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SUNY prepares for Ebola Zimpher enacts Ebola response plan as part of Cuomo’s state-wide plans

Biden, Boehner support congressional candidates Luke Parsnow News Editor lparsnow@oswegonian.com Several members of the U.S. executive and legislative branches have recently visited Central New York to support the candidates for New York’s 24th congressional district.

Vice President Joe Biden flew into Syracuse Hancock International Airport and spoke to the crowd, telling them to vote for incumbent Democratic candidate Rep. Dan Maffei. Maffei is running a close race against Republican challenger John Katko.

In his own speech to the crowd, Maffei talked about themes, such as mudslinging in the political commercials in the last few weeks.

Both Maffei and Biden held an emphasis on the middle class and stressed its importance to strengthening the economy.

“The way to get our economy moving again, here in Central New York is to invest

in the middle class,” Maffei said.

According to Maffei’s website, this is the third time the vice president has made an appearance in Syracuse since summer.

Biden graduated from Syracuse University School of Law in 1968 so he is not new to the area or Congressman Maffei, who he referred to as his friend.

“Dan is a son of Central New York,” Biden said. “The first time I met Dan, he and I agreed that the central challenge of our time, his and in mine and the Congress in Washington right now, is how to restore the middle class.”

Biden went on to emphasize the race for the 24th congressional district is an important election because of the middle class.

“Let me put this in perspective on why this race, right here in Syracuse, in this district, why it’s so important,” Biden said.

“Now it’s true, everyone knows Dan and

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Photo provided by the Governor’s Office An Ebola response drill during part of an educational session that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been initializing, similar to such drills health centers at SUNY schools will conduct.

Luke Parsnow News Editor lparsnow@oswegonian.com State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher announced the outline of an Ebola preparedness plan for SUNY’s 64 campuses across the state.

Zimpher sent a memo to all SUNY presidents Oct. 17 to be attentive to the Ebola situation in the United States.

“In light of ongoing developments in the U.S., SUNY is committing to increasing system-level support, and I am asking each of you to take additional precautionary

measures,” Zimpher said in her memo. “As you know, Governor Cuomo has assured New Yorkers that proactive steps are being taken to protect health and safety, including the designation of SUNY Upstate and Stony Brook University Hospital as part of a statewide network of hospitals that will treat any potential patients.”

Zimpher’s plan is an alignment of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s own Ebola preparedness plan to protect SUNY students and campus communities. The governor announced on Oct. 16 that New York state has designated eight hospitals to treat potential patients with Ebola. Additionally, the New York State De-

SA passes new legisation to advocate anti-semitisim

Alex Brautlacht Contributing Writer news@oswegonian.com

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The Student Association has passed legislation with the intent of deterring anti-semitic and racist behavior from the student body and showing support for potential victims of discrimination at Oswego State and colleges across the nation.

The bill states: “It is important to show support for other college campuses in the country as well as spread awareness on important topics such as discrimination and prejudice.”

The legislation was passed in response to an incident that occurred at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. following the Jewish

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holiday Yom Kippur festivities. According to The Huffington Post, swastikas were found spray painted on the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house just a few hours after Yom Kippur had officially concluded. AEPi’s Oswego chapter, known as Omega Nu, was recently refounded as of 2012.

Emily Nassir is an SA senator who wrote and submitted the bill to the senate.

“The legislation gives some background on the incident that happened at Emory and talks about how necessary it is for us to spread the word that anti-semitism and other acts of discrimination aren’t OK,” Nassir said.

“The actions we’re going to take are going to start with co-existence day, enforcing the idea

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partment of Health has issued a commissioner’s order to all hospitals, diagnostic and treatment centers and ambulance services in New York State, requiring that they follow protocols for identification, isolation and medical evaluation of patients requiring care.

According to the Governor’s Office, as part of the state’s preparedness plan, unannounced drills currently occurring at hospitals and health care facilities will be expanded to college campuses as well as subway and mass transit areas. State agencies will continue to work together and make adjustments as necessary in the

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Photo provided by Dan Maffei for Congress Rep. Dan Maffei (left) speaks at Syracuse Hancock International Airport with Vice President Joe Biden (right).

Obama administration announces law on release of college crime statistics Natalie Brophy Contributing Writer news@oswegonian.com The Obama administration announced a new rule on Oct. 17 requiring colleges and universities to make their crime statistics available on stalking, dating violence and domestic violence, in hopes of keeping students safer.

The rule includes additional requirements to ensure institutions provide the most complete information possible to their students regarding sexual assault, to better inform and protect victims and clarify the process for collecting crime statistics they disclose in their annual security report. The reports should also include the number of crime incidents that were fully investigated and determined to be

unfounded. Unfounded cases have not been included in their crime statistics during the three most recent calendar years.

The new rule also requires college campuses to add gender identity and national origin as two new categories of bias that serve as the basis for a hate crime. The institution must also describe each type of disciplinary proceeding used in cases of alleged dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, including the steps, anticipated timelines and decisionmaking process for each and how the institution determines which type of disciplinary proceeding to use. Colleges will also have to include a statement of policy regarding the institution’s programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, as well as

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Chelsey Wild, 23, was arrested on Oct. 18 at 3:53 a.m. at the corner of East Albany Street and Jim Shampine Drive for driving while intoxicated.

Charles Carter Jr., 28, was arrested on Oct. 18 at 8:18 p.m. at 169 W. Second St. for an executive bench warrant out of Oswego City Court.

Shelby Hale, 23, was arrested on Oct. 19 at 1:16 a.m. at 255 W. Third St. for theft of services.

Albert Snyder III, 30, was arrested on Oct. 19 at 2:47 a.m. at 214 W. First St. for driving while intoxicated.

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Richard Wheeler, 29, was arrested on Oct. 19 at 2:02 p.m. at 341 State Route 104 for petit larceny.

Christopher Underwood V, 23, was arrested on Oct. 19. at 2:43 p.m. at 156 E. Third St. for harrasment and endangering the welfare of a child.

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Following a gloomy, damp, and chilly week, this weekend’s weather will provide much the same. After a partly to mostly cloudy Friday, clouds will increase on Saturday and a few rain showers are likely towards evening.

Another shot of chilly air will arrive in town on Sunday with cloudy skies, a few rain showers, and high of only around 50. Following this cool period, much warmer weather will make a brief return to the region early next week.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK It is important to speak up to injustice of any kind that occurs anywhere, but we must first address the issues at home, on this campus that affect the way we live and interact with one another.”

-- Christopher Collins-McNeil, SA director of civic engagement

THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Oct. 24, 2014

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VEGA to put on “Safe Trick-or-Treat” 30-year-old Halloween season tradition continues for local children

Oswego State’s residence halls will provide “Safe Trick-or-Treat” for children in sixth grade or under, accompanied by an adult, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 2.

VEGA, the Junior and Senior Women’s Honor Society at Oswego State, is hosting this event. This is one of many events VEGA holds throughout the academic year.

“We usually get between 200 and 300

children participating each year,” said Laura Brown, Faculty Advisor for VEGA. “All the dorms are eligible to participate, but we usually get 20 percent of the students overall to hand out candy.”

“I don’t have any specific numbers of students because we don’t keep track from year to year, but I would estimate we usually have about 40 students participate,” Johnson Hall Director Kelly Giese said.

During the trick-or-treating, children and families can go to the Marano Campus Center Student Activities Court from 12 to 3 p.m. where there will be food, games, crafts and music.

“The after party is sponsored by VEGA for the children and their families,” Brown said. “Some other student organizations have partnered with VEGA at different times to provide games or activities for children.”

Admission for the after-party portion of the day is providing two canned or boxed food items per child attending, and all the food donated will be given to the local food bank.

Brown stated Safe Trick-or-Treat has been going strong for 30 years.

“My primary role is to promote Safe Trick-or-Treat and encourage students to sign up,” Giese said. “In the past, I have purchased candy for Desk Attendants to give out, and I usually stop down to check on things throughout the day.”

“If you are involved, buy a lot of candy,” said Johnson Hall Resident Mentor Kelsey Thomas.

Thomas was involved in the event last year and said it is a nice and safe way for many children to be able to attend.

“Students who sign up are really excited to see all the kids in their costumes,” Giese added. “They love watching the kids knock on their doors and ask for candy, and they love being able to put a smile on their faces.”

Giese also said the kids who do not sign up are sometimes confused as to why there are small children in the building but said Johnson Hall residents have never had any negative feedback about the event.

If residents are interested in participating in this event, they purchase their own candy and offer their rooms up as stops for the children to trick-or-treat on the day of the event. Students can sign up at the front desk of their residence hall until Thursday, Oct. 30.

The Student Association held their sixth weekly meeting of the semester Tuesday evening. The number of senators present was enough to make quorum.

One new student was sworn in as a senator and took the oath of office on the SA constitution. The minutes from last week were then approved, and the agenda for the meeting was approved as well.

There was one guest to the senate. Stephen Aschkenes, a representative of WTOP-10 TV, spoke to the senate, saying the campus television organization has $20 left in its account for office supplies. Aschkenes said the station goes through a lot of paper each week, and he is concerned about funding for paper for the remainder of the school year. He went on to say the organization has other accounts they could transfer funds to, but a lot of those funds will be used for the movies WTOP-10 puts on, salaries and CD, as well as broadcasting projects to be used later in the year. Aschkenes asked the SA senate for $250 to pay for office supplies for the remainder of the year.

Sen. Jillian Kranz and a new senator volunteered to write up a bill for the proposal.

There was no public comment.

In executive reports, SA President Tucker Sholtes started out by thanking everyone who was involved in the events of last week’s

Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit and “Tomorrow Show” campaign. Sholtes said he has returned to working on the massive spring concert that will occur on May 8, 2015, the same day as Bridge Street Run to serve as an alternative celebration for students to attend. Sholtes said the actual concert planning will be delayed for some time because a lot of major artists aren’t making their spring schedules just yet. In the meantime, Sholtes said he has been working on the other events that will transpire that day, such as the May Day events. Sholtes said he wanted to meet with individual members of SA and discuss the components of the concert and eventually hold a campus-wide meeting to help decide what kind of music to be looking for when choosing an artist. Sholtes added he wants to get committees formed regarding the event.

Sholtes discussed senators participating in the committee of intercollegiate athletes.

He would like one male and one female to participate. He also offered senators involvement in the campus concept committee, which would give students a voice in determining which new buildings could be built on the Oswego State campus, as well as businesses that have applied to Oswego State as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Start-Up NY program.

Sholtes offered senator involvement in the student calendar committee, which is currently deciding the various events and important timepoints happening in the 2018-2019 school year.

“If you’re part of this committee, you’ll be potentially determining when your commencement is or when the spring break for that year will be,” Sholtes said.

SA Vice President Neely Laufer then spoke to the senate regarding the senate’s special meetings happening once a month, the objection to bring lots of students to the meetings to express their concerns about the campus. Laufer said the first of these special meetings could potentially happen on either Nov. 4 or Nov. 11. A specific topic of student concern will also be determined by that time.

Director of Finance Elena Sanchez showed the senate formal documentation for approval of two campus organizations that did not get approved budgets last year. Both the organizations submitted budgets last year but were missed during the approval period and never brought to the senate floor. Sholtes and Sanchez took executive measures to approve the budgets due to their low requests. Sanchez said she has been looking through the records to make sure no other budgets were missed. So far, she has only seen these two.

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Photo provided by Public Affairs Young children and their families enjoy the festivities of Safe Trick-or-Treat in the Marano Campus Center in 2012.

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The Agenda

Our weekly list of what to do in Oswego Splash in Movie, Friday when guests will float around the pool in inner tubes watching Disney’s “Frozen” in Lee Hall pool at 8 p.m.

Fall Festival including games, bounce houses and food, Saturday on Onondaga Field at 12 p.m.

Field Hockey vs. SUNY Geneseo celebrating Senior Day, Saturday at the South Athletic Field at 1 p.m.

Hypnotist, Paul Ramsay presents “Mind Games,” Saturday in Marano Campus Center Room 132 at 8 p.m.

“Take Back the Night” rally, march and speakout for gender equality outside Hewitt Union, Monday at 7 p.m.

addressed the senate about a campaign against alcoholism and drug use on the Oswego State campus. SA will be tabling and providing giveaways next Monday through Friday. She handed out posters to be posted in residence halls to advertise the campaign.

In committee reports, Rules and Judiciary Committee Chair Jillian Kranz said the committee did not meet because they meet biweekly, and this was their off week. Finance Committee Chair Tyler Jodeit said the committee also did not meet last week. Student Involvement Committee Chair Shantol Williams said her committee did not either due to the events of the media summit.

Sen. Emily Nassir briefly discussed the “Miss a Meal” event taking place soon, as well as the proposal for a campus-wide Coexistence Day, which she said will take place during the spring semester because of the number of important events in the fall and to give more time for preparation.

In hall council reports, Sen. Jillian Kranz, resident of Funnelle Hall, said the residence hall is hosting a “Funnelleaween” event and the hall murder game. A senator from Johnson Hall said the building is proposing to have a print station and a video game community building exercise. A senator from Scales Hall also said its hall council is looking into a video game community builder. A

senator from Hart Hall said the building is busy in its penny wars competition.

In senate research forum, Sen. Sarah Woods continued her discussion from last week regarding student safety on campus and will be meeting with various RAs and University Police to talk about the matter.

Sholtes took the time to discuss his experience at the SUNY SA conference last weekend in Rochester. Sholtes said he was pleased to discover Oswego State is far ahead of other SUNY schools in the case of their legislation.

“They were talking about legislation for their own ‘It’s On Us’ campaign, which we have already talked about,” Sholtes said.

“They discussed having local foods in their dining halls, which we’ve had since 2000.”

Sen. Nassir brought up the topic of student discounts at local businesses. She said she talked to one of her friends from another SUNY school, and they provide students with discount cards, listing all the businesses that have student discounts with purchases.

Sholtes and Nassir might try to initiate a similar tool for Oswego State students.

There were no special orders, new legislation or senator issues.

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

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CDC restricts student traveling to West African nations

New Clery Act law SUNY campus health centers, county health departments to conduct drills for possible Ebola patients increases safety RESPONSE PLAN from COVER weeks and months to come in order to best protect New Yorkers.

“Protecting the people of this state is one of our top priorities in government, and I want all New Yorkers to know that we are doing everything necessary to safeguard against the risks of Ebola,” Cuomo said. “Today I’m announcing a thorough effort involving multiple state agencies and authorities that will ensure we are prepared to address even the

slightest possibility of this disease.”

Part of Zimpher’s plan is to expand the Ebola Working Group, a committee created by the Obama administration in August to consider setting policy for the potential use of experimental drugs to help the hundreds infected by the deadly disease in Africa. SUNY would expand the group to include college campus specialists in medical management, public health, emergency management, international programs and student services.

The committee will be chaired by Dr. John F.

Graphic provided by the CDC The CDC has established a Warning – Level 3 Travel Notice for Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Williams, M.D., Ed. D., M.P.H., the president of the SUNY Downstate Medical Center. According to Zimpher, the committee will meet regularly, monitor the health situation both SUNY-wide and beyond and ensure SUNY college presidents are informed about the latest available information.

“The plan, as outlined by Chancellor Zimpher, implements many sound public health principles, including anticipating and organizing a response to a potential disease threat so everyone knows where to go, who is responsible for what,” said Oswego State history professor and medicine historian Gwen Kay. “We did something similar for H1N1 [swine flu] several years ago, including placement of many hand sanitizers throughout campus, email to faculty about potential absences because of the flu strain and preparing staff at Mary Walker. Other elements in this current plan, including the travel piece, are more a response to public concerns than anything else.”

To maintain communication with the Ebola Working Group, Zimpher advises all campuses to designate a primary contact person for Ebola-related issues. Oswego State’s contact is Elizabeth Burns, a nurse practitioner and director of student health services at Mary Walker Health Center.

“Adequate planning is always a best practice,” Burns said.

Zimpher’s response plan will also require SUNY campuses to have onsite health centers to conduct emergency drills. The SUNY Ebola Working Group is currently working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state DOH to modify drill instructions for general campus use. These drills will include the recognition and isolation of Ebolasuspect patients, the use of personal protective equipment, training of staff and communication with local public health authorities.

Burns said the health center at Oswego State has been discussing the concept of drills with the local health department.

“It is always important to plan and stay informed,” Burns said. “At the same time, it’s important to have perspective about Ebola. It is not airborne and only certain individuals are at risk. Per a recent columnist in an opinion column: Individuals are more at risk for contracting influenza. Influenza causes lost time in work and school. 3,000 people die each year from influenza (these are usually elderly or patients with co-morbid conditions). Certain years the influenza death rate can be much higher.”

A big component of the chancellor’s response plan is continuing to prohibit campus-

sponsored or approved travel to countries with current CDC Level 3 travel warnings.

“At this point, those countries are Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone,” Zimpher said in her memo. “This travel ban applies to all campus-related or funded activities, such as study abroad, Research Foundation grant activity and other travel.”

Senior Matt Findel believes these protective measures go over the top.

“I think this whole thing is being blown right out of proportion,” Findel said. “I think it’s plain hysteria. We’re so concerned about Ebola when things like influenza kill thousands of Americans every year.”

The CDC released a statement on advice for universities and students about Ebola in West Africa, stating that the organization posted a Warning – Level 3 Travel Notice for anyone, including college students, advising them to avoid non-essential travel to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone for the time being.

“At this time, there is no risk of contracting Ebola in other countries in the West Africa region where Ebola cases have not been reported,” the statement said. “However, the situation could change rapidly.”

“We have no college programs currently running to the countries you cited as impacted by Ebola, or nearby,” said Joshua McKeown, the diirector of International Education and Programs.

Chancellor Zimpher’s response plan advises campuses to review their previous campus-level public health emergency planning documents.

“The current situation presents an ideal opportunity to convene the campus emergency operations group,” Zimpher’s memo said.

Oswego State has a chapter for pandemic flu and epidemic responses in its Guide to Emergency Preparedness. In the event of an Ebola outbreak, or any highly infectious dangerous disease at Oswego State, the college would adhere to those procedures.

“In the event of any pandemic influenza outbreak or contagion, the college will implement the Pandemic Flu Plan,” the Oswego State Emergency Preparedness Information and Procedures plan states. “The plan calls for limiting social interaction and a discontinuation of all but the most essential functions of the institution.

Alert levels have been established that proscribe specific actions on the parts of college community members. Incident Command Structure will be employed during the outbreak of any contagious illness in epidemic proportions.”

The Ebola Working Group has ruled such an infection by Ebola as extremely unlikely.

SUNY will remain in constant contact with the CDC and the State DOH for the most recent information on the Ebola situation.

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the procedures the institutions will follow when one of these crimes is reported.

These changes comes under the Clery Act, both of which require colleges and universities to publish crime reports about crimes on campus and in the surrounding community. Under this rule from the U.S. Education Department, effective July 1, 2015, colleges and universities will be required to compile and make crime statistics available on stalking, dating violence and domestic violence.

“The department has the responsibility to ensure that all of our students have the opportunity to learn and grow in a safe environment,” said U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan. “These new rules require institutions to ensure that students and employees have vital information about crime on campus and the services and protections available to victims if a crime does occur, which will be significant assets in addressing the growing problems of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking on our nation’s campuses.”

The change was spurred by victim advocacy groups’ claims saying the current statistics do not provide a clear enough picture on the extent of sexual crimes committed on college campuses.

“I think it [the new rule] will make it more transparent for students and families looking at the Clery Report and give them a better sense of what is going on on the campuses they are looking at,” Oswego State Title IX Coordinator Lisa Evaneski said. “I also think that if we are able to create an environment where our students and employees know what is expected of them and how we will follow up it could make our campus safer.”

“The published statistics may be a deterring factor that could reduce assaults,” Oswego State student Ilayda Kelley said. “They could also inform students on campus, especially possible victims, to take precautions to protect themselves. Overall, this could make the campus a safer place than it was before.”

The Obama administration has taken a series of steps this year to fight sexual assaults on college and university campuses.

“Students should always be aware of their surroundings, know who they are out with and engage in smart, self-protective measures, such as walking in well-lit areas or not walking alone, particularly at night,” said public justice professor Jaclyn Schildkraut. “A lot of crime occurs when people become complacent and think it could never happen to them or it could never happen here at Oswego State. Therefore, it is really important that our students remain vigilant and watchful and always are aware.”

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24th district seen as essential in midterms

Democrats, Republicans battle for competitive battleground district

Photo provded by Dan Maffei for Congress Democrat incumbent Rep. Dan Maffei (left) and Vice President Joe Biden (right) try to convince Central New York voters to vote Democratic in midterm elections

BIDEN from COVER I are personal friends, but it goes way beyond our friendship. It goes way beyond our friendship. We got clobbered in The Great Recession. We call it The Great Recession because it’s the worst recession short of The Depression in the history of the United States of America. A lot of innocent people got crushed. They did nothing wrong. They never missed a mortgage payment. You busted your neck your whole life and you look down, and all of a sudden your house is under water. You owed more on it than what it was worth.

You did nothing wrong. You showed up one day to work after the last five, 10, 20, 25 years, every year of your yearly evaluation getting an evaluation as a great employee, and they said ‘give me your key, give me your code, give me your computer access.’ We’re moving abroad or we’re closed. You’ve seen it up here.”

Last month, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio came to the district to headline a fundraiser for Katko’s campaign. In August, National Republican Congressional Committee Chair-

man Greg Walden stopped in Syracuse for a fundraiser as well. A day before Biden’s appearance in Syracuse, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy visited Auburn and spoke to Katko and reporters there.

Katko did not respond to requests for comment on Biden’s visit or the number of national names visiting Central New York.

“It’s competitive for three reasons,” said Grant Davis Reeher, a political science professor at Syracuse University.

“First, demographics and party registration in the district. There are both Democratic and Republican strength areas. It’s a swing district, versus a clearly blue or red one. More generally, the political culture tends toward the center in Central New York. Second, it had been held for a long time by one member, and that member retired in 2008, creating an open seat.

These seats are always more competitive, all other things equal. No one has yet established themselves in the seat so far.

That leads to the third reason. The present incumbent, Dan Maffei, is perceived by the Republican Party as beatable, which means that higher quality challengers are likely to come forward, and the race is given more attention and money by the

national and state party organizations.”

The district has gone through a period of party switches in the last few years.

Maffei first won the seat in 2008, which was then the 25th congressional district, the first Democrat to win that district since 1965. He was unseated in 2010 by Republican Ann Marie Buerkle. Maffei won back the seat in a rematch election with Buerkle in 2012.

The Maffei campaign announced former President Bill Clinton will be in Syracuse next week, also to endorse the Democratic candidate.

“They [candidates] want to communicate a few things,” Reeher said. “First, by someone big coming out to Syracuse to help them, they want to communicate that they are important enough to get that kind of attention. Second, they are hoping that the visitor will be popular, especially with their base voters, and by association, raise their own popularity.”

The latest Siena College poll conducted in September showed Maffei with an 8-point lead over Katko, but many have argued the race has tightened since that time.

The midterm election will be Nov. 4.

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Bill passes due to recent racial incidents LEGISLATION from COVER to offenders that their hatred won’t be tolerated.”

As stated in the bill, co-existence day will occur annually on Oct. 22 now. Students are encouraged to wear white in support of people of all faiths and all walks of life.

Before the legislation was passed, Oswego State has been conducting diversity and inclusion training sessions run by the SA Director of Civic Engagement Christopher Collins-McNeil, who also sponsored the bill.

“My assistant director Justin Brantley and myself have been conducting diversity workshops on our campus,” Collins-McNeil said. “We have worked with over 200 student leaders to begin to recognize the privileges we all possess and then to use that privilege to lift someone else up.

Our trainings are designed for students to begin to think about diversity and inclusion and how to incorporate what they have learned in their E-boards and their constituencies. Beginning to think about diversity and inclusion on the student leadership side will allow for every voice, opinion, and idea to be heard on this campus.”

The SA bill is expected to be beneficial not only to Jewish students who want to be less fearful of discrimination, but will also educate the rest of the student body “I think this legislation will put a lot less stress on the body of those offended. It’ll be good for them,” said freshman Michael Gambro. “No one comes to college to be bullied or discriminated against. We all come here for an education.

Scholarships and grants aside, we’re all paying the same price to come here and should be treated equally. If someone’s getting in the way of that, then that is a problem.”

Disturbances have occurred at Oswego State in the past, which played a factor in the passing of this legislation.

“This past spring semester there was a student here who had a swastika drawn onto their door as well as the incident regarding the student who attended a beer Olympics in black face,” Collins-McNeil said. “Unfortunately, legislation was not passed on this campus to acknowledge either of those events. However, it is important to speak up to injustice of any kind that occurs anywhere, but we must first address the issues at home, on this campus that affect the way we live and interact with one another.”

Last spring semester, a white student wore black paint on his face to a party. After being revealed on social media, this incident spurred racial protest.

“The largest incident at Oswego that I can talk about is that a student found a swastika

drawn on a book in the library and another on a desk in a different part of the library,” Nassir said. “Recently, people have been speaking negatively of our new fraternity on campus Alpha Epsilon Pi because of their pride in being a Jewish fraternity and the fact that they like to advertise themselves as a Jewish fraternity.”

Anti-Semitism isn’t a concept that has recently started to come to prominence in American colleges. Several incidents, like what happened at Emory University, have occurred for a long period of time.

“Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident on college campuses in North America and across the world,” Alpha Epsilon Pi’s Executive Director Andrew Boran said. “The rising tide of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel activity on college campuses is widespread and must be stopped. Universities are a place for the free and open exchange of ideas and Jewish students should not be made to feel unsafe in their homes on campuses.”

Collins-McNeil agreed that there has to be a change and that it is SA’s responsibility to insight change within the student body.

“I am a firm believer in self-actualization and recognizing who you are and all that you are,” Collins-McNeil said. “One thing that differs between racial discrimination and religious discrimination is that religious affiliation can be disguised while other forms of discrimination are inescapable. Legislation within the Student Association can bring about awareness to student organizations and other students, but in order for progress and tangible change to be made discussions regarding religion, race, class, gender and sexual orientation must be held. Limits must be pushed and ideas must be challenged. Change starts with one and we all must start with ourselves.”

The actions also don’t come as a surprise to both the SA or the student body while they were distraught by the actions of the vandals at Emory University, but know that anti-semitism and acts associated with the belief is something that has happened for years.

“I would like to say I’m surprised, but I’m not,” Nassir said. “It’s scary in a surprising way that people still want to act out on these feelings, but I know that there are people in this world that feel that way and have no problem expressing it.”

“I expect other colleges do the same thing.

We’re part of the SUNY system and we represent the state,” Gambro said. “Odds are good all other SUNY schools will do the same. It would make colleges more socially and financially acceptable.

Socially, because people of many different cultures won’t be afraid to come to a college where they will be discriminated against.”

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Sky not falling if Lakers lose

Andrew Pugliese Sports Editor apugliese@oswegonian.com The men’s ice hockey program’s success between the fall of 2009 and spring of 2013 set the bar extremely high for last season’s team. Anyone not strictly following last season’s team was unaware of how new it was and the growing pains it faced.

That unawareness led fans to lack belief in the team when it began losing. The Lakers pulled it together and made an impressive run, but the doubters lingered throughout the season.

This Saturday night, the season may begin with a loss in the exhibition game, but doubters better stay hidden. Losses are inevitably a part of sports. Winning streaks, like the 12-game run during the 2010-2011 season, do not happen every year. Another reason not to panic is the team coming to campus is made up of the best hockey players under 18 in the nation.

The United States under-18 team is filled with NCAA Division I recruits and NHL prospects. On WNYO’s “Around the Lake” on Tuesday, men’s ice hockey head coach Ed Gosek called forward Auston Matthews as his prediction to go No. 1 in the 2016 NHL draft.

A good point to also make is the fact Oswego State is getting one week of practices with its coaches before this game, so it's running through conditioning tests and preparing all systems to be ready for this game.

The Lakers could lose this exhibition game on Saturday night, but they will still be successful this season. They return nearly every piece from one of the best offensive teams in the country, one of the best goalies and their entire defensive depth chart.

This team will compete for a SUNYAC title and another NCAA tournament berth.

So stick around and come to the games.

This team will be fun to watch win more than 20 contests.

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as SUNYAC tournament champions and returned to the NCAA Frozen Four for the fifth straight year.

Although the Lakers fell to WisconsinStevens Point in the national semifinals, thus ending their season without a national championship, the questions had been answered. This

was a team with a ton of talent that would compete for championships in the years to come.

It is now the second year for all the new faces, and expectations are high. It is time to take a look at what the team will look like this season, what some key matchups will be and who some players to look out for will be.

In between the pipes

Meet the Captains

Matt Zawadzki Sophomore, Fort Mill, SC 2013-2014 : 2.16 GAA, .922 save %

Bobby Gertsakis Senior, Pickering, ON Defenseman

Justin Gilbert Junior, Ottawa, ON 2013-2014 : 2.50 GAA, .901 save %

Mackenzie Sawyer Freshman, Landsdowne, ON 2013-2014 *: 2.30 GAA, .914 save %

Nick Rivait Senior, Kingsville, ON Defenseman

*2013-2014 juniors statistics

New faces

Denton King Junior, Pense, SK Defenseman

-Alex D'Oliveira (Defenseman)

-Joey Davies (Forward)

-Trent Durocher (Forward)

-Mitchell Herlihey (Forward)

-David Ferreira (Forward)

-Sean Federow (Forward)

-Mackenzie Sawyer (Goalie)

Players to watch

Chris Carr Senior, Burlington, ON Forward 2013-2014 statistics: 3G, 7A

Josh Timpano Sophomore, Orillia, ON Forward 2013-2014 statistics: 2G, 4A

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LAKER HOCKEY RETURNS Last season, no one knew what to expect from the Oswego State men’s ice hockey team.

The Lakers were a team with more new faces than familiar ones, and they had just lost one of the most successful classes in program history. By season’s end, the team put together a fifth consecutive 20-win season, repeated

TEAM TO SUPPORT MS

Joey Davies Sophomore, Demorestville, ON Forward 2012-2013 juniors statistics**: 27G, 29A

**-Davies transferred to Oswego State from Division I Alaska-Fairbanks where he only dressed for nine games.

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Quote of the Week At our house we have a picture on our bathroom mirror of Plattsburgh hoisting the ECAC West trophy. I see that every day. We have that desire. It's our turn now."

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Swimming and Diving The men’s and women’s swimming and diving were at the Rochester Institute of Technology on Wednesday. The men lost 138-78 while the women lost 143-89. For the men, the Lakers took the top three spots in the 100 yard breast stroke with sophomores Jacob Mullett Nathan Taylor and Gabe Alagna coming in 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Oswego State also took the top two spots in diving with senior Justin Berrios scoring a 215.95 and sophomore Ben Hale scoring a 145.95. For the women, the 200 yard freestyle relay team of seniors Sabia Filiaci and Kathryn McKinney, junior Emily Doe and freshman Natalie Brophy won in their event.

Volleyball

The Oswego State volleyball team was at the Hartwick Invitational in Oneonta, N.Y. this past weekend. The Lakers finished 3-1 on the tournament, defeating St. Lawrence University, 3-1, and Ithaca College, 3-2, on Friday. Both wins coming from down one set at some point in the match. On Saturday, the Lakers defeated Hartwick College, 3-1, and in their last match of the tournament, Oswego State lost to Stevens Institute of Technology, 3-0. Senior captain Stephanie Bailey had 21 kills through the four matches, earning herself to the all-tournament team.

Cross Country

The men's and women's teams raced at the Lafayette Leopard Invitational in Easton, Pa. this past Saturday. The men's team finished fourth out of six teams while the women's team finished fifth out of five teams in a field that had three division one teams at it. For the men, senior Nick Montesano finished in ninth overall while freshmen Colin Greenseich and Justin Sommer finihsed at 13th and 19th respectively. Also finishing in the top 25 for the Lakers was sophomore Tyler Morris. For the women, junior Karlee Duffer led the way finishing in 20th. While senior Sarah Popovitch and junior Katie Laris also finished in the top 25 for Oswego State.

Pery Kennedy | The Oswegonian Junior assistant captain Lizzy Marks knows the pressure is on the returning players to fill up the stat sheet.

Sam Watkins Staff Writer sports@oswegonian.com Starving. That is the word Oswego State women’s ice hockey captain and junior goalie, Tori Trovato, used to describe the eagerness of the team to take the ice this season.

After over six months, the wait for Trovato and the Lakers is nearly over. When the Lakers take the ice Saturday against the Toronto Midget Aeros, the success of last season will be firmly planted in the past, as they attempt to make history for a second consecutive season.

The aforementioned history came in the form of a record-setting year for the Lakers last winter, as they earned a program high 17 wins. However, by virtue of the four-year collegiate program, this Oswego State team has undergone a major transformation, losing nine seniors from last year’s team.

For the most part, the discussion around this Oswego State team has had nothing to do with the players it currently has and has had everything to do with the players it lost.

One constant for the Lakers has been their head coach, Diane Dillon, who enters her eighth season with the Lakers in 2014.

A veteran, Dillon acknowledges the caliber of players the Lakers graduated, but she has little doubt this new team can achieve the same successes of last year.

“Every year is different, and certainly teams change,” Dillon said. “We have some very skilled players coming in, in addition to our younger players maturing.

We have strong goaltending, that hasn’t changed. I think we’re still one of the best in the league in the net, if not the best.

We’ve added some speed and some scoring ability, which is one thing I think was really lacking last year.”

“Do I think we can match the win total?

Sure,” Dillon said. “I think it’s just going to be a different Laker team going after that total.”

Fortunately, one thing the Lakers are not losing is leadership, which is exemplified by two of their new captains, Trovato and junior forward Lizzy Marks. The letters on the jerseys of Marks and Trovato are merely technicalities, as both of them have been leaders on the team since their arrival two years ago.

“As sophomores last year, all we did was just absorb every bit of information from those captains,” Trovato said. “We’d ask questions, we’d ask how to handle different situations, and they really helped us as emerging leaders.”

Marks, who was disappointed with her total of two goals last season, is aware of the expectations around her this year.

“It was frustrating last year not being able to produce like I wanted to, but going into the summer those are the things you work on,” Marks said. “You shoot pucks on the driveway, you stick handle, you do everything you can to get better. The pressure to put points up is there, but you have to do the little things right first.”

We have strong goaltending, that hasn't changed. I think we're still one of the best in the league in the net, if not the best."

-Diane Dillon, head coach

Trovato’s path to becoming the captain may be even more interesting when one considers her role on the team, as Dillon has yet to name a starting goaltender

for Oswego State. This comes as no surprise, however, as the Lakers played the entirety of last season without an official starting goalie.

Last season, the Lakers held three goalies on the roster. Aside from Trovato, Oswego State handed the net to then senior Catherine Cote, and current senior Bridget Smith. Bringing in freshman Mariah Madrigal this season, along with Trovato and Smith, Dillon expects the competition for the position to be tough.

“Bridget is our lone senior, with three years of experience and determination under her belt,” Dillon said. “Seniors always get a little more hungry when they realize that their college playing career is coming to an end. Then there is Tori, who’s maturing as a junior now, and is arguably one of the best athletes on our team. Those two are going to be going head to head all day long.”

Last season, Trovato entered with the least collegiate experience of the three goalies, so naturally Dillon has not counted out the freshman Madrigal from making a play for the goalie position.

“We’ve added another freshman [Madrigal] who is a little feisty,” Dillon said.

“She’s come in here thinking she’s playing, so she’s going to be on these girls’ tails, trying to earn playing time.”

Trovato, like her position demands, remains focused and determined to earn playing time.

“My mentality has been the same since freshman year,” Trovato said. “When I was a freshman I had two girls in front of me, but I still wanted it just like Mariah does now. The net is up for grabs for anyone to take. If she has a good week of practice, Mariah could be in the net this weekend.

That’s just how it goes.”

As if the Lakers needed further motivation for this upcoming year, they found it when their rivals SUNY Plattsburgh won the SUNYAC Championship last season.

“We’re sick of coming in third. We’re sick of losing to Plattsburgh and Elmira,” Trovato said. “At our house we have a picture on our bathroom mirror of Plattsburgh hoisting the ECAC West trophy. I see that every day. We have that desire. It’s our turn now.”

For these Oswego State players, time is short. They are aware how quickly their time as Lakers will pass by.

“We’re lucky. There are thousands of women who would die to be in our position right now,” Trovato said. “We’ve got to take every day one step at a time, and not take what we have for granted. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. We’re here for four years and then we’re done. Give all we have now before it’s over, because it will be over before we blink.”

Trovato and Marks have two years left as members of the Lakers, but they can ill afford to look that far ahead. You can remove the nine seniors, but you can not remove the winning attitude that this Oswego State team carries with it. When the Lakers take the ice on Saturday against the Midget Aeros, they will be faced with plenty of skeptics, but do not be surprised if this group of winners proves all the critics wrong.

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Awareness game brings legacy full circle

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Field hockey honors alumni battling MS for courage, constant support over past seven seasons

Photo provided by Sports Information Oswego State wore special MS awareness practice uniforms before their match against Wells College.

Andrew Pugliese Sports Editor apugliese@oswegonian.com The Oswego State field hockey team came together to do more than defeat Wells College on Saturday, Oct. 18 as it hosted a game to raise awareness about Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The Lakers defeated the Express 1-0.

The game was decided in the 45th minute when sophomore Grace Rinaldi found space at the right post and tipped home a pass from sophomore Julia Calandra for the game’s lone score. The goal was Rinaldi’s sixth of the season, tying her for the team lead.

At the start of the season, the team was looking for a cause to support and senior captain Courtney Collins came forward with the suggestion of MS, a disease that both her mother and cousin (diagnosed this year) are currently battling.

“We wanted to do an awareness game, and we felt that my mom has been here for four years supporting us, the Lakers, me, and we just thought it’d be really nice to get together and do something nice for her,” Courtney Collins said. “She’s an alumni, she’s in the hall of fame, so it’s special in that way because she’s connected to the school, and we just thought it was the perfect time to do it.”

Anne Collins, Courtney Collins’ mother, is a member of the Oswego State class of 1980. During her four years at Oswego State, she competed for the field hockey and women’s ice hockey teams. She ended her career as the leading scorer in the field hockey program’s history and the leading scorer among defensemen for the women’s ice hockey program. Her career landed her in the 2006 induction class of the Oswego State Athletic Hall of Fame.

In the past seven years, Anne Collins has returned to Oswego State as one of the biggest supporters of Laker field hockey. Courtney Collins’ older sister, Kelly Collins, played field hockey, as well as women’s ice hockey and lacrosse from 2008-2011, and Courtney Collins has played field hockey for Oswego State from 2011-2014.

“It was a fun run. I just am thrilled to see every single game,” Anne Collins said.

“There’s two left and I don’t know, I’m kind of pushing away the feeling of ‘Oh, no there’s only two left.’ But, I’m going to go to the Cortland game. I’m going to come here for the Geneseo game, and I’m not going to miss a minute.”

During pregame, Anne Collins was honored at midfield with a ceremonial ball drop surrounded by the entire Oswego State squad. The team donned its orange warm up T-shirts, which read “Made Strong” across the front and “We don’t know how strong we are until being strong is the only choice we have” across the back, as well as orange socks.

Throughout the first half of play, momentum was entirely swung in favor of the home side. The Lakers’ ability to create

pressure was prevalent as the ball only crossed midfield on several short-lived counter attacks by Wells College. Oswego State outshot the Express, 6-0, in the first half and forced junior Kendrick Wilson to make one of her eight saves.

The half presented five penalty corner opportunities for the Lakers, but an inability to connect on one final pass to the face of the cage

kept them off the board. However, play picked up in the second 35 minutes of play.

Rinaldi’s goal came nine minutes into the second half but was far from the team’s first turn at goal. Oswego State had already taken three shots and taken its sixth penalty corner.

The corner was the team’s first of six in the half compared to Wells’ two. The Lakers finished with a commanding 11-2 advantage in corners.

Head coach Brandi Lusk was pleased with the play of the forwards throughout the game.

“That’s part of college field hockey. You’ve got to recruit girls that are going to put the ball in the back of the net and make things happen,” Lusk said. “I’m very lucky to have a very talented forward line with my starters and some of my second-string players that come off and go straight into the game.”

The goal held up as the home team continued to control possession, but with under a minute to play, it appeared as though the Express had found their response.

First, freshman Nicole Sales and junior Cat Taylor were able to get a pair of shots off a penalty corner with 40 seconds to play. Also, a shot was put home but an obstruction penalty caused the equalizer to be waved off securing the victory for the Lakers. Oswego State freshman goalie Sarita Charap has had a standout first season and her head coach was impressed by her ability to stand tall.

“That’s why she’s earned a starting position,” Lusk said. “Her, Grace and Priscilla are

all great goalies. You have to have a certain mindset in order to keep yourself focused through the game. It’s not easy when it’s cold and rainy to make those big saves at the end. It means the world to our program and I’m very proud of her for doing that.”

The win extended the Lakers’ winning streak to a season-high three straight. Its record currently sits at 6-8 (1-4 in SUNYAC play) heading into the season’s final two games, both in conference. Courtney Collins wants to finish her final season strong, especially with a team she shares such a special bond with.

“I just want to finish it with a great season,” Courtney Collins said. “I love these girls.

They’re the best team I’ve played with since I came here and we just want to finish strong and finish on a good note and be happy and have fun for the rest of the season.”

Anne Collins just sees this final season and Saturday’s game as a story returning to where it began 38 years ago.

“This is really special for me because it’s coming full circle,” Anne Collins said. “When I played here from 1976-1980 I just loved the sport, and then when Courtney played it, it was kind of fun and when they came to Oswego it’s full circle. It’s a full circle moment.

I was thinking that today when I came to the center of the field. It’s just a beautiful thing.”

Next up, is the season finale on Saturday, against SUNY Geneseo, which is also Senior Day.

STEPHANIE BAILEY Volleyball Senior, Scotia, N.Y.

The middle-hitter played a huge role for the Lakers this weekend, helping them achieve a 3-1 record at the Hartwick Invitational. Bailey really shined during a tough match against Ithaca that went five games. She recorded 10 kills, good enough for second on the team. She also controlled play at the net defensively, tallying three solo blocks and four block assists. The win also handed Ithaca only its fifth loss of the season. The senior went on to rack up 21 kills on the weekend to go along with twelve total blocks.

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BRODY MAGRO Men's Soccer Sophomore, Rochester, N.Y. The sophomore helped lift the team to a win in their first game of the weekend against SUNY Geneseo. Just 16:09 into the game on the road, freshman Nick Zingaro was able to find Magro in the middle of the box for a header that beat the keeper. The goal was eventually the game winner as the Lakers won 1-0 against the Knights.

The goal is Magro's second of the year and his first since the opening game of the season.

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The women's tennis team earned its highest win total since its 2007-2008 season with five wins this year. The Lakers picked up that fifth win in their consolation game at SUNYAC championships against SUNY Plattsburgh on Oct. 11 where Oswego State won the match, 5-3. Senior Lauren Stall led the way with winning both her singles and doubles match.

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Field hockey freshman goalkeeper Sarita Charap made 24 saves in the Lakers 6-0 loss against nationally ranked No. 20 SUNY Cortland on Wednesday in Cortland.

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Junior goalkeeper Todd Lawson made seven saves in the men's soccer 1-0 win over SUNY Geneseo on Friday, Oct. 17. The win gave the Lakers their third conference win of the season. Tying the amount they earned in their 2012 season.

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Junior libero Rachel Ruggaber recorded 77 digs this past weekend in the volleyball team's four matches at the Hartwick Invitational in Oneonta, N.Y. Her effort helped the Lakers go 3-1 for the tournament and improve their overall record to 16-13. It also increased her dig total this year to 519.

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VOTE IN UPCOMING ELECTION The 2014 midterm elections are just around the corner and students should be preparing themselves to head to the polls.

It may not be one of the most important election years in some people’s minds, but there are some very important statewide elections on the ballot this year. If students go into the polls without any information, they may not be happy with the choices they ultimately make.

If you are voting in Oswego, you will notice the race for New York’s 24th Congressional District is on the ballot. The incumbent in the race is Democrat Dan Maffei, while John Katko is the Republican candidate attempting to take the seat. A Siena College Poll, released

on Sept. 21, showed Maffei leading by 8 percent, while another 8 percent either held no opinion or did not know.

However, the numbers do not show the story behind each candidate. Maffei’s campaign has been running strong on fighting for women’s equality. Both campaigns have had harsh attack ads going after the credibility of one another.

There are more races, too. Republican hopeful Rob Astorino, Westchester County Executive, is challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo has led the entire way and Siena College’s most recent poll shows him holding a 20 percent lead.

Now, polls only mean so much. Each can-

didate has been making his or her case for months. Their positions are out there and known so it does not take much effort for voters to educate themselves on who they are voting into public office.

Taking the time to research the race you are voting on could help you in the long run.

Instead of just going off what attack ads are telling you, take the time to read an article online about the candidates or about the facts behind the attack ads. Oftentimes the ads stretch the truth or just scratch the surface of what is really going on.

When Nov. 4 comes in just over a week, be educated and know why you are voting for someone or something.

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Andrew Pugliese Sports Editor apugliese@oswegonian.com Saturday night marks the beginning of the Oswego State athletic season most followed on campus, men’s ice hockey. But fans should take a step back and realize there are still fall sports teams in action over the weekend as well.

In the fall of 2013, only three Oswego State teams competed in their respective SUNYAC Championships. The women’s soccer team made it to the play-in round of their tournament before falling to The College at Brockport, 2-1. The other two teams were the men and women’s cross country teams who have SUNYAC Championships

as a scheduled invitational.

This year, going into the last weekend of conference play, four fall sports teams, not including the cross country teams competing at their championships on Nov. 1, still have a chance at SUNYAC Championships bids, which could not be said at this time last year.

After a win last Saturday over Wells College, field hockey was on its longest winning streak of the season at three games.

Although the Lakers fell at No. 20 SUNY Cortland on Wednesday, they are still in contention for the final spot in this season’s SUNYAC Championships. The team has one final home game against SUNY Geneseo on Saturday to play. A berth into the Championships would be the team’s first in over a decade.

On the pitch, both the men and women’s soccer teams are on the cusp of making the postseason as well. While the men have won two of three and are currently within striking distance of a home playoff game, the women are winless in their last five and need a win at home on Saturday against conference-leading SUNY Cortland to have a chance at the final spot in the Championships. The men are seeking their first postseason appearance since 2009. As for the women, their tournament appearance last

season was the first time in more than 10 years. Wins for both and they could be in.

Turning to the court, volleyball head coach J.J. O’Connell has his team looking primed and ready for its second SUNYAC Championships in his three years at Oswego. The team won three of four matches last weekend in a tough field at the Hartwick Invitational. Now, the Lakers head to Fredonia where they will take on SUNY Geneseo, SUNY New Paltz and SUNY Fredonia with a chance to secure a bid. Oswego State is currently 3-3 in the SUNYAC and tied for fourth in the standings. A couple wins this weekend and Stephanie Bailey’s Senior Day match against SUNYIT on Nov. 1 may not be her last as a Laker.

So, with all that being said, it should be clear the men’s ice hockey exhibition game Saturday night is not the most important sporting event of the weekend.

It is an exciting event, which all should attend because it marks the beginning of a promising year for a team seeking its sixth-straight Frozen Four appearance.

However, sports fans should be more excited for the possibility of postseason play, which swirls around the fall sports programs that have not seen success like this in far too long.

Stand up to bullies this month Don’t be a victim of bullying only to fall into becoming one youself

“My nickname is Goose. I felt accepted because I was part of a team. I found it comical.”

Troy Antinora graphic design major, senior

“My nickname is Big Willie. I like it when my friends call me that. It’s just because I’m tall.’”

Will Gauthier education major, junior

“My nickname is Moomoo.

My friends gave it to me. I didn’t like it at first, but it grew on me.”

Mohamed Magassouba pre-engineering major, sophomore

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Tom Kline Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, an annual campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is centered around engaging and educating students, teachers, parents and the public at large about the profoundly negative impact bullying can have on a student’s life.

It goes without saying that as someone who used to deal with harassment on a near-daily basis until a few years ago, antibullying advocacy is something I hold near and dear to my heart. One of my intentions upon becoming a game designer is to make something a kid like me might use to get them through their struggles with bullying or harassment, even if only at the level of temporary escapism. The gaming community helped motivate me, and I want to return the favor.

Unfortunately, if the continuing struggle that is GamerGate is any indication, the video game industry is in a dark place at the moment, one that is a very far cry from the equal and inclusive community it once was.

Although I wrote a column about the GamerGate scandal last month, here’s a quick recap. Through a series of scandal after tweet after libelous clickbait article after scandal, an ideological revolt bordering on religious zealotry broke out between members of games press outlets and their readers that is rife with bickering matches over misogyny, misandry, racism, homophobia, transphobia and a bunch of other angles from which one can bicker.

The original struggle was between two prominent women in the industry and an army of what members of the press claimed was a little more than a bunch of frustrated, white, heterosexual, cis-gendered males with disposable income. This was followed by the formation of #NotYourShield, which was made up of women and minorities who refused to be misrepresented by the press (who had painted the homogenous-scumbag image of GamerGate to deflect suspicions of impropriety among their ranks).

The industry found itself locked in the trenches of Internet warfare. Bouts of name-calling and finger pointing broke out on both sides, all of which recently reached their climaxes in the wake of two unfortunate incidents. The first was a threat against feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian, whose video series “Tropes vs. Women in Video Games” was a primary element of scrutiny. A message was sent to Sarkeesian that threatened a mass shooting would occur if she did not cancel a lecture she was scheduled to give at Utah State University.

Because of the seriousness of the threat, Sarkeesian and USU officials were forced to comply, a point that was emphasized in the litany of anti-GamerGate articles written by the majority of anti-GamerGate press.

Just as it appeared that the GamerGate movement was starting to fade away, Gawker Media writer Sam Biddle posted a series of tweets that promoted bullying and

harassment directed at GamerGate-ers.

“Ultimately #GamerGate is reaffirming what we’ve known to be true for decades: Nerds should be constantly shamed and degraded into submission.

Bring Back Bullying,” Biddle said.

GamerGate-ers quickly took Biddle to task, sending a flurry of tweets and emails to Gawker’s major advertisers asking them to remove their ads from the site.

In response, Mercecdes, BMW and Adobe withdrew their ad revenue from Gawker sites (like Kotaku, Gizmodo and others), with the latter even posting an image, further sending home the point that Gawker Media was a probullying organization.

Upon hearing the news, I did what many GamerGate-ers did: I burst out in maniacal laughter and quickly took to Twitter to compose something sarcastic to tweet at Biddle to rub it in his face.

Just before I hit send, I realized something. In taunting Gawker about being stupid bullies, I’d become a stupid bully myself. According to StopBullying.gov, bullying is “unwanted, aggressive behavior . . . that involves a real or perceived power imbalance,” which is what damaging someone’s reputation to the point of putting their job in jeopardy would entail. I’d be kicking him while he was down in order to fuel my own ego. In what way would I be any different from the people who bullied me in school?

I wouldn’t. I’d be a hypocritical bully, plain and simple.

This is usually the part where I say something positive and inspiring. Unfortunately, to paraphrase Nietzsche, I got too worked up fighting monsters that I became a monster myself.

And I can’t help but feel more than a little ashamed.

Nicknames can make or break you any way. It just made people laugh. It feels good when you are on the basketball team and they call you Lucky Shot; it can boost your self confidence with a hobby.

What about nicknames that aren’t appropriate? What if a nickname evolves from an outrageous thing they did in college? Should that be yelled out in public? We tend to forget people can change, and eventually we have to leave that nickname where it was created and move on. I have heard multiple stories in the past few days about people being dubbed “Drunkie” or “Thottiana” even though they have moved on from that life or have done great things that should have outshadowed that one incident, but it didn’t.

Out of all these stories I’ve heard, I did Lily Choi| The Oswegonian not once hear someone say my friends call The first thing my family and friends me “Busy Bee” or “Dreamer” or anything would yell out in public was “Daddy positive. We do not dub someone on the Long Legs!” This was the most embarrass- good they do, but only on the bad or some ing thing that anyone could possibly do in physical quality they are not proud of, or that front of the entire world. People turned and others usually pick at. I am not saying that looked at me, mostly with pity, but the other nicknaming someone by something crazy he half in amusement, realizing why I was be- or she did is bad, but eventually we should ing called this name. When friends would drop it as the years go on because it can affect come over, they would hear this, and I want- their job or reputation in general, no matter ed to cower in the corner and fade away. how much of a changed person they are. I In my family’s mind, they were calling me have seen people comment on other’s picwhat they always called me and found no tures using their nickname and left the other problem with it. This is what nicknames can person humiliated, especially if their boss do to you, destroy you and aid you. or other coworkers see it. Having a horrible Nicknames are good because they con- nickname is not the worst thing that can hapnect you more to a social group and make pen, but time and place is always key when you stand out from the rest. Luckily, this it comes to nicknaming and calling that pernickname did not destroy my reputation in son by that nickname.

Cherilyn Beckles Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com

OPINION

THE OSWEGONIAN FRIDAY, Oct. 24, 2014

Tip of the hat...

◊...to those making bad nicknames. ◊...to officials shutting off the water for residents in Detroit.

◊...to those coming for family and friends weekend. ◊...to the parking lot for almost being done. ◊...to construction workers making our campus more beautiful.

◊...to those telling broadcasting students that TV is dead.

Wag of the finger...

Poor Detroit turns off water for residents Residents of Detroit affected by recession, can’t afford running water Maggie Faller Staff Writer opinion@oswegonian.com You may remember Detroit; it’s the city that was in the news in 2008 when all the American auto companies except Ford went downhill and the government had to bail them out.

The entire city filed for Chapter 9 Bankruptcy

reau states that Detroit’s poverty level currently stands at 40 percent.

The first thing that happens in such communities is those who can leave, leave. They go to another city and get jobs. That, in turn, depletes the community’s tax base further, which will then increase the strain on the public budget and serves to generally drive out more businesses as less trade is being conducted. Finally, you have two things; a meager infrastructure and poor people

Out, proud shirts help out Comfortable college for gay community Max Edick Contributing Writer opinion@oswegonian.com Why would a baseball team of LGBT players never win? Because everybody would be out.

That’s what happened last weekend, as a record number of “Out and Proud” shirts were worn, even outnumbering the “Ally” shirts. But what is coming out, and what does it mean to those who do come out?

Coming out means accepting who you are and not allowing fear of what others might say to keep you quiet. It’s a public declaration of a possible unpopular aspect of yourself, something that not everyone accepts. Coming out represents a point where a person has had enough of hiding themselves and want to feel safe. Unfortunately, the former is more common. I say unfortunately, because that one involves fear. People who come out this way have had enough of keeping silent, but they kept silent because they did not feel safe revealing themselves to their close friends or family. They were afraid of rejection from those who meant most to these people, a fear that may be justified. We have all heard stories of people who come out, only to lose friends or family members who can’t accept them. They come out when they’ve reached a breaking point and can’t hold it in any longer. Some come out with tears of shame, while others let it out in an outburst at homophobia, as if to disprove it by being on the other side (and I’m using homophobia generally, as an umbrella term for all anti-LGBT sentiments). This approach doesn’t always lead to positive results. One person who came out after a family member was making homophobic remarks hasn’t spoken to that person in years.

That family member would rather see them on the streets than living with her.

On the other hand, coming out when one feels safe is easier, but it takes longer. I came out as gender-free this way. The day I realized what I was, I immediately told a close friend. I was lucky to have friends who I already knew wouldn’t care what I was, and had been through other things with me. Not everyone has people who are so close, and they resort to hiding themselves until they can’t keep silent anymore.

Those who do have an immediate support system have people to rely on, who can help this person learn about what they are. I had to ask one of my friends if there was such a thing as a lack of gender identity, and together we discovered gender-free. I also had another friend who

has helped me be more confident in my lack of a gender, and find ways to experiment with it.

However, for the longest time, only they knew.

I never felt a need to tell others, since some people already knew. So it became something I’d tell people openly, but only if I trusted them enough not to run in disgust. It allowed me to choose who knew and still let people know.

Over the last weekend, I came out publicly. I was already out, but I never let strangers know. In part, it was because I didn’t feel safe letting people I didn’t know have this information. Another reason is that I didn’t want to stick out, but Coming Out weekend offered me, and many others

The worst offense in the classroom is to raise your hand while someone else is speaking. Countless times I sit in class listening to the professor, only to be interrupted by the screeching and soundless waves of a classmate’s hand.

Put that hand down. Putting your hand up while any other person in class is speaking is not only rude, but it means that you don’t care to listen to that person.

It is an utter disregard for your peers and especially a professor.

It says, “you’re talking, and I should be talking instead. Everyone would be more

The city of Detroit shut off water for thousands of customers who cannot afford to pay the water bill.

Detroit photo by Bernt Rostad, Image by Open icons

in July of last year and was granted it. Detroit has been frozen by the media as a sort of poster child for a country still emerging from a deep financial recession.

To be clear, they’re shutting off the water for poor people. Detroit News reported that more than 15,000 households and counting have had their taps turned off for being past due. Yet the bankrupt city hasn’t touched 40 businesses that owe $9.5 million in total. Under the city’s new emergency management, the department began an aggressive campaign to shut water off to unpaid accounts.

There are neighborhoods in Detroit where people are so poor they can’t pay their water bills. They don’t have jobs because there aren’t any jobs they can get; the economy in Detroit is terrible if you’re blue collar. These workers can’t leave to get a job elsewhere, because they don’t have any money. The U.S. Census Bu-

who can’t leave.

In Detroit, the demands of Chapter 9 Bankruptcy require that the city pay its creditors back.

They haven’t been able to wipe the slate clean.

Instead, in order to satisfy the demands of their debtors, they’re forced to squeeze the city which includes raising residential water costs. These water costs have increased by 119 percent over the last 10 years, a massive increase.

According to the Detroit News, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes’ ruling from the bench found no constitutional right to water service and agreed with city officials that a suspension would encourage more people not to pay their bills, leading to potentially large drops in revenue at a crucial time for the Detroit Water and Sewage Department.

This campaign is inhumane and the lack of clean water will create a public health threat.

According to the Declaration of Independence,

Americans have the right to life, liberty and happiness. In addition, the Constitution states Americans have the right to freedom of speech, the right to vote, the right to practice religion, the long list goes on. Out of all those, how did the framers of these documents neglect to include a human right to water?

The banks own the city and run it. They determine who gets to drink water and who doesn’t. They determine which neighborhoods live and ones which die, and they decide who, and what, is valuable and can be saved. Thirsty babies may cry and the elderly may pass, but the bank will have its money.

Thousands of other residents are in danger of losing their water too, but businesses in Detroit who owe hundreds of thousands of dollars have not been disconnected, Detroit Water and Sewage Department records show.

According to a department list, the top accounts which are past due total $9.5 million. Meanwhile, stories of residential shutoffs abound homes are entering foreclosure since Detroit water bills are included in property taxes.

In March, the Detroit Water and Sewage Department announced it was going after delinquent accounts after a reprieve this past winter.

The city is bankrupt after all, and looking for revenue where it can. In March, about half of the department’s customers are at least 60 days past due which amounted to $118 million in charges, the Daily Beast confirms.

Mary Chapman, from the Daily Beast, reports if non-residents debt, which amounts $9.5 million, were divided, each resident deprived of water would total $625 each. In early July, 250 customers were issued 10-day shutoff notices.

A substantial number of business have been excused from the debt and the department in charge of severing water services is not able to say how many commercial customers have had their services cut off.

The shutoffs are a sign of the city’s longrunning financial mismanagement. They’re a sign of the city’s painful efforts to govern itself responsibly again. They’re a sign of double standards and terrible choices, of costs assumed differently by corporate debtors and local residents.

They’re also a sign of Detroiters whose standard of living in a U.S. city looks like that out of the Third World.

Cable is dying, but television lives on in new, exciting ways Melissa Gottlieb| The Oswegonian

a chance to both fit in, and put the world on notice about ourselves. By coming out with others, all on one day, it allowed us to find others, who were in the same situation as we were and find a community. It helped us stand out as a group rather than individuals, and there is safety in numbers. The Pride Alliance, who provided the shirts, report that almost all of their shirts were given away this year, compared with having boxes left over in previous years.

Also, there were more “Out and Proud” shirts given out than “Ally” shirts. People came out in record numbers this year and felt safer as they saw others from all over campus and beyond, who were also out and proud. It represented a shift in our campus culture, and hopefully it continues. Not everywhere is a welcoming place for people who are different, but everyone needs a place where they can feel safe. I’m thankful that this campus is one of them.

Put your noisy hand down in class Shanna Fuld Opinion Editor sfuld@oswegonian.com

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interested in listening to me.” The issue here is by waving your tired hand, it completely distracts everyone in the room. Instantly, others’ minds will trail away from the person speaking. The person speaking will begin to feel rushed since no one is paying attention anymore, and his or her contribution becomes instantly less important.

The point of sharing thoughts in college is so everyone’s voice is heard. We all want to hear from each other, and we all try to participate.

Participating in class becomes much more difficult with rowdy and unprofessional peers surrounding you. The only time a speaker should feel rushed in the classroom while speaking is if he or she has really superseded the appropriate time, or if he is doing a timed presentation.

Whatever you have to say can wait until the other person finishes his or her thoughts.

Ronel Puello Laker Review Editor rpuello@oswegonian.com I truly believe we are the last of a dying breed. I think ours is the last generation to truly experience broadcast television as our parents experienced it. Sure, cable television has been around since the ‘80s when people wanted their MTV, ESPN and HBO, but the airwaves of yesterday are a far cry from what you can watch on television nowadays. I also firmly think this is one of the most exciting times for the medium, and our definitions of what “television” really is will expand and change in the next few years.

First, let’s talk about the fact no one’s really watching television, at least in ways that aren’t readily noticeable to the Nielsen ratings people.

As a college student and someone who writes about entertainment and pop culture, I might have to be discounted from this conversation because I was (for better or worse) raised with the television on and still leave the TV on when I’m writing or studying as background noise.

But I notice mine and my peer’s TV viewing habits have changed as we have begun to mature into young adults.

It’s not that we aren’t watching television; we are just being very selective with what we consider to be our precious time. If you ask any average college student what shows they like to watch, they’ll most likely have several favorites that can range from “Scandal” to “Game of Thrones.” Shows that cater to varied tastes and niche interests are abound, but in general I find people are really only willing to devote time to the shows they know they’ll enjoy and not just wantonly surf through the pay cable wastelands for something that might entertain them for a few minutes.

Being at home on breaks from college, there’s usually a moment of profound disorientation when I sit in my living room and really watch television for the first time in a

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long while. It isn’t just all of the channels and all of the choices within those channels; it’s the fact I can sit down and attempt to absorb it all with my newly found free time. There’s a certain kind of comfortable luxury in knowing the TV will always be waiting for you when you finally get home after a trying semester. If you’re lucky, there’s the more obvious luxury of not really having to worry about who’s paying for the cable at your house if you’re living with your parents. If you’re even luckier like me, your brother could work for the cable company and get all your cable for free.

But websites like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and other legal streaming services purchases like that even more extravagant and out of touch with regular college students. In the age of HDMI cables, binge watching and having an almost infinite repository of movies and TV shows at your fingertips for an affordable monthly price, cable just seems like a constricting rip-off when thinking about things to pay for in the real world. I know I certainly won’t be shelling out month after month knowing these cheaper and more interesting alternatives exist.

HBO recently shocked its subscribers and viewers by announcing it would do away with its cable subscription package and allow viewers to only subscribe to their online service HBO GO if they choose to. HBO GO could

simply be purchased as its own subscription, separate from the cable channel. This is a brilliant marketing move by parent company Time Warner Cable that keeps HBO streets ahead of its competitors in television. It’s refreshing that a company trusts its customers enough to know they are willing to pay for quality, even if it means sacrificing some customers from their cable packages. However, if HBO is going to make their service palatable to prospective customers they are going to have to match Netflix and Hulu’s prices while still beefing up their servers so we avoid the catastrophe of the “True Detective” season one finale.

I don’t think television isn’t going anywhere; if you look around television is bigger than it’s ever been. It’s just changing and transmuting with the technology, as is natural. We are at the point where Netflix is regularly cleaning up at the Emmy’s right alongside the big four networks. Cable and cable companies can no longer not listen to its customers, and it’s going to have to change if it wants to remain relevant and profitable. The “tyranny of choice” might continue to be a problem for some, but it will never stop us from watching and bonding over the cultural touchstones that television provides us with.

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FRIDAY, Oct. 24, 2014

Events Calendar Friday, Oct. 24 through Friday, Oct. 31

Art exhibition: Circles and squares Date: Friday, Oct. 24 Time: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Oswego State Downtown, 186 W. First St. art department faculty show Date: Friday, Oct. 24 Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location: Art Association of Oswego, Fort Ontario, 1 E. Fourth St. Splash In movie: “Frozen” Date: Friday, Oct. 24 Time: 8 - 10 p.m.

Location: Lee Hall Pool, Lee Hall Music Department concert Date: Saturday, Oct. 25 Time: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Location: Ballroom, Sheldon Hall “Take Back the Night” Date: Monday, Oct. 27 Time: 7 - 9 p.m.

Location: Outside Hewitt Untion INTERNATIONAL COFFEE HOUR Date: Monday, Oct. 27 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Location: Room 255, Marano Campus Center ZEN MEDITATION WORKSHOP Date: Tuesday, Oct. 28 Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Location: Room 205, Marano Campus Center

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Genre defining, time-tested horror films Jordan Harmon Contributing Writer laker@oswegonian.com The leaves are changing, flannel is everywhere, pumpkin spice beer and the best part of it all? Classic horror flicks. Here are some pre-millennium horror films. These movies were selected based on their role in creating horror clichés and overall originality. If you’re in for a classic scare, these are the films to watch.

John Carpenter’s film “Halloween” (1978) was, believe it or not, one of the highest grossing independent horror movies ever with an estimated budget of $300,000, according to the Internet Movie Database, and grossed an estimated $70 million worldwide. The film was an instant success and was also the first film that Jamie Lee Curtis (“Veronica Mars”) played a part in.

The classic horror film is about an institutionalized murderer that escapes from the mental asylum the night before Halloween he goes back to the street where his horrific act was committed to wreak havoc on the young teenagers that live on the street. This movie started the whole cliché in horror movies where the home-alone teenaged couple who is going at it on the couch are killed. The film’s main character, Dr. Loomis (Donald

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Pleasaence, “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers”) is the doctor that looked after Michael while he was in the asylum. He is the only one that knows of Michael’s true murderous potential, while everyone believes it is all an urban legend.

“From Dusk Till Dawn” (1996) maybe one of the most underrated and violent horror films ever. Starring George Clooney (“The Monuments Men”) and Quentin Tarantino (“Django Unchained”), two brothers flee a bank robbery that went sour and try to get to a bar in Mexico by dawn the next day. They make it to the bar, but little do they know (quelle plot twist!) the bar is

full of blood-sucking vampires.

They must fight for their lives from dusk till dawn. The director, Robert Rodriguez (“Sin City: A Dame to Kill For”) opted to use green blood for all the vampires rather than red, allowing the film to receive an “R” rating from the Motion Picture Association of America rather than an “X” rating. Rodriguez, with the help of Tarantino, made the film follow a gruesome yet suspenseful rollercoaster of a movie—think “Pulp Fiction” collides with the Blade Trilogy.

Finally, we have the 1992 Peter Jackson (“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”) film “Dead Alive.” This is without

a doubt the “bloodiest” movie ever made. You can easily tell that the blood is fake in the movie. The final scene in the movie involved a lawn mower and used more than eighty gallons of fake blood. When it comes to cheesy movies in horror, this one takes the cake. The spoil-free plotline is basically that the main character’s mother is bitten by a rat-monkey (yes, rat-monkey) then is infected with a zombie-like infection. When she passes, she comes back to life and goes after anyone in her reach. The film’s hero is the mother’s son who at the end of the film has an epic battle with a town full of infected zombies. Sure this film may be cheesy and takes an unintended comical route, but it does have its gross and scary moments.

Weekly EP Revue: Verité’s echo chamber

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When New York City-based singer/songwriter, Kelsey Byrne released a collection of singles throughout this year, she gained mass internet traction. Known by her stage name, Vérité, this young artist hit number one on Hype Machine, has been written about on Buzzfeed, and has debuted songs on Billboard charts. With a sound comparable to a mix of artists ranging from Sara Bareilles to Charli XCX, Vérité comes at a time when the indie-pop genre has reached new heights.

With the release of her de-

but EP, “Echo,” Vérité hopes that she may be greeted with the same open arms so many have recently fallen into. With a background and prominence eerily similar to Ryn Weaver of “Octahate” fame, Vérité will most likely garner the same fan base as well. Overall, both Weaver’s and Vérité’s sounds are similar. Each seamlessly blend unique vocal structuring with interesting interlooping of instrumentals to create something that is different enough to be alternative, but pop enough to be mainstream. These are girls that have high potential to become crossover stars.

The first song off of “Echo,” titled “Strange Enough” is a good lead into the direction audiences can expect the unique

singer to go in. From subtle beginnings, the track progressively builds into swirling beats and emotional lyrics.

“Strange Enough” is both a forceful ballad and a danceable beat as its obscure blend of solemn melodies and fastpaced beats give listeners experiencing either heartache or those looking for a good time something to listen to.

“Weekend” is the EP’s most effective track. With what seem to be punk influences, this fiery track combines intense instrumentals with sometimes raw vocals to create a new dimension in which Vérité travels.

On the title track, Vérité is the most comparable to HAIM. Through the interlacing of a simple synthetic clap

beat with sugary melodies, Vérité creates an atmospheric track that will have indie-pop lovers begging for more. “Echo” is one of the more interesting tracks off of the EP. Lastly, there is “Heartbeat.”

On this song, a style similar to some of Sara Bareilles’ work can be heard. While “Heartbeat” sounds like a far more typical pop-genre track with a more fundamental structure, different aspects of Vérité’s voice will stun listeners into falling in love with the song.

“Echo” is an impressive collection of releases from a relatively new artist in the industry. Each track could have the potential to become a crossover hit, should she gain the audience. In addition, each track is able to hold its own and will hold some retaining value in listeners’ ears.

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‘Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor’ filled with action, lore for fans Elliott Altland Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

“Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor” is a great example of how to take a beloved and well-known intellectual property, and turn it into an incredible game.

Video games based on films are almost always shallow, poorly made attempts to cash in on a well-known franchise. “Shadow of Mordor” differs from these games because it builds its own story and world away from the movies, and in the process creates a narrative that rivals that of the films instead of just building off of them.

“Shadow of Mordor” is the best “Lord of the Rings” game ever made, and it is an immersive and entertaining experience for both the average gamer and Tolkien fan alike.

The strongest and weakest aspect of “Shadow of Mordor” is its story and characters. From the opening scene un-

til the credits roll, “Shadow of Mordor” is a dark and gritty narrative that never holds itself back. The game begins with the slaughter of our hero Talion’s family, and the game shows this gruesome scene in full detail. This is part of what makes “Shadow of Mordor” great; it doesn’t hold back on truly making Mordor a place full of pain and evil.

By showcasing the blood, war and savagery that controls Mordor, “Shadow of Mordor” creates an unforgiving and violent world.

The story centers on revenge; revenge for Talion who witnessed his wife and son brutally murdered, and revenge for the wraith controlling him.

Locked out of the afterlife and forced to wander Mordor, Talion will only find peace if he can avenge his family. Summoned back to the world of the living, the wraith controlling Talion struggles to not only regain his memory but also take revenge on the dark lord Sauron.

Talion and his wraith counterpart are the strongest characters in the game, and are what make this journey so memorable. Voiced by the great Troy

Photo provided by nichegamer.net In “Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, you play a wandering hero searching for justice amidst the smoking ruins of Tolkien’s mythos.

Breaker (“The Last of US,” “Infamous: Second Son”), Talion is an easy hero to sympathize and root for; Talion and the wraith will banter throughout the game outside of cut scenes, and these small effects go a long way in in the immersion process.

Visually, the game is stunning. From cut scenes to open world exploration,

the game is gorgeous, and both character models and Mordor are brought to life in beautiful detail. The game’s two maps are filled with fortresses and open plains to explore, and no matter where your character is, you will be impressed by not only the graphics on display but the amount happening in the background.

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Unarguably the greatest aspect of this game is its combat. At the end of the day, “Shadow of Mordor” is extremely fun to play. Combat is played like “Sleeping Dogs” or “Arkham Asylum,” but it is even tighter and more refined than those games. Talion has the options for frontal assault with his sword, stealth with his dagger, or range with his wraith bow. As you level your character and your weapons, you will unlock combos and powers that make Talion god-like, an incredible feeling but never too overpowered.

Abilities will unlock allowing you to teleport to enemies and immediately kill them, and a large variety of combo moves are added to your arsenal making even the most basic combat interaction engaging and exciting.

You will slaughter and brand thousands of Orcs through your journey across Mordor, but you will never get bored doing so. Controlling an Orc army to go to war against their comrades is just as satisfying as it sounds.

During your time with “Shadow of Mordor” you will have a large variety and quantity of side quests, collectibles, and main story missions to keep you busy but to go along with that you may well dedicate hours to the nemesis system and conquering the armies of Mordor. Combat only becomes more fun and engaging the more you play “Mordor,” and by the end of it, you will be able to mount and ride the wild animals inhabiting the world.

I strongly recommend “Shadow of Mordor” to any action gamer. It is a must have for any fan of “Lord of the Rings.” “Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor” is an incredible open world action game with addictive combat and a great story. From beginning to end, the game is fun to play, and the story and world are engaging and immersive. The great nemesis and addictive combat warrant a purchase for any fan of the genre.

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FRIDAY, Oct. 24, 2014

‘Fury’ captures friendship, sacrifice in midst of violence Travis Clark Asst. Laker Review Editor tclark@oswegonian.com

Ideals are peaceful. History is violent.

Brad Pitt’s (“The Counselor”) stern and stoic Don “Wardaddy” Collier states this to a frantic, fearful Norman (Logan Lerman, “Noah”) as they, along with a battalion of American troops and tanks, seize a German town in 1945. The scene, ironically, is one of the more peaceful ones of “Fury,” as Don and Norman come across two women hiding in their small apartment. In an otherwise violent, chaotic film, the scene takes a step back from the war-torn streets and gives both the audience and the characters some time to breathe. But in the midst of war, these fragile moments can only last so long.

This is what “Fury” captures so well; the never-ending hardships of war and the small moments to never take for granted. Director David Ayer, whose most recent films include “Sabotage” and the viciously underrated “End of Watch,” throws the audience right into the midst of this struggle. The film opens with the tank Fury’s five-man crew reduced to four—another casualty of war. This isn’t a spoiler; it’s the premise of the film. Norman, a

Photo provided by boitedufilm.com Brad Pitt’s valiant Don teaches Logan Lerman’s young Norman harsh lessons about war and violence in World War II Germany.

young soldier of only two months, is assigned to Don’s crew and must adjust to the harsh terrain of the battlefield quickly or risk his own life and that of his team.

Norman is idealistic; in relation to the aforementioned quote, he’s peaceful. He came into the army with the skill-set of typing 60 words a minute, not to chop down Nazis with an intimidating tank. This puts him at odds with his new crew who put their lives on the line under

Don’s leadership day in and day out. He swore to keep them alive and they would die for him. This relationship is the driving force of the film. This is why the transition from them questioning Norman to rallying behind him is a tad unrealistic; it’s a fast change, but in a film with only so much time to work with, it isn’t damaging or distracting. Their bond is engaging enough where the audience is immersed in it from beginning to end.

With that said, there isn’t much in the way of character development. We learn a brief history of Don, and we know a little, not much, about Norman, but it ends there. The three other crewmen— Boyd (Shia LeBeouf, “Nymphomaniac”), Trini (Michael Peña, “Frontera”), and Grady (Jon Bernthal, “The Wolf of Wall Street”)—get very little in the line of development. However, perhaps that’s the point. As stated, we are thrust into

the middle of this war with them.

Whatever they were before doesn’t matter at this point. All that matters is their bond now. And their identities now belong with Fury.

Ayer paints a vivid picture of war that is both haunting and beautiful. We have seen these effects in other films of this nature—“Saving Private Ryan,” “Schindler’s List”— and it never fails to shock an audience with just how horrifying it all truly was. “Fury” captures this essence without over-doing it. It’s about how war takes, takes and takes, but it’s also about the five men at its heart. Everyone delivers solid performances; Pitt owns every scene, Lerman is incredibly impressive, Bernthal taps into his “The Walking Dead” days to deliver the more hot-headed member of the group, LeBeouf steps out of his awkward acting phase to deliver something memorable and Peña provides the film with some (not too much) comic relief.

It’s too early to tell whether “Fury” will go down as “one of the best war films to be made,” but it’s certainly one of the best in recent memory. History is violent, and the film captures that. It captures the toll war takes on people and it brings them together. Heroes are molded this way. “Fury” molds its heroes out of friendship and sacrifice.

Sophisti-pop chanteuse Jessie Ware doles out ‘Tough Love’ Heather Clark Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com

On Oct. 24, Jessie Ware, an up and coming pop and soul artist, released her second studio album, “Tough Love.”

The British singer is best known for her first single “Wildest Moments” that was released in 2012. Her debut album, “Devotion” was released in 2012. By the end of 2012, “Devotion” peaked at number five on the United Kingdom charts.

“I’ve made it, I hope, quite a good, mixed, balanced album that, you know, maybe does have a few happier moments on it than ‘Devotion’, but [it’s] still got those sad notes,” Ware said, about “Tough Love” in an interview.

Prior to the release of her first album, Ware was a back-up singer for Jack Peñate and Man Like Me. Ware’s personal friend Florence

Welch featured her on the song “Ceremonials” by Florence and the Machine.

“Tough Love” was released in the United Kingdom on Oct. 13.

All songs on the album are written

by Ware.

“Really, it was an amazing time to write and think a bit bigger. I don’t mean ‘bigger’ in a poppy sense, necessarily,” Ware said in a recent interview. “I mean in showing more of myself to my audience and thinking a bit gutsier with my melodies and being more direct.”

There are two singles that were released off the album.

Both singles are very slow paced and have a heavy bass background accompanied with Ware’s smooth voice.

“Tough Love,” the first single off the album was released on June 23 of this year. Ware’s vocals start off very high pitched but become more soothing toward the climax of the song. The beat, although slow, is very catchy. With

lyrics like “When your heart becomes a million different pieces/ That’s when you won’t be able to recognize this feeling,” the song is very heartbreaking but a great listen.

The second single released off the album, “Say You Love Me,” was released on Sept. 28. The song is co-written by Ed Sheeran. Another heartbreaking and powerful ballad, “Say You Love Me” sounds like it is about someone begging the person they love to say they love them back. It’s about someone who is afraid to fall in love and doesn’t want to unless the other person is willing. The song has a certain coffee house feel to it.

Jessie Ware’s “Tough Love” is a wonderful album about heartbreak and having to deal with loving someone who does not feel the same. The album is filled with catchy lyrics and a heavy bass line that gets your foot tapping. Ware’s voice is beautiful and soothing; definitely great study music. Most

Photo provided by vogue.com Sultry English singer-songwriter Jessie Ware passionately croons about heartbreak.

of the songs are very slow but keep the listeners attention. However, all of the songs sound very similar. Despite this, Jessie Ware is definitely a newer artist to look out for.

“I didn’t know that it was go-

ing to be my career and I still think I’ve got a lot to learn, but I’m trying my best,” Ware said in a recent interview. “And hopefully people seem to relate to my songs, so maybe I’m doing something right.”

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‘American Horror Story’s’ freaky return Gabrielle Prusak Staff Writer laker@oswegonian.com It’s back and creepier than ever. FX’s hit horror anthology show “American Horror Story” returns for its fourth season and this year, the story is about a freak show.

One would think that freak shows aren’t scary or creepy, but when you put in a killer clown, it gets real. In an interview with Buzzfeed, the creators of the show wanted to make the clown creepier than Pennywise played

by Tim Curry in Stephen King’s “It.” “We said in the writer ’s room that if we were going to do clowns, we were going to create the most terrifying clown of all time,” said “American Horror Story” creator Ryan Murphy.

The creators did a very good job on Twisty the Clown with the skin ripped off of his face and the lack of lips on his smiling mouth.

This leaves viewers with one question on their mind; “what the heck happened to him?”

Twisty the Clown could have his own show but having his life as a side story, for now, is very clever. The show doesn’t want to overwhelm the viewers too much with so many stories at once, so

to split the actual freak show and Twisty the Clown was a smart move on the writers’ part. It is obvious that this killer clown will eventually end up at the freak show. But for now, we like him as far away from the freaks as possible.

It’s back and creepier than ever. FX’s hit horror anthology show, ‘American Horror Story,’ returns for its fourth season and this year, the story is about a freak show.”

Among the “freaks” are Jimmy Darling (Evan Peters, “X-Men: Days of Future Past”), bearded lady Ethel Darling (Kathy Bates, “Tammy”) and Michael Chiklis (“When the Game Stands Tall”) as strong-man Dell Toledo. When one really thinks about some of these new characters, there are some that relate to familiar horror/thriller films. For example, Dandy Mott, Finn Wittrock’s (“The Normal Heart”) character, can remind you of “Psycho” killer, Norman Bates. So it’s no wonder why people are

so hooked and into them when these characters are based on the best of the best.

Throughout this season one should be paying attention to Jessica Lange’s character because rumor has it, this will be her last season with “American Horror Story.” Lange has been a part of the anthology since season one playing the deranged grandmother to the infant Antichrist.

The one big thing the creators changed this year is that the first two episodes were about an hour and a half long. We’re not quite sure if this is going to be an every episode thing but it’s a pleasant change. It is the perfect length for this season. The other seasons had more mystery, demonic and witchy themes, which we know a lot about. Those themes have kept people going to the movies for years, but there aren’t many movies or shows about a freak show. The show gives the audience more time with the characters to truly understand them.

“American Horror Story: Freak Show” is off to a different, but impressive, start. It has delivered welcome changes to the “American Horror Story” format along with new characters that will stay with us in our nightmares.

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‘NBA 2K15’ retools, enhances gameplay for hardcore fans David Armelino Photography Director darmelin@oswegonian.com Take Two Interactive is back with the highly anticipated 15th installment of “NBA 2K15” and it is, by far, the best release to date.

The My Player mode has vastly improved, adding key features that were severely lacking in “2K14.” For example, the creation of the player himself has become much more customizable. In “2K14,” all that was made available were preset faces that had little or no way to make the player look similar to real life. This year, however, Take Two has integrated a face-scanning technology using the Playstation or Xbox camera that comes separately with both consoles. If done correctly, the face-scan looks remarkably close to its real life counterpart, making it so every My Player looks different. If one doesn’t own a camera for either console, customizing the player’s face has greatly

improved by adding more options to change the player’s features.

The actual game mode has added a more-involved story mode from years past. 2K14 on next-generation consoles introduced an interactive story mode with dialogue and the ability to choose what to say in interviews and conversations.

Instead of playing his way into the draft, the player starts out as an unsigned free agent trying to make a name for himself. Similar to “2K14,” “2K15” has a real-life player take the created player under his wing. This year, however, Take Two had NBA players from around the league come to their studio to record audio to use in My Player mode, as opposed to simply having subtitles when the players spoke last year, making for a better experience all-around.

The My Team mode is also back with improvements over last year’s attempt. My Team mode is where one collects virtual cards from card packs to play against other people’s teams online to gain a virtual playoff

Photo provided by perklister.com Hoop fans can now either create their own players in their own image and forge their path to superstardom or just have fun playing as Kevin Durant and other NBA stars.

spot. Card packs include players, attribute boosts, uniforms, home courts, coaches and more. One can choose between paying real money to buy packs with, or the option to earn ingame currency by playing games against other players and completing offline challenges.

This year consists of more chal-

lenges to complete offline if one’s team isn’t good enough to play headto-head online. As of right now, there are only three packs to choose from, however, Take Two has a tendency to add in packs as the NBA season progresses either after something significant happens in real life, or just as time passes.

Playing online is also more balanced than in 2K14. Instead of having a team of low-rated players play an unstoppable team, like in 2K14, 2K15 makes it so teams have requirements they must meet before playing head-to-head. For example, a team is restricted to having one silver player (a medium-rated player) among a team of bronze players (low-rated players). As one progresses in this mode, things become more lenient and higher-rated players are allowed on a team.

Players can also be auctioned off, a feature that was missing in “2K14.”

Instead of purchasing countless packs to obtain a specific player, one can bid on a player or buy him outright, if one can afford it.

With so many improvements compared to “NBA 2K14,” “NBA 2K15” exceeded expectations on all fronts. It is curious as to what next year will bring as well with so many upgrades in this year’s edition, although Take Two hasn’t failed its loyal fans of basketball yet.

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He watched them dance, shake, twist and pray. The pews were packed like sardines. Floral print and stripes mashed together to form a mass of exaltation. From the pulpit the churchgoers all looked like strange versions of themselves, more fervent and zealous than the young boy was used to.

His father was to his left, his movements were exaggerated and his features were rapt. He’d always been a man of faith, but he had more reasons to pray as of late. To the boy’s right his mother ’s face was porcelain, not a blemish to be found. Her flinty eyes were fixed on the choir searching, searching and searching.

As the procession left the church, he heard their whispers. They were brazen and shameless, his mother ’s armor cracked with each passing remark.

“Does she know?”

“I could never stay with him.”

“What about the boy?”

All the while, the little boy held his mother ’s hand tightly as they pushed through the crowd. He scanned the crowd for his father, searching, searching and searching.

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It can be difficult to find the right level of discipline, but you’re likely to be in the right mood for clearing up some loose ends.

There may be a few nagging chores you have been putting off some time. If so, use the morning’s energy to deal with them.

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A huge range of mixed influences point to some communication difficulties. It’s not a great day for those heavy talks. If there’s something you really want to get off your chest, then it might be wise to hold off. However, having fun certainly isn’t out of the question.

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Sometimes it is necessary to put complicated ideas on the shelf, for the time being, and this is one of those days. Concentrate on what definitely needs to be done, rather than on what might need to be accomplished.

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