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SUNY Oswego’s men’s swim team adds diverse athletes
By Walker Snowden
OSWEGO, N.Y.– This past recruiting season the SUNY Oswego laker swim team has brought together athletes from around the globe to build its program. With athletes from the southern and western parts of the United States, as well as from countries in Europe, the diversity of this years team goes far beyond the line of New york.
Oswego Men’s Swim team member Daniel Rodriguez said the men’s team is very diverse this season. “There is a guy from Columbia, there is two kids from Florida, there is a guy from Connecticut, there is a guy from South Carolina, my roommate is from Malaysia, and i’m from Spain, so it’s a very diverse team, at least from the men’s side,” Rodriguez said.
Swim team members said diversity is held in a high regard among the team and it has helped them form strong bonds with each other.
Luis Perez recently joined the team after moving here from Columbia. “I really wanted to change the culture in which I was living. I wanted to experience new things, and what is better than here, almost Canada. Like so far from where I was. I chose Oswego because it is a very new experience for me,” Perez said.
For more information on Oswego’s swim team, visit oswegolakers.com.
Filmmaker and Environmental activist to headline 11th annual Global Awareness Conference
By Chrissi Galvin
OSWEGO, N.Y.– Fulbright Scholar and TED fellow Shalini Kantayya, a filmmaker and eco-activist will be making a free public keynote presentation at SUNY Oswego. Kantayya, whose film “Catching the Sun” was nominated for the Environmental Media Association Award for Best Documentary, has lectured at universities such as Princeton, Yale, and Stanford.
Kantayya will be presenting at The 2017 Hart Hall Global Awareness Conference. The theme this year will be “A Drop of Life – Water Crisis, Catching the Sun – Renewable Energy & Breakthrough: How Innovations Would Change the World”.
“Catching the Sun” was nominated for the 2016 Environmental Media Association Award for Best Documentary and has been translated in 35 languages.
Kantayya’s film “A Drop of Life” was used as a tool to organize for water rights in 40 villages across Africa, making a real-world impact in the lives of thousands.
The presentation will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, in Sheldon Hall ballroom for the 11th annual Hart Hall Global Awareness Conference.
For more information on the Hart Hall Global Awareness Conference, visit oswego.edu/academics/hart-global-awareness-conference.
Oswego men’s soccer starts their season strong
By Alex Peck
OSWEGO, NY — The Oswego State men’s soccer team has made history. They opened the season with a 5-1-1 record; the program’s best since 1959. Head coach Dan Kane said the team’s early success is due to the support his players have for one another.
“I think our guys have come together really well. They’ve supported each other and they enjoy playing with each other,” Kane said.
The scoreboard reflects the team’s cooperation on the field. The Lakers scored a total of 13 goals throughout their entire last season. This year they’ve scored 13 goals in their first three games.
Senior midfielder Connor Lunduski has been at the center of his team’s success and said he wants to make sure the team’s historic start isn’t a distraction.
“Honestly we just take it one game at a time. It really hasn’t sunk in that it’s the best start we’ve had in awhile but, it’s definitely something after the season we’ll cherish but we still have a lot more we want to accomplish,” Lunduski said.
With more than half of their season still to play, there is plenty of time to accomplish even more. For the schedule for Oswego’s men’s soccer team, visit http://oswegolakers.com/schedule.aspx?path=msoc.
Oswego women’s soccer making national noise
The Oswego State women’s soccer team made some noise on a national level this weekend. The Lakers knocked off the number 8 team in the nation, their conference rival Geneseo 1-0. Audrey Burbidge found teammate Sarah Grupp who hammered home the games lone goal. Freshman goaltender Emma Allen did her part with a 10 save shutout. The loss marked the Knights first on the season. Oswego State improved to 7-5-1 overall and 4-4 in the SUNYAC. The Lakers will look to build on their monumental win Saturday as they take on Cortland.
Reported by Dylan Kuhn.
SUNY Oswego hosts 17th annual Great Pumpkin Run
by William Corsi
OSWEGO, N.Y.– The Great Pumpkin Run lived up to its name this year by raising money for a great cause. Members of the Oswego community came out on Saturday, October 14th, to participate in the 11th annual Great Pumpkin Run 5k and walk. The event was hosted by SUNY Oswego’s fitness centers and served as fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Donations of five dollars were accepted at check in.
According to their website, the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s mission is to “save lives by meeting the most critical needs in their communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer.”
The race began at Hewitt Ballroom and continued around the campus for 3.1 miles. Some runners managed to complete the race in under twenty minutes while other participants chose to walk. Race winner Joe DeBona said finishing the race at 19 minutes and 17 seconds was his best record so far in college.
For more information or to donate to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, visit https://ww5.komen.org/.
ESPN writer Kate Fagan shares inspiration for ‘What Made Maddy Run’
by Kerry Ryan
OSWEGO, N.Y. — On Tuesday, October 10th, the Sheldon Hall Ballroom was filled with members of the oswego community; all waiting to listen to ‘I Am Oz’ speaker and ESPN writer, Kate Fagan. Fagan shared her stories of coming out as a gay woman, working for ESPN, and her inspiration to write the book What Made Maddy Run?. What Made Maddy Run? is the story of University of Pennsylvania freshman track star Madison Holleran, who died by suicide at the age of 19 years old after secretly struggling with anxiety and depression.
Fagan originally wrote Holleran’s story as a piece for ESPN. After receiving numerous emails written by high school and college students, as well as their parents, Fagan said she knew that she needed to dig deeper into the story.
“I realized that we had really only touched on a certain piece of the story in the magazine piece and that there were other roads to travel down to make the story more fleashed out for the rest of the college students and young people who saw themselves in her,” Fagan said.
This isn’t Fagan’s first non-fiction story, however. The Former WNBA player previously released a book retelling the story of her own struggles. The Reappearing Act: Coming Out as Gay on a College Basketball Team Led by Born-Again Christians explains the background of Fagan’s difficulty with her identity and how it would affect her and those around her.
What Made Maddy Run? was an instant New York Times best-seller. This is a first for Fagan, who said she has always wanted to be a writer.
“Basketball was like the pursuit,” Fagan said. “I guess I’ll be a writer when I’m done. And so when i was done playing basketball, that’s when I moved the writing to the front burner.”
Fagan said her next goal is to get some of her fictional work published. She said that, unlike non-fiction, there’s a different way of storytelling in fiction and it allows writers to have more creative freedom.
What Made Maddy Run? by Kate Fagan is available online and in bookstores now.
Mumps outbreak spreads at Syracuse University
By Jamie Aranoff
SYRACUSE, N.Y.– Syracuse University reported that there are now 22 confirmed cases of mumps on the campus. According to the Onondaga County Health Department, another 19 probable cases were reported since the outbreak began in September.
The Centers for Disease Control states that symptoms of mumps include fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, loss of appetite and swollen tender and salivary glands under the ears or along the jaws. It is contracted through saliva and respiratory sections and has been showing up across college campuses nationwide.
The University has quarantined students who have been diagnosed and who are suspected to have the disease. to attempt to contain the illness. Several of the students were put up in local hotels by the University. Many of the confirmed cases are coming from the Men’s Lacrosse, and Women’s Lacrosse teams. As a result both lacrosse teams have been shut down for the Fall semester.
According to the CDC, Mumps can be contracted even if patients were previously vaccinated. The University reported that a majority of the infected students had been vaccinated.
For more information about the Mumps outbreak at Syracuse University, visit http://health.syr.edu/news/mumps-and-vaccinations-.html
Lakers Fall to Geneseo by a Pair of Late Goals
The Oswego men’s soccer team lost to Geneseo by a final score of 2-1 on Saturday afternoon in their final game of Homecoming Weekend. The Lakers’ record drops to 6-8-1 and 1-7-0 in conference while the Knights improves to 7-5-2 with a 3-3-1 in conference record.
At 27:52, junior Jason Siracuse was all alone in front of the goal and made no mistake, putting the Lakers up 1-0. Senior midfielder Connor Lunduski tallied an assist on Siracuse’s goal; giving him the team-lead in helpers with seven.
Lakers’ goaltender Evan Bogucki was perfect for the first 70 minutes until Nick Keneally found the back of the net to tie the game at 1. Less than two minutes later Joey Vucic scored the game winning goal for the Knights.
The Lakers’ host Cortland on Saturday at 4 p.m. for Senior Day which is their final game of the regular season.
Men’s Soccer Drops Double-OT Thriller to Brockport
The Oswego State men’s soccer team fell to Brockport in double overtime by a final score of 1-0 on Friday. The Lakers now have a 6-7-1 record with a 1-6-0 in conference record. The Golden Eagles improve to 8-3-3 with an in conference record of 3-2-1.
After 106 scoreless minutes, Brockport’s Chris Aherne beat Lakers’ net-minder Evan Bogucki for the game winning goal. Bogucki stopped five of the Golden Eagles’ six shots on goal.
Oswego tallied nine shots in total with four reaching the goal. Hassan Musa’s three shots were a team high for the Lakers.
Oswego is back in action on Saturday when they host Geneseo at 1 p.m.