The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team opened its season with a 13-8 win over Hartwick College on Saturday. Oswego is now 1-0 overall while Hartwick drops to 0-1.
Both teams seemed evenly matched throughout the contest as the Lakers went into the final quarter with a 7-5 lead. Oswego, led by freshman Robbie Connors, scored six goals in the fourth to secure the win. He finished with five points in his Laker debut while also winning 16 of 25 face-offs. Oswego had plenty of scorers as a total of seven Lakers scored at least two points apiece.
Goalie Kevin O’Donnell stopped 11 saves for Oswego to earn the win.
The Lakers will return to action on Wednesday as they open their road trip against Ithaca at 4 pm.
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HD Update: One Week Later
What a difference a week makes! Everything is really coming along and we wouldn’t be able to do this without our talented installers. They have been working 12 hour days to make sure the studio is finished in time for our first broadcasts at the end of October.
Check out these pictures we got inside the studio:
V.P. of Productions, Ian Dwyer ‘17 shows off our new HD Ikegami cameras
Fresh out of it’s box, still covered in bubble wrap General Manager, Justin Dobrow ‘17 examines another one of our new HD Ikegami cameras
Speaking of boxes… is that floor we see? Where did all the boxes go? Look at all this progress!
Look at that beauty! Now out of its packaging, our new Ross Carbonite Switcher is sure to be a studio favorite!
The rack room is looking AWESOME. With all the progress that was made in just one week, we can’t wait to see what it looks like next week!
Look at all of these cables! With everything that has to be hooked up we are impressed by this seemingly small cluster that’s left.
From our popular Instagram story to this week’s blog- a handful of our members have frequent meetings with our installers. Not to mention the countless hours they are putting in to help out!
We are nearing the end folks! In just a couple of weeks our HD upgrade will be complete and we could not be more excited.
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Diversity Speaker Series: Kevin Powell
by Ilyssa Weiner
Oswego, NY- Writer and Humanitarian Kevin Powell spoke at SUNY Oswego’s Sheldon Hall Ballroom on Feb. 16 as part of the school’s “I Am Oz” Diversity Speaker Series.
Powell stressed the importance of education and history to his audience. His mother, who only had an eighth grade education, pushed him to do well in school.
“She kept saying to me when I was a child ‘You’re going to go to college. You’re going to go to college. You’re going to go to college,” Powell said.
Powell went to Rutgers University. However, his love for reading and writing came at an early age when his mother took him to the library.
“She allowed me to roam around the library,” he said. “That’s how I ended up falling in love with books and eventually decided as a young person I wanted to be a writer.”
After his time at Rutgers, Powell joined the cast of the very first season of MTV’s The Real World. At the time of taping, he and the rest of the cast had no idea how successful the show was going to be. Because of the show’s success, Powell was able to dig deeper into the world of pop culture.
“I love pop culture,” he said. “I think it’s a useful tool for reaching people and talking about serious issues.”
In 2011, Powell co-founded Building Knowledge (BK) Nation, a progressive non-profit organization focused on civil and human rights. The organization has worked on several racial profiling cases, including the Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown cases, and was also a deep supporter for the recent Women’s March.
Despite being the co-founder of the organization, Powell doesn’t believe in titles beyond that.
“We’re all equals and all our voices matter in the organization and that’s how we operate,” he said.
Powell’s most recent book, The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey Into Manhood, is available on Amazon.
Powell autographed copies of his latest book after his speech was over.
