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VOLUME LXXXI ISSUE XI

Students turn to online courses

Campus to build gender-neutral restrooms Waterbury Hall renovations include design plans for communal bathrooms

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The number of college students that take at least one online course has risen to 32 percent nationwide, according to College Atlas. Many Oswego State students also fall into this category. Over 130 courses are offered to “distant learners” of Oswego State and currently, 58 of these classes are already filled for the spring semester. “Overall, the number of colleges that offer online courses grows from year to year,” said Gregory Ketcham, director of Innovative Academic Programs at Oswego State. “Oswego State is a part of this number and it offers students a large variety of online courses to choose from. “I think that online courses are a very positive thing, simply because they offer a lifestyle choice for learners,” Ketcham said. “Many students may prefer direct face-toface contact with a professor and other students that is available in a classroom, but online courses are much more flexible for those who are bound by time or place.” Ketcham is also an adjunct professor who teaches an online section of CSC 101: Tools for Computing. “It’s always interesting to hear about the pre-conceived expectations that students

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November brings in lake-effect storms David Bubbins Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com Oswego State received its first lakeeffect snowfall of the season Nov. 14 with a reported four inches of snow throughout the day. The Oswego area receives an average of 141 inches of snowfall per year, making it

one of the snowiest college campuses in the nation. “We happen to be downwind of Lake Ontario, so typically wind in the winter blows from west to east or from north to south,” said Andrew Janiszeski, the codirector of the Lake-Effect Storm Prediction & Research Center (LESPaRC), which provides forecasts for both the New York

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David Bubbins | The Oswegonian First snowfall hits the Oswego area, a region that gets an average of 141 inches of snow every season.

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Students to be displaced, relocate to different halls for spring semester JoAnn DeLauter Asst. News Editor jdelauter@oswegonian.com At the end of this semester, Waterbury Hall will have no vacancies as renovations begin, leaving some residence displaced into other resident halls. Waterbury residents were informed of the renovations in early spring 2014 and advised to decide their choice in housing for this fall. “It was the student choice whether they would stay or go, and we gave them the opportunity and all the information before room selection, so they can choose to move to another building and not have to worry about a December move,” said Richard Kolenda, assistant vice president of Residence Life and Housing. Normally, Waterbury has contained approximately 200 residents. There are

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Waterbury nears start of renovations

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hen Waterbury Hall renovations are completed next summer, one of its many new features will be bathrooms both men and women will be using at the same time. According to Oswego State Residence Life and Housing, the Waterbury renovations are designed to accommodate what is projected to be students’ wants and needs in the year 2020. Gender-neutral bathrooms are part of that design. “About a year and a half ago, we had hired mock architects to do a program study,” said ResLife Assistant Vice President Richard Kolenda. “And when they came here they did focus groups and included in those focus groups were administrators, housing folks, hall directors, RAs and students from Waterbury, Scales and Funnelle.” Kolenda said the focus groups examined Waterbury Hall and considered several aspects of the building and campus as a whole to see what improvements could be made to prepare for students’ future needs and wants. “One of the things that students really wanted was the idea of privacy,” Kolenda said. “One of the main reasons why students move off campus is that they want privacy.

They don’t necessarily want to share a gang bathroom. That’s one of the things.” Currently, a standard bathroom in a residence hall on campus has three bathroom stalls, three shower stalls with one having a tub and eight sinks and mirrors. The designs for the new bathrooms would be a community bathroom with a collection of private bathrooms. According to Kolenda, there would be four individual bathrooms and in those bathrooms, two of the four will be handicapped accessible, one will have two tubs, and each will have a shower, sink, toilet and its own door. “It’s just like a bathroom you would have in your own home,” Kolenda said. Besides the individual stalls, there will be two sinks and mirrors at the far corner of the common room for students to conduct bathroom activities that don’t involve toilet or shower use, like brushing teeth or combing hair. This raises the question of capacity. If the showers and toilets are in the same stall, students might worry about how often the facilities are available, such as in the morning rush for showers and getting ready for classes. Kolenda insisted that students will adjust to the automatic schedules of bathroom usage. Along with privacy of all students, Kolenda

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Michelle Lamberston, 20, was arrested on Nov. 15 at 9:47 p.m. at 169 W. Second St. for criminal solicitation in the fifth degree, for conspiracy in the sixth degree and for giving a false written statement. Jordan Spencer, 19, was arrested on Nov. 16 at 11:59 a.m. at the corner of East Avenue and City Line Road for driving while intoxicated, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree and operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs. Steven Piazza, 20, was arrested on Nov. 16 at 7:14 p.m. at 169 W. Second St. for conspiracy in the sixth degree.

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Dennis Schmitt Jr., 47, was arrested on Nov. 16 at 10:29 p.m. at 456 W. First St. for endangering the welfare of a child, sex abuse in the second degree and forcible touching.

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After an unusually cold mid-November week, a weather pattern change will allow for quite a turnaround in our weather for this weekend. On Friday, lake-effect snow will be impacting the area from time to time throughout the day. Expect minor accumulations of a few inches of snow by Friday evening. During Saturday, warmer air will be moving into the region and will result in temperatures rising above freezing by the afternoon with even warmer temperatures on Sunday. Later on Saturday and again Sunday night, rain showers will be impacting the region. Expect similar weather conditions into early next week.

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Dining halls offer more ethnic foods Students presented with food from different heritage every month

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Michael Gambro | The Oswegonian The newly developed college diversity and inclusion committee and Auxiliary Services residential dining have partnered to honor various ethnic cultures.

Sarah Guidone Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com Oswego State has seen some recent changes in the dining halls across campus this year. Each month has a different heritage that is being celebrated. The reason behind the diverse food is last spring Jerald Woolfook, vice president for student affairs and enrollment, formed the diversity and inclusion committee. The committee decided to make the celebration of “Heritage Month” one of its goals, along with diversity and inclusion training for student, staff and faculty, to infuse diversity education into orientation programming, and develop a diversity and inclusion webpage, according to Jerri Drummond, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students. “Racial, ethnic, and cultural heritage months were formed by the federal government to provide a time for Americans to reflect on principles of racial equality and social change, recognize and celebrate minority groups, historic accomplishments, which have been left out of most textbooks, and to commemorate the immigration of the first immigrants to the U.S. and their significant contributions to this nation,” Drummond said. The awareness of heritage month is not targeted to any specific ethnicity, but for the whole campus to become aware of different cultures. One way awareness is being spread is through the “I am Oz” campaign. “On the road to becoming a multicultural competent organization the first step is awareness. The ‘I am Oz’ campaign is a part of awareness building,” Drummond said. “Participation in the ‘I am Oz’ campaign is voluntary. A list of faculty, students and staff who identify as a member of racial or ethnic groups are sent an event invitation to participate.” By the use of this campaign, the administration has made it their goal to promote diversity and ethnic awareness across campus. “The impact is that heritage month programs are spurring dialogue around racial, ethnic, and cultural issues and building awareness, which is empowering students to want to create programs like ‘Civility Day,’ and ‘Use Another Word’ event,” Drummond said. Foods from that ethnicity are available throughout that particular month and there is also a specific day that is devoted to that heritage, according to Craig Traub, commissary of auxiliary services residential dining. “We were asked to prepare foods that are ethnically related to those particular heritages,” Traub said. “We try to do one dinner meal in the month and then throughout the whole month there are other items that we

The Student Association held its 10th meeting of the semester Tuesday evening. The number of senators needed to make quorum was satisfied. The minutes from last week’s meeting were approved, and the agenda for that Tuesday’s meeting was amended as needed. There was one group guest to the senate. Two representatives from Two-anda-Half were seeking assistance. Two-anda-Half is an organization dedicated to decreasing the statistic that someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted every “two and a half” minutes. The organization is running a white ribbon campaign on campus, in which men of Oswego State can take a pledge to never harm a woman. Two-anda-Half is tabling the campaign on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Marano Campus Center. Through the Lifestyles Center, Two-and-a-Half proposed $550 for 100 free T-shirts for a similar tabling event where students can get a free T-shirt to support the white ribbon campaign. A senator was chosen to write a bill for the proposal. There was no public comment.

identify that are with that particular month that we are celebrating.” There is a lot of research that goes into preparing ethnically diverse food for the different heritage months, according to the campus resident dietitian Sarah Formoza. “I do our regular menus, and for the special ones, I did a lot of research on the culture and looking for recipes,” Formoza said. “We have gotten a recipe from a staff member that was from that culture. But we do a lot of research on the recipes, and I work with our purchasing manager to try to get some of the products if it’s something we don’t normally have. Then we go and test some of the recipes before they are on the menu to make sure they are going to work for us.” The Oswego State bakery is also involved when it comes to heritage month. “We try to choose something that we can do in our kitchen on a large scale. The bakeshop is involved too, with the flan and a pumpkin spice cake,” Formoza said. “They will make those items ahead of time and send them to me, and we will try them out to make sure that they work.” The process also includes making the ingredients and nutritional facts available for the online menu. “We put the recipes in the computer system with the nutritional facts and ingredients,” Formoza said. “I put that into the system with all the product information and then that’s how it gets online, which has to be done specially for those dinners.” The dining halls still provide other options for students to eat if they choose not to

eat the ethnic food. “We still have other options available when these items are being severed,” Traub said. “What we are trying to do though is encourage people to try these items. The corncakes were an amazing item, especially if you put some of the toppings on. We had real maple syrup or the maple butter syrup. It’s a matter of trying to encourage people to try these things. That’s mainly what our effort is.” Students have mixed reactions on the ethnically diverse food available this year. “I think it’s really great that the school offers ethnic food for our diverse campus,” said Rebecca Howe, a junior at Oswego State. “It’s good to have a variety of foods so students can try new things and eat what appeals to them.” However, not all students are enjoying the diversity. “I honestly don’t eat any of the ethnic food,” said sophomore Melissa Bent. “I don’t think it looks appealing and would prefer more of the food that we had last year instead of the heritage dinners. I feel like a lot of people are eating the other options available instead of the ethnic food.” Students have been using the comment cards provided in the dining hall to give their feedback on what they think of the ethnically diverse food. “We have had some people ask to have items on our regular menu,” Formoza said. “The plantains and calamari are a couple items people have asked to incorporate on our regular menu. I think the students are responding very well. It’s been nice to have some variety to the menu.”

Our weekly list of what to do in Oswego Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Potsdam, Friday at 3 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center Arena. Men’s Basketball vs. St. Lawrence University, Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the Max Ziel Gymnasium at Laker Hall. Del Sarte dance recital “Burnin’ on the Dance Floor,” Friday at 7 p.m. in the Hewitt Union Ballroom.

Men’s Ice Hockey vs. the College of Brockport, Friday at 7 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center Arena.

Oswego Nor’easter VEX Robotics competition, Saturday at 9:35 a.m. in Park and Wilber Hall.

Falcuty concert: Linder by Schubert and Schumann in the Sheldom Ballroom at 3 p.m.

Men’s Ice Hockey vs. SUNY Geneseo, Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center Arena.

Women’s Basketball vs. RIT, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Max Ziel Gymnasium at Laker Hall.

Art exhibition: “Graphic Flash,” Wednesday at 12 p.m. in Downtown Oswego, 186 W. First St., Oswego.

Have a great holiday season and winter break!

SA President Tucker Sholtes took the floor and addressed a letter he had sent out to all members of SA from James McMahon, chair of the Oswego College Council. The letter read, “On behalf of the Oswego College Council, I am writing to commend you, your officers and other members of the Student Association on the tremendous work you and members of the Student Association accomplished this fall. We were very pleased to learn about the Student Association’s active participation in numerous events leading up to and throughout 10th Annual Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit and the Oct. 16 launch of ‘With Passion and Purpose,’ the campaign for Oswego.” Other than that, Sholtes said he has continued working with the plans for the alternative Bridge Street Run concert and event and diversity and inclusion at Oswego State. SA Vice President Neely Laufer announced there will be no senate meeting next Tuesday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Finance Director Elena Sanchez discussed transfers in the Student Association Programming Board accounts. She also ad-

dressed an idea for a new SA sign in the hockey arena. The current sign in the arena has SA’s old logo and SA is currently in the process of hiring a new assistant director of graphic design. Christopher Collins-McNeil, the director of civic engagement, reminded the senate of a concert featuring a Rochester-based troupe led by artistic director Kerfala “Fana” Bangoura with musicians and dancers from Guinea, Ghana, Congo and Ivory Coast. In committee reports, the rules and judiciary committee did not meet. The finance committee talked about various bills. The involvement committee discussed the unofficial results from the number of participants in the “Miss-aMeal” event and having pizza at senate meetings. Involvement Committee Chair Shantol Williams had a discussion about “Who’s Your Senator” posters to put around on campus. She showed the senators the planned design for them. This started a debate, in which senators and directors of SA said the posters looked too “Christmassy” and the colors should

be changed. Sholtes suggested the committee wait until a new assistant director of graphic design is hired to go further into making the posters. The position of assistant director of athletic affairs was recently created and a candidate was voted on by general consent. The candidate was elected unanimously. In hall council reports, Sen. Jillian Kranz, a resident assistant in Funnelle Hall, said the building is currently doing penny wars and is planning an end-of-the-semester holiday party. There were no special orders. There was one general order. The new bill proposed production and distribution of cards for students showing local businesses offering student discounts with their purchases. There was a small debate on how exactly to distribute them. The fear of tabling was that too many would be given out to a small amount of people. Sholtes suggested students could get them at a box office window, similar to how students receive the bus stickers for transportation. There was some question on how to distribute them to incoming students. As of right now, SA would only

be able to order them at the beginning of the calendar year, meaning they would only be available for the spring semester. “If we decide to go forward with this, we should open it up to the students to see what businesses to acquire,” Sholtes said. Senators motioned to vote on the bill by general consent. The bill passed unanimously. SA hopes to have the discount cards available to Oswego State students by the beginning of the spring semester. There was one new piece of legislation. The ski and snowboard club has been offered $1,324 to fund gas for trips to various slopes around the region and also pay for trophies for its annual “Rail Jam,” a winter sport competition held in the quad every year. Trophies were formerly Red Bull products, but the company has discontinued supporting the club. The senate passed the bill unanimously. There was no senate research forum. There were no senator issues. The Student Association holds its meetings every Tuesday in Lanigan 102 and they are open to the public.

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THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014

Meningitis annual concern for colleges Cases reported at San Diego State University, University of Maryland

Photo provided by the CDC Students are required to get meningitis vaccinations.

Natalie Brophy Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com Winter is coming. That means so is sickness. Many illnesses share common symptoms, so it can be difficult for students to know if they simply have the common cold or something more serious. This year, there was a case at San Diego State University, where an 18-year-old fe-

male student died due to bacterial meningitis, also called meningococcal meningitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The University of Maryland has reported 20 individual cases of viral meningitis this semester. Meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges, the membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. According to the CDC, there are five types of meningitis, the two most common being viral and bacterial. The symptoms of meningitis, both bacterial and viral, are very similar to the common cold or influenza, which is one reason why it is so dangerous. “Common symptoms of meningitis are sudden onset of fever, sudden onset of severe headache, stiff neck, nausea or vomiting and sensitivity to light,” Oswego State’s Mary Walker Health Center Director Elizabeth Burns said. “Viral meningitis improves with symptomatic treatment and bacterial meningitis requires antibiotics. It’s important to know the cause and get the appropriate treatment.” According to the CDC, meningitis is most commonly spread through respiratory secretions, such as saliva, septum or nasal mucus and fecal contamination, making it very easy for the disease to spread on college campuses, especially in residence halls. Even when treated early, 5 to 10 percent

of patients die from bacterial meningococcal meningitis, usually within 24 to 48 hours of symptoms. According to the World Health Organization, 50 percent of patients will die if left completely untreated. Students are required to get vaccinated against bacterial meningitis before enrolling in a college or university. The problem is that the current meningitis vaccines — Menactra or Menveo — only prevent four of the five strains of meningitis. However, there is a new vaccine called Trumenba, which has recently been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat the fifth strain of meningitis. At this time, it is still unclear when the new vaccine will become available. Many Oswego State students do not realize how dangerous meningococcal meningitis can be. “I knew you had to get a vaccine before college for meningitis, but I thought that would be enough to protect you,” Oswego State freshman Jalen Buckhout said. “I didn’t realize people could die from it.” It is important for students to protect themselves not only from meningitis but also from all types of illnesses during the winter season. “Students are encouraged to get enough sleep, practice good nutrition, wash their hands, avoid getting run down and avoid abusing alcohol and other drugs,” Burns said.

Boeheim visits Oswego on book tour

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Syracuse Orange men’s basketball coach signs copies of his autobiography

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Sam Watkins Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com

Legendary Syracuse Orange men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim was at the River ’s End Bookstore in Oswego on Nov. 17, signing copies of his new autobiography, “Bleeding Orange: Fifty Years of Blind Referees, Screaming Fans, Beasts of the East, and Syracuse Basketball.” The autobiography, which chronicles Boeheim’s illustrious career at Syracuse University, beginning as a student in 1962, was released on Nov. 4. One of the owners of River ’s End Bookstore, Bill Reilly, is a longtime Syracuse Orange basketball fan, and was delighted at the opportunity to have Boeheim visit. “We contacted the publisher about six months ago, and asked if Mr. Boeheim would be interested in coming to our store,” Reilly said. “After he got back from Spain over the summer, we heard back from the publishing company, and they told us that he would love to come.” Reilly insisted he is not the person to talk to for analysis on the Orange men’s basketball team, but was feeling optimistic about the team early in the season. “I’m not the one to ask,” Reilly said. “I’m not the expert. They are 2-0 right now, and I think they’re off to a great start.” In the autobiography, Boeheim along with co-author Jack McCallum, discuss the dominance of the NCAA Big East Conference in the 1980s, Boeheim’s relationship with Duke University head coach Mike Krzyzewski, the Orange’s national championship victory in 2003 and many other topics spanning across Boeheim’s 39 years as head coach of the Orange. Boeheim was celebrating his 70th birthday on Monday as well. Boeheim is both a local and a national icon, but he is not the first major name the bookstore has hosted. “We’ve had many big names at the

Photo provided by Aaron Katchen Coach Jim Boeheim who has coached Syracuse Orange men’s basketball for nearly four decades.

bookstore over the years,” Reilly said. “David McCullough has been here, Frank McCourt, Laurie Halse Anderson, Barry Lyga and just a ton of great authors.” Being located close to Syracuse, the turnout for Boeheim’s signing was substantial and Reilly was very satisfied with the success of the event. The temperature was low, and the winds were blowing in Oswego, but that didn’t stop the Syracuse Orange fans from turning up to meet the

prolific coach. “It was huge,” Reilly said. “We sold 500 books; we sold out of all the books we had. We’ve taken orders for at least another 100 books. It was probably the largest single event we’ve ever had.” The River ’s End Bookstore is still accepting orders for “Bleeding Orange,” and after the success of Boeheim’s event, you can expect them to host another distinguished author in the near future.

have about online courses though,” Ketcham said. “Typically, students come in thinking that online courses are easier and can be done on their own time. Neither are true.” Ketcham also said online courses have scheduled assignments and strict due dates, just like any other college course. “There is still just as much work and they are equally as difficult as regular courses,” he said. Despite their flexibility, online courses have presented some interesting new challenges for professors and students alike. Denise Casey, who teaches several online sections of COM 313: Public Relations Writing and Mass Media, has had some trouble with Angel, Oswego State’s learning management system. “There are definitely technical glitches that need to be sorted out,” Casey said, who previously worked with the Blackboard system. “I have experienced problems with everything from the learning systems to my own computer. But, I am still very engaged in the courses that I teach and I expect my students to be too.” Casey teaches two sections of COM 313 from San Diego, Calif., and has over 50 Oswego State students. Hannah McNamara, one of the students who is currently enrolled in the COM 313 course, says that the fact that the course is online is quite “beneficial.” “Online courses are much better than being in class,” McNamara said. “I am able to manage my assignments on my own schedule. But, there is definitely less interaction than would be present in a classroom.” “The thing is, online courses were not designed so that students can sit in their dorm rooms,” Ketcham said. “We want people to get out and meet others, to socialize. Instead, online courses are in place to help non-traditional students stay on track with their degree requirements.”

Ketcham made note of the countless opportunities that are available to Oswego State students who want to participate in off-campus internships and co-operative educational experiences. “Extended Learning has made it possible for students to make use of such opportunities without losing time or falling behind in their degree work,” Ketcham said. “With the help of online courses, students can stay on track with their degree. There is no need to stay an extra semester for a course that can be taken online while you’re doing an internship or something of that sort.” Senior Audrey Stryker, a commuter, is planning to take three online courses next semester. “I love the flexibility that [online courses] offer,” Stryker said. “If I get into all the classes that I would like, I will only have to come to campus one day a week.” Stryker explained the way that she is able to make online courses suit her scheduling needs. “I don’t disagree that there are still strict deadlines for online coursework,” she said. “I know that I need to complete my assignments in a timely manner. But, I don’t think anyone would be adverse to me saying that online courses offer more scheduling flexibility. I may still have a huge assignment due on Dec. 2. That won’t change whether I take a class online or in a classroom. But I do know that I don’t have to sit in class every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:20 to 11:15 a.m. if I take an online course. That does change.” Oswego State offers a variety of interactive distance learning courses, which are online. These courses range anywhere from Corporate Finance to the Psychology of Language. “Oswego State’s intention behind online courses is not to overshadow the interactive experiences that are available in a classroom environment,” Ketcham said. “Rather, they exist so that students’ educational experiences can be enhanced.”

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Bathrooms to invite privacy, inclusion Waterbury Hall renovations to consist of community bathrooms, each having 4 showers, 2 tubs, 4 toilets, 6 sinks

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BATHROOMS from COVER added that a big reason for the genderneutral bathrooms is to highlight inclusion among the student body. “We are getting students who are transgender students who require privacy and somewhere down the line when we start making new housing, we can have men and women live on the same wing

because we have bathrooms made for both men and women,” Kolenda said. “We can accommodate and be inclusive to all those who live in the building.” The Oswego State Pride Alliance said the organization is open to opportunities like this that promote student inclusion. “Our organization has always been in support of a more inclusive and diverse campus, the availability of gender-neutral bath-

rooms being a part of this ideal,” the Pride Alliance said in a statement. “However, the SUNY Oswego Pride Alliance has never pushed nor acted strongly toward this topic, we have always been in support of an open discussion with SUNY Oswego administration regarding the addition of more accessible gender-neutral bathrooms to the SUNY Oswego campus. To our knowledge, this has been a topic of discussion for a significant

amount of time. However, the Pride Alliance has not been involved with the implementation of these facilities. Our organization will always be in support of accessible genderneutral bathrooms and would be more than willing to work with administration to assist in the addition of such facilities.” Kolenda said the plans for these kinds of bathrooms have been expanding at various colleges and universities across the country. Syracuse University has a number of these gender-neutral bathrooms. The same architects that designed the bathrooms at Syracuse University are the ones to also design them at Oswego State. “From the looks of it, they have been very well received,” Kolenda said. “They have said students love them. This is what I was told.” Kolenda and several other members of the administration have been stopping in at hall council meetings at several of the residence halls on campus to inform students about these plans and gather their opinions on it. “I think that having gender-neutral bathrooms could be a good thing but the one thing that concerns me is all parties, both males and females and whether they will become comfortable with the idea of sharing a bathroom with the opposite sex,” senior Caileigh O’Connell said. Ohio State University is one of the largescale universities that has co-ed bathrooms in its residence halls. According to The Lantern, Ohio State’s student newspaper, some design changes were made to the co-ed bath-

rooms in January of 2013 because it was believed there were harassment issues within the closed area. This was not verified by college administration, however. Whether any such similar problem could occur at Oswego State is unknown at this time. “In regards to that, it’s hard to tell if something like that would be a problem or not,” Kolenda said. “We haven’t had any experiences with it yet. But we’re just going from what we’ve seen and heard, which is that students love this style of bathroom and it is again, inclusive, and that it covers all students needs.” The bathrooms in Waterbury will serve as a sort of test for whether or not to expand the bathroom plans to other buildings. Following Waterbury Hall’s completion, Scales Hall is scheduled next for renovations in the fall of 2015 and Funnelle Hall in the fall of 2016. “Once we do this and we get positive feedback, we’ll think of expanding this,” Kolenda said. “Or maybe there’s another deign that comes up that we will try with other buildings. I think we have to wait and see.” Kolenda acknowledged that he would be willing to hear out student opinion on the bathroom situation once the Waterbury Hall renovations are completed. He said he is not opposed to any modifications, if it calls for it. “We want everyone to be able to function in this place and be comfortable in this place,” Kolenda said. The Waterbury Hall renovations begin in

Waterbury Hall renovations to force students to relocate campus-wide Construction to be complete in time to reopen for next fall; officials do not expect issue with overcrowded rooms WATERBURY from COVER currently 155 residents in Waterbury. About six residents out of 105 returning students have already moved into their room assignments for the spring to avoid the midsemester move, according to Residence Life and Housing. “[I] find it to be a major hassle to have to

leave in the middle of the semester,” current Waterbury Hall resident Ryan Pabis said. “I’ll be moving with one of my neighbors to hopefully Scales, Riggs or Funnelle.” Residence Life and Housing made an effort to put students in Waterbury at the beginning of the semester that would only be living on-campus for one semester anyway. These residents may include students in the international exchange program, students

who plan to student teach, study abroad or upcoming graduates. Because there could be a change in a student’s housing intentions for next semester, the number of Waterbury residents that are staying on campus is not set, but is projected to be 105 students that need to be placed in other residence halls. These students will be given first priority in housing placements for next semester. Marie Driscoll Germain, the associate direc-

tor of Residence Life and Housing, is responsible for students’ placement. Residence Life and Housing is giving Waterbury residents top priority along with students who are in overoccupied rooms, based on their seniority. “Waterbury residents in need of housing for spring were asked to submit preferences regarding which halls they would most like to live in, specific roommate requests, etc,” Germain said. “Based on the priority and hall preferences submitted, I have provided each hall director with a priority list each will use to offer new room assignments to Waterbury residents.” Because Waterbury is given first priority, other students might have limited options if they want to change residence halls. From past experiences and statistics, Residence Life and Housing predicts to have 450 to 500 students that will not be coming back to campus next semester, opening spaces available in housing. According to Kolenda, closing Waterbury should not have an effect on other students, but as far as housing, residence halls should still be tight in space. “Right now we probably have a handful of triples,” Kolenda said. “Many of them want to stay in triples, they were offered double rooms and didn’t want to go. There are a few that will hang in there until next semester and we will get them out of their triples. The first goal is to get Waterbury out and to de-triple those who want to be detripled. The second phase is to try to house all the incoming students for next semester.” According to Residence Life and Housing, in the worst case scenario, they might have to create triples and use lounges to consolidate people, but do not foresee this being a problem with the statistics and figures they are accounting for now. “It is through experience, and Marie has great experience in trying to orchestrate these moves to getting everyone where they

want to be,” Kolenda said. On Nov. 13, Germain sent out an email to junior and senior residents who have met their on-campus housing requirements. This email informed students that the number of students who need housing exceeded the space that is available and that many students were assigned “over-occupied rooms” this fall semester. They also included that they anticipate a similar problem for the upcoming spring semester. Until Residence Life and Housing sufficiently reduces their numbers, students who want to live off campus in the spring 2015 semester, but have already met their housing requirement, will be approved to live off campus once they submit a Request to Terminate the Room and Board Agreement. Once these numbers are satisfied, they will stop approving requests. Although there are no guarantees, the numbers that Residence Life and Housing has shown suggest they will be able to fit everyone. The renovation in Waterbury will be complete by the beginning of fall 2015. These renovations include wheelchair accessibility, lounges and kitchenettes on every floor and gender-neutral bathrooms. “I feel that the blueprints for the new hall do not reflect the spirit of Waterbury,” Pabis said. “Waterbury has been my home for the past four years, and if you ask anyone who has been living here, they will tell you that yes, this is one of the oldest halls, but it has character. In my opinion, Waterbury will not be Waterbury once these renovations are complete.” These renovations are the initial cause of the displacement of students, but Residence Life and Housing hopes to make the best out of it. “We are working very hard to make this a smooth transition and minimize student stress and frustration,” Germain said. Waterbury renovations will begin Dec. 15.

Cold temperatures spawn lake-effect LAKE-EFFECT from COVER and several school districts within western New York state. “Lake-effect snow needs to have certain criteria. So you would want it to be 24 degrees Fahrenheit colder about a mile up, and wind that blows down the long axis of the lake, so you can pick up sufficient heat and moisture.” Based on the criteria Janiszeski gives, lake-effect systems have the potential to create blizzard-like conditions almost on a weekly basis, which is what happened in the spring. These systems can form with only a couple of hours of notice. “What you want is a continental polar air mass entering our region, because then with that cold air out of Canada over a warm lake, you have what’s known as atmospheric instability,” said Oswego State student Eric Drewitz, who is not only the synoptic forecaster for LESPaRC, but also hosts the Facebook page ‘New York State Weather Center: Better Forecast For A Better Tomorrow.’

“This can cause evaporation on the lake and condensation when it reaches a deep layer of cold air.” Drewitz also said the system that occurred last Tuesday was the one that was going to give the region the best chance of lake-effect snow. “The lake is relatively warm during November, and with this really frigid air coming over, it’s going to make the instability go through the roof,” Drewitz said. However, this did cause whiteout events in many other areas in New York state, it didn’t even touch Oswego. This gives the impression that these systems can change with even a shift of wind. Most of the meteorologists who forecast for LESPaRC are very excited for more of these snow storms to affect Oswego State. “Let’s just say that words cannot describe my excitement,” Drewitz said. However, Janiszeski recommends when students return home for Thanksgiving, they should take it easy while traveling. “Most times, if there are any accidents or any problems, it’s because people are going too fast,” Janiszeski said.

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Laker Ledger: Health, defense crucial on road to Minneapolis

Andrew Pugliese Sports Editor apugliese@oswegonian.com It has only been two years since the Lakers were on their current pace through five games, and that much more experienced team lost in the national championship. The Oswego State faithful need to pump their brakes and see where this group can improve before calling it a title contender. The 2012-2013 Oswego State men’s ice hockey team was undefeated through its first five games, was No. 1 in the nation and averaging 6.60 goals per game, just like the 2014-2015 team is currently. The difference? That team had 14 seniors, the eventual national player of the year, a laundry list of All-SUNYAC and All-American recipients and a senior goaltender who went down as the best in school history. This season, the No. 2 Lakers are loaded with 19 underclassmen and a goaltender battle that appears to be open to all three net-minders on the roster. Junior Justin Gilbert is getting the starts currently, but that was the story until sophomore Matt Zawadzki grabbed the job on White Out Weekend last season, so who knows. Not to mention, freshman Mackenzie Sawyer was above Zawadzki, the goalie that carried the team to the Frozen Four last season, on last Saturday’s depth chart against Nazareth College. Another large difference from two seasons ago is the emergence of a legitimate powerhouse in Division III from out in the Midwest. The St. Norbert College Green Knights have won three of the last four national championships and return much of last year’s title team. It is time to see where the holes lie in Oswego State with just three games left until it heads to the North Country for its biggest test of the fall semester, road games against No. 4 SUNY Plattsburgh and the SUNYAC’s surprise team, SUNY Potsdam. The most visible gap in the Lakers, at the moment, has been opened by the injuries plaguing its defense. The amount of depth at forward has allowed them to withstand during the injuries to sophomores Chris Waterstreet and Joey Davies, who may be out for an extended period of time. However, half the Lakers’ starting defense from March’s Frozen Four loss to Wisconsin-Stevens Point is currently out. It appears only a matter of time until junior assistant captain Denton King returns, and senior assistant captain Nick Rivait sounds like he will make his comeback on Nov. 25 against SUNY Geneseo. But, junior Mac Scott had to leave Saturday’s game against Nazareth with an apparent shoulder injury, just a day after returning to the lineup after sitting out the previous weekend. The top pairing of senior captain Bobby Gertsakis and sophomore Stephen Johnson has done well, and Johnson has even stepped up to aid Gertsakis as he logs extra minutes. Sophomore transfer Sean Federow stepped in opening weekend and picked up some of the slack, but without King, Rivait and Scott, Oswego State is in limbo at the blue line. This team on the shores of Lake Ontario has the offensive power and special teams play to contend for a championship, but it needs its strong, experienced defense to have a clean bill of health. If that is the case, it can take some of the pressure off whichever goalie is in net and compete for a spot at the 2015 Frozen Four in Minneapolis.

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ROAD RECAPS Men's Cross Country The Oswego State men's cross country team went to the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 22 in Rochester, N.Y. Out of 41 teams overall, the Lakers finished 17th in the team competition. Senior Nick Montesano finished first for Oswego State in 43rd place out of 285 runners with a time of 26:10.01. Also finishing in the top 100 was freshman Colin Greenseich in 83rd place with a time of 26:48.8. Greenseich also finished in the top 10 for freshmen in the race. The third Laker to go across the finish line was freshman Tommy Kolankiewicz in 127th place with a time of 27:28.4. Montesano, Greenseich and Kolankiewicz will now all get prepared for the indoor track and field season that starts on Jan. 17 at the RIT Invite.

Women's Cross Country The Oswego State women's cross country went to the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 22 in Rochester, N.Y. Out of 40 teams, the Lakers finished in 24th place overall. Leading the Lakers was junior Karlee Duffer, who finished in 122nd place overall out of 272 runners with a time of 24:17.2. Finishing right behind her was senior Sarah Popovitch in 130th place with a time of 24:23.4. Also coming in the top 150 was junior Katie Laris in 147th place with a time of 24:39.7. Duffer, Popovitch and Laris will all be back for the indoor track and field season that starts on

Women's Basketball After splitting its two games this weekend at home for the Max Ziel Women's Basketball Tournament , the Oswego State women's basketball team was set to go to Clarkson University onTuesday, Nov. 18. The game was then postponed to the next day due to poor weather conditions. But then it was postponed to a date to be determined. The Lakers will be back on the court at home against the University of Rochester on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

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Photo provided by Sports Information Senior Kathryn McKinney succeeds in balancing a tough schedule with being a swimmer and a diver.

Matthew Moran Asst. Sports Editor mmoran@oswegonian.com The divers on both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have had success in the past and each year the goals are always the same: perform better, go further in the postseason and help the whole team overall. Someone who is not new to this plan is men’s senior Justin Berrios. Last year, Berrios finished 13th in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving at the SUNYAC Championships. Berrios was not too pleased with just earning 13th and plans on doing even better this year in his final season as a Laker. “I wanted to set a goal this year to make the zone cut, and if I make zones, I want to try and make nationals,” Berrios said. “I know it’s there.” Zones is the qualifying meet for nationals. Divers can qualify for zones through earning a certain point total in at least two meets or at SUNYACs. For the 1-meter, it is 275. While for the 3-meter it is 285. Sophomore Ben Hale has already earned himself a spot at zones in the 1-meter event this season. Last year he earned seventh in both the 1-meter and 3-meter at SUNYACs and also qualified for the zone meet in his first season as a Laker. Though he set the bar high in his freshman year, Hale is ready to improve on the successful season. “There’s always pressure to do better and do well, you just got to push yourself,” Hale said. “Every year you’re looking to progress.” Both Hale and Berrios helped each other in

their own ways last year, with Berrios helping Hale learn the ropes with being on the team, and Hale pushing Berrios to do better because of the great performances he had very early in his career at Oswego State. But, though Hale might have had a better season in the record books, he was very grateful of how Berrios has helped him. “He had the experience. He helped me get real comfortable here. He still pushed me to do the best I can,” Hale said. “We go back and forth in scores, so we push each other to do better than we have been doing.” Diving coach Kevin Morgan also sees the impact Berrios makes as the diving captain, with helping Hale last year, to now being a role model for new-addition freshman Luke Snyder. “He knows my routines, he knows how we run things, he knows the culture we have created here,” Morgan said. “So he’s the one I look forward to giving instructions when I need help with some of the other divers. They really look to him and they can feed off him. He’s the pulse and heartbeat of this team right now.” Snyder has already made his presence known as he has gained points off the boards in some early season meets and is almost already competing at the level Hale and Berrios are. Now having all three of them doing well, Morgan sees it as a great advantage for himself as a coach, but it also leads to them all performing better. “I’ve got these guys feeding off of each other. That’s not me doing anything. That’s just them playing the game of ‘I dare ya,’” Morgan said. “That’s really special when you have a team that’s that talented and can do that off of each

other. It makes my job as a coach a lot easier.” Snyder mentioned how Hale, Berrios and Morgan have helped him improve as he never had a specific diving coach in high school. Now, with Morgan helping him bring up his scores, and Berrios assisting him in coaching with the technique part, he is already seeing improvements in his skill level this early on in the year. But with Berrios and Hale helping Snyder, it also goes both ways as Berrios noted that Snyder is a little bolder when it comes to trying a new dive, and it motivates the other two to try it as well. “He’s a fast learner, he wants to do better, he strives to do better every single day and I think that’s what helps our team out as well,” Berrios said. On the women’s side, the diving team boasts an unusual case in senior Kathryn McKinney. Last year, McKinney came in as a junior transfer. Being new to the team, she tried something she was not used to, and that was diving. “I was always interested in diving, and I had grown up in the pool. It was just something I really wanted to try, so I started diving and I fell in love with it,” McKinney said. “But being here I loved swimming too, so I was just like ‘I’m going to do both.’” With both participating on the swimming and the diving team, it leads to a balancing act by McKinney. But she is thankful her coaches and teammates are by her side. “It’s a lot of hard work. I swim in the morning, and I dive at night,” McKinney said. “But the coaches are very good, they both work well together with me, and my teammates are very supportive.” Last year, McKinney qualified for SUNYACs in both swimming and diving. Morgan made the point that this is a rare occurrence having someone on both teams, even more so with how well she is doing. “I’ve talked to high school kids, I’ve talked to college swimmer and divers, and usually by this level you are focused on one discipline. It’s very difficult to balance it out,” Morgan said. “Kat is balancing them both out, and being successful at both, which just speaks to her character.” From a diving perspective, Morgan also notices McKinney is ready to perform even better than last year. “I can see it in her eyes where she’s putting more effort in the dives. She’s more focused on the details on what’s going to make the dives better, and she’s more willing to try those newer dives and make the adjustments,” Morgan said. “Where as last year it was just try to get comfortable with being back on the board again.” All of the divers believe having Mor-

gan lead them is very special, as he is an Oswego State alum and owns all the records in men’s diving for the Lakers. “He knows what we’ve been through, he knows what Oswego’s about, he knows what he’s talking about, he knows how to help us out and how to coach us in better ways,” Berrios said. “He definitely helps with the mental aspect, and that’s a big part of the sport. Half the battle is getting yourself to do the dives and the other half is thinking about it too much,” Hale said. “He is really good at getting you comfortable and making sure you’re confident.” For McKinney it is about how Morgan and Holman have implemented new strategies through technique and a weight-lifting program. One thing that is different about the swimming and diving from most sports is that the team has separate practices throughout the day. Swimmers have their own practices, and the same goes for divers. But, when they come together, they are all one team. “We don’t see each other a lot but when we’re at the meet, we’re a team. It doesn’t matter if someone’s swimming or someone’s diving,” Berrios said. “Someone’s always there to support each other no matter what.” McKinney is one of those that Morgan sees as a great example for that with her participating in both teams’ practices throughout the week. “She bridges that gap. Sometimes the worlds do get separated,’’ Morgan said. “Well Kat does both, so with her swimming both, she really pulls this team together into one giant unit.” That is the way the coaches like it as even though they are not together all the time, embracing the program as a whole from both the men’s and women’s teams is what it is all about. “It’s about the logo on the suit. It’s not about the name on the back. It’s us coming together. [Coach Holman] and I work together very well in understanding what we need to do in order to get team points so we can make the program better. It’s not swimming. It’s not diving. It’s the swimming and diving team. It’s not men. It’s not women. It’s the swimming and diving program,” Morgan said. “We’re working day in and day out to make sure this entire program is getting better as a solid unit.” Both the men’s and women’s teams will be swimming and diving in their final dual-meet of the fall semester at the College at Brockport on Saturday.

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Men's club rugby achieves milestone, wins states After overcoming adversity, team now sets its eyes on regionals in Rhode Island this weekend JoAnn DeLauter Asst. News Editor jdelauter@oswegonian.com After a season of hard work, comebacks and team chemistry, men’s rugby has earned a berth into the Div. II regionals and entered the top 10 spot in the men’s rugby Div. II rankings. Throughout this season, Oswego State men’s rugby team has gone 10-1, putting them in the regionals against University of Vermont this upcoming weekend at the University of Rhode Island. Leading the team is head coach Jim Clark with captains TJ Kimmel, Steve Vertucci, Kyle Kelly and Kevin Burke by his side. According to senior Kimmel, captain and president of the club, one of the people who the club can attribute its success to is Clark. “He is at practice four days a week and he plays a big role conditioning the team and getting us ready for gameday,” Kimmel said. With a mix of returning upperclassmen and new additions, the roster has

totaled over 50 players this year, which is bigger than the usual 30 players in past years. According to Kimmel, after the first three or four weeks, the club knew it had a playoff team. Starting off with a half-mile run warmup and stretching, the team practiced up to six days a week, two hours a day. It continued conditioning, perfected technical skills, like ball handling and passing, but put an extreme emphasis on overall fitness. While conditioning Tuesdays and Thursdays, focusing on drills on Wednesdays and Fridays and cooling down on Mondays, the coach mixes up the workouts to keep the players in top shape. After a two-game winning streak, men’s rugby suffered a disappointing loss to SUNY Cortland, 24-10, back in late September. Coming back from such a defeat, it went on to win the next eight matches, including the rematch against SUNY Cortland for the state championship. After their success, the Wizards came back on top of SUNY Cortland in the national rankings and went from 19th to 9th.

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“We were a little wiry playing Cortland for a second time,” said junior Reid Adler, vice president of the club. “After losing to Cortland the first time we set them as the standard to be the team that we had to beat for the season so the week before playoffs and state championships, we played Cortland and beat them pretty well. From that point, we knew that was a big turning point in our momentum. We beat them, we could definitely get through states. So we did it.” The last time Oswego State com-

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peted in states was in 2012 when they lost to Colgate University who is now a Div. I team. “Any guy who was on the team then, that is the one game that has been on the back of our mind,” Adler said. At championships last weekend, the Wizards defeated Buffalo State and kept the momentum in their challenge against SUNY Cortland. According to Kimmel, Oswego State had a nice lead by halftime and, as the game progressed, it knew it was going to consider itself state champs. “My sophomore year we lost the state championship,” Kimmel said. “So coming into this season the state championship was the main goal, but the fact that we get to play beyond the state championship and compete for the national title is great.” Throughout the season, their off-thefield chemistry has been a step up from previous years, which has translated on the field and them through what could be considered the most successful season in some time. “This is definitely the closest I have ever been with any of my teammates,” Adler said. “In the past two years with this team, we have been close, but this year it has been especially like all I do is hang out with my team, and I am sure it goes with everyone else. Rugby and rugby, that’s who we hang out with who we live with. We spend every weekend together, everyday practicing and the only day we don’t is Sunday and I am pretty sure everyone hangs out anyway. A lot of the off-field chemistry works with the on-field chemistry. After everyone has been playing with each other for so long, you know what people are going to do. Being with someone, so much you really get to know them better. It is a big aspect of communication. Being able to know what the person next to you is going to do. Everyone is really close, it is a really close-knit group, everyone is friendly and we are all like brothers.” Going forward, the team will travel to Rhode Island for regionals where it will play against the top sixteen teams in the country. Playing University of Vermont on Saturday for a spot in the quarterfinals, the Wizards will then play in a tournament against University of Rhode Island, Bentley University and University of Wisconsin-White Water to declare their standing on the national level. If they win both games this weekend in the region, they will continue to play in the final four for the national title. “We have never been to the Div. II Sweet 16 tournament so it has been a true milestone for the club in all of the 45 years it has been alive,” Kimmel said. “We just want to play with pride, we know what we can do, and we have been doing it for three months. We came here to achieve one milestone of winning state championships, so from here on out it is just having fun and seeing what we can do.”

Hebert's efforts on both sides of the ball helped the Lakers go 1-1 in the Max Ziel Women's Basketball Tournament this weekend. The junior began the weekend on a hot start, earning a double-double in the first game against D'Youvile College. She collected 10 rebounds and scored 19 points, just one point shy of her career best. Hebert continued to play well, scooping four rebounds and eight blocks in the team's win against Bay Path College the following day.

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Galati made a huge impact on the special teams this weekend, helping the Lakers go 2-0 and extending the squad's undeafeated streak to five straight games. The forward was able to record two power-play goals in a 9-1 win over SUNY Canton on Friday, Galati had an assist in that contest as well. On Saturday, in a 4-0 win over Nazareth College, the sophomore racked up two more power-play goals and another assist to give him a total of six points on the weekend.

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Men's cross country senior Nick Monteasno ran a 26:10.01 to earn 43rd overall out of 285 runners at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals on Saturday, Nov. 15. Montesano's time tied for the fourth fastest in school history. He will now be preparing for the indoor track and field season that starts on Jan. 17.

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Men's basketball freshman Dustin Pond scored 24 points between the Lakers' two games this past weekend at the Max Ziel Men's Basketball Tournament. Pond led the Lakers in points in their 57-56 loss against Elmira College on Saturday. He also went 3/3 on three point shots for the game. The freshman also added 11 points in the Lakers 60-50 win over Hartwick College, leaving him tied for first in points so far this season.

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Women's basketball sophomore Alison Nunziato scored 19 points in the Lakers 88-51 win over Bay Path College on Sunday, Nov. 16. Nunziatio led Oswego State in points for the game, and also set a career high for herself in the statistic. The sophomore went 7-9 in field goals, 3-4 from beyond the three point line. Her effort helped the Lakers end a 13 game losing streak that dated back to Jan. 17 last season.

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STUDENT PROTEST SHOWS UNITY Over two weeks ago, students at Syracuse University held a rally to air problems they hold with the administration of the university. Called the Diversity and Training Rally (DAT Rally), the rally was sparked after students realized that campus officials had made decisions for students without any input. A group called THE General Body was formed as a result. Their grievances cover a wide range of issues and start with a feeling that a lack of transparency exists between the administration and the student body. THE General Body is claiming several decisions were made without the input from the University

Senate or SA. Located on its website, thegeneralbody.org, the grievances are that the Advocacy Center, a location for survivors of domestic and sexual violence to seek assistance, was closed and the way it was closed without student input; the defunding of the POSSE program, an initiative to provide college opportunities to inner-city youth; a lack of diversity among members of the university’s Fast Forward program, which aims to improve the campus academics, infrastructure and find ways to fund these plans; the administration’s rejection of a tenure and promotion policy proposed by the University Senate in May; as well as the administration’s

decision to not reduce its use of fossil fuels. Since the rally was held, Nov. 3, students also held a sit-in at Crouse-Hinds Hall. It lasted for 18 consecutive days and students left together on Thursday around 2:45 p.m., according to The Daily Orange, the University’s student-run newspaper. This student-organized protest shows the word of the student body is important. The progress that was made on Syracuse University’s campus is something that should be seen on all campuses. It wasn’t about a particular group of students benefitting from the changes, but a collective betterment for the student community.

IN THE OFFICE

Chirstmas music during Thanksgiving While some dislike hearing ‘Jingle Bells’ in November, it can work

What is your opinion on gender neutral bathrooms on campus? David Manke “It could work, but it’d be awkward, but you could definitely do it. People would just have to get accustomed to it.” freshman, music major

Chris Charles “I’d be against it because I want my own privacy.” senior, accounting major

Travis Clark Asst. Laker Review Editor tclark@oswegonian.com It’s that time of year again—Christmas time. Actually, no; it’s Thanksgiving time. Those premature jingle bells you may be hearing—whether in your residence hall, in a store while shopping or even on your walk to the Marano Campus Center as it blasts throughout central campus—are ringing in that joyful time of year a bit early. But you know what? It’s OK. There seems to be an obvious divide between people as soon as Nov. 1 hits: Those who enjoy listening to Christmas music the second the snow starts falling

and those who would rather curl up in a ball and cover their ears than listen to one more second of a Michael Bublé holiday album. Often times people are judged for playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving. The fact that there’s a big holiday between Halloween and Christmas doesn’t faze those who are pro-Christmas music, but infuriates those against it. The common statements of disagreement include: “It’s not even Thanksgiving yet!” “Let us enjoy Thanksgiving first!” “Rabble rabble rabble!” and “Loud noises!” You would think riots would ensue the way some people are so against Christmas joy before Thanksgiving (the riots actually ensue the day after). It’s one thing for stores to be selling Christmas items when the leftover Halloween costumes are still on the shelves, but a little friendly Christmas joy in November isn’t anything to be so passionately against. Look at it this way: It’s not as if Thanksgiving has a bevy of songs related to it. I don’t think you can type “Thanksgiving songs” into Pandora and get a playlist loaded with hits. What if we just started thinking of Christmas music as ringing in the holiday season, both Thanksgiving and

Christmas? The two aren’t that far from each other anyway. Both involve sitting at a table eating a year ’s worth of food in one sitting with family you probably haven’t seen since last year.

You would think riots would ensue the way some people are so against Christmas joy before Thanksgiving.” If listening to Christmas music in November makes people feel better, while giving them a little extra happiness during a dismal time of year (final exams, sickness, the Oswego wind and snow), then why not let them enjoy it? Here in the office, we’ve already started listening to Christmas music (much to the chagrin of a few cranky staff members) and to be honest, it’s a pretty good pick-me-up. I’m not saying I blast the music all day every day, but I’m not going to get mad when I hear it. Besides, Christmas is a commercial holiday anyway—why not milk it for all its worth?

Inclination to write continues Writing will always be way to express, give voice to ongoing issues

Josh Yager “I think it’s good for everyone to be equal and I guess sharing the same bathroom, isn’t that big of a difference.” sophomore, business administration major Lily Choi | The Oswegonian

Jackie Giotta “I don’t like it. I feel like that’s one thing that should be kept private.” junior, adolescent education major

Amie Gomez “I feel like they should just keep it separated. I think the bathrooms are fine the way they are.” senior, global international studies major, business minor

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Tom Kline Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com For better or worse, The Oswegonian has played a major role in my life for most of the last five years. It was the first student organization I joined back in the fall ‘10 semester, and it’s by far the one I’ve been committed to the most. As the semester comes to a close and December graduation approaches, this is the final installment of “In-Klined to Speak.” With that in mind, I’d like to take a moment and thank everyone from The Oswegonian editorial board, both past and present, for their dedication, generosity and most importantly, their patience during my time here at Oswego State. I also want to thank you, the readers, for following my work over the last five years (if only as an alternative to toilet paper). Even now, I find myself humbled by the feedback I receive on a weekly basis. This column wouldn’t have gone on as long as it has were it not for you. Now that we’ve gotten the mushy stuff out of the way, I’d like to close out this column in typical “In-Klined to Speak” fashion by passing on a final piece of preachy, pretentious-sounding advice wrapped around

an equally preachy and pretentious-sounding anecdote from my own life (that sounds vaguely similar to past anecdotes). I vaguely remember the first time I wrote for The ‘Gonian: I’d been goaded into writing movie reviews by then-Johnson resident mentor Ken Sturtz (who was a copy editor at the time) following a conversation in which practically everything I said contained a reference to “Die Hard,” “The Rock” (the Michael Bay masterpiece, not the wrestler), or “Crank” (Jason Statham’s finest work). “Tom, I want you to stop by The Oswegonian office this week and introduce yourself,” he said. “You’re writing movie reviews, whether you want to or not.” At Ken’s insistence, I dropped by the office and was assigned the M. Night Shyamalan-produced “Devil” for my first movie review. Because the concept of a newspaper deadline was more or less foreign to me (and, truth be told, remains as such), my review was relegated to web-only content (and in hindsight, for good reason, given the writing quality of that thing...yeesh...). Learning to write movie reviews in AP Style was a bit of a hurdle in the beginning, and since it wasn’t academic writing, I could’ve walked away at any time, and people probably wouldn’t have noticed (or cared, for that matter). But I chose to continue writing for the paper anyway, for better or worse. As I grew more comfortable with writing reviews for the Laker Review, I also began dabbling in writing for the opinion section. With every issue, I found myself spending increasingly more time in The Oswegonian office in the middle of the week, more often than not disrupting the editorial board in the process. Eventually, the staff got so fed up with my antics that they taught me how to copy edit so I could, at least, be of some use to them while I chattered incessantly like the eas-

ily-distractable and rambunctious freshman that I was at the time. At the end of the spring ‘11 semester, I joined the e-board as a copy editor, much to the delight of some and disgust of others. As much of an experience as it was, I stepped down from my position after a semester due to creative disagreements with some of the staff, shifting my extracurriular focus to acting and theater instead. Even then, I continued to write the occasional article here and there, though over time my desire to write started to wane. As I entered my junior year, I stopped writing articles altogether, partly out of shame at having, in my mind, abandoned the newspaper by quitting and partly due to the emergence of newer and more ridiculous outlets for my excess energy. It wasn’t until last semester, following an eye-opening semester in Japan, that I decided to return to my roots and write for The Oswegonian once more. When I saw that there was an opening for a columnist, I happily volunteered, pitching a column “in the style of Andy Rooney, without all the senility and being dead.” And lo, this column was born. After all this time, I’ve come to realize two things: First, that writing for this newspaper has been one of the most impactful and worthwhile experience of my entire life. Second, that no matter how bleak or confusing one’s life may become, there’s always another adventure just on the horizon. To quote the opening theme of one of the greatest games of all time, “Persona 4:” “Grab your things, don’t miss your chance. Find your own rhythm, and dance your own dance.” Or, as Joseph Campbell so succinctly put it: “Follow your bliss.” Thanks for everything, Oswego.

New no-texting initiative Sending message before driving can save lives Shanna Fuld Outgoing Opinion Editor sfuld@oswegonian.com The last time I sat down to watch TV was about a week ago and I saw a commercial that has the potential to change the U.S. Demi Lovato, the famous actress and singer did a commercial to support safe driving. The campaign “It Can Wait” is about stopping drivers from sending or answering texts. By sending a symbol “#x” in a text to the person that you’re messaging, it signals that you are about to get behind the wheel, and that person should stop texting until the drive is finished. If this catches on, I don’t see why it can’t be extremely successful. People hold doors open because it is socially inclined or say “God bless you” after a person sneezes. There’s no reason why texting “#x” cannot become a trend as well. The best part about this trend, other than the fact that it is celebrity endorsed, is that it is so positive that by following along, it can only make the roads safer for everyone. Unlike negative trends like smoking cigarettes or shooting heroine, following Lovato in this instance and doing what she suggests can be a significant benefit, and I think it will start to catch on soon. Many people fear leaving someone in a text conversation for more than a few moments because they do not want the other person to think they are being ignored. The urge to answer texts while driving or responding to someone to let them know you are on the way can be lessened and relaxed by using the symbol, and the more people use it, the more it will become just another part of texting lingo, like “lol” or “ttyl.” The next step for ceasing texting and driving

is for phones to have a new mode on them. Not “airplane mode,” but “moving vehicle mode.” If phones had an option to not accept or send messages once placed on “mobile vehicle mode,” people will feel less of an urge to answer calls or texts while on the road, knowing that they cannot even receive it. This mode could even have a feature where the GPS navigator remains useable, but all other communications are rejected until the driver turns the mode off. The mode could also have an automated message, showing the sender that the owner of the phone is driving and an approximate estimate of when he or she will be off the road. The driver can estimate this when he or she enters the information into the mobile vehicle mode before a drive.

Lily Choi | The Oswegonian

It is easy to tell whom on the road is not paying attention and, unfortunately, it is often due to cell phone distractions. These cars are swerving, driving too slow, too fast, or drifting into your lane. This provides difficulty for all drivers on the road, and that is why this campaign should take off. Additionally, Lovato is young and beautiful and successful, making her a role model for many who are just learning to drive. If Lovato sends the “#x” before she drives, young minds might assume, “I should too.” If this assumption were accurate, it could lead to many more young drivers staying away from texting while driving.

Lately, there have been many reports of increasing anti-Semitism around the world, especially in Europe. I cannot help but find this anti-Semitism shocking and disheartening--but most of all, alarming. Surely no one could forget what sparked the horrific event that was the Holocaust. The atrocities and horrors leading up to WWII are drilled into American students’ heads. We read Anne Frank’s “The Diary of a Young Girl,” we learned the definitions of “genocide,” “Third Reich” and “Kristallnacht,” and we were taught to despise the racist acts of Adolf Hitler and his followers. This history doesn’t seem to be stopping anti-Semitic citizens from expressing their intolerance. According to the Jewish daily newspaper Haaretz, the Athens Holocaust Memorial in Greece was yet again defiled on Oct. 30. Last month, during the start of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, armed guards were obliged to protect synagogues from destruction and aggression throughout Germany, CBS reported. Anti-Jewish demonstrations have become common. PBS reported that thousands of Jews are escaping France, which has the highest population of Jews in Europe, for fear that their lives are in danger. So why, in 2014, has there been such a growth of racist beliefs and actions? Certainly, the main cause of this anti-Semitism could be traced to the conflict between Israel and Gaza, stemming from Jewish peoples wanting their own country and demanding other countries recognize Israel’s existence. The

core of this conflict goes back as far as the mid20th century, but intense fighting began again in July of this year spurred by Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic organization. The Gaza-Israel conflict is the all-encompassing effect of perpetual and unresolved tensions between the states. Officially, as of September, the war is over, although both Israel and Gaza are feeling after effects, as seen by the hateful prejudice that’s boiling over in Europe. Many people across the world have questioned Israel’s violent tactics. However, it’s important to note that anti-Israeli Hamas is often considered a terrorist group. Millions of Palestinians are now refugees, and many civilians have died in the Gaza-Israel conflict. Thus, while some claim Israel is justified in standing its ground, many have taken the stand that Israel is at fault for much of the violence and dissension enveloping Europe. Still, the violent acts against Jews and synagogues are abominable. However, what I find the most worrisome isn’t the extreme and illegal racist deeds, but the more “tolerable” prejudice that may be infiltrating European culture. While the warfare occurring in many Europeans’ backyards may have evoked strong emotions, is that reason enough to detest any and all practicing Jews? Will Europeans--or even the rest of the world--begin to believe anti-Semitic beliefs are called-for and acceptable? Discriminatory slurs, jokes and overall prejudices are inexcusable. I’m concerned that freedom of speech will be abused and will be an instrument for the argument that protests, demonstrations, writings--essentially anything that can be used to spread beliefs--are totally legal and valid ways to spread prejudice. Where do we draw the line? When does freedom of speech infringe upon a person’s right to safety and personhood?

Kim Kardashian reveals all in spread Cherilyn Beckles Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Kim Kardashian has never let her fans down, even with one scandal after the next. On Nov. 12, Kardashian “broke the Internet” with 6.6 million views on Paper Magazine. Her seductive, provocative and rather controversial photographs created a stir of responses on Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites. Most people are outraged by her photos for three reasons: The racism behind the photographs, her once again “aim for fame” attitude and mostly because she is now a mother. Even though the article complimented her accomplishments, the photographs behind it cancel out all positivity.

Photo by Eva Rinaldi Kardashian has made waves with her recent spread.

After reading endless articles about Kardashian’s photos, I have come to the conclusion that even though her photos were beautiful and artistic, the context of the photos were not. Looking back into Kardashian’s past, you would think that she would agree that her naked body would not gain her the respect she wants. She has come such a long way from her past

controversies and now they are resurfacing. With her reality TV show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” her clothing line and her hair styling products coming out in the spring of 2015, there is little doubt that Kardashian is a successful and influential woman. With these photos out, however, will she be able to meet clients with no prejudgment from her photos? In the African-American community women are shocked by Kardashian’s lack of knowledge about Hottentot Venus and the ridicule of a black woman’s figure that came behind it. The person who photographed her, Jean-Paul Goude, was actually recreating the photo that he took in 1982 from a novel called “Jungle Fever.” This questionable term “Jungle Fever” is when a non-black person is obsessed with a black person. This furthered the photo’s bad reputation when Goude was quoted in People Magazine in 1979 saying, “I had jungle fever.” He was known in the photography world for having an obsession with black girls and ethnic minorities. On top of all this, she is a mother and being a mother means being a role model. These photographs do not show that she is a responsible adult even though she is. At 34 years old she is still fairly young and still has time to change her persona. She became popular off of her brand and sex appeal but it does not mean that she has to live that way. After being married with a beautiful daughter, there is still potential for Kardashian, as she posesses amazing influence, a supportive family and an entrepreneurial lifestyle. I cannot wait to see what she does next.

THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014

Tip of the hat...

◊...to people who text and drive. ◊...to those hating on Christmas music in November.

◊...to snow removal crews in Buffalo. ◊...to men who took the “It’s On Us” pledge. ◊...to the Laker hockey team as they compete in the Frozen Dome Classic.

◊...to people who did not bring a warm jacket for the fall semester.

Wag of the finger...

Old threats exist between U.S., Russia

Remnants of The Cold War remain to this day, new generations ignorant Luke Parsnow News Editor lparsnow@oswegonian.com

Anti-semitism continues to linger Raven Reese Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com

OPINION

We recently just saw the 25th anniversary of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, the symbol of the Cold War, the quarrel that defined the second half of the 20th century. Though the Soviet Union has ceased to exist for over two decades and communism is no longer viewed as the world’s biggest threat, it is safe to say the Cold War is far from over. Yes, we may not necessarily live day-to-day never being certain if a nuclear exchange could happen at any given moment, but that doesn’t mean the threat has vaporized. Last week, the Russian military announced that long-range Russian bombers will be patrolling from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. That’s just a few hundred miles from a large span of U.S. coastline. Why there? Why now? I’m afraid the events of the Cold War have been forgotten as the generations who lived through it begin to disappear and those who grew up after 1989 don’t know how important it was. The situation between Russia and Ukraine is the hallmark of the modern conflict between the former Stalinist state and the West. It’s a complex relationship between the two, but hopefully it is a reminder that the world is not “safe” just because the U.S. no longer has a challenger superpower. Nuclear warfare is not just an obsolete threat to humanity, or a good topic for a science fiction movie. It’s real. And it’s probably more likely now than ever. There are still thousands of nuclear weapons stockpiled, many which are ready to launch within 15 minutes. There are also more countries that possess nuclear weapons. In the age of terrorism, I don’t see why

there wouldn’t be a catastrophic event involving nuclear terrorism in some American city sometime in the next 50 years. Maybe communism isn’t the huge focus it was, but there are new threats now: the influence of ISIS fighters, terrorist groups, religious conflicts in the Middle East, aggression against American

the Soviets, the U.S. still has an enormous military budget, China is a growing economic superpower, Cold War emergency response plans are still in place and have been used in some cases, like 9/11, and now Russian planes will revive Cold Warage patrols over the Gulf.

Photo provided by Wikimedia The fall of the Berlin Wall was one of the most influential movements in recent history. Photo taken in 1989.

troop placement in Asia, among others. There are many chapters of the Cold War that may have ended prior to 1991, but the book is still being written. NATO is still an organization with the same ambitions, nuclear weapons, biological and chemical warfare are not out of the picture, North and South Korea are still divided and still technically at war, groups in Afghanistan still possess the weapons the U.S. supplied them in 1979 to fight

We still need to be concerned about these things. We’ve been lucky, really. We, as a race, have been able to prevent a worldwide conflict since World War II, but will we be able to preserve that luck when a lot of the same threats exist today? The war is not over. It’s been “over” for 25 years but it’s going to be a very long time, maybe longer than we will live to see, before the Berlin Wall really comes down.

College offers many outlets, take advantage while you can

Alain Pierre-Lys Managing Editor apierrelys@oswegonian.com Oswego State is a liberal arts college. What this implies is that I was supposed to become a well-rounded student after attending this university. I thought about this in my capstone class as my professor proposed a last assignment. The assignment required me to consider my entire education as a communication and social interaction major. When my professor said this at first I thought: Easy! I’ll just throw something together and think about my college experience in the big picture. It didn’t take a bachelor’s degree for me to realize, it’s not that easy. It shouldn’t be easy though. College, at the bare minimum, is a four-year experience that results in a literal archive of moments. This assignment aside (seriously I haven’t even started it yet) made me think, “What exactly am I going to remember

about college?” Answering this question should happen in a few steps. You should first ask yourself, “What did I do?” You’d then want to follow that up with “Who did I do, whatever it is I did, with?” Finally the last question on your mind should be, “Why did I do it?” These questions, thankfully, carry a lot of weight with me. It took me a while, but I’ve made the most out of my college experience. Freshman year, I was admittedly a typical freshman. I went out more than I should have and didn’t really let my college experience extend beyond Cayuga Hall. This was a mistake, and seriously I mean a big mistake. The going out wasn’t the mistake. Going out was fun and when I was a freshman, I wanted to have fun. What I regret was not getting involved in anything. I’m finishing up a two and a half year tenure as a member of The Oswegonian and I just wish I were a part of this much longer than that. The only thing that eclipses this lack of ambition is my friends. And let me tell you, my friends made this experience everything it was. Yes, like I said before, I went out a lot my freshman year and I did it with a really tight-knit group of people. These people, four years removed, are frankly an impressive group of “young adults.” My mom always told me that having too many friends was a bad thing. In high school, this didn’t make sense. Too many friends? You might disagree, but honestly, it’s true. The people I called my friends freshman year

are now just Facebook friends who I feel obligated to wish a happy birthday. It’s frustrating saying my mom has been dead-on since I was a freshman in high school, but that lady knows what she is talking about. The people I’ve surrounded myself with have pushed me forward in every capacity. From my experiences with my first roommate Max, to my off-campus homies in 239, I’ve been pushed to go further and I’ve returned that energy by supporting them as well. I’ve done what I have for a lot of reasons, but I’ll reference my mom again. You shouldn’t really be doing things, like getting good grades, or joining an extracurricular activity for someone else, you should be doing it for yourself. I thought I’ve done a lot of what I’ve done for my mom, but in reality, I’ve been doing it for myself. Who else is hours of research on expectancy violations theory going to help? If you said someone other than me, you’re wrong. Does my mom need to know that The Oswegonian downstyles their headlines? It’d be cool, but, once again, no. College is, in the most cliché way, exactly what you make of it. So I can’t say it enough, go do something and do it because you love it. This isn’t my elevator pitch for more writers, this is just a guy who’s done it all and who still wishes he could do more.

Bill Cosby rape allegations resurface after years of silence Aleema-jadesola Sanusi Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Barbara Bowman, an artist, claims that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was 17 in 1985. Her allegations are one of numerous accusations of sexual abuse against Cosby while he was mentoring her. Bowman claims that she told her agent and a lawyer and neither of them believed her story. She has been telling her story for 10 years. She has been interviewed by magazines and radio shows. It wasn’t until Hannibal Burress, a comedian, called Cosby a rapist during a comedy act that the public noticed. The fact that nobody believed Bowman

when she first reported the crime is horrible in itself, but she was also on the receiving end of victim blaming. I can understand that Cosby was held in high esteem by many people because of his role on “The Cosby Show,” but to completely disregard her or any other victim’s story because it paints him in a different light is wrong. This kind of response is becoming quite common. Everybody is asking, “why didn’t she leave?” Instead, people are wondering how he was able to do this to so many women without being arrested, if it is true. I’ve never heard anyone accuse Cosby of sexual assault, so when I heard this I was surprised there wasn’t anything on it in the news. The media coverage of this story is severely lacking. CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post have only recently started

covering this story. How is it that we can find out every sordid detail about celebrities as they happen, yet when something like this happens there is little to no coverage? It had to be made into a joke for people to start to care. Whether or not you believe Bowman or the numerous women that have come forward, the fact that someone is claiming that they were sexually assaulted should be taken seriously and people should pay attention. The scary part of this is that it could happen anywhere, even on campus, and you shouldn’t have to worry about whether people will believe your story. Thankfully, on campus, there are sexual assault resources available and information about resources can be found on the school’s website.

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Foo Fighters takes listeners C3 “Assassin’s Creed: Rogue” breaks mold on musical tour of U.S.

Student collaborations showcased through project

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Events Calendar Friday, Nov. 21 through Friday, Nov. 28

student art exhibition Date: Friday, Nov. 21 Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Second floor, Penfield Library dance performance: del sarte recital Date: Friday, Nov. 21 Time: 7 - 9 p.m. Location: Ballroom, Hewitt Union faculty concert: lieder by schubert and schumann Date: Sunday, Nov. 23 Time: 3 - 4:30 p.m. Location: Ballroom, Sheldon Hall international coffee hour Date: Monday, Nov. 24 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Location: Room 255, Marano Campus Center art exhibition: “Graphic flash” Date: Wednesday, Nov. 26 Time: 12 - 5 p.m. Location: Oswego State Downtown, 186 W. First St., Oswego

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Latest Foo Fighters album emits ‘Sonic’ sound Heather Clark Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

The popular alternative rock band, Foo Fighters, released their latest album “Sonic Highways” earlier this month. The band saw its start in 1994 by Nirvana’s former drummer and multi-instrumentalist, Dave Grohl. For the first album, Grohl was listed as the only official member of the band. Foo Fighters consists of Grohl on guitar and lead vocals, Taylor Hawkins on drums, Pat Smear on guitar, Nate Mendel on bass, Chris Shiflett on guitar and Rami Jaffee on keyboards. “Sonic Highways” is the eighth studio album by Foo Fighters. Released on Nov. 10, the entire album was written by Grohl. Each of the eight songs was recorded in a different city throughout the United States and were written based on Grohl’s feelings toward that city. The cities include Chicago, Ill., Washington, D.C., Nashville, Tenn., Austin, Texas, Los Angeles, Calif., New Orleans, La., Seattle, Wash. and New York, N.Y. Grohl said in a recent interview, “It was tricky to pick only eight cities in America that are

Photo provided by fenwayticketing.com The Foo Fighters are back with “Sonic Highways,” a musical love letter to the history and culture of American music.

considered musical capitals.” The album was released digitally, on CDs and on vinyl records. The vinyl records have nine different covers, one for each city the songs are based off and one with the “infinity” building. The album has a companion series on HBO. “Sonic Highways” shows the bands’ travels throughout the United States. It shows the inspiration behind each song and takes the audience through the writing process of each song. The first single released off the album is “Something from Nothing.” This song is based on the city of Chicago, Ill. “Something from Nothing” was released on Oct.

16 and debuted at number five on big name charts. The song is rather slow and a great introduction to the rest of the album. The bass guitar has some pretty awesome and unique lines that add to the overall quality of the song. “Something from Nothing” has a more punk rock sound that is present in some other songs on the album. “In the Clear,” the sixth song listed on the album, is based on the city of New Orleans, La. “It’s hard not to talk about the hurricane when you go to New Orleans, you know? They’re still recovering,” Grohl said in a recent interview. “So, I wrote [this] song after interviewing all of the

musicians and the people that went through that experience, and can apply to almost anything in life.” “In the Clear” is a very fast-paced song with awesome guitar riffs. The vocals are very quiet while the instruments are rather loud, so it is difficult to hear the lyrics. From what you can hear of the lyrics, the song is about rebirth and how New Orleans is not completely out of the woods yet. On “Sonic Highways,” some songs are more punk than others, but the album flows smoothly from one song to another all the same. Grohl’s lyrics reflect each of the cities in a unique and interesting way. A must-listen for any Foo Fighters fan and musical history buffs, and don’t forget to look out for the HBO series.

Graphic Flash explodes with student creativity Cassidy Carroll Ethan Gormley Copy Editor Contributing Writer ccarroll@oswegonian.com laker@oswegonian.com

Cover image provided by Graphic Flash

Graphic Flash, a collaborative project between Oswego State students, is having a gallery opening Nov. 20 at Oswego State Downtown and will continue into late January. This is the fourth Graphic Flash offered for exhibition and is an “explosion of creativity, involving over a hundred students and faculty across multiple disciplines,” according to the advertisement provided by the creative writing department. Graphic Flash consists of students studying creative writing, digital art, digi-

tal publishing, cinema and screen studies, broadcasting, music and human-computer interaction. It begins with the creative writing students. Each student writes a flash fiction story—250 words or less— and then those stories are sent at random to art, cinema and music students. Leigh Wilson, the director of creative writing at Oswego State and the professor of the fiction writing class involved with Graphic Flash, spearheaded Graphic Flash with art professor Amy Bartell. “Although it seems to have been around for a while, Graphic Flash actually only began a couple of years ago,” Wilson said. “Amy Bartell in the art department mentioned to me that she would like to have

some stories from my students for her digital illustrators to illustrate.” At the time, Graphic Flash only consisted of the advanced fiction writing class and Bartell’s digital illustration class. “What Amy and I both discovered is that a student rises to the occasion and produces his or her best work for something as professional as this project,” Wilson said. “It’s a collaboration that incites excellence, I think.” Wilson does not see Graphic Flash ending with art, cinema and music students. She would like to include cultural critics from a literary studies class, taught by Douglas Guerra, an assistant professor in the English department at Oswego State.

“In the longer term I’d like to see SUNY Oswego expand the ways it showcases student work, particularly 21st century work-Graphic Flash is essentially a digital project, a collaborative project, an interdisciplinary project and an experiential learning project,” Wilson said. “All of these things are harbingers of the future, and they are also things SUNY Oswego does very well as a college.” Joshua Adams, a visiting assistant professor at Oswego State, teaches the film practicum course, which is the class producing the films for Graphic Flash. Each of his students has made a short film adaptation. Adams’ students were excited when they learned they would be taking part in Graphic Flash, but then had some difficulty with some un-filmable

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New ‘Assassin’s Creed’ goes ‘Rogue’ against tough odds Alain Pierre-Lys Managing Editor apierre@oswegonian.com

Video game series don’t usually have the longest shelf life, but no one ever told Ubisoft that. “Assassin’s Creed: Rogue” is the seventh game out of the eight major console releases of the series. “Rogue” doesn’t break the Assassin’s Creed series’ mold. Its function lies somewhere else. Its calling card is its plot, and it’s not just Shay’s arc but the arc the player follows outside of the animus. “Rogue” is a plot game. It expands on the world that was built in “Assassin’s Creed III.” It was truly interesting to see what brought Achilles’ order to the low point we’re shown in “Assassin’s Creed III.” Shay Patrick Cormac, our hero at the beginning of the game, is one of the most well-rounded characters we’ve been given besides Jack Kenway from “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.” Rebounding against the pupil style training of the assassins, Shay strives to make big dents in the fight against the Templar order

and is finally given a chance to shake things up. With probably the most anticipated plot moves, Shay becomes disillusioned with the assassin order and finds his way to the Templars. Fans have not only requested this transformation for years but it also presented a challenge. On the other side of things, sketchy stuff is going on at Abstergo Industries. It’s great to see Ubisoft can actually move past Desmond, which at the time seemed like a bad move. Ubisoft has come under fire in recent years for a particular decision they made around the time of “Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood.” They decided to become a yearly release. At first, this seemed like a great idea. “Assassin’s Creed” was a smash hit and the parallel storyline of Desmond Miles and Altair was perfectly structured and blended together. This success was followed up by “Assassin’s Creed II,” a game that built on what Ubisoft had going. The combat took a step forward and the idea of multiple open-travel areas began to stick. But then, “Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood” came out and there couldn’t have been a fan who wasn’t excited. This was the same for “Assassin’s Creed:

Photo provided by hdwallsource.com The newest installment of “Assassin’s Creed” is set during the Seven Years’ War and is entwined into the fabric of other Creed games.

Revelations” but here’s the beef. Ubisoft seemed to commit a great deal of effort and energy into building what was a grand story, Ezio’s life but this could only go so far. Fast-forward a few years and we’re given the first original story since the genesis, “Assassin’s Creed III.” “Assassin’s Creed III” was a great looking game. The visuals finally pushed the Xbox 360 system to its apex and the combat was revolutionary, pushing cut scenes into the forefront through prompted combinations. The thing is, the story was painful. Half the game was the prequel memory sequences and the main

character, Connor, was nothing you’d want out of a lead role. “Black Flag” and “Rogue” seem like two peas in a pod but the difference is noticeable at best. “Black Flag” and “Rogue” both operate on the same combat system but that’s one of the best parts of the game. “Rogue” brings back the challenge that was one vs. a group. As the Creed games have progressed, it’s become easier and easier to fight massive groups of people. The kill streak function improved the cinematic aspect of the series, but it had become a little too easy. “Rogue” makes you frustrated and for a consistent Creed player,

it’s something to love. “Rogue” features the same reinterpreted side quests as past Creed releases and honestly offers a great deal of game time for the gamer who appreciates a quality side mission. Given the fact that “Assassin’s Creed: Unity” was released on the same day, it’s impressive “Rogue” was given the hype it’s received to this point. “Rogue” at its core is just a cash cow. With that said, Rogue still holds some sentimental value for Xbox 360 users. It’s the last lament of a system that has been the home of an entire series.

Lorde leads star-studded ‘Mockingjay: Part 1’ soundtrack Riley Ackley Promotional Director rackley@oswegonian.com

From viral singer to established artist, Lorde has turned into an unstoppable force in the music industry. This summer, the “Royals” singer picked up the sole curator position for the upcoming “Mockingjay” movie soundtrack. From that moment, fans of her, the movie and the previous soundtracks took to social media to express their excitement for its release. With its release upon us, the media firestorm surrounding it has led to increased hype as tracks trickle to the surface of sights like SoundCloud and YouTube. And, as one might expect, the hype is well deserved. “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” oozes with star-studded offerings from artists like Miguel, Ariana Grande and Charli XCX. The compilations impressive blend of emerging, niche-driven artists and pop-sensations lend itself to an ulti-

mately terrific release. Beginning with the release of “Yellow Flicker Beat,” Lorde’s lead single off the soundtrack, listeners were entranced. Its devilish, bubbling-beneath-the-surface build paired with a climactic last few moments create an atmospheric track worthy of recognition. It is everything Lorde’s style is in a nutshell. Building intensely throughout, “Yellow Flicker Beat” commands the attention of all. On the album, a softer, more R&B vibe is found in the voice of Tinashe. Titled “The Leap,” Tinashe’s track flows with lyrics and beats, which blend perfectly into the album. “Scream My Name” by newcomer Tove Lo provides the soundtrack with a much more pop-driven melody. Potential remixes are apparent and between Tove Lo’s distinctive hollow voice and impressive building of intensity this song is sure to be a hit. On “Kingdom,” Charli XCX arguably provides listeners with her most stripped down effort yet. Void of nearly all production, Charli XCX’s voice transends over far simpler beats than her traditional sound. Emotion is provoked as her vocals are paired

with those of Duran Duran front man, Simon Le Bon. One of the album’s most fiery tracks is found in The Chemical Brothers’ “This Is Not A Game.” Featuring Miguel, fans of the previous soundtracks will notice resemblances to Kid Cudi’s “The Ruler And The Killer.” Dark and intimidating, “This Is Not A Game” is surely the villain anthem of the soundtrack. When hearing CHVRCHES’s “Dead Air” the futuristic atmosphere of both the album and the franchise become apparent. Through pumping instrumentals and slick vocals, CHVRCHES bring out the indie-dream pop characteristically adopted by the previous album. Newcomer to the music industry, XOV, provides the album with one of its best songs, “Animals.” This synth-pop artist could draw comparisons to artists and groups like Sir Sly. With vocals ironically similar to Maroon 5 front man, Adam Levine, XOV’s “Animals” will provide listeners with everything they could want from a soundtrack based on a movie set in the future. “Meltdown,” which features a string of artists like Lorde,

Photo provided by wegotthiscovered.com Lorde’s hand-picked tracks are a perfect companion to viewing “Mockingjay: Part 1.”

Stromae, Pusha-T, Q-Tip and HAIM is the soundtrack’s greatest collaborative effort. It is a standout among an album filled with standouts. Triumphant and pulsating, “Meltdown” works just as well as a track about revolt as it does for a track to jam out to on the dance floor. It is a brilliant and stunning opener for a great album.

Overall, the efforts of every artist on the soundtrack are noteworthy. Each track builds on to one another in a way that will leave many feeling a sense of unity in the music. Each track could be a hit of its own and together, they create what could be one of the most spectacular synergies in recent memory.

FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014

Laker Review

Visual art, creative writing students come together for project

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Fabulous Faye and his Fantastic Finale by MK Cornfield

10th Reunion by Cassidy Carroll

Arlo Faye walked to the middle of the stage, hidden behind several maroon velvet curtains. The curtains separated, the lights turned on, and Arlo saw his shadow. Emphasized by the bright lights, his back was hunched, his knees bent together.

At dinner, my hair done perfectly and my lips painted Russian Red, we had been just another couple in a room full of people. He’d rested his hand on my inner thigh and I draped my arm over his chair to stroke his shoulder, his linen shirt scratching my fingertips.

Well, he thought, I’m not seventeen any more. Arlo straightened when he looked again at his shadow. The tall, black top hat that rested on his head gained him several inches in height. He had worn the same top hat for the last fifty years—at every show, at every performance. It had faded in color, and the small tear in the fabric on the right side Arlo had patched with a single square of red. “Hello, everyone!” Arlo shouted toward the theater, taking his bow. “Welcome to my very last magic show.” The crowd applauded. Arlo stood, his hands raised above his head, his right hand holding a small, black wand. It was slightly bent in the middle from years of use. Arlo performed his act. He performed with grace and dignity. He made a butterfly flutter out of a small, black box that had been empty before. He caught a bullet in midair. He hypnotized a dog to believe it was an alligator. In the end, Arlo took his final bow. He heard the roar of the audience, and when the lights slowly rose up, he looked at last into the crowd and saw that every seat was empty.

Later, in the hotel room, we sat on the edge of my lumpy bed waiting for my friends to quiet down in the rooms surrounding us. I wondered, if we sat closer, would our arm hairs stick up from the electricity?

“Do you think the hotel washed this bedspread?” he asked. I shrugged and said he wouldn’t have to stay much longer. I heard a knock on the door and my heart quickened for a moment, like it does from the act of being startled awake. I stood and walked across the square room.

I opened the door and Dana was there, her face flushed from the wine at dinner. “Hey Jess,” she said. “We’re going out to the old bar across the street, want to come?” I smiled and bit my bottom lip. “Busy,” I winked.

When everyone was asleep or at the bar, I stood by the door again and waited for him to get his arms through his jacket. I hadn’t realized how broad his shoulders were until then. I handed him the envelope of money. And now, as he leaves the hotel, I imagine I’m not just a girl who paid for a date.

Laker Review

FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014

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Flesh and Blood by Jordan Dedrick

Led Zeppelin by Stephanie Caucci Nick pulled up to the curb and revved the engine of his Harley. I stayed hidden beside the wooden fence surrounding my house. I was frozen. Nick waved in my general direction, though he couldn’t see me in the shadows. A bedroom light switched on, my father waking up from the motorcycle.

t“Aimee, let’s go,” Nick yelled with zero patience. I -Me clutching his leather jacket, we headed out of suburbia and straight for downtown. It had just started to rain when he turned into the underground garage below the studio apartment he rented from a friend. We took the stairs two at time up to the fourth floor. oI dropped my backpack, full of homework and high school textbooks, next to the beat up mcouch and walked over to his old record player. We debated between two albums, Blue Oyster Cult and Led Zeppelin. I won like always.

eI cracked a window to let in the cool night air. Nick stood at the counter, mixing a screwdriver for me, and drinking Jack Daniels from the bottle. “What took you so long? Did she find out?” I asked, afraid that we were busted.

His hands shoved me away. He removed his jacket and tossed it over the back of the sofa. yI took in his blood splattered T-shirt. He set a 9 millimeter Beretta on the table. “She won’t be a problem anymore,” Nick said with a smile.

Joe’s slowing us down. A herd of flesh-eaters is close behind us. They’re not as slow as you’d think. “Go ahead,” I tell Jones and Levine. “I’ll go back and help Joe.” Joe’s a brute, did some jail time before everything happened. No one knew why. I had an idea. A week ago Joe stood close behind me as I cleaned my pistol. I felt him rub against my back. I hit him with the butt of my gun. He still has a bruise on his face. “You got to move,” I tell him, “give me your bag.” He obliges. He’s a big guy, out of shape. Sweat’s pouring from his forehead and there’s a ring around his shirt collar, most likely from his bulbous neck. Yesterday morning I found Laney, my sister, under a tree in our camp. She was dead, bruises forming around her neck. Her underwear was missing. I checked for bites, nothing. I had to put a bullet between her pale, blue eyes, before she turned. “I’m tired,” Joe whines. The low drone of the herd gets louder. Their eyes are glazed over, skin decaying. They look like they’re on a mission, but someone forgot to tell them their objective. Last night I snuck into Joe’s tent. I saw lacy, pink fabric tucked into his pillow. “Hey,” I say to Joe. When he looks, I shoot him in the knee. I reach Jones and Levine. They’re puzzled. “Joe didn’t make it,” I say. “Too slow.”

Largest Graphic Flash project yields stunning student synergy FLASH from C2 aspects of the flash fiction stories they were assigned. “We had some colorful debates in class about how much artistic license they had to the story--in regards to changes,” Adams said. “Some changes are inevitable, when adapting stories, but the question that was most prevalent, especially in flash fiction, is how much change is too much change?” A minor alteration to the film could have a big impact to the story-

line since flash fiction is so short. “In the end, my students took stellar stories and made fascinating films,” Adams said. “But what makes me really proud of my students is the work.” Andrew Kowal is a senior creative writing major at Oswego State and is currently taking Wilson’s advanced flash fiction course. During the spring 2014 semester he was the student coordinator for Graphic Flash. “People are going to get more

interested with so many different angles,” Kowal said. Cynthia Clabough, the chair of the art department and the professor of digital illustration, said she and Wilson started working together during the summer for Graphic Flash. “This year, the Graphic Flash project will be featured in the second issue of a new online magazine being started by the art department through a grant we received from SUNY,” Clabough said.

Clabough, like Wilson, hopes Graphic Flash will branch out into more areas. “For the art department, besides Graphic Flash, we hope we can continue to collaborate with different departments on campus to produce creative and scholarly work that can live in the real world whether through an established online zine, exhibition, or other types of publishing/display,” Clabough said. Other professors and courses in-

volved with Graphic Flash are Paul Leary, teaching the electronic music course and Cara Thompson, teaching the digital publishing course. The opening reception for the gallery is at Oswego State Downtown Nov. 22 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The release event for Graphic Flash is Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center Auditorium. The creative writing students will read his or her work, followed by the showing of the video adaptations and illustrations.

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FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2014

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Crossword Puzzle

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My sister has been my biggest supporter. She comes in to see me every day, telling me to stay positive and that a donor will come through soon enough. She seems pretty sure of it, too. But she has always been the optimistic one.

“Good news, Mrs. James. We have received a heart from someone with your blood type! You’re scheduled for the surgery in just a couple of hours.”

I went into the surgery room wishing she was with me, but everything was happening so fast and there was no time to waste. I was sure I’d see her afterward, anyway. “Where is my sister? Why isn’t she here? I need to call her.” “She won’t be able to answer, Mrs. James,” the doctor said. “She now rests within you.”

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She hasn’t come in yet today, though. Seems odd for her, but I guess it could all start getting to be too much for her to handle.

Well isn’t that wonderful! Even though I had accepted the fact that I was going to die in that hospital bed surrounded by those four white painted walls, I was finally saved. My sister would be so happy.

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Horoscopes Aries (Mar. 21 - Apr. 19): It’s a day to maintain a reliable image. Influences suggest you should not be overly sensitive about decisions. Avoid acting on impulse when it comes to important work matters. You may be inclined to attach too much importance to one specific matter; stay grounded.

Taurus (Apr. 20 - May 20): Some incoming news has the potential to be a little troubling but will also be rather useful. That said, a desire to secure immediate results may well obstruct your determinations in the long run. Your best approach is to react to the news slowly and logically.

Cancer (June 22 - July 22):

A distracting aspect is likely to affect your concentration and your focus. It might be time for a break, which will make for a less than easy day. However, even if it feels like nothing seems to go right, there will be something that should empower you to hit something on key in the end.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22):

There’s a touch of sensitivity in the air, but this may not be a bad thing; you will gain plenty of objectivity. It appears to be an excellent planning and preparation kind of day. If there are lasting problems from last week or issues rising, now would be a good time to address them.

Gemini (May 21 - June 21): Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sep. 22): It is important to remember common sense when related to practical and material matters. It’s a day to tackle routine duties and tasks. There’s a highly energetic vibe you are feeling which will keep the momentum going. An offer of support should be regarded as a generous extra.

You will need to be receptive to incoming information today. As much as it goes against your basic nature to limit yourself to the ordinary, this is definitely not the day to apply or test out new methods or strategies. Stick with the tried and tested and more will get accomplished.

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BY Gabrielle Reimann Libra (Sep. 23 - Oct. 23):

Your cash flow might not be a problem, but a string of timeconsuming influences suggest that spending-sprees will only result in dissatisfaction. It’s more than likely you won’t be able to find what you’re looking for, or that you’ll settle for second best.

Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 21): It will be a great day to pay attention to your relationships. Write letters, make calls and send emails, and arrange a day with your close friends. Try not to forget anyone, because it’s possible there is one person who’s waiting to hear from you over everyone else.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): A need to liven the day could distract you from your consistent routine. Whether it’s a piece of gossip that fires your interest or a spark of knowledge that catches your ap-

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petite. Just remember you need to honor ongoing responsibilities and commitments before other things.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): If the morning brings a minor headache, then the evening will bring a touch of romance. In the interim, if you accept that you cannot do everything and be everywhere, you will have an easier time. A touch of humor will help you.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): Given a rather unpredictable and fiery vibe, you may be better off adopting a more cautious attitude, especially when it comes to potential relationships. It is possible a new development and exchange may turn out to be nothing. Don’t rush in and don’t assume anything.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20): It is a day where you are likely to get a chance to put a recent roadblock back into perception

thanks to a corrective influence. Be more supportive and less judgmental. It also seems to be a day where sensible actions could give way to unintended but useful discoveries.

1789: North Carolina becomes the 12th U.S. state after the Constitution is ratified. 1969: American baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. is born. 1983: American models and wrestlers Nikki and Brie Bella are born. 1993: American actor, director and producer Bill Bixby dies.