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A5 Black Student Union marks 50th year at Oswego State

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Oswego faculty SA confusion leads Wilber Hall expected to open this summer debates cutting to underfunding of School of Education will move back in after 4 years in temporary offices campus holidays new campus clubs Kassadee Paulo Asst. News Editor kpaulo@oswegonian.com When Oswego State students form an organization, they must become recognized by the Student Association, and then after one year, the organization is eligible to receive a maximum of $2,500 to get started. For the past two years, it was understood by the SA finance department that the most fiscally responsible cap to give new organizations was $1,000 less than what is written in the Student Association bylaws. “Student Association organizations that did not receive a budget for the current fiscal year may not receive a budget larger than $2,500 for the next fiscal year,” according to the 2016-2017 SA constitution. This error came out during the Club Sports Forum on Feb. 12 that new organizations have been told v i a f o r m i n L a ke r L i fe t h a t t hey could only receive $1,500 for their first year as being officially recognized. Club softball, which was started at the end of 2016, was not aware that according to the bylaws,

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Faculty in the School of Education moved to Hewitt Union, for what was supposed to be one year, while Wilber Hall was being renovated. Nearly four years later, faculty are finally set to move back into Wilber Hall in August. The Wilber Hall renovations are the third phase of a larger project that started with the addition of new labs in Wilber Hall in 2012 and the rehabilitation of Park Hall in 2013. The projects connected Wilber Hall and Park Hall, creating a new main entrance for the School of Education. “It has been a long time coming,” said Allen Bradberry, the director of major projects at Oswego State. The third and final phase of the project is focused on renovating the three-story, or “tower” section, of Wilber Hall. The project started on May 10, 2015, and will officially be completed on July 29, 2019, according to the Facilities Services January 2018 Monthly Project Update. According to a story published in February 2016 in The Oswegonian, the original cost of Phase III was $9.6 million, with reconstruction starting after spring break in 2016 a nd l a s t i ng u n t i l t he s u m me r o f 2017. The actual bid cost of the project was $10.5 million. As of the Facilities Services January Monthly Project Update, the projected budget is over $14.7 million, with reconstruction and renovations lasting until June 3, 2019. Bradberry said the delay of the project was caused by funding issues. “ [ Fu nd i ng i s s u e s ] a l w ay s a re a problem with a capital plan,” Bradberry said. Bradberry said weather had no impact on the project, due to the project being mostly interior, with the excep-

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cut back costs after not receiving the entire amount they wanted. “I think it was designed based on what we thought we were going to get,” Gettino said. According to the Schematic Cost Estimate Summar y from March 23, 2016, published on the Oswego State website, the cost of Phase III was originally projected at $8.1 million, but did not include soft costs, construction contingency, manager fees, soil remediation, furniture, fixtures, equipment and site work. Mitch Fields, the associate vice president for facilities services, attended meetings regarding the renovations with other Oswego faculty, the Chiang O’Brien Architects working on the project and Pathfinder Engineers and Architects. In the meeting report from Feb. 1 9 , 2 0 1 6 , a t t e nd e e s d i s c u s s e d t he designs, and the design team was told to evaluate a reduced project scope to meet the budget, with additional desired work identified as alternates. According to the report, Fields suggested doing work on the first to third floors with the basement build-out as an alternate. He requested that the project be “brilliantly inexpensive.” Fields also said at the meeting that the project seemed to be on budget. “Mitch Fields indicated that in his

Oswego Faculty Assembly met again on Feb. 26, to discuss the motion to change the rules used by the Calendar Committee when deciding the college academic calendar for each year. Casey Raymond, lab coordinator and associate professor for the c he m i s t r y d e p a r t me n t , a u t ho re d the motion out of concern that academic holidays significantly impacted chemistry lab requirements and jeopardized the accreditation of the chemistry program. Raymond believes the proposal is a question of inclusivity, explaining to the Assembly that he felt it was impor tant to bring the topic back to the floor of the Faculty Assembly and allow students and faculty members to speak about their beliefs on the topic of allowing observance of all religious holidays, not just those recognized by the college. Under current rules, Jewish holidays, Labor Day and Good Friday are explicitly prescribed as days off. This motion instead prescribes no specific holidays, and instead is mindful of national holidays, but keeps religious observances on an individual level rather than campus-wide. State law protects the right for student and faculty to be excused from class to observe religious holidays, but not all Faculty Assembly members feel students would be comfortable approaching professors.Assembly members feel students would be comfortable approaching professors. “Discrimination is real,” Eve Clark of the sociology depa r tment sa id while drawing on her experiences studying her field. Even though Clark felt sympathetic for the goal of the proposal, she also said she felt conflicted that discriminatory or dismissive professors could abuse it. Several faculty members offered stories of their students facing discrimination, sometimes from faculty. “It breaks my hear t,” said Liz Schmitt, professor in the economi c s d e p a r t me n t , w h i l e re c o u n ting Muslim students sitting down with her because they felt unsafe

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tion of the windows on the outside. Annually, the governor approves the budget, and in the 2016-17 budget, there were no additions to the capital plan, Bradberry said. “We were questioning when we were going to have one or not,” Bradberry said. “They did end up coming through with a $500 million capital plan, which allowed us to continue with that work, and we have other projects ongoing.” Bradberry said the governor cut back on some of that funding this year for all of the SUNY system. “This year it is only $350 million,” Bradberry said. “If you look at the budgets to maintain all of the buildings on campuses in New York state, it’s not a lot of money.” The funding is in place right now for the projects currently underway, Bradberry said. “The [projects] that are out one year, two years, three years, you can’t plan on with just a one-year budget plan,” Bradberry said. “The planning that goes on one year at a time, if you have a project going on that is phased, when you’re done, if you don’t get any more money, then that project has to stand on its own. Wherever you draw that line, it needs to work.” The total cost included new furn i s h i n g s , t e c h n olo g y a n d m o r e . Larry Gettino, the senior project coordinator, said they did not have to

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Women in Quran interpreted by visiting Muslim researcher

Study of Islamic holy scriptures leads to reevaluation of gender roles Winnie Blackwood Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com Men and women are both representatives of God in the Quran, disputing the patriarchal undertones found in translations done historically by men when creating Islamic laws. “He created you from the same self,” said Asma Barlas, a professor within the politics department at Ithaca College. “There’s no hierarchy of being in the Quran.” Barlas discussed her research concerning women studies in the Islamic culture by giving a feminist look at the Quran and disputing the scripture’s violence and unequal treatment of women on Feb. 26. Barlas has written a book on the matter called “‘Believing Women’ in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Quran.” “When I read the Quran, I came to the conclusion that there are ways in which we can read it, as not only not patriarchal text, but anti-patriarchal,” Barlas said. One finding Barlas came upon in her study of the Quran was that there was not a link between sex and gender nor any gender symbolism. Women were not to be seen as “stooges” as many perceive them to be, but instead an equal representative of God with men and each other’s guide. Historically, laws created in Islamic culture have ignored what verses have actually meant when it comes to discriminating against women, Barlas said. “The thing is that what you see today in many Muslim societies, the discrimination against women - the idea that women are inferior to men, they’re secondary to men, that men have a degree above women - these come from particular readings of the Quran, but they’re also very pre-Islamic, many of them,” Barlas said. “It seems like Muslims adapted and adopted Islam to suit their own needs as they wanted to.” Her reasoning for the adaptation to the scripture was that patriarchy has been around longer than Islam and male privilege can be found anywhere, including the translations of the Quran. It has not been until recently that women have begun translating the Quran, and realized that the reading of the scripture is not linear. By changing one word, the verse can take on a new meeting. A popular verse for Muslim misogynists is “men are the guardians of women

Collage: Music Department Scholarship Concert, 7:30 p.m., Friday in Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall. Splash In Movie, 8 p.m., Friday in Lee Hall Pool. Women’s lacrosse vs. Morrisville State, noon, Saturday at Laker Turf Stadium. Men’s lacrosse vs. Hartwick, 4 p.m., Saturday at Laker Turf Stadium. Kyle Hurley | The Oswegonian Asma Barlas (right) discusses her research of women in Islam and interpretations of the Quran.

and are given a right to strike their disobedient wives.” Barlas reiterated the argument from the women before her that the word “beat” has multiple meanings in Arabic, and is used in different ways throughout the Quran, such as “to separate,” “to cite one to the authorities” and “to set an example.” “Language has more than one meaning. No language is fixed, and no language is transparent, which is why interpretation becomes a very important part of reading any text,” Barlas said. Barlas’ work has been taking the translation of the Quran and approaching the scripture differently with an understanding of who God is, looking at the relationship between who he is perceived to be and what he is actually saying. Another part of Barlas’ work has been to apply the definition of patriarchy to the Quran. Past Western feminists have dismissed Islam as a patriarchal religion, but Barlas said when she began writing her books in the 1990s, no one had applied the definition of patriarchy to the text. The definition Barlas used included the traditional rule by the father and husband, the religious aspects of conceptualizing God as a male and the privilege men get because of their biology. With these definitions in mind, Barlas could not find anything in the Quran that supported the patriarchal claims because God is not seen as a father in the Islamic religion. Husbands believe they are rulers of

During Guest to the Senate, administrative representatives Sean Moriar ty, chief technology officer, Malcolm Huggins, assistant director of athletics, and Mike Flaherty, general manager for Auxiliary Services, presented increases to student fees f o r t he i r re s p e c t i ve d epartments to keep up with inflation and increased need for improvement. This includes an increase in the technology fee, the athletics fee and the fee for auxiliary services.

their wives and see themselves as gods on Earth, but Barlas argues that the Quran and God does not give them authoritative power. “The Quran is very clear that the kind of authority that men claim over others, whether women or anybody else, that kind of totalizing authority borders on Sheikh, which would be the delegation of God’s absolute sovereignty,” Barlas said. During Barlas’ talks on the subject of the Quran’s text and women within the Islamic culture, men have been hostile toward her. “We don’t all live by our scriptures. Nobody does,” Barlas said. “Muslims are no different.” A goal of Oswego State’s Muslim Student Association is to create dialogue between those who follow the religion and those who have other beliefs within Oswego, said Salman Kabir, the club’s events coordinator. The treatment of Islamic women is a heated topic, and is still of relevance, Kabir said. This was the reasoning behind having Barlas come and talk on campus. Sara Mousad, an Oswego State student who is also Muslim, said Barlas’ talk gave her an insight on things she had not known. “All these things that are all piled up that form our place in society has been misunderstood,” Mousad said. “What’s the actual interpretation of it in the whole scripture and Islam and how societies and culture can dismantle something as big as religion and used in their benefit.”

Assistant Vice President of Residence Life and Housing Richard Kolenda announced to Student Association that housing selection has begun. He also said that ResLife is in the works of developing a plan to incorporate Gender Inclusive Housing for residence halls on campus. This would mean that residents would be able to room with other students who do not identify as the same gender.

Planetarium show: “A Trillion Planets,” 7 p.m., Sunday in Shineman Center, Room 223.

Movie: “Cinema Paradiso,” 5 p.m., Monday in Marano Campus Center, Room 114.

Science Today Lecture: Daniel Weller, 4 p.m., Tuesday in Shineman Center, Room 194.

Presentation: Taboos of the Caribbean, 7 p.m., Tuesday in Marano Campus Center, Room 231.

Movie: “Woman In Gold,” 7 p.m., Wednesday in Marano Campus Center, Room 132.

Sarah Kilborne: Lavendar Blues, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday in Sheldon Hall Ballroom.

Student Association President Dalton Bisson tol d s e n a to r s he p l a n s to star t making rounds a ro u nd c a m p u s to t a l k to constituents personally so they can air their grievances and concerns directly to him.

Student Association Director of Finance Miranda Kryskow told

senators that there is currently $9, 780 left in the contingency fund for this year. She also said this week’s focus of determining next y e a r ’s b u d g e t w i l l b e music, dance and theatre clubs.

National Society of Black Engineers requested of Student Association $1,073 for five students to attend a conference in Pittsb u rg h . T h i s w o u l d i n clude food, lodging and transportation.

A4 NEWS Wilber Hall set to open to faculty in August, more than 4 years later than expected THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, March 2, 2018

After budgeting issues, delays, emergency equipment refitting, asbestos removal, School of Education may fit under 1 roof this summer WILBER from COVER experience, Baer’s estimates tend to be high, but in this case, certainly not so inflated that their conservative approach would suggest that the project is actually on budget,” according to the report. The design team for the renovations is made up of Chiang O’Brien Architects, Pathfinder Engineers and Architects as the mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineer, Ryan Biggs Clark Davis Engineering and Surveying as the structural engineer, Watts Architecture and Engineering as environmental design, Baer and Associates as cost estimating team, and Green2 Consulting as LEED consulting. The Design Schematics Report f ro m M a rc h 2 3 , 2 0 1 6 , p u b l i s h e d on the Oswego State website, is based on review of existing building drawings dated June 3, 1963, prepared by Lorimer Rich and Associates, and observations made on March 4 and 9, 2016, by the design team. The report lays out current building conditions and plans for renovations. According to the report, the current railing systems are extruded aluminum, with a handrail at 3 feet above the floor, an intermediate rail at 2 feet, and a second intermediate rail 1 foot above the floor at landings. The railing profiles are characteristic for the building’s vintage but are not in compliance with current standards. “Section 705.2 of the Existing Building Code of New York State provides an exemption from compliance with the means of egress requirements of the code for buildings that were constructed in compliance with the codes in effect at the time,” according to the report. The treads on the stairs have abrasive strip inserts, but not in a contrasting color for the visually impaired, according to the report. According to the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors website, objectives in designing a building’s lateral resis-

tance to wind and earthquake forces are: to provide a system of shear walls, diaphragms, and interconnections to transfer lateral loads and overturning forces to the foundation; to prevent building collapse in extreme wind and seismic events; and to provide adequate stiffness to the structure for service loads experienced in moderate wind and seismic events. It was also discovered by the design team that there is no defined lateral system noted in the existing building drawings. In 2006, the first floor of Wilber Hall was renovated, and the interior masonry partition walls were removed. In 2015, the additional masonry walls were removed on the second and third floors, but full documentation of these changes were not available for review, according to the design schematics report. “The steel framing is built tight to the exterior masonry walls and the interior partitions are typically 6-inch or 4-inch masonry. It is likely that originally the exterior and interior masonry walls provided the lateral strength of the building,” the report said. According to the report, it is unclear whether the impact of removal of the masonry partitions was reviewed during the 2006 and 2015 renovations. The design team also raised concerns about vertical cracking at some of the projecting pillars on the outside of the building. The existing steel columns are located within the projections, and the team concluded the columns could be corroding due to moisture infiltration and rust jacking. Although, according to the Oswego State website, Oswego is committed to being a “leader in sustainability, improving the environment and developing a deeper awareness of environmental and technological departments.” The basis of mechanical design will focus on a system that maintains the use of the existing steam and distributed chilled water systems, as requested by the campus. According to the Design Schematics Repor t, high efficiency, geothermal system alternatives were explored and found to not be

achievable within the project budget. Per the LEED Schematic Project Scorecard and Task List for the renovations in the Design Schematics Report, a project requirement was to increase breathing zone outdoor air ventilation rates to all occupied spaces by at least 30 percent above the minimum rates required. According to the documentation comments, it would have a negative impact on energy performance. The floor in Wilber Hall is a combination of wood, ceramic tile, vinylasbestos tile and carpeting, all of which will be demolished. Asbestos removal is a major part of the renovations. Several different materials were identified as asbestos-containing materials, which contain greater than 1 percent of asbestos. According to the design schematics report, several materials have been previously removed during Phase I and II of the project. Per the Mesothelioma Help website, the U.S. government recognized the danger of asbestos in 1918, after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report revealing an abnormally high risk of early death among asbestos workers. By 1960, multiple publications described the hazards of asbestos. At the time, asbestos was cheap, durable, flexible and naturally acted as an insulating and fireproofing agent. As part of Phase III, the following asbestos materials will be abated: window caulk, window glazing compound, sprayed-on fireproofing, pipe and duct insulation, plaster walls, tan mastic on metal duct insulation hangers, transite panels, floor tiles, caulk in seams of concrete roof panels, vibration dampeners and transite pieces associated with elevator control panels. “We’re fully into construction,” Gettino said. “We’re working our way from the top floor down and out of the building.” Currently, Gettino said they are reinstalling mechanicals, electricals and plumbing, as well as putting up new walls and hanging new sheet rock on some of the floors. In 2016, art students were occupying the building while Tyler’s reno-

Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian Wilber Hall has been under construction since 2012 and is expected to be open for use by August of this year, with classrooms and offices for the School of Education.

Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian Wilber Hall was built in the 1960s, and part of the renovation included removing asbestos from the building.

vations were being completed. Gettino said no one has been using the building for over a year. “When we have major renovations like that in a building, typically we will relocate those folks,” Bradberry said. “In this case, there was a lot of them already relocated in other areas across the campus, and they remained there, and we took this building out of service.” Offices across campus will be consolidated and moved into Wilber Hall. “I think the programs have been able to operate in different locations, and people are more spread out than they have been,” Gettino said. “That’s often the goal of our new building with full renovations, to consolidate the departments that over the years have been around campus in different buildings and try to bring them back to one home.” The building will be mostly faculty offices, with classrooms. Faculty are projected to be able to begin moving into their new offices in August. “I think it’s going well,” Bradberry said. “School of [Education] has been in Hewitt for some time. It’s not that they’ve been displaced, it’s that they’ve had their place and it is now going to be consolidated. They’ve waited a while.”

M a rc i a B u r re l l , p ro fe s s o r a nd chair of the curriculum and instruction department, said originally the p ro fe s s o r s w e re s u p p o s e d to b e moved to Hewitt for one year. “We’ve been here now for four years,” Burrell said. “The good thing i s t h a t t hey p re p a re d t he s p a c e well. While our offices were not perfect, we did still have two classrooms over here that were similar to the classrooms that would have been in Wilber.” Over the last four years, professors have gotten used to the space, Burrell said. “I think our students got exactly the same service,” Burrell said. “When you’re a freshman, you don’t know what the space is supposed to look like. They just came and were accommodated at the space we’re in now.” Students that are seniors now, probably were not in Wilber before they moved, Burrell said. All faculty members were moved to H e w i t t w i t h t he e xc e p t i o n o f three faculty members, all part of the ‘Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Program,’ who stayed in Park Hall. “ W e c a n ’ t w a i t [ t o m o v e i n ] ,” Burrell said. “It’s nothing like Wilber used to be. I think it will be worth the wait.”

A5 NEWS SA Department of Finance gives $1,000 less to new clubs THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, March 2, 2018

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actually eligible to the full cap of $2,500. “I think that SA telling us the cap was lower than what it is stated in the bylaws has impacted possible benefits our team could have received,” said Brianna Muncy, club softball president. “I believe we could have had much better player retention and been able to participate in more games if provided with this extra cap. Being given more money would have made our financial situation much less stressful.” According to SA Director of Fin a nc e M i r a nd a K r y s k o w, s he a nd others involved in determining budgets were under the impression that the cap was $1,000 less than it really is because the previous director had told them it was suggested. She said

that the $1,500 cap was more fiscally responsible so it could prevent the overall budget from going into the red, which is what happens when more money is spent than was anticipated. Kryskow said she sent out an email to new organizations informing them of this mistake last week. As for incorporating the $1,500 into the bylaws, she said she does not plan on doing anything with it right now, so the official cap is expected to stay at $2,500. “I hadn’t even thought to look at the constitution because I thought I just knew," Kryskow said. "I should have done some more research, I take full responsibility for that, but hopefully I fixed that, and it looks like, luckily, it didn’t mess up too many clubs in their financial requesting.” Kryskow said she will be conduct-

ing a lot of training with the next director of finance this summer in order to prevent mistakes such as this. She also said she wants to stress transparency and her willingness to help organizations should they have any questions. “I believe that although this is a major issue that needs to be addressed, I feel that it is simply a matter of miscommunication and not clearly reading the constitution and bylaws for the Student Association,” said Jade Laplante, club softball treasurer. “All senators and directors in the Student Association should be required to clearly read the constitution and bylaws before being inducted as a senator or director. The students in SA are elected to accurately and inclusive represent the entire student body.”

Black Student Union marks 50 years at Oswego State

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Mayor Billy Barlow announced on Wednesday that $827,000 would be allocated for road repair. High traffic areas of the city, including State Route 104, will be repaved during the summer months. "Our Department of Public Works has saved a considerable amount of money since this administration took over in 2016," Barlow said in a press release. Approximately $225,000 has been set aside for a new piece of road patching equiptment, meant to move through the streets of the city with mininal human assistance. That equpitment will specialize in repairing damaged areas of

the streets, with potholes and worn-down pavement. Specific areas to be addressed will include George Street and East Seneca Street, as well as Ontario Street, Liberty Street, East Albany Street, Murray Street and Lathrop Street, among others. In the past two years, the Barlow administration has spend $1.5 million on repairing roads in the city and seeks to continue that spending trend with this years paving plan. Much of the money being spent on paving was saved from other DPW projects, like winter road maintenance, due to a new method of snow plowing.

Oswego State allies with student protestors

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On Feb. 27, Oswego State President Deborah Stanley announced through the Oswego Facebook page that the school will not penalize applicants if they are punished by their schools for political protests. The announcement comes as high school students across the country plan walk-out protests in light of the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 and injured many more. Some public schools have announced that any students partaking in organized protests, including walk-outs, will be subjected to suspensions, detentions or other disciplinary actions.

"SUNY Oswego fully supports a student's freedom of expression and right to peaceful assembly and protest," Stanley said in the Facebook post. "We encourage civil discourse and active engagement on and off our campus." Many other colleges and universities across the country have already issued statements of a similar effect, assuring potential students that any penalties for protests that their public schools impose will not reflect on their admissions process in any negative way. Colleges that have already made the pledge to not penalize students for protests include Massacusetts Institute of Technology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Trinity College.

Some civil rights issues from last century remain just as important to BSU Alexander Gault-Plate News Editor aplate@oswegonian.com The Oswego State Black Student Union has been active on campus since 1968, and members of BSU’s executive board say they are grateful for the work their predecessors did to give them this platform. According to BSU’s constitution, the organization serves to disseminate information concerning black people, educates the campus community about the culture and historical contributions of the black community to the U.S. and internationally, develops unity, pride and leadership among all students, and provides support to the black community of Oswego. “For 50 years, the goals of the BSU have been the same: to create a safe and welcoming environment for students to embrace their culture while also taking pride from the struggles and achievements of our past,” said Khalia Hepburn, treasurer for Oswego State BSU. The Oswego State BSU was formed in 1968 to serve as a voice for black students on campus. In 1968, as is the same today, black students were a minority on the Oswego State campus, and legally enforced racism was a recent memory for many black Americans. Jim Crow laws, the legal framework for segregation of black Americans in the American South, had only been struck down three years before the Oswego BSU was formed. Northern states, while they did not have overt race laws, still had economic segregation that forced many black Americans to live in poorer neighborhoods through a process known as redlining, when services like mortgage loans were denied to residents of certain areas based on the racial or ethnic makeups of those areas. That practice, which began with the federally sponsored Home Owner’s Loan Corporation, was outlawed in 1968, although according to a Washington Post article, may still exist today in the private sector. The issues the BSU of 50 years ago addressed, such as police profiling, mass incarceration and racially charged protests and standoffs, still exist today, according to Hepburn. “History has a way of repeating itself,” Hepburn said. “When you hear stories of kids getting called the N-word from moving cars on Bridge Street, it does feel like we’re fighting the same exact issues.” Students from minority groups that at-

tend Oswego State may find that they are surrounded by many different groups, and while the school recently announced that the Class of 2021 is the most diverse freshman class ever admitted to Oswego State, only 34 percent of the class comes from ethnic minority groups, meaning that more than 65 percent of that class identified as white non-Hispanic. A sense of community, where everyone knows one another and has shared experiences, is what Tenaja Smith-Butler, committee leader for the Oswego State BSU, said she feels is the most important part of the Oswego State BSU. She said she came to Oswego knowing it would most likely be a predominantly white institution and was already looking forward to joining the BSU when she came to campus for her first semester. Smith-Butler attended the involvement fair in her first semester on campus and met some of the executive board of the union at that time. Smith-Butler said that she was invited to the first BSU meeting of the semester that week and even signed up for the annual ALANA Fashion Show, a showcase of clothing and outfits designed and worn by members of ALANA organizations on Oswego State’s campus. “I was hooked from that first meeting and endeavored to schedule my classes and work so that I could keep attending,” SmithButler said. Hepburn described getting involved with the BSU at Oswego “like walking into a family reunion.” Hepburn said that she feels the most important part of the Oswego State BSU is the

programs the union hosts. Those weekly programs, which serve to teach a new lesson or discuss a new topic, leading attendees to debate and learn. “Being able to share knowledge and ideas is important to me, and BSU is the perfect platform for discussion,” Hepburn said. The main goal of BSU, according to Hepburn, is to give minority students a voice, as it has been for the past 50 years. Hepburn said, with the rise of other organizations for Latin, African, Asian and Caribbean students, she feels that minority students now do have a voice on campus. Smith-Butler said another goal of the BSU is to provide an environment where students could feel comfortable and surround themselves with people that, while they may not share the same exact background, could still understand one another’s shared experiences. “At least in my case, they have more than achieved that goal through the programs, events and atmosphere they provide,” Smith-Butler said. Both Smith-Butler and Hepburn said they would like to thank the BSU members from 50 years ago, who started the organization when, according to Smith-Butler, being a member of the organization could get you targeted or beat up. “I would let them know that this is all possible because of them,” Smith-Butler said. “Every struggle, every fight, every restless moment, every victory [they] managed has made it possible for us to be who and where we are today.”

Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian BSU hosted a dinner, with performances, over the weekend to celebrate being active for a half century.

Fort Ontario considered for national park status due to bill by Congressman Katko Built by British troops before Revolutionary War, garrison served as Holocaust camp during Second World War Samantha Flavell Managing Editor sflavell@oswegonian.com Fort Ontario, a popular state historic site on East Fourth Street in Oswego, is currently in the process of becoming a national park. John Katko, a U.S. congressman who represents New York’s 24th district, wrote a bipartisan bill that, if passed, would direct the National Park Service to study Fort Ontario and evaluate the park’s national significance to determine whether it should change from being recognized as a state park to a national park. T he H o u s e o f R e p re s e n t a t i ve s approved the bipartisan bill with a unanimous voice vote, and the bill will now advance to the Senate. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the sponsor of the companion bill to Katko’s bipartisan bill. Due to the for t’s rich histor y that dates back to the French and I nd i a n Wa r, K a t k o b e l i eve s t h a t

Fort Ontario is worthy of the honor of being named a national park. Katko created the bipartisan bill in order to preserve the 260-year-old fort’s history by making it a national tourist attraction. During World War II, the fort, under an Executive Order from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, served as the only refugee camp in the United States for Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The fort was also occupied by U.S. Army troops throughout the entirety of World War II. Katko and his supporters hope to preserve this history of Fort Ontario as well as the accompanying Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum in Oswego by establishing them as new nationally recognized historical sites. The Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum is a museum specifically dedicated to telling the story of the 982 European refugees who were allowed in the United States as “guests” by Roosevelt during the time of the Holocaust.

Judy Rappaport, who was a former president of the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter, expressed in a statement how important it is for Congress to act soon. "There are less than 50 former refugees left alive to tell the stories of their escape from war-torn Europe to arrive at the only shelter in America for victims of the Holocaust," Rappaport said in the statement. "What better legacy for their families than for the people of the world to learn of those stories by Fort Ontario becoming a national park." Fort Ontario is home to a post cemetery that contains the graves of 77 officers, soldiers, women and children who had served at Fort Ontario in war and peace. This cemetery is open yearround from dawn to dusk. Fort Ontario is a star-shaped fort that dates back to the early 1840s. The current fort is the fourth to have been constructed and was built upon the ruins of three earlier structures, which date back to the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War and

the War of 1812. Community members who frequently visit the fort also hope to see these bills passed and have Fort Ontario be nationally recognized.

“I think it is important to preserve the history of Oswego,” said Harrison Hensley, an Oswego State student. “It is such a well-maintained place [Fort Ontario] as well as a beautiful green space.”

Kyle Hurley | The Oswegonian Fort Ontario is one of three forts built in the Oswego area, but is the only one still standing today.

A6 NEWS Calendar Committee, Faculty Assembly debate taking religious holidays off college calendar THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, March 2, 2018

Chemistry department may lose accreditation if all days off remain, but potential exists for persecution if religiously significant days become request-only

OSWEGO from COVER on and off campus since the 2016 presidential election. Both Clark and Schmitt agreed that if students had to come forward individually for observances, they may still be vulnerable to “bad actor” faculty that may not comply with campus policy. These bad a c to r s c o u l d b e h a rd to b r i ng to task, Schmitt said, as the university must balance academic freedom for faculty with its ideals of inclusivity and equality. Academic f re e d o m i s t he i d e a t h a t p ro fe s sors have large discretion over how they conduct their classes to form the healthy environment for the exchange of ideas colleges are built upon. Academics were a major concern for some at the meeting. “Our students deserve to go to class,” said Sandra Bargainnier, department chair for the health promotion and wellness department. Draw ing on he r e xp erie nc e at Syracuse University, Bargainnier explained Syracuse closed classes on Christian, Jewish and Muslim holidays, but that meant students were hardly in class. “Our students might not be paying $70,000 per year in tuition, but to m a n y o f o u r s t u d e n t s , $ 7 , 0 0 0 might as well be $70,000,” Bargainnier said. Oswego students deserve to get the education they paid for, Bargainnier argued. A c ol l e g e - w i d e s y s t e m w h e re students and faculty can declare their observances in advance could be an option, Bargainnier said. This

system would allow the college to protect students from dismissive professors while reassuring faculty that students are not abusing the system to avoid class the night before. Regardless of the decision, Associate Provost Rameen Mohammadi did not believe such a syst e m o r p ol i c y s ho u l d f a l l to t he Calendar Committee. The purview of the committee is solely to create a calendar compliant with Faculty Association rules, not to create the enforcement process

around such rules, Mohammadi explained. Any rules would have to ensure students make up the work instead of simply missing it. “ I d o n’ t k no w ho w w e c a n s ay ‘just don’t come to class,’” Mohammadi said. C o nc e r n i ng t he n a t u re o f t he Calendar Committee, each academic calendar is approved four years in advance, as the committee approved the 2021-2022 calendar last semester. Without making the rules retroactive, any decision reached by the FA would not go in to affect

until 2022-2023 at the earliest, possibly too late for the chemistry students affected by the issue and the chemistry program’s accreditation. S o me a t t e nd a n t s fe e l t he c ollege’s handling of this matter is a reflection on its commitments to inclusivity. This is a chance for the college to “move further along the path towards inclusion,” said Cynthia Clabough, professor of art. “We say it a lot, but it doesn’t get down to our [college] culture.” For others, broader inclusion comes at the cost of specific ex-

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c l u s i o n , a s no lo ng e r o b s e r v i ng holidays campus wide seems to be primarily at the expense of Jewish holidays. Jen Kagan, assistant professor for curriculum and instruction and advisor for Jewish Life, put to verse to voice her disagreement for the motion. Another Jewish professor, Peter Rosenbaum of the biology department, expressed concern that the motion was unfair. Rosenbaum argued that the traditional academic calendar is fundamentally a Christian one, and that self-identification has led to discriminatory practices toward the Jewish community throughout history, leading to his reservations about the changes. U l t i m a t e l y, t h i s m o t i o n i m pacts students as well as faculty, which is not lost upon the assembly. Scott Steiger of the meteorolo g y d e p a r t me n t a s ke d t h a t t he assembly should hear from the students, finding that asking his classes their thoughts led to an insightful dialogue and that they really appreciated being asked for feedback. Dalton Bisson, the Student Association president, agreed that students should get involved. Interested students can email him at sa.president@oswego.edu to learn more. Bisson said he was willing to “sit down with a list” of student concerns if students would prefer to remain anonymous. The meeting concluded without the motion coming to vote and will return to the floor next meeting. That meeting will take place after spring break at 3 p.m. on March 19 in Lanigan 105.

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Laker women’s hockey look to spoil Plattsburgh State’s successful season with another road playoff win Ben Grieco Copy Editor bgrieco@oswegonian.com After a strong outing at Buffalo State, the Oswego State women’s hockey team will head to the Northeast Women’s Hockey League championship game against the No. 1/2 Plattsburgh State Cardinals at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena. The Lakers had a 5-0 win over the Bengals on Feb. 24 to complete the upset over No. 2 Buffalo State. Olivia Ellis and Jean-Marie Padden both scored two goals in the victory. Ellis now has a team-leading 25 points. Padden had six shots in the game and leads the team with 106. Oswego State head coach Diane Dillon was happy that her team was able

to put the gameplan in effect against the Bengals, who beat the Lakers three times in the regular season. “It’s nice to have all the things you’ve been working on come together and work,” Dillon said. “The players knew they could do it. They just had to do it for 60 minutes, and they did it.” Dillon attributed to the two players’ performances to converting on the oppor tunities the team received, something they had not done in recent games. However, she is aware that those opportunities are not as easy to come by against a strong team like Plattsburgh State. “[The team] didn’t screw around with the puck. They shot it,” Dillon said. “If we do get those opportunities against Plattsburgh, I’m hoping the team will get their heads up and bury it.”

Another successful key in the victory against the Bengals was their special teams. Ellis’s second goal was a power play, which went 1-5 during the game. Padden’s second goal was shorthanded, and the penalty kill unit went 5-5 during the win. Plattsburgh State has a 24.4 percent success rate on the power play and has killed 90.1 percent of its penalties. Courtney Moriarty has 11 power play goals for the Cardinals. As well-trained as Plattsburgh State is, Dillon said the Lakers will be prepared for whatever they bring. “They’re not crazy. They’re very specific in what they do, and they do it very well,” Dillon said. During the regular season, the Lakers had an 0-3-1 record against the Cardinals. The tied 2-2 on Feb. 3 at the

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Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian Julieann White (28) and Jordan Emerson (14) race toward the puck in their 4-2 victory over SUNY Potsdam on Feb. 17. Lakers have won every game since then.

Madrigal dominant as last defense

After suffering injury early on in season, Madrigal excels down stretch Matt Watling Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com The Oswego State Lakers women’s hockey team is entering this weekend with a chance to clinch an NCAA tournament berth, something they have not done in the history of the program. A major contributor to the success of the Lakers this season is senior goalie Mariah Madrigal. Last season, she was awarded the starting job and proved to the coaching staff she was the right choice. In 22 games played, she accumulated a 13-7-1 record with a save percentage of .925. This season, she took the next step as a senior and became a leader on a team with 15 underclassmen. Entering the season, Madrigal’s leadership qualities were recognized by head coach Diane Dillon, who gave her one of three alternate captain roles. This is a real testament to Madrigal as a person considering the fact it is generally rare to see a goalie wear a letter on their jersey. “We have had a captain as a goalie before,” Dillon said. “Bridget Smith wore a ‘C’ on her jersey a few years ago [but] it is rare. It is not about the position, it’s about the person. Mariah is one of our seniors and a member of our leadership council along with Andrea Noss and Kate Randazzo.” Tori Trovato was also a captain goaltender for the women’s ice hockey team in 2015-2016. Aside from leadership, Madrigal brings many more intangibles to the table. She is competitive and takes her job very seriously. This is evident when people watch her play, as she cannot stand giving up a single goal and expects to make a save on every shot. “[Madrigal] is one of those kids that work really hard, so when you see her in practice she treats it like a game,” Dillon said. “She is making big saves and getting

frustrated if things aren’t going her way. If she is getting beat by her teammates, you better not come into her crease because you might feel it on the back of your ankles. She’s a competitor and she adds a real element of grit and intensity to our practices, especially as a goaltender.” Although she competes hard every time she laces up her skates, there was a time earlier this season when she could not compete. On Nov. 18, Madrigal was helped off the ice after making a save against the Plattsburgh State Cardinals. That was the last time she would start for Oswego State until Jan. 12, as she was held out of action due to a knee injury. For Madrigal, the injury was tough. The timing of it, during her senior year, was less than ideal as was the intensity of the injury. “It was tough [to miss time], but I knew if I worked hard in rehab I’d come back and that was my main goal, to come back and finish off my senior year,” Madrigal said. Dillon also commented on Madrigal’s strength during a long rehab session. “[Madrigal] showed a lot of discipline and dedication in how hard she worked to get back into the lineup,” Dillon said. “She had a pretty good knee injury, and for her to come back the way she did in the time frame she did [was very impressive]... When you are used to a team sport, it is difficult to go through [rehab] because it is usually by yourself. She showed a lot of heart to get back.” Despite the struggle of rehab, Madrigal came back better than ever. In her first game back, she made 16 saves in a 4-1 victory over SUNY Potsdam. Since her comeback, Madrigal has earned two shutouts, one against SUNY Cortland and the other against Buffalo State. The game against Buffalo State was no ordinary game. It was a 5-0 victory in the NEWHL semifinals, and Madrigal made an impressive 24 in the game. As good as she was, Madrigal was more than willing to share her success with her teammates.

[In the] championship game your best players need to be your best players. We absolutely need Mariah to come through. We need our captains to come through, we need our leaders to come through and our senior class.” -Diane Dillon Oswego State head coach

“[The team] made my job easier. No breakaways, just easy straight shots,” Madrigal said. “They picked up the rebounds when I let some out. It was a good win.” Now, with the team’s sights set on Plattsburgh State in the NEWHL championship game, the Lakers will have to rely on the leaders that brought them there, including Madrigal. “[In the] championship game your best players need to be your best players,” Dillon said. “We absolutely need Mariah to come through. We need our captains to come through, we need our leaders to come through, and our senior class.” Madrigal was a need all season for the Lakers as it goes to show she was named NEWHL Goalie of the Year this week.

Marano Campus Center Ice Arena. The tie ruined Plattsburgh State’s perfect conference record in the NEWHL after back-to-back wins. It was the second tie in four games for the Cardinals. Dillon said she knows her team can skate with the nationally-ranked Cardinals and that they have a shot at this game. “All of the pressure is on Plattsburgh. They’re expected to win,” Dillon said. “We know we can skate with them. We know we can play with them. If we have a good start. It’s going to be a very good hockey game.” Earlier this year, senior goaltender Mariah Madrigal suffered a knee injury on Nov. 18 at Plattsburgh State. The injury kept her out until the beginning of the spring semester. However, it is a fresh start and does not sit in the mind of Madrigal, according to Dillon. “Mariah is strong,” Dillon said. “She worked her tail off to get back into the lineup. She has played very well since.” Both teams are only one win away from getting a bid in the NCAA Div. III ice hockey tournament. Whichever team wins the NEWHL conference earns an automatic bid into the championships. Plattsburgh State won the national title last season.

Olivia Ellis, captain of the women’s hockey team, said the team’s goal is to win a national championship, and now they have the opportunity to do so. “I wouldn’t say that we’re nervous, but we’re anxious to get the game going,” Ellis said. “I think we have to come out strong in the first period.” During the 2016-2017 season, Oswego State handed Plattsburgh State its only loss of the season on Nov. 20, 2016. After losing 7-1, the Lakers came back for a 3-2 victory at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena. At the end of the season, the Lakers lost in the first round of the ECAC West playoffs against Utica College. The team has already finished better compared to last season, making it to the championship round. Dillon said that she has received phone calls saying that Oswego State is most likely the only team that can beat the alwaysstrong Cardinals. “If I’m Plattsburgh, I’m thinking about [that loss],” Dillon said. “Our best players have to be our best players. But that’s what college hockey is all about.” Oswego State travels to Plattsburgh State on March 3 for the NEWHL championship matchup with the winner heading to the NCAA Div. III national championship later in March.

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Oswego Scoreboard Women's Hockey

Men's Hockey

Overall

Oswego State - 1

18-5-2

13-2-1

Geneseo - 2 Buffalo State - 3 Plattsburgh - 4

17-5-3

10-3-3

16-6-3

9-4-3

13-11-1

7-8-1

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OSW:

11-10-4

7-8-1

Jelinksi: 1 goal Haynes: 1 goal, 2 shots Rosen: 33 saves

Ellis: 2 goals Padden: 2 goals, 6 shots Madrigal: 24 saves

OSW:

6-8-2

BUF:

10-10-5

Emerson: 1 goal, 4 shots Richer: 13 saves

Steinle: 4 shots Silva: 13 saves

10-13-2

5-9-2

11-13-1

5-10-1

6-16-3

3-13-0

Fredonia - 5 Potsdam - 6 Cortland - e Brockport - e Morrisville- e

Men's Basketball Plattsburgh - 1 Brockport - 2 Cortland - 3 Geneseo - 4 Oswego State - 5 Oneonta - 6 Potsdam -e Buffalo State - e New Paltz -e Fredonia - e

Geneseo - 1 Oneonta - 2 Cortland - 3 New Paltz - 4 Brockport - 5 Buffalo State - 6 Fredonia - e Plattsburgh - e Oswego State - e Potsdam - e

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Saturday, Feb. 24

Sunday, Feb. 25

17-1 14-4 12-4 11-7 10-8 8-10 6-12 5-13 4-14 2-16 Conference

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OSW:

Nicholson: 1 hit, 2 runs Dellicarri: 2 hits, 3 RBI Pettit: 3.0 IP, 4 strikeouts

OSW:

Nicholson: 1 hit, 4 RBI Barnes: 1 home run, 2 runs Donnelly: 5.0 IP, 4 strikeouts

VAW:

King: 3 hits, 2 RBI Pizzanello: 3.0 IP, 3 strikeouts

SUS:

Burman: 4 hits, 2 strikeouts Thrush: 2.0 IP, 2 strikeouts

18-0 13-5

W2 L2 W1 L1 L2 L2 L2 L4 Streak W8

12-6

W2 W1

16-9

12-6

12-13 12-13

10-8

8-10 7-11 6-12

7-18 2-23

L1 L2

4-14

L4 L3

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Points

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13-0-1

13-10-2

9-6-1

11-12-2

7-8-1

12-11-2

4-10-2

8-15-2

2-13-1

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3:00 p.m.

OSW: 12-12-2 (7-8-1) PLA: 22-2-2 (15-0-1)

HAR: 2017: 8-7 (5-3) OSW: 2017: 6-9 (2-4)

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Baseball

Saturday, March 3

12:00 p.m.

12:00 / 3:00 p.m. (DH)

MOR: 2017: 9-9 (8-1) OSW: 2017: 7-8 (5-3)

OSW: 2-1 (0-0) WES: 1-2 (0-0)

Laker Athletes of the Week

Daniel Rodriguez

First Line (Ellis, Noss, White)

Men's Swimming and Diving Sophomore | Madrid, Spain

Women's Hockey Wilcox, SK, CAN | Orange, CT | Royal Oak, MI The Oswego State women's hockey team's first forward line all gained the recognition of Athlete of the Week this week. Olivia Ellis scored two goals in the 5-0 win over Buffalo State in the semifinal round of the NEWHL playoffs. Andrea Noss and Julieann White also had two-point performances. Noss had a goal and an assist, while White had two assists. Ellis and Noss scored a little more than a minute apart in the first period. The Lakers travel to Plattsburgh State on March 3 for the NEWHL playoffs.

While Oswego State men's swimming and diving team placed third at the SUNYAC championship meet, Daniel Rodriguez stole the spotlight once again and came out on top in the 1,650 Yard Freestyle event with a time of 16:01.81. He made the NCAA Div. III B standard cut for the national championship. He finished ahead of second-place Matthew Mattera of SUNY Geneseo by more than 14 seconds.

The Oswego State women's hockey team completed their minor upset at Buffalo State in dominating fashion after a 5-0 win at the Buffalo State Ice Arena. With strong performances from both Olivia Ellis and Jean-Marie Padden, the Lakers have a lot to look forward to as they travel to the North Country to take on the Cardinals. Oswego State is currently riding a two-game win streak, while Plattsburgh State have won five straight. The last time the Cardinals did not win was when they tied with the Lakers on Feb.

3 at the Marano Campus Center Ice Arena. Oswego State also defeated Plattsburgh State last season for their only loss of the national championship-winning season. The Cardinals are predicted to win, but that will play into the hands of the Lakers, who will not go down without a fight. This team plays well when there is a lot on the line, and that will not change on March 3. While it will be a close game, the Cardinals will pull away from this one 4-3 at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena.

Junior Troy Seymour of the Oswego State wrestling team came in third place for the 174-pound class at the Mideast Regional event in Ithaca. Seymour lost his first match by a 7-3 decision, but came back to win 3-2 and 2-0 later in the day to secure his bid to the NCAA National Championship. He will compete on March 9 in Cleveland, Ohio. Seymour was the only Laker to advance past the regionals.

The Oswego State women's hockey team scored five goals against Buffalo State in the NEWHL semifinals on Feb. 24. Olivia Ellis and Jean-Marie Padden both had two-goal performances, with Andrea Noss tacking on the fifth goal for the Lakers. Ellis' second goal was a power play goal, and Padden's second goal was short-handed. The team travels to Plattsburgh State on March 3 for the NEWHL championship.

After hitting 10 RBI in three games during the opening weekend for the Lakers, Brandon Nicholson was named the SUNYAC Baseball Athlete of the Week for the week ending Feb. 25. He had five RBI alone in the game against Christopher Newport University on Feb. 25 despite falling 16-5 against the Captains. The Orchard Park native is also leading the team with five hits and two home runs.

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For the third time this season, Daniel Rodriguez has been named the Laker Athlete of the Week. At the SUNYAC championship meet, Rodriguez won the 1,650 Yard Freestyle by almost 15 seconds. The Madrid, Spain, native also had top finishes in the 500 Yard Freestyle, finishing third, and in the 400 Yard Individual Medley, finishing second. Rodriguez was a key part to the men's team finishing both 10-0 in the regular season and third overall at the SUNYAC championship meet.

20-4 19-6 18-7 14-11 14-12 12-13

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9-16 8-17

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Saturday, Feb. 24

Streak

18-7 15-10

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Saturday, Feb. 24

Conference

23-2

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The state of the No. 9/9 Oswego State men’s hockey team has undergone a significant change over the span of three weeks, but there may not be as much cause for worry as there appears to be following three consecutive losses. In the third and most recent edition of the NCAA regional rankings, Oswego State remained in the fourth spot despite its SUNYAC semifinal 3-1 loss to the fifth-seeded SUNY Fredonia Blue Devils on Feb. 24 at the Marano Campus Center Ice Arena. Maintaining that ranking, as well as staying above other teams who have surpassed them in the d3hockey.com and U.S. College Hockey Online polls, is telling in regard to how the NCAA feels about the resumé the Lakers put together throughout the entirety of the season. “I would feel pretty good about it, but it's not bulletproof,” managing editor of d3hockey.com Ray Biggs said via Twitter direct message regarding the Lakers' odds for an at-large bid. “A lot can still be done to protect those last few bubble teams, of which Oswego holds up the top end of that grouping right now.” Following the Lakers' recent skid, the rankings were a pleasant surprise for Oswego State senior captain Mitchell Herlihey.

“We’ve been following [the rankings] a little more than usual this week because that’s the only thing keeping the season going,” Herlihey said. “We got some good news yesterday with them keeping us fourth in the east rankings. I don’t think we were expecting to still be ranked that high, so it was definitely a positive week.” As far as what would have to happen for Oswego State to be omitted from the tournament by the selection committee, at least two of the projected conference champions who have a better regional ranking will have to lose during championship weekend. As of now, it is clear the odds play in favor of the Lakers. “Conference title wins by [the University of New England], Hobart, Trinity, Geneseo go a long way, as they’re the high ranks left in their leagues,” Biggs said. These wins and losses by other teams is significant because of the way 12 bids are allocated by the NCAA. Pool A consists of the seven conference champions who receive an automatic bid. There is only one Pool B bid, which is awarded to the best UCHC, WIAC or independent team.

The remaining four at-large bids are given to Pool C teams, which is comprised of the best teams to not win a conference championship. Since they are no longer in contention for the SUNYAC title, Oswego State is now vying for a Pool C bid. Regardless, an 18-6-2 record before NCAA tournament play is impressive considering the graduation of 12 seniors who combined for over 70 percent of last season’s point total. This, on top of a goaltending duo who had a combined two NCAA periods under their belts before the season started, made it appear that the Lakers would be heading into a down season. Oswego State head coach Ed Gosek, who is waiting to hear if his 15th season at the helm of the Lakers will continue, had little expectations heading into the season.

Obviously, I want the season to continue. But, if it's over, I dont think our team has any regrets." - Mitchell Herlihey

difference on when you lose them.” The three consecutive losses doubled their total from the first 20 games of the season, which is what makes their record stand out. Their 3-1-2 record against ranked opponents leaves them in the upper echelon of teams looking for a Pool C bid. Oswego State had a string of conference wins in the middle portion of the season that established their confidence as a team. “The trip up North against Potsdam and Plattsburgh, we played really good hockey,” Herlihey said. “It’s very hard to get both wins up there. Every year, it’s a hard thing to do. That’s when I realized we got a good group here and we could do some good things.” Ironically, those same two teams that Oswego State played their best hockey against are the teams who began the Lakers' current slide during their visits to the Marano Campus Center during the weekend of Feb. 9 and 10. “We thought we played good enough to win," Herlihey said. "We were just a little out of sync offensively, but we played very well defensively. Pucks didn’t go our way, and they wouldn’t go in.

We hit a couple posts. It does suck, especially with so much hype around the weekend and not being able to win or score a goal. It definitely messed around with our confidence a little bit.” Even though the Lakers followed up Whiteout Weekend with the loss to SUNY Fredonia, Herlihey saw some bright spots for the team. “I think we understand that sometimes things just don’t go your way,” Herlihey said. “Hopefully, we can work through those things and pucks will go our way.” If Oswego State’s season ended at the discretion of the selection committee, Gosek and his team have mixed feelings about how their highly successful season came to an end. “I’d feel disappointed, especially for the older guys,” Gosek said. Herlihey was more optimistic than his head coach, citing exceeded expectations as a reason to feel positive. “Great season,” Herlihey said. “I had a lot more fun than I thought I would. We have such a young team. They stepped up right away. Leaders emerged on this team. Obviously, I want the season to continue. But, if it’s over, I don’t think our team has any regrets.”

Oswego State men's hockey captain

Kyle Hurley | The Oswegonian Herlihey (pictured) is currently tied for first in goals on Oswego State (13) and second in total points (30).

“There were no expectations for anything,” Gosek said. “There was no pressure. There was no expectations. Those guys in the locker room made their own expectations and it worked.” Gosek also referenced the 19 freshmen and sophomores who comprise the majority of the roster as a reason for the success they had this season. “We have a lot of players returning that had to bide their time because of the large senior class that we had last year,” Gosek said in an interview on Oct. 16, 2017. “Our expectations are that we’ll improve, and as always, it’s the same answer I’ve given since 2003, but we’ll try to position ourselves for home ice in the playoffs.” That is exactly what his team was able to accomplish, capturing the first seed in the SUNYAC playoffs with a 13-2-1 record in conference play during the regular season. Throughout the season, there were certain moments that solidified the Laker’s status among the top teams in Div. III, which is what the committee values about Oswego State’s resumé. “Us staying fourth is certainly a reflection of our body of work,” Gosek said. “We obviously don’t like losing the last three games, but if you look at other teams who lost their games in the beginning of the season, it shouldn’t really be a

Greg Tavani | The Oswegonian Oswego State is ranked third among teams being considered for a Pool C bid by the NCAA selection committee.

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Campus Recreation Report: Trio of sports continue See more Troy in Cleveland Soccer, handball, broomball leagues itch closer to postseason after qualifying for nationals Morgan Meaney Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com The fifth week of competition wrapped up with the continuation of the soccer, handball and broomball leagues. In the men’s recreational league, SHEEESH claimed their third victory of the season over OswegOles Finest in a final score of 7-3. Immediately after, Halls and Balls captured their fourth win of the season with a 14-5 game over Oswego’s Finest. In the corec recreational, the East High Wildcats defeated Naughty America in a score of 6-1 for their fourth win of the season. In the final two games of the night, ChurchGroup Putinballaway defeated Deadly Daga (10-3) and Super Strikers II, in a close battle, defeated Coke Diet FC in a final score of 4-3. In the next round of games on Thursday night, the corec recreational league started the night off with a fifth victory for Dyslexia Untied in a score of 6-3 over Cornhole and friends. In the next game, the men’s competitive league pitted Super Strikers 2 and Boonk squad against each other with the Super Strikers coming out on top with a score of 12-4. The East High Wildcats saw their second victory of the week in a close game against Rooney Toons (5-4). In the men’s competitive league, the Free Agents defeated the Real Coholics in a score of 4-3. Finally, in the men’s recreational league, Rack City FC captured their third victory of the season over The Big Doinks with a final score of 8-5. Sunday’s games started off with a tie in an obviously close game in the corec rec league between The Starks of Soccerfell and Kicking and Screaming. The second game of the day saw victory in the men’s rec league for The Replacements, who defeated Sky High (3-

2) in a nail-biter of a game. In the corec competitive league, NARP Life captured their fifth victory of the season in a score of 7-1, while in the corec rec league, Kick my Balls defeated the Oswehoes (10-3). Finally, in the men’s competitive league, NARP Life handed Benchwarmers their first loss in a score of 8-4. Halls and Balls continued their winning streak on Monday night with a win over OswegOles Finest (10-2), while Al Roker FC captured their first win over Tipatomat in a score of 11-3. In the last two games of the night, Dyslexia Untied defeated Rooney Toons in a score of 7-6 in the corec rec league, while The Starks of Soccerfell fell to the East High Wildcats (7-5). The broomball playoffs are also continuing into the fifth and sixth week of competition. In the corec competitive tournament, Broom Dawgs fell to MUDBEAST.NET in a close game of 2-1. However, later in the week, MUDBEAST. NET was bumped from the competition by Special Cay (1-0). In the men’s competitive league, the METARDs defeated the Shrimp Fondlers in another close one (10). Stop N’ Dump defeated Roll Tide Pods in a score of 2-0 and Sweeping the Nation defeated TKE in a score of 3-0. In the final game of the week, Church Group Getting Holy defeated the Hat Trick Heroes in a final score of 1-0. In the team handball league, we saw many of our favorites continue their winning streaks, while others fell to new competitors. Just3easypaymentsof$19.99 saw their first loss against Barely College Athletes in a final score of 7-2. Both Bourelli’s Bit….. and Tiger Woods Fan Club continued their winning streaks with victories over the Roller Lakers (13-4) and Kappa Sigma (5-1). The volleyball league also continued this week with many more exciting games. United Nations swept their first games of the week with three victories

over The Ball Touchers in the the Men’s Recreational League. Also in the men’s rec league, Vollybaes captured three victories over OFC (RiP Dowling). In the corec recreational league, Kiss my Ace captured three victories over United Nations. Also in the corec rec league, Notorious D.I.G. captured two victories over Ball Breakers before suffering one single loss in the last game of the set. Later in the week, in the corec competitive league, the Blazin’ Jays defeated Tide Pod Squad three times in a row, while in the corec rec league, Blaquaman followed against Sets on the Beach, who captured two more wins to Blaquaman’s single victory. In the men’s rec league, both The Ball Touchers and United Nations prevailed against Two Bump Chumps in all three games. In the corec competitive league, Popped a Volley Im Settin took their third, fourth and fifth wins of the season. Sets in the city captured three more victories over Raw Sets in the corec competitive league. In the final games of the week, in the corec rec league, Porcupine Spikes took two victories from Snooki’s Bump before being handed a loss in the final game of the set. Also in the corec rec league and in the same fashion, Spiked Punch captured two victories over Fun in the sun before suffering one single loss. In the corec competitive league, Mission Unblockable took on the Tide Pod Squad with many close games mixed in there, which inevitably saw Mission Unblockable emerging as the victor. In the final games, Oswego’s Finest captured three victories over Two Bump Chumps. Stay tuned for more Campus Rec Intramural action and be sure to keep an eye out for signups for many of our new events, such as the Dodgeball Tournament, the 3v3 Basketball Tournament and the NCAA Finals Bracket Challenge.

Photo Provided by Mic-Anthony Hay Broomball, the biggest campus recreation sport at SUNY Oswego, is close to the end of another popular season at Marano Campus Center.

Photo Provided by Ithaca College Athletics Seymour (left) receives his medal for placing third in 174-pound weight class at the Mideast Regionals.

Luke Scoville Sports Editor lscoville@oswegonian.com Troy Seymour felt coming up short in his first two regional qualifiers was a big factor to him moving on and staying composed from losing the first match of the day. The junior wrestler won two of his three matches in Sunday’s semifinal round. He had an uphill battle after dropping his first match to Ithaca College’s Jaison White in a 7-3 decision. “I’ve been in that position before,” Seymour said. “The experience helped me because I kind of broke mentally in those positons before in years prior. I really wasn’t going to let much stop me from making the best chance I could of making nationals.” At the NCAA Mideast Regionals hosted at Ithaca College, Seymour took third place in the 174-pound weight class to qualify for the NCAA Championship. “[Seymour] did a good job rebounding from that opening loss,” head coach Mike Howard said. “It’s not an easy thing to do, but you got to do it. He was able to refocus and move forward in the bracket.” His third time at this stage went Seymour’s way after two lower finishes in years prior, crediting his frame of mind to keep him focused. “Honestly, a lot better than I anticipated it to be,” said Seymour on his thought process after losing the first match. In Seymour’s next match he would square off against Joshua Glantzman from Merchant Marine. In what Seymour referenced a “controversial” decision when the match went to review on a move Glantzman pulled in the end. Seymour, ultimately won by a close score of 3-2. “I think I wrestled a real solid match strategically,” Seymour said. “We knew where [Glantzman] was good and where he wasn’t. We avoided letting the match fall

into his hands, and it worked out for me in the end.” Knowing his final match of the day would determine his fate for nationals, Seymour was prepared for this opportunity after losing that match his freshman season. Going up against Jordan Juliano of Cenetary University, Seymour earned his spot into nationals with a 2-0 decision. “I just felt I had a lot of confidence and was going to leave it all out on the mat,” Seymour said. With the win, Seymour got to stand up on the podium in third place, but more importantly in recognition of his trip to the NCAA Championship. “It was a pretty great feeling,” Seymour said. “Pretty much my first goal I had as a kid was to compete for a national title in the NCAA Tournament. Would’ve been better if I was standing up on the top, but we got two weeks to work toward there.” Having that time to prepare left to prepare for nationals in Cleveland, Ohio, Seymour will have plenty of support around him. Howard’s hope is Seymour does not feel like the last player left on the team and to continue the environment they had all season. “We both want to keep things as normal as possible,” Howard said. “Just keep him calm and not get him to agitated and let him continue to work on the things he’s capable of doing.” Outside of the support from coach Howard and his teammates, Seymour will treat the next two weeks in similar fashion as he faces the biggest event of his life. “I’m just going to stick to my normal plan and keep working out, as I have,” Seymour said. “I think mentally I’m ready. I’m not nervous at all, I’m excited and ready to let it fly because it’s a great opportunity.” Seymour is set to represent Oswego State at the Div. III Wrestling NCAA Championships is set for March 9 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Consequences of modern romance

Narcissism, jealousy, social media infecting young relationships Dominick J. Lioto Laker Review Editor dlioto@oswegonian.com

dent Mike Pence cannot even have lunch with another woman alone. There is no logical answer to why he thinks that way. People are supposed to be dating somebody because they are committed to them, and the introduction of a new person in their life should not matter for a second. Be confident in your relationship. Control: This is the most toxic aspect of relationships. There should never be a person in more control. Traditional gender roles suggest men should be dominant and the one who commandeers the couple’s life. Traditional gender roles are dumb. Men and women often display similar behaviors. There are masculine women and feminine men. It is dumbfounding that it took centuries to realize that women are men’s equals. Men pushed the other half of society away to wrestle with the world’s problems when there are just as many women that could speed the process along. Why it took so long probably has an answer that makes as much sense as to why Pence cannot eat a turkey sandwich next to anybody that is not his wife.

Pence should be able to eat with anybody he wants to. If one partner is dictating what the other does, then there is a serious problem. They are coexisting in their partner’s life, not ruling it. Enjoy the occasional cigaFrom an outsider’s perspective, “outsider” rette? Want to wear a revealing outfit to the meaning single person, relationships in 2018 bar? Do it. seem to be never-ending cycles of jealously, People should always respect their partcontrol and a need to feel wanted. Social mener’s feelings and thoughts, but never be able dia and the psychological technological addicto tell them what to do. If someone’s every tion that too many suffer from are factors that thought and action is dictated by what their toxify the relationship even further. significant other says, if someone’s life is in Jealousy: “Why are you liking her pictures? the shadow and convenience of theirs, then Why have you been Snapchatting her?” These that is pathetic. The relationship is a converare not just questions that girls ask guys. The sation with two microphones, not one. jealousy factor can be even worse when it Need to feel wanted: A lot of relationPhoto provided by DonkeyHotey via Flickr comes to guys. Psychology Today says jealships just feel like they exist so the girl can Representating both sides of a tough issue like gun control is a tough line to toe for CNN’s Jake Tapper. ousy stems from insecurity and a fear that a count how many likes a couple can get on loved one may find someone else. their most recent Instagram picture, and email. This caused even more controversy Alexis Hanna Similar traits, interests and habits are what how many friends are jealous of their relaand an allegation against Glenn for doctorStaff Writer bring people together. Are you not supposed to tionship. ing the email. Glenn’s was missing a phrase enjoy a platonic relationship with somebody opinion@oswegonian.com A relationship should not revolve around that very much changes the guilty party. of the other sex just because you have a sigwhat is good enough to post about, whether Glenn offered his own questions, and CNN nificant other? Yes? That is crazy. Vice Presiit is a romantic gesture or activity. Do these While the events of the recent shooting denied it, saying it was too long and Colton things for the memory and time with that were unfortunately familiar, the response should stick to the ones he submitted. Also person, not for the internet’s reaction. has been unique. Survivors at Marjory noticeably different between the two was the Finally, texting. The constant texting Stoneman Douglas have stood up instead of time, which was off by one minute. CNN now that starts when a person wakes up and only backed down, with the intent to save other claims Glenn doctored the emails exchanged stops when they sleep. It is a pointless constudents from the pain and tragedy of school in an attempt to discredit the station. versation that only continues for the sake shootings. After witnessing their friends, There are two things very wrong with of continuing. Does he want to play Fortnite family and teachers sacrifice themselves this story: the idea that a station would script for a few hours and not text? Does she not in acts of bravery or become victims of a personal questions and the act of doctoring want to text when she’s at the bar? These disheartened criminal, the students hold a any exchange in order to discredit someone. should not be big problems. The conversaspirit of determination. They are taking ac- The intent to discredit someone falsely is abtion should naturally happen, not forced for tion. They have given speeches calling out surd and possibly unlawful. To go along with a feeling of “if they are not texting me, they lawmakers, and arranged a march to leave that, scripting personal questions to sway a are not doing anything bad.” school in protest. Several days ago, a couple discussion is not right either. News bias is People should trust their significant othof the students were invited to CNN’s “Town endlessly argued, especially against “liberal ers. If they cannot, they should not be with Hall,” appearing and asking legislators ques- media.” To sway a discussion for the benefit anyone. Being single is not being lonely. It is tions, like Marco Rubio. The airing went of the media and the popular agenda rather a freedom that is supposed to strengthen an well, with the exception of one student, who than allowing students to confront what Photo provided by Pixabay individual’s mind to make the next relationclaimed he did not participate because he they believe is the problem. The last thing Young couples suffer when each individual tries to figure themselves out while engaged in a partnership. ship even stronger. was given “scripted questions.” we need is more dishonesty and controverStoneman Douglas survivor Colton Haab sy. This is a misrepresentation of the media, accused CNN of giving him scripted ques- and in this day and age, we do not need more tions instead of allowing him to ask his questions whether we can trust those reportown during the Town Hall. Because of this, ing to us and the stories they are providing. he claims he chose not to participate. His False charges toward the media and father Glenn Haab attempted to back his dishonesty from the media both need to son’s decision and provided a copy of the stop. We need to be able to trust the people email exchanged between Colton and CNN we rely on for big stories and coverage of Eugene Segrue in which they supposedly scripted his ques- events around, not only the country, but the Social Media Coordinator tion. However, CNN rebutted this claim, say- world. It is very unfortunate and disheart- esegrue@oswegonian.com ing they “did not script his question nor have ening that, as of late, that is a hard concept they ever,” providing their own copy of the to achieve. Last Sunday night, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, ended just as quickly as they began. This global event that celebrates the greatest athletes in the world from all kinds of sports sent its competitors home for another three years and 50 weeks. However, unlike professional sports stars in the United States, the olympic athletes will return to modest salaries, second jobs and relative obscurity. One of the best parts of the Winter Olympics is that they give ordinary people the chance to show off their extraordinary skills on a global stage. Athletes in sports such as cross-country skiing, luge and curling do not get the fame or fortune of their commercialized counterparts. Every four years though, a sales associate from Wisconsin or a paralegal from Vermont can find themselves on hundreds of millions of TVs showing off a skill that took a lifetime to Photo provided by Pixabay master. The U.S. curling team is a glaring example The Olympics are in the rearview, but we should not forget those athletes who return to their normal lives. of unremarkable underdogs rising to the top in 2018. Even though they are considered when given the opportunity. Curling is not usu- stage. One Olympic sport that usually never finds a world power, second only to Canada, the ally a sport the U.S. excels in. They have only medaled once, earning bronze in 2006. The itself in the shadows is men’s ice hockey. Its team had not won Olympic gold since 1998. team’s skip, or captain, John Shuster, is a self- popularity is typically due to the participation Canada has shown utter domination over described stay-at-home dad who also works of professional players. However, the NHL de- any challenger this century. The Canadian part time at Dick’s Sporting Goods. He was prac- cided to not allow their athletes to play in the women have won every gold medal since tically cut by U.S. curling after repeated Olym- Olympics this year. This hurt the excitement the Salt Lake City games in 2002. The Unitpic failures until he built his own team. Shuster surrounding the men’s hockey tournament and ed States won the gold medal game in overrounded his team out with Tyler George, a gen- allowed other sports to capitalize on this. The time, walking away from these games on top after years of being underappreciated eral manager of a liquor store, Matt Hamilton, U.S. women’s ice hockey team did just that. and coming up short. The women’s team usually finds themselves a research and development technician, and Photo provided by Pixabay Athletes like Shuster and Duggan will in the men’s shadow, not being able to compete John Landsteiner, a corrosion engineer. Word and page minimum requirements inevitably compromise the quality of written papers. With their combined 65 years in curling, with the star power they have. Not only do they return home to the U.S. to more fanfare Team Shuster got hot at the right time and have to handle the lower popularity, but they than they are used to. Soon that will die much the teacher is expecting, this won gold in Pyeongchang, taking down tradi- have to deal with the lower pay. Many Olympic down, and they will fall back into their Francesca Miesner will force them to work harder on the tional powers in the sport. They were able to team members, like captain Meghan Duggan, usual routine. Shuster will resume his duStaff Writer papers to make sure they are fulfillget Americans excited about a sport they know also play in the little-known National Women’s ties as stay-at-home dad, and Duggan will opinion@oswegonian.com ing the contextual requirements. In nothing about. The humbly paid athletes might Hockey League (NWHL), though they only earn take her place on the NWHL’s Boston Pride. the long run, this will lead to a better They will always be gold medalists and can have even earned themselves a few endorse- between $5,000 and $7,000 a year. When writing a paper for school, a writing ability, a better paper and inLike the curling team, the women’s ice hopefully be appreciated more than every ment deals. After years in the shadows, Shuscollege-aged student typically looks creased motivation to complete their ter and his team finally got their time on center hockey team was able to exceed expectations four years. for the word or page count to deter- work. Without a minimum page or mine how long the paper will take to word requirement, the student will be write and how hard it will be. With encouraged to think about the assignthis word or page count in mind, the ment beforehand and determine how writer typically does not focus solely much work they want to put into the on what they are trying to explain. paper. They instead continually check the On the whole, paper quality will word or page count to see if they have improve with such a change. Stufulfilled the minimum of what is ex- dents will find creative ways to follow pected of them. paper prompts without fretting over If teachers were to remove this re- the arbitrary length requirements. quirement, then students would not They also have the tendency to place only be encouraged, but be obligated, too much structure into assignments to use critical thinking skills. Since that should emphasize critical thinkthey cannot find a minimum goal to ing and creative or academic expresreach, they would need to fulfill all sion. Length requirements are directaspects of the assignment. As long ly in conflict with that. as the professor lays out specifically Teachers are being encouraged by what they expect in the assignment, other faculty to complete a trial run then the student would be able to with their class to see the difference complete the paper without thinking in paper quality with and without too seriously about if it is long enough. the word or page requirement. These Removing the stress of a minimum have been requirements in some page requirement welcomes the po- cases. It will be a radical change that tential for a student to determine for takes some getting use to. This upthemselves what is long enough. coming few semesters, keep track of This, of course, may make the how many professors eliminate the papers themselves harder to write. page requirement and how the papers Since they are not aware of how written improve.

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UNFORTUNATE REASSURANCE What are your thoughts on page and word requirements for papers? “If they give us a number, we can work toward that number.”

On Feb. 27, Oswego State President Deborah Stanley released the following statement in response to the Parkland High School shooting that spurred a movement to plan walkouts protesting the government’s handling of. There is a walkout planned on campus on March 6, while there are numerous protests scheduled around the nation on different dates. “SUNY Oswego fully supports a student’s freedom of expression and right to peaceful assembly and protest. We encourage civil discourse and active engagement on and off our campus, and want to reassure students – who have already been admitted to Oswego, whose applications are currently under review, or those who are considering applying – that your admis-

Luke Murray accounting, senior “Just get rid of papers. That would be cool.”

Tara O’Donovan broadcasting, sophomore “There needs to be a page limit. In the real world, your boss is going to tell you how many pages they want.”

Alexandra Puccia English, junior “If you get rid of how long the paper is supposed to be, the paper ends up being better because you don’t focus on how long it should be.” Karolina Trojanowski zoology, senior

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#BringBackTheMilkman soon trending Dairy delivery service deserves triumphant return to communities Milk is a fundamental aspect of growth in the proper development of adolescents. Maybe there are some science geeks out there that say otherwise, but it is still pretty darn good, basically liquid gold. Sorry, Velveeta. The saying “you can’t leave the table until your milk is finished” did not get uttered by parents in households with children all these years for nothing. Milk is good, plain and simple. It is good in all its forms as well: whole, chocolate, 2 percent, 1 percent, vanilla or pretty much any kind besides skim. If someone wants watereddown dairy beverages, they should switch to water in the first place and stop drinking that embarrassment of a liquid they try passing off as milk. One of the biggest fears is walking to the fridge after getting a stack of cookies, to open up the big, white box only to see an empty milk jug. This is why there needs to be a more widespread milk delivery service. “The return of the milkman” or “bring back the milkman” should be a hashtag on Twitter.

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Cole Parzych Editor-in-Chief cparzych@oswegonian.com This trend started in the late 1700s. It slowed down in the mid-1900s because of the advance in refrigeration and the decision to sell milk in plastic bottles instead of glass, according to a Stanpacnet.com article. Like most great things, technology ruins them. Now, milk is still being consumed by Americans at a large scale, but the need for a more widespread milk de-

livery service should be on everyone’s mind. Doorstep Dairy is one company trying to meet milk lover’s demands. They charge a $4 delivery fee on top of your order. They do not offer just milk to people living in Lancaster, Berks and Chester Counties in Pennsylvania, but the catalog lists cheeses, honey, meat and other breakfast items. This is what other meal delivery services like Blue Apron and Hello Fresh do. It would not be out of the ordinary to start having milk delivered to the door regularly. And how nice would it be to satisfy your hankering for a tall, cold glass of milk on demand without having to leave the comfort of your home, potentially missing the latest episode of “A.P. Bio” or “The Bachelor”? Maybe this is not the smartest business move. I did not run the numbers. Milkmen may never make the return to walking up and down neighborhood sidewalks to deliver the goods, but this can be solved by one simple entity running in more areas: Uber Eats.

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Copy editors on chopping block as budgets squeeze Jessica Wickham Copy Editor jwickham@oswegonian.com A challenge for anybody eager for a scavenger hunt: go to syracuse.com, the online Post-Standard, and read any article. Within two minutes, it is easy to find at least one mistake, be it a typo, grammar error or lapse in the almighty Ten Commandments for journalism, AP style. There was a time when every reputable newspaper or news company employed several editors and copy editors to check articles to make sure the paper puts its best foot forward. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case. According to the Columbia Journal Review, between 2005 and 2015, the United States decreased its journalism and editor jobs by about 38 percent. This is especially disturbing when it comes to the editing aspect of journalism. The job of an editor is not often directly appreciated, but for a lot of editors, they do not edit for the recognition. Editors put in long hours of

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tirelessly rereading article after article until not even one error remains f o r t h e s ol e p u r p o s e o f g i v i n g t h e reader a good impression of the news organization. News companies like The New York Times and The Washington Post

Editors put in long hours of tirelessly rereading article after article until not even one error remains" have held onto their editors for the most part, while smaller companies like The Post Standard have opted for saving money by cutting editing jobs. This leaves reporters to shoulder even more responsibility. The average repor ter interviews

dozens of sources and writes sev eral articles daily. Expecting them to then edit their own articles flawlessly is unrealistic. Any student who has gone through their own essay can attest to the blind eye they often have for their own writing. That is where editors come in, yet they are increasingly going underappreciated and being laid off. Editing is the place where socalled grammar Nazis can flourish and stretch their critiquing muscles. Many may see these people as nitpicky, but those same people likely wince at or call out any obvious mistake found both in print and online on any professional platform. Most can think of at least one time where they have read an article, or even worse, a textbook, with a mistake in it that made them sigh in disappointment. Grammatical and stylistic mistakes are distracting and take away from the message a writer is trying to send. It is about time to reverse the trend of firing editors and instead welcome as many as possible. Sure, this means having to pay more people, but news agencies cannot afford to lose the skills editors provide.

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the environment of a high school and a college, but if this group of young political activists want to act, they should not fear the possible punishment. There is a fine line they need to balance. With the string of mass shootings recently. It is disheartening that in today’s society this is even a discussion. Students are this country’s future, and their beliefs should be heard. Developing a plan for protests around the nation takes a special group of people. These people should not be afraid of possible discipline from administration. It is time for change, and with the help of these brave teenagers, they may be the ones who are able to get the United States government to make some changes.

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sion status will not be jeopardized should you be penalized by your school for standing up for your beliefs.” This statement and reassurance from the school was a nice gesture and on par with other institutions, but it should go without saying that student’s First Amendment rights are protected. An overwhelming number of students admitted to colleges are legally allowed to vote. A part of the transition from high school to college is the role of taking on more responsibility and engaging in a more politically driven activism to have their voice heard. Oswego State is an open campus, filled with people from all walks of life who are granted freedom of expression. There are obvious differences between

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Top 10 most notable snubs in Oscar history From 1929 to 2018, not everything Academy nominated has satisfied film connoisseurs

Dominic Rizzi Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com The Academy Awards have been a staple of the film industry for almost as long as film itself has been around. Whether people love it for the shine and spotlight it gives to certain films that otherwise would not receive that much attention, or whether people hate it for mainly making the show the focus of whatever political agenda the higher ups are trying to push at the time rather than actually focusing on the quality of the movies, the Oscars still have quite a bit of clout when it comes to Hollywood. Every year, however, despite all the films that are nominated, there are always a massive amount of films that people yell, kick and scream are snubbed. While the Oscars have, for the most part, always had a reason for rewarding the films that they have, there have been a certain amount of times where certain people and/or films won that made everyone question whether the Academy actually knew what they were doing when it came to voting in the first place. In order to give this point some perspective, here are ten of the biggest mistakes the Academy has made over its 90-year run. 10. Adam Sandler not nominated for Best Actor for “Punch Drunk Love” (2002) Granted, 2002 was not the best year in the Academy’s history, not to mention that the Oscars seemed to ignore Paul Thomas Anderson completely until 2007, but this one, by today’s comparison, feels especially sinful. Not only is this still Adam Sandler’s best performance of all time, but the sheer amount of damage and despair that he is able to so compellingly portray demonstrates a level of depth that nobody at the time even knew he was capable of. 9. “Sicario” getting little to no nominations (2015) Everyone who talks about Denis Villeneuve today loves talking about his two most recent successes: “Arrival” and “Blade Runner 2049.” Without these films, however, he would still be the guy known for that one movie in 2013 that nobody saw, even though it contained Hugh Jackman’s best performance ever outside of the “X-Men” franchise. The fact that

Image from Stanley Kubrick via YouTube.com “2001: A Space Odyssey” is considered by movie aficionados as one of the greatest films of all-time, but in 1968, it was ignored.

outside of cinematography, score and sound editing, this film, which contained some of the most tense scenes ever put to film, was nominated for absolutely nothing is tragic. Besides Villeneuve, enormous talent surrounded him including Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and screenwriter Taylor Sheridan. 8. “Kramer vs. Kramer” winning Best Picture over “Apocalypse Now” (1979) This is one that not a lot of people talk about. “Kramer vs. Kramer” is well known as the movie that got both Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep their first Oscars, with Hoffman having been snubbed twice at that point. But the movie itself winning over what many consider to be Francis Ford Coppola’s magnum opus upset many people, especially considering what a hardship it was for Coppola to actually make the movie. From running over budget to shooting and on-set problems, from Martin Sheen’s heart attack on set to every single problem with Marlon Brando, not to mention the fact that the film ended up taking three whole years to make. Laurence Fishburne, who lied about his age in order to get on the set of the film, stating he was 17 when he was actually only 14, did not have to lie anymore once the film was actually released. That’s how long it took. Not to say that “Kramer vs. Kramer” is a bad movie, but when put in perspective, there really is no comparison. 7. “The King’s Speech” winning Best Picture, Director and Screenplay over “The Social Network” and “Inception” (2010) Another situation where the majority winner’s choice puzzled quite a few people without being that ter-

rible of a movie. “The King’s Speech,” the largely fictionalized story about how King George VI had to overcome a horrific stammer in order to deliver a rousing speech, won Best Picture, Director for Tom Hooper, Actor for Colin Firth and Original Screenplay for writer David Seidler. The fact that this film beat out “The Social Network” and “Inception” for these four awards shocked many people, who found that both of those films largely exceeded “The King’s Speech” from many different points. 6. Roberto Benigni winning Best Actor over Tom Hanks, Ian McKellen and Edward Norton (1998) 1998 is a year that a lot of film fans would like to forget, and one of those reasons is this Oscars ceremony. A ceremony where a majority of the selections either felt very undeserving or just plain Oscar-baity, one of the many sins that people feel were committed that night was Roberto Benigni winning Best Actor for his Italian film, “Life is Beautiful,” which tried to put a slightly lighter touch on the Holocaust. The fact that his slapstick performance contended with Tom Hanks’ morally and physically compromised World War II captain in “Saving Private Ryan,” Ian McKellen’s touching portrayal of “Frankenstein,” director James Whale in “Gods & Monsters,” and Edward Norton’s shockingly amazing ability to make audiences sympathize with a Neo-Nazi in “American History X” and somehow beat out all of them is a memory that most Academy voters would very much like to forget. 5. Art Carney winning Best Actor

over Al Pacino (1974) Al Pacino is one of the greatest living actors of all time, and the fact that it took him almost 30 years after he started acting to win his one and only Oscar is ridiculous. But despite “Scent of a Woman” being an amazing performance, it still came off as feeling like a lifetime achievement award because of him getting snubbed for best actor 18 years before for his incredibly dynamic, threedimensional and overall hauntingly amazing performance as Michael Corleone in easily one of the greatest movie sequels ever made, “The Godfather II.” And who won over him? “The Honeymooners” star Art Carney for a little-known movie called “Harry and Tonto” about an elderly man who travels across the country with his cat. 4. “Dances with Wolves” winning Best Picture over “Goodfellas” (1990) While this is often regarded as one of the most glaring mistakes the Academy has made, one can at the very least understand where most Academy voters were coming from for this decision. The Oscars have a long-standing tradition of being suckers for historical epics, and “Dances with Wolves” checked off all those boxes. With all of that being said, this win is still a complete sham because the filmmaking techniques exhibited by Martin Scorsese, who was at the top of his game in “Goodfellas,” still holds up 28 years later. There is something to be said about kicking off two different decades with two of the best films ever made, both of which were snubbed for Best Picture. 3. “2001: A Space Odyssey” not

even being nominated for Best Picture (1968) Despite the many incredible films and filmmakers that have been nominated by the Academy, there were still plenty that were never given their just due, the most recent example being Christopher Nolan finally receiving his longoverdue Best Director nomination for “Dunkirk.” But despite his three nominations for the award, Stanley Kubrick, regarded by many as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, never won his award. What makes it even worse is that the film that many consider to be his magnum opus, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” a film that critic after critic after critic has regarded as the pinnacle of science fiction in film, did not even receive a nomination for Best Picture. 2. “Shakespeare in Love” winning Best Picture over “Saving Private Ryan” (1998) The biggest embarrassment to end the night of the Oscars 19 years ago is made even worse now by the fact that the studio behind this travesty was none other than the Weinstein Company, making this win feel even more shady and bought out than it already was. Not only does this film winning over “Saving Private Ryan” add a whole new definition to the word tragic, but it feels almost offensive how a fluffy period piece about a fictionalized account of William Shakespeare won over easily the greatest war film ever made. World War II veterans called that opening Normandy Beach scene the closest representation of that event they felt they would ever seen on screen. 1. “How Green was my Valley” winning Best Picture over “Citizen Kane” (1941) There are many ways to be disrespectful to film, and there are plenty of people, both within the Academy and outside, who have done so. And if there is one thing that comes close to disrespecting war veterans and the dedication they put in to their country, it is disrespecting the origin of film today as viewing audiences know it, and that is what this victory feels like today. “Citizen Kane” is objectively the film that allowed for filmmaking as both a storytelling medium and an art form to progress to the level that it has today. The fact that “How Green was my Valley,” which is not even a good film by comparison today, won over it is downright embarrassing.

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Why did ‘Wonder Woman’ not get seat at table? Francesca Miesner Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

The first Academy Awards show was in 1929. The year is 2018, and 89 Academy Awards shows later, hundreds of superhero movies have been released. Ranging from “Superman” to “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and “Spider-Man 3,” the films have had varying degrees of success. However, there is a definite bias in the nomination of superhero films by the Academy. Out of these hundreds of superhero films created, only 26 titles have been nominated

for any category. Only five have ever won the category they were nominated for. When considering what makes a great superhero movie, the viewer often looks for a meaningful plot, strong leads, diverse casting, good costuming and makeup, and good special effects. With these concepts in mind, why did “Wonder Woman” not get nominated for any Oscars or any other major award? Typically, when a person is not fond of superhero movies, they cite the old “Dark Knight” trilogy or the original “SpiderMan” trilogy, claiming that the films are carbon copies of each other, meaning the plot con-

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sists of a few basic elements. The hero discovers their powers, finds a female love interest, defeats the bad guy and gets the girl. Pretty much every superhero film to ever be released, save for some “X-Men” films, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and a few others, follows this exact template. While “Wonder Woman” fits into these categories, it takes a slightly different approach to the tried and true way of creating a successful superhero movie. Diana of Themyscira (Gal Gadot, “Justice League”) is different than Peter Parker, Bruce Wayne and Steven Rogers in the most obvious way: she is a female. Having a female superhero movie is, of course, not indicative of whether or not the film was good or deserving of the award. However, the highly anticipated film, before even finishing casting, was under fire from some superhero fans. They were claiming that few people would be interested in a movie with such strong role reversal. Because of this early backlash, both Gadot, director Patty Jenkins, costume designer Lindy Hemming (“The Dark Knight”) and the rest of the cast and crew knew they had to give

Image from Warner Bros. Pictures via YouTube.com Gadot starred in the first female-led superhero film since 2005’s “Elektra.”

this film 110 percent. Discrimination might be too dramatic of a term, but the innate dislike of superhero movies from critics stop them from even giving a film that was as well executed as “Wonder Woman” a chance. The costuming alone should have been nominated. The armor on the Amazonian women was practical for battle and the heat and remained modest. Gadot looked flawlessly stunning in everything she wore. This added to the comedic value of a tall, beautiful, armed woman trying to fit into WWII-era America. DC and Marvel fans both usually agree that “Suicide

Squad” was the worst superhero movie to be released in a long time. However, it was the last superhero film to be nominated for an Oscar. Before that, it was “The Dark Knight,” released in 2008. Marvel, DC, Fox and other smaller publishing companies are learning that superhero movies are starting to be held to a higher standard of expectations. With the release of “Wonder Woman,” “Thor: Ragnarok,” and “Black Panther,” the bar has been raised significantly for those who work on these films. It is about time for the Academy Awards to see that too.

Pointers to bring home cash from your office Oscar pool Cameron Verrette Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com The 90th annual Academy Awards are just around the corner, and this year, it seems like most of the major categories (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Actress) have large frontrunners and little debate about who should/will win (except for Best Picture, but that will be circled back around to at the end). What will make or break your Oscar pool this year will likely be the technical categories and short films. Here are the odds, underdogs and picks you should make to beat friends and coworkers and win your Oscars pool. Cinematography:“ The Shape of Water” is likely to win a handful of statuettes come Sunday night, but the Cinematography Oscar might slip right through its weird fish hands. Roger Deakins has been a perennial Oscars bridesmaid. In the 35 years he has been working as a cinematographer, he has garnered an impressive 14 Oscar

nominations and no wins. Look for that to change Sunday when he gets his long-deserved Oscar win for his work on “Blade Runner 2049.” Film Editing: The Film Editing category comes down to a race between two movies: “Dunkirk” and “Baby Driver.” “Dunkirk” seems to be a big favorite in this category. The movie likely only has a chance in the technical awards, so perhaps the Academy will reward Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic with as many technical awards as they can give it. But this category has favored the kinetic twitchiness of recent winners like “Whiplash” and “The Bourne Ultimatum,” so Edgar Wright’s musicvideo style action throughout “Baby Driver” may give it the edge. “Baby Driver” might be the underdog with 7-2 odds, but there is a fair confidence it can pull an upset here. Sound Mixing/Sound Editing: If “Dunkirk” does not win film editing, expect it to win both of the technical sound awards. However, if “Dunkirk” does win Film Editing, these two categories will split, with “Mixing” going to

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“Dunkirk” and “Editing” going to “Baby Driver.” But if predictions about Film Editing are right, these two awards should both belong to “Dunkirk.” Production Design: Some viewers may be ballsy and want to be all in on “Blade Runner 2049” as a longshot underdog in this category. Best Production Design will be one of the many awards that “The Shape of Water” will take home on Oscars night. Costume Design: This is an easy lock for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread,” and anyone who has seen the film will have this as one of the easier categories to guess. Unfortunately, not many people have seen it,

so people should pick this to win and soar above the rest of your friends who pick “Beauty and the Beast” to win. The Acting Categories: Usually these categories are the subject of many water-cooler debates, with most of the nominees in a probable position to take home their awards. This year, the acting categories are mostly all locks with Allison Janney, Sam Rockwell, Francis McDormand and Gary Oldman all poised to win Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively. Gary Oldman is the biggest favorite of the bunch with 1-10 odds of taking home Best Actor. Best Picture: “Three Billboards

Outside Ebbing, Missouri” is currently the favorite to win Best Picture, with “The Shape of Water” not too far behind. But the voting process for Best Picture uses an instant runoff method, which seems to favor non-polarizing films that many voters list as their second or third favorites. A “Three Billboards” voter might list “Shape of Water” toward the bottom of their ballot, and a “Shape of Water” voter might have “Three Billboards” toward the bottom of theirs, but both voters probably have “Lady Bird” as their No. 2/3. For that reason, many like “Lady Bird” to pull the upset of the night and take home that coveted Best Picture win. Also helping this theory is the fact that the past five years at the Oscars have seen the Best Director winner go on to lose Best Picture. With Guillermo Del Toro basically a lock for a Best Director win, recent history suggests “The Shape of Water” will not also take home Best Picture gold. At 9-1 odds, “Lady Bird” can win you some money and can ensure that the biggest win of the Academy Awards is you takinghomethatcovetedOscarsPoolglory.

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Sam Rockwell in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

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Daniel Day-Lewis in “Phantom Thread”

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Frances McDormand in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

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Laker review editor dominick j. lioto broke down the categories of the 2018 academy awards. He dove into each category he was knowledgable enough in and chose titles he deemed the best. some picks may be predictable while others might be looked at as upsets. Dennis Gassner for “Blade Runner 2049”

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Jordan Peele for “Get Out”

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Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner and Dan Sudick for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”

Roger Deakins for “Blade Runner 2049”

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Jonathan Amos & Paul Machliss for “Baby Driver”

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'Logan' breaks new ground for comic book adaptations Brandon Fallat Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com On Jan. 23, the nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced, and this year, something monumentally shocking and surprising occurred: a superhero flick earned itself an Oscar nomination, and this time, it was not for visual effects. After decades of comicbook-based films, James Mangold’s “Logan” has managed to achieve something that no other film in the entire genre has achieved. “Logan” has become the first superhero movie to land a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Previous winners of this category include “Gone with the Wind,” “The Godfather,” “Schindler’s List,” and most recently, “Moonlight.” Now, a Wolverine film has a chance to join that prestigious club. Ever since its release in early March 2017, one question rolled around superhero

fans’ minds: “Will ‘Logan’ get an Oscar nomination?” From a critical perspective, it should be a no-brainer given the overwhelmingly stellar reviews surrounding the film, as well as it landing on the National Board of Review’s Top 10 films of 2017 list. However, with all the high praises being thrown its way, “Logan” had one giant roadblock standing between it and Oscar recognition: it is a superhero movie. While superhero films have had their fair share of Oscar recognition in more technical categories such as Sound Mixing and Visual Effects, this nomination for “Logan” means something entirely different. The film was nominated for its story. This is the first time that a superhero film has not just been seen by Academy voters as “technically” good but actually good. The only other superhero movie in history to be recognized for something outside of the technical categories was Heath Ledger’s Supporting Actor win for “The Dark Knight,”

but that was more rewarding the iconic performance as opposed to the film. “Logan” is the first film based on a superhero comic to receive a nomination for having one of the best screenplays of the year. While this achievement boasts well for the superhero genre, “Logan” is not an average superhero flick. We live in a superhero world at the moment. We have not Marvel and DC, and we even have had three different “Spider-Men” in only 10 years. The reason these films do so well is that they all follow a formula. Each film sets up the next one, and there is never any true resolution. While audiences may love this episodic quality, Academy voters need that closure - the classic, contained story - and that is where “Logan” came in. The film was risky. It rolled the dice and crafted a story specifically for adults. There are no McDonald’s toys for this one. It is not the classic “good vs. evil” spectacle either. It plays out like a modern-

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day Western or a tragic drama. The film tells the story of what happens after the hero saves the day, and at its core, it is the story of a broken man who must reluctantly become the man he once was in order to save a child. The film also deals with themes of death, loss, family and finding peace. This is one of the few times a superhero movie has put its main focus into its story, and while the genre seems

to only be getting better with the likes of “Wonder Woman” and “Black Panther,” there seems to be no studio willing to take the risk Fox took by flipping the entire genre on its head like “Logan” did. Hopefully, studios will take more risks with their superhero properties in order to build upon this achievement, as it signifies the superhero genre finally getting its foot through the door to the Oscars.

Animated Feature chances heavily favor Disney yet again Ian Saunders Asst. Laker Review Editor isaunders@oswegonian.com The Academy Awards is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards show, with the 90th annual ceremony taking place March 4. It is during this yearly tradition that actors, producers, writers and the many others who have a passion for creating great film get a chance to have their dreams come true and win an Oscar, the highest honor there is in the industry. Many great films have been nominated in the past: “Spotlight,” “No Country for Old Men” and “Boss Baby,” just to name a few. One of those films might seem out of place, and there is a good reason for that. The category for Best Animated Feature was officially introduced in 2001, with the first recipient of the award going to the Dreamworks animated classic, “Shrek.” Since then, the entertainment powerhouse Disney has all but run the table, with 11 of the next 16 awards going to films created by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The few notable exceptions in the list are 2002’s “Spirited

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Away” (directed by animation legend Hayao Miyazaki), 2005’s “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,” and 2011’s “Rango.” With that in mind, it is easy to see Disney taking home the gold again this year with

“Coco,” a Pixar-made feature film that deals with the serious issues of life and death through the colorful lens of a 12-yearold boy living in Santa Cecilia, Mexico. The movie has been very well received, striking

a chord with many MexicanAmericans who have felt underrepresented as of late, so there is no real reason for it not to win. The films running up against “Coco” are BFI London Film Festival winner “The Breadwinner,” the fullypainted biographical film “Loving Vincent,” Blue Sky Studios’ lovable box-office flop “Ferdinand,” and for whatever reason, “Boss Baby.” Two of those films stand out – “Loving Vincent” and “The Breadwinner” – as having the highest chance of pulling an upset, potentially stealing the award from the cold and unforgiving hands of Mickey Mouse. “The Breadwinner” is a lowbudget film created by the Irish animation studio Cartoon Studio, which has created two other Oscar-nominated films, “The Secret of Kells” and “Song of the Sea.” Neither of those took home the prize, but they always stood out strong with their slow, deliberate pacing and attention to detail that make each scene look like a page from a children’s book come to life. There is a lot to admire about “Loving Vincent,” a

Polish production written and directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman. It is the first-fullypainted animated feature film, with each of the film’s 65,000 frames telling its story using oil paint and Van Gogh’s iconic, swirling style. Although it was a critical success overseas, it unfortunately might not have had enough of an impact in the United States for the Academy to take it into consideration. “Ferdinand” and “Boss Baby” should not even be on this list. Both films reek of a cashin from both studios, with “Ferdinand” being the stronger of the two simply because it was able to tell an engaging story from start to finish. “Boss Baby” belongs in a bargain bin at a run-down K-Mart, not in a list of the best cinema has to offer. “Captain Underpants” was a great movie from 2017 that would have been a much stronger contender, but even that would have seemed horribly out of place. If “Coco” somehow does not win this year, expect “The Incredibles 2” to win next year. It might seem unfair, but for the time being, Disney does it best.

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'Brokeback Mountain' was always better than 'Crash' Garrick Groover Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com On the night of the 78th Academy Awards in 2006, legendary actor Jack Nicholson (“How Do You Know”) presented the Oscar for Best Picture of 2005. Even before the envelope was open, numerous pundits in the film industry speculated that “Brokeback Mountain,” a Western romantic drama by Taiwanese director Ang Lee (“Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk”), was going to win the coveted gold statue. The film had not only garnered eight nominations, the most of the night, but it had also scored three wins, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score. Its competition inc “Capote,” a biopic by Bennett Miller (“Foxcatcher”), “Crash,” a drama film by screenwriter turned director Paul Haggis (“Third Person”),

“Good Night, and Good Luck,” a historical film by actor George Clooney (“Money Monster”), and “Munich,” the latest film by Steven Spielberg (“The Post”). It seemed like everything was in “Brokeback Mountain’s” favor to win the most prestigious award in film. Those feelings were abandoned when Nicholson uttered the word “Crash.” “Crash” is often regarded to as one of the worst Best Picture winners in Oscar history. Articles from all over the internet have all included the feature in their “Worst Films to Win Best Picture” lists, but does “Crash” really deserve all the backlash? At its core, “Crash” is a film that explores race relations within the United States in post-9/11 Los Angeles. The interweaving narrative boasts an enormous cast, most notably featuring Sandra Bullock (“Our Brand Is Crisis”), Don Cheadle (“Captain America: Civil War”), Terrence Howard (“Cardboard Boxer”)

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and Brendan Fraser (“The Nut Job”). The cast might sound impressive on paper, but it ultimately buckles under its own weight. At least a third of the sprawling cast wasted. Some of the starring leads feel half-baked. Bullock, despite obtaining top billing, gets probably fewer than 10 minutes of screentime. The biggest transgression against “Crash” is its handling of racism. Despite Haggis displaying the issue of racism from multiple perspectives, the end result comes off as heavy handed, pretentious and melodramatic. Take the scene where a racist cop (Matt Dillon, “Going in Style”) pulls over Howard and Newton. The scene depicts police overreach in such a heavy-handed way that viewers cannot help but feel uncomfortable. It makes people wonder how such a despicable person can even become a police officer in the first place. Despite the film’s many faults, and there are many, “Crash” is not totally unwatchable. Certain actors do give impressive performances, including Michael Peña (“12 Strong”) and Thandie Newton (“Half of a Yellow Sun”), and the overall idea of the film is not a bad one. The problem here is that the execution is lackluster, and the film’s “on the nose” depiction of racism sticks out like a sore thumb even though racism is the film’s central point. “Brokeback Mountain” is a

different story. The film centers around two men who develop a deep sexual and emotional connection while herding sheep in the Wyoming mountains. The film seems like an odd choice for director Ang Lee due to his prior films. “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is a wuxia martial arts film, and “Hulk” is based on a comic book starring a big green monster. Even with these expectations, “Brokeback Mountain” is a truly wonderful film. The movie is gorgeously filmed, featuring picturesque shots of valleys and mountains. “Brokeback Mountain” also cements why Heath Ledger (“The Dark Knight”) was such a powerhouse in the acting field. His performance in “Brokeback Mountain” is not only realistic, but heartfelt. Jake Gyllenhaal (“Stronger”) is also great in his role as Ledger’s lover. The chemistry between the two is believable, and viewers feel sympathy and even empathy for the two men. The supporting cast includes

Michelle Williams (“All the Money in the World”) as Ledger’s wife and Anne Hathaway (“Colossal”) as Gyllenhaal's lover. Hathaway’s performance is good, but Williams knocks it out of the park with her portrayal as a woman who must come to terms with finding out her husband is maintaining a double life. Negatives of the film include its pacing. “Brokeback Mountain” is a slow burn. The entire first act involves sheep herding and life in the wilderness. The film also focuses heavily on drama with little action on display. Twelve years later, “Crash” winning Best Picture is perhaps the biggest blemish on the Academy’s resume. “Crash” is a pompous film, but its racial themes seemed to resonate a lot with Academy voters who may have been reluctant to award a film about “gay cowboys in Wyoming.” Nonetheless, “Brokeback Mountain” retains its relevance after all these years.

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