A Chicago boy accidently shot and killed his 3-year-old brother while playing with his father’s illegal gun on Sunday. The boys were playing a common game known as “cops and robbers” and got ahold of their father’s gun who told officials was given to him illegally by a gang member in Chicago.

The boy was rushed to the hospital but later died.

Police arrested the boys’ father, 25-year-old Michael Santiago, on a felony charge of child endangerment. The gun was reportedly bought off the street, kept on top of the refrigerator wrapped in pajama pants, and was shown to the oldest son. Being a former gang member himself, the father kept the gun for protection after he knowingly snitched on another gang member in a murder trial.

Santiago is represented by the county’s public defender and has bail set at $75,000.

by Ilyssa Weiner

Oswego, NY- Spring is finally here in Oswego State. The first day of the new season was on Monday. However, spring fever isn’t the only thing increasing on campus. There’s also spring allergies.

Mary Walker Health Center Director Angie Brown says cold and allergy complaints are very common this time of year.

“It is a pretty common complaint we see…especially this time of year,” Brown said.

The spring allergy season usually starts in early March. However, the fluctuating weather on campus recently may have caused some people’s allergies to start sooner.

Allergies are usually caused by pollen floating in the air. When it’s breathed in, it will cause a reaction inside your body.

”That’s why your body does the sneezing and the coughing and the runny nose because it’s actually trying to get that outta there. It’s an irritant,” she said.

To prevent allergies from getting worse Brown advises students to keep their windows closed and get rid of any dust they may have in their room. She says that if students are really bothered by allergies, he or she should take medication such as antihistamine to prevent anything severe from happening.

Each student’s allergic reactions are different and Brown says each student’s treatment of the allergy will be different as well.

Mary Walker Health Center is open Mon.-Fri. from 8:30AM-4 PM.

The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team fell to their rival, Plattsburgh, by a final score of 6-2 on Friday night. With the loss, the Lakers drop to 8-11-1 overall and 4-7-0 in NEWHL play. The Cardinals move to 17-2-1 on the season and remain a perfect 11-0 in the conference.

It would not take long for Plattsburgh to get the scoring action started as Kayla Meneghin sent one into the back of the net just three minutes into the game. The Lakers would respond as their top two leaders in assists, Kate Randazzo and Olivia Ellis, fed Julieann White the puck for the power play goal to tie it up at one. The rest of the first period would be dominated by Cardinal scores as Plattsburgh put up four unanswered to take the lead 5-1.

In the third period, Oswego’s captain Ellis, made history as she joined the school’s 100 point club with her second assist of the night. She is the program’s leader for career points as well as goals (39) and assists (61). This also marked the fifth game of the season where the captain has accumulated multiple points.

The Lakers and Cardinals will face off for the final time this season at Saturday with puck drop scheduled at 3 pm.