivers have been a problem in the city for a while, often soliciting people in unmarked vehicles. Mills said this has even become a problem for college students, especially those who like to go out on the weekends. He said the vehicles pick people up in cars that are unlicensed and uninsured, leading to safety concerns. These unlicensed cabs were also taking away business from legitimate ones, Mills said.

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Civil rights activist Joan Trumpauer Mulholland shares sit-in experience, lessons Protester formerly on death row for activism applies civil rights movement to 2016 election issues

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Sheldon Hall Ballroom was filled to capacity on Wednesday night when Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, an American civil rights activist and freedom rider from Arlington, Virginia, spoke at Oswego State. She shared her experience with sit-ins and other known voices in the civil rights movement.

By the time Mulholland was 19 years old, she had participated in over three dozen sit-ins and protests for the civil rights movement. Mulholland was involved in one of the most well-known and violent sit-ins at the Jackson Wool-

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“Sitting down is a fine way to make your point,” Mulholland said.

Mulholland attended Duke University where she joined the Delta Sigma Theta sorority and began her quest to fight for civil rights. She never believed that violence was a way to solve issues so she became a part of the freedom riders and joined sit-ins, Mulholland said.

She realized at the age of 10 that she was not ok with the way black people were treated in America, but it took her until college to do something about it.

Mulholland started her talk by saying “revolution is a stream that flows and flows.” In reference to the recent

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK Sitting down is a fine way to make your point."

-Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, Freedom Rider and activist

Stanley addresses SA questions, concerns Semester's second town hall meeting focuses on Student Association Alexander Plate Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com On Monday, the second town hall meeting of the semester with Oswego State President Deborah Stanley met in the Marano Campus Center auditorium. These meetings serve as a way for the student body, administration and faculty to speak frankly with Stanley and other high-ranking administrators about issues facing the community on campus.

The issues mentioned in this most recent meeting mainly came from Student Association members. Among them were Ethan Magram, a freshman and the senator from Johnson Hall, Omar van Reenen from Hart Hall and Emily Nassir, the president of SA. The first issue mentioned, brought up

by Magram, was on the topic of data collection methods on campus. The Oswego State SA recently went to a larger conference with multiple SUNY schools and at this conference, the topic of student satisfaction and data collection on student opinion was covered.

After much deliberation on the topic, it was discovered that Oswego State conducts a vast amount of surveys, but the information that results from these data collection surveys does not seem to be shared among the departments of the school or

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Our weekly list of what to do in Oswego Rice Creek Ramble, 11 a.m. on Saturday at Rice Creek Field Station.

Max Ziel men's basketball tournament, 4 p.m. on Saturday in Max Ziel Gymnasium.

Open skate, 6 p.m. on Sunday in Marano Campus Center Arena.

Planetarium show, 7 p.m. on Sunday in Shineman Center, Room 223.

Criselda Mapoy | The Oswegonian Students and faculty assembled in the auditorium to ask Oswego State's president questions and raise concerns.

with SA. Stanley proposed an amalgamation of this data into a single release of information on student satisfaction and opinion on campus services, to be shared with all the necessary departments.

Another issue mentioned was the idea of shared governance where SA, being elected by the student body, has a say in

Criselda Mapoy | The Oswegonian A student asks Stanley a question at the semester's second town hall meeting, which was open to the public.

Student Association meets at 6 p.m. every Tuesday in Lanigan Hall Room 105. Meetings are open to the public.

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the various departments on campus by being represented on more decision-making boards within the campus community.

“Emily [Nassir] just let me know about the idea,” Stanley said. “I think it’s great.”

Stanley acknowledged the great degree to which governance is shared with the SA, as representatives of SA sit on the general education and the academic policy councils, as well as on Campus Concept, the planning board for renovations made to campus.

“Student Association works collaboratively with the president’s office to put these town halls on,” Nassir said.

An issue was posed to Stanley and the faculty present that SA senators do not see as much engagement as they expect to see from their constituents and that people don’t come to senator’s office hours but will mention issues in casual conversation. SA proposed posting a table with representatives to hear grievances in Marano Campus Center was posed to give SA more visibility among the students it represents.

“It’s especially useful for us at the Student Association because we also advocate for students,” Magram said.

The town hall meetings work as a tool for SA to learn about the needs of the students just as much as it is for the administration to learn about those needs.

According to van Reenen, “Mostly the topics talked about here give us an idea on the resolutions we should pass or discuss.”

SA President SA voted Emily Nassir to allocate and Vice Pre$2,450 to the sient Dalton crew team Bisson returned i n o rd e r t o from the SUNYre p a i r " T h e wide SA meeting and shared Baby," their boat that was damaged in their experiences. Oswego the middle of October after State was the second largest delegation at the conference. it sustained wind damage.

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International Coffee Hour, 3:30 p.m. on Monday in Marano Campus Center, Room 255.

Men's Basketball vs. Clarkson, 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Max Ziel Gymnasium.

Open skate, 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Marano Campus Center Arena.

Women's Basketball vs. Rochester, 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Max Ziel Gymnasium.

Open recreation, 9 a.m. on Wednesday in Lee Hall Gymnasium.

Rice Creek guided tours, 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Rice Creek Field Station.

The Miss-a-Meal committee selected their beneficiary for the fall 2016 Miss-a-Meal proceeds. The beneficiary will be Make a Wish.

Miss-a-Meal is held each semester as an opportunity for students to give up one meal to benefit a charity.

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A4 NEWS Bats carrying rabies found in Oswego, Fulton, experts say no immediate threat THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2016

After 12 bats with rabies were found in county, Oswego health professionals encourage caution, awareness BATS from COVER this is an urgent case but not an emergency. So rather than call 911, it is suggested to visit your doctor to be treated for any trauma that occurred as a result of the bite.

From there, a doctor, possibly in consultation with CDC, will decide whether or not the rabies vaccination is required.

On campus, there are varying degrees of concern.

“I am more fearful of clowns but not thrilled that rabies are so close to me,” said Jamie Aranoff, a sophomore.

Aranoff said that while this is not a good situation, she still believes at the moment there are larger issues to be concerned with.

Other students said they wish they had knowledge on the subject.

“I wish I knew more about how to protect myself from them,” said sophomore Leah Wolf.

Wolf suggested the need for the school

should be concerned about the new cases in Oswego County,” Brown said. “But I do think they should be educated and aware.”

Chris Williams, the associate public health sanitarian at the Oswego Health Department, said there is no need to be overly concerned as there has not been an extraordinarily high spike in cases.

“We have been dealing with rabies cases on a daily basis,” said Chris Williams, the associate public health sanitarian at the Oswego Health Department. “There will always be peaks and valleys; it is Mother Nature’s way of keeping track of the population.”

According to Williams, it is important to stay away from any questionable wildlife and to remember that if something does not seem right, then it probably is not. Williams also stressed the importance of being aware and knowledgeable.

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be peaks and valleys; it is Mother Nature's way of keeping track of the population.

- Chris Williams, associate public health sanitarian at the Oswego Health Department

to better inform the students of how to best protect themselves and be aware of the situation.

Director of Student Health and Services Angela Brown said no known cases of rabies have been found on campus. Brown has offered much of the same advice as the CDC, warning students to avoid wild animals and if a bite occurs to wash the wound immediately and set up an appointment with a doctor.

“At this time I do not think students

Filmmaker Jeremy Moss screens 'creepy' movies, shares experiences in art

Pennsylvania film professor shows Oswego State students his abstract films, clips, projects based around dance Taylor Woods Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com

Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian Jeremy Moss (front), a filmmaker and cinematographer, speaks to a classroom of students who have expressed an interest in cinematography or the arts.

Jeremy Moss, a filmmaker and cinematographer from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, came to visit Oswego State on Monday.

Moss is also a professor at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster. He teaches motion picture production, history and theory. He received his bachelor’s in English literature from the University of Utah and his master’s in film and video production from Ohio University.

From there he taught at multiple universities and began creating his own films.

During the event, Moss discussed a number of his films. “Death/Destruction/Some Other Terrible Fate,” “Centre,” “Chroma” and “The Sight” are a few he showed. Many of his films were not based around storytelling or narrative, rather they were based on abstraction and dance. Although he used to work a lot with narrative, Moss explained it was his impulse that made him transition from narrative and storytelling to more abstract and not really having a story told.

“I wanted to make the films I want to see,” Moss said.

Moss said he wanted his audience to experience what it was they got from the film.

“I’m open to whatever experience they have from my work,” Moss said.

He explained that while he does not want his films to be bound by story, he also does not want them to be bound by emotion.

Moss has shown his films at multiple national and international festivals. Some festivals he has been to are Experiments in Cinema, Edinburgh International Film Festival and Echo Park Film Center.

One of the last films Moss showed during the event was some short clips from an upcoming project he is working on. Ethan Salerius, a junior who is interested in filmmaking, explained that though seeing Moss’ films did not change his views on cinematography, it validated what he has been learning in class. Salerius said the films made him feel an “excited anxious.”

“Just the unpredictable nature of what was going on had me a little on edge,” Salerius said.

Julia Brennan, a senior, said she is not really interested in cinematography, but found the films interesting, especially “The Sight.”

She said that she was “super creeped out.”

This was Brennan’s first time seeing experimental films and she said that although she enjoyed them, she would not be going to see more experimental films any time soon.

A5 NEWS Freedom rider and protester Regulations for taxi drivers under discussion inspires as 'I Am Oz' speaker Amendments proposed to make taxi cabs safer for community THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2016

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Alexandria Donato | The Oswegonian Oswego State President Deborah Stanley took the opportunity to ask Mulholland their questions and seek advice.

ACTIVIST from COVER presidential election, she was saying that revolution never stops, so it needs to continue even with Donald Trump as president.

She has found that voting is becoming harder to participate in because voting places are disappearing. Though everyone has the right to vote in 2016, Mulholland said she believes that it is becoming more difficult to vote. When she asked her son how he felt about the 2016 election, he said, “We shall overcome,” a popular saying that activists used every day during the civil rights movement.

The civil rights sit-ins were not the only ones she participated in; Mulholland also participated in the anti-Vietnam War student movement.

Mulholland attended these sit-ins and witnessed many fellow students get arrested during these events while attending Duke. The people that got arrested would yell, “jail no bail,” when they were arrested at the lunch counters. They would stay in jail cells to continue these sit-ins. Activists put out calls to other student activists to tell them to get arrested so they could join the sit ins at the jail. Diane Nash, a civil rights activist from Nashville, Tennessee, joined that cause as well.

The jail got so filled with these activists

that freedom riders had to be put on death row to intimidate others. Mulholland was one of these people put on death row.

One of the main points that Mulholland brought up during her talk was that the media and press needs to be respected as well during these protests.

“Press puts the information out in the world, reporting on what happens during these sit ins so it’s important to respect them,” Mulholland said. “If the media gets hurt during the sit-ins, then we get hurt.

They’re our shield from the outside world.”

During the question and answer part of Mulholland’s talk, Oswego State President Deborah Stanley asked, “Is the media still really covering information that we really need to know in 2016 or do you think it’s hiding a lot of information from us?”

Mulholland believes that the media in 2016 is a “double-edged sword” with reporting facts and also twisting it to make us feel a certain way, but she still respects the press.

She wanted to stress that non-violence is the way to go when protesting and it is good to make alliances, even if you don’t agree with people’s views.

Mulholland’s son made a movie called, “An Ordinary Hero,” about her experiences with the civil rights movement. She has received many awards for her commitment to the cause.

One of the biggest sticking points for the council and some taxi cab drivers was the section on good moral character.

This section defines what determines someone to have good moral character using a negative standard. This means that a person must not be involved in the following activities: being convicted of murder, being convicted of an aggravated felony or other crimes which included things like fraud, sexual abuse and prostitution and they cannot be a “habitual ‘drunkard.’”

The standard does not mean that such person cannot get a license, but they would have a harder time, a decision left up solely to Oswego City Police Chief Tory DeCaire. The addition of the good moral character section is based on of Federal Immigration Laws.

The good moral character standard came about after some cab drivers wanted to make sure that drivers were reputable.

“We just had a local cab shut down based on that and the guy went to prison. His name is Maurice M. Mahoney, he owned Sonny’s Taxi,” Mills said. “He was popular with the people, kids, but he had that hidden agenda.”

Mahoney was found guilty in July of molesting a girl in 2002, when the victim was 6 years old. He is currently serving up to five years in Mohawk Correctional Facility.

Regarding the implementation of the new law, Mills said he hopes when it fully passed that the city enforces it and it does not “collect dust.” He noted that it cannot just be the city that gets involved in the enforcement, but Oswego State as well.

“Some aspects of it is black and white and will be hard to enforce, but does need to be enforced,” Mills said. “It’s going to take more than the city, sooner or later the campus security is going to have to get involved in this too.”

Other changes to the law include cutting licensing fees in half, from $200 to $100. This means that a person can license their first taxi for $100 and then every other one after that is also $100.

The City of Oswego also changed the double inspection policy. It only requires drivers to have a New York State inspection. Before this, cab drivers had to also be inspected by the chief of police to ensure that the vehicles were clean, had a good appearance, were suitably painted and varnished. If they had not met any of those standards then they could be refused a license.

Gosek said changing this saves time and money.

The last major change they made would hopefully be an incentive to get people to license their vehicles, Gosek said.

The other change the city made was to the fines for violating any portion of the law. Before the new amendments were proposed, there had been no set minimum for fines. Section 228-26 of the law states that “any person who has been convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter for which

no punishment has been specifically provided, shall, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $150 and not more than $500 or imprisonment for 15 days.”

DeCaire said while he believes the new amendments will incentivize people to get licenses, it does not give Oswego Police any more authority to pull taxi cabs drivers over without a reason. What they can do is investigate the activities of taxi cabs believed to be in violation of the law. DeCaire said even though they cannot pull people over, the law is helpful.

“I think it does add another layer of protection for the students, or the residents or whoever uses those taxis the help ensure they’re a legitimate taxi company, it’s a legitimate taxi operator,” DeCaire said.

The public hearing is scheduled to be held on Nov. 28 at 7:10 p.m. in the Council Chamber of City Hall located at 13 W. Oneida St.

Criselda Mapoy | The Oswegonian Bob Mills, driver of Lone Wolf Taxi, says stricter regulations on taxi cab drivers will be positive for the community.

A6 NEWS Oswego professor receives SUNY-wide award Battle Buddy Center opened to Teacher, scholar Alok Kumar named Distinguished Teaching Professor accommodate student veterans THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2016

Maria Pericozzi Asst. News Editor mpericozzi@oswegonian.com Oswego State physics professor Alok Kumar received one of the SUNY system’s highest honors. On Nov. 10, Kumar was one of eight faculty in the SUNY system recognized as a Distinguished Teaching Professor by the SUNY board of trustees.

Kumar has been recognized internationally by peers for his numerous contributions to teaching. He is a distinguished translator of ancient texts and a historian of the evolution of medieval science. Kumar received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Meerut University in India and a Ph.D. from Kanpur University in India.

“He is an extraordinarily productive member of the SUNY Oswego faculty, regularly teaches full course loads that include as many as four unique preparations, often

for courses in the first iteration,” according to a SUNY press release.

Kumar is grateful for his family, students and colleagues for their role in his success.

“I give credit to the support system I have around me for this achievement,” Kumar said. “I credit my family for taking pride in my academic endeavors and supporting me completely. I credit my students who ask relevant questions to allow me to reach the limits of my rationale and intuitive thinking, assist me in my scholarship [and] keep me up to date with current literature. I credit my colleagues from Oswego and elsewhere who collaborate, challenge and assist me. All my successes are a result of my interactions with these people.”

Kumar particularly credits Ronald Brown, a physics professor, and John Smith, a communication studies professor. “[Brown and Smith] always served as a bouncing board for my ideas and assisted me,” Kumar said. “My interactions with them

Haofeng Deng | The Oswegonian Alok Kumar (left), named a Distinguished Teaching Professor, teaches a class of physics students.

have played a crucial role in my success.”

Kumar starting working at Oswego State in 1992 as an assistant professor and has spent the last 24 years teaching multiple physics classes.

Kumar has also served as a principal investigator on many research projects that have advanced the science of physics. He has written many articles on topics such as atomic physics, chemical physics and science education.

“I like to design experiments that are quite inexpensive and can be replicated around the world,” Kumar said. “I also like to explore non-Western contributions to science. Knowledge is the soul of a democracy.

If our democratic society is to survive, we must develop an atmosphere conductive to multicultural education.”

In addition to research, Kumar has recently published two books.

He wrote a book titled “Sciences of the Ancient Hindus: Unlocking Nature in the Pursuit of Salvation” in 2014. In a review from Beth Dalton with Library Journal, Kumar is said to “succeed in his ambitious undertaking to link Hindu religion, culture, and history to significant scientific achievements.”

Kumar and co-author Scott Montgomery wrote “A History of Science in World Cultures: Voices of Knowledge” which was published in 2015. The book uses a broad range of case studies and examples to demonstrate that the scientific thought and method of the present day is deeply rooted in a pluricultural past.

According to Kumar, both books have done well in the market and as a result, he has received multiple invitations to write articles in magazines and newspapers.

“He sets a fine example for others through tireless service, award-winning performance as a master teacher, advisor and mentor,” the SUNY press release said.

“He truly contributes to the ongoing success of the SUNY Oswego mission.”

Oswego State student Aedan Flaherty is currently in one of Kumar’s classes and said he is glad that Kumar was recognized

by SUNY. “I think [Kumar] is a great professor,” Flaherty said. “He presents information clearly and is very helpful to students when he is asked. He deserves the award.”

Since SUNY began the program in 1963, they have appointed 1,070 faculty to the distinguished ranks.

Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian A Battle Buddy Center has been established in the Veterans Lounge in Hewitt Union as a resource for veterans.

VETERANS from COVER Oswego native and veteran Robert Lee said Parker met with him and helped him in his transition from military to campus life.

“Other people were telling me that, ‘Oh no you can’t do this for certain reasons,’ but when I met Ben he was like, ‘No, it was just a little bit more paperwork and effort from everyone involved,’” Lee said.

Another effort made by Oswego State is the Veterans Lounge, which opened in 2013 in Hewitt Union and now has been converted into a Battle Buddy Center designated by the New York State Industries for the Disabled. “[Student veterans are] coming from a place that they basically spent their entire time enlisted being trained how to be whatever their occupation is and how to be a service member throughout all that training,” Parker said. “Once they’re out that’s all gone, so one important aspect that any college can really do is to have one place like a veteran’s lounge that they’re able to basically get together.”

The Battle Buddy Center is a substitute

for the camaraderie that would be found on a military base.

“Based on the military concept of a ‘Battle Buddy,’ which partners soldiers to assist each other both in and out of combat, Battle Buddy Centers offer activities to encourage camaraderie and foster veterans to give and receive mutual support,” NYSID said in a press release.

NYSID has designated 12 Battle Buddy Centers in New York.

The $10,000 grant awarded by NYSID will go towards upgrading the lounge and creating veteran specific social events, like coffee breaks, Parker said.

“The new Battle Buddy Center is just a great center in general,” Navy student David Mulia said. “It’s just another designated area, where we can meet other veterans and just kind of mentor, talk to each other.”

The Veterans Club holds their meetings inside the room as well.

Oswego State has also earned recognition by Military Advanced Education as a Military Friendly School and Best Colleges for Veterans among Regional Universities in the North by G. I. Jobs U.S. News and World Report.

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Jesse Mura-Pelkey Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com Considered by many to be one of the top players in New York state this season, senior Brian Sortino is one of the most prolific players the Oswego State’s men's basketball program has ever seen.

With three full seasons under his belt, Sortino ranks fifth in program history in free throws made, ninth in points, and could be the first player in program history to make it to three NCAA Tournaments come spring.

Having played point guard since 2013 for Oswego State, Sortino has started 76 out of 78 games in his Laker career. He has led the team in scoring and minutes for two of the last three seasons, finishing second in the SUNYAC last year with an average of 20.9 points per game. He was named to the AllSUNYAC First Team twice, along with SUNYAC Championship MVP, and countless accolades between, Sortino’s commitment to the program is displayed through the results he provides.

Sortino played all 40 minutes of the contest, in Tuesday’s loss to

Nazareth, scoring 23 points with three assists. Playing the entirety of the game, while considered daunting for others, is normal for Sortino, who culminated last season by playing 118 out of a possible 120 minutes during their run in the NCAA Tournament.

This team depends on not only his production on the court, but his leadership off of it. Sortino’s ability to lead by example is a trait head coach Jason Leone knows well, as he’s seen it develop over the past few seasons.

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Criselda Mapoy | The Oswegonian Brian Sortino (11) is poised to have another outstanding season, running the floor for the Lakers after a heart-breaking loss to the College of Wooster in the NCAA Div. III Tournament last season.

revolves around his skill set and the things he does very well,” Leone said. “In addition to the tangible things. Brian brings to the team, I’m very proud of his growth in that area. He’s not only our best player on game day, he’s one of our hardest workers in practice. That sets a great example for the rest of our players in the program.”

Setting examples is exactly how Sortino wants to improve his contribution to the team this year, by leading from the front.

“I have to be more of a leader for the new guys, make sure they’re all okay with what we’re doing,” Sortino said. “It’s an honor, we’re doing it for Oswego County, we’re doing it for the fans who come and support us every night.”

Coming to Oswego State three years ago, Sortino knew the program was going to be competitive, which was the main factor in his decision to commit to the program.

“That’s why I came here. I knew coach Leone would give us a lot of good guys to play with,” Sortino said.

“That’s why we play college basketball.”

Playing with talent has its rewards and using it correctly can result in a record as astounding as 58-30 in collegiate play. To be able to say you won nearly twice as much as you lost during a college athletic career is very unique, but would not surprise the least out of someone who has seen Sortino play.

“He’s been the best player on two teams that made the NCAA tournament,” Leone said. “His view

of team always comes before his individual accolades. I’m very proud of how Brian has handled himself over four years as a teammate and player.”

Leone appreciates Sortino’s basketball intellect on and off the court.

“He’s someone that can come into the office and we can talk basketball, and I value his opinion like I do one of our assistant coaches,” Leone said.

Knowledge and skill are great to have as a player, but in a sport like basketball neither are useful without the cohesion and function of those around you. Sortino is quick to point out those around him when asked about individual accomplishments.

“It’s an honor, but it’s a team sport,” Sortino said. “I have to give it to the guys who help me do it every single day, without them, I wouldn’t be able to do this.”

After this season Sortino will graduate, leaving behind the impact of a marquee program player.

Cited as his favorite career moment, presenting the then-seniors with a SUNYAC championship during his sophomore year, there is no better opportunity than now for Sortino and the program to do the very same.

Understanding and appreciating the level of success players like Sortino bring to our programs help our community raise a heightened sense of awareness for those who contribute towards its growth. Sortino’s illustrious career may be approaching its sunset, but its culmination will definitely prove worth the watch.

So sit back and enjoy Sortino's last stand as a Laker.

Lakers hope to capture first-ever win over Plattsburgh

Coach Dillon knows speed could be deciding factor this weekend Samantha Longton Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team is prepared to face the undefeated SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals for the first time this season.

The Cardinals are coming into the weekend series with a five-game win streak. The Lakers follow with a record of 6-0-0. With both teams showing strong gameplay early in the season, a Laker win has potential to set the stage for the rest of the season.

Lakers head coach Diane Dillon has been preparing the team to come in strong using their unique rookieto-veteran communication skills to dominate the ice and bring home at least one win for Oswego State.

The Lakers have never defeated the Cardinals, but the team has a strong feeling about this weekend’s match-up.

“I think our team is more ready than we’ve ever been,” forward Olivia Ellis said. “We know they’re going to be a strong opponent so we’ve been working on ways to figure out how to beat them.”

Last season, the Cardinals destroyed their competition with an overall record of 29-1-0 and won their fifth straight NCAA Div. III Championship. This dominance year after year makes them the team to beat each season.

“Overall, we’ve been trying to pick up the intensity and speed at practice,” Ellis said. “We know that they’re going to be fast.”

According to Dillon, one of the Lakers' biggest strengths going into this weekend series is their speed. “‘Speed kills as they say and hockey is a game of speed,” Dillon said. “Speed allows you to do a lot of things and forces your opponent to have to defend.”

Dillon, along with the rest of the team, believes that it’s time for the Lakers to finally take home a win against the Cardinals.

This year they have shown to be closer than ever of achieving just this.

“I think right now we’re in a position where it’s just time,” Dillon said. “They have a couple of prolific goal scorers and kids that can shoot the puck well but so do we.”

As for the Laker lineup, it is possible that senior Ashley Lyman

may return to the ice for this weekend after missing the first six games due to a lower body injury.

“We’re trying to see how her week at practice goes,” Dillon said “She’s a power forward with a rocket of a shot.”

Dillon believes it will be beneficial to have Lyman back on the ice because of her strengths in the corners and being able to hold her ground during faceoffs. The decision of whether Lyman will be ready for this game will be made at gametime.

Although the Cardinals seem strong so far this season, they have yet to meet with the freshmen class of the Lakers.

Top scoring freshman Jacquelin White is confident that the Lakers will produce high-quality shots throughout the weekend’s series.

“People said that they were pretty strong and that they’re going to be a good competitive team,” White said.

“But I think we can definitely keep up with them.”

The Lakers will head up north this weekend to take on the Cardinals at 3 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday at the historic Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena, trying to make history.

Dalton Patterson | The Oswegonian Oswego State believes this season is its best shot at taking down nationally ranked powerhouse SUNY Plattsburgh.

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SUNYAC Standings Men's Hockey Oswego State Buffalo State Fredonia Brockport Potsdam Cortland Geneseo Plattsburgh Morrisville

Women's Hockey Elmira Oswego State Plattsburgh Buffalo State Potsdam Utica Chatham Cortland Neumann William Smith Men's Basketball Buffalo State Geneseo Plattsburgh Brockport Cortland Oneonta Fredonia New Paltz Oswego State Potsdam Women's Basketball Buffalo State Fredonia New Paltz Plattsburgh Cortland Geneseo Oneonta Brockport Oswego State Potsdam

Overall 5-0-0 2-1-1 2-2-1 2-2-1 2-2-2 2-3-0 3-1-1 2-1-0 0-5-1 Overall 4-0-0 6-0-0 5-0-0 4-1-1 5-1-0 2-2-0 0-4-0 0-4-0 1-5-0 2-4-0 Overall 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 Overall 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1

Conference 3-0-0 2-1-1 2-1-1 2-2-0 1-2-1 1-2-1 1-1-1 1-1-0 0-3-1 Conference 4-0-0 4-0-0 4-0-0 3-1-0 3-1-0 2-2-0 0-4-0 0-4-0 0-4-0 0-4-0 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

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Women's Ice Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Points Saturday, Nov. 12 Friday, Nov. 11 6 5 5 4 1 2 1 4 White: 2 goals Neil: 1 goal Ellis: 1 assist Raguseo: 1 goal OSW: Randazzo: 1 assist OSW: Hulshof: 2 assists 3 Madrigal: 11 saves Jacobson: 28 saves 2 Gleason: 1 goal Weigold: 1 goal CRT: Farmer: 42 saves CRT: Crowley: 1 assist 2 Weigman: 33 saves 2 Women's Basketball Men's Basketball 1 Tuesday, Nov. 15 Tuesday, Nov. 15 Points *ECAC Women's West 8 8 57 63 46 63 Sortino: 23 points Ameele: 16 points 8 Tyson: 14 points OSW: OSW: Mazeela: 3 assists Krecko: 3 blocks Windhausen: 1 block 6 Stenglien: 22 points Grobe: 16 points 6 11 points Stewart: 16 points NAZ: Gillard: CLK: Sorell: 13 points Wind: 10 assists 4 Stenglien: 2 steals Shea: 8 assists 0 Upcoming Matches 0 0 Men's Basketball Men's Ice Hockey 0 Friday, Nov. 18 Friday, Nov. 18 Streak @ vs.

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The Oswego State women's swimming and diving team has now won three straight meets and currently sit at 3-2 on the season. Their third win in a row came over Alfred State on Saturday. Steph Noga, Natalie Brophy and Aran Kilcoyne helped the Lakers swim to their third straight victory. They will look to make it four in a row as they travel to take on the College at Brockport Saturday afternoon.

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Men's Cross Country Sophomore, Liverpool

Freshman Jacquelin White has been a huge reason why the women's ice hockey team has started the season 6-0.

On Saturday afternoon, she scored the only goals for the Lakers and helped them secure a 2-1 victory against SUNYAC rival SUNY Cortland.

The Michigan native has notched a point in every game the Lakers have played this season and is riding a sixgame point streak. The Lakers will return to action on Saturday as they travel to Plattsburgh to face the No. 1 Cardinals.

Sophomore Dylan McCarthy has once again earned the Athlete of the Week Award. This is the second time he has earned it this season.

The runner finished 41st out of a field consisting of more then 300 runners.

McCarthy ran the 8K race and finished with a time of 25:28.20. This time was good enough to shatter the previous school record held by Rich Friedrich.

The Liverpool native helped the Lakers finish 13th overall out of 44 other teams to end their season.

The Oswego State men's basketball team did not get off to the start they were hoping for. The team missed 17 three-pointers in Tuesday night's 63-57 loss to Nazareth College.

Brian Sortino, the team's best player, shot 2-7 from beyond the arc. The team could not find the range, but are hoping that missing shots was a result of the rust from the offseason.

The number of assists Olivia Ellis of the Oswego State women's ice hockey team now has in her college career. She now holds the program record for most assists in Oswego State program history. She did so on Saturday by feeding a record-setting cross-ice pass to Alexa Aramburu who buried it top shelf. Ellis will look to add to her record-setting number as the season continues.

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Coaching staff still working though progression with team, knows they have to play more complete game Cole Parzych Sports Editor cparzych@oswegonian.com The heart of four-straight road games for the No. 4/5 ranked Oswego State men’s ice hockey team brings them to the North Country for two contests against the SUNY Potsdam Bears and the SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals this weekend.

The Lakers failed to win a game on this road trip last year but grabbed a single point in a 4-3 overtime loss to SUNY Plattsburgh.

Head coach Ed Gosek blames not playing a complete game each time out for their lack of success on last year’s North Country trip.

“It wasn’t that we were playing poor hockey, just we weren’t playing complete hockey,” Gosek said. “We didn’t play a complete 60 [minutes] and we had certain breakdowns and certain players that made individual mistakes that cost us.”

Heading into this weekend, Gosek is pushing his team to play a simple game.

This is still a work in progress, but he has seen flashes of this during certain games this season.

The first period against the College at Brockport, where the Lakers went up 2-0, is a prime example.

“We want to play fast,” Gosek said.

“We want to play aggressive. We want quick line changes. We want everyone involved. We just want guys that are hard on their sticks and play gritty and play hard. I thought we did that in the first period [at Brockport] and then it slowly crept away.”

The game against the Cardinals should prove to be the tougher of the two yet again, even after Buffalo State shocked the Div. III hockey world with a 4-1 victory over the Cardinals on Nov. 11.

Despite this, Gosek currently believes the goalie rotation is working and does not see a reason to change the routine. This could mean that Matt Zawadzki would get the start against the 1-2-1 Bears and the newcomer, David Jacobson, would be between the pipes for the matchup with No. 8/10 ranked Cardinals.

“If we go [with] the rotation, Zawadzki would play Friday and Jacobson would play Saturday,” Gosek said. “Whether we switch it around, I don’t know. I don’t know if there is a just reason to switch

it around. They’re both playing well.”

On top of the goalie rotation, the constant line changes are something to note, particularly on the third line.

Mitchell Herlihey and Andrew Barton have seen three different forwards paired with them over the course of three games.

This list includes Mitch Emerson, TJ Sneath and Tyson Bruce, and could grow each game until Gosek feels his “ultimate strongest lineup” is in place.

Aside from the first line of Kenny Neil, Shawn Hulshof and Alex Botten, the rest of the forward group is open to changes, according to Gosek.

“We’ve got a lot of forwards that we feel can play,” Gosek said. “We’re trying Alexandria Donato | The Oswegonian to give them all an opportunity, and not Alex Botten (right) recorded zero points last year on this road trip but will try to add to his total this time around. just one opportunity, at least a couple of looks before we try to form some chemistry with the other lines.”

After a 4-1 victory over SUNY Cortland last weekend, Oswego State moved up in the rankings and is one of two undefeated and untied teams in Div. III along with Utica College.

The team will try to continue this as they prepare for one of the more talkedabout road trips on the schedule.

Alexandria Donato | The Oswegonian The No. 4/5 ranked Oswego State Lakers will hit the road for their annual road trip to Potsdam and Plattsburgh this weekend with hopes of keeping their undefeated record intact.

Jacobson, Zawadzki embrace splitting time in early stages Ignagni helps to get most out of both netminders each practice, game

Joe Porpora Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com Matt Zawadzki and David Jacobson have split starts in goal for the Oswego State men’s ice hockey team and so far it has been a success. Zawadzki has started and won both of Oswego State’s home games while Jacobson is 3-0 in his three road starts this season.

Sophomore goaltender Jacobson is off to a good start in his Oswego State career after transferring from Arizona State University. In his three starts Jacobson is undefeated while posting a save percentage of .939. Jacobson said it has been a smooth transition coming to Oswego State, thanks to the support of the players and coaching staff.

“The transition process has been great,” Jacobson said. “I’ve been welcomed immediately by my teammates and welcomed immediately by the coaches.

Coming here and having a great goalie like [Matt Zawadzki] and Cedric [Hansen] to battle with has been an awesome process.”

As a freshman, Jacobson was putting up decent numbers at Arizona State University but left because he felt he was not getting enough opportunities to play. He came to Oswego State knowing he would be getting that opportunity by splitting starts with Zawadzki and earning his spot in net.

“Our team is very strong in goal,” Jacobson said. “No one wants to have anything handed to them, so coming here and splitting time is something I expected. [Matt Zawadzki] is a great goalie, Cedric is a great goalie, so us having that rotation is just better for the team. Whatever it takes for the team to win that’s what we’re going to do.”

In his senior year as a Laker, Zawadzki has started the season strong going 2-00 with a save percentage of .902 in his first two starts. Zawadzki knows that he and Jacobson are playing well in net so he accepts the two-goalie situation and knows that when he gets the opportunity to play he’s going to do the best he can. “[The two-goalie system is] going well, we’re both playing well so coach is giving us both an opportunity,” Zawadzki said.

“As a competitor you want to play every night, but I understand that there’s more guys in that room capable of getting the job done. When your name is called you go out there and give it your best.”

Zawadzki is a shutout away from becoming the all-time leader in Oswego State history. He is excited to try to get that record, but his focus is on playing hard and winning games. “[The shutout record] is a great achievement, there’s a lot of great players that have played here so to be

able to accomplish a feat like that personally is exciting,” Zawadzki said.

“Every game I got to play I go out and play hard and if I happen to get another shutout that’s great. If not as long as we’re getting the wins that’s what we’re doing right now.”

One of the guys helping Zawadzki and Jacobson succeed is Adrian Ignagni. Ignagni was a goaltender for the Lakers last year, but had to stop playing due to concussion issues.

Now he helps the goaltenders out in goalie sessions during practice.

“Having a goalie coach at all of our games, tracking every shot and even at practice two to three times a week has been magnificent,” Jacobson said. “I don’t know what else you would want as a goalie to have constantly on the ice with you than your goalie coach.”

Zawadzki played with Ignagni last season and has that chemistry with him already, so having him as a goalie coach is also helpful for the senior Zawadzki.

“Having Adrian is great,” Zawadzki said. “We played together last season so we have that kind of chemistry already. Having him there every day is helpful, he gives us that extra

insight as a goaltender himself.”

So far this season the Lakers are 5-0-0 and combined Zawadzki and Jacobson have a .927 save percentage.

Having two goaltenders capable of winning games and stopping shots is a good problem to have for the Lakers’ coaching staff. No matter who starts in net for the Oswego State Lakers, the players know they are going to get a good performance .

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Cassandra Para Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com

The Oswego State wrestling team is off to an 0-1 start this season, but there is plenty of optimism floating around the locker room that the 2016-2017 season will be a successful one.

Many of the players, and especially the coaching staff, are very excited about freshman recruit Jordan Bushey.

Bushey is from Gouverneur, New York, and is wrestling in the 184-pound weight class. The freshman has not yet wrestled for the Lakers in the regular season, but did wrestle for them in the preseason tournament at Ithaca College.

The recruitment process for Bushey was a long one, but the ultimate reason he chose to attend Oswego State was the pre-existing familiarity Oswego State offered him.

“I had a bunch of friends that already wrestled here, so I thought that it would be the best overall fit for me,” Bushey said. “I had a few other schools like Edinboro [University] that I went to visit, Alexandria Donato | The Oswegonian but I just felt like those were too big for After competing for national titles in his high school career, Jordan Bushey (right) hopes to do the same as a Laker. me right now.”

The transition period for any student he knows that to reach his goal, he has wrestlers from the previous seasons were athlete can be difficult, especially in to work to do in order to compete at the a major influence in bringing Bushey to wrestling, where athletes really become highest level.

Oswego State. bigger, stronger and faster during college.

“I really want to improve on my Howard said he is excited to see Bushey has already had to deal with stamina and strength, because I took a what Bushey will bring to the mat for different aspects of the college rules year off from a knee injury and I’m just the Lakers in years to come. for wrestling. coming back from that,” Bushey said.

“He’s an explosive wrestler and he’s “Definitely the three-minute first Head coach Mike Howard has extremely athletic,” Howard said. “He’s periods, that’s a huge adjustment and had his eye on Bushey since he was a competitor, you watch him compete I figured that out in the first round in wrestling for a New York State high and he’s knocking off people and when Ithaca,” Bushey said. “After that it was all school championship. Howard made it he takes the mat the mat is his and about calming down in the first period and clear that Bushey was a highly recruited competes for every position.” just figuring it out from there.” prospect and the Lakers are lucky to The Lakers will look to get their first Bushey has high expectations for himself have him. win of the season on Nov. 20 as they hit and part of that is because during high “A lot of people know about Bushey the road to face Cornell University. school he won the New York high school since he was runner-up in the high championship in his weight class. school national championship in “My goal is to win a national title this Virginia Beach,” Howard said. “We didn’t year,” Bushey said. “Just take it one step at just find him under a rock, there was a a time and hope that I can reach that goal lot of colleges around New York state before I have to graduate.” that were interested in him.”

Although Bushey is full of confidence, Howard has acknowledged that the

Alexandria Donato | The Oswegonian The coaching staff loves how physically gifted of an athlete Jordan Bushey (left) is and his toughness on the mat.

The floor hockey and basketball leagues crowned champions this week.

The floor hockey co-rec champions have been crowned for the fall semester.

It came down to Car Ramrod and the Ugly Pucklings in the final round to determine who would take home the championship T-shirt. In the end it was Car Ramrod with an impressive game taking it 5-3.

The men’s competitive floor hockey playoffs are down to the final four. Seeded first overall is RIP IN PEACE HARAMBE with a 4-1 record. They look to take on Well Lose Mega Got in the semifinal round for a chance to advance to the finals. On the other side of the bracket seeded second and third are The Bueller Boys and The Mighty. Both have winning records and are looking to have a shot at the finals.

In other intramural sports action, the men’s competitive basketball league came to an end on Monday night with Running

Rebels taking on Oswego’s Very Own. Both teams proved themselves throughout the playoffs. Oswego’s Very Own was seeded seventh overall and had a tough secondround game versus The Cyclones, but were able to edge them out with a buzzer beater, 63-60. After that game they cruised through the next two rounds and earned their spot in the championship game.

The Runnin Rebels had a pretty easy trip through playoffs, being seeded fourth overall, they were able to top Sunnyvale Trailer 57-38, and Lake Show 61-45 to take them into the championship.

The championship game came down to the final minutes of play. Team Runnin Rebels were down two when they made a three-pointer, putting them up by one. But in an attempt to get the ball back, Team Runnin Rebels fouled Oswego’s Very Own and they were able to make both foul shots to put them up by one. Team Runnin Rebels got the ball back with four seconds left, but were unable to make the last shot and Oswego’s Very Own took home the championship, 44-43.

Photo provided by Mic-Anthony Hay Car Ramrod defeated the Ugly Pucklings 5-3 in the co-rec division of floor hockey to be crowned champions.

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RESPECT HOLIDAY BREAK According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Thanksgiving is celebrated as a legal holiday for people to be thankful for what they have, yet the traditional family turkey dinner is not always the story for some Oswego State students.

Whether it is because of athletics, foreign exchange programs or working opportunities, some students are not able to take a break, spend time with loved ones or celebrate this great American tradition.

Out of the entire academic year, the time between the beginning of classes fall semester and Thanksgiving break is the longest time that the residence halls are open and students spend time in school away from home.

For all students, the Thanksgiving break should mean exactly what it is

called: a break. Professors should refrain from giving big assignments or test directly after Thanksgiving and let students appreciate their time off not as students but as people.

For student athletes, the holidays should let them take not only a mental break, but a physical break. Scheduling athletes to compete or train during this time goes against what it means to have time set aside in the academic schedule. This period of time is allocated for students to take off from school and observe the holiday to give thanks, not to take off from school and train.

For foreign exchange students, experiencing Thanksgiving is important to e x p e r i e nc i ng A me r i c a n c u l t u re .

Staying on campus is not the same as staying in an American home. If the In-

ternational Education office wanted to give foreign exchange students a full experience, it would be interesting if they could set up a program where foreign exchange students can go home with American students and see what Thanksgiving is really like.

Letting students stay over the Thanksgiving break is an appropriate service that Oswego State offers for students who cannot or do not want to go home for the holidays but in no way should the school make it mandatory for students to have to stay for the Thanksgiving break.

This holiday is an American tradition for a reason and it is time for the school to recognize the full extent of this time to give thanks instead of take advantage of it.

IN THE OFFICE

Immigration very crucial, influential to U.S.

Many aspects of American culture succeed because of immigrants

The Voice of the People

What are you looking forward to most about Thanksgiving break?

“The food and being home.”

Brandon Cortes Asst. Laker Review Editor bcortes@oswegonian.com

Daniela Rosario senior, graphic design and communications

“I’m looking forward to dinner with my family and seeing my friends.”

Bobby Vasta sophomore, accounting

“Eating a bunch of pie.”

Alexis Bowering freshman, public relations

“Time off of classes, time home with my family, lots of good food.”

Michael Prentice junior, broadcasting

“Going home and seeing family.”

Luke Myers freshman, business

See web exclusive Opinion articles at www.oswegonian.com/opinion

Immigration is a difficult topic to touch on but it is important to talk about.

The United States is built on immigration.

A majority of the early politicians and founding fathers were all descendants of English immigrants. The innaugural Thanksgiving was celebrated between Native Americans and pilgrims who were immigrants, something people do not see today.

For over 200 years, immigrants have helped boost the nation’s economy with stores and businesses. In modern day, immigrants aid in the growth of agriculture with farming and construction jobs.

Why is it that extreme conservatives and racists despise Hispanic immigrants?

The goal of many people that cross the U.S.-Mexico border is to produce a better future for their children, like send money to them back home or to have American citizenship and go to quality universities.

Even adult immigrants seek a good earning that they were not able to obtain in their native country. In order to be successful in some countries, people have to be born rich to continue school. Otherwise, the military is the only option. The U.S. is a nation where all people have access to the same opportunities.

Do immigrants take our jobs?

No not at all.

They work hard to get where us Americans get. Will other people pick fruits and break their backs at a hot California or Texas farm? Will Americans with degrees for highpaying stable jobs be construction workers?

No. These are jobs that are harder than an office job.

The Italians, Scottish and Irish were the biggest role-playing immigrants in this country. Many Americans today are descendants of these nationalities that made America what it is today.

East Asians and Middle Eastern immigrants do not receive as much criticism as Hispanic immigrants, but they have it harder when it comes to learning English because the language is a completely dif-

ferent alphabet than Mandarin, Korean or Arabic. While all of this they also struggle to find jobs.

I arrived at this country when I was 2 years old with my parents, siblings and tons of other family like cousins, aunts and uncles from Colombia. I did not arrive in boat or by crossing the border, we arrived legally, traveling by plane.

Like most immigrants, my family had a rough start, but comparing that time to 18 years later, life is better. My older sister Katherin is in medical school studying for her dream to be a plastic surgeon. My cousin Julian served in the U.S. Marines for five years and is a known veteran who now works for NASA. My cousin Viviana was the first of the Colombian-Americans in our family to graduate college and buy a house. She now works for the University of Missouri. As for myself, I am attending Oswego State and I am working hard to make a future in broadcasting. My parents, uncles and aunts have accomplished their job to lead my cousins, siblings and I to a better future.

My family is an example of hard-working immigrants that wanted a brighter future than we were able to have in Colombia.

It is clear that immigration is important in this country. I know this from personal experience to real-world experience.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR If you are like me, you have been getting some hard questions from students regarding the election results. In conservation biology, the study of maintaining the Earth’s biodiversity, we discuss many environmental and social topics like disparity in wealth, women’s rights, climate change, clean water and habitat loss and fragmentation. Thus, a large majority of the country supporting an antiscience candidate with questionable social ideologies gives them real concern.

As our future leaders, these students look to us as mentors, so I think it is our job to be truthful and hopeful for their future. This is not easy and it has kept me up at night lately. I finally was able to put my thoughts to paper early this morning, mostly because I had my discussion section in con bio at 8 a.m. and I knew the topic was going to come up again. I needed a good response.

My hope is that my comment below may help communicate to students that all is not lost, that we can be grounded in the social reality of today while still having hope for tomorrow.

I want to address your concerns following the election. Yesterday I was asked by several students how they will ever find jobs in conservation and science. This is a difficult question to answer truthfully and, with a hopeful tone considering the litany of Trump policies, they will exacerbate the very real environmental problems of climate change, habitat loss, access to clean water, disparity in wealth and equality for minorities and women; all while simultaneously defunding efforts to combat these issues.

As we have noted in our ecology and conservation biology classes this semester, closing the wealth gap and empowering women are

paths to a healthier environment. Social issues are environmental issues, so the attack on both fronts, the environmental front and social front from this election may make it feel like you have a daunting task ahead, which you do, but you always have, what is different now, is that the mask of deception is off.

The problems are simply more evident than before and this should give us hope that we can now combat what has been openly expressed: that anti-science, racism, sexism and intolerance continue in a substantial portion of our population and can now be openly called as such, the mask is off.

So, after some reflection, I think the answer to how we should act, how we should forge forward, how we should continue to pursue our career in the sciences is quite simple.

We keep doing what we have always done.

The fight to sustain honesty, hard-work, openness, truth and diversity is not new. Nothing I have done to get to where I am in my career was easy. We have been fighting this fight for a long time.

Today, it is our job to work even harder and smarter. We have always worked to pursue knowledge for the betterment of humanity and we are now at a time when doing so has more meaning than ever before. Simply see this election as fuel for working harder, be introspective and take the blame for what transpired. We as a country of individuals have not worked hard enough to educate and inform about the strengths of diversity and a healthy environment.

Teddy Roosevelt said it best when he noted, “The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem, it will avail us little to solve all others.”

Without healthy, functioning ecosystems we cannot have a healthy economy and we cannot be healthy socially. Similarly, we cannot have a healthy environment without standing up for social health at the global scale, by standing up for those only concerned with finding food and shelter for the day, standing up for women that do not have an education or the capacity to make their own decisions about child bearing, standing up for all that have little way to stand up for themselves.

In a country founded on diversity, a melting pot in a land rich in natural resource and with a conservation legacy and ethic admired by the world; now is not the time to hang our heads, it is a time to seek out and actively promote the truth, work hard, be good to your neighbor and make it a great day, every day, through your actions, despite the actions of others.

So, it is my honest comment today, that you will all go on to make substantial and positive impacts in this world, no matter who is president when you graduate. You will go on to make substantial and positive impacts because it is the collection of actions, not the single, great action of one, but the collective actions of the many that will make our world a better place for tomorrow.

Be the change you want to see. Pursue that career in conservation and science with more passion than ever before. You will have no regrets if you spend your life focused on sustaining a healthy environment and promoting social justice.

Michael Schummer Visiting Assistant Professor of Zoology

OPINION

THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2016

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Trump’s speech lacks meaning Devin O’Shaughnessy | The Oswegonian Students at Oswego State started protesting Trump’s election in the quad and then moved to other locations.

Lexi Hanna Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Last week’s election left half the country emotional, unstable and concerned for their well-being. Donald Trump becoming our president-elect stirred hatred, fear and disbelief across the U.S. Riots and protests broke out among anti-Trump groups, blocking streets and flooding college campuses with chants, signs and marches. Students chanted things like “F- Trump,” “Not my President” and “You are not America, we are America,” as they protested the results of the election.

Lingering feelings and concerns regarding his potential policies fuel the protests and leave some students severely upset and worried for their lives.

Oswego State President, Deborah Stanley sent a mass email to students in regards to the protests, division and current state of the country. Stanley calls out the use of racial slurs and oppressive language, explaining that it shall not be tolerated. The email essentially states that we, as a nation, need to stay united instead if we wish to prosper on and face potential challenges.

Protests have been a way to express deep emotions regarding an issue, topic or policy for centuries. However, a majority of protests turn violent, resulting in more strife than good. Anti-Trump protests have already turned violent, as police attempt to break up fights several officers as well as civilians have gotten injured.

These protests have also brought on the burning of the American flag, something many deem un-American and disrespectful.

This act in particular has stirred strife and anger among many, causing more controversy and division between citizens.

Americans are afforded the right to do a lot of things, including opinion and speech. Expressing unhappiness with the results of the election is understandable, even protesting specific policies and ideals that go along with the president-elect is generally acceptable.

Burning the American flag, however, is not okay, nor will it get concerns out and heard. Instead, an act such as that only divides groups more, resulting in a lack of understanding. No one hears another’s concerns, or even tries to understand them. In some cases, such as burning the flag, the disrespect is seen as more violent and important that why it is being done.

Stanley’s email claimed that the Oswego State community must be united, not divided.

Instead of shouting over one another’s opinions, thoughts and concerns regarding this election and burning the flag in response to disliking Trump and his potential policies, we must listen and take into consideration those thoughts, opinions and concerns.

Becoming united and together is more important in a time like this, one where our nation is severely divided in every important issue, we are able to fix problems, avoid potential issues and “make America great again,” or continue its already-apparent “greatness.”

Family, food more important than debates during dinner

LGBTQ community should prepare to protest Trump’s actions Issack Cintron Copy Editor issack.cintron@oswegonian.com On his way to becoming president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump once made a vow to “protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of the hateful, foreign ideology.”

Trump’s vow came in July, a full month after the shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando that had ignited Americans’ fears regarding foreign terrorism reaching American soil.

Now, as president-elect, Trump has backed off previous claims he made regarding appointing justices to the Supreme Court who would work to repeal its 2015 decision to legalize same-sex marriage.

Yet taking a closer look, Trump’s administration could result in seismic effects that could harm the LGBTQ community.

Just under Trump is his Vice Presidentelect Mike Pence, the Indiana governor who has a history of opposing LGBTQ rights.

“Mike Pence is really, really out there on his anti-gay politics,” said Rachel Maddow of MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show.” “[Trump] picked as his running mate the most vociferously and consistently anti-gay statewide elected official in the country. There is no statewide elected official anywhere in America that has more to brag about in terms of his anti-gay credentials.”

Pence’s track record has seen him serve on the board of an anti-LGBTQ group, oppose the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and even signed a bill that would throw same-sex couples applying for marriage licenses in jail.

Pence poses to be the biggest threat and the deciding factor in LGBTQ rights, as it appears Pence could influence the Trump administration’s would-be support of the First Amend-

Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian Pride Alliance E-board members from left: Sam Giguere, Berenson, Ryan Smith and Mason Lechner.

ment Defense Act. If passed, the act would exist to protect the rights of citizens who oppose same-sex marriage from punishment by the federal government.

Simultaneously, this would also see the LGBTQ community face heavy discrimination in the workplace, businesses and government as it defends religious beliefs. Pence’s viewpoints could also drastically influence the outcome in the battle for transgender bathroom rights. Although Trump stated in April that he felt transgender people should “use the bathroom they feel is appropriate,” Pence has long combatted the issue, rejecting President Barack Obama’s stance on the matter claiming, “The federal government has no business getting involved in issues of this nature.”

The common theme throughout Trump’s presidential campaign has been the fear of basic human rights being denied to specific groups in this nation. While Trump remains the biggest threat to the rights of minority groups

such as Latino, Hispanics, Muslims and Blacks, Pence is virtually the Adolf Hitler to the LGBTQ community.

To believe Trump’s claim that he will “do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens” is incomprehensible, as Trump’s ambiguous ideals tend to change like the weather. On the other hand, Pence has firmly planted his feet in the ground on his beliefs regarding the LGBTQ community, utilizing his political career to orchestrate a witch hunt against LGBTQ peoples.

It is for these reasons that people must not accept the possibility of losing their basic human rights and must continue to fight for them, as this becomes their greatest battle in the quest for equality. Eight years of progress threatens to be unraveled and discarded by an administration that shares a hateful, nihilistic rhetoric.

Will they succeed or will the power of love conquer the love for power?

Major study ends for good reason Men are not wimps after birth control causes serious health problems Lexi Hanna Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com

Photo provided by Sharon Mollerus via flickr After this year’s election people are wondering how conversations will go at the Thanksgiving dinner table.

Clare O’Brien Staff writer opinion@oswegonian.com Next week, Oswego State students will be flocking home to celebrate Thanksgiving, the marvelous holiday where families gather around the table to demolish a 20-pound turkey. There is nothing that compares to seeing relatives and busting out the fancy dishware that is saved for this annual meal.

From the aroma of green bean casserole filling the air to the Cowboys game on television, Thanksgiving is running smoothly.

Until your grandpa derails it by saying, “You know, I just don’t understand those bathroom bills.”

Households across the country will be plagued by this moment when the light atmosphere of the holidays is dampened by political discussion. With this highly controversial, never-before-seen election season that concluded in polarizing fashion, there will be that family member ready to address the elephant in the room. It could be your aunt who has an “I’m With Her” T-shirt, your cousin who staunchly voted third party or your grandfather who is the Republican committee chairman of your town. Regardless of whoever turned the conversation to politics, one question arises.

What to do now?

Instead of waiting for the never-ending awkward pause of silence to pass or igniting a WWE-style fight over LGBTQ rights, there is a way to get through the moment.

Respect the opinions of those at the table, even if they do not match your own. Allow

your grandfather to voice his misunderstanding of gay marriage and then move on with the meal. This is not the time to try and change their opinions. Save the heated debates for a time where there is no risk of throwing cranberry sauce.

The easiest way to handle discussing politics at Thanksgiving dinner is to avoid them altogether. Experts say that keeping the atmosphere light and positive is the best situation for any family dinner. Abortion and gun control are not the easiest conversations to stomach on their own, let alone when your grandmother is sitting across the table.

There is plenty of other things to talk about with your relatives and if you find yourselves struggling to find a topic not related to the news, then that is a struggle for you to conquer as a family.

No matter the amount of people dining together, there should be no moment where your dad must resort to bringing up something he saw on “The O’Reilly Factor.”

This Thanksgiving, leave your “Make America Great Again” hats behind, along with your stories about attending a Bernie Sanders rally. Do not attempt discussing politics in front of your infant cousins. There is a time and place for explaining your support of Planned Parenthood and it is not Nov. 24.

The most heated debate held that day should be over who gets the last crescent roll.

As a nation, we have four years to talk and debate about the new president-elect, so we should use Thanksgiving as a break from it. Go home, hug your family, eat your heart out and nurse that food baby while watching the Steelers lose to the Colts.

Controversy has been stirred among women over the recent conclusion of a male birth control study.

Papers, magazines and news sources alike have claimed the study was shut down because of the “whining of men regarding needless side effects.” Any individual who has recently picked up a copy of “Cosmopolitan” magazine or scrolled through Facebook, has likely read that “men are unable to sustain side effects of birth control that women have been dealing with since the ‘60s: acne, mood swings, weight gain or loss.” Women are outraged by the news, and understandably, so given the information provided.

Unbeknownst to many, the study was not shut down simply because men could not handle the side effects. In fact, researchers concluded that the contraceptive being provided for the study was severely dangerous for those taking it. Yes, men did drop out because of the side effects, but not the everyday ones experienced by women who willingly take birth control pills.

The study required men to be in a heterosexual relationship. Both parties went through trials and tests to ensure health and fertility and both had to be accepting of the possibility of pregnancy. The contraceptive men in the trial were given was a twohormone shot given regularly, meant to decrease sperm count while using it.

Within the first 16 weeks of the trial, there were no notable severe side effects; in fact, there were four pregnancies out of the 266 couples involved in the trial. After 52 weeks, at least 20 men had dropped out because of the effects: infertility after stopping the contraceptive, erectile dysfunction, mood disorders, injection site pain, testicular pain and muscular disturbances to name a few.

None of these are side effects women experience every day; although female contra-

Photo provided by jochenpipir via pixaby A shot to the genitals was not what caused the study to end, but rather medical issues the men started to experience.

ceptives can cause blood clots. Women experience mood swings, but not mood disorders.

Mood disorders are mental illnesses and men experienced illnesses such as depression, aggression and bipolar disorder. One man even committed suicide as a result. The study, despite being shut down because of safety, is still considered successful and the information gained is considered a “medical breakthrough” for male contraceptive research.

The news that men dropped out of the contraceptive study because they could not handle the side effects, ultimately shutting down the study, could be an annoyance to the female reader. Women taking birth control, willingly, at that, experience seemingly horrible side effects such as acne, mood swings and weight gain. This sacrifice is for the primary purpose of avoiding unwanted pregnancies; a concept men are necessary to have happen.

If women have to deal with these side effect to avoid pregnancy, why should men not have to?

The shutdown of this study was the result of a lot more than simple, annoying side effects. It had an effect on mens’ fertility, sex drive and mental stability. The shut-

down was necessary, understandable and respectable.

Men should not have to experience mental illness just to avoid a pregnancy and if contraceptives gave women depression, there would be outrage about that too.

It is not the fault of women for being outraged, since a majority of sources provided news such as this and left out the very important detail that the study was deemed severely unsafe by medical professionals. Readers were only given that men dropped out of the study and the side effects were the “same as those women experience on birth control pills.”

The problem here is not that men are wimps and whiners, but instead that readers are experiencing an information asymmetry: not being given the appropriate information regarding the issue.

Instead of rioting because men cannot handle what have been deemed unsafe side effects, we should be demanding all the information around issues of controversy such as this.

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Events Calendar

Friday, Nov. 11 through Friday, Nov. 18

ART EXHIBIT: “FROM MY FRONT DOOR” Time: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Date: Friday, Nov. 18 Location: Oswego State Metro Center OSWEGO STATE ART FACULTY EXHIBITON Time: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Date: Friday, Nov. 18 Location: Oswego State Metro Center ART EXHIBIT: “LAND, SKY, WATER: WATERCOLOR, ACRYLIC AND PASTEL” Time: Noon - 5 p.m.

Date: Friday, Nov. 18 Location: 186 W. First St., Oswego MOVIE: “THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS” Time: 7:30 p.m.

Date: Friday, Nov. 18 Location: Auditorium, Marano Campus Center RICE CREEK RAMBLE Time: 11 a.m. - noon Date: Saturday, Nov. 19 Location: Rice Creek Field Station OPEN SKATE Time: 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Date: Sunday, Nov. 20 Location: Arena, Marano Campus Center PLANETARIUM SHOW: “ASTRONOMICAL SUBJECTS IN WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE, TOLSTOY AND MARK TWAIN” Time: 7 - 8 p.m.

Date: Sunday, Nov. 20 Location: Room 223, Shineman Center INTERNATIONAL COFFEE HOUR Time: 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Date: Monday, Nov. 21 Location: Room 255, Marano Campus Center PLANETARIUM SHOW: “EXPLORING THE SOLAR SYSTEM” Time: 2 - 3 p.m.

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 23 Location: Room 233, Shineman Center

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LAKER REVIEW

Look at Oz: Panic Film Festival returns

Festival features more comedy films than horror Brandon Cortes Asst. Laker Review Editor bcortes@oswegonian.com The Panic Film Festival returned for its seventh year and viewers saw a marathon of student films.

For Panic Film Festival, students had to create a movie within the span of 48 hours. The given time is nothing compared to September’s Fresh Fest Film Festival, which was 36 hours. The formatting of the teams for Fresh Fest Film Festival was diverse accoring to class year.

Panic Film Festival worried less people because participants were able to choose anyone as teammates and were given more hours to produce their films.

Like Fresh Fest Film Festival, Panic Film Festival took place in Park Hall 315 where the films would be screened.

Nearly filled to capacity, students, faculty and random attendees enjoyed films and their own work.

All of the films had a primary genre of horror but the majority of the films aimed for comedy such as “Stuffed” and “No Place Like Hell” while others like “The Shape” and “Midnight Girl” had a serious theme.

The event began with a showing of last year’s grand jury prize winner, “The Kegsorcist,” made by Max Hlat, Jesse Malone, Michael Calobrisi, Nick Loper and Danielle Gillet. Eventually Calobrisi would win best picture for a the second year in a row by the end of the night.

The films were all shown one after another.

“Dead Inside, but Alive and Kicking” was a perfect example of what was expected for the evening: comedy and horror.

Following was “11.04.16.,” a found-footage film similar to “The Blair Witch Project” starting slow until a weird creature made an appearance

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Students from third place best picture “No Place Like Hell” celebrate their victories in the festival.

at the end.

Next was “Exposure,” the night’s biggest winner, taking home awards for best editing, cinematography, performance and grand jury prize. It was beautiful in all aspects.

It had excellent cinematography and a beautiful story. Not only did Calobrisi produce and direct it, he also starred in it. It was his best work to date.

All films screened after “Exposure” had trouble topping it. “iKiller” was creative and hilarious with its premise of a man’s former iPhone seeking revenge after being replaced.

‘Til Death Do We Start’ was the most different film of the night. It was a musical and romance about a ghost who falls in love with a girl.

“No Place Like Hell,” the festival’s third place winner for best picture, was the only film to utilize flashback scenes to tell the story of two college students moving into a haunted apartment. It featured spot-on acting by Alex Simone as a hippy and Noah Pierce as a possessed college student.

“Severed Revenge,” like “11.04.16.,” also had a slow start but finished on a good note. The film balanced the comedy and

horror and it was best recognized for its gore and sexual jokes.

“Dad?” was not on par with the other films. The producers tried too hard on the jokes and the story did not make sense.

Despite the lack of development, “The Shape” was a good horror film that stayed away from the comedy trend. It told the story of a girl being stalked by a Michael Myers-like killer despite having already killed him.

The second place best picture winner “Midnight Girl” was a brilliant piece of art that was filmed in one take in a first-person point of view. Filmed in black-and-white, the movie was the most horrific of all, showing the terrifying events that transpire after three Satanists botch a sacrifice. With good acting, “Midnight Girl” rightfully deserved its second place best picture win as it competed well with “Exposure.”

Sophomore Frank Heagle, director of “Stuffed Up,” a movie about killer stuffed animals, was surprised to win audience choice.

“I couldn’t believe it. I thought ‘Exposure’ or ‘Midnight Girl’ would win the award,” Heagle said. “I’m happy for my team and for winning audience choice.”

The quality of the films

was better in Panic Film Festival than Fresh Fest Film Festival. All movies were a joy to watch and students presented their potential on the big screen.

The awards of the night as it follows: BEST EDITING: Michael Calobrisi for “Exposure” BEST SCRIPT: Victoria de la Concha for “No Place Like Hell” BEST PERFORMANCE: Michael Calobrisi in “Exposure” BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS & MAKEUP: Brandon Potter for “Severed Revenge” BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Benjamin Nemec for “Exposure” AUDIENCE CHOICE: Frank Heagle, Karly Wright, Allison Feely, DeAnna Newman and Caleb Smith for “Stuffed Up.” THIRD PLACE FOR BEST PICTURE: Issack Cintron, Victoria de la Concha, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Hunter Pettingill and Natalie Trainor for “No Place Like Hell” SECOND PLACE FOR BEST PICTURE: Victoria Jayne, Brandon Potter, Nicholas Cocks, David Fuenzalida and Erin Geraghty for “Midnight Girl” GRAND JURY PRIZE FOR BEST PICTURE: Michael Calobrisi, Benjamin Nemec, Peri Saat and Joey Kraus for “Exposure”

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‘Slade Collins In and Out of Time’ showcases alumnus Rob Lee Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

On Nov. 11 the Capitol Theatre in Rome, New York, hosted the premiere of “Slade Collins In and Out of Time,” a production of Mad Angel Films, an independent film company based in Utica, New York. In the title role of Slade Collins is 2008 Oswego State graduate Ryan Santiago.

The movie follows the adventures of relic hunter Slade Collins sometime after the events of the first film in the series, “Slade Collins and the Tree of Life.”

This time around, Slade learns that time travel is poss i bl e a nd m u s t g o b a c k to 1940s Nazi-Germany to track down his father Rick Collins (Alexander Eller) to save the woman he loves. He meets up with his father after being captured by the Germans,

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Ryan Santiago (left) and Rebacca C Kasek (right) journey to save time.

who bring Slade to their leader, who turns out to be the Nazi General, Baldric (Nikolai Truskalo), the man responsible for Slade’s need to go back in time.

Along with his longtime partner Jennifer (Rebecca C. Kasek), Slade sets off on his journey. While in the past, he learns that Baldric wants to use time travel to change the tide of the war. With the help of his father, Jennifer and a

U.S. Army unit led by Capt.

James T. Morris ( Wayne W. Johnson) they set off to prevent Baldric from completing his plan.

Fans of movies like the Indiana Jones and Laura Croft series, will enjoy “Slade Collins In and Out of Time.” There is a great mix of action and adventure, with just the right amount of humor on the side.

Mad Angel Films is one of many independent film com-

panies in the central New York area and “Slade Collins In and Out of Time,” is the 14th movie they have made. Everyone involved with the company shows what happens when a group of people are brought together by their common goal of making movies and telling great stories.

Santiago got involved with Mad Angel Films by chance when a friend posted on Facebook that they were going to be playing a zombie in a film called “Half Dead.” Santiago thought it would be cool to play a zombie and contacted writer and director Matt Peters, who invited him to the cast read and was eventually given a speaking role.

“They taught me things I never even realized went into this profession,” Santiago said.

“Techniques on learning lines, techniques on showing emotion. As well as the kinds of things that happen on the business side of acting.”

Santiago is very grateful for the lessons he learned from his professors at Oswego State. He has advice for future graduates “Just go out there and do things, look for audition notices,” Santiago said. “Offer your help with a film or with a stage production, you know meet people and just keep on doing it.

Just don’t be discouraged, you know a lot of people get turned down, but just keep on coming back and as long as you keep on putting the work in people are going to accept you.”

Mad Angel Films has a busy future they currently have two films “Romeo 3000” and “Barely Coping” in post-production.

They are in pre-production on “Radiant Dark,” which will be a collaborative effort with several other Central New York independent film companies.

In addition to those projects, they have promised that the Slade Collins character will return in “Slade Collins and the Fate of Two Worlds.”

Adams’ ‘Arrival’: Oscar-worthy acting, film Issack Cintron Copy Editor icintron@oswegonian.com

In what has been considered by some to be an abysmal year for films, Oscar-season has brought along a modern classic in “Arrival.”

Debuting at the Venice Film Festival in September, “Arrival” is a critically-adored film, providing a breath of fresh air for the sci-fi genre as it goes against the grain of the typical alien-invasion film. It proves to share more conceptually with “District 9” or “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” than it does with disaster-oriented blockbusters “War of the Worlds” or “Independence Day.” The film centers on Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”), an accomplished linguist professor who is recruited by U.S. Army Col. Weber (Forest Whitaker, “Southpaw”) to establish communications with aliens who have landed vessels in 12 different locations worldwide. Banks, along with

physicist Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner, “Captain America: Civil War”), must work to establish standard communications with the aliens, referred to as “Heptapods” for their seven tentacles, in an attempt to understand their purpose on Earth.

“Arrival” possesses a high concept that is wonderfully executed by director Denis Villeneuve (“Sicario”) whose films have always thrived on building tension and captivating audiences to the point of emotional investment.

Villeneuve has managed to craft characters who garner empathy from audiences through their flaws or their pasts.

The same is brought along with Louise’s character, who has endured incredible highs and devastating lows as a mother, losing her daughter to an incurable disease. This B-plot could have easily been overbearing and heavy-handed, but the story and Oscar-worthy performance

by Adams handles it so precisely that it captivates and manages to tie in to the main plot.

In some cases, it becomes just as important as the potential threat of invasion.

“A r r i v a l ” t a k e s t h e s m a r t route in not following the inva-

sion trope that has been all but beaten to death. Instead, the reaction to the threat of invasion creates paranoia and violence i n p e o p l e a c ro s s t he g lo b e , serving as a metaphor for the fear of terrorism.

Fo r B a n k s a nd D o n ne l l y, their goal of communicating with the Heptapods is further complicated by the looming threat of militaries plotting to attack their vessels. As Banks comes to discover, language plays a more significant role than merely establishing communication. It is a matter of discovering what the role is, thus building an incredible amount of tension for the characters and the audience.

Artistically, the film makes great achievements, rarely but efficiently utilizing special effects, painting beautiful scenery through its hazy cinematography and storytelling through a powerful score that connects the aliens to the humans.

Villeneuve’s films have the tendency to be well-rounded and they manage to differentiate themselves from one another as their varying themes are not beaten over his audience’s heads. Rather, Villeneuve has

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Amy Adams delivers a strong performance as a linguist and alien translator.

faith that his audience is smart enough to follow somewhat complex plots that find a way to not be overly convoluted.

“Arrival,” for all its complexities, remains simple, resonating as one of the best films in a lackluster year, yet the film would still manage to stand out regardless of what year it is.

This tour de force possesses

wonderful performances, including a career-defining performance from Adams and a story unparalleled by any of the sort. It is a modern classic that will continue to earn its place as one of the best sci-fi films of the 21st Century, and potentially a surplus of Oscar nominations and/or wins.

“Arrival” has arrived.

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Watts less powerful than before, ‘Shut In’ disappoints One thing that hurts Devin O’Shaughnessy this film is the fact that Social Media Coordinator doshaughnessy@oswegonian.com the characters, especially Mary, portray typical tropes of characters not using their head and being ratioAmong the horror films nal in certain situations. released this year, “Shut There are plenty of scenes In” could possibly be one where characters’ actions of the worst. seem almost unquestioned This film presents a story and unmotivated. of a woman named Mary Another weak point is (Naomi Watts, “Allegiant”), a the constant misdirects children’s psychologist who the film causes the viewers is taking care of her quad- to go through as the story riplegic son (Charlie Heaton, progresses. Throughout the “Stranger Things”) in Maine. duration of the film, viewThe son became paralyzed ers are constantly watchfrom the neck down after ing what they think is real, a car crash on their way to but it often turns out to be a boarding school, which a dream sequence. As the killed his father. film continues, the dreams One of Mary’s patients, just get more and more cona young boy named Tom fusing, constantly making (Jacob Tremblay, “Room”), the audience decipher what disappears during a winter is real and what is not. storm. Mary starts to expeThe conflicts presented rience strange occurrences in this film are weak and throughout the film, leav- the plotholes leave the auing the audience to wonder dience confused. Questions if the ghost of this missing arise such as the reason child is haunting her for the son was being expelled unknown reasons. from school and being sent

Photo provided by wikipedia.org Unlike previous horror films she has worked on, Naomi Watts gives a forced performance.

to boarding school. There are other problems, such as the film being set in Maine during the winter during a snowstorm, yet the pond located near the house is not frozen.

Watts certainly does not live up to her previous work within the horror genre. Her portrayal of the widowed mother feels as though she

has not connected. It feels as if she is just reciting lines at certain points within the film, causing the story to become hardly believable.

The film also features actors such as Heaton and Oliver Platt (“Chicago Med”), who plays Mary’s colleague who assures her that she is suffering from parasomnia and the things she sees

are not real. Their performances are also sub-par, considering the film’s plot structure and weaknesses cause the characters to fall through the cracks as well.

One of the biggest gripes within the film is possibly the M. Night. Shyamalanesque twist that is revealed within the last 20 minutes of the film. Within the last act, it is revealed to the audience and causes the viewer to completely question the entire film and loses the audience’s attention. The introduction of the twist causes the entire film not to make sense as a whole, especially when the twist itself is ridiculous and does not involve any explanation or reasoning behind it.

All together, this film was a flop due to its lack of plot progression, along with character development and the confusion caused by majority of the film. This could have been a very good film if it had been executed better.

Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ shines with religious themes Sage Chase Contributing Writer laker@oswegonian.com

“ H a c k s a w R i d g e” g i ve s shocking insight to the realities of bloody combat with an honest-to-God concern for peace and humanity.

It is not unusual for a brutally sober film about war to make a viewer feel like a pacifist afterward, but Mel Gibson’s directorial re-debut about a Medal of Honor recipient and conscientious objector P.F.C. Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield, “99 Homes”) explores the politics of actually being a pacifist in a combat role.

The film looks at Desmond’s rough upbringing under his alcoholic Great War veteran father (Hugo Weaving, “The Dressmaker”) where he almost kills his brother in a fight and vows to never lay a hand on another person in anger. This, combined with almost shooting his father to protect his mother, makes Desmond a

Photo provided by hacksawridge.movie Andrew Garfield portays Desmond Doss, an army medic and Medal of Honor recipient.

walking embodiment of the Ten Commandments, something his fellow Seventh-day Adventists take seriously.

The day Desmond saves the life of a child trapped under a car in his hometown is the same day he meets the love of his life, Dorothy (Teresa Palmer, “Message From the King”), he decides to become a combat medic and join the war like his brother and all his friends. The ensuing struggle to remain true to his pacifism and distaste for even hold-

ing a gun in a rifle company, Sgt. Howell (Vince Vaughn, “Unfinished Business”) and Capt. Glover, (Sam Worthington, “Everest”) that beats him bloody, begging him to quit, almost ends with a court martial before his father pulls some strings with a fellow Great War veteran in charge of the battalion to clear up the confusion and his prosecutors leave him to enter combat without a weapon.

Skipping several years, and two bronze medals for

his service in Guam and the Philippines, Desmond and his company, now friends, earn one anothers respect and march up the beaches of Okinawa toward Hacksaw Ridge.

The final stretch of the movie is an intense and visceral lesson on how the eponymous ridge got its name, with more gore and dismemberment than any other war film in memory, though no single instance is focused on for long enough to give pause. “Hacksaw Ridge” does not shy away from brutality to say the least.

What the film does avoid, however, is much of the nuance surrounding Desmond and his career beyond the legend of his heroic deeds on Okinawa. Saving the lives of 75 of his fellow Americans, and some Japanese, is shown somewhat in montage as a series of miraculous and divinely inspired moments. This narrative-focused and somewhat simplistic representation was preferred in other places as well, such as when Desmond gives blood just to

see his sweetheart (who says he cannot give more than once), when in reality he gave blood multiple times per week in good will.

Many of these historical inaccuracies are admissible, however, considering the realities of his life were far more unbelievable. Anyone not aware of the actual Medal of Honor citation for Desmond, which included a shattered left arm from sniper fire and an additional two weeks on beyond the two days shown in the film, might have thought the abundance of miracles was pretentious.

Overall, the film is most powerful in its start and finish, with only a procrastinating plot involving Desmond’s training at boot camp to hold it back. This is where some overt moralizing takes place, possibly coming from director Mel Gibson’s super-conservative values. The success of “Hacksaw Ridge” is ultimately, genuinely and appreciatively indebted to veterans and their sacrifices.

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‘The Crown’ gives viewers incredible portrayals Dominick Lioto Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Netflix’s “The Crown” is the streaming mogul’s second most expensive project to date, behind Baz Luhrman’s “The Get Down.” Peter Morgan has tackled historical projects before, even projects revolving around Queen Elizabeth II. “The Crown” brings audiences into a beautifully shot, wonderfully constructed world of the rich and intriguing history of the royal family.

“The Crown” begins at a very strange time for Elizabeth (Claire Foy, “Wolf Hall”), a 25-year-old newlywed thrust into the limelight when it is time for her to lead England as queen. The British Empire is not as prestigious in 1952 as it once was. The domestic issues are piling up and now the country has a new, young face to take the rein. A new era is on the brink of surfacing.

However, does this new era warrant caution?

Morgan spent an incredible amount of time researching this intimate and specific portrayal of the royal family. He plans on the series having 60 episodes total and this 10-episode season is the beginning of something truly grand.

The series starts at the inception of Elizabeth as a young, naïve woman and shows her progression of her historic tenure in the palace. The show deals with topics such as the death of Princess Diana and how Elizabeth rules during the times of prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron.

Morgan’s previous works have mostly been historic films, from “Frost/ Nixon” to “The Queen” and even last year’s “Rush.” This has to be his most ambitious project to date. His main goal was to bring the whole history of her majesty to the small screen in a captivating, magical way.

Right off the bat, “The Crown” introduces two fascinating por trayals of some major British political figures such as John Lithgow (“The

Accountant”) as Sir Winston Churchill. Lithgow plays the role of Britain’s prime minister with serious authority and conviction. Churchill was a man that understood the very fragile and evolving time for their nation. As much as he would like to pass the torch and retire, he thinks it is best to oversee the transition for the new queen, who he develops a unique, respect-based relationship with.

Lithgow has been working for years, but his physical transformation as Churchill is truly shocking. He is hardly recognizable at first and the fact that he can impersonate Churchill’s voice adds to the deceit.

The other great portrayal is of King George VI, portrayed by Jared Harris (“Mad Men”). Colin Firth played a younger version of the king in an Oscar-winning per formance in “The King’s Speech,” while Harris portrays George at a later point in his life.

Harris has been complimented by historical committees on his portrayal of the king’s stutter. People that were around the

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Claire Foy gives a powerful performance as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown.”

king have said that Harris’ impression of the stutter is almost identical. It was a little eerie hearing Harris talk as the king.

The dramatic punchlines in “The Crown” are subtle yet powerful. It acts almost like the most intricate research project

of all time, while being able to show the inner workings of these public figures that we all may know but truly know nothing about. “The Crown” is a show that deserves to see it’s finale, a long journey whose ending is well worth the wait.

A Tribe Called Quest incorporates other artists seamlessly Jack Roche Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

During the ‘90s, an era many would be quick to crown as the golden age of hip-hop, no group embraced the more alternative side of the genre better than A Tribe Called Quest. The group, which consisted of artists QTip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammed and Jarobi White, pioneered the way for countless artists to come after them with their experimentation.

The world had been craving a new “Tribe” album since their last release in 1998, and 18 years later the group has returned with their final and possibly best record yet, “We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service.”

The release of “We Got It from Here…” serves as both a triumphant return and bittersweet send-off. Seven months prior to the album’s release, member Phife Dawg

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“We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service” is a high note for the group.

passed away from diabetic complications, but his presence is certainly felt on the album.

Phife’s verses are present all over the record. The album ends with a perfect closing

track, “The Donald,” a meaningful tribute to Phife Dawg.

While Phife’s passing certainly left a sizeable void in A Tribe Called Quest’s dynamic, the group thankfully had a host of friends willing to help.

The featured artists on “We Got It from Here…” are the best audiences will hear on any hip-hop album this year.

This list ranges from s o m e o f h i p - h o p ’s b i g g e s t acts such as Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and Andre 3000, to more surprising additions like Jack White a n d E l to n J oh n . E a c h fe a tured artist fits in flawlessly without stealing the show.

Verses by Busta Rhymes flow perfectly as he trades b a r s w i t h Q - T i p , h i s Tr i n idadian accent causing him to resemble something of a tribute to Phife’s legacy. He easily could have fit as the newest member of the group.

Considering it had been nearly two decades since t h e g r o u p’s l a s t r e l e a s e i t was natural to speculate that Tribe may have had some rust to shake off, but this does not seem to be the case. “We Got It from Here…” keeps true to the groups distinct sound of unexpected production.

A Tribe Called Quest keeps true to themselves without

sounding dated. Despite their host of contemporary contributors, the group never finds themselves pandering to any demographics or riding any current popular trends.

Perhaps the most interesting thing that sets “We G o t I t f r o m H e r e …” a p a r t from Tribe’s previous work is a new, aggressive tone.

T h e g r o u p ’s d i s c o g r a p h y is filled to the brim with smooth tunes and songs about anecdotes, but their newest record has a fair bit of grit to it.

This grit is essential to several tracks that hold politically charged lyrics. Tracks like “The Space Program” and “We The People” throw a spotlight on all sorts of issues plaguing modern American life, such as police brutality, racial and religious discrimination and gender inequality.

W i t h p e o p l e ’s w o r r i e s a b o u t t h e re c e n t e l e c t i o n and the direction America is heading in, there could not be a more fitting time for this album to release.

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by Shenandoah Briere sbriere@oswegonian.com Got a Broken Heart Again From an International Lover It’s like I’m sittin' in an Electric Chair Delirious There must’ve been Something in the Water Those Scandalous eyes preyed on me Taste like Lemon Crush Stirrin up Controversy Smell of Incense and Candles Sound of a Tamborine Got me going Uptown head down Sexuality Lookin' like Diamonds and Pearls Saying, "Walk, don’t Walk" There’s Chaos and Disorder A Condition of the Heart

We’ve got this Strange Relationship You just want to be Somebody’s Somebody But Sometimes it Snows in April Revelation Be an Honest Man they say Talkin bout Resolution Won’t be a Slave Emancipation from this love So I’m drivin' that Little Red Corvette In the Purple Rain Down Alphabet Street Come Crossin' that Graffiti Bridge Makin' a New World A Curious Child in this life Screamin I’m Yours

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The swing on the porch Painted in winter white Is chipped with a large crack When the winds blowing The swing moves to the beat Of an ominous melody He first saw her lying in sand so white Listening to a song with a Spanish beat She was shaking her head to the melody When he asked her to sit on his porch The sound of a boat horn blowing In the distance, the only thing, as he watched her smile crack

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Two years later she walks to the melody E n c a s e d i n a d re s s o f s e a shell white He had glued together a heart that had millions of cracks Now he would carry her across the threshold of that old porch Where they liked to kiss to the beat Of the wind chimes as they’re blowing

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Dearly beloved we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life

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1863: Abraham Lincoln travels to Gettysburg for speech.

1883: Railroads in North America begin to use time zones.

1978: 909 people killed in mass suicide in Guyana.

1987: 30 commuters killed in London subway fire.

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Aries (April 19 - May 13):

Cancer (July 20 - Aug. 10):

Libra (Oct. 30 - Nov. 23):

Sagittarius (Dec. 17 - Jan. 20):

You are not the person who is going to blend into the background this week. You are unique and can find ways to stand apart from the rest of the crowd. Stand strong and be proud of who you are.

A journey may be approaching but it is hard to say if it is one you are currently ready to take. Preparation is key, so take time this week to prepare yourself for what is to come. Be prepared for the unknown as well.

Your surroundings may all start to look the same to you as the week that past has drained you. Recenter yourself with the love of those close to you to find your way back to where you were before.

Prisons are not just large buildings with metal bars. People create prisons of their own and trap themselves inside. Find what you have trapped yourself in, it is the first step toward freedom.

Taurus (May 13 - June 21):

Leo (Aug. 10 - Sep. 16):

Scorpio (Nov. 23 - Nov. 29):

Capricorn (Jan. 20 - Feb. 16):

Tools are more than just hammers or screwdrivers. You have many tools around you that you may not have even begun to utilize fully.

Work with what you have before looking to something new.

Familiarity can be more relaxing to you than taking a nap. As the break approaches you may find yourself in this familiar world. Enjoy it while you have the chance because changes may be closer than you think.

It is never a sign of weakness to ask for help. Trying to take on something by yourself may be hurting you more than helping. The helping hand of an acquaintance may make them more than just an acquaintance after the fact.

Admiration is OK as long as you do not allow it to take hold of your actions. Controlling how you feel will prevent the unnecessary damage caused by acting on impulses. You are more than actions.

Gemini (June 21 - July 20):

Virgo (Sep. 16 - Oct. 30):

Ophiuchus (Nov. 29 - Dec. 16) :

Aquarius (Feb. 16 - March 11): Pisces (March 11 - April 18):

Thoughts in your head may be blocking out the positives in your life. Appreciate the little things and look at what has been to see the light they shine on you. Too much time in the dark can be blinding.

It takes strength to stand while others stay seated. Look for the strength to stand this week, as it may be instrumental to help someone in need. Even if it is someone you do not know, do not be afraid to help.

It is time for the fighting to stop.

You have been holding on to something for far too long. It is time you accept what cannot be changed or work to remove what is hurting you in order to be happy.

Something you have worked hard toward may now feel like it was not worth your time. Even if you do not find the results you were looking for, you can always appreciate the effects of your actions.

Something sweet may be in your eye. Be careful before sticking your hand too far into the candy jar however. Check to make sure it is OK to take a bite before you do to avoid future troubles.