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Jerald Woolfolk, VP of Student Affairs, to leave Oswego State Cole Parzych Editor-in-Chief cparzych@oswegonian.com Lincoln University has found its new president from within the Oswego State faculty.

Jerald Woolfolk currently serves as the vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management as well as the interim chief diversity officer at the end of the spring semester. June 1 will mark her first day on the job at Lincoln University.

Woolfolk has received plenty of congratulatory sentiments from students and faculty since the news was announced by the school.

“I’ve been hugging a lot of people

over the last two weeks,” Woolfolk said.

Woolfolk has been working at Oswego State since Januar y 2014 and has made many great memories here with not one regret. Her son, Brandon, graduated from the college last May. “I’ve had a wonderful run here at Oswego,” Woolfolk said. “I love this community. I love the students. It’s been just fantastic. I’ve developed very strong relationships with students.”

Prior to coming to Oswego, New York, for a string of interviews, Woolfolk had never seen the Oswego State campus. She met President Deborah

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Photo provided by the Office of Communications and Marketing Woolfolk (center right) poses with students at the 2017 Welcome Picnic, which welcomed students back for fall semester.

Women’s Center marches for equality Attendees protest gender inequality on Oswego State campus Kassadee Paulo Asst. News Editor kpaulo@oswegonian.com Women and men gathered by the dozens to march around Oswego State’s campus and advocate for equal rights between genders on Wednesday March 21.

O r g a n i z e d b y t h e W o m e n ’s Center, the Women’s March drew in students who wanted to voice their concern with inequality that women still face today. Despite the chilly weather, the students marched on with their signs, their voices shouting chants of female empowerment and solidarity.

“We seek equality in the SUNY Oswego community and beyond through engaging discussions on social justice, joining others in the fight against sexism, racism, c l a s s i s m a n d a l l o t h e r o p p re s sions, and offering a safe space for all genders,” according to the Women’s Center Laker Life page.

Emely Curiel, vice president o f t h e O s w e g o S t a t e Wo m e n ’s C e n t e r s ay s t h a t t h e Wo m e n’s Center has been working toward amplifying their voice and making themselves known

on campus.

“I’ve been getting a lot of positive feedback. A lot of people didn’t know what Women’s Center was a semester ago, a year ago, and today, you can ask people on campus and they’re like, ‘Oh yeah, I know about them,’” Curiel said. “That was really our goal, to get up here and bring awareness to who we are and what

we do.”

Some of the chants included: “Whatever we wear, wherever we go, yes means yes, and no means no,” “Women’s rights are human rights” and “Love, not hate, makes America great.” The event highlighted the difference in wages

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Student Association election season begins Candidates for president, vice president to debate before election April 17-18 Alexander Gault-Plate News Editor aplate@oswegonian.com

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The election season for Student A s s o c i a t i o n p re s i d e n t a n d v i c e president has officially begun, and the two candidates for president are Andre Nichols and Omar van Reenen.

Both candidates are current members of SA, with Nichols serving as a senator and attorney gene r a l f o r t he 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 a c a d e m i c year and van Reenen ser ving as a s e n a t o r, d i r e c t o r o f d i v e r s i t y, e q u a l i t y a nd i nc l u s i o n , a nd S U NYSA representative for Oswego State and other four-year colleges in the SUNY system.

The election this year will feature two debates. One, held on Thursday, was between vice presidential candidates Catherine Millington and Edward Kelly. The presidential debate will be held at 5 p.m., April 5,

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in Shineman 172. At these debates, candidates are asked questions, of which they have no prior knowledge, relating to the way they hope to run SA and how they will approach certain campus issues.

This election is the first in at least two years to have more than one candidate for the office of president.

Last year’s election saw current

See SA, A6 Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian Marchers walked around central and West Campus, chanting and picking up a few new people along the way.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I’ve had a wonderful run here at Oswego. I love this community. I love the students. It’s been just fantastic. I’ve developed very strong relationships with students.”

THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, March 30, 2018

-Jerald Woolfolk, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Mangagement

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Biochemistry students complete stress level study Experiment shows correlation to high-stress environments, body’s response Colin Hawkins Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com As Oswego State students return from spring break relaxing after the stressful midterm week, biochemistry majors Kaitlyn McCue and Christina Li are finishing their research experiment examining whether stress could affect the immune system.

McCue and Li studied the connection between stress levels and infection with mosquito-borne diseases such as Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya from patient hair samples collected in Machala, Ecuador.

Working with their research advisor Kestas Bendiskas of the biochemistry program and in collaboration with researchers at the SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and local clinics in Machala, the Oswego research team built upon prior research by these teams to investigate the link between these diseases and stress levels.

“We’re providing the concrete information that supports [their] data,” McCue explained, as the Oswego team is focusing on measurable stress levels.

To evaluate stress, the Oswego researchers are measuring the cortisol concentration of their patients’ hair samples. Stress is a physiological reaction, with the body releasing hormones to compensate.

“Cortisol is that hormone that is released by the body and is like a biomarker for stress,” Li said.

The team used hair samples “because hair grows at a rate of about 1 cm per month. It serves as a good measurement for long-term stress,” McCue said. “Compared to different sampling methods like blood or urine, that’s only for the stress that day, whereas hair can measure it for about a month.”

The students are measuring the actual cortisol concentration within patients rather than measuring perceived stress, McCue said.

The data would then be compared between healthy patients and those with Zika, Chikungunya and different forms of Dengue. These measured values are more useful to scientists because they can draw stronger connections between data than simply survey responses, as perceived stress can be subjective for each patient.

Softball vs. Cortland, 3 p.m., Saturday at Laker Softball Field

Baseball vs. New Paltz, noon, Saturday at Laker Baseball Field

Photo provided by the Office of Communications and Marketing Researchers Kaitlyn McCue (left) and Christina Li (right) have been working on their research project for over 7 months.

The results of the experiment surprised the team, who expected cortisol levels to be higher among poorer patients and those with more severe forms of disease.

“What we actually found was that the index patients, the patients that had the diseases, had lower cortisol levels [than those without symptoms],” McCue said.

While surprising, the team found a basis for the results - those that live in high-stress environments are better able to cope and receive less cortisol from their bodies. If someone is less accustomed to stress, their body might not be good at dealing and coping with stress, so cortisol levels can be really high when they encounter stress, Li said.

“There was a previous study where they looked at PTSD veterans, and they found the same thing, where it was a low cortisol level with people that were constantly exposed to combat,” Li said. “It was surprising. It’s not what you expect, but if you think about it, it makes sense.”

To collect the samples, Bendiskas arranged for the Machala clinics to collect the hair samples. McCue explained that collaborators did the fieldwork in Machala, Ecuador, sending a sample of hair from the back of the patient’s head, per Bendiskas’ direction.

W h i l e t he p ro to c ol s w e re f o r a centimeter length of hair wrapped in non-static aluminum, the Oswego team received long lengths about the width of a pencil in static-charged plastic bags. The team needed the hair in 2 mm pieces.

“It took approximately 40 minutes to cut each hair sample, and there’s 156 hair samples, so it took a long time to just prepare the hair samples,” McCue said, laughing.

In the future, McCue and Li said they hope to work with a larger sample of index patients, the non-control patients examined by the study, in order to get a better sample size for statistical analysis. The team recently received the data back from SUNY Upstate Medical University and will take advantage of Friday’s holiday to analyze the data set.

The researchers hope the study will help them provide the framework for better prevention, control and disease surveillance models. Their work is the first study to associate hair cortisol concentrations with mosquito disease status while looking at other correlations between cortisol levels and age, gender or other cross-sections of their data.

The students are excited to finalize the project, which McCue will be presenting Wednesday during Oswego State’s Quest event.

The team decided to come in and work on the project with the help of Bendiskas instead of enjoying their break.

“We worked on this for the last seven months” McCue said. “We also worked on it over winter break for a couple of weeks because it would’ve been too hard to balance doing all this work with school at the same time.”

Next year, McCue will be attending SUNY Upstate Medical University PhD program for biomedical s ciences while Li has an internship at Upstate Medical University this summer before starting her senior year next fall.

Men’s Tennis vs. Alfred, noon, Saturday at Romney Outdoor Tennis Courts

Planetarium show: Mars: ‘The Opposite of 2018,’ 7 p.m., Sunday in Shineman Center, Room 122

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Art exhibition: “Voices of Oswego Veterans,” 7:45 a.m., Monday at Penfield Library

It’s On Us Pledge Day, 9 a.m., Monday in Marano Campus Center concourse

Master of Arts Thesis Exhibition, 10 a.m., Tuesday at Tyler Hall

Softball vs. Utica, 3 p.m., Wednesday at Laker Softball Field

Student Association Presidential Debate, 5 p.m., Thursday in Shineman Center, Room 172

of the expected costs the budget increase will go toward is the MayDay basketball event, which accounts for $3,400.

Black Student Union requested an increase of $4,000 for its budget for the next academic year.

The organization recently celebrated its 50 year anniversary. The events include, but are not limited to, the annual ALANA peace walk and other events, the variety show, and Thanksgiving Dinner. The club wants to begin giving out one scholarship for $400 to one of its participants who both qualifies and proves to be a c t i ve o n c a m p u s . Pa r t

The Photography Club requested to have Student Association provide funds to cater the gala it will organize n e x t y e a r, w h i c h w i l l raise funds to build new schools for children in need through Pencils of Promise Club, a fundraising club connected to the Photography Club.

unused funds transferred to its equipment account because they did not hire a coach for this year.

T he R u b e n s t e i n S o c i e t y, a g r o u p o f s t u d e n t pianists who collaborate with other organizations a n d f a c u l t y, r e q u e s t e d $421.50 to bring in a guest pianist for a teaching experience and to purchase a new metronome.

T h e W o m e n ’s R u b g y team requested to have

There is currently $7,236.91 left in the contingency fund. The Men’s Rugby team was approved $1,000 to cover tournament fees and gas.

The Men’s Roller Hockey t e a m w a s a p p rove d $4,000 to attend the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships in North Dakota.

A4 NEWS Women's March protests gender inequality on campus, in modern society THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, March 30, 2018

Attendees walked around campus, challenging issues of discrimination, including SA club sports funding issues WOMEN'S from COVER between men and women, gender violence, and the current movement of Equal Pay for Equal Play for the women’s club sports teams funding from SA. “We all decided to grab our signs, reclaim our time and march for what’s right because fighting for what’s right is worth it, and fighting for equality and women’s rights is always worth it,” said Omar van Reenen, director of diversity, equality and inclusion for Student Association.

Men’s club sports currently is given 65 percent more in Student Association funding overall than their female counterparts. When this information was fully realized, women’s club sports teams collaborated to advocate for equal funding with #EqualPayForEqualPlay on social media.

After the trek around campus, those involved joined the Women’s Center in the Marano Campus Center

Food Court once again to hold a discussion and debrief. One woman who went up to the microphone was not an initial participant, but she joined when she heard the chants outside her residence hall. Others spoke of their own experiences and hopes for reaching gender equality.

“We thought it was important to bring the same awareness that was happening in, Washington D.C. and all over the world, and all of the togetherness,” said Ryan Rodriguez, president of the Women’s Center. “It happens in January, but we want to continue it during March because it’s Women’s Her-story Month.”

The Women’s Center will be holding a Ted Talk-style event, “Who Am I?” where students can talk about their lives and how they have gotten to be where they are now. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. on April 12 in Sheldon Hall. The organization is also working with van Reenen to provide free menstrual products to students on campus.

Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian Attendees of the Women's March on March 21 made signs to carry as they marched around campus, filled with messages of female empowerment.

Jerald Woolfolk accepts presidency of Lincoln College Oswego begins search for replacement chief diversity and inclusion officer JERALD from COVER Stanley and had quickly made up her mind.

“When I met her, that was it,” Woolfolk said. “I knew where I wanted to be because she was so passionate about Oswego. She was s o w a r m , a nd I k ne w I c o u l d d o well under her and I could learn a lot under her. I’ve never regretted that decision.”

Working as the vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, she oversees 14 departments of student involvement, some of which include Campus Life, Residence Life and Housing, the Dean of Students office, the Counseling Ser vices Center and intramural sports. She also supervises admissions and recruitment.

Her duties as interim chief diversity officer included leading the development of the strategic diversity and inclusion plan. This covers all aspects of the college in all its divisions, according to Woolfolk.

“We have increased our diversity on campus,” Woolfolk said “Not only are we more structurally diverse, but we have become a more inclusive campus by celebrating the diversity that is on our campus and making sure that there is a place for everyone.”

Woolfolk said she originally had n o a s p i r a t i o n s to w o rk i n h i g h e r education. Jackson State Univer sity awarded her a bachelor ’s degree in psychology in 1981. She also completed her master ’s degree in counselor education at Iowa State University. Working as a graduate assistant there helped spark her interest, and she has worked in higher education ever since.

We wish her the best at Lincoln University and have no doubt she will inspire and cultivate a culture of excellence at Lincoln."

- Deborah Stanley Oswego State President

Several years ago, Woolfolk decided she wanted to prepare herself for the opportunity to hold the position of president at a college. She saw this particular job offer in the Chronicle of Higher Education, but did not think much about it at first.

Eventually, she was recruited for the position and brought in to help in-

crease enrollment and raise private funds. Her leadership skills prove her experience, from her numerous roles at Oswego State, Mississippi Valley State University and the College of Staten Island.

“The other thing that made me interested in Lincoln is that it’s a historically black college and university, which I have strong passions for since I am a graduate of HBCU,” Woolfolk said. “I am interested in their sustainability. Many of those institutions are losing enrollment and having difficulties, and I think they need quality leadership.”

Woolfolk said Lincoln University has 44 percent enrollment of white students and 43 percent of African American students.

“I saw it as a model of what other institutions can be. I saw it as a 21st century HBCU,” Woolfolk said.

Stanley sent an email to the Oswego State campus community on March 13, announcing the news to students and thanking Woolfolk for her time here.

“We wish her the best at Lincoln University and have no doubt she will inspire and cultivate a culture of excellence at Lincoln, much like she did at Oswego State,” Stanley wrote in the email. “Congratulations Jerald on this well-deserved advancement, but please know that your ties to Oswego will always remain.”

Quest Day brings academic presentations, parties

Students of Oswego State share their takes on what to do for Quest Day Alexander Gault-Plate News Editor aplate@oswegonian.com Oswego State students are planning a variety of activities, some school-sponsored and some not, for this years’ Quest Day. The day is scheduled for the first Wednesday in April every year, and classes from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. are canceled so students can attend the event.

“Quest is a symposium dedicated to sharing the scholarly and creative pursuits of students, faculty and staff of the State University of New York at Oswego,” according to the Oswego State webpage.

The purpose of the day, according to the webpage, is to recognize the research and academic activities of members of the Oswego State community.

Some students expressed interest in the presentations without the incentive of extra credit, like Liam Weaver, an operations management major.

“I’m going to attend Quest Day and see what my fellow students have been working on throughout their years at college,” Weaver said.

For students who plan to attend Quest Day, the events will begin with a welcome station, a “red carpet selfie station” available in the Marano Campus Center main concourse, and coffee and snacks.

Some of the presentations planned include one given by the Black Student Union, from 9 to 10 a.m. in 231 Marano Campus Center, an award ceremony for creative from 10 a.m. to noon in 114 Marano Campus Center, and multiple planetarium presentations beginning at 3 p.m. in the Shineman Center Planetarium, running ev-

ery half hour until 4:30 p.m.

However, not all students use Quest Day to attend presentations. Colloquially known as “Questmas Eve,” some students begin partying the Tuesday before Quest Day and forgo the optional presentations on Wednesday for day parties and leisure.

“I think it’s definitely a day for students to make choices, whether to do presentations, some people report, some people day drink!” said Elizabeth Stanistreet, a public relations major.

This year, Nathan DeSantis, an adolescent education and Spanish major, will balance the academic and social sides of Quest Day. “ I ’m g o i ng to a t t e nd o ne o f m y friend’s presentations on French culture earlier in the day and go to a party after,” DeSantis said.

DeSantis said he will likely do some-

thing on Tuesday before Quest as well, considering the fact that there will be no class the following day.

Many professors provide extra credit to students who attend presentations during Quest.

Many students also use Quest Day to work on other things, rather than party.

Austin Goralski, an English major, is one such student.

“I have a class that’s offering extra credit if I go see a presentation, so I’m going to go see one,” Goralski said. “But if I wasn’t going for extra credit, I still wouldn’t drink for [Quest] probably. I’d most likely just get other work done.”

Goralski said that he does not think students that party during Quest Day are doing the smartest thing.

“It’s probably not a good idea to party in the middle of the week, but that’s college, I guess,” Goralski said.

Photo provided by the Office of Communications and Marketing During Quest 2017, Cassandra Kaiser (left) displays her project "Batik, a Practice of Media," to Liliana Scano (right).

A5 NEWS Oswego State's gender inclusive housing policy in progress, Ithaca College seen as leader THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, March 30, 2018

Housing for gender-nonconforming, transgender students becomes topic of discussion for Oswego administration, Pride Alliance Jessica Wickham Copy Editor jwickham@oswegonian.com With the rise of LGBTQ advocacy and transgender awareness, the housing policies for transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals have evolved differently at central New York colleges to suit the demand.

Two colleges, Oswego State and Ithaca College, have implemented measures to accommodate transgender students.

Luca Maurer, LGBT education, outreach and services program director at Ithaca College, said the push for these wide-spread changes measures is largely due to society becoming more welcoming toward members of the LGBTQ community.

“It’s only very recently that there’s been more media attention,” Maurer said. “With that media attention, some people feel a little more safe and supported to come out as trans.”

Maurer said transgender individuals have always been part of schools, families and communities, and now that they are coming out, it is important for colleges to accommodate them, including on the residential level.

Richard Kolenda, Oswego State assistant vice president for residence life and housing, said Oswego State has made room changes available for

transgender students upon request and it is largely up to the student to reach out to Residential Life in person.

“All student policies are in effect regardless, so it’s important that if they make themselves known, we will work with them,” Kolenda said.

These procedures contrast with those of Ithaca College, which allow a room change request for any reason

either through its residence and housing department or completely online.

“Recently, we have changed our housing software to be more inclusive, where students can select in the same bedrooms as a male/female group,” said Amanda Walrad, administrative assistant for Residential Life at Ithaca College.

As far as living situations available

Austin Dearborn | The Oswegonian The bathrooms in Waterbury and Scales Halls are the first in the residence halls to serve as gender-neutral restrooms.

for transgender students, The Village is the only residence option at Oswego State that offers co-ed by house, and students wishing to opt in have to sign an agreement. Kolenda said the college is also in the talking stages of expanding co-ed residences beyond The Village.

“On paper, it sounds all right, but there’s a lot of logistical things that have to be [done before it can happen],” Kolenda said.

Gender-inclusive housing at Ithaca College is an opt-in system, with it being available in most dorms should students request it. Recently, the campus has done renovations on two of its tower buildings to include four individual private bathrooms, making them co-ed by room, meaning rooms can have two people of differing genders.

“It’s kind of a win-win for everyone because regardless of what your need is, it provides greater privacy for everyone,” said Ron Trunzo, associate director of residential life at Ithaca College.

The reception of the current policies at Oswego State and Ithaca College varies across the campuses. Mac Shafer, president of Oswego State’s Pride Alliance, said that at Oswego State, there is room for improvement in the current policies.

“I see it having a negative policy as of right now mostly because I talk to a lot of trans people online, and a lot

of [them] are thinking about college,” Shafer said. “It’s so unfortunate when I’m like, ‘We don’t really have a solid gender-neutral housing policy yet’… and just seeing them kind of deflate.”

Maurer said he has seen a predominantly positive response to I t h a c a C ol l e g e’s LG BTQ p ol i c i e s , which have placed the college on this year’s “Top 10 Trans-Friendly Colleges” by College Pride, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to transgender college issues.

“People find our campus community to be very, not just accepting, but to be inclusive and affirming,” Maurer said. “That does not mean that it’s perfect here and there’s not work to be done. Sometimes individuals experience difficulty, and that’s also why my office is here.”

Both Shafer and Maurer said changing housing policies to meet the changing times is only half the battle. A concurrent effort has to be made on the personal communication level, educating employees on campus on how to handle LGBTQ issues, Maurer said.

“Some of that work is not around policies but more on helping equip students, staff and faculty with the tools that they need to be able to do this well,” Maurer said. “Policies are part of the puzzle, but the other part is then people have to act in accordance with them.”

A6 NEWS OzSpeaks program tackles issue of gun control THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, March 30, 2018

Photo Briefs OzFest Acts Announced

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The Student Association Planning Board announced that A$AP Ferg and H.E.R. will be co-headlining the 2018 OzFest concert.

The OzFest concert is scheduled for May 4, the last day of classes, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.

OzFest is an annual event that involves day activities like bouncy castles and arcade games. At the end of the day, a concert is held, bringing in headline acts. Last year's performance was headlined by DNCE, the funk-rock band with vocalist Joe Jonas, and opened by A-Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, a rapper.

This year, A$AP Ferg and H.E.R. are both performing as headline acts.

A$AP Ferg is a rap artist known for songs like "Shabba," "Plain Jane," and "Work REMIX." H.E.R. is the stage name for performer Gabriella Wilson.

Some of H.E.R.'s most popular songs include "Focus," "Losing" and her cover of the Drake song, "Jungle."

Tickets for the concert, which are currently available, are $15 for students with their student ID when purchased from the box office, and non-student tickets will be $20. Those may be purchased from tickets.oswego.edu.

Panelists representing left, right of political spectrum hope to inform students Jessica Wickham Copy Editor jwickham@oswegonian.com

The OzSpeaks panel on gun control, held at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Marano Campus Center auditorium, started with the goal to use information to fuel meaningful conversation among students.

The result was often described as a “passionate” display of the multiple sides to the issue and the factors that have led to the current debate being so polarized.

The event brought together five panelists: Erich Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America; Katherine WolfeLyga, director of the Counseling Services Center on campus; Gary Pudup, regional coordinator of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence; John Rossi, chief of University Police at Oswego State; and Jaclyn Schildkraut, assistant professor of public justice at Oswego State.

Dan Roberts, associate dean of students, said he and the rest of the OzSpeaks planning committee wanted the focus of the event to be on informed discussion to give students resources on which to form their own opinions.

“This is a really, really passionate topic that people take personally as well as politically,” Roberts said. “It’s really, really important for students to see that passion on display but also hear a lot of the discourse behind it as well.”

The panel was planned over a semester in advance, well before recent mass school shootings. Roberts said the topic of gun control is one that will always be relevant.

“These aren’t just hot-button issues; they’re civic issues,” Roberts said. “They’re issues that impact our society and our government and our democracy.”

Questions discussed by the panel largely surrounded issues of policy, guns in schools, racial inequality, background checks and mental illness.

Schildkraut, who acted as moderator for the event, echoed the importance of objective information in an issue often marked by opinion.

“Basing opinions on fact is much more important than basing it on emotions,”

Schildkraut said.

Pudup, who has had over 30 years in law enforcement experience, said although he comes from a pro-gun control argument, he encourages students to do their own research and remain skeptical.

“Do not take anything I say at face value,” Pudup said to the audience. “Let your opinions be subject to confirmation and not the other way around.”

Pratt, a leader in a national pro-gun rights group, said he comes from tragedy and grieves for the victims in shootings like Florida, but his solution is not to restrict gun access.

“You cannot pass a gun control law that a criminal won’t be able to get around,” Pratt said. “Ultimately, it’s the heart of the individual where the problem is.”

Wolfe-Lyga, a licensed mental health counselor, said a large factor when it comes to discussing policies is the misconception surrounding mental illness and violence.

“At what point do we really want to be discriminating against people with mental disorders?” Wolfe-Lyga said. “People are deterred from using services when we scapegoat mental illness as a cause.”

Rossi said his experience as a law enforcement officer on campus has shown him the difficulty of trying to protect students and others in the event of a possible emergency.

“We see a threat, there is no warning that needs to be given, and it’s very hard to

differentiate between a good guy with a gun and a bad guy with a gun,” Rossi said.

The questions and comments portion of the event featured mostly stories from students and community members on how their experience with firearms has impacted their viewpoints on the issue.

Michael Gambro, a senior and technology education major, asked the panelists to define what “secure” means to them and if military or firearm technology makes society safer.

“I don’t think my question was completely fulfilled,” Gambro said. “I don’t think it ever will be because I don’t think there is a definitive answer.”

Andrew Gerena, a junior and business administration major, spoke about his experience of a gun being pulled on him when he was in New York City despite recent gun control measures passed in the state.

“I felt that the panel had horse blinders as far as what the panelists can talk about," Gerena said. "But as we saw here today, they kind of bled outside the lines a bit."

Roberts said he hopes this event will encourage students to continue the conversation in their daily lives.

“We tend to go our own silos on this particular issues a lot of times,” Roberts said. “In events like this, we want to force people to continue the conversation, not retreat to places that help us confirm what we like.”

Taylor Woods | The Oswegonian Panelists shared their viewpoints on the gun control debate, representing liberal and conservative sentiments.

SA senators Nichols, van Reenen compete for presidency This year marks first contested SA presidential elections since at least 2013 STUDENT from COVER SA President Dalton Bisson run unopposed, while Daisie Bancroft and Robert Taglia ran against each other for vice president, with Bancroft securing a majority vote.

Candidate van Reenen has been a member of SA for two years and has pushed for legislation relating to diversity and equal rights, as well as ecological sustainability. His position as SA director of diversity, equity and inclusion pushes for social justice and equality among minority groups on campus.

Van Reenen said he is currently working on legislation intended to address the funding gap between male and female club sports, where female club spor ts teams have received thousands of dollars less per year in funding from SA when compared to their male counterparts.

“We refused to allow our SA fee be used to fund inequality and demanded Equal Pay for Equal Play between our women’s and men’s club sports teams because the mea-

sure of any society is how it treats its women and girls,” van Reenen said in a press release.

C a nd i d a t e N i c hol s h a s s e r ve d as a member of SA for two years as well and has worked on legislation relating to diversity and equal rights. Nichols has been active in the establishment of organizations like The Association of Latino Professionals for America, Oswego chapter, as well as Kinks and Kurls.

Nichols said he has also pushed for equal funding between the different club sports teams and worked on a resolution that urges college administrators and local politicians to condemn a hate crime that occurred against a transgender individual in the county.

“While this hate crime victim was not a student, I still felt it important that SA as an organization recognize the incident and stand with the victim,” Nichols said in a press release.

Van Reenen is a sophomore international student from Namibia, who is double-majoring in biochemistry and political science.

Nichols is a junior from Utica, and is majoring in political science.

As a SUNYSA representative, van Reenen works directly with the SUNYSA student government, helping to pass legislation and coordinate SUNY-wide events and programs with Oswego State and other four-year institutions.

A s O s w e g o S A a t to r n e y g e n eral, Nichols works in the legislative branch of the Oswego State SA, working with students when they file a grievance against an SA organization or SA itself in cases where they believe the SA bylaws have been violated and they have been mistreated.

This year, all students who pay the SA activities fee will be able to vote in the election via LakerLife April 17 and 18. An email with the appropriate information will be sent out when voting opens. After voting ends, the Senate will vote on the election results and the SA Supreme Court will validate the results. The winning candidates for president and vice president will be sworn in on May 1.

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Men’s lacrosse hot streak makes them team to watch Bezek era starting to show winning potential with strong underclassmen pacing team on both ends One thing we mentioned [on Wednesday] after the game was we’re looking at this like our record is 0-0, starting back up almost as if this a second season. These are the games that really count that we’ve been working toward.”

-Drew Bezek, Oswego State men’s lacrosse head coach

Austin Dearborn | The Oswegonian Oswego State men’s lacrosse went 19-25 in head coach Drew Bezek’s first three seasons (2015-2017), but have won five-straight games this season for a 6-1 record.

Luke Scoville Sports Editor lscoville@oswegonian.com Just ahead of the start of the SUNYAC season, Oswego State men’s lacrosse is off to its best start since 2013 with a 6-1 record.

In the past week, the Lakers dominated opponents, including a 17-6 victory over Keuka College on March 24 and a 17-5 victory over Utica College on Wednesday.

Their only loss this season came to nationally ranked Ithaca College in a tough 14-5 loss. It was no problem for head coach Dave Bezek and the Lakers to move on and self-evaluate against a solid program, which has showed in their five-game winning streak.

“I think the confidence piece is we’re shooting the ball well offensively,” Bezek said. “Defensively, I think is going to be what determines whether we win or lose games. When our defense is able to buckle down one goal in the first three quarters, that was big for us for sure.”

Lakers held a 14-1 lead after three quarters against Utica College before turning the game over to their reserves for the final quarter. The story going back to last season has continued to be a strong

display of underclassmen performances.

Sophomore Kyle Bacon leads the team total in points with 18 goals, but he has had plenty of help from the likes of sophomores Bobby Emerson, Caleb Alford and Tim Schof.

“Those guys are starting to learn and understand their roles within the offense and what we’re doing,” Bezek said. “I think they’re all progressing the way they should.”

Even incoming freshmen playing college lacrosse for the first time have been important staples to the team’s success, like starting goaltender Kevin O’Donnell and midfielder Robbie Connors. O’Donnell is 6-1 in front of the net and has .602 save percentage.

Connors is second on the team in goals with 12 and in points with 16 total, playing a big role off the bench.

“Very, very helpful,” said Bezek on Connors’ subbing into the games. “[Connors] has done a good job. He’s probably one of our more gifted lacrosse players from an athletic and skill-set standpoint.”

The main storylines of the men’s lacrosse team the past few seasons is the stellar underclassmen. But, senior Tyler Nason has been one of the most underrated pieces to the Lakers squad so far with his team-high 10 assists.

“I think Tyler from a vision standpoint and a IQ standpoint is one our better guys,” Bezek said. “He’s played a ton of minutes in his four years, so he’s really understands college lacrosse and the speed of it. He’s done a nice job complimenting some our goal scorers with his ability to find people.”

Bezek came under the helm of Laker men’s lacrosse just a few months before the 2015 season. Luckily, it was good timing, with Laker Turf Stadium being completed the next summer and having prestigious facilities like the Romney Field House to entice the recruits that he has brought in to come play for Oswego State.

“I think having [Laker Turf Stadium] and especially the Romney Field house, which is better than what most schools in the country have, I don’t think it allows any recruits to look at Oswego [State] and say, ‘They don’t have something, and that’s the reason I’m going somewhere else,’” Bezek said. “So I think it’s been a huge blessing for us to have those facilities.”

Positivity has been an understatement so far for Bezek in his fourth season as the head coach. Winning has resulted in many factors of the way their culture has progressed and aligned.

“Practicing is something I’ve talked

about since I got here three and a half years ago with the competitiveness in practice has really ramped up,” Bezek said “Our guys

have really done a nice job of really pushing each other every day. Bringing that energy to practice has really allowed us to take a step in the right direction.“ A start like this is something new for the Bezek era, but not for the program in recent years. In 2012, men’s lacrosse went 7-0 to start the season and then struggled going 1-5 in SUNYAC play. The next season in 2013 after a 6-1 start, they had another disappointing conference showing with a 2-4 record and missing out on the postseason.

Those results may not reflect this year’s teams, but it reflects on how tough it gets during SUNYAC competition.

“One thing we mentioned [on Wednesday] after the game was we’re looking at this like our record is 0-0, starting back up almost as if this a second season,” Bezek said. “These are the games that really count that we’ve been working toward.”

Last season, in four SUNYAC losses, the Lakers lost three of them by just a single goal. Now Bezek believes this team is ready “to get over the hump,” and that all starts up this weekend.

Oswego State men’s lacrosse SUNYAC opener is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday at Laker Turf Stadium as they host The College at Brockport.

Austin Dearborn | The Oswegonian Bacon (25) scored two goals on Wednesday in Oswego State’s 15-7 victory over Utica College.

Shattuck sensationally shaking defenders ‘Frampton Comes Alive’ in Oswego Junior leading nation in assists, opening up Laker offense

after transferring from Corning

Matt Watling Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com

Ben Grieco Copy Editor bgrieco@oswegonian.com

The Oswego State Lakers women’s lacrosse team has gotten off to a good start in the 2018 season after a disappointing 2017 in which they went 7-8. While the team is just 4-2, one loss was by a goal, and the other was to No. 9 York College.

In their wins, they have won by an average of 12 goals, including a 24-1 rout of Elmira College. A big reason for this is the incredible offense that has scored 91 goals, good for third in the SUNYAC. Perhaps the biggest contributor is none other than Teresa Shattuck, a junior from Syracuse.

Shattuck leads the nation in assists per game with 4.6. Her ability to find her teammates is magnificent and a huge

Austin Dearborn | The Oswegonian Shattuck (16) accounted for four assists or better in five games this season for Oswego State.

reason for the team’s early success. One reason for her absurd amount of assists, 28 in six games, is the team and coaching staff surrounding her. The team has put a system in place and is executing it nearly to perfection. The plan has led to the team scoring 15.2 goals per game, nearly double the game average from last season.

“Last year, we were a building team, developing what we needed to do,” Shattuck said. “Now, we have this [system] down, and it is so much easier to go down and know what we are going to do.”

Although the team has scored many goals, Shattuck has spread the wealth.

She has assisted on at least one goal for seven of the nine Laker goal scorers.

With that in mind, there is no shock the offense has been dominant with such a great playmaker. She has chemistry with every single one of her teammates, which helps the offense run smoothly.

“I have been playing with most of [my teammates] my entire life as I played in high school with a few of them,” Shattuck said. “We know exactly where each other are going to be, and it is easy to say one thing on the field and know exactly where we are supposed to be.”

Specifically, she has found a groove with senior Gemma O’Kane and junior Toni Laneve. Shattuck has assisted on half of O’Kane’s 16 and Laneve’s 20 goals.

Since this trio joined together at Oswego State, they have a combined 120 goals and 219 points in just 21 games.

“It is a great feeling [to play so often with them] because I know if Gemma drops the ball she’s going to work a** off to go get the ball again,” Shattuck said.

“We don’t even need to talk to each other to make sure we are going to finish it off.”

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Oswego State softball head coach Abby Martin takes advantage of students transferring from junior college to bigger universities when deciding the next year’s roster every season. That strategy did not change when she recruited junior Angela Frampton from Corning Community College to be an asset both in the batter’s box and in the pitching circle.

Martin has done well with transfers this season, taking two other transfers.

Casey Gray, who came from Cayuga Community College in Auburn, and Emily Knowlden, who also came from Corning

Photo Provided by Dave Schofield Farmington (15) warming up for Oswego State.

Community College. She has four transfer players on the team, including Frampton.

“A lot of coaches don’t recruit the junior college as much as they should,” Martin said. “I take advantage of that for the fact that they have college experience. They have college softball under their belt, which goes a long way.”

Frampton was a standout athlete for the Red Barons during both seasons she was at Corning Community College.

During her sophomore season, she led the team with 77 strikeouts at the circle, and had a .459 batting average, which was fourth on the team.

Her impressive play earned her Second Team Academic All-American honors, as well as conference and regional honors both years. Frampton hopes to be able to use that as confidence boosters to improve her skills while at Oswego State.

“She’s been able to [prove herself] and start competing under the NCAA,” Martin said. “She’s a big-time player and we’re happy to have her.”

Frampton had a “killer week” in Florida, according to Martin. While pitching, she earned a 2.25 earned runs against average in four games, as well as a .561 batting average during the spring break trip. Frampton attributed her early success to the practices and drills that the team worked on.

“Getting one percent better each day,” Frampton said. “I think that really helped.”

While Frampton was a big name to enter the program, Martin said she has a “good problem” with her pitching now.

Rebecca Vilchez, who played in 29 games and had a 2.33 ERA during her freshman season, and Frampton will be able to rotate during the season.

Martin said not only does she have a top pitching staff, but she has “two aces” with Vilchez and Frampton.

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Transfer junior Angela Frampton has been excellent since moving to the Lakers from the Corning Community College roster, compiling a team-leading 2.46 ERA in 31.1 innings pitched over seven games. Frampton has also held opposing lineups to a combined .260 batting average and is second on the team in batting average herself with a mark of .415.

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Junior Teresa Shattuck of Oswego State women's lacrosse is on her way to finishing with the highest assist total of her career with 28 assists through six games for an average of 4.67.

The Syracuse, New York, native finished with an average of 3.73 for the 2017 season and 3.06 in 2016. Shattuck has been among the top two in assists for the Lakers in assists in each of her first two seasons.

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W i t h 1 0 p o i n t s ove r t w o g a me s during the week ending on March 25, Schof led Oswego State to wins over Alfred University and Keuka College.

The sophomore put together all four of his points in the contest against Alfred University, putting some insurance goals on the board to secure the win.

Against Keuka College, Schof led the Lakers in points with four goals and two assists to boost the Lakers to 5-1.

With a 12-save performance on M a rc h 2 4 a g a i n s t U t i c a C ol l e g e o n home turf, Ponto led Oswego State to a 19-7 win over the Pioneers to move their record to 4-2.

The seniors' consistency in net allowed the Lakers' offense to put up 15 straight goals after Utica College started the scoring early in the first half.

With the performance, Ponto lowe re d h e r s ave p e rc e n t a g e to . 5 1 1 , a mark that leads all goalies in the SUNYAC.

The Oswego State men's lacrosse team has matched their 2017 season win total with six. With only seven games under their belt so far, the Lakers are in great position to surpass last season and return to the SUNYAC playoffs. Following their only loss to Ithaca College that dropped its record to 1-1, Oswego State has rattled off five straight wins heading into the SUNYAC schedule.

Mike Dellicarri of the Oswego State men's baseball team has collected a team-leading 25 RBI through 13 games played. The junior outfielder set a career high of 33 RBI last season and is on pace to set a new high. Dellicarri collected 16 of the 25 RBI while on the spring break trip to Florida, which earned him SUNYAC Baseball Player of the Week honors.

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Dellicarri excelling with added responsibility Junior outfielder using large role to assume leadership for Oswego State baseball team

Ryan Zalduondo Asst. Sports Editor rzalduondo@oswegonian.com Men's Lacrosse (6-1, 0-0) A Men’s lacrosse is out to an impressive start with a 6-1 record to this point, mostly thanks to a well-balanced scoring attack led by sophomore attacker Kyle Bacon. Bacon has scored two goals or more in all six wins so far, only being held scoreless in the Laker's lone loss against Ithaca College.

The impressive goaltending from freshman Kevin O’Donnell, who has started all six games so far, has also, been extremely important in the Lakers hot start. His six wins are most among any SUNYAC goaltender at this point in the season.

Oswego State has already matched their win total in the last two seasons when they finished with identical 6-9 records. That alone is a great accomplishment and their first SUNYAC playoff appearance since 2009 looks to be an attainable goal if they can keep the solid play rolling into the conference schedule starting on March 31. Their record is the best start the program has had since starting 7-0 in 2012.

Softball (7-5, 0-0) B Like men's lacrosse, the Oswego State softball team has gotten out to an impressive start thanks to exceptional performances from top players.

Corning Community College transfer Angela Frampton and returning sophomore Rebecca Vilchez have come together to form a formidable 1-2 punch of aces that has been able to stifle opponents in a big way through 11 games.

Frampton has been a revelation for the Lakers, leading the team with a .415 batting average and a .479 on base percentage.

With four players hitting over.350, the team has a steady attack that makes them a big threat for opponents moving forward.

As of now, Oswego State is in prime position to improve on their 17-20 record last season and make a return trip to the SUNYAC playoffs.

Baseball (8-5, 2-1) BFollowing the best season in program history that ended with a quick exit in the College World Series, the expectations were high for Oswego State baseball.

With an 8-5 record, the defending SUNYAC champions are off to a slower start than seasons past. Conference play is just beginning, so the mettle of this team who is looking for an Eric Hamilton replacement in the middle of the lineup will be tested against strong opponents like SUNY Cortland in the coming weeks.

Junior Mike Dellicarri has led the way so far with a team-leading 25 RBI through 13 games, the only Laker to play in every game so far.

Freshman Ryan Enos has proven to be a key to the Laker's success moving forward, with a .412 batting average in 12 games. Secondary production, outside of the usual suspects like Dellicarri and John Barnes, will be important for the Lakers to return to the post season.

Women's Lacrosse (4-2, 0-0) B+ Lakers women's lacrosse has impressed so far this season, already in striking distance of surpassing last season's record of 7-8.

Led by junior Teresa Shattuck's 40 points and 20 goals from fellow junior Toni Laneve, the Lakers have veteran leadership to draw from to keep improving as the season progresses into conference play. Like she has been for years, senior Angela Ponto has been a stalwart in the crease for the Lakers with a .545 save percentage and an appearance in all six contests this season.

This Lakers team has great potential to make some noise in the SUNYAC and earn a playoff berth.

Cole Parzych | The Oswegonian Dellicarri (15) taking an at-bat against Ithaca College during the 2017 NCAA Div. III New York Regional Championships where the Lakers prevailed en route to the first College World Series appearance in program history.

Ben Grieco Copy Editor bgrieco@oswegonian.com The Oswego State baseball team has seen both overall success and individual players excel in their careers as Lakers.

Junior Mike Dellicarri is no exception to that trend. He has been a key part in the rebuilding of the program that went to the NCAA Div. III College World Series last season.

Dellicarri was given a lot more playing time during his sophomore season due to his impressive talent level. He finished the year with a .358 batting average and 33 runs batted in.

Scott Landers, the head coach of Oswego State, said that Dellicarri has enough talent to be selected in a future Major League Baseball Draft. He has “a lot of tools” that make him a top prospect, Landers said.

“He came in as a talented young man and he’s gotten better year after year,” Landers said. “His demeanor and the way he goes about his business, I can’t ask anything more of him.”

Oswego State, according to Baseball Reference, only has one player in history that has played professional baseball.

Scott Bartucca, who played for the Newark Barge Bandits of the North Atlantic League, graduated in 1994. Bartucca was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1991 and retired after his lone season with Newark.

Landers said Eric Hamilton, who graduated last year, should have been drafted, but he has high hopes for Dellicarri.

“Dellicarri has that opportunity,” Landers said. “But, obviously, with winning and better players coming here, the opportunity to get drafted is greater.”

During the Congers, native’s first two seasons, he earned All-SUNYAC honors.

He was second-team his freshman season, and first-team during his sophomore campaign. Dellicarri said that those accolades were major confidenceboosters coming into his third season.

“I kind of feel like since I did it the past two years, that I’ve got to keep it up,” Dellicarri said. “I feel like I could definitely do it.”

During the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational over spring break, Dellicarri excelled, propelling the team to a 6-4

record throughout the course of the week.

He had 20 RBI and was batting a .426 by the end of the week.

After the week in Florida, Landers knew that Dellicarri would be a strong leader both on the bench and statistically for the Lakers.

“He knows he’s a good player. His skills are something you don’t see very much at this level,” Landers said. “He knows he has to be a catalyst for this team. He knows he’s sitting in the middle of the order for a reason.”

For the past couple seasons, Dellicarri was in the shadows of Hamilton’s limelight

series. Dellicarri went 7-13 during the weekend.

Their next SUNYAC weekend starts March 30 against SUNY New Paltz. The double header on Friday will be played at Monroe Community College, while the Saturday game will be played at the Laker Baseball Stadium.

“I feel like I’m seeing the ball very well,” Dellicarri said. “I just need to keep doing

what I’m doing to help my team win.”

The rest of the season will not be a breeze for the Dellicarri. As long as he stays strong and keeps the game simple he should improve even more this season, Landers said.

“He’s got to take his at-bats and take what they give him and try not to do too much,” Landers said. “If he does that, he’s going to be a great player all year.”

I just need to keep doing what I'm doing to help my team win."

- Mike Dellicarri, Oswego State baseball outfielder

during his illustrious career. Dellicarri can now take over Hamilton’s role with the Lakers in the middle of the batting order.

In the most recent series against SUNY Fredonia, Dellicarri went third in the lineup.

“I think he knows that he’s got to be a guy that steps up and takes the opportunity to be a leader,” Landers said.

Dellicarri, who was named the SUNYAC Baseball Athlete of the Week on March 18, is looking to go deeper in the postseason and use his experience from the College World Series to get back to that point.

Landers said in all of the years he has been at Oswego State, his team has improved every year by “getting their feet wet” and then expanding from there.

“I want to build off of last year and keep doing what we’re doing,” Dellicarri said. “I want to be right back in that position that we were last year. We need to take what we learned last year to push us for this year.”

In that same series against SUNY Fredonia, Dellicarri was a top performer during the three games. He was involved in 42 percent of the 28 runs that Oswego State earned during their first conference

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Campus Recreation Report: JUCO star making major impact for softball Volleyball leagues continue Frampton has been key factor in batting lineup, ace on mound Morgan Meaney Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com After a restful break, intramural sports returned to action with both playoff and regular season games. Our first round of intramural sports for the semester is coming to a close as we see the finalists in the Handball League.

Just3easypatments of $19.99 suffered a loss to Barely College Athletes in a final score of 9-2 and secured their spot in the final. Kappa Sigma defeated the Mighty Duckers in a final score of 5-0.

In the volleyball league, the past week brought us a slew of games, each one more exciting than the last.

Blaquaman secured the first victory of the week, defeating Bodak Klack (21). Spiked Punch defeated Two Bump Chumps (3-0) and Notorious D.I.G (3-0), enhancing their record moving forward.

Donald Bump took on Porcupine Spikes! and added two victories to their list in a final score of 2-1.

United Nations captured two victories against Sets on the Beach and Fun in the Sun in exact scores of 2-1, making the games very interesting.

Bodak Klack redeemed themselves with a 2-1 victory over Unprotected Sets after a tough loss to Blaquaman. Unprotected Sets and Fun in the Sun, in similar fashions, captured some wins over Snooki’s Bump (2-1/3-0).

Kiss my Ace continued their streak with two more overall victories over Ball Breakers (3-0) and Two Bump Chumps (2-1). After a strong start to the week, Blaquaman suffered two losses to Ball Breakers (2-1). In the final corec recreational game, Sets on the Beach defeated Notorious D.I.G. (2-1).

In the Men’s Recreational League, United Nations and Vollybaes were the victors of the week over Oswego’s Finest (2-1) and The Ball Touchers (30). In the final league of the week, the corec competitive league had its fair

share of exciting games. Spiked Punch dominated Sets on the Beach (3-0), while Fun in the Sun defeated Kiss my Ace (2-1).

The final games of the corec competitive League were sweeps of 3-0 as Blaquaman and Bodak Klack defeated Tide Pod Squad and Donald Bump. With one win over Sets in the City (3-0), Unprotected Sets fell to Blaquaman in the final game of the week (3-0).

In the soccer leagues, we saw some very interesting playoff games as the men’s competitive league started off the week with a close game between SHEEESH and Tipatomat (7-6). Halls and Balls shut down the Super Strikers 2 with a score of 7-3, and Rack City FC defeated Al Roker FC (4-3). The Benchwarmers fell to The Replacements (6-4), and the Real Coholics defeated the Big Doinks (9-7). Neverton secured a 6-1 victory over the Hell hounds and NARP Life defeated OswegOles Finest (8-2).

After a strong start to the week, both SHEEESH and Halls and Balls fell to other teams, Real Coholics (4-3) and Free Agents (9-3). The Replacements picked up another victory over Rack City FC (3-2), and NARP Life also secured another as they defeated Neverton (11-7). The final games of this league look to be very exciting. In the corec competitive league, Dyslexia Untied started the week with a win over Starks of Soccerfell (4-3) but ended the week with a loss to ChurchGroup Putinballaway (4-2). Kicking and Screaming suffered a loss to the East High Wildcats (9-3). The final games of the week ended with the exact same score of 8-4. Rooney Toons and Coke Diet FC defeated Kick My Balls and Deadly Daga.

Stay tuned for more campus rec action and be sure to sign up for many of our new events such as the cooking class, the 3v3 basketball tournament and the free throw contest. The signups are on IM Leagues.

Photo Provided by Mic-Anthony Hay Handball leagues have concluded this past week in Swetman Gymnasium with playoffs upcoming.

Photo Provided by Dave Schofield Frampton is leading the team in RBI with 16 to go with her .415 batting average as cleanup hitter.

JUCO, B1 .Both players also are strong players in the field and offensively, which makes it easier for rotation, Martin said.

“I can literally do free substitutions and just have them come into pitch to whoever I want to,” Martin said. “They create a good situation strategically for us.”

With Vilchez as another pitcher, Frampton was able to add “her own set of shoes” to the lineup on that side of the field. However, she has been able to

replace a strong batting presence left by Ashley Lyman, who graduated last season.

Lyman had a career .296 batting average with 14 home runs in the four years she was a Laker. She also accumulated 75 runs batted in during her career.

“Right now, [Frampton’s] getting it done,” Martin said. “I had to fight for her, and I’m glad I did.”

Sometimes the concern for transfer students, especially from junior colleges where they might have been closer to home, is the transition. However, for

Frampton, there were not any major issues coming to Oswego, which is about 2 1/2 hours away from her hometown of Corning.

“It was a really easy transition, not a big change,” Frampton said. “Just a couple of workouts are different.”

Frampton may be new to Oswego State and the SUNYAC, but she already has goals and expectations for her team as the season now comes into full swing. She said the team is hoping for a winning season, something that has not been done since 1998 after an 18-15 season. The closest the team have come since 2005, when they had a .500 record.

Last season, after losing to thenNo. 1 SUNY Cortland, the Lakers were eliminated from the SUNYAC championships. Frampton and the rest of her team also hope to win the SUNYAC championship, something that has not been done in the history of the program.

“I think my team is behind me in trying to accomplish those goals for us,” Frampton said.

Oswego State’s season is now getting into gear, weather permitting.

They begin their SUNYAC play on March 30 against SUNY Cortland in a double header at the Oswego State softball field.

As for Frampton’s role with the team, the team will look to her both offensively and defensively each game.

But, with a talented team around her, she will look to continue her impressive play as a Laker instead of a Red Baron.

“Throwing the ball and hitting the ball,” Martin said. “It doesn’t get much simpler than that.”

Junior attack leading country in assists Shattuck serving Laker offense to winning record as dual threat JUNIOR, B1 Although Shattuck is an assist machine, she is not afraid to put the ball on net. She is fifth on the team in shots and goals with 19 and 12, respectively.

Because she can shoot and pass, it makes it tough to defend her. If you overcommit to her, and she will find the open teammate, but if you cheat and cover the other attackers she will make you pay. “[She] opens up opportunities for her teammates and she really works hard to set them up for success,” head coach Britt Howard said. “Whether that’s picking or working in the stack to get her other teammates open, she just has a niche for the game.”

As great of a player Shattuck is, something that sets her apart from other lacrosse players is her drive for the game.

“Her work ethic [is present] all over the field,” Howard said. “Going back to get the ball in the clear, everyone knows when she is going into the defensive end to clear out of her way.”

In fact, she has seven ground balls and five caused turnovers on the season, both of which are second amongst all attackers on the team. This demonstrates just how hard she works to get the ball back and into the attacking end. In addition, she does not let her talent get to her into tough situations. She knows when

Austin Dearborn | The Oswegonian Shattuck (16) registered six asissts on Wednesday in Oswego State’s win over Utica College.

to keep it simple and when to try that risky play that needs to be performed perfectly.

“She will take challenges when given to her but she is also composed when we

need her to be,” Howard said. “She is very direct and a good role model on the field; the younger players look up to her. They all look at her to be the play caller [to] see what’s next.”

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One issue, two Are we officially too sensitive? One issue, two perspectives: Disneyland ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ exhibit causes hysteria perspectives: The physical and emotional dangers of hookup culture

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Alexis Hanna Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com College years are a busy and defining period of our lives. We learn more about ourselves in the four-year span than our whole lives before. The one thing that is seemingly the trickiest to figure out during this crucial period of life is dating.

The dating scene takes a variety of forms, from serious relationships to one night stands. Although a historically taboo concept, traditional dating has been predominantly taken over by hookup culture. It is not all that surprising that we have adopted this hookup culture, taking into account par ties and the “I just want to have fun” lifestyles of many college kids.

Hookup culture is built on the idea that casual sex is a fun and important aspect to life, especially for the college age group. Often times, casual sex is between two friends who agree to a “no strings attached” relationship where they hookup when they feel like it. “No strings attached” means neither person has romantic feelings and it will not turn into a serious relationship. Hookup culture essentially i s a re l a t i o n s h i p w i t ho u t t he c o mmitment. The question from many though is, is it actually a fun lifestyle?

The problem with this question is that most seem to pin hookup culture against having a serious relationship in college. These are two very different lifestyles; having a serious relationship is fun for some, whereas others may be avidly against serious relationships. The two cannot be compared when it comes to defining what “fun” is to college kids. Not all college kids are attracted to the idea of having casual sex as opposed to one committed partner, and vice versa. Hookup culture is certainly fun to those who simply want the pleasure of sex but do not want to be tied down yet. If you have not found someone with whom you want to be committed, a relationship would be as meaningless as the sex that is had with casual sex. A few decades ago, casual sex was strongly frowned upon and criticized; now, it is almost expected.

Casual sex can be dangerous. If you agree to casual, no-strings-attached sex and are having one night stands, you are absolutely prone to STDs. An obvious way to avoid this is to use protection every time with your partner.

While it may be a social norm, casual sex is a lifestyle based on unhealthy, dangerous concepts. Hookup culture is based around the desire to “just have fun,” but it stems from a lack of ability to commit. Wanting to have fun is an understandable thing in college, but having a regular no strings-attached relationship is ultimately harmful and dangerous. The very idea that you can be uncommitted but regularly sleeping together is contradictory. You are still committed to the casual sex agreement upheld between you and your “partner.”

“No strings attached” is a dangerous promise when two people are regularly having sex, especially two friends.

Knowing someone as just a friend and knowing someone intimately are two different forms of relationship.

Merging the two together is where it gets messy and dangerous. When you are in a committed relationship, you know your par tner both as a friend and intimately. Trying to have a casual sex relationship with a friend and keeping the two separate is a very difficult trade and one that will likely not work out. Friends with benefits and casual sex relationships have the same aspects of committed relationships without the promise of commitment. This a dangerous lifestyle as one of the people in such agreements inevitably ends up hurting, having caught real feelings along the way. You are less likely to be hurt in a committed relationship and even less likely to catch an unwanted disease.

College hookup culture and gender relations

Alexis Hanna Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com The times are changing now compared to even 10 years ago. Many things we once saw as harmless changed with them. As those who have been considered the minority women or African Americans and the like gain confidence and their own voices in society, we have had to take a step back and ask “Is this OK?” regarding a number of things that once were deemed OK. From innocent jokes to models and even political figures, things are definitely changing, and certainly for the good, for the most part.

Among the many changes is Disneyland Park’s attraction based on the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films. Disney has received backlash surrounding one of the showcases in this attraction, the “wench for sale.” This attraction has been deemed unfair, insensitive and misogynistic by activists. Of course, in consideration of the values and laws we hold in the 21st century, it is misogynistic and insensitive. Women are strong, individualistic people, and the rest of the country is just beginning to recognize this.

No woman would, or even should, take light to being called a wench, and much less so being sold in an auction. Women deserve as much respect as the male population.

Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride is undergoing changes in all its parks and has already in Magic Kingdom. By request and complaint, Disney’s “auction of the wench” portion of the attraction is no longer there. Redd, formerly the wench, is no longer being auctioned off as a bride. Instead, she appears as a pirate who has a comment after pillaging the town’s rum supply.

Our society becoming respectful and mindful of not only women but all minority groups is an incredibly important thing and one that

Photo provided by Funk Dooby via Flickr Disneyland is under scrutiny for their “auctioning of the wench” portion of their pirate reenactment.

is a bit late to be coming at that. It has been an uphill battle to gain the equality women deserve, but has been successful. In the increasing emergence of equality and respect, women have gotten possibly a little over the top in demands. It is nearly impossible to meet every expectation and demand that 21st century equality has come with and still be an individual. Disney has been a major focus for demands of equality from both groups. Last year, Disney got reprimanded for its “Moana” Halloween costume for cultural appropriation. This year, it has rearranged its historical Pirates of the Caribbean attraction for disrespect and insensitivity. This is where society has gone too far. Halloween costumes are not created with the intent to culturally appropriate or make light of one’s culture. They are simply costumes, largely worn by children, often because they admire the character they are showing off. The Disney attraction never held the intent to say Disney believed women should be auctioned off as brides, nor did it encourage the act in any way. The movie is one of a historical and popular series, and the

ride only incorporated the aspects of the movie, as they do with all their attractions.

This attraction does not intend to enslave women today. If it did, they would be encouraging a lot more illegal acts. They are not suggesting we become pirates and auction off women. They are showcasing parts of a beloved movie series.

Society is attacking and dismembering important parts of things historically because they showcase acts that today are unacceptable. Society has become nitpicky and quite frankly too sensitive to things that should not matter in the way we put them off as. In the 1700s, pirates did exist and did enslave women. Disney making a movie and an attraction based off this historical story does not mean it is OK to do. It is not to suggest we go back and do all these things again. If we are not careful, we are going to let our demands for equality and our sensitivity erase important history altogether.

Paying top dollar for user data

Facebook users surrender most private information to Mark Zuckerberg Derek Smith Opinion Editor dsmith@oswegonian.com

Facebook is in the news so regularly the past few years that even the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal leaves users rolling their eyes. “We agreed to give them access when we clicked ‘Agree to terms of service,’” many will cry. It is true; if we choose to use information-sharing apps that pair us with peers and cater to our interests, we have to expect to sacrifice some privacy. But, the longer we blindly agree without even knowing what we sacrifice, the easier Mark Zuckerberg and Big Data will be able to manipulate us.

When users log into Facebook and use it to log into other apps like Instagram, Spotify, Messenger or WhatsApp, the user becomes the product being marketed. Gigantic data firms purchase the psychological profiles Facebook created of their users based on activity. Using Cambridge Analytica as only the shadiest, most recent example, the firm purchased data from Facebook on millions of individuals to micro-target information and advertising specifically to influence their vote.

D i d y o u lo g i n to S p o t i f y u s i n g Facebook and pay for a subscription? Facebook has your credit card number and knows what music you listen to.

Do you have the Messenger App to talk to distant relatives? Facebook has your calls and messages and knows your relation to that family member.

Some may not worry that Facebook has all this because, after all, everyone is using the app, and it is used to deliver content that directly appeals

to them right to their feed. No one should be OK with Facebook selling that personal data en masse to foreign governments, nefarious adver tising firms or political actors.

Double the population of the U.S. and add it to the population of China.

T h a t i s h o w m a n y Fa c e b o ok u s e r s there are, roughly 2 billion. Having access to billions of individuals’ personal information is power that most governments could only dream of. Rather, Facebook users willingly gave their information to a private company run by Zuckerberg and his cronies. Facebook has the right to do anything with the data it has collected. It is our responsibility as users to at least know what it is Facebook is trying to do and how

it can have enormous consequences to the way we think and interact with one another in the real world, buy products and vote. Perhaps Zuckerberg is too concerned with public office aspirations or his legacy to continue doing sketchy things with users’ information, and the future will not be bleak. As his controversies string together, however, users would be wise to begin preparing their defenses. #DeleteFacebook picked up steam on Twitter immediately following the recent scandal. Delete Facebook and the rest of its apps or do not, but at least be aware of how they are using your brain as a product to large, faceless entities.

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Francesca Meisner Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Many students have rites of passage they anticipate completing while in college. Some of these include joining a fraternity or sorority, getting drunk with friends, getting into a relationship or having a hookup. Hookups are defined as a sexual relation with either a stranger or someone outside of a relationship. Hookup culture is the idea that hookups are, in fact, a good thing. This, in theory, supports the concept of “my body, my choice.” However, once the number of hookups that people experience becomes a contest or allows for others to be shamed, it causes a toxic culture that promotes sexual encounters to be unsafe, large in quantity, often unwanted.

Fo r w o me n , m u l t i pl e ho ok u p s can cause some men to view her as easy and “prey,” while others view her as a whore. This, of course, is detrimental to the female’s selfesteem and her relationships with o t he r s . T he d o u bl e s t a nd a rd b e tween men and women allows for sexism within hookup culture.

Men who have a certain number of hookups are often viewed as more manly than other men who are faithful to their partners, chose to save themselves for marriage, or h ave no one w it h w hom to h ave sex. Since men, societally, feel obligated to be the most masculine they can be, many men have hooku p s no t o u t o f d e s i re , b u t o u t o f social obligation. Men in relationships may feel pressured into having sex with their significant others, whether or not either of them are interested in doing so.

Men, typically, are praised for how many women they sleep with, some even going so far as putting notches into bed posts to keep track. At the same time, the women they are sleeping with are being looked down upon as “whores.”

While it is ultimately a woman’s choice to have sexual relations with anyone that she desires, the stigma surrounding this concept is what becomes toxic. Women typically get less out of a hookup, so the argument is that women participate in hookups as a way to fit in more socially in a culture that promotes sex as meaningless.

Hookup culture can encourage hooking up with strangers at a party, especially at a fraternity. There h a s b e e n c o n t rove r s y s u r ro u nd ing frat guys slipping rohyphol or similar drugs into women’s drinks.

Some organizations have promoted having a “freshman female only” bowl of punch that contains rohyphol. This is directly taking advantage of the naivete of younger girls so that the hyper-masculine male can fulfill his duty to get another woman in his bed with as little issue as possible. The glaring issue is that if a woman or man is too inebriated or drugged to give consent, then the situation was rape. Men who participate in this find their sexual encounters more important than the safety and happiness of g i rl s w ho c o u l d b e s i g n i f i c a n t l y younger than them.

While hookups themselves are not necessarily toxic, the culture s urrounding them allow s for in creased numbers of rape and sexual assault, consent being secondary. Hookup culture is toxic for both men and women, forcing them into roles that neither necessarily want to play. Any socially constructed culture can inevitably cause people to be peer pressured into situations and positions they do not want to be in. Very few are as detrimental to b o t h s a fe t y a n d h a p p i n e s s o f teens and young adults in America.

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“Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech or of the press.”

Will Facebook’s handling of user data make you delete your account?

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“Have I ever considered deleting it? Not really. It concerns me, but I’m not going to delete my Facebook”

Valerie Blaha journalism, junior “I do not have Facebook, but it is obviously terrible that they are data mining.”

Cassidy Ball sociology, senior “I don’t use Facebook enough for it to drastically affect me.”

Ryan Rodriguez public relations, junior “Not really. I don’t really care.”

Brett Fallarino business administration, junior “I don’t have Facebook because I don’t feel I need it.”

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FRIDAY, March 30, 2018

STAFF EDITORIAL

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STUDENT SILENCE NO MORE In a world where it seems school shootings and other acts of violence are becoming more common, students are saying no more and taking a stand.

In mid-February, there was a school shooting that killed 17 students in Parkland, Florida. What was different about this tragedy, however, was that the students did not stay silent.

On March 24, people from across the country took a stand together with the March For Our Lives event to end violence.

March For Our Lives was a larger event involving a string of peaceful protests of students speaking up and speaking out for change. Prior to the march, there were student walkouts across the country, both in memory of the lives lost as well as a statement for change. Following the walkouts, there was some backlash from different high schools saying the walkouts were hurting the student’s education

and that disciplinary measures would be taken against the students who participated. It is not harmful; it is beneficial to the student’s education. In a world that can be so violent and cruel, it is important for students to grow up strong, to be able to think for themselves and to stand up for what they believe in. These walkouts and the march are exemplary of just that.

Students who stand up for what they believe in are the brave and driven students that universities are looking for.

As college application time approaches, the students who have participated in these events can use their involvement in these peaceful protests to convey to the schools they are interested in the depth of their passion and their motivation to stand up for what is right.

People who sit back and expect the world to change for the better are not the proactive type of people that are needed in the world. What colleges will

see on these incoming application essays are young people who care, people who are not afraid to try to make a difference no matter what their age is.

According to a New York Times article, colleges across the country are assuring prospective as well as admitted students that peaceful protest will not affect their admission status. Walking for a statement is not an action that warrants disciplinary action, it is a way in which students all over the U.S. are standing together for change.

Colleges want to assure students that, even if their peaceful actions resulted in disciplinary measures from their high school, it will not impact their chance of admittance. Standing up for what is right to make a difference can only help, and the reactions of colleges to National School Walkout and March For Our Lives have only reinforced that.

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Learning outside classrooms: activism Disappointing lack of participation in campus ‘March For Our Lives’ Witnessing the recent March For Our Lives gatherings across the nation in the news, I wondered why there was not one in Oswego. There was a march in downtown Syracuse, but nothing from campus. It made me think about the mentality we, as college students, have regarding activism.

When students gather to stand up for what they believe in, such as the Women’s March put on by the Women’s Center, it gives me hope that this generation is willing to make the change rather than just waiting for someone else to do it. Children and high schoolers of all ages and backgrounds are actively advocating for something in which they want to see a change.

They are taking the risk of backlash to express their views and needs, so why aren’t we? I was so surprised that students on our campus did not organize a march the same day as March For Our Lives because even though the issue is largely focused on high schools, it affects college campuses just as much.

I commend the students here that participate in any sense of activism and try to make a change in their own way, but I do not think enough of the Oswego State population is showing its true colors. More

Kassadee Paulo Assistant News Editor kpaulo@oswegonian.com people on campus should be organizing events to harbor a safe environment to talk about important issues. Oz Talks and Oz Speaks are great programs that students should attend to continue the discussion.

Getting the conversation started is the first step. Odds are, if you think a certain way about something, someone else does too and is not currently making a stand.

It does not have to be an entire rally, but it would be helpful if you work with your residence hall and organize a program to get the conversation started. If you live offcampus, join a club or organization that

highlights the issue you want solved.

If one does not exist, create one. There is a plethora of options students have to make a stand. Social media is a tool readily available to us that can spread to a wide audience. Start a Facebook page, an Instagram account, a Twitter hashtag or a Snapchat story to voice your opinion about an issue you care about. No matter what the medium is, voice your opinion and get the ball rolling.

Stop thinking about what Uncle Joe on Facebook is going to say about your beliefs and do something. Stand up for your values. Participate in political conversation because, like it or not, the decisions we make today as a generation will make an impact on the world. Don’t like gun violence? Go to a march. Have an issue with something in your county?

Write your district representative.

Most importantly, vote! Vote for those who represent you in Student Association, in your district, in your state and in your country. Do your research and truly think about how a candidate’s platform coincides with your values and what you would like to see changed. Do something because change cannot happen unless a thought is turned into a word.

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The Oswegonian staff share unfashionable opinions

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College, for better or worse, is a p l a c e w h e re g ro u p s o f p e o p l e a re formed on the basis of their shared interests. Students with shared educational goals exchange ideas in their major area of study. Athletes who are passionate enough to play in college meet one another on their sports teams. Students with similar career goals group together in campus organizations.

While this unavoidable group formation makes for strong inter-group bonds and cohesive ideas, it has a tendecy toward the “echo chamber” effect.

Sometimes, students become so immersed in they and their peers’ shared interests that thery forget the importance of confronting unpopular points of view.

The Oswegonian Staff shared some of our own eyebrow-raising opinions.

The hope, of course, is that some of these will shock our readers. But beyond that, we hope the reader will consider the beliefs they hold and what makes them unique.

Dominick Lioto, Laker Review Editor: “‘Titanic’ and ‘The Notebook’ are two of the most overrated movies of all time.”

Girls love them becuase they’re sad, but I could name 10 movies that are sadder and way better.”

Kassadee Paulo, Assistant News Editor: “The best thing to eat with spaghetti and meatballs is cottage cheese. I won’t eat pasta without it.”

Derek Smith, Opinion Editor: “Saying ‘bless you’ when someone sneezes is not polite or necessary.”

Tip of the hat...

Cole Parzych, Editor in Chief: “Players Unknown Battleground Mobile is better than Fortnite both on the phone and console.”

Luke Scoville, Sports Editor: “Whatever else you think of him, Donald Trump is by far the funniest president we have ever had.”

Maria Pericozzi, Chief Copy Editor: “Taco Bell is not good. Mighty Taco is far better.”

Michael Reilly, Circulation Director: “College football is better than the NFL. You only need one foot in bounds for a catch. Plus, more games to watch!”

◊....to Perry’s for not including The Oswegonian in its ice cream giveaway. ◊....to Facebook’s handling of user data. ◊....to unhealthy hookup culture.

◊....to a constructive SA election cycle. ◊....to ASAP Ferg and H.E.R. coming to OzFest.

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Taylor Woods, Photography Director: “I hate pizza. I don’t get the big deal. It’s so gross.”

◊....to March For Our Lives.

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LAKER REVIEW

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Image from Marvel Entertainment via YouTube.com

The most enticing aspect of “Infinity War” is going to be the fact that fans will finally see all of their favorite heroes on the big screen at the same time, particularly seeing the Guardians of the Galaxy finally meet The Avengers.

Seeing Thanos’ back story is another fascinating aspect of this film. Marvel knows they can’t have another villain that wants to destroy the universe for no good reason, and this image makes it seem that we will see Thanos’ family life, including his relationship with Gamora, a Guardian of the Galaxy and recently turned hero.

Image from Marvel Entertainment via YouTube.com

Image from Marvel Entertainment via YouTube.com

Poor Doctor Strange. Rumor has it that fans will see some of their favorite heroes die, but Strange seems like an unlikely choice simply due to the fact that he’s only had one solo movie and an appearance in “Thor: Ragnarok.”

Fans will get to see Peter Parker rock in the brand new, shiny Spi,dey-suit. Tony Stark gave it to Parker at the end of “Homecoming” and we’ll get to see all of its capabilities in “Infinity War.”

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Will ‘Thoroughbreds’ be sleeper hit of 2018?

Dominic Rizzi Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Rating: “Thoroughbreds” is directed and written by Corey Finley and stars Olivia Cooke (“Me, Earl and the Dying Girl”) and Anya Taylor-Joy (“Split”) as Amanda and Lily, two polar opposite girls who develop a very strong, very strange and very disturbing friendship.

Amanda is a sociopath who has no feelings or emotions about anything, whereas Lily is extremely emotional and feels everything, almost to a fault.

When Amanda points out that Lily despises her stepfather, Mark (Paul Sparks, “The Greatest Showman”), the two of them come up with a plan to murder him. Their plan suckers in Tim (Anton Yelchin, “Trollhunters”), a high school dropout and wannabe drug dealer.

Most films we get now are starting to feel very much the same in nature, but this is a film that just blows the doors off any conventions and manages to be one of the most different things out there. Finley does an immaculate job plac-

ing this entire movie on the borderline between black comedy and horror, and never once does it go too far in either direction. While the marketing of this movie does make it seem a tad bit more conventional than what the actual movie is, it still does a brilliant job of sucking people in so the experience they end up getting is one unlike any other film experience this year.

Performances here are easily some of the best of the year.

Cooke and Taylor-Joy easily have some of the best chemistry ever put to film. But what makes their relationship great is how dependent the two of them are on each other, even if they don’t realize it at first. Amanda, despite being a sociopath who does not feel anything even remotely resembling an emotion, still needs this bond with her friend because it’s the only connection she’s ever had that, while not necessarily giving her an emotional connection, makes her feel like a human being. Lily, on the other hand, who by all dictionary definitions is perfectly normal, is completely run by emotion. It gets her to the point where it begins to cloud her judgement and make her

seem even crazier than Amanda. It’s a brilliant dichotomy, and the bouncing back and forth between the two of them is done so differently here that it feels so fresh and original.

While Cooke and Taylor-Joy are the stars here and are responsible for all the dark moments, this is still a dark comedy. A lot of that levity comes from Yelchin’s role. After getting over the initial tug on the heartstrings at knowing that he’s dead and that this is one of the last times this very talented kid who is gone far too soon will be seen on screen, almost all the gut-busting laughs come from this guy trying to be tough and getting in way over his head. He just has no idea about the type of people he’s getting involved with. What the film does brilliantly with him, however, is that his character of Tim is actually portrayed as someone who, despite talking a big game, has some common sense and knows to call it quits when the chips are stacked against him. Yelchin’s performance helps make this character feel so naturally relatable, as his involvement in the film is the equivalent of Lil’ Rel Howery’s in “Get Out,” as the

personification of the audience within the film.

The story itself is very straightforward and doesn’t necessarily have a whole lot of complexity to it. But that’s not the focus here, it is these characters. With a lot of modern films, the biggest problem that seems to keep popping up is being able to juggle character vs. story and how one always seems to suffer when the focus is on the other.

Here, however, the juggle is perfectly even-keeled because what keeps up the investment in the story, with all its dark twists and turns, is the combination of these characters and the brilliant writing, cinematography and score that keeps the audience locked in until the credits. Fair warning, the ending of the film is easily one of the most disturbing things ever put to screen.

Image from Focus Features via YouTube.com Taylor-Joy (left) and Cooke (right) cook up a murder plot for their own devious needs.

Alicia Vikander’s star power not enough to save this reboot Connor Brennan Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Rating: Making video game movies does not seem to be a job of which filmmakers pride themselves. From “Super Mario Bros.” to “Assassin’s Creed,” they are rarely, if ever, a winner in the eyes of the movie-going public. Some have wondered if “Tomb Raider,” the first onscreen incarnation of the popular game franchise since the two Angelina Jolie films from the early 2000s, will act as a redemption for such projects.

Unfortunately, it will not be doing anybody any favors.

Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander, “Jason Bourne”) spends her adult years kickboxing and participating in illegal bike races in London.

After an arrest, Ana Miller (Kristin Scott Thomas, “Darkest Hour”) of Croft Holdings, Lara’s father’s company, reminds her of an inheritance that she has yet to claim.

This leads Lara on a quest to Yamatai, an island in the Devil’s Sea, to find answers about her missing archaeologist father and a tomb holding a queen named Himiko, who it is said will unleash dark powers if her sarcophagus is found.

“Tomb Raider” is surprisingly filled with many negative aspects.

To start, there is a scene where Lara’s ship heading for Yamatai is being knocked about in a typhoon. Putting aside the fact that it is mostly green screen, what ruins this segment is the abysmal lighting. At times, it gets so dark that the action is next to impossible to look at. A few other scenes suffer from this issue.

Image from Warner Bros. Pictures via YouTube.com Vikander does her best to bring alive this iconic video game series in film.

Also, an opening kickboxing scene is unnecessary and feels redundant next to the bike racing scene. Even worse, it is shot in a “shaky cam” style that is too easy to recognize in action films nowadays.

Numerous supporting characters, such as Daniel Wu’s (“Geostorm”) Lu Ren, are not even needed for the plot, and removing them would make no difference. A prologue describing Himiko’s backstory is completely unnecessary since this same backstory is given as Lara examines her father’s research.

Even though the more recent “Tomb Raider” games have taken on a grittier tone, one unfamiliar with the franchise could be forgiven for thinking that the film is a “Batman Begins” or “Casino Royale” wannabe in the style of such failures as “Fant4stic” and “Power Rangers.”

The one flaw that ruins the film is how the character of Lara Croft is mishandled. Lara’s quest throughout the film is to find answers about her father, but that is where the problem lies. Not only does

Lara have that to worry about, but also the discovery of the tomb and a villain in the form of Walter Goggins’ (“Maze Runner: The Death Cure”) Mathias Vogel, who claims to have known her father.

The fact that the film falls back so much on the father plotline undermines Lara’s character and actually makes her seem weaker than she should. Throughout the film, she is shown to be smart and is solving puzzles, some of which threaten the lives of the other characters. That’s handled well, but during some of the more desperate and high-stakes moments, the father plotline distracts and stifles her, preventing her from doing the right thing, even if the end of the world is at stake. This is especially true in a moment when she has to step up and become a warrior. In a world where well-rounded female action heroes like Wonder Woman and Okoye, Shuri and Nakia from “Black Panther” exist in the movies, this is unimpressive.

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Panic! At The Disco drops something for fans, non-fans alike Mary Katherine Moylan Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Rating: On March 21, Panic! At The Disco thrilled fans with the twotrack release of “Say Amen for Silver Linings,” featuring “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” and “(F*** A) Silver Lining.” Announcing for the sixth album to drop June 22, lead singer Brendon Urie began securing publicity and hype for his most recent music by performing a series of pop-up concerts in Ohio, New Jersey, Tennessee, Wisconsin and California.

Following the music video release of “Say Amen (Saturday Night),” Urie performed on Jimmy Fallon the evening of March 21, showcasing the new song and the traveling band’s newest bassist and vocalist, Nicole Row. The first female bassist for the group has also performed with the likes of Miley Cyrus. “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” is considered the first taste of “Pray For The Wicked,” and fans couldn’t be happier. After Urie stat-

ed he was looking to head in a more “party-like” direction, many were suspecting a copycat of the artist’s fifth album, “Death Of A Bachelor,” released in January 2015. Although, he has proven them wrong so far with a more electric and chopped track.

“Been traveling in packs that I can’t carry anymore / Been waiting for somebody else to carry me,” Urie alludes to religion in the beginning verse, but religion, or lack thereof, becomes rather apparent not only in the song but in the overall theme for “Pray For The Wicked.”

“I pray for the wicked on the weekend / Mama, can I get another amen?” Urie capitalizes on the fact that “Oh, oh, it’s Saturday night, yeah,” which is when the nightlife and wildness of the weekend seems to be at height, and that any repercussions can wait until the next day of rest, which is on Sundays for most religions. Christening the track with the classic high notes that Urie is known for, he ascends the song with a note that goes from a high A to B, which contrasts drastically with the heavy bass and brass of the song. “(F*** A) Silver Lining,” the second song of “Say Amen for Sil-

ver Linings,” admittedly seemed a bit out of place compared to the band’s past music and “Say Amen (Saturday Night).” The brass-heavy Spotify release should have been nothing new because of its predecessor, “Death Of A Bachelor,” yet there is something about the constant, hasty pace of “(F*** A) Silver Lining” that drives the song straight to the heart of the listener.

“F*** a silver lining / F*** a

silver lining / ‘Cause only gold is hot enough, hot enough.”

Pulling from the saying, “every cloud has a silver lining,” meaning, every obstacle has a positive effect, Urie states he wants more than just silver, something even more valuable and greater than gold.

Much like a cherry on top, Urie says “It’s just cherries, cherries / Everything is cherries on top / One more, one more,” which is

quite common. This also means that if everything is cherries, there’s nothing to improve on the perfection one already has.

“Say Amen for Silver Linings” is a beyond promising taste of the sixth Panic! At The Disco album, “Pray For The Wicked.” With a summer tour scheduled with artist Haley Kiyoko and the band Arizona, everything is cherries for Urie.

Image from Fueled By Ramen via YouTube.com Panic! At The Disco is a staple of the mid-2000s music scene and, to no fan’s surprise, is still killing it.

White’s latest album does not jump out as anything special Michael Reilly Circulation Director laker@oswegonian.com

Rating: After taking a few years off, well-known blues-rock guitarist Jack White has finally released a new solo album titled “Boarding House Reach,” his first since 2014’s “Lazaretto.”

While getting help from a number of session musicians throughout the album, White still

showcases his wide range of talents by playing guitar, drums and piano, among others.

Whether it’s been for his former band The White Stripes, his side project, The Raconteurs, or his solo career, White has built a reputation for consistently putting forth well-produced music (Boarding House Reach is or isn’t an exception).

Starting the album is a track titled “Connected by Love,” which may come off as a bit confusing for long-time fans with it’s synthesizer-heavy beat unchar-

Image from JackWhiteVEVO via YouTube.com The White Stripes’ front man has made a name for his true self in his solo career.

acteristic of anything White has done before. About 40 seconds in, the song finds its footing with a smooth chorus. It is definitely not the most expected track to start things off, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

The second track, “Why Walk a Dog?” definitely has a weird yet chill vibe to it that White has known to bring to his work in years past. Still, through two songs, this album feels different to say the least.

“Corporation” continues that aforementioned chill vibe with a splash of weird effects while displaying a great use of guitar, piano and drums. The only problem with this song is near the end when White incorporates a highpitch scream that will not do the listeners’ eardrums any justice.

Coming in at just one minute and 28 seconds, “Abulia and Akrasia” is the shortest song on the album. Despite this, White still makes good use of the time by mixing things up instrumentally and working a violin into the wide variety of instruments that have been used throughout the album so far. His vocals on this track are more of him talk-

ing rather than actually singing, which does not make the song bad per se. In fact, it helps stand out more than anything.

The next track, “Hypermisophoniac,” is no exception to the weirdness that has defined the album to this point. The use of effects at the beginning are a bit reminiscent of Pink Floyd’s song “Money” without sounding like White is ripping it off. The exceptional guitar work on this track help gives it more depth.

“Ice Zebra Station” sounds like it is almost a continuation of the previous track, and, at this point, the weird effects and strange vocal deliveries start to feel a little repetitive.

Luckily, on “Over and Over and Over,” listeners hear a much more guitar-based track with normal vocals. White does not abandon the use of weird effects completely, which actually helps make it sound like more of a song that defines his overall style as an artist. “ Eve r y t h i n g Yo u ’ ve Eve r Learned” takes the album’s strong presence of weirdness into the stratosphere with its digital computer system-like intro.

“Respect Commander” establishes itself as being the most interesting track on the album at this point by using a number of tempo changes as well as displaying White’s above-average guitar skills.

Both “Ezmerelda Steals the Show” and “Get in the Mind Shaft” really do not offer much and feel like nothing other than filler tracks.

However, “What’s Done is Done” is definitely a more quality track featuring great harmonies between White and Esther Rose.

The album’s final track, “Humoresque,” is a slow but pleasantsounding piano ballad that is unlike anything else on the album.

It seems like an appropriate way to end the album.

Overall, this album is certainly interesting to say the least, though it is not what fans expect from a Jack White album. While there is plenty of weird effects, the album feels more or less empty and dry. Listeners will be hard pressed to find a standout song or even a rocking headbanger. Nonetheless, the album is not terrible by any means and is still worth a listen.

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‘Gringo’ has ingredients for good film, none of which work Dominic Rizzi Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Rating: “Gringo” is directed by Nash Edgerton (“The Square”) and stars David Oyelowo (“The Cloverfield Paradox”) as Harold Soyinka, a down on his luck corporate employee who is facing a possible job termination due to a company merger, spearheaded by the two heads of the company, Richard (Joel Edgerton, “Red Sparrow”) and Elaine (Charlize Theron, “Atomic Blonde”).

The company is developing a medical marijuana pill and is planning on pulling its development from its facility in Mexico.

However, when the cartels with whom the company have been doing business under the table find this out, they attempt to have Harold kidnapped so he can get them the formula for the pill and they can make it themselves.

When this happens, Richard hires his brother Mitch (Sharlto Copley, “Free Fire”) to get Harold

Image from Amazon Studios via YouTube.com Theron is one of the many talented actors in this true mess of a movie.

back, and the film proceeds from one crazy scenario to another.

This film has one of the strangest dichotomies ever put to screen. On one hand, it is extremely entertaining and supremely well acted. Not a single actor in here gives a bad performance. On the other hand, the script is a complete mess, and the story lags and makes little sense at points. The inciting incident doesn’t happen until almost halfway through, the entire second act is a jumbled mess, and there are a million different subplots that have little to nothing to do with the main story.

What this movie lacks in story, however, it more than makes up for with character beats and entertaining performances. Oyelowo might have given his best performance of his career, as he is the most likeable, down to earth character, and viewers just feel so bad for everything that he goes through. Every one of his actions is justifiable, and he’s also surprisingly resilient and good at quick thinking, successfully managing to circumnavigate his way through situations. With any other movie and main character, this would have them be completely helpless.

This movie has an incredible supporting cast as well. The three standouts are easily Edgerton, Theron and Copley. All three of them do such amazing jobs playing some of the worst people on the planet. They are all so funny, engaging and incredibly ludicrous to the point of believability that it almost makes viewers forget about the problems with the story. Edgerton is the slimy playboy, patting someone on the back with one hand and screwing them over with the other. Theron is the corporate executive who doesn’t care about anyone due to her own deep-laden insecurities. Copley is the deranged maniac with the heart of gold who’s just trying to do the right thing, and it all helps to give these characters so much more depth and personality.

As good as these performances are, however, this story is still a jumbled mess. Despite a great set up, a very misleading marketing campaign made audiences think it was going to be a completely different movie than the one they got. The story goes off the rails the minute they touch down in

Mexico. While Harold’s story remains compelling, there’s an entire subplot involving Richard, Elaine and Harold’s wife (Thandie Newton, “Westworld”) that ends up having nothing to do with the story. Then, to add insult to injury, Amanda Seyfried’s (“Ted 2”) entire arc ends up playing out like its own movie that just randomly crosses over with Harold’s throughout the movie. While that would work for a comedy sketch, it makes little to no sense for the purposes of a feature-length film, which is very disappointing considering she is very good in it.

This movie was pitched as a laugh out loud, having the worst day of your life kind of movie.

What it ends up being is an extremely dark, almost depressing story about being taken advantage of and what happens after trying to take matters into one’s own hands. It was extremely entertaining with some great performances, but the jumbled story and various pointless subplots ended up making audiences feel more confused than satisfied.

Second season of ‘Jessica Jones’ major bounce back Francesca Miesner Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

Rating: Marvel has teamed up with Netflix to create television shows with characters that are not featured in the movies. Serious and casual Marvel fans alike have fallen in love with “The Defenders,” Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, and how they have been portrayed on screen. “Jessica Jones” season one was widely enjoyed, even among those who do not enjoy the superhero genre. The intricacy of the first season’s plot took many by surprise. However, with such a strong first season with perfect casting, dynamic characters and relationships and an addictive plot, the question fans had for season two was, “Could it be as good as season one?”

To put it plainly, yes, season two did live up to season one. Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter, “The Hero”) is a private investigator who lives in New York City. The token Marvel

Universe twist is that she has super strength. The first season sees Jessica coping with a history of abuse, learning to trust those around her and stopping the antagonist, Kilgrave (David Tennant, “Doctor Who”). Kilgrave caused Jessica’s trauma through mind control, which is what made him hard to defeat.

The first season successfully wrapped up any loose ends.

However, those who watched were hungry for more. Fans of

Jessica Jones were wondering how the events of the finale would affect her coping or personality in the long term.

Season two starts independent from season one, allowing the viewer to be comfortably acquainted with the characters that were met in season one, such as Trish Walker (Rachael Taylor, “Transformers”), Jessica’s childhood best friend, and Malcolm Ducasse (Eka Darville, “Mr. Pip”), a former junkie who was

under Kilgrave’s control. This season focuses equally on Jessica and her issues, including more of her backstory, how she got her abilities and how she is learning to cope with her PTSD. Along with this, there is heavy focus on the side characters, which allows the audience to empathize with characters with whom they had no idea they had any reason to empathize with.

The second season of “Jessica Jones” allows for grey morality,

Image from Netflix via YouTube.com The Marvel Netflix series have been hit or miss for the most part, but “Jessica Jones’ ” uniqueness and individuality lets her stage shine.

having characters be less good and bad. This is what makes this television show stand out against the other Marvel and Netflix collaborations. Jessica herself, along with most other major characters in the show, has layers beyond a hero, villain or miscellaneous role.

Superhero films, TV, comics and more all receive a reputation for being childish, carbon copies of one another. Marvel’s “Jessica Jones” contains a meaningful plot, well-executed violence and gore, and character development, making it stand out against the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The second season of “Jessica Jones” goes above and beyond what was expected, even with the dynamic character Kilgrave not being the focus. Typically, the sequel of television, movies or books are weaker than the first. “Jessica Jones” season two was an improvement from the first season primarily because it was not afraid to take a risk in the choice of plot and all of its twists. Be warned: This season has much more angst than the first.

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