By Amanda Zumpano
The Men’s hockey team played the CCHl All-Graduate tream on Saturday. The Lakers got out of the first period with a tie game at zero but the Laker defense was flat.
In the second period, the Lakers had many scrappy chances and Mitch Emerson was able to get his stick on it and score the first Laker goal.
Gillispie added another on in the third off a snipe from a pass from D’Orazio and Bruce. Macmillian made the game 3-1 scoring an empty net goal.
The Lakers won 3-1 and will play again in the Marano Campus Ice Arena on Saturday. The Lakers will take on Elmira and the puck drops at 7:00pm.
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Rokerthon 3
by Daniel Manou
Oswego, NY- Today Show TV personality and Oswego State alum Al Roker returned the college on Mar. 31 as part of Rokerthon Three. Oswego State was the last stop on Rokerthon Three, which sent Roker to four other colleges during the week to break a Guinness World Record.
Oswego State’s world record was to have the world’s longest conga line on ice. The original record was held by the Ice Rink Canary Wharf in the United Kingdom with 353 people. Oswego State broke the record with 593 people.
Having Roker’s final stop be Oswego State, the visit had a little more meaning than the rest.
“It’s very exciting to end up having a week in Oswego. It’s very exciting and the school came through” he said.
In order to officially break the record students had to follow strict rules. The students must step in unison while holding the hips of the person in front of them for five minutes. If at any point the line broke, someone fell or messed up the moves, the attempt would be disqualified.
Organizing such an event took more effort than meets the eye, which Del Sarte President Allison Anthony learned when tasked with choreographing.
“It’s important that we all came together and found one pace and one way to communicate that works for everyone” she said. “Doing that with 500 plus people was challenging but we got it done”.
Before the conga line could even happen, Anthony and the school advertised the recruitment of skaters and held practices to teach them the moves. Making the decision to participate in the record breaking attempt was easy for most people but were based on several different motives.
For students like Ethan Magram, the thrill of being having a world record in his back pocket was enough.
“I can’t wait to look back and say I broke a world record with some of my best friends, met one of the most favorite news personalities, and I’m going to remember this forever” he said.
Others such as freshman Hannah Enigh, had a strong admiration for Roker. She saw him as a role model in her pursuit to become a broadcast meteorologist.
“I was very excited to want to be a part of something Al Roker was a part of because that was one of the main reasons I came to Oswego, to be a meteorologist and broadcasting major” Enigh said.
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Weekend Weather
WEATHER HEADLINES:
Friday: 30% chance of showers today. Temperatures around 50F. Winds 5-10mph with potential to increase to 15mph with showers. Otherwise, mostly cloudy.
Saturday: Mostly sunny with winds 5-10mph. No chance of showers today until the overnight hours. Make sure your car windows are shut going into Sunday. Temperatures in the mid to high 50s. Today will be the weekend day to do outside projects.
Sunday: Partly sunny with 20% chance of showers. Winds 10-15mph. Temperatures in the 50s closer to the lake and hitting 60F further inland toward Syracuse.
Monday: Partly cloudy with temperatures around 50. 40% chance of rain to start the day with a clear up by the afternoon. Temperatures around 50 and winds 5-10mph.
Highs for Today (Friday):
- Oswego: 50℉
- Fulton: 53℉
- Syracuse: 58℉
Lows Tonight:
- Oswego: 42℉
- Fulton: 41℉
- Syracuse: 44℉
Highs for Saturday:
- Oswego: 56℉
- Fulton: 61℉
- Syracuse: 64℉
Lows for Saturday:
- Oswego: 48℉
- Fulton: 50℉
- Syracuse: 52℉
Highs for Sunday:
- Oswego: 56℉
- Fulton: 64℉
- Syracuse: 68℉
Lows for Sunday:
- Oswego: 44℉
- Fulton: 45℉
- Syracuse: 52℉
Highs for Monday:
- Oswego: 48℉
- Fulton: 52℉
- Syracuse: 54℉
Stay tuned to WTOP10 News for more updates.
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Oswego Theater Department Presents “Dead Man’s Cell Phone”
On November 20th, on a Wednesday, Oswego Theatre Department premieres their play “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” originally written by Sara Ruhl.
This play, written in the early 2000s, focuses on the significance of human interaction and how technology plays a huge part in our daily lifestyle.
Based on the playwright’s personal life, important topics such as mortality, interactions, relationships, technology, and more are all present in the show.
With a small cast, in a total of 8 cast members and all in different years, they are putting on a absurdus play, which will put the topics in more of a comedic, interactive and exciting concept.
Ahmanee Simmons, Director of the play and senior tells her experience directing and the significance of the play. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone was definitely to highlight the human connection and the way we have kind of, sort of, lost that…And with the use of cell phones and technology, I kind of wanted to highlight that. But I also wanted to highlight the false perception of life that we get through social media and stuff like that. ” She said. “We have moved from that paper culture kind of society before and now, to this very digital, more efficient way to live our lives, and I think now it is about finding the balance between the two. Right now, everything is more digital, which is good as this does help us be more efficient as individuals in work, school, or social life, but there is also that boundary where we let it control our lives. This is also something that we address in Dead Man’s Cell Phone.” She also said.
Giovanni Rodriguez, the assistant director of the play also commented about the production. “Working with the cast has been great. I enjoy working with my director, Ahmanee Simmons. With the play itself, I believe the moral of the story is that we are all disconnected in our own ways and a simple ‘hello’ or ‘how are you’ can connect the most unlikely people in an instant. This is really about disconnection and what we don’t do due to technology. [In this play], I believe is going to open people’s eyes ” He said.
“You should come see it!!”-Ahmanee Simmons
The play will take place in Tyler Hall’s Lab Theatre and will extend from November 20th to November 23rd.
To purchase the ticket online, you may visit https://oswego.universitytickets.com/w/default.aspx
For more theatre plays, you may visit https://www.oswego.edu/theatre/theatre-0
