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SUNY Oswego hosts Veterans Day luncheon
By Jacob Vanderbroek
OSWEGO, N.Y. – Students and faculty on SUNY Oswego’s campus took time to talk to Veterans in honor of Veterans Day over a bite to eat. There were a wide-variety of foods to choose from including pasta salad and wraps. Soft beverages and water were also served. The purpose of this luncheon was so that members on campus had the chance to show their appreciation.
Dean’s Office for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Adrienne McCormick who works in said the luncheon was an important event for the campus.
“It’s very important to learn the sacrifices that people have made for our country. So i’m at the luncheon to show my support to those who served,” McCormick said.
To find out about the activities that Suny Oswego did to honor the veterans this past weekend go to oswego.edu/news.
SUNY Oswego’s “Story Tellers’ Guild” celebrates friendship
By William Corsi
OSWEGO, N.Y.– SyFy and fantasy fanatics at SUNY Oswego have a unique outlet to make friends on campus. Once a month, the Story Teller’s Guild rents out four rooms in the Marano Campus Center in order to hang out and play games together. If that sounds like a typical Saturday between friends it’s because at the heart of the Story Teller’s Guild, there’s a community of people who enjoy spending time together.
Vice President Tiffany Baez said the Story Tellers Guild is close knit group of people like a family. Baez said that although not everyone might be interested in the club because it is what she calls ‘nerdy’, the members of the club really enjoy it.
Story Tellers’ Guild Member Jessica Miller said the Story Tellers Guild was the first club she joined on campus.
“Most of my friends on campus are in the club. It gives me stuff to do so I don’t sit in my dorm all night which is fantastic,” Miller said. Miller said she wrote a game for the club this past week which she said is something she never thought she’d do.
For more information on the Story Tellers’ Guild visit http://www.oswego.edu/orgs/stg/index.html.
Lakers Split Weekend Series With Buffalo State
The Oswego State women’s hockey team lost to the Buffalo State Bengals by a score of 2-1 on Sunday. With the loss, the Lakers drop to 3-2 on the season and 1-1 in the NEWHL while the Bengals move to 2-4 with a 2-2 conference record.
Throughout the game, the Lakers held their own as they outshot the Bengals 26 to 21 and won 14 more faceoffs. They were also the first to get on the board after Kate Randazzo found Andrea Noss for the goal. The assist was Randazzo’s team leading fifth assist of the season. The momentum shifted starting in the second period though with Buffalo State’s Erin Gehen finding the back of the net. While the Lakers seemed to regain the momentum in the beginning of the third, a bouncing puck off the stick of a Bengal landing past Oswego’s goalie Mariah Madrigal ended it.
In between the pipes, Madrigal played nearly the entire game for the Lakers and finished with 19 saves.
Oswego will see their next action on Saturday when they travel to Plattsburgh to take on the Cardinals at 3 pm.
Lakers Win Close Game Against Canton
The nationally ranked Oswego State men’s hockey team defeated the Canton Kangaroos 3-2 on Saturday night. With the win, the Lakers move to 3-1 overall while the Kangaroos drop to 1-3.
After taking an early lead in the first period off of Josh Zizek’s team leading fourth goal of the season, the Lakers never looked back. The team continued its success on the power play in the second period with AJ D’Orazio scoring the first goal of his young Oswego career. However, Canton would not give up easily as they would pull within one. Just under two minutes later, Lakers’ alternate captain Cameron Berry gave Oswego the insurance goal they were looking for to put them up 3-1.
In goal, Canton’s Austin Washkurak made 37 saves while Oswego’s Cedric Hansen earned his first NCAA win, stopping 20 shots.
Oswego will look to build on their two game winning streak Friday night at 7 pm when they take on Buffalo State at the Marano Campus Center Arena.
Madrigal Earns Shutout Against Buffalo State
In their first ever game as a member of the NEWHL, the Oswego State women’s ice hockey team defeated Buffalo State 3-0 on Saturday. With the victory, the Lakers move to 2-1 overall with a 1-0 conference record while the Bengals drop to 1-4 on the season and 1-2 in the conference.
Although Oswego State was outshot in the contest, the Lakers remained in control mainly because of the amount of faceoffs won and their timely goals. In the first period, Oswego State’s Eryn Stewart opened the scoring with her second goal of the season on an assist from senior Olivia Ellis. After a Victoria Rankin goal in the second and an injury to Buffalo State’s starting goalie Justine Silva, Ellis capped off the Lakers’ scoring to seal the game.
Before exiting the game, Justine Silva made 20 saves for the Bengals while also allowing two goals. Mariah Madrigal played all 60 minutes of the game in goal for the Lakers and tied her season-high with 33 saves. The shutout marks her second clean sheet of the season.
Oswego will look to sweep the weekend series against Buffalo State at home on Sunday at 3:00 pm.
SUNY Oswego continues to offer travel accommodations for breaks
By Stephanie Helzer
OSWEGO, N.Y.– Finding a way home for Thanksgiving Break can be stressful for students without a means of transportation. SUNY Oswego offers a few ways for students to travel home during long breaks.
The college offers three ways for students to travel home for breaks; shuttle bus, college express bus, and zip cars.
The Greyhound and Trailways shuttle buses travel from the Regional Transportation Center (RTC) and Syracuse’s Hancock International Airport. The College Express is a bus shuttle service from SUNY Oswego to downstate, including stops in New York City, New Jersey, Rockland and Orange Counties, Queens and Long Island. The prices for the College Express service varies between one way, round trip, walk on and reservations.
If you would like to buy a ticket, you can visit Lesley Wallace in the Compass to make your reservation, and she will handle your payments and any other information a student may have.
SUNY Oswego offers Zipcars for students who do not wish to ride a bus, train, or plane. Zipcars are a rental car service where members of the service can reserve a car for as little as 1 hour or as long as 7 days. The prices vary, depending on the car and hour long you wish to borrow the car, but gas and insurance are included. Student memberships are $15.
To purchase tickets for the Greyhound shuttle, go to the Compass located at 145 Marano Campus Center. Tickets are being sold for $10 one way or $20 round trip; both are cash only. To sign up for zipcar, visit http://www.zipcar.com/oswego/.
For more information on each of these services, visit SUNY Oswego’s transportation website.
President Trump calls himself ‘big loser’ to Democrats over GOP tax plan
by Kathleen Haynes
President Trump is in the news today for calling someone a “big loser,” but it wasn’t directed at who most would expect. The President referenced himself as a loser when talking to Democratic senators Tuesday about the Republicans’ plan to overhaul the tax system. Multiple people with direct knowledge of the phone call reported this information to CNN.
At least twelve Democratic senators were in attendance for a meeting organized by Senator Joe Manchin when the President unexpectedly called into the meeting. Trump spoke for about 10 minutes during the call that took place at 6 a.m. in South Korea local time. Senator Tom Carper described the call as a “nice touch,” but stated that it seemed Trump was doing more talking than listening. Trump said that Republicans plan to repeal the estate tax because the plan is “just so bad for rich people.” The meeting was organized because Manchin wanted Democrats to have more input in the process, but multiple senators described it as more of a conversation about the process rather than negotiations on the specifics.
The President is currently visiting South Korea where he today addressed the country’s National Assembly in Seoul. During the speech, Trump delivered a blunt message to North Korea vowing that the United States will respond with military force if needed.
“Every step you take down this dark path increases the peril you face,” Trump said.
The next stop on the 11-day Asia trip is Vietnam.
SUNY Oswego student organization creates ‘Humans of Oz’
By Michael Allchin
OSWEGO, N.Y.– The Association of Black Psychologists specializes in different programs around campus. One program they run is Humans of Oz.
Based off the idea of Humans of New York, Humans of Oz gathers stories from students around campus. Students can share their personal stories or obstacles they have faced to help people in the community and themselves.
Secretary of Black Psychologists Kimberly Brown said that she enjoys listening to these stories because the answers that people give have a great impact on the people who visit their page.
Brown said she interviewed SUNY Oswego Student Asha Bey and said that Bey did not even realize that what she had spoken about had impacted Brown.
If you would like to share your story through Humans of Oz, or to check out stories from others, you can visit the their Tumblr page at http://humansofoz.tumblr.com/.
Padden Scores Lone Goal in Lakers’ Loss
The Oswego State women’s hockey team dropped their contest against Elmira by a score of 4-1. With the loss, the Lakers fall to 2-1 overall while the Soaring Eagles open their season with a win.
During the first period, Oswego struggled on the penalty kill as two of Elmira’s three goals came on the power play. The Soaring Eagles finished 3-8 in power play opportunities while the Lakers failed to capitalize, going 0-8. Oswego’s lone goal came with just under two minutes left in the game off the stick of Jean-Marie Padden with assists by Natalie Giglio and Victoria Blake.
Goalie, Mariah Madrigal, finished with a season high 33 saves for the Lakers while playing the full 60 minutes.
Oswego will be back in action next Saturday at 3 p.m when they take on Buffalo State for Military Appreciation Night.