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Oswego State conducts diversity, inclusion trainings

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Oswego State has been making strides to further educate the campus community about diversity and inclusion.

Previous issues have rendered concerns about the acceptance of differences on the Oswego State campus. This has recently driven students to head training sessions on

and staff alike.

“As many of you know, last semester there were a few racial incidents that sparked concern from various student outlets that implored the administration of the dire need to address the issues of underrepresented students,” said Christopher Collins-McNeil, Student Association director of civic engagement. “It is this kind of student activism that SUNY Oswego needs

and responsibility we have as students to address the issues of diversity and inclusion that directly affects each and every one of us on this campus and then act.”

In the beginning of the fall semester, many professional staff and student leaders including resident assistants, Marano Campus Center building managers and set-up crew as well as Office of Learning Services members and SA executives went through

Greenfield, a visionary speaker, consultant and thought leader dedicated to inclusive excellence who speaks about diversity and inclusion around the country.

The training session was aimed at student leaders and taught these students about diversity and inclusion. By the end of the training, these students were forced

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Historic 10th annual media summit Students attend media summit in new location, learn realtionship of digital age, media Seamus Lyman Editor-in-Chief slyman@oswegonian.com

David Armelino | The Oswegonian Ken Auletta ‘63 (left), Al Roker ‘76 (left center), Charlie Rose (center), Dennis Thatcher (right center), Connie Schultz (right) at the 10th annual Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit in the Marano Campus Center.

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Media Summit founder Lou Borrelli ‘77 (left) honored by Al Roker ‘76 (right) for being awarded the Presidential Medal.

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The 10th annual Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit focused on the new age of information and how new sources affect how people gather their news.

Louis A. Borrelli Jr., who graduated from Oswego State in 1977, created the media summit in 2005. It was later renamed after the beloved professor Lewis B. O’Donnell when Al Roker, class of 1976, donated to commemorate the late professor, also known as “Doc.” Ten years later, the event has grown into a daylong event bringing numerous professionals in the field of communications into classrooms.

To mark the decade since the first summit, a star-studded panel was invited to Oswego State. Moderating the discussion was Ken Auletta, a reporter with The New Yorker magazine since the early 1990s, who has written 11 books. Auletta, class of 1963, returned as moderator since being tasked with the same duties in the first media summit in 2005.

Before the panel discussion, Auletta hinted at some of the positives and negatives of a digital age in the media.

“What the Internet has done is deputized citizens to be journalists,” Auletta said. “Our challenge as journalists is to make sure it is accurate information and pictures that are not doctored in any way, but it just expands the reach and a picture is really provocative and haunting and that’s one of the real positive things of the digital revolution.”

Auletta mentioned how the rapid flow of news has also hurt media in that it has caused organizations to fall behind and lose business, resulting in closed doors.

Joining Auletta was award-winning journalist Charlie Rose, who is the anchor and executive director of the Public Broadcasting Service show named after himself. He is also the co-anchor of “CBS This Morning” and won a Peabody Award in 2013. Rose said that while new media has changed, the way information is delivered and the core values still remain.

“I’m one of those who believe strongly that new media has enabled us, A, to do our job better, B, it gives us a whole different series of

platforms to communicate what we’ve done,” Rose said. “Between old media and new media, the same skills are required. Skill has to do with the capacity to listen, to observe, to compare, to evaluate and then to write and or Head to Oswegonian.com for a photo gallery of the Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit. speak, either one are a good combination.”

Rose said the easily accessible benefits of new media increases interest and “the capacity to distribute what you have created and written is enormous; it’s exponentially greater than before.” These are results of the changes in how news is received.

Roker returned for the media summit this year after being a panelist in 2007. He is known for being an anchor and weatherman on NBC’s “Today” show. Roker began the day at Oswego State by broadcasting segments for

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Photo provided by the CDC The Ebola virus, which has killed two U.S. citizens.

Neeny Phakdeetham Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com

With the first caregiver tested positive for Ebola virus and the recent death of two Ebola victims in the U.S., the deadly virus is getting more attention.

The Oswego community responded to the outbreaks and the effectiveness of new screening measures that the U.S. authorities and officials have initiated due to the ongoing Ebola outbreaks overseas.

Ebola is a rare and deadly disease that transmits via direct and indirect contact, like needles and syringes, with blood or bodily fluids of an infected person or animals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ebola factsheet.

Symptoms start as flu-like, and the effects of the virus may lead to massive blood loss through internal bleeding.

As of Oct. 14, the World Health Organization said the average Ebola fatality rate in the current outbreak, which has killed more than 4,447 people in seven countries,

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Waterspouts seen off Lake Ontario during violent Friday morning storm David Bubbins Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com Between the times of 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 10, Lake Ontario was subject to an outbreak of tornadic activity near Oswego State’s campus.

Meteorologists call this phenomenon of tornadoes on the surface of a lake “waterspouts.” One of the first people to notice this outbreak was Steven Skubis, who teaches tropical meteorology at Oswego State.

“I was coming back from a meeting in Lanigan, and I had an introduction to meteorology class at 9:10 a.m.,” Skubis said. “So on my way over to Shineman, I looked at the lake-effect band, and I noticed a smooth cone shape coming out of the base and I

said, ‘Oh, my goodness.’ So when I got to the MET100 class, we went to the west side of the first floor in Shineman and indeed it was still there. It wasn’t well defined, but I could see it and other students could see it when I tried to pin-point it.”

Soon after, many other students started to report several other waterspouts during this period.

This, however, wasn’t the first time that this has happened. Lake Ontario is subject to waterspouts every single autumn and holds the record of the area with the most amount of waterspouts on a yearly basis in North America according to the Journal of Atmospheric Research. This raises the question as to why

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Elvis Hart, 20, was arrested on Oct. 9 at 12:30 p.m. at the corner of 169 W. Second St. for burglary in the second and grand larceny in the fourth degree.

Elvis Hart, 20, was arrested on Oct. 9 at 10:14 a.m. at 165 E. Thirteenth St. for criminal trespassing in the third degree.

Kyle Deblonk, 26, was arrested on Oct. 9 at 12:56 a.m. at Liberty Street and West Oneida Street for driving while intoxicated.

Tonya Bennett, 38, was arrested on Oct. 8 at 6:57 p.m. at 201 W. Second St. for illegal entry with intent in the third degree and petit larceny.

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William Lehmann, 36, was arrested on Oct. 8 10:50 a.m. at 169 W. Second St. for petit larceny.

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After an almost summer-like past couple days, much colder weather is in store for the weekend, especially Sunday. A few showers will be around on what will still be a relatively warm Friday given the time of the year. High temperatures will be in the mid 60s despite the cloud cover. Temperatures will begin to dive Saturday as much cooler air pours into the region. Numerous showers are likely, although the day shouldn’t be a washout. Finally on Sunday, high temperatures will only be in the upper 40s with a raw breeze and a few showers to make it feel like true autumn.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK When we talk about digital media, one of the advantages is that it gives us the ability to directly engage readers.”

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Mild autumn might lead to rough winter Warm conditions seen across central New York, winter predictions made

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Our weekly list of what to do in Oswego Women’s soccer vs. SUNY Geneseo, Friday on Laker Soccer Field at 3 p.m.

Rice Creek Story Hour: “Indian Tales for Little Folks,” Saturday at the Rice Creek Field Station at 11 a.m.

Field Hockey vs. Wells College, Saturday at the South Athletic Field at 1 p.m.

David Armelino | The Oswegonian Warmer than normal fall temperatures may keep Lake Ontario’s temperature from dropping during fall months, making lake-effect snow more intense in winter.

David Bubbins Staff Writer news@oswegonian.com Central New York has experienced an unusually mild autumn this year that has led some to believe that a milder-than-usual winter will follow.

Last Tuesday, a southerly flow of warm air brought temperatures to the upper 70s and near 80 degrees Fahrenheit in some spots of the region, according to the National Weather Service.

A warm winter can sometimes be attributed to greenhouse gases, which are a factor in climate change. These gases trap excess heat energy in the atmosphere during the fall, then it becomes possible the excess heat will make the winter temperatures warmer in comparison to a winter where the temperatures in the fall are colder than average.

Although this is a relatively ideal theory when predicting average temperatures for inland areas, it does not change the fact Oswego State is in an area that is favorable for heavy lake-effect precipitation.

“The chance for a mild winter is very dependent on a lot of different factors,” said Oswego State meteorology student Marques Younger. “Yeah, El Niño’s kicking in, but that doesn’t really account to anything. I mean, it snowed the first time I was up here, and we got virtually no snow the next year.”

The definition of a mild winter is a winter when temperatures are warmer than average and snowfall rates are less than average. Even if the predictions are correct about Oswego’s winter temperatures being warmer than average, those same predictions claim that areas of Canada will have temperatures that are below average to average, according to “The Farmer’s Al-

The Student Association held their fifth weekly meeting of the semester Tuesday evening. Sixteen senators were present.

Two new senators were sworn in, taking the oath of office on the SA constitution.

Then the minutes from last week were approved and the agenda for this week was amended as needed.

There were no guests to the senate.

There was no public comment.

In executive reports, SA President Tucker Sholtes reported to the senate that the main thing he had been concentrating on this week has been the 10th annual Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit on Oct. 16. He mentioned the Marano Campus Center Ice Arena’s extreme overnight transformation, where a professional stage for the Media Summit was set up for this year ’s historic team of panelists.

SA Vice President Neely Laufer made an exciting announcement to the senate, a project she’s been working on. She said she and Jerri Drummond, the SA adviser, have come up with a proposition to invite

manac.” This is enough to claim it is very possible we might be in for a rough winter.

This is because one of the major components of lake-effect weather is a cold air system moving over a warm lake. Because the rate at which a lake absorbs heat is much less than air, the same will be true for the rate at which a lake loses heat. As a result, the lake will be warm for most of the winter. But where does the system of cold air come from if Oswego’s temperatures are warmer than average?

“In order to get a set up like that, you would want some form of a closed low, like a polar vortex near Hudson Bay,” said WTOP-TV meteorologist Rick Garuckas.

A polar vortex is actually one of the major components as to why Oswego State received so much snowfall last winter. According to the National Weather Service, the

Oswego area received 168 inches of snow last season, about 20 inches above normal, and was the first winter with above-normal snowfall for some time. It was mostly due to the abnormal amount of low pressure systems that brought in cold air from the polar regions, known by meteorologists as a “Polar Vortex.” If Lake Ontario gets a few of those coming down from the Arctic, then that means heavy snowfall for Oswego State.

It is highly likely that Oswego might get temperatures that are higher than average in the winter, but it is unlikely the region is getting a mild winter if Canada gets the predicted below-average temperatures.

Heavy lake-effect snowfall might be the result of the warm lake temperatures during the warm autumn Oswego has been having, and there is always the possibility of polar vortexes hitting Lake Ontario from Canada.

Women’s soccer vs. SUNY Brockport, Saturday on Laker Soccer Field at 1 p.m.

Great Pumpkin Race, race or walk to help fight breast cancer on Saturday at Funnelle Hall at 1:30 p.m.

Faculty concert: Oswego Jazz Project, Sunday in the Sheldon Ballroom at 3 p.m.

Talk: “Living a Writerly Life” by Penny Guisinger, Monday in the Marano Campus Center, room 132 at 3 p.m.

Lecture: “I’m Glad I Don’t Have Your Job,” Monday in the Marano Campus Center, room 133 at 7 p.m.

Film and Discussion: “Who Cares About Kelsey?” at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Marano Campus Center, room 114.

Movie: ”Mein Bester Feind,” a dark World War II comedy in German, Wednesday in the Marano Campus Center, room 132 at 7 p.m.

David Armelino | The Oswegonian The last winter at Oswego State was one of the coldest and snowiest winters seen in recent memory

more students to attend SA weekly meetings to express their concerns about things happening on the Oswego State campus.

Laufer proposed that once a month, the SA hold a special meeting where food is provided and invite students to attend.

She also suggested that they could have special speakers attend these meetings.

“We know that students have concerns, questions and whatnot and don’t always feel comfortable about coming to the meetings,” Drummond said.

The proposition included posters for such a special meeting that could inform students about these meetings.

Regarding advertising, Sen. Jillian Kranz suggested not referring to specifically the senate but referring to it as SA and being student-friendly. She said that the word “senate” might make it sound like regular students can’t attend.

Laufer will continue putting more details into the plan for the time being.

Ryan Hopf, President Sholtes’s chief of staff, introduced Katrina Webber as the new

assistant director of student affairs.

In community reports, Rules and Judiciary Committee Chair Jillian Kranz said the rules and judiciary committee met and talked a lot about the issue of student safety on campus.

Finance Committee Chair Tyler Jodeit said the finance committee continued talking about the bill involving DECA. DECA is an international association of high school and college students that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges across the globe. DECA is looking for money to fund various events on campus. Jodeit also said they have been examining the provisions of a bill for funding for the table tennis club.

Student Involvement Chair Shantol Williams reported that they had mainly dealt with meeting with the interim directors to confirm their legitimacy. Williams also said the committee discussed “Do You Know Who Your Senator Is?” posters to put up around campus. In the discussion about “Miss a

Meal,” an event that happens at campus dining halls several times throughout the year, Williams said the committee talked about the possibility of sending the money from “Miss a Meal” to foundations that send supplies to U.S. troops overseas.

Several interim directors who had met with all committees were then approved and officially granted their positions by a unanimous vote from the senate. Ryan Hopf was approved as the president’s chief of staff, Chris Romita as director of student affairs, Renee Ricketts as director of public affairs and Christopher Collins-McNeil as director of civic engagement.

In hall council reports, Kranz said the hall council in Funnelle Hall had met and mostly consisted of freshmen that were eager to plan community-building events.

A student representative visited the Diversity Student Summit at the University of Connecticut last weekend with Collins-McNeil and Justin Brantley, the director of multicultural affairs. She discussed her experience at the summit, which said even opened

her own eyes to segments of the word “diversity” and what exactly it entails.

There was one special order. Legislation SLE 50.03 was brought to the floor, which regards funding for the table tennis club, which asked for funding for nets, table tops, money for tournaments and regulation panels. The club currently has no budget and Laufer said the club approached the senate years ago and was never given any attention.

The club requested $460. The club regularly holds its practices in Funnelle Hall, which has two people. It is reported that 30 people regularly show up.

The senate passed the bill unanimously.

There was no new legislation.

Sen. Sarah Woods expressed a senator concern about security in the residence halls and recent events involving intrusions and the trespassing in Onondaga Hall in September. She believes it is an issue that needs to be addressed.

The SA senate meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Lanigan 102. All meetings are open to the public.

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do that, because if you still love reporting, which I do, there is so much to learn from interacting with the people you are trying to reach.”

Schultz told the audience how she sparks civil conversations on her Facebook page about topics she writes about. She also said she uses social media as a way to drive readers to other journalists.

“For me, it’s become a way to merge my personal and my public life because I do have some confounding relationship with being married to a United States Senator and also being a syndicated columnist,” Schultz said. The Pulitzer Prize winner said that social media helps her “correct misperceptions very quickly.”

Schultz also said she learns about what is on the readers’ minds from her interactions on social media.

The crowd erupted when Schultz made a poignant point about what people say in response to her columns online.

“I’ve been a columnist for 12 years, my home address is public, I get a lot of hate mail and I’m still standing, and I want us to make sure we keep a sense of balance about this,” Schultz said. “There is a lot of misogyny out there, but as I said on Steve Kornacki’s show recently on MSNBC; the minute they go after my age, my weight or my gender, I win, because they had no argument of sustenance to counter mine.”

Topics ranged from the death of newspapers to how broadcasting is adapting to other online competitors. Schultz also pointed out how there are less reporters covering governments across the country, almost in a watchdog capacity. She added that more female and minority reporters should become involved with covering politics to make sure the right questions are being asked.

While the panel was discussing how younger generations are growing up with technology almost glued to their fingertips, Roker shared that he and his daughters use their own

personal stationary to write thank you letters by hand. Rose mentioned how people at restaurants are often seen locked into their phones rather than engaging in conversation with one another. Schultz added how people who always have their ear buds in can easily miss the most interesting stories because they are ignoring what is going on around them.

“One of the things that the digital world arms us with is the ability to engage who is reading or watching what,” Auletta said. “One of the things you find in the print world is that more people are interested in Kim Kardashian than they are in what is going on in Albany.”

This led to a discussion as to how the news is shared with the audience. Rose said the ability to tell a story in an interesting way needs to be emphasized. Schultz questioned if being better informed was part of being a citizen.

Following the discussion, Roker and Oswego State President Deborah Stanley honored Borrelli with the SUNY Oswego Presidential Medal.

“Lou has given us a new perspective on our hands on, minds on learning that takes place on this campus,” Stanley said. “He really understands the concept and is helpful for students the moment they step onto campus until and beyond when they leave campus.”

Roker said a few words before his long-time pal Borrelli was honored with the medal.

“So many of these students have a richer experience because of you,” Roker said. “Without you, this wonderful summit might have started, but I don’t think it would have the depth or breadth that it has.”

Roker continued that he saw no one more fit to receive the award.

“I think that this medal and that this award could only go to Lou Borrelli,” Roker said.

they would allot a slice of the wheel to a size that reflects one’s awareness of a specific social group membership--religious background, sexual orientation, ethnicity, physical and mental ability and race. Listed on the side of the exercise were definitions of various social group membership examples as well as an example of an identity wheel on the back.”

“I feel like [the diversity training] was positive but it was stuff I already pretty much knew,” said junior accounting major and economics minior Katherine Pike. “It did focus a lot on race, but they did try to incorporate in other diversity aspects as well.”

Brantley acknowledged the topics discussed can be sensitive to some people and insists that is part of the equation.

“I am conscious that some topics may have given people an uneasy feeling, which in all honesty, is often necessary for the impact to be felt,” Brantly said. “However if they only

focused on the racial segment of our presentation, then those students truly missed the bigger picture and purpose of the training. To me, this only means that the conversation has to continue, and people such as Chris and myself must revolutionize our process, keeping in mind all of the surveys and responses that we received from the three previous trainings.”

These trainings are not only happening at Oswego State. It is a growing movement, nationwide, to incorporate all student equality while in college.

This past weekend SA representatives traveled to the University of Connecticut to attend a Diversity Student Summit with guest speaker Maura Cullen, a nationally renowned educator on issues of diversity and inclusion.

“The summit brought together student leaders around the northeast working to create inclusive and diverse college atmospheres,” CollinsMcNeil said. “Dr. Cullen is very familiar with

SUNY Oswego, having ran a workshop this past summer for Res Life & Housing.”

As the semester continues, it is likely that diversity and inclusion trainings will continue, as Oswego State is taking action for diversity and inclusion very seriously. Likewise, it is expected that this initiative will continue on campus. “[SA President] Tucker Sholtes and myself have future plans to utilize the many conferences and workshops around the northeast so that we can better address the issues on our campus by learning from other student leaders who have really paved the way for the work that we're doing,” Collins-McNeil said.

Collins-McNeil and Brantley are willing to do trainings for any club or organization that is willing.

“We are in contact with the ALANA organizations to conduct a 4th training, which has potential to be IST approved for further student interaction,” Brantley said.

SUMMIT from COVER his show on The Weather Channel, “Wake Up with Al,” as well as segments for “Today” inside the Marano Campus Center beginning at 5:30 a.m. Students crammed into the Campus Center in hopes of making it on the national broadcast. Free T-shirts were provided to the early-rising students.

Connie Schultz, a Pulitzer Prize winner in 2005 and a nationally syndicated columnist from Cleveland, Ohio joined the panel as well.

Schultz chronicled the story of Michael Green who was imprisoned for 13 years for a crime he never committed through a series titled “The Burden of Innocence.”

Schultz has focused on taking advantage of her social media as a journalist to improve the conversations around topics and to better herself.

“One of the things I think social media is really good at is that it closes the distance with your readers and, for me, the more prominent you become, the more easily you can become isolated from the people you are trying to reach, and I really want to counter that in every way that I can,” Schultz said. “But also I learn from reader interaction; I learn what’s on their minds.”

Dennis Thatcher, also from Cleveland, Ohio, is the president and chief operating officer of Mission Broadcasting Inc. Thatcher brought knowledge of the business side of media, providing insight about the money behind the reporting.

Rose was honored by SUNY with an honorary degree, a Doctor of Humane Letters in a ceremony immediately before the panel discussion.

“I’m deeply honored to accept this,” Rose said.

David Armelino | The Oswegonian Future of newspapers and print journalism, along with the explosion of social media used to spread information, was discussed by the panelists.

He later recalled Auletta inviting him to come to campus for the event in addition to accepting the honorary degree. Rose discussed how his curiosity began at a young age and helped shape him into the journalist he has become.

“I just want you to know that, for me, coming here today to be part of your history is a great honor for me and I thank you very much for allowing me to take this time, and I look forward to the symposium that we will have that Ken has been doing for the last 10 years,” Rose said.

Auletta chose the topic of whether or not the digital age is a blessing, curse or both.

Schultz discussed how she originally thought of it as a curse after reading the comment sections of her articles. She dealt with bitter comments attacking her for what she was writing.

“When we talk about digital media, one of the advantages is that it gives us the ability to directly engage with readers,” Schultz said. “I really don’t understand any journalist today not wanting to

Diversity happening at Oswego State

Luke Parsnow | The Oswegonian A diversity and inclusion training session is held for members of the Greek council in the auditorium.

DIVERSITY from COVER to think differently about how the Oswego State campus could be made more inclusive in itself with the help of these student leaders.

“I think [our] campus is pretty diverse,” Kiana Racha said, a broadcasting and political science major. “I was really surprised when I came to Oswego how many different cultures there were and how many different clubs and organizations there are to accommodate them.”

Although many students might see Oswego State as a diverse institution, not all community members feel the same way.

“I feel the campus is fairly diverse,” Lillian Tejada, a transfer junior human resource management major, said. “However, I feel that most of the students are Caucasian. The biggest problem in terms of diversity is that most of the international students live in one residence hall together. They are not spread out through the campus. A lot of the residence halls do not seem diverse as a whole.”

Justin Brantley is the SA director of multicultural affairs. Brantley has been partnering with Collins-McNeil during the multiple diversity training sessions.

“The biggest problem that faces SUNY Oswego is that we stray away from talking about certain issues,” Brantley said. “The difficult conversations to talk about are the ones which lead to the most learning and growth. Sometimes, it seems as if we sugar coat and ignore the major issues, and don’t give certain diverse people the space to discuss the concerns of their community. With that being said, I think the problem is now transitioning into a strength/building experience of our administration, and a major focus of our campus. The initiative of our faculty and staff has been truly admirable, and I personally applaud their efforts to change the culture here at Oswego.”

Junior broadcasting major Mitchell Lamb said the training was effective personally, but he is concerned about its success in terms of Oswego State’s demographics.

“The diversity training was surprisingly intense,” Lamb said. “We need to make the campus more inclusive, but I have no idea how just due to the sheer size of the place.”

Greenfield conducts powerful keynotes and

workshops at colleges on issues such as diversity and inclusion, motivation, team building, student development, innovative pedagogy and hip-hop culture colleges, according to his website.

“It was life changing to see how much participation he [Greenfield] could get out of a large group,” senior business administration and public relations major, Maria Bonacore said. “I wish I would have experienced this training in my earlier years at school.”

Collins-McNeil said he would love to have Greenfield back at Oswego State and said SA already had talks with him about returning sometime next year.

“This semester, Dr. Greenfield’s trainings were geared toward specific student leaders; however, my hope is to equip SA executives and other student leaders to be able to provide these trainings in an official capacity on a larger scale,” Collins-McNeil said.

Since the training with Greenfield, CollinsMcNeil and Brantley had two other sessions with students, one with all presidents and treasurers of SA-funded clubs and organizations and one with the Greek Council.

“One thing that we made a point to do was to not only discuss diversity but inclusion as well,” Collins-McNeil said. “Diversity is recognizing each other’s differences, which is important to celebrate and not ignore difference, but inclusion is taking those differences and working to make everyone feel included. To ensure everyone’s voice is heard and working to make each person on this campus feel valued and important.”

The trainings have left mixed results on Oswego State students, however. Being a very sensitive subject for some, some students have expressed that the diversity and inclusion training focuses too highly on race when it is just one of many diversity issues the Oswego State campus faces.

“I feel that the fact that they must lecture us on race is ridiculous,” said senior history major Marc Gummerson. “This is a college campus in the 21st century. I have never looked at any student differently because of their race and would never discriminate against them if they wanted to join a club.”

Collins-McNeil said that one of the activities that attendees participated in was called the “identity wheel,” where students had a circle and

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Rebecca Burch, an Oswego State psychology professor, has traveled to 14 different countries and said she is very concerned about the Ebola virus.

“I’m afraid of all of these things,” Burch said. “The bacteria and viruses, and their abilities to mutate are actually a very dangerous thing that people don’t pay that much attention to.”

Jean-Paul Mirindi, a first year electrical engineering student, feels alarmed flying down to Texas, the state Ebola patients have been in, to celebrate Thanksgiving with his relatives.

“I’ve heard that there is something going on down there, so I’m kind of iffy about the situation,” Mirindi said.

The CDC and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection have begun to impose intensive screenings on travelers from three West African countries; Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia at five major airports across the U.S. The screening measures include notouch thermometer guns, a thorough questionnaire regarding possible exposure to the virus upon entering the U.S

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Sofia Windstam, an assistant professor of the Oswego State biology department, who is going to conduct a presentation about Ebola during the annual Global Awareness Conference in Hart Hall, supports the screenings. She said a high fatality rate means that everyone has to take this epidemic seriously.

“Screening and quarantine remains some of our best tools for preventing or diminishing transmission of infectious diseases where we lack vaccines,” Windstam said.

Burch agrees that some screening is necessary in these situations.

“How effective that it will be, we just have to see, but I certainly feel better knowing there are some screenings,” Burch said.

However, Windstam also said there is no magic solution to the ongoing crisis.

“It does not mean that potential Ebola patients would all be caught in a screen,” Windstam said. “If infected recently, prior to symptom development, a person could pass

through a screen with their status undetected.”

Mirindi, originally from the Republic of Congo, the country where the first Ebola outbreak occurred in 1976, said it takes more than that just one or two countries to control the outbreaks.

“They should test all the planes and each airport that [people from West African countries] land should be tested as well… it should be a global effort,” Mirindi said.

While many people are heading back to their home country to escape the Ebola spread and to find a peace of mind, Ebola caregivers in affected countries are risking their lives to save others.

Hyeji Kim, a senior international and global studies student, has been a leader for child care in a missionary group in Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines since 2008.

Kim wants to take a trip to West Africa, but she is not sure it is worth the risk.

“That’s one thing I really want to do, but before I go, I really want to make sure that I’m safe,” Kim said. “I really want to help people over there, but if I get it, I can’t help more people in my life.”

The Ebola virus remains incurable at this moment, but wearing a mask will not prevent one from catching Ebola because the virus is not airborne, according to the

WHO. Gaining a basic understanding of Ebola, recognizing the symptoms, practicing daily basic hygiene such as washing

hands regularly with anti-bacterial soap, are some of the steps that everyone can take to stay safe and healthy.

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Electric textbooks becoming popular Matthew Drexler Contributing Writer news@oswegonian.com Electric textbooks have reduced the amount of money students spend on college textbooks by up to 75 percent, according to Rand Spiwak, the chief operating officer of eText Consult, an organization advocating paperless books. eTexts not only reduce the cost of textbooks but also allow easier access to its material over hardcover books as a result of being able to access them through smartphones.

Spiwak spoke last Friday at Oswego State’s 10th annual Symposium On Learning And Teaching and informed the attendees of how eTexts are expanding, as well as the benefits they have over hard-back textbooks.

“The cost of an eText book can cost you the amount you spend for two trips to McDonalds,” Spiwak said.

Spiwak went on to add that amount is generally around $8. The average cost for a hardback textbook for college undergraduates is $156 and sometimes exceeds $400. The average cost for manufacturers to make the book is only $4.76.

For a class with a total of 100 students, slightly more than half the students do not buy the required texts, and the rest end up looking for used books or buy the book on Amazon, according to Spiwak. Colleges are starting to realize this fact as Spiwak went on to add a college in Wisconsin “will become an eText school by 2016, all 10,000 of their students.”

Spiwak discussed more benefits of eTexts. He explained what students said they liked most about eTexts, as well as saying what teachers liked most about eTexts.

Spiwak said most students liked how they didn’t have to wait in the lines at the bookstore to buy a book or even go there. Students also said they liked how they could access the

book from anywhere. With a program called “Google Chrome offline,” you don’t need WiFi to access the eText. Other things students liked about eTexts is they can have a question and answer session with professors via eText.

In addition, students would not have to carry around the heavy hardcover book and have access to its note sharing options.

Spiwak also mentioned how eTexts benefit professors. Some professors said they liked how students can access the eTexts on the first day of class. Professors say that students do

Waterspouts seen at Oswego State

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WATERSPOUTS from COVER students do not see more waterspouts, even when Oswego is one of the best places for waterspouts to form.

“The conditions for waterspouts are actually many of the conditions needed for

lake-effect snow,” said WTOP-10 meteorologist Rick Garuckas. “I look for at least a 13 degrees celcius difference between the lake and four-fifths of a mile in altitude, and I like to look for west wind directions; the same kind of fetch that you would get from a lake effect band that would cause heavy precipitation. A lot of times along the lake effect band, you can get these little appendages that can come down and can cause a serious waterspout.”

Because the conditions for waterspouts are so similar to lake-effect weather, it makes waterspouts very difficult to predict. Due to this, waterspouts aren’t reported as often as many people would expect.

“The reason why people don’t see them is because they are such short-lived; so you would have to be looking at the clouds for about a half-hour straight in order to catch one,” said Scott Steiger of the meteorology department at Oswego State.

“My sons and I were out there at 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. when I had good feeling that there were going to be waterspouts—but I guess we missed the main show.”

Waterspout season isn’t over yet, so there is still time for more to appear. In most cases, the last waterspouts are seen at the beginning of November. If there are rightful conditions just off the campus for waterspouts, the one thing to look for is a cone-shaped dip in the clouds that are currently over the lake. Even though they may not be seen every single time, it is a sight to see considering Oswego State is a prime source for tornadic activity.

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not normally order the textbook until after the first day of class, which then makes the students fall behind as they will not receive the book until the second week of classes and in some cases, even the third week. Other examples of how eTexts benefit professors included how it benefits all learners (audio or visual) as well as the features it has to help the students further understand the material. eTexts are also apparent at Oswego State. Michelle Bishop is an Oswego state librarian who attended the event.

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People who oppose eTexts also don’t like how they can’t highlight and make notes with an eText like they can with a hardcover book. They understand that eTexts have highlighting features as well as note-taking features but say it is just not the same. eTexts are still growing and are continuing to expand, according to Spiwak. Spiwak wrapped up the symposium by stating that eTexts are the newest thing for the year 2020.

They are here now and need to be acted on, or else Oswego State will be the one behind.

Oswego city holds first pride parade

Pride Festival, parade held in Breitbeck Park for National Coming Out Day Lindsey Karback Contributing Writer news@oswegonian.com Communities throughout the U.S. gathered to celebrate National Coming Out Day, which celebrates the coming out of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) on Oct. 11.

Large cities like Philadelphia host events that attract nearly 40,000 people and Oswego celebrated the 26th anniversary of National Coming Out Day with the first annual Pride Parade and Festival.

“Twenty-six years ago, on the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, we first observed National Coming Out Day as a reminder that one of our most basic tools is the power of coming out. One out of every two Americans has someone close to them who is gay or lesbian. For transgender people, that number is only one in 10,” the Human Rights Campaign, which works to achieve equal rights for members of the LGBTQ community, wrote on its website.

Like Philadelphia’s annual block party, OutFest, which Philly Pride Presents claims as the largest National Coming Out event in the world, Oswego’s Pride Festival kicked off with a parade that began at 11 a.m. at Breitbeck Park.

“The parade was a lot of fun,” said Allie Stango, a sophomore broadcasting major at

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“We have electronic access to some eTexts in the library that some professors are already requiring,” Bishop said. “It’s a good thing. We want to help students save money.”

On the other hand, some students don’t particularly like eTexts. Jared Dweck is an Oswego State sophomore computer engineering major.

“When I read a textbook, I want to read it,” Dweck said. “I don’t want to read it off a screen. I like to flip the pages in front of me.”

Dweck hopes Oswego doesn’t become an eText based university, but fears it may.

Oswego State. “A lot of people were dressed up in bright colors. Students from campus were wearing their National Coming Out Day T-shirts that either said ‘I Support Equality’ or ‘Out and Proud’ and, of course, the drag queens were a fun sight.”

When the parade ended at the corner of West First and West Schuyler Streets, everyone made their way over to the festival grounds at West Linear Park, where the fun began.

Festival goers were able to watch and participate in an all-ages, Disney-themed drag show, followed by local entertainment and activities for children. There was also food, crafts and merchandise vendors along with many nonprofit groups at the festival.

Many of the participants agreed that it represented National Coming Out Day well.

“The show was really funny, better than I expected,” said Greg Hoops, a 13-year-old New Jersey native visiting his sister at college. “There were craft tables for younger kids to make masks and games. I got a free shirt and button from one of the tables.”

“This really was a great all-ages event,” Greg Hoops’ mother, Carolyn Hoops said.

“It showed children in a subtle way that members of the LGBTQ community are normal people, despite what stereotypes and rumors might say.

Despite two protesters that showed up at the festival, Kelly Scanlon, an intern for Os-

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wego County Opportunities which helped run the event, said it went “without a hitch.”

Oswego’s first gay pride festival and parade was proposed by Gary L. Smith Jr., president of the Oswego Pride Committee, back in July and approved by the Oswego council that same month.

“We are so glad that the weather cooperated and that there was a great turnout for the events,” according to the Oswego Pride Festival’s website. “Keep an eye out for info about the next pride event.”

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Swimming, diving to develop youth in coming season Lakers lose large senior class after 2013 season; use new technology, returning leadership to improve technique Andrew Pugliese Sports Editor apugliese@oswegonian.com The 2013 to 2014 season was a step in the right direction for both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams after struggling during the previous two seasons, and each team hopes to continue moving forward this year.

After finishing in the bottom three spots out of nine in the SUNYAC Championships to end the 2011 and 2012 seasons, the teams showed promise last year. The men’s team finished the year 6-4, with a 4-3 record against SUNYAC opponents, and finished fifth out of nine at the conference championships. The women finished up 3-7, 1-6 in the SUNYAC, and an eighth place finish out of nine at SUNYACs, just five points behind Buffalo State for seventh.

The men’s team was led by Andrew Minnick, a senior since graduated, who was named second team all-SUNYAC for his performance in the 1,650-meter freestyle at the SUNYAC Championships. Seniors, like Katie Flood and Sabia Filiaci, now a senior, led the women.

Head coach Mike Holman recognizes the impact of losing 12 seniors between the two teams but has high hopes for the season to come.

“We are young,” Holman said. “There’s a few talented kids and a few I think are going to be pretty good down the road. This year is going to be a learning experience for them. We’re doing a lot of teaching, a lot of videotaping and stroke correction and stroke work to get these kids to the point where they can train well and ultimately swim fast.”

The teams have been officially practicing since Sept. 29 and are now in week three.

A crucial part of practice this year has been videotaping the athletes in the pool. Holman and his assistants use GoPro cameras with watertight housing to get video underwater, and then they download the footage onto an iPad to evaluate players on the spot. With the use of an app called Dartfish, the coaches take the footage and draw and make notations on it to give swimmers visual feedback.

Before the coaches were allowed to work with the players, it was the captains running practices. The teams were able to get in for open swims to do workouts, and a lot of times would go running, lift weights or even play water polo. Junior captain Zack Gerber is optimistic following those early season workouts and the first few weeks of official practices.

“This year is shaping up really well so far,” Gerber said. “Everyone is feeling good.

Everyone is getting after it in practices. We had a good turn out for preseason, good attitudes all the way around and I think everyone is driven to excel this season. I’m excited for it. I think it’ll be a good year.”

Gerber looks to lead by example this season and work hard during every practice in hopes of seeing the team follow his lead. He is eyeing the freshman class, which he is high on, to come in and contribute right away.

“I think the freshmen this year are a good bunch, and they’re going to be a very good edition to the team,” Gerber said. “They’ll hopefully score points for us at SUNYACs. I really like them.”

The freshmen are also expected to make headlines for the diving team, as well. Both Holman and Kevin Morgan, head diving coach, are expecting good things out of a freshman class, which includes a diver on the women’s team who has never competed before. On the men’s team, Morgan sees potential for freshman Luke Snyder to make a run

at the NCAA zone meet, the qualifying meet for nationals, along with returners, sophomore Ben Hale and senior Justin Berrios.

The men’s diving team is not feeling the loss of seniors quite as much as the other sections of the team, and Morgan sees promise for the men to gain the team notoriety.

“The men’s side has a little more experience with a sophomore who qualified for the zone meet and a senior who’s been right on the cusp of it for three years, going on his fourth year,” Morgan said. “So, I’m really looking for them to take it to the next level, really try to get two guys into the zone meet.

Honestly, I think we have the potential for a third with a freshman, Luke Snyder, who’s in with us. So, for me, I really want to get Oswego back on the national map.”

Another story with the diving team, on the women’s side, is senior Kat McKinney.

McKinney started out at Oswego State as a swimmer but picked up diving and now competes on both ends of the pool. According to Holman, she has done well with diving, and now the coaches have goals for her in her final year.

Holman is also high on Filiaci, whom he believes has the chance to even surpass the successful junior season she had, which included a 13th-place finish in the 50-meter freestyle race at the SUNYAC Championships.

“On the women’s swimming side, Sabia Filliaci,” Holman said. “She’s a senior. She’s had a good career. She had a great career last year. She just kind of figured things out at the end of last year. We’ve got pretty high hopes.

I’m not going to sit here and put crazy high expectations on her, but we’re expecting good things from her. I think she’s going to have some pretty impressive swims, maybe the possibility of a school record here or there.”

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Photo provided by Sports Information Senior Justin Berrios leads a group of divers who have potential to make a big run this year.

is fifth-year student Jimmy Pope. Pope has been with the team his entire career, but took a year off to go into the military, and upon returning to the team is still in the reserves.

Holman is very happy to have Pope back for one more year.

“Now, he’s back for a fifth year and we’re glad to have him,” Holman said. “He’s a captain. He’s someone that brings a lot of tradition and spunk to the team. He’s actually got some pretty high goals himself. He’s also made nice improvements through the years.

He’s a butterflyer, so we’d like to see him have a nice two fly. I’d like to see him well under two minutes. I know he wants to go even faster than that, but, for me, I’d like to see him under two minutes because that’s a nice barrier to break.”

Besides individual goals for athletes like Filiaci and Pope, Holman and his coaches are heading into this season with a focus on being successful, but also developing good people.

“Our objective number one is to swim well individually,” Holman said. “If we swim well individually, we’ll be doing as well as we can as a team. Obviously, a big part of this is recruiting, so we’re working hard at that. We’ve got a lot of talented kids coming to visit from all over the country.

We’ve kind of gone national with our recruiting, and obviously we’re hoping to bring in some really talented kids because we want to win, obviously. That’s the goal.

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Junior libero makes impact on defense unnoticed on stat sheet Ruggaber continues to improve in third year on Oswego State volleyball team, becomes major factor in success of program Sam Watkins Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com For too long, defense has been overlooked in the game of volleyball. The success of a volleyball team has often been attributed to the team’s top scorers, and while the scorers are responsible for putting the points on the board, scoring is only half of the game.

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Ruggaber, are a perfect example of this.

Ruggaber, a junior from Liverpool has solidified her role as the defensive anchor of the Lakers. An integral part of a team that won 20 games last year, Ruggaber has done nothing but transform into an even better player this season.

Specifically, Ruggaber plays the libero position, or “defensive specialist.”

As the libero, Ruggaber wears a different colored jersey from the rest of the team, but one would be hard pressed to miss Ruggaber, even if she were donning the Lakers green and gold. Despite being one

of the shortest players on the team, Ruggaber finds a way to involve herself in just about every play on the Lakers’ defensive end. Ruggaber ’s 3.82 digs per set was good enough for ninth place in the SUNYAC last season, but this year she has taken her game to a whole new level, averaging 4.97 digs per set.

Head coach J.J. O’Connell has certainly taken notice of Ruggaber ’s growth this season.

“I think she [Ruggaber] understands the areas that she needs to cover, a little bit more,” O’Connell said. “She’s also

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Ruggaber ’s development and determination on the hardwood has not only improved her game this year but has become contagious with the rest of the team. Kelsey Dillon, who has forged an impressive season herself, is just one of the many players to benefit from Ruggaber ’s hustle.

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r sure: The Lakers know at support system in all Oswegowhen State itwomen's tenneup, The especially nis team was at the SUNAYC champin in the net. onships in Binghamton, N.Y. this past weekend. The west divsion three seed Lakers lost to the east division second seed SUNY Cortland Red Dragons in the first round on Friday.

That set up Oswego State to face SUNY Plattsburgh in the consolation round on Saturday where the Lakers won, 5-3. First doubles team senior Lauren Stall and junior Alicia Kreamer won, 8-6. In third doubles, junior Kelsey Wilson and sophomore Alli Ullrich won, 9-7. In singles, Stall won her match 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Senior Haley Miller won 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 and freshman Jill Tavis earned the final point for the Lakers winning, 6-3, 6-4.

Volleyball

The Oswego State volleyball team particpated at the SUNYAC Pool Play at Cortland this past weekend. The Lakers won their lone match on Friday while losing both of their matches on Saturday.

On Friday, against SUNY Potsdam the Lakers swept the Bears, 3-0.

Junior Olivia Zimmerman led the team in assists for the match with 18. On Saturday, in their first match the Lakers lost to SUNY Oneonta, 3-2. Junior Kelsey Dillon had the most kills in the match for the Lakers with 11. In their final match of the tournament Oswego State lost to SUNY Cortland, 3-0.

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The Oswego State men's and women's cross country teams ran at the Hamilton College Invitational in Clinton, N.Y. on Saturday. The men's team earned fifth place out of 17 teams. Senior Nick Montesano finished in 15th place overall while freshmen Colin Greenseich and Justin Sommer finished in 25th and 29th overall respectively.

In the women's competition the Lakers finished in sixth place out of 16 teams. Senior Sarah Popovitch finished in 29th place overall. Also finishing in the top 50 were junior Katie Laris, who finished in 39th place, and freshman Morgan Bronner, who finished in 46th place.

Matthew Moran Asst. Sports Editor mmoran@oswegonian.com Coming off a season where it did not win a single match all year, the Oswego State men’s soccer team was hoping for much better results this year. Those better results are coming to fruition with the team already having three wins, and a 2-3 record in SUNYAC play.

There are many things the Lakers can attribute to the success they are having so far. But a major one is junior goalkeeper Todd Lawson.

Lawson has started and appeared in 11 of the Lakers’ 13 matches this season, holding a 1.29 goals against average, .769 save percentage and also earning two shutouts.

Last year, Lawson appeared in five games for the Lakers and head coach Robert Friske explained the situation the team had last year when it came to the goalkeepers.

“Last year, we had three brand new goalkeepers to the program,” Friske said. “So it was goalkeeper by committee to give everyone a shot to see what they can do.”

Friske commented on how Lawson earned the job as starting goalkeeper right from the first match of the season.

“This year really came down to who was focused right off the bat, prepared and in shape,” Friske said. “Todd has been the example of leadership all year. We have to make some tough decisions sometimes. He’s definitely worked very hard for his opportunity.”

Senior defender Eric Widanka, who made a big impact in the Lakers 2-1 overtime win over SUNY Potsdam on Oct. 3, where he set up sophomore Josh Yager for the game winning goal in the final minute of overtime, mentioned how pleased he was with the way Lawson has played this year.

“It is great to see him make the transition from this year to last year,” Widanka said. “He’s got a lot more confidence, he played a lot of games last year. It is kind of his first time in SUNYAC (play). He did great last year, but this year he’s really stepped up. He is a great vocal presence for our defense.”

Now, for Lawson, the key to him earning this position as starting goalkeeper was due to the training sessions he did all offseason.

“Over the summer, I would do a routine where Tuesdays and Thursdays, I would go see my physical trainer, Joe Shields, out of Albany, N.Y. Probably the best thing I could’ve done,” Lawson said. “Every other day that I was not in the gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I was running and then weekends I was usually getting some touches on the ball.”

Friske also mentioned what Lawson has meant to the team on things that do not appear on the scoresheet.

“He has become a leader because he is really good with the kids,” Friske said.

“Even last year as some kids got some time around him, he was always positive and he is an example of character, sportsmanship and athleticism. He’s thriving in this environment.”

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and off the field, the team has improved immensely. But that is also because of the way the offense has performed lately.

Widanka explained how the offense relies on the defense and the goalkeeper, as well as vice-versa.

“Defense and offense goes both ways,” Widanka said. “When we are playing good offense, we can play defensively in their third better. So that gives them less opportunities to get the ball down the field and as good defenders we get possession of the ball. We are able to move it with good passing. Todd has great outlets to the offense, there is great correlation between the two of them.”

Lawson also knows how important the offense is to his play as well. He attributed the rest of the team to his success this season “I put it on my teammates,” Lawson said. “We always put a lot of stress in the idea of family going into this year.

It is how it has to be. I always count on them to make their big plays, and they definitely count on me to put up my best performance.”

For Friske, it is all about how the team has been working together efficiently from the start of the season. More importantly, because of the teams the Lakers have to face throughout the year.

“A lot of that comes down to how the kids come in right from the get-go,” Friske said. “We’re in one of the toughest conferences in the country. If we’re prepared when we walk in, we can have a successful September and October. But we have been working really hard to become a very good team and it is starting to come together at the right time.”

That moment is coming at the perfect time as Oswego State has just four matches left in the regular season. Three against SUNYAC opponents on the road, with two of them coming up this weekend on Friday against SUNY Geneseo, and Saturday against The College at Brockport.

For the Lakers, they are looking to just take it game by game, something that Widanka agreed with and he is looking at these two matches against conference foes this weekend as a big time for the Lakers to earn good results.

“That is what we have been doing all year,” Widanka said. “Our next one is Geneseo, we cannot focus about Brockport on Saturday. First up is Geneseo, it is a must win for us. Every weekend we have an objective of getting six points out of it, at the very least two points.”

Photo provided by Sports Information Junior Todd Lawson 's strong play in net has helped the men's soccer team perform well this year.

Widanka referred to how in collegiate soccer points are awarded based on the team’s result. With a win being worth three points, a tie being worth one point and a loss being worth zero points.

Lawson also commented on the importance of this weekend as these matches will give the Lakers a better position as they head into the SUNYAC Championships coming up in a few weeks.

“This weekend is probably the most crucial for us,” Lawson said. “We got Geneseo and then we got Brockport right after that. We need to get two results this

weekend. If it’s a tie, it’s a tie. If it’s a win, it’s a win. We need to come out with points. We say each weekend especially like last weekend where we had Fredonia. That was by far, our biggest focus and then obviously Buffalo State next. Everyone’s just got to stay focused on what they need to do and hopefully going into this weekend we all keep our health, nutrition and our mind focused and get the job done.”

That focus for everyone on the men’s soccer team will tell the tale on how far this team will go as the final stretch hits.

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Junior Rachel Ruggaber has improved her court awareness in 2014, making her team better.

The solid play of the Laker defense this fall season has led the team to success in all facets of play.

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“I have to tell myself constantly, ‘You need to get everything. As soon as you see the ball, you’re making your way toward that position, no matter where it is,” Ruggaber said.

Ruggaber also acknowledges that a defensive player like herself may not receive the recognition of other players, but ultimately the goal is to win as a team.

“I know that we can’t win without each other. We’re always hanging on each others backs for support,” Ruggaber said. “If I make a good pass, it’s up to them to make a good kill. So it really doesn’t bother me too much.”

Ruggaber may not serve herself compliments concerning her value to the team, but Dillon was quick to award Ruggaber the recognition she deserves.

“She definitely gets overlooked,”

Dillon said. “If we don’t have a solid defensive game that we can depend on, then we don’t have a strong offensive play. The whole team definitely does appreciate what she does, because she does put in a lot of work for this team.”

This Lakers team, as a whole, may not look too different from the one that took the court last year, but Ruggaber sees the differences.

“I think we have a lot better chemistry this year,” Ruggaber said. “I think we should be doing better than we did last year, but we have a tough schedule, and I definitely think the chemistry has improved this season.”

Ruggaber can be heavily credited with being a spark on the defensive end, but she admits she still has the desire to be a scorer for this Lakers team.

“I still want to be up there spiking the ball at the front of the net, I’m just not tall enough,” Ruggaber said. “But I love defense. When I was younger it was al-

ways fun for me to go to camps and have these huge players hit the ball as hard as they can at you. It’s awesome seeing all of those kills, and I’d like to be a gamechanger, but I think playing defense is what I was supposed to do.”

Whether Ruggaber admits it or not,

I know that we can't win without each other, we're always hanging on each others backs for support."

-Rachel Ruggaber, junior libero she certainly is a game-changer for these Oswego State Lakers.

Sitting at 13-12, the Lakers will need a strong finish to gain ground in the difficult SUNYAC conference. Maintaining

a strong mindset, something Ruggaber does so well, is what she points out as the team’s biggest key going forward.

“If we lose a game, we need to be able to flip our emotions right away,” Ruggaber said.

“We’re so close in every game. We haven’t been beat by a bad score yet.”

Prior to their losses against SUNY Oneonta and SUNY Cortland last weekend, the Lakers had won five matches in a row. The team now enters a weekend in which it faces all non-conference opponents, before three conference games and a non-conference finale on senior day to conclude the regular season. If the Lakers are going to make a run in the SUNYAC, which they fully expect to do, Ruggaber is going to be a key piece.

An ultimate team player, Ruggaber embraces a position where she can lead the team and receive very little fanfare. Defense will always be overlooked in a game where the most important numbers are the ones on the scoreboard, but for Ruggaber all that truly matters is a letter, a “W.”

Campus Rec Report: Softball wraps up season

Photo Provided by Campus Recreation Members of Sons of Pitches pose on the mound of West Lee Field in their championship shirts after Tuesday's men's competitive softball league finals victory.

Lauren Lasky Contributing Writer sports@oswegonian.com The co-rec softball league came to an end Friday afternoon as the finals played out between WTOP and Athletes and Balls Deep.

Balls Deep started off the game with two runs. Josh Kay hit a triple for WTOP and Athletes, followed by two singles that brought in two runs.

Up to bat in the second inning, two players on WTOP and Athletes, were walked

by Matt Sheffer, the pitcher of Balls Deep.

With bases loaded, a player on WTOP hit the ball to deep right, bringing in three runs for the team.

Ignatius Trentanelli of Balls Deep

bombed a home run in the third inning with Nicole Wenke on base to bring in two runs.

The team also brought in a run in the top of the fourth inning. With WTOP up at bat, Blaise Hill hit a double. His teammate followed with a single, bringing him to home plate, making the score 6-4.

Trentanelli hit a home run to start off the fifth inning. With bases loaded, Sheffer hit a ball that was caught in the deep outfield but, due to error, two runs came in for Balls Deep.

On defense, Trentanelli ran and dove to catch a ball in the critical last inning of the game. Two more outs quickly followed, ending the game 7-6 and crowning Balls Deep as the co-rec competitive league champions.

“They beat us throughout the regular sea-

son and to beat them in the game that counts feels great,” Sheffer said. “Our biggest weakness was previously losing to the team we just played and figuring out a way to beat them and what works best for our team.”

The men’s competitive softball championship took place on Monday as longtime rivals, The Guild and Sons of Pitches, faced off. Coming into the game, there was an immensely strong desire by Sons of Pitches to defeat its opponent, for the fact that many members of both teams played in the co-rec softball championship. Members of The Guild were on the winning co-rec team, Balls Deep, that played on Friday. This made the atmosphere of the men’s competitive game very intense.

With the first up at bat, Sons of Pitches’ Jake

Lawley started off the game with a home run.

The Guild caught up with them in the bottom of the third inning, with a single by Trevor Bacon with bases loaded to bring a run in.

In the third inning, Sons of Pitches came out swinging. Mitch Lamb hit a triple, followed by a home run from Lawley.

The team also came in strong in the fifth inning, bringing in three runs. The Guild pulled it together to produce three runs also, bringing the score up to 6-4, in favor of Sons of Pitches.

The sixth inning brought about similar results. Kay of Sons of Pitches hit a single to deep centerfield, followed by Nate Krocke with a double. The next two batters were able to bring in three more runs. In the bottom of the inning, Tanner Stewart of The Guild brought in a run.

Griffen Sheridan also hit a single to bring another run in, making the score 9-6.

With the atmosphere heavy coming into the seventh and final inning, The Guild did everything it could to keep Sons of Pitches from bringing in any more runs. Stewart had an amazing catch that kept the offensive team from advancing for the third out.

The Guild had to be strategic when swinging at pitches if they were going to take the lead. With one out and bases loaded, Stewart hit a single that brought in a run. Next up was Trentanelli. Infamous for hitting home runs, Sons of Pitches walked him. The next batter’s hit was caught for the third out and Sons of Pitches became the victors of the men’s competitive softball league.

“Feels great to win the finals...poetic justice,” said Matthew Stone, captain of Sons of Pitches. “It was a bitter feeling watching some of those guys win it last week, so to come out and finally win a men’s championship after trying every semester since freshman year, it’s an awesome feeling.”

The senior had a good outing in the consolation round of the SUNYAC Championship, where the Lakers won 5-3 over SUNY Plattsburgh on Saturday evening. Stall came up with two of the points on Saturday, starting with a victory at first doubles.

The Williamsville native paired with junior Alicia Kreamer to battle for an 8-6 win over their Cardinal counterparts. Plattsburgh's Emily Carlin tried to steal Stall's momentum heading into first singles, but Stall could not be stopped, winning the match 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.

COLIN GREENSEICH Men's Cross Country Freshman, Cicero, N.Y. The freshman helped the Lakers take fifth place at the Hamilton College Invitational on Saturday morning. He finished with the team's second-fastest time, crossing the finish line in 26:58.2. That time was also good for a top-25 finish, claiming the 25th spot which led the Lakers to earning 5th place overall out of 17 teams in the team competition. Greenseich has now improved his 8K time in each of his last three races.

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Women's Volleyball junior Rachel Ruggaber had 51 digs over the Lakers' three matches at the SUNYAC Pool Play at Cortland this past weekend. Ruggaber led the Lakers in digs for all three of their matches, helping Oswego State finish 1-2 against the teams they faced in the tournament.

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Junior Lisa O'Callaghan scored three goals for the field hockey team on Wednesday in the Lakers' 7-0 win over SUNY Morrisville. It was O'Callaghan's first hat-trick of her career as a Laker. Her effort also moved her up as the leader of the team in goals with six.

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Junior goalkeeper Todd Lawson made 10 saves through the two men's soccer games this past weekend, giving up only one goal between the two matches. On Friday against SUNY Fredonia the Lakers lost, 1-0. While on Saturday Oswego State won 2-0 over Buffalo State. The win over the Bengals was Lawson's second shutout of the season.

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Senior Lauren Stall earned two points for the women's tennis team in their SUNYAC consolaion game against SUNY Plattsburgh on saturday, Oct. 11. Her effort also earned her Oswego State Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending Oct. 12, 2014.

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Do you think the national holiday Columbus Day should remain the same or become Indigenous peoples day?

“We should give back to the people who lost their land.”

Michael King public relation major, senior

“Indigenous peoples day. I think that it’s important we recognize our nation’s history instead of glazing over it.”

Now that the 10th annual Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit has drawn to a close, Oswego State has plenty to talk about.

Whether it is how new media affects the way we gather our news or just about the importance of students being able to interact with industry leaders and alumni, the media summit gave students excellent fuel for discussion on how to better our campus.

First, we would like to applaud all those who helped orchestrate this year’s event because it was one to be remembered. If you missed out, then we highly encourage you to keep a lookout for the full video of the summit online in the next few days.

Students having the opportunity to speak with alumni who are working in the field they aspire to join in a few short years, or maybe even months, is ideal. Despite a national unem-

Luke Parsnow News Editor lparsnow@oswegonian.com When you’re sitting on a concrete bench in a city park on a summer day while munching on a nice juicy turkey sub from Jerry’s Sandwiches, you don’t really expect to see a sleek-looking, uncased iPhone 5 just lying on the ground next to you.

That’s what happened to me this summer while interning at The Legislative Gazette in Albany. It was rare enough I decided to find lunch outside and escape the underground, air-conditioned office underneath the Capitol Building.

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ployment rate of 5.9 percent as of September, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the feeling that jobs are few and far between for those nearing graduation still remains. It is important for students to hear there is hope. Career connectors who are recent graduates with jobs in their field provide hope that can keep a student chasing their dream. Even further, being told by a prominent alumnus such as Steve Levy or Al Roker to keep working hard and not give up can go a long way.

While holding the event in the Marano Campus Center Convocation Center may be a result of the renovations to Tyler Hall, since it’s normally held in Waterman Theatre, the importance of this event is strengthened by it being held in the campus’ main building. Since the audience capacity was nearly doubled, more students were able to

attend, as well as members of the community.

The event goes along with the idea of change, as our campus is ever changing. The Campus Center was renamed, new signs are going up all across campus, the Shineman Center has been a beacon of science for over a year now and the media summit has a new home building. Media is changing too. We no longer depend on tried and true ways of gathering our news either. Since 2008, Twitter has boomed as a resource for dispersing the news.

By the time most people read the paper they may already know the top story because they saw it on the Internet. We learn new ways to report the news efficiently and in turn improve how we as a society grow.

Remember to welcome change, embrace it and be prepared for more change to come.

But I did. And that iPhone 5 was sitting there all alone. As I ate, I kept an eye on it to see if anyone came by to retrieve it. When I finished eating and it was still there, I reached over and picked it up, figuring someone lost it some time ago. I pushed the home button, afraid that it would be locked or the battery would be dead.

It turned on, thankfully and I figured out I had 9 percent of a battery left to find out whose phone it was. There were 11 unread text messages. I opened the latest message, received less than 15 minutes before, figuring this person had the best chances of replying back to me quickly. I called “Emily” and there was no answer. I waited a few minutes and called again. No answer still. After a third attempt, I got a text message from Emily.

“Hey, I’m back in the lab. Can’t talk right now.”

I texted her back, explaining the situation. She replied to me, saying the phone belonged to her father, a Mr. Lloyd, and gave me the name of the company where he worked a few blocks away.

The phone’s owner turned out to be a lawyer. I eventually found the office and handed the phone to the secretary, but Mr.

Lloyd came out of his office at that moment.

He expressed his extreme gratitude, “I would’ve thought it would’ve been on the black market by now,” he said laughing.

I refused any kind of award but he insisted. I gave him my name and my address and after a few more hand shakes, I made my way back to my office.

It felt good. It really made me wonder how someone could steal anything.

Hell, I could’ve taken it and sold it myself. I’m a broke college student who was doing an unpaid internship and had no income coming in anytime soon. To many people in my position, it would be more than tempting.

Thankfully, morals won that day and Mr. Lloyd actually sent me a check for a surprising $100. I couldn’t believe he had been so generous, but it showed his appreciation I guess.

I’d much rather have $100 and a good feeling, and also an hour-and-a-half lunch break, than $300 and a guilty conscience.

But mostly, I just hope that someone would do the same for me if it was my cell phone they found on a bench while eating his or her lunch on a summer day.

placing oneself in potentially embarrassing situations.

Here’s an example of just how wrong I can be: Once upon a time, I took part in an informal Friday afternoon discussion group in the English department. We’d talk about a wide range of topics, which were usually a mixture of literary, philosophical and social theories. As a self-proclaimed habitual wiseass with a tendency to raise my voice when impassioned, I jumped at the opportunity to openly speak my mind (which is usually what I did anyway, no matter how many people gave me dirty, murderous looks) and show the rest of the group just how smart I was.

That first meeting was a crash course in humility. Having been born with a genetic predisposition toward over-excitability, I ran my mouth a bit too far and found myself on the wrong end of what could only be described as a verbal knife fight. I was practically in tears by the end.

But Tom Kline doesn’t give up easily, so I went back the next week and was once again rhetorically kicked in the nether region. This continued for an indeterminable length of time, and each time I tended to get really bent out-of-shape about having my opinions systematically obliterated.

At some point, I realized I needed to find the source behind my ambivalence toward criticism from others. I began to read more and stay current with world news, and became increasingly curious about the brain and mind, which was part of my decision to take on a cognitive science minor. I learned about metacognition, which is the ability to recognize and understand the

thought process behind one’s actions and beliefs. Over time, I came to the realization that my ambivalence toward criticism stemmed from a desire for validation. My refusal to admit to being wrong ultimately led to me being wrong, as I saw any sort of challenge as a personal threat and impulsively shot my mouth off in retaliation. Once I came to terms with how I tended to think, I was able to see things from an opposing point-of-view, and began to view arguments as learning opportunities rather than battles.

Eventually, metacognition became second nature to me, and I learned not to take criticism personally or as a sign that I was stupid.

I found an equilibrium between honesty and persistence, which has made me more persuasive and generally a better person with whom to associate. It wasn’t easy, and I still find myself slipping up every now and then, but I’m no longer afraid to voice controversial opinions or challenge others to do the same.

The best piece of advice I can give to anyone out there looking to become more selfaware is to start a journal and write in it daily.

It doesn’t matter what you write about, just as long as you’re honest. Eventually, you may develop a kind of “voice” to your thoughts and understand why you do what you do. Plus, you’ll be a better writer for it.

If there’s only one thing you take away from the college experience, it’s the importance of challenging and reexamining how you and the people around you think. Remember the British SAS motto: Who dares, wins.

Don’t be mad, just be mature

Tom Kline Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com

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IN THE OFFICE

Justin Penman broadcasting major, freshman

“A lot of people don’t really like it [Columbus Day], they like that they have it off.”

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APPLAUSE FOR MEDIA SUMMIT

“You could do both--a dual, maybe.”

Milo Lucata creative writing major, sophomore

PLAY OF RUGGABER

STAFF EDITORIAL

Alexa Lucera anthropology major, senior

“I want to give Columbus a little credit... but it shouldn’t continue to be celebrated the way it is.”

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I feel secure in saying that I’ve got a strong and varied skill set that includes writing, editing, yelling at people and making bad ’80s action movie references. You know, important stuff.

But my greatest strength would probably have to be my aptitude at being terribly, horribly wrong from time to time.

That sounds like sarcasm, but in my experience it’s fairly accurate. Acknowledging one’s lack of omniscience is one of the most important things a person can learn in college and without a doubt one of the hardest. It takes a great deal of patience, observation and introspection, not to mention a willingness to stick one’s neck out by

Tip of the hat... ◊...Connie Schultz for visiting and speaking with The Oswegonian staff. ◊...to Charlie Rose, for receiving an honorary degree. ◊...to the directors, committee and guests responsible for the media summit.

◊...to the college for only putting up Marano Campus Center signs for the media summit. ◊...to students who left the media summit early and innapropriately. ◊...to those trolling on the Internet for attention.

Wag of the finger...

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Columbus Day should be renamed LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Some states making national holiday a celebration for native people Raven Reese Contributing Writer opinion@oswegonian.com This past Monday was Columbus Day, a legal U.S. holiday recognized by a majority of the country. When I think of Columbus Day, I automatically recall the poem that was drilled into my mind in fifth grade. It begins, “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” and then ends with oversimplifying rhymes about Columbus’ ships, Spain and “nice” natives.

However, some states, including Alaska and Hawaii, do not publicly celebrate this holiday. Currently, there are questions as to whether observing a holiday in honor of Christopher Columbus is actually appropriate, based on his colonization of a land that wasn’t the “New World” at all, but had already been inhabited by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. It is necessary to remember that Columbus and his crew murdered, raped and enslaved countless natives, and native communities are still affected to this day by the imperial tactics of subsequent European explorers.

There are those who believe the holiday should be renamed, to the indignant astonishment of some. In fact, this has already occurred in some communities; in April, Minneapolis renamed the holiday Indigenous Peoples’ Day, as did Seattle this month, and the holiday has been coined Native American Day since 1990 in South Dakota.

I don’t think we should be “celebrating” colonization at all, and while Western society cannot

Photo provided by wikimedia Some places in the U.S. have already decided to rename the national holiday “Indigenous People’s day.”

change the past, it can most certainly abolish a disgraceful national holiday.

In particular, Oswego State should appreciate and respect indigenous peoples, especially since native communities surround us. Oswego is located near the Akwesasne Mohawk, Oneida and Onondaga Nations. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the word “Oswego” derives from the Iroquoian “osh-we-geh,” meaning the mouth of a river. Our college is located on what used to be land solely inhabited by the Iroquois.

Towns, rivers, counties and more have been named after nations of the Iroquois Confederacy or after Iroquoian language. On Oswego State’s west campus, constructed in the ‘60s and ‘70s (coincidentally- - or maybe not so coincidentally -- during the American Indian Movement), several residence halls were named after four of the nations: Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Oneida.

Nonetheless, considering the native communities that remain in Upstate New York, Oswego State’s native diversity is lacking. Oswego

State only offers Native American Studies as a minor and only offered a scant three courses in Native American Studies this semester. According to Oswego State’s Institutional Research and Assessment page, a mere 12 American Indian or Alaskan Native undergraduate students attended Oswego State in the fall of 2013. Once the only residents of the Great Lakes Region, American Indians account for the smallest ethnic group and represent only 0.2 percent of all undergrad students here at Oswego State.

So what does this mean? It’s important to remember the presence of indigenous peoples’ histories as our own western culture continues to forget and quell native cultures. As students that reside in an area so significant to Iroquois histories, past and present, it is our responsibility to practice active awareness and recognition of our place in this colonized nation.

Should Columbus Day be celebrated? Should we commend a day that encourages ignorance of indigenous peoples’ realities? No. Definitely not.

Don’t troll on Internet; comment with good criticism David Bubbins Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com

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If you’ve ever read the comments on YouTube, you will notice that there are at least three types of commenters. The first type of commenters are known as “obsessive fanboys,” who always praise the work given, no matter how bad it is. The second type of commenters are known as “critics,” who give out well-reasoned opinions that can be in the form of either positive or negative comments. The last type is what’s

known within the Internet community as “trolls.”

The definition of trolls, according to Merriam-Webster, is “a person who tries to cause problems on an Internet message board by posting messages that cause other people to argue, become angry, etc.” And boy, does that ever get people’s attention.

Ever since YouTube changed their commenting policy, almost every single video has a troll as one of the featured comments.

Now, instead of comments appearing most recent, the most popular and liked comments appear first. This is because their comments or messages are so infuriating, it’s very difficult not to respond to them.

But do you know what really makes me angry about trolls? It’s not simply the comments they make. When I was in the audience of the most recent American Physical Society Conference, I listened to one of the speakers, Laurence Gould from the University of Hartford, who is a climate change skeptic. He used flawed citations and refused to acknowledge basic physics and chemistry that is used to show climate change’s credibility. After his presentation, he was essentially ripped to shreds by most of the scientists there, including myself.

But if this was on the Internet, it wouldn’t be considered trolling because he not only spent most of his academic career on this topic, but he generally believes everything that he said.

This is different from actual trolls where whenever someone tries to argue against them, the troll will make a threat on that person in the form of death threats, without actually defending themselves. If someone is brave enough to actually egg them on, that troll will respond “I don’t feel like it,” or “You aren’t worth my time,” which is a clear-cut sign this troll is a person who is vying for attention, by expecting people to get infuriated with their undefended comments.

This is the part about trolling that is unacceptable, because these people most likely have a pattern of excessive attention-seeking emotions. Although it is understandable that some people would want to seek attention, this is the wrong way to do it. Do something productive with your life. Go to college. Do charity work. Participate in a protest involving something in which you truly believe.

Don’t be that person who goes on every comment page or message board and write comments that you can’t stand behind.

If The Oswegonian is any indication, reports of sexual assault are on the rise in the college community—from trespassing to harassment and from groping to assault. Newspaper accounts of several recent incidents suggest we have already surpassed the number of incidents reported in all of 2013, at least according to the Jeanne Clery/Personal Safety report that the College released on Sept. 30.

As faculty advisers to the Women’s Center and as present and past Directors of the Women’s Studies Program, we echo The Oswegonian’s Sept. 11 call for some clarification about whether those alleged to have committed crimes remain on campus. The College’s lack of transparency is usually attributed to the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments and the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). But area news outlets have already disclosed the identities and charges that are being brought against Nicholas Kerber and Charles Fofie. The Oswegonian tells us that, in the meantime, on-campus hearings are being organized by Student Affairs and Compliance. The editorials and reporting make clear students’ desire to be better informed regarding campus policies and procedures in this regard.

This heightened awareness among students about sexual assaults on and off campus comes in concert with President Obama’s “It’s On Us” Sexual Assault Prevention Campaign and Governor Cuomo’s recent directive to SUNY campuses to overhaul policies relevant to sexual assault, including adopting a “yes means yes” standard of consent. Here on campus, the Student Association unanimously adopted a resolution on Sept. 30 supporting the “It’s On Us” campaign. The campus also welcomes a victim support advocate from Services to Aid Families (SAF). The advocate will be on campus on Fridays in order to meet with students, and other changes are under discussion in order to more effectively deal with sexual assault in the campus community.

And yet we need to remind ourselves that all of this is taking place in a larger national context that, still, too often sees sexual assault and violence as overblown, the result of nothing more than, in George Will’s words, “this sea of hormones and alcohol,” where, to his mind, “victimhood [is] a coveted status.” His is not a lone voice as any simple search on “campus sexual assault” on the web will reveal. In this climate, it is not surprising that those victimized are expected to shoulder the burden for the harm done to them. Too often we hear that alcohol is the culprit in sexual assault, a position that absolves perpetrators of having violated others’ boundaries.

From this skewed perspective, rape is really just an error of judgment or a hazy misunderstanding. It is in such a cultural context that our college and others are embarking upon making, hopefully, significant change in the prevention, investigation, and adjudication of cases of sexual assault. We must ensure that professionals tasked with responding to charges of sexual assault and especially the lay people involved in Student Conduct and Compliance hearings are not predisposed to exculpate perpetrators and reassign blame to survivors. If it is, as President Obama proposes, “on us” to end sexual assault, then we must pledge to strike this kind of bias across campus.

Let’s start with the college’s Clery Report which includes an entire section, entitled, “How to Avoid Unwanted Sexual Contact.” Take number 5, which suggests that we “Accept the idea that [we] may have to make noise, yell, physically defend [ourselves], or be rude to remove [ourselves] from a possible bad situation.” To paraphrase, politeness can get you raped—so stop it! To that impolite end, we call on the college to provide a protocol for how to avoid perpetrating rape. But if that cannot yet be thought through, then we call on the college, at least, to be more transparent: invite widespread input into the policies and changes that are being considered and devised. Then develop multiple strategies for keeping the campus community informed and educated. Too often students feel as if they don’t know what is happening on campus, that they find out about alleged perpetrators in their midst from other news sources, not from campus administration. Students, as well as the rest of the campus community, should be invited to be a meaningful part of discussions about preventing and reporting cases of sexual assault.

If we’re going to take pledges, let’s pledge to take an inventory of past practices and pledge to consider the impact of dominant discourse regarding sexual assault on campus. Let’s pledge to commit resources to challenge those assumptions, practices, and habits that support rape culture. Let’s pledge to include as many voices as possible in discussions regarding sexual assault. Let’s pledge to raise true awareness and to find ways to communicate in a transparent fashion even as we honor privacy and promote the wellbeing of survivors. For the sake of future generations of students at Oswego State and to honor those survivors among our alumni, let’s pledge to never have to take another one of these pledges again.

- Mary McCune and Maureen Curtin

History lessons providing false facts

Free flu vaccinations advantageous for students Emily Baker Contributing Writer opinion@oswegonian.com I received the first flu shot that I can remember during my first semester at Oswego State from Mary Walker Health Center. I can remember calling my family to ask if I should get it, because, in the past, I was advised not to. In the end, it was my decision. Being a poor college student, I decided to take advantage of the free medical service provided to me. Opinions differ on the necessity of the flu shot, but I say why not? In young, healthy college students the chances of any serious complications from the flu are unlikely, but how many of us really want to get the flu? If there’s a chance that getting a free flu vaccine will reduce the likelihood of being stuck in bed while miserable and sick, I choose the flu vaccine. If any of my friends or family were to ask me if they should get the flu shot, I would suggest getting the vaccination.

As the cold weather approaches, so do sicknesses such as the cold and the flu. In preparation, Mary Walker Health Center has begun administering flu shots on campus, free to students. Right on time, because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, states that in the U.S., “flu season” can last from October to May. According to the New York State Department of Health, five percent to 20 percent of the U.S. population contracts the flu each year, which leads to roughly 200,000 hospitalizations. According to the CDC, it is estimated that the flu causes roughly 3,000 to 49,000 deaths each year, occurring mostly in adults aged 65 years or older. Due to the possible effects, the flu is considered a relatively serious disease. Because I am young and healthy, I do not worry about severe effects from the flu, such as death and hospitalization. However, I think that even a healthy person should take advantage of immunizations, especially when covered by insurance or offered for free.

Photo provided by Center for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Library A student gets a flu shot this fall to stay healthy.

According to the CDC, “an annual seasonal flu vaccine (either the flu shot or the nasal spray flu vaccine) is the best way to reduce the chances that you will get seasonal flu and spread it to others. When more people get vaccinated against the flu, less flu can spread through that community.”

After receiving the flu shot, it takes roughly two weeks for antibodies, which protect the body against infection, to develop in the body.

Therefore, it is suggested that a person receive the flu vaccination as soon as possible, especially during the flu season. It is important to note that it is possible to get the flu after vaccination, but in my experience, this has not happened.

Minor side effects of the flu shot include low fever, aches and soreness where the shot was administered. The only side effect that I experienced from the vaccination was a slight pain in my arm for two or three days after the injection, which I expect from all shots.

There are many beneficial reasons to receive the flu shot, including protection from the flu and reduction in severity of symptoms of the flu if contracted. I, like most other people, absolutely hate being sick. Coming down with the cold makes me feel as though I might not

live through the day, so I’ll do as much as I can to avoid an illness, especially if the method is known to work.

The CDC states, “one study showed that flu vaccination was associated with a 71 percent reduction in flu-related hospitalizations among adults of all ages and a 77 percent reduction among adults 50 years of age and older during the 2011 to 2012 flu season.”

For full effectiveness in protection against the flu through the flu shot, the flu vaccination must be given annually. The two reasons according to the CDC, “First, the body’s immune response from vaccination declines over time, so an annual vaccine is needed for optimal protection. Second, because flu viruses are constantly changing, the formulation of the flu vaccine is reviewed each year and sometimes updated to keep up with changing flu viruses.”

Although there are relatively few side effects of the flu vaccination, there are people who oppose it. Some people do not bother receiving the vaccination because it is unknown just how effective the flu shot is against preventing the flu. Others are concerned that being given the flu shot might actually cause contraction of the illness, which is inaccurate. On the far end of the spectrum, there are also people out there who believe that flu vaccinations are actually a part of various government conspiracies.

One of these conspiracies includes the use of vaccinations to inject trackers into U.S. citizens. Another conspiracy theory is concerned with experimental weapons. In this instance, it is believed by some that vaccinations are used to inject biological and chemical weapons, as well as mind control techniques, into citizens.

At one point in my life I was unsure of the reliability of the flu shot, although not to the point of conspiracy. As I have learned more information about the flu vaccination, I have come to think that any possible benefits of the flu vaccination should be taken advantage of.

In my opinion if you can prevent the flu in anyway, you should.

Lily Choi| The Oswegonian

Cherilyn Beckles Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com

Crayons. Cooties. Knee scrapes. This was the life of elementary schoolers. We came to class and our teachers amazed our minds with a new subject each day.

Subtraction, addition, growing class plants and fighting for the most gold stars filled the majority of our day. We looked up to our teachers for guiding us with the knowledge we have today, but there is one particular subject that has haunted us: Christopher Columbus. We learned he was a great man who discovered America and loved the Indians, but then later on we discover he infiltrated America, raped the indigenous peoples and brought disease. As young children, we never thought about why there were so little Native Americans in America, but now we know they are nearly wiped out due to the man this country worships.

Looking back at it, I am disgusted by the love and admiration for him, and I am horrified I was sitting there making paper boats and sailor hats wishing I had done something as great as Christopher Columbus did. In the textbooks

in elementary schools, I remember seeing pictures of Columbus with Native Americans, helping them and sharing food. I saw Pocahontas and thought the English settlers were amazing, but then it was all shattered when my 8th grade U.S History teacher Ms. Nelson explained the question that was plaguing my mind for years: “Where are the Native Americans?”

Now, I am not surprised that we celebrate the colonization of indigenous people that just wanted to live peacefully in a community. After Columbus’s genocide, there were other major, similar events: slavery and the Holocaust. But do we celebrate the beginning of slavery or Hitler ’s Birthday? I am not saying we should tell young children Christopher Columbus raped women and killed children, but with a deep and historic topic like the coming of the English settlers it is beyond a week-long lesson of making boats and watching Pocahontas. You need to put on those historian goggles and seriously interpret what was actually going on. I believe educators should skip that topic altogether and let 8th grade teachers take over from there because no kid should be in class praising a man who destroyed a civilization and gave them no chance.

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Events Calendar Friday, Oct. 3 through Friday, Oct. 10

Art exhibition: Circles and squares Date: Friday, Oct. 17 Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Oswego State Downtown, 186 W. First St. art department faculty show Date: Friday, Oct. 17 Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location: Art Association of Oswego, Fort Ontario, 1 E. Fourth St. Rice creek story hour: “indian tales for little folks” Date: Sunday, Oct. 18 Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Location: Rice Creek Field Station caribbean student association dinner Date: Saturday, Oct. 18 Time: 6 - 8 p.m.

Location: Ballroom, Sheldon Hall FACULTY CONCERT: OSWEGO JAZZ PROJECT Date: Sunday, Oct. 19 Time: 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Location: Ballroom, Sheldon Hall TALK: “LIVING A WRITERLY LIFE” Date: Monday, Oct. 20 Time: 3 - 4:20 p.m.

Location: Auditorium, Room 132, Marano Campus Center ZEN MEDITATION WORKSHOP Date: Tuesday, Oct. 21 Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Location: Room 205, Marano Campus Center

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Best of Netflix: Creepy creature features Travis Clark Asst. Laker Review Editor tclark@oswegonian.com We all know that with midterms approaching, it’s hard to sit down and find the time to enjoy a good flick. Here are three modern monster films I have on my watch-list in case I need a break from a busy night of studying.

“Monsters” is the 2010 first feature film from “Godzilla” director Gareth Edwards. Taking place six years after an alien invasion that shakes Earth’s status quo, a journalist named Andrew Kaulder played by Scoot McNairy (“Halt and Catch Fire”) agrees to escort a lone, afraid American tourist through a quarantined zone in Mexico to the U.S. border.

If “Godzilla” is any indication, “Monsters” is sure to be a suspenseful sci-fi film, hinging on character moments building up to big reveals. The film wasn’t a huge success financially, but with the recent success of “Godzilla” and the announcement that Edwards’ next project is a stand-alone “Star Wars” spin-off, expect “Monsters” to gain popularity with many Netflix users’ watch lists.

“The Host” is a 2006 South Korean sci-fi horror film from director Joon-ho Bong (“Snowpiercer”). It centers around Park Gang-Doo, played by Kang-ho

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Song, an immature man whose daughter disappears after a giant creature rises from the Han River to terrorize the surrounding community. When it’s discovered that she is still alive, Gang-Doo and his family decide to rescue her.

“Snowpiercer,” Bong’s most recent film, was a surprise critical hit, getting rave reviews for its originality and execution.

Bong is known for his high concept thrillers, and “The Host” shouldn’t be any different.

Lastly, 2010’s “Troll Hunter,” from Norway, takes on the creature genre with a comedic fantasy twist while still dealing with familiar horror concepts. When numerous bears wind up dead, a group of university students take matters into their own hands to investigate. Their findings lead

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them to the mysterious Hans, played

by Otto Jespersen, who is revealed to be a troll hunter assigned to bring down a pack of escaped trolls.

It sounds like a wacky concept, but it’s just the thing that could possibly satisfy that sort of creature-feature urge come Halloween time. And if these particular films don’t do it for you, there are plenty more that Netflix has to offer in the way of the weird and wonderful.

Weekly EP Revue: Elliphant’s ‘One More’ Riley Ackley Promotional Director rackley@oswegonian.com

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In 2013, Ellinor Olovsdotter, better known by her stage name Elliphant, released her debut full-length album, “A Good Idea.” With inflections of rap, hip-hop and synthpop, the 29-year-old from Stockholm gathered a core group of followers from across the globe. While still a smaller name in the United States, Elliphant’s international and urban sound has been compared to the likes of artists like M.I.A. and a more aggressive Charli XCX. Despite these comparisons, her unique blend of al-

ternative, synth-pop tunes and rapping has helped create a nearly unheard of sound.

With the release of her latest EP, titled “One More,” Elliphant will attempt once more at breaking through in the states. The EP, which consists of five tracks, is one of the artist’s strongest showings yet.

The title track off of “One More,” featuring Elliphant’s close friend MØ, is one of the EP’s most original tracks. Its mixes of a much softer alternative sound and a harsher beat help create a melody that is impressive. It’s an edgy debut outing for those new to Elliphant’s music and is the perfect tune for a long night’s walk home.

On “Purple Light,” Elliphant proves that she is a capable

hip-hop artist. By far the most like M.I.A., this track plays similar to a classic rap track.

Featuring Doja Cat, the song offers up danceable beats and coy lyricism that other rappers should take note of.

“Never Been In Love” is one of the EP’s softer listens.

Most similar to a pop anthem, this track may be where comparisons to Charli XCX could be drawn. It has the most chance of mainstream crossover and with any hope, it will.

“Save The Grey” is the EP’s most powerful track. Fiery vocals paired with swirling beats turn this song into a ferocious track. It is one of Elliphant’s best songs to date.

Very much like a lot of Stockholm’s underground music

scenery, “Save The Grey” focuses on rawness rather than perfection.

Lastly, there is “You’re Gone.”

On this track, Elliphant provides listeners with a darker sound than previously heard. Encompassing dimensions of dark-wave music, Elliphant’s “You’re Gone” is a haunting track with dub step influences. As the song bubbles just beneath the surface of a popsong explosion, “You’re Gone” is gritty and intense. Given the right remix, it could be a dance club hit.

Overall, Elliphant’s latest showing is one of her best. Despite the similarities that could be drawn to other atists, Elliphant manages to turn herself in such a degree that allows herself to stand alone. While noticeably raw and untamed, this Stockholm songstress is nonetheless a gem.

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Bageot Dia Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

From space cowboys to modern samurai, we’ve all seen our fair share of both weird, yet strangely engaging anime series. This one in particular though, takes on a rather controversial topic.

From the famed director of critically acclaimed anime series “Cowboy Bebop” and “Samurai Champloo,” Shinichiro Watanabe, comes “Zankyou no Terror,” otherwise known as “Terror in Resonance.” As expected from the likes of Watanabe, “Terror” is particularly odd; as you’ve probably deduced from the title, the anime takes on the literal concept of terrorism, but adds a weird twist to it.

“Terror in Resonance” depicts an alternate iteration of present day Tokyo as it is devastated by a terrorist attack. Literally, the only evidence behind this is a video that was uploaded on the Internet hours before by the supposed culprits. These individuals, referring to themselves as “Sphinx,” take the city by the neck as they use Japan as a chessboard to play this grandiose game of destruction. Baffled, the Japanese are left speechless as Sphinx, as unknown and mysterious as they are, continue to spread fear and paranoia as they utilize destructive tactics to their own gain.

In “Terror in Resonance,” the “antagonists;” the masterminds behind the attacks, and the individuals referring to themselves as Sphinx, happen to be two extremely intelligent teenage boys going by the names of Nine and Twelve. Operating as Sphinx, they steal illegal plutonium from a nuclear processing plant during a snowstorm, leaving the message “VON” on the grounds of the facility. Half a year later, a video is posted online stating that “Tokyo will be enveloped in darkness after 3 p.m., and large sparks will fly, scattered around the Shinjuku area.”

Initially taken as a joke by most, the video is written off; that is, until a government office building in Shinjuku, Japan is destroyed by well-placed explosive material. From there, the race begins as Sphinx and Tokyo’s entire police department duke it out in a battle of cat and mouse that will have the entire country at stake.

Terrorism is naturally a controversial subject in the Western world.

There are few, if any programs on American television that would depict anything resembling a terrorist attack at all. So for a Japanese television series to not only depict terrorist attacks, but place it in modern-day Japan is odd, but it can definitely pique the curiosity of one willing to see how it is handled. Sphinx literally

Photo provided by animevice.com The new anime series ‘Terror in Resonance’ doesn’t shy away from hot-button topics like domestic terrorism in the digital age.

operates like a modern-day terrorist organization. Utilizing destructive devices, computer programs such as TOR, cellphone detonators and much more.

It’s funny, despite the context, that the individuals behind Sphinx, Nine and Twelve, teenage geniuses; are still the main characters of this show. Think about it. They’re technically the villains, but at the same time, not so much. Feel free to throw your personal morality out the window, because the guys you technically shouldn’t root for are actually in the driver’s seat this time around. “Terror in Resonance” is full of oddities

but even so, this is a very welcome change of pace on Watanabe’s part; with anarchic protagonists differentiating “Terror” from other anime.

It doesn’t stop there. To add to this, although Sphinx commits these acts of mass destruction, they also effectively go out of their way to ensure that people are not harmed. Perhaps demonstrating good intentions? It’s definitely as weird as it gets for terrorists. The concepts of “good” and “evil” take a backseat here, as the reasons behind this odd agenda, fueled by an even odder set of main characters, get more and more mysteri-

ous as the series progresses.

Take this backward logic, throw in some gorgeous tracks by musical composer Yoko Kanno (who also composed “Cowboy Bebop’s” soundtrack), beautiful and breathtaking visuals, and there you have “Terror in Resonance.”

A beautiful modern-day take on (albeit, inherently bad) something that’s prescient/relevant.

Even if you’re not an anime fan, Watanabe’s work should not be ignored. “Terror in Resonance” is a short 11-episode program that is sure to keep you interested to the very end.

New Found Glory’s musical resurrection on newest album Peter Hanley Copy Editor phanley@oswegonian.com

To say New Found Glory has had a tumultuous three years since the release of their last proper full-length album, 2011’s “Radiosurgery,” would be a dramatic understatement.

Following the release of “Radiosurgery,” the band cut ties with Epitaph Records and remained independent for a couple years, self-releasing two EPs and touring virtually nonstop.

In 2013, the quintet released their first-ever live album, “Kill It Live,” on guitarist Chad Gilbert’s Violently Happy Records before continuing their constant touring. After getting off the Australian leg of the 2014 Vans Warped Tour, the band dropped a bombshell.

Founding member and rhythm guitarist Steve Klein was kicked out of the band after being arraigned in a California court for “lewd conduct with a minor under the age of 14” and possession of child pornography.

While such an obstacle would end lesser bands, New Found Glory chose to keep their heads down and power through the struggles.

The band signed to Hopeless Records in May, and went to work.

Instead of replacing Klein, the band chose to create an album with just a single guitar part. What followed is “Resurrection,” one of the best albums in New Found Glory’s more than 15-year-old career.

From the first track, “Resurrection” proves New Found Glory didn’t lose their touch for mixing passionate pop punk riffs with catchy choruses.

The opening track and lead single, “Selfless,” is a perfect example of classic NFG. It has a chorus that will get stuck in your head and hardcore inspired guitar work.

Perhaps the purest example of classic NFG is the track “Stories Of A Different Kind.” The fast-paced song seems right out of the band’s classic “Sticks And Stones,” but the lyrics tell of a seasoned NFG. Vocalist Jordan Pundik calls out young bands who are in the music business for all the wrong reasons.

“You do it for money while I do it for a good time. And you can bet when it ends, I’ll be full of debt but I’ll have no regrets,” Pundik shouts in the chorus.

This lyrical theme of seasoned musicians discontent with the current state of the music scene recurs in various songs on the album, but it is never more fun than on second single, and fourth track, “Ready And Willing.”

“Ready And Willing” is, without a doubt, the catchiest song of the entire record and is reminiscent of the goodtime pop found on “Radiosurgery.”

The chorus instantly sticks, with some gang vocals peppered in to make the song even more contagious than it already was. It is apparent the NFG guys really are having a good time crafting these songs.

What makes the album work so well is its perfect blend. It contains harder songs such as “One More Round” and title track “Resurrection,” that would have been right at home on NFG’s “Tip Of The Iceberg EP,” and mixes them with slow rockers “Angel” and “Living Hell,” which give off vibes reminiscent of the

Photo provided by listenherereviews.com The archictects of modern pop-punk are still as relevant as ever with “Resurrection.”

group’s “Coming Home” album.

Without a doubt the best track of the album is “Stubborn,” a beast all its own. The track has everything. A massive shout-along chorus, amazing guitar work and an absolutely killer guest vocal spot, via Bayside’s Anthony Raneri, all combine to create three and a half minutes of near perfection.

With “Resurrection,” New Found

Glory gathered all the best parts of their discography, added heartfelt and genuine lyrics from the battles they faced and created a whole new force to be reckoned with.

New Found Glory have always said they have no plans of letting up, and “Resurrection” proves, once again, the band has what it takes to stick around.

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Weezer captures original sound on ‘Everything Is Alright’ Heather Clark Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

On Oct. 7, Weezer released a new album called “Everything Will Be Alright in the End.” Weezer was formed in 1992 by original members Rivers Cuomo, vocals and lead guitar, Patrick Wilson, drums, Matt Sharp, bass, and Jason Cropper on guitar.

Their first album, “Weezer,” also known as “The Blue Album,” was released in 1994. The album peaked at number 16 on popular charts. Their first album saw the release of three of their most well known singles “Undone – The Sweater Song,” “Buddy Holly” and “Say It Ain’t So.” In later years, bassist Matt Sharp was replaced by Scott Shriner and Patrick Wilson was replaced by Brian Bell. The band also took a several year-long hiatus in between albums, while frontman Rivers Cuomo took some time to complete his English degree at Harvard University.

“Everything Will Be Alright in the End” is Weezer’s ninth studio album. When the songs for the album were being written, there were 200 songs that were considered but only 13

Photo provided by Weezer.com Although never reaching the heights of their previous ouvres, Weezer’s new album proves they still have tricks up their sleeves.

songs were chosen to be on the album. Rivers Cuomo, the lead vocalist, is the primary writer for all of the songs.

“Recording this record felt like much more of a creative process than making the first album because when we made that record, we’d been playing the songs for a year and a half in the clubs,” Cuomo said

in an interview. “It felt like the songs were pretty much done and there wasn’t room for much more creativity once we got into the studio.”

“Back to the Shack” was the first single released off the new album. Released in July 2014, “Back to the Shack” peaked at number five on big-name charts.

The song has a bouncy alterna-

tive beat and fun lyrics. The line “turn off those stupid singing shows” takes a jab at shows like “The Voice” and “American Idol.” “Back to the Shack” is reminiscent of the popular Weezer song “Say it Ain’t So.” The second single off the album, “Cleopatra,” was released on Sept. 8. The song begins with soft vocals with a fast beat and

there is heavy guitar use in the song. Cuomo’s singing is very soft until the climax of the song where he raises his voice just a tiny bit. The lyrics are very fast to match the heavy rock beat. i “The British Are Coming” is i the sixth track on the album. The D song has slow lyrics matched e with a fast-paced guitar beat. e The lyrics are very interesting. s The song describes when the a British came to America and Paul C Revere’s ride to light the lanterns fi to warn the people of the British. e The guitar solo toward the end b of the song is a very unique piece that adds a great rhythm to the a song. a “The trick for me was how p to make it sound new and not a cliché,” Cuomo said about the r choice of guitar beats. c Weezer’s new album, “Ev- s erything Will Be Alright in the d End,” is similar to some of their p past albums. They seem to be re- m turning to their original sound i that we all knew and loved. The album contains unique guitar pieces and interesting lyrics. It is a very fast-paced and upbeat alternative rock album.

“All those voices you hear on the record are the voices that we’ve heard in our lives and in our careers in recent years,” s Cuomo said. y g f d l

Eclectic pop-star Jessie J releases impressive sophmore LP

Riley Ackley Promotional Director rackley@oswegonian.com

Upon the release of her debut album, “Who You Are,” and the rise of her most notable singles “Price Tag” and “Domino,” Jessie J became a compelling force in the pop genre. Her signature squeak, paired with danceable beats and elaborate costuming has led the 26-yearold to gain traction across the world. Now, with the release of her latest album “Sweet Talker,” the U.K. artist is hoping to find herself a triumphant rise up the charts.

Despite the lack of a U.S. release on her sophomore album, “Alive,” Jessie J has continued to impress audiences in the States. When she released “Bang Bang,” featuring Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande, earlier this year, Jessie J proved

that she is not irrelevant. The song topped charts and drew in millions of sales. Hopefully for Jessie J, the gripping she gained from “Bang Bang” helps the young star continue to shine.

While not as engaging as her debut release, “Who You Are,” “Sweet Talker” is still an impressive collection of sizzling pop songs. Consisting of a terrific blend of ballads, edgier beats and more unique melodies, Jessie J’s latest act is both entertaining and, in many ways, beautiful.

One of the best tracks off of “Sweet Talker” is “Masterpiece.” On this track, Jessie J brings the heat through this fiery, self-empowerment anthem. While Jessie J sings of her incompleteness and the fact that she is still working on herself, intense, heavy beats back her up.

The album’s greatest track is “Burnin’ Up.” Drawing from

pop-genre basics, the track featuring 2 Chainz is chart-topping gold. Completely danceable and upbeat, the track has an incredible build up. Comparisons can be drawn to pop/ hip-hop artist, Natalia Kills, as Jessie J interlaces chanted buzz words throughout the song.

“Loud,” which features viral-fame violinist Lindsey Stirling, is a beautiful arrangement once again reinforcing Jessie J’s themes of selfempowerment. It’s a potent track that will make any listener feel as though they can conquer the world.

On “Ain’t Been Done,” fans of Jessie J’s hit, “Do It Like A Dude,” will be pleased. Featuring a more urban dimension, Jessie J toys with listeners as she juxtaposes the beat with a much more sweet vocal angle.

This, mixed in with moments of what can only be noted as rap runs, makes the song an inter-

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Photo provided by jessiejofficial.com British songstress Jessie J’s new album features catchy hooks and danceable melodies.

esting and worthwhile listen.

While her bumpy ride in the music industry made Jessie J seemingly unable to reclaim what she had lost with “Alive,” “Sweet Talker” brings back reminiscences of her stun-

ning debut, “Who We Are.” In spite of a lack of originality in places, Jessie J’s latest album’s showcasing of resilience, power and inspiring individuality are equal parts enjoyable as it is energizing.

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‘The Walking Dead’ picks up pace in season 5 premiere Travis Clark Asst. Laker Review Editor tclark@oswegonian.com

After season four’s mid-season interesting, albeit hit-or-miss change in pace, season five of “The Walking Dead” premiered on Sunday with an engaging, exciting and at times even emotional episode. While season four’s second half delivered some daring, above-average episodes, namely the Carol-centered “The Grove,” the season five premiere is quite possibly the best episode in a very long time in terms of balancing action with character.

The episode, titled “No Sanctuary,” pulled out everything in the arsenal of “The Walking Dead” to promise fans a (hopefully) fast-paced and character-driven season. The series has always mishandled this delicate balance, never really settling on a specific direction or pace. This may be due to the symbolism of the setting: a post-apocalyptic world where precious moments of peace can be interrupted in a heartbeat with chaos, where ev-

eryone is always on the move. It’s that or die in the world of “The Walking Dead.” But the series has always been criticized for sup-par writing and poor character development.

Season four looked to change this with a step in the right direction. While splitting up the characters mid-season was a strange change in pace, it looked to focus on each of the characters a little better than in past seasons. With the group finally coming together again in “No Sanctuary” it looks like we can expect big changes and events. And if the episode is any indication of how the rest of the season is going to be, then we can expect a truly gritty, violent and exciting season five, may be the best season of “The Walking Dead” to date.

The episode picks up not long after season four ended with Rick dropping the infamous “they’re screwing with the wrong people” line. Indeed, the cannibals of the “sanctuary” of Terminus were messing with the wrong people, and by that I mean Carol.

Carol, played with intense emotion

by Melissa McBride, quickly became

Photo provided by amctv.com Danai Gurira and Chandler Riggs continue to survive and fight against hordes of the undead in season five of the smash horror hit.

a fan-favorite in season four when she stopped being a damsel in distress and took matters into her own hands. Separated from the group for nearly a season, Carol saves the day as only Carol could. Carol isn’t the only one who gets a chance to shine this episode, though.

Tyreese, played by Chad L. Coleman, finally stops feeling sorry for himself and deals a good deal of damage. And Andrew Lincoln’s Rick steps out of his

“farmer Rick” phase and returns to the respected, “ask questions later” Rick we all know and love.

The episode hits all the right notes, delivering a fast-paced but still emotional episode, which is rare for “The Walking Dead.” However, the show has always been impressive in raising moral dilemmas about survival, and this episode was no different, begging the question of whether the Terminus

cannibals were right in what they were doing. Is everyone just doing what they can to survive? Is Rick’s crew any better? It’ll be interesting to see whether the remaining people of Terminus, if any, come back to haunt Rick and the rest of the group.

And lastly, how about that after credits scene? It’s just one more thing to get viewers excited about this season.

‘The Flash’ pilot shows potential, doesn’t quite hit stride Jake DiTolla Contributing Writer laker@oswegonian.com

If you’re a fan of the CW’s superhero show “Arrow,” then you probably already have a good idea of what to expect from the latest release from Andrew Kreisberg and Greg Berlanti: DC Comics’ “The Flash.”

When viewers were introduced to Grant Gustin (“Glee”) as Barry Allen in an “Arrow” crossover episode, it became exceptionally clear that this character was going to incite some

interest. A brilliant but hopelessly immature crime scene investigator, the eponymous Allen reminds us of all the things we love about Peter Parker as a character, and Gustin brings it all to the table.

The pilot aired last week and stirred up mixed feelings, particularly about the casting.

Like most other CW shows, “Arrow” chiefly among them, “The Flash” features an incredibly weak ensemble cast that relies heavily on poorly-developed tropes and obvious segues for

tragic backstories. For those unfamiliar with the series, Barry Allen’s childhood is characterized by a seemingly perpetual flight from bullies whose terroristic propensities our hapless young hero-to-be simply could not abide. Oh, and his mother is killed in an as-of-yet unexplained freak occurrence, the blame for which falls on Barry’s presumably innocent father, who is imprisoned for the foreseeable future, and whose only advocate is his son.

Even Barry’s foster father,

Photo provided by BagoGames Grant Gustin has some flashes of brilliance as the titular speedster, but the show needs time to really take off on its own.

Detective Joe West, remains convinced of his father ’s guilt, which, in conjunction with his, poorly exposed, tendency to stifle his daughter ’s opinions, portrays him as stereotypically stubborn, short-sighted and ignorant as any other morally elitist comic book cop – which brings us to the daughter.

Allen’s close friend since childhood, Iris West, is a former wannabe cop and current PhD. candidate, as well as the reason Allen went into her father ’s custody. Although obviously intelligent and morally grounded, her submissive relationship with her father and specific instances of male reliance (at one point in the episode, a pursesnatcher grabs her computer bag and, instead of reflexively pursuing the villain, frantically alerts Barry to the event so that he may do so in her stead) reveal her to be a singularly weak character with very little agency of her own.

Her significance lies solely in the fact that Barry is attracted to her which is also indicative of the show-runners’ fascination with kind-of-but-not-really-incestuous relationships, but that’s a different, more “Arrow”oriented matter and can be emotionally manipulated accord-

ingly. It would be wise not to expect much more than a series of kidnappings and damselin-distress situations from this character ’s future.

If you were expecting any more depth from Barry’s partners in crime-fighting, you’d be disappointed. The scientific duo responsible for monitoring the comatose, post-accident Barry provides nothing more to the series than a halfbaked Fitzsimmons (if you’re not watching ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’, you’re doing yourself a disservice as a comic fan), and the team is headed by a character not completely lacking in potential but suffering from a rigid performance by Tom Cavanagh who you might recognize as J.D.’s brother from “Scrubs.”

That being said, this is a pilot we’re talking about and, as such, deserves a certain degree of leniency in its criticism. No show ever really hits its stride in the first episode or even its first few episodes. If this project turns out to be anything like “Arrow,” fans can definitely expect some improvements, but the show-runners are going to need to make some serious changes if “The Flash” is expected to live up to its potential.

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negative of the days that my professor decides to give a pop quiz or the awkward moment when my crush doesn’t like my favorite song.

There is silence in the spectacles of the crowd anxious to listen to Make you feel my love, once again.

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My family has never seen my voice, the comfort it brings me when I tend to focus on the

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