The Oswego State field hockey team is still searching for their first win of the season after falling to St. Lawrence University Friday night by a final score of 5-1. Due to inclement weather, the first game at Laker Turf Stadium this year was pushed from 7 p.m. to 8:40 p.m.
The Saints opened the scoring thanks to Jackie Reiss’s first goal of the season. That led the way for four more goals from the away team. One from Sonya Sandhu and three from Tori Shaffer. Finally in the 64th minute the Lakers were able to break through with Riley Mallet’s first goal of the season.
Lakers goalkeeper Sarita Charap stopped nine shots in the full 70 minutes while Lexi Oskam and Sophie Cardenali split time and combined for three saves for the Saints.
Oswego, now 0-2, will play their next game on Wednesday at home against Elmira College.
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What’s to Come After Going HD?
Now that we’ve gone over what exactly “going HD” means, let’s take a look at what’s going to happen once the conversion process is complete at the end of October.
Immediately after the upgrade is complete members will be putting on some of our biggest broadcasts of the semester. V.P. of Productions Ian Dwyer ‘17, is excited to have the opportunity to make these broadcasts happen in high definition as opposed to standard definition, “Getting a chance to debut our new HD studio to the campus and the community with these first big broadcasts is really going to be rewarding; they are the first HD broadcasts we are going to do here at WTOP!”
These broadcasts that Ian is talking about are the Media Summit Red Carpet Show, the Presidential Election, and Whiteout. The Media Summit Red Carpet Show will broadcast live October 27, 2016 right before the annual Dr. Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit. Last year the summit was hosted by WTOP alumni KSNT News’ weekend meteorologist Christina Reis ‘16 and one of NewsChannel 9’s producers, Robert Hackford ‘16. They had the opportunity to discuss the panelists and the year’s theme, equality and diversity in the media.
Christina Reis ‘16 and Rob Hackford ‘16, discuss the theme of last year’s summit with Senior Event Director Kalie Hudson ’16
Following the Media Summit Red Carpet Show, a little over a week later will be our Presidential Election broadcast. This broadcast is going to be massive- Ian Dwyer says that it will be the most involved production of the year, with the aim of pulling off a four hour live broadcast airing from 8 p.m. until midnight.
“[We hope to have] live guests in the studio as well as reporters doing live shots from each of the campaign offices locally in town and Syracuse,” Dwyer adds. This means all hands on deck with a full crew in the studio and additional members out in CNY reporting live to pull off this broadcast.
With the excitement building for a semester of new productions, Sports Director Morgan Rumpf ‘17 is most excited to see all the advancements the HD upgrade is going to give to WTOP-10 TV’s broadcasts. Rumpf added that the sports department is in a unique position because they are still putting on live sports broadcasts despite no other production going on, “Before the upgrade is complete the Sports Department has put on 11 broadcasts since September 1, 2016 using our mobile cart unit, with many more still to come.” “We are so fortunate that WTOP has allowed us a way to continue to broadcast fall sports; Volleyball, Field Hockey and Soccer while the upgrade takes place”, Rumpf says.
Whiteout weekend, which is happening a little later, February 3-4, 2017, will be another major broadcast happening in HD. This gives everyone a little break with the craziness that will ensue at the end of October and early November with two huge broadcasts happening. Whiteout is the biggest broadcast of the year for the sports department, it brings together the community and Oswego State students; even alumni come back to Oswego to watch the epic rivalry between the Oswego and Plattsburgh.
The Oswego State Lakers men’s ice hockey team prepares for last year’s Whiteout game
I think V.P. of Productions Ian Dwyer speaks for all members when he says: “I can’t wait to see the communities reaction to our new and improved HD station. The broadcasts that we will be putting on will be the best WTOP has ever seen.”
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Travel Ban Response
by Ilyssa Weiner
Oswego, NY – Oswego State President Deborah Stanley sent students and faculty members an email on Sunday morning in response to President Donald Trump’s recent executive order banning travel into the United States from seven Muslim majority countries including Iraq, Syria, and Iran for 90 days.
The ban affects both non-immigrants and immigrants as well as those with a student or scholar visa. Green card holders were originally affected by the ban. However, according the New York Times, that decision has been reversed.
“There is considerable uncertainty about its implications,” Stanley wrote. “We advise great caution on the part of our international students, faculty and staff to consider carefully any travel outside the country or consider deferring travel until there is more clarity about how the Executive Order will affect us.”
Oswego State does not have a study abroad or international education program in any of the seven countries. Stanley advises those who are from any of those countries and are either planning to travel or are currently outside of the United States to seek the advice of an immigration lawyer before making travel plans.
“SUNY Oswego has always been a welcome and hospitable home for international students and visitors since our founding over 150 years ago,” she wrote. “We remain steadfast in our commitment to international students, scholars and programs for the creativity, intellectual rigor and cultural diversity you bring to our campus.”
According to the New York Times, a federal judge partially blocked Trump’s ban on refugees and other foreign nationals who were being held at U.S. airports on Saturday night. Protests against the ban continue across the country.
If there are any questions or concerns, contact the Office of International Education and Programs at isss@oswego.edu or by calling 315-312-2118.
Hart Hall is home to many international students and some of the students may be affected by the ban.
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Oswego Nightly News – Thursday October 4th 2018
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