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Student summer salaries come into questionWNYO general manager, top Student Association positions call for paychecks over summer break
Mascot hunt continues; timeline still uncertain
Driving up competition
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Lakers’ softball splits home series against
Pioneers
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Goo Goo Dolls concert pictures and highlights
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New bus service adds another option for late night transportaion
A lack of student involvement and
participation has a student-led mission
to get Oswego State a mascot on life
support.
Greg Aiello, a senior at Oswego
State has dedicated almost three years
in an eff ort to fi nd a mascot that can
represent the students, alumni, faculty;
everyone involved with this campus.
Unfortunately, the student body has
not shown enough interest in the issue.
“I’m not really sure all parties are
that interested,” said Dean of Student
Aff airs James Scharfenberger.
A small group started the search for
an Oswego State Mascot, but the com-
mon goal now seems to be getting the
students involved. Th ere is a Facebook
page called ‘Mission: Get a Mascot for
Oswego.’ However, there are only 344
members for the group out of the over
8,000 students attending Oswego State.
With more interest and active partici-
pation from students, Oswego could
fi nally have a mascot to represent the
hockey team, cross country team, la-
crosse team and everyone who is a part
of Oswego State.
“We need the enthusiasm and we
need to talk to elected offi cials,” said
Jonathan McDonald, former Student
Association director of athletic aff airs.
Th is mascot idea is not going to
A new bus company has come to Oswego
State to off er students another option to get
home on weekends. Similar to “Drunk Bus,”
Call-Abus was created to commute student
to and from campus safely.
Call-Abus, also known as “Nightlife
Transportation,” was created two weeks ago
in Oswego. Th e manager of Call-Abus, Bob
Malone said he started his company for the
students.
“I always would see the massive amounts
of students waiting for rides aft er leaving
the bars and decided that this would be a
good business for students,” Malone said.
Th ough Call-Abus may be competition,
the owner of the “Drunk Bus” does not see
it that way.
“I don’t feel that they are not a com-
petition, this is a free world and it’s just
another business,” said Lee Walker,
owner of the “Drunk Bus.”
Walker has been operating his bus
for seven years.
“Originally I started this business
to meet students around campus and
it turned out to be quite a success so I
continued it,” Walker said.
Walker charges students $2 to ride
the drunk bus each way.
“At times we have specials to show
our customers a thank you,” Walker
said. “ Just last week we had a student
appreciation week and charged stu-
dents $1 each way.”
Call-Abus also charges $2 each way
from the college to downtown Oswego.
Th ey also have weekly specials for stu-
dents.
“We started a Facebook page for
students to join and enjoy our weekly
specials,” Malone said. “Last week we
had a special where any student who
stored our number in their cell phones
would get a free ride to anywhere back
and forth and this week we have a
special where anyone who [joins our]
group on Facebook will get a free one
way ride.”
Th e Facebook page, called Call-
Abus includes information such as
how to contact the company, weekly
specials and photos.
Freshman Jennie Hatzmann thinks
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Despite signifi cant cuts across the board
to the Student Association’s budget, four
positions will still be receiving summer
salaries this year in addition to their regular
paychecks.
Th e position of WNYO general manager,
along with the S.A. president, vice president
and director of fi nance will each receive a
summer salary even though there are
no offi cial rules requiring them to be
on campus over the summer.
Th e S.A. budget committee has rec-
ommended a decrease for each of the
four salaries in the upcoming fi scal
year. According to Lauren Atkinson,
director of fi nance, the general man-
ager has been recommended to now
make $600, down from $750. Th e di-
rector of fi nance has been reduced to
$910, down from $1,050. Th e president
$910, down from $1,050 and vice pres-
ident $515.20, down from $552.
S.A. has yet to formally reach an
agreement on next year’s budget.
Many clubs and organizations have
faced severe cuts as S.A. attempts to
balance the budget, but a summer sal-
ary is still necessary, said Kelli Ariel,
general manager of WNYO. Th e radio
station is legally required to stay on-
air the entire year to keep their FCC
license.
“In order to get that license we have
to run the whole year through, includ-
ing the summer,” Ariel said. “If it does
go off air and it doesn’t come back on
by itself, we need somebody here to be
able to turn it back on at the station.”
Because the station must stay run-
ning and functioning year round,
Oswego State students who rely on Pell
Grant money to help them pay for their
education will soon see an increase in the
amount of money they receive.
Th e amount a student receives from a
Pell Grant is based off the amount of money
a student’s family can contribute to their
education. Th e amount will increase from
$4,617 to $5,273, which should allow more
middle-income families to receive grant
money. Th e loan provision is part of
President Obama’s Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act.
“We currently have 144 students
that would be eligible for the Pell Grant
in that gap,” said Kathleen Pagano,
Oswego State associate director of Fi-
nancial Aid.
Pagano explained that another ben-
efi t to the new program would be the
location of the student loan.
“Th e benefi t to students is they
will have one number to call, it will be
much easier to manage their funds,”
Pagano said.
New York State Higher Education
Services Corporation’s (HESC) Senior
Vice President for Communications
Kathy Crowder agreed that the change
in location of the loans will help stu-
dents.
“Th e terms do not change, but
the banks will no longer be involved,”
Crowder said. “So when the student ap-
plies for a federal loan, the application
is going to the federal government.”
Previously, with banks as the mid-
dle-men, student loans could be sold
to other banks, leading to confusion
on students’ end and extra time spent
tracing the loans.
Th is past year there was a signifi -
cant shortfall in Pell Grant funding
and students who were entitled to the
grant did not receive the full amount
for which they qualifi ed. Th e increase
in the grant funding will ensure that
those students who are entitled will
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“I walk.”
-Walter Fedczuk, freshman, journalism major
“I manned up and drove home.”
-Max Spitalnick, junior, political science major
“I don’t go downtown on weekends. I go to far bet-ter places.”
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Events Calendar
News in Pictures
Day of Silence
Date: Friday, April 16
Nature program: Rice Creek Ramble
Date: Saturday, April 17
Location: Rice Creek Field Station
Time: 1:00- 2:00 p.m.
Planetarium show: “Searching for
Earth’s Twin”
Date: Sunday, April 18
Location: Room 332 Piez
Time: 7:00- 8:00 p.m.
Holi
Date: Sunday, April 18
Location: Outside Hart Hall
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Faculty Assembly Meeting
Date: Monday, April 19
Location: Room 305 Park
Time: 3:00- 5:00 p.m.
International Coff ee Hour
Date: Monday, April 19
Location: Room 222 Poucher
Time: 3:30- 5:00 p.m.
Campus meeting on east campus con-
struction
Date: Monday, April 19
Location: Room 305 Park
Time: 4:30- 5:30 p.m.
Talk on reality TV by Discovery Chan-
nel producer
Date: Monday, April 19
Location: Room 118 Campus Center
Time: 7:30- 9:00 p.m.
Talk: “Gateways to the Spirit World”
Date: Tuesday, April 20
Location: Room 106 Lanigan
Time: 7:00- 9:00 p.m.
Talk: Bill Hillsman
Date: Tuesday, April 20
Location: Room 233 Campus Center
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Faculty panel discussion: “State of the
Environment”
Date: Tuesday, April 20
Location: Room 104 Lanigan
Time: 7:00- 9:00 p.m.
Grad Finale
Date: Tuesday, April 20
Location: Hewitt Union ballroom/main
level
Time: 10:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.
Quest
Date: Wednesday, April 21
Location: Campus Center
Time: 8:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Sustainability Fair: Green Products and
Ideas
Date: Wednesday, April 21
Location: Campus Center Arena
Time: 4:00- 8:00 p.m.
Panel discussion on “Gender Equity”
Date: Wednesday, April 21
Location: 118 Campus Center
Time: 6:00- 7:00 p.m.
Telescope night viewing: “Stars over
Oswego”
Date: Wednesday, April 21
Location: Romney Field Observatory
Time: 8:00- 9:00 p.m.
TApril 16-23
his Weekin Oswego History
April 20, 1989- Blood test results
confi rmed that a student sent home
by the Mary Walker Health Center
on April 6 had the measles.
April 21, 1972: Th e company New
England Petroleum announced plans
to construct a 450 acre refi nery in
Oswego.
April 23, 1987: Th ree Seneca Hall
residents helped to extinguish a fi re
that was started in the seventh fl oor
luggage room.
April 18, 1985: Two Seneca residents
were brought up on charges for
destruction of dorm property, which
carries a maximum $1,000 and one
year in prison.
April 17, 1997: An Oswego State
Men’s rugby player was convicted
of sexual harassment in the second
degree aft er lift ing a female rugby
player off the ground without her
consent.
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Pacifist activist and social justice advocate Randy Kehler speaks about nonviolence activism in the Campus Center on April 14. He was invited to speak by the Pro-Peace Council.
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A new piece of equipment recently
purchased by University Police will al-
low offi cers to fi nd stolen vehicles,
wanted persons and suspended and re-
voked licenses.
Th e Mobile Plate Hunter 900
[MP900] was recently purchased by U.P.
through a grant obtained by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, Assistant
Police Chief John Rossi said in a press
release.
Th e device itself is made up of two
cameras mounted on the back of a
police cruiser. Th e cameras scan li-
cense plates and transmit the numbers
through a computer located in the front
of the cruiser. Th e soft ware then runs
the plate numbers through a database of
license plates connected to crimes, said
U.P. Offi cer Rich Sherwood.
“Th e hot list comes from the N.Y.
State Department of Motor Vehicles,”
Sherwood said. Th e list is updated by
the state twice a day.
“Research has shown that patrol of-
fi cers equipped with this technology
can have arrest rates signifi cantly higher
than those working without it,” Rossi
stated in the press release. “Th is will
deliver reductions in crime, enhanced
community safety, safer roads and a
safer campus.”
If a license plate on the hot list is
found by the MP900, an alarm goes off
and the offi cer on duty is required to call
into dispatch to report it. Th e MP900
soft ware will tell the offi cer what illegal
activity the license plate in question is
connected to, Sherwood said.
“We’ve come across a few suspended
and revoked licenses,” Sherwood said.
He added that University Police would
not have noticed the suspended licenses
without it.
Th e MP900 also allows offi cers to
look up information on specifi c plates
instead of just relying on the hot list,
Sherwood said. Th e system can also be
used to help fi nd vehicles involved in
Amber Alerts.
“For a case of a missing college stu-
dent it will be very helpful,” Rossi said.
Plates that have been scanned are
saved on the soft ware. Th is could be
helpful in an investigation when an of-
fi cer would need to fi nd out where the
last time a specifi c car was seen.
“[It’s] just another tool that helps us
fi nd violators,” Sherwood said.
It can scan up to nine plates per sec-
ond and 400 per minute, Sherwood said.
Th e MP900 can also operate at night be-
cause of its infrared technology. Also, if
an Amber Alert for a missing child was
released by the state, the MP900 soft -
ware could be used to help fi nd a vehicle
connected in the case.
“Our offi cers seem to enjoy it,” Rossi
said.
BY ELIZABETH SAUCHELLIASST. NEWS EDITOR
New equipment to help U.P. recover stolen vehicles
House of Th ai, a restaurant located
at 111 W. Seneca St., remains closed de-
spite posting a sign that said they would
return in late March aft er a vacation.
According to Oswego Offi cer Kevin
Hancock who investigated a robbery
that occurred at the restaurant two
Bye-bye, House of Thai?
Th e Charles H. Jerred Planetarium
in Piez Hall will close this June for three
years while renovations are completed
in the science buildings on campus. It is
scheduled to reopen in 2013.
Th e planetarium, built in 1962 and
named aft er the original director, cur-
rently features an “old school” opti-me-
chanical system. Th is will be replaced
with a digital projector for a more IMAX
like eff ect, said Scott Roby, professor of
astronomy and director of the planetari-
um. “Th e new system will allow students
to not only watch, for example, Jupiter
move around the screen as a point of
light, but to zoom in and virtually land
on Jupiter’s moons,” Roby said.
“Astronomy students normally visit
the planetarium at least once or twice
a semester,” said Shashi Kanbur, associ-
ate professor in the physics department.
Not every class goes, but the planetari-
um is a good teaching tool for professors
who choose to take advantage of it.
Th e planetarium is also “used for
public outreach,” Kanbur added. Many
elementary schools visit it for their sci-
ence classes, and there are also regular
public planetarium shows.
Local school districts, Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts and senior citizen groups of-
ten come to the campus for these special
shows, Roby said.
Roby started the free weekly shows
in 2006. Th ey tripled the previous atten-
dance at the planetarium, Roby said.
When the planetarium is shut down
for renovations, the astronomy depart-
ment will have to fi nd alternate ways to
make up for its loss. “We can’t do much,”
Kanbur said.
Th e outreach program will have to
be shut down and professors will have to
resort to using computer soft ware, such
as “Starry Night,” to teach what they
could normally show using the planetar-
ium. Th ese programs are “a little more
interactive” than the planetarium, but
limited in that only 25-29 students can
use the programs at one time, Roby said.
Th ey would not be as helpful for larger
classes. For these large lecture classes,
one option could be to have students
buy textbooks that include soft ware
similar to “Starry Night,” he said.
Th e Astronomy Club on campus will
also be aff ected by the closing of the
planetarium. “It’s kind of unfortunate
but it’s not something [the club] uses all
the time,” said Lillie Ghobrial, president
of the astronomy club.
Th e club currently holds “Star Par-
ties,” or telescope observing events, once
every semester. Roby said the club will
now be encouraged to hold events once
a month instead, to “take up some of the
slack” of not having a planetarium.
Ghobrial added that they are try-
ing to get as much use out of it now as
they can before the planetarium is shut
down. “It’ll be for the best in the end,”
she added.
“Th ere’s going to be a lot of inter-
mediate temporary hardships,” Roby
added.
Th ose in the science department will
hold onto the fact that “in three years
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Despite indicating they would re-open in March, the House of Thai continues to be closed.
we’ll have a better building,” and also an
improved planetarium, Kanbur said.
Th e planetarium will host one fi nal
public show called “A Half-Century of
Excellence” and will showcase the best
demonstrations from the last 48 years
that it has been open, Roby said. It will
run on Sundays through the end of May.
“We’re sad that the planetarium’s got
to be closed for a while,” Roby added,
but he said the department must “make
these sacrifi ces to get to better facilities.”
KYLE GARGAN/THE OSWEGONIAN
Despite the planetarium’s impending closure, current director and astronomy professor Scott Roby (right) says the department and the planetarium’s followers will fi nd a way to
keep interest of the material at the same level.
Turning on stars one last time
weeks ago, a manager he spoke to said
that House of Th ai was closing because
the owners did not pay rent. He was
also told by restaurant employees that
the owners had gone to Florida.
“Some of the employees were won-
dering if they had a job anymore,” Han-
cock said.
Th e owners lived above in an apart-
ment above the restaurant, said Larry
Miller, owner of Cam’s Pizzeria whose
business is located down the street from
House of Th ai.
“[I] haven’t seen them since before
St. Patrick’s day,” Miller said.
Th e restaurant was the site of an at-
tempted robbery on Sunday, April 4 by
Terry L. Clark, 51.
Th e restaurant appeared to be closed
at the time of the crime, Captain Tory
DeCaire of the Oswego City Police De-
partment said.
Th e door that was damaged in the
attempted robbery remains boarded up
and a closed sign hangs in the window.
House of Th ai’s phone line has been
disconnected.
Th e restaurant’s closure has come as
a shock to neighboring eateries who saw
the restaurant as profi table.
“Th ey always looked busy from what
it looked like to us,” Miller said.
Restaurant’s future remains in question as doors continue to stay shut
that the buses will benefi t students and
help prevent DWI.
“Th ey do stupid stuff when they’re
drunk,” said Hatzman, a childhood edu-
cation major. “Th ey can walk out in the
middle of the road or try to drive them-
selves. If it’s known about and they have
the number they can call it so they won’t
have to drive themselves and walk.”
Captain Tory DeCaire of the Oswego
Police Department said that he supports
any safe mode of transportation that will
prevent DWIs.
“One of the main points here is that
anything that helps decrease instances
of DWI and overall protect students and
citizens of Oswego,” DeCaire said. He
advises students to plan for the proper
transportation if they are unable to
drive.
“Th e last thing you want to do is to
have to make a choice between operat-
ing a motor vehicle or making a long
walk home,” DeCaire said. “Planning
ahead to arrange for rides would be the
safest.”
New bus service gives students another downtown optionBUS, from COVER
-Additional reporting by Elizabeth Sauchelli
With Piez Hall renovation on horizon, Charles H. Jerred Planetarium prepares for three year hiatus
Aaron McElroy was charged with
one count of possession of marihuana at
Lot 9 on April 10 at 2:34.
McElroy, 20, was given an appear-
ance ticket.
Spencer Wunsch was charged with
one count DWI-fi rst off ense, one count
operation of motor vehicle with BAC
above .08 of one percent-fi rst off ense
and one count of failure to keep to the
right.
Wunsch, 18, was given an appear-
ance ticket on Iroquos trail.
Ian Joyce was charged with one count
criminal misdemeanor intent to damage
property and one count petit larceny at
Pathfi nder Hall.
Joyce, 19, was given an appearance
ticket.
Matthew Adema was charged with
one count unlawful possession of alco-
hol person under 21 on April 9 in Sen-
eca Hall.
A suspect has been found for in the
Onondaga theft s that occurred the day
before spring break started.
Assistant University Police Chief
John Rossi said that Investigator Dan
May has completed interviews of poten-
tial witnesses and suspects.
Th e theft s may have occurred be-
cause students were not as aware of their
surroundings due to their excitement
for spring break, Rossi said.
“Th ese people really didn’t stand out
if they were not students,” Rossi said.
Increased patrols of the area are
still in place. Over $2,000 in electronic
devices was stolen, including two fl at
screen TVs. No other theft s have oc-
curred since then.
University Police have started work-
ing with the Oswego Police Department
to solve the attempted sexual assault
that occurred last Tuesday, said Assis-
tant University Police Chief John Rossi.
Th e OPD is currently investigating two
public lewdness crimes that occurred
two weeks ago. Th e description of the
attempted sexual assault suspect match-
es the description of the public lewdness
suspect.
POLICEBLOTTER
-By Elizabeth Sauchelli
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receive the maximum grant of $5,550.
Many students will see an increase of
more than $200 as they didn’t receive the
amount they were entitled to in previous
years.
Another important addition to the
bill is that in 2013, the Pell Grant will
start rising by an amount equal to the
increase in the Consumer Price Index.
By the end of the decade the maximum
Pell Grant will be nearing $6,000.
“Over the next several years more
than $36 billion additional will be avail-
able to fund student’s eligible for the Pell
Grant,” said Frank Ballmann, director of
federal relations at HESC.
As for New York students, the com-
ing of a new fi xed-rate loan is fi nally
here. New York has a new student loan
program called NY HELPS; it has a fi xed
rate loan and is specifi cally targeting Tu-
ition Assistant Program (TAP) eligible
and middle income families. Students
can know what their monthly rate is.
Th is program sticks out amongst the
usual variable rate loans.
“Th e most important thing is that
these programs are about students and
about helping people achieve their edu-
cational dreams,” Ballmann said.
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Grant to help more students
Unlike many colleges, public and
private, during the current recession,
Oswego State has so far managed to
continue its educational programs and
implement innovations with few painful
accommodations to signifi cant reduc-
tions in state revenues.
Anticipating another year or two of
funding challenges for New York state,
more than a hundred members of the
Oswego campus community have joined
the newly formed online Ning network
to brainstorm ways to reduce costs, in-
crease revenue and reinvest in the col-
lege for a robust future.
President Deborah F. Stanley told the
campus Budget Advisory Group at its
March 31 meeting that she planned to
extend the conversation campus-wide,
and on April 9 all employees received an
invitation to join the Oswego State Sav-
ing Strategies network.
Oswego State Saving Strategies is
described as “an interactive forum for
the campus community to off er savings,
revenue opportunities and reinvestment
ideas for sustaining excellence.”
Th e forum’s welcome message states
that “we are embarking on a campus-
wide eff ort to save $1 million over the
next fi scal year through organizational
effi ciencies and revenue enhancements
in order to protect and sustain the
strength and character of SUNY Os-
wego. We are looking for bold, innova-
tive ideas that are game-changing or
extraordinary in savings and will also
increase or enhance services to students
and the greater community.”
Speaking with the Budget Advisory
Group, Stanley called the Ning network
“an idea aggregator.” She said she plans
for the group to form three subcommit-
tees to review and evaluate forthcoming
ideas: one for savings, one for revenue
generators and one for reinvestments.
She suggested that 10 percent of savings
be earmarked for reinvestment.
Ideas voiced at the March 31 meet-
ing included consolidating photocopiers
on campus into fewer but much more
advanced machines; a campus-devised
early retirement incentive; mileage sav-
ings by reducing use of personal vehi-
cles; and reinvesting in grant writers.
Early ideas surfacing last week in
the Ning forum included looking at the
energy effi ciency of campus drinking
fountains and starting a money-making
weekly folk music coff eehouse.
For 2010-11, Oswego State faces a
budget reduction of $2.3 to $2.4 million,
Stanley has said, aft er taking into ac-
count a proposed $100 tuition increase.
From 2007-08 to date, the college
has absorbed $6.5 million in reductions
in state support but has managed to
preserve educational opportunities and
services for students, largely by tapping
institutional reserves and energy savings
and by refraining from fi lling all vacant
positions.
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Online network to help Oswego State save cash
summer DJs have to be trained and su-
pervised to make sure all regulations are
complied with.
Ariel said the station would also be
installing a new automation system over
the summer to allow for as little inter-
ruption to broadcasts as possible. She
plans on spending several weeks on
campus learning how to use the system
so she can train fellow station members
to use it in the fall.
“During the summer the GM is the
only acting person who is available to do
these things,” Ariel said.
Although the general manager is not
required to be on campus during the
summer, they are expected to ensure the
station is running on the air year round,
Ariel said.
Also in question was an account in
the executive section of the budget for
$1,500 a year to pay an executive direc-
tor salary for WNYO. Initially it was un-
clear what the account was being used
for, however it was determined that the
money is used to pay a consultant.
Th e FCC requires that WNYO have a
consultant contracted to the station.
“It’s a consultant that’s contracted
to advise any operational needs for the
radio station,” S.A. President Steven Di-
Marzo said.
Th e payroll account has been go-
ing to professors with expertise in the
broadcasting fi eld. Th e account was un-
der the executive budget, but has since
been moved to WNYO’s budget.
Just as the general manager needs
to be on campus during the summer,
the president and vice president have
responsibilities that they say need to be
taken care of during the off -months.
Th e president, Vice President TJ
Scandaliato said, has to spend most
of the summer on campus “laying the
groundwork” for the coming semester.
Th e vice president’s responsibilities
for summer include setting up a legis-
lative agenda, but mostly assisting and
supporting the president with whatever
needs to be done.
Th e president must handle renewing
contracts with Centro and other orga-
nizations, help SAPB start planning, at-
tend committee meetings and work with
college council. Most of S.A.’s program-
ming and events for the fall semester are
also planned over the summer.
“We still have work over the sum-
mer,” DiMarzo said.
DiMarzo pointed out that the nature
of the presidency, vice presidency and
director of fi nance position come with
commitments that require them to be
on campus over summer or at least work
from home if they can’t be on campus.
“Maybe S.A. needs to become a little
more fi scally conservative, especially
when dealing with ourselves,” Scandali-
ato said. “I believe that there defi nitely
need to be cuts made, but I can under-
stand both sides of the situation.”
Scandaliato said S.A. has in fact
made cuts to itself, not just clubs and
organizations.
S.A. eliminated an item in the execu-
tive section of the budget called “Nutri-
tional Compensation,” which cost $800.
Th e budget item amounted to adding
extra money to the Plus Plans of the
president and vice president. Th e money
was divided between the two executives
and then split in half for each semester,
meaning the president and vice presi-
dent each had $200 a semester to spend
on Plus Plan, courtesy of S.A.
Th e purpose of the account was to
create a buff er for Plus Plan and com-
pensate the executive staff for having to
grab meals on the go. Th e thought was
that it would make it easier for execu-
tives to quickly get something to eat for
lunch or dinner in between meetings.
Th e account has been wiped clean
for the coming school year in the inter-
est of saving money for other student
organizations.
“We decided it wasn’t necessary, we
had a feeling it was going to get cut be-
cause it was $800 that could go some-
where else,” DiMarzo said.
Scandaliato said that the compen-
sation was “absurd” and he planned on
forgoing it, but he feels it has forced S.A.
to look at the budget and ask ‘Do we
need this and how is it going to benefi t
the student body?’
“We should not have that much
money for arbitrary things,” Scandaliato
said.
Th ough the salaries are still quite
large, Scandaliato said the massive time
commitment involved makes not having
a paycheck diffi cult. Both S.A. heads will
be giving up lucrative part-time jobs for
their S.A. positions.
Scandaliato won’t be working over
the summer this year and DiMarzo will
be leaving an intern position in the ad-
missions offi ce.
“We’re all just normal students just
like everybody else, so in a sense, wher-
ever we can make money, it’s kind of
necessary,” Scandaliato said.
Where Scandaliato recognizes the
importance of using as much of S.A.’s
money as possible for the students, Di-
Marzo is quick to point out that a sum-
mer salary is needed to allow students to
take on a head S.A. position.
“It’s a necessity because you really
can’t have a second job doing this,” Di-
Marzo said. “I think we do more work
than we get paid for.”
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progress without the participation and support of students.
Although fi nding a mascot is not a pressing issue for Steven DiMarzo, pres-ident of Student Association showed plenty of interest in the topic.
“We need to fi gure out what a laker is, before we start creating it,” DiMarzo said.
Th ere have been a few discussions on the Facebook page, one of them be-ing about the defi nition of a laker. Ideas for a mascots including a sailor, green
man, pirate and several others. Th e disadvantage that Oswego State
faces is determing what a Laker is to the campus community. Th e ambiguous nature of the word ‘Laker’ leaves many diff erent interpretations among faculty, students and administrators. Finding a middle-ground may still be the biggest hurdle.
“Th ere is an importance in the fact that we need people to get involved again,” DiMarzo said.
Deciding on a mascot is going to take time.
“Our goal is to develop a path to re-solve the situation, and get a sense of feeling about what the students want,” Scharfenberger said.
Aiello was abroad for a few months this semester and unfortunately, prog-ress slowed with his absence. He had hoped that other students would take the initiative to proceed with the proj-ect, but this did not happen. Despite the small pause, Aiello is back on track and ready to continue the search. He met with Scharfenberger last week to get the project moving once again.
Aiello is a senior and is hoping that another student will step up and con-tinue the process of bringing a mascot to Oswego State.
“I won’t let it die,” Aiello said.Students that are interested in the
search for a mascot for Oswego State can visit the Facebook page, where they can share ideas with for Aiello.
“A lot of people ask me what’s going on with the mascot, but what I have to ask the students is, what are you doing for the mascot,” Aiello said.
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Th en I remembered it was my turn to
write “In the Offi ce.”
I came up with a few topics that
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as “what’s wrong with optimism?” and
“let’s realize how lucky we are” came to
mind. But I realized these were already
written this year by fellow e-board
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BY KEITH HARRISSTAFF WRITER
Bathroom conditions disgusting
Is it a lack of experience and ignorance?
Or is there an ulterior motive to explain the
actions of President Obama and his admin-
istration policies both foreign and domes-
tic? Two days aft er he announced to the
world that regardless of whether the U.S. is attacked with a
weapon of mass destruction, biological or chemical, the U.S.
would not use a nuke to retaliate against a country that doesn’t
have nuclear weapons. Obama traveled to Prague to sign a
proliferation treaty with Russia. Obama and Russian Presi-
dent Medvedev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
(START II), where both powers agree to limit their nuclear ar-
senal by two-thirds more than the fi rst treaty. However, Russia
has an opt out clause that Obama has agreed to. If the Obama
administration installs a missile defense shield against Russia,
which former President Bush had planned to put in Poland,
the treaty becomes null and void. Th e treaty, however, must
be approved by the Senate with a two-thirds majority vote
which Republicans plan on blocking.
Aft er signing the treaty, Obama hosted a nuclear arms
summit at the White House. Th ose who were invited to this
summit were mainly dictators from not-so-friendly countries.
Very few allies were there. One notable absence from the
summit and an important ally to the U.S. was Prime Minis-
ter of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. Since Obama took offi ce,
there has been a marked hostility toward Israel. Obama had
ordered Israel to stop building in East Jerusalem. Accord-
ing to Washington offi cials, Obama became infuriated when
Vice President Biden visited Israel at the exact time Israel an-
nounced that they would be expanding in East Jerusalem. Just
over a week later, Netanyahu had a scheduled visit at the White
House. Th e reception Netanyahu received from Obama was
appalling: he was not treated as a friend or as an ally, and re-
ceived treatment more fi tting an enemy. Never has a seated
American president not have a photo-op with a visiting dig-
nitary and a formal dinner honoring the guest until Obama.
To show his anger at the Prime Minister’s approval of expand-
ing the settlements, Obama refused to allow any photos taken
with Netanyahu and abruptly walked out of the meeting, an-
nouncing he was going to eat dinner. It just goes to show the
lack of maturity on the part of Obama as well as the lack of
class that is befi tting for someone who holds such a high posi-
tion. Many Israelis view Obama as naïve, inexperienced and
the architect of a U.S. policy of appeasement and rightly so.
Many Americans have the same opinion.
Sarah Palin was interviewed by Sean Hannity on Obama’s
“nukes off the table” policy. She responded by saying, “You
know, that’s kind of like getting out there on the playground, a
bunch of kids ready to fi ght and - and one of the kids saying,
‘Go ahead, punch me in the face and I’m not going to retaliate,
go ahead and do what you want with me.’ No, it’s unaccept-
able.”
What’s more surprising is the reply that Obama gave in
an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in which he
had asked the president what he thought of Palin’s comment
on his nuclear policies, “I really have no response to that. Th e
last I checked, Sarah Palin is not much of an expert on nuclear
issues.” Obama went on to say, “Th at if the secretary of defense
and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are comfortable
with it, I’m probably going to take my advice from them and
not from Sarah Palin.” Palin’s response to Obama, “Now, the
president, with all the vast nuclear experience that he acquired
as a community organizer and as a part time senator, and as a
full-time candidate, all that experience - still, no accomplish-
ment to date with North Korea and Iran. Meanwhile, this ad-
ministration alienates our friends. Th ey treated the Afghan
president Karzai poorly and then they feigned surprise when
he reacted in kind. Th ey escalated a minor zoning decision
into a major breach with Israel, our friend, our closest ally in
the Middle East. Let’s remind our president: Jerusalem is not a
settlement, and Israel is our friend.” Refresh my memory, who
was the intelligent one?
Th e possession of nuclear weapons
by any nation represents a threat to
any nation. For this reason, President
Obama’s nuclear summit, taking place
this week, is of tremendous impor-
tance.
Already, progress has been made. Ukranian leadership
has pledged to dispose of its enriched uranium stockpile. But
there is, of course, much more progress to be made. Every na-
tion possessing nuclear weapons, including the United States,
is a threat to the global community. Th ose who doubt that the
United States’ possession is a threat to the world need only ask
the Japanese to understand. Th e U.S. is, in fact, the only coun-
try ever to have used nuclear weaponry in actual warfare.
Despite the threat they pose to global security, many na-
tions remain adamant in the defense of their nuclear pro-
grams. Others prevent non-proliferation progress by way
of withholding information. Chiefl y among these is Israel.
For years, it has been suggested that Israel possesses nuclear
weapons. Israeli leadership has thus far refused to admit to
or deny this accusations. Israeli whistleblowers, however, in
conjunction with those of other nations, have insisted that Is-
rael does in fact possess dozens of nuclear weapons. Th is is
made more disturbing by the fact that Israel’s prime minister,
Benjamin Netanyahu, has refused to attend the nuclear con-
ference. Netanyahu claims that his refusal is due to a belief
that Israel would be unfairly singled out due to what it has
termed “nuclear ambiguity.” In other words, he’s claiming that
Israel would be unfairly singled out simply due to the nation’s
refusal to shed light on its nuclear program. In Netanyahu’s
absence, Israel’s deputy prime minister will attend.
Th e Israeli prime minister’s refusal to attend the event is
representative of Israel’s general policy toward foreign aff airs.
Israel oft en makes a large show of promoting peace while qui-
etly undermining it. For instance, throughout the history of
the Israeli-Palestinian confl ict that has been going on since
the times of the Cold War, several deals have been brought
to the table which have been agreed upon by the Palestinians
and backed by the United Nations, only to be refused by Israel
and the United States.
To be fair, Netanyahu is not the only one who will not be
in attendance at the president’s nuclear summit. No repre-
sentative of Iran will be present at the conference either. Th is
is, however, due simply to the fact that Iran was not invited
despite being a consistent proponent of nuclear non-prolifer-
ation. In fact, Iran intends to host its own nuclear disarma-
ment conference this April, the slogan of which being: “Nu-
clear energy for everyone, nuclear arms for no one.”
Iran has long bemoaned the double standard which the
world has exhibited toward its own nuclear program and that
of Israel. Israel’s response to this is simple: it claims that Iran
is a threat to the security of the Middle East while Israel is a
force for peace.
Th is argument, however, falls apart quickly as soon as one
examines contemporary Middle Eastern history. Israel has,
over the past several decades, exhibited a pattern of imperi-
alistic warfare and human rights abuses against the Palestin-
ian people, including the use of chemical weapons. Iran, by
contrast, has not engaged in war since 1988, when the nation
signed a peace treaty with Iraq following the latter’s six year
assault on Iran. Incidentally, during this war, Iraq, backed
unwaveringly by the United States, is known to have used
chemical weapons. Of course, Saddam Hussein would later
be blamed by the world, including the United States, for use
of these weapons.
It is this type of hypocrisy, not merely the struggle over
nuclear weapons, which has destabilized the Middle East
and the world as a whole. Until the United States and Israel,
which is essentially an nation-sized military base for the Unit-
ed States, begin to act with integrity in the Middle East and
elsewhere, it is unlikely that the world will be able to make any
great strides toward nuclear disarmament or general peace.
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BY AARON HAMMONDSTAFF WRITER
Th ere is a severe problem here at
Oswego State. I know I’m not the fi rst
person to comment on the condi-
tion of the bathrooms here, but I can
defi nitely say I’m one of the angriest to
write about it. I honestly can’t take it
anymore.
Every student who lives on cam-
pus knows what I’m talking about. Th e
bathroom conditions make you want
to question the future of civilization.
Toilets are never fl ushed. Th e fl oors are
covered with liquid that you pray to
God is just water. Th ere’s puke on the
fl oor. Th e sinks are covered with hair.
During my freshman year I lived in Ca-
yuga Hall, and someone in my building
got in trouble for smearing fecal matter
on the walls. It’s especially bad on the
weekends. You wake up on a Sunday
morning to take a shower and it feels
like you’re walking through a war zone.
You almost want to tie a rope from
your door around your waist in case
you have trouble making it back.
Very few things surprise me any-
more, but I continue to be shocked by
these conditions. But the worst part is
that there’s not much we can do about
it. Unless we put cameras in the bath-
rooms, it’s close to impossible to pun-
ish people. But let’s say theoretically we
could catch these people. Here’s how I
would punish people who misuse bath-
rooms if I were in charge.
Th e number one problem with the
bathrooms is unfl ushed toilets. Th is is
one of the fi rst things we learn in life:
when you’re done with the toilet you
fl ush it right? Well apparently some
people didn’t receive that message. If I
was in charge, I would hand out fi nes
to anyone caught not fl ushing a toilet.
First fi ne would be $50. Second fi ne
would be $100 and the third would be
a semester-long suspension. I know
that sounds extreme even in a theoreti-
cal context, but if you can’t remember
to fl ush the toilet every time, you’re ob-
viously a pathetic excuse for a human
being who doesn’t belong in college.
Unless you’re three years old, there is
absolutely no excuse.
Next, there are the people who
throw up on the fl oor. Instead of mak-
ing the janitors (who deserve haz-
ard pay for this stuff ) clean it up, you
should do it yourself. When you’re
living on your own, no jantior is com-
ing over. Unless you have the fl u, you
should be cleaning up aft er yourself. If
you don’t want to do that, learn how to
hold your alcohol, or have better aim.
Otherwise, I have no sympathy.
Th e third major problem isn’t with
the people who use the bathrooms,
but the bathrooms themselves. I can’t
believe that in 2010, we still don’t have
anything to dry our hands with in the
bathrooms themselves. Th ere needs to
be a blow dryer or a paper towel dis-
penser. Th at’s something our tuition
money needs to be invested in.
As I said, a lot of people have railed
against the bathrooms on-campus,
but there’s a very good reason for that.
We’re civilized people and there is ab-
solutely no excuse why the bathrooms
should be misused like they are. A lot
of people share these bathrooms, so
people need to show some common
courtesy and make sure they clean up
aft er themselves and fl ush the toilets.
It’s sad that people even need to be told
this stuff . People need to start acting
like college students and not children.
One Oswego State student’s plea for cleanliness
Unoriginality sparks innovationIn The Offi ce
BY KATE BOSWELLASST. A&E EDITOR
doing for years; just rehashing ideas that
have been done a billion times before?”
Th ink about it: How many times
have you gone to a romantic comedy
and felt it was eerily similar to the movie
you saw last week? Many of our favorite
contemporary fi lms, such as “10 Th ings
I Hate About You” and “She’s the Man”
are adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays.
But is that a bad thing? You know
the formula works, so why try to fi x
what’s not broken? Now, I’m not saying
that everyone should be copy cats, but
we shouldn’t be completely ashamed
when we realize that we’ve fallen on old
ideas. Coming back to an established
idea foster something exciting and
innovative.“West Side Story” changed
the face of musical theatre when it
came out in 1957, and it was a rehash of
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
So, I guess I could have written about
the ideas I came up with. But in the end,
the idea was about not being original.
I just hope someone didn’t write
about this already.
Lately, Oswego State’s Student As-
sociation has been doling out cuts to
numerous clubs and organizations in
order to compensate for the smaller
funds in the budget. With the budget
cuts, S.A. is fi nally eliminating fund-
ing that had been set aside for arbri-
tary things, such as plus plan money
for executives to grab meals on the go.
Th ey have also authorized cuts to their
own paychecks, all the way up to the
high-ranking offi cials.
However, S.A. is still allowing sum-
mer salaries to seep through to the
wallets of four positions in the 2010 -
2011 budget.
Yes, we said summer salaries. Th e
time when everyone goes home and
is forced to search for a job that will
employ students for only three months
out of the year. Yet these four students
will be receiving a chunk of the activ-
ity fee without having any stipulation
that they must be in Oswego during
the summer months.
Sure, these summer paychecks will
see a reduction from previous years,
but they will still draw funds from
other organizations who have seen cuts
upward of 65 percent.
A lot of hard work goes into run-
ning an S.A. organization, and presi-
dents of all tier three organizations will
likely complete some work over the
summer months, but they will not all
be paid for their eff orts.
Let it be known, we at Th e Oswego-nian are not trying to imply that these
individuals are not earning their pay or
not working diligently to make strides
in their area of work. We are simply
saying that if students are going to be
paid for summer work, there should
be regulations and rules surrounding
what they actually accomplish.
In a time when smart fi scal spend-
ing is a proirity, summer salaries are a
luxury that should not be the burden of
the entire student body.
Have you ever watched that show on
MTV, “Parental Control?” In the show,
the parents of a guy or girl do not like
their signifi cant other. So they set them
up on blind dates with two other people.
At the end, the son or daughter has to
choose which person they want to stay
with. Regardless, it’s his or her choice
whether or not they stay with someone.
If someone’s parents don’t like you,
then you should try to fi gure out what it
is that they don’t like. If you fi nd out it’s
something about you that you absolutely
cherish and that makes you who you are,
then of course you shouldn’t change.
But if it’s something you’re doing wrong,
like cheating on their son or daughter,
or always being abusive, then yeah, you
should change. I wouldn’t like my
son’s girlfriend if she was a jerk ei-
ther. If you’re not doing anything
wrong, then there’s really nothing
you can do about it. It’s up to your
boyfriend/girlfriend to decide whether
his or her parents’ opinions really mat-
ter.
If your parents don’t like your sig-
nifi cant other, then ask them why. Most
parents just don’t think anyone is good
enough for their kid. In this scenario,
you have to either choose one or the
other, or you have to try and make your
parents like this
person. I know
that when I fi rst
date a guy, my par-
ents don’t usually
like him. In fact,
the fi rst time my
stepdad met my
current boyfriend,
he told him that
he would staple his
you-know-what to
a stump if he ever hurt me. But aft er a
while, they got to know him, and now
they really like each other. Th e point is it
can take time for parents to warm up to
somebody. Sometimes it’s as simple as
your parents needing to know that your
signifi cant other really cares about you.
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Ever since its establishment as a
small coff ee shop in Seattle, Starbucks
franchises have spread across the en-
tire nation. Its famous logo, pictur-
ing a mermaid inside a green circle, is
akin to the McDonald’s golden arches.
From its decadent “frappaccinos” to
wide range of coff ees and teas, there’s
no wonder that Americans pile into the
coff ee shop for a daily pick-me-up. In
recent years, however, Starbucks’ fi nan-
cial business has decreased. Recently,
thousands of Starbucks in the U.S. have
their doors closed. Th ere are two con-
tributing causes to this: a crumbling
economy and ridiculously high prices
for drinks and snacks.
Walking into one of the millions of
Starbucks popping up across the na-
tion, there’s no wonder why it attracts
mostly young adults. Not only are their
drinks and baked goods delicious, but the
atmosphere is what sets it apart from oth-
er cafés. Collages of bright abstract paint-
ings cascade the warm-toned walls and
hanging lamps glow dimly over comfy
chairs and wooden tables. Slow jazz plays
in the background soft ly enough for one
to carry on a conversation. In some inex-
plicable way, Starbucks is the place to be
to relax.
Despite its artsy atmosphere, the re-
laxation fades once you see the receipt for
that grande latte. One of Starbucks’ new-
est tasty inventions is the Dark Cherry
Mocha. A grande size of this beverage
(that’s “medium” in Starbucks language)
is a whopping $4.70, including tax! At
Dunkin’ Donuts, $4.70 could buy you
two medium sized coff ees, and maybe
even a donut on the side.
Even though Starbucks has fancy
drinks, some of them are so simplistic
that you could create them at home at no
charge. For instance, a small Vanilla Bean
frappaccino costs around $3 at Starbucks.
Th e only ingredients are ice and vanilla
cream. Making one of these yourself is
as simple as the ingredients themselves;
take ice cubes and vanilla ice cream,
mix them in a blender and you’ve got
yourself a fi ne-tasting treat at no cost.
Regardless of Starbucks’ attempts
at redeeming their business (notice the
“$1.50 Pike Place Roast” signs in their
windows), it may continue to pull in
coff ee lovers across the nation. Th ose
who claim to be addicted to their drinks
fork over mounds of cash every week to
get their “fi x.” Th en there are the very
few (if any) who have the self-discipline
to buy their products only on occasion
or not at all. Nowadays, the latter group
could be considered the smart ones in
the long-term as Americans strive to
save every penny they can. Starbucks is
one of the many things in the U.S. that
will stay fresh on the burner for years to
come, despite exorbitant prices for fan-
ciful, calorie-laden beverages.
Between Google and a hard place
So you have been seeing this girl for
a couple of months and she decides it’s
time for you to meet her parents. Aft er
an awkward meal you realize that Gay-
lord Focker has a better chance of being
liked than you are. So
what is a respectable guy
like you to do?
Th ere are several ap-
proaches to this situa-
tion. Th e fi rst would be to
fi nd out more about her
parents and take some
interest in their hob-
bies; like inviting her dad
to a round of golf or taking
her mom on a wine tour. Th e other ap-
proach, which might not go over so well,
would be to convince your signifi -
cant other to decrease the amount
of contact with her parents. You
can avoid the awkwardness that
is getting to know her folks when
you don’t have to see them much.
Now, what if you decide to have her
meet your parents and things don’t go
well either? First, you have to decide
just how serious the relationship is. If it’s
worth fi ghting for, then two approaches
may be taken. Th e fi rst would be to fi nd
out why they dislike your girlfriend. Th en
you can relay this information and see if
your partner is willing to make changes.
Or your signifi cant other can try to get
to know your parents. Have her go on a
fi shing trip with your dad or go hiking
with your mom.
Parent approval is not a necessity in
a relationship, but it defi nitely can be a
positive. If you or your partner is having
issues with parents, the best course of ac-
tion is to fi nd out what the problems are
and try to fi x them. Showing her parents
you are a good guy is always a great fi rst
step. If it’s the other way around and your
parents are the ones fi lled with hate, then
some sort of discussion needs to be made
between you and your parents on why
they do not like your signifi cant other.
In the end, things will work out with or
without parent approval.
LETTERto theEDITOR
As most of you have heard, our
campus is getting ready to migrate our
e-mail system to Google in the fall. Th e
move seems like a sweet deal: we get
not just better functioning e-mail, but
a full menu of apps including calendar-
ing, document creation and sharing,
fi le storage and chat - all at no cost! On
top of that, the services off ered through
Google Apps for Education come with
no ads, 2.5 gigs of storage, and you get
to keep your oswego.edu e-mail tag,
from what I hear. What’s not to like?
Well, plenty, if you ask me. But be-
fore I share my concerns, let me dis-
close two important facts: one, I my-
self use certain Google products (who
doesn’t?). Two, I have a lot of respect
for the people who made the decision
to migrate to Google, and I understand
the reasons why the switch is pretty
much inevitable. Th us, this is not an
attempt to reverse the decision (even if
we could aff ord to), but simply to bring
more awareness about what life under
our Google overlords might mean.
In my Media Economics class, we
discuss the positive and negative im-
pacts of having a handful of media
corporations control pretty much ev-
erything we see and hear. It’s easy to see
the inordinate power that companies
like News Corp, Disney or Time War-
ner have on our daily lives. But Google
is soon going to make those companies
look like charming mom and pop op-
erations. Google is creating a mono-
culture where people believe Google is
all they need. Th ink about the impact
of having one company control all the
soft ware for your computer and your
mobile phone, and one company han-
dling all your personal data, tracking
everything you do through its suite of
information and media products and
keeping the data for up to 18 months.
What does Google want to do with
all that data? Figure out how to better
direct advertisements to you, of course!
Let’s not forget that Google, a company
with a market value of $200 billion, de-
rives 97 percent of its revenue from ad-
vertising. Th e more Google knows about
you, the better it can target ads at you and
make more money - and Google wants to
know everything about you! Th is perhaps
explains why the company has a venture
capital arm that is currently investing in
biotech, genetics, energy, telecom, health
care and other things. So while switching
to GMail doesn’t mean that we will start
seeing ads for Viagra or teeth whitening
products next to our inbox, it does prob-
ably mean that Google will be scanning
our e-mails and documents in an eff ort
to collect more information about us,
their users.
In essence this means that by us-
ing Google, all Oswego State commu-
nity members will eff ectively be work-
ing to increase the company’s bottom
line. Now, perhaps I’m fooling myself
by thinking that because I choose to use
certain Google products, I can exercise
some control and responsibility. But be-
ing forced to use all Google products is
quite a diff erent matter (what’s the al-
ternative? not using e-mail at school?).
And this is another feature of life under
oligopolies, that while seeming to open
up more choices, the arena for choice is
actually being limited. Furthermore, by
using Google we are eff ectively endors-
ing its corporate policies on privacy, se-
curity and intellectual property issues.
Th is is problematic at best, for reasons I
don’t have the time to get into right now.
Yes, plenty of universities have al-
ready jumped on the bandwagon and
saved tons of money. Arizona State is
saving $500,000 a year. Th e University
of Washington laid off 66 IT workers
(although that’s not necessarily a good
thing, is it?). But a few schools are having
serious concerns. Th e faculty union at
Lakehead University, for instance, fi led a
grievance citing concerns about privacy
and academic freedom. Apparently those
kooky Canadians are worried that since
Google is a U.S. company, it is obligat-
ed to hand over any data that the U.S.
government wants to see, like faculty’s
e-mails.
You might be thinking: “We don’t
have to worry about that! We are in the
U.S. and already subject to warrant-less
surveillance!” Well, it is Google’s obli-
gations to other countries that worry
Yale University, who recently decided
to postpone its migration to Google
because of concerns about cloud com-
puting. You see, in order to have some
data redundancy, Google stores your
personal information randomly in three
of its 450,000 servers located all over the
world. So the folks at Yale are wondering
whether Google is obligated to surren-
der your data according to the laws of
those countries. In other words, if my e-
mail data is stored in Israel or Malaysia,
does that give those governments the
right to monitor it? (Of course, even if
Google wants to protect your data, the
fact of the matter is that it is a more al-
luring target for hackers than a small
state college, as demonstrated recently
when some users’ GMail accounts were
broken into by Chinese hackers).
In the end, I suppose Google is no
more evil or no less evil than Apple,
Microsoft or any other media company.
Yes, it is quickly becoming a bigger mo-
nopoly, and that’s probably not good for
the public or for the market. But what
troubles me more about our migration
to Google is what it says about the in-
creasing privatization of education, and
our failure to support and fund the pub-
lic university. Maybe it’s naive to think
that public education can remain free of
for-profi t interests. But it will certainly
be more diffi cult to maintain that sepa-
ration now that we will all be working
for Google.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ulises A. Mejias
Communication Studies
Steps toward a healthier lifestyle
As part of a new health initiative on
campus, six Oswego State students de-
signed a program that will focus on rais-
ing awareness for the campus to engage
in wiser exercise, nutrition and lifestyle
management choices.
When Dr. Kari Campbell approached
the members of her health promotions
class this semester, she gave them the op-
tion to create a promotional program of
their choice. Several of the students in
one group, who have personal training
and athletic backgrounds, decided they
would focus on a fun, innovative pro-
gram that the whole campus could enjoy.
Th e students will kick off their pro-
gram, “Step up Oswego,” with a 5K Walk-
A-Th on that will begin in the Campus
Center Food Court. Any student, fac-
ulty and staff member is encouraged to
attend. Each participant will receive a
packet with a free pedometer, T-shirt,
lifestyle brochures and be able to meet
several area professionals at booths with
backgrounds in chiropractic, nutrition,
stress management and exercise science.
Th e pedometer will serve as the fo-
cal point for this program because at the
conclusion of the Walk-A-Th on partici-
pants will be encouraged to wear their
pedometer on their hips everyday for
six weeks to tally their daily steps. Th ey
will also receive a steps converter sheet
in their registration packet, which esti-
mates the number of steps equivalent to
every day activities such as an hour of
weight lift ing, gardening or riding your
bicycle.
“Th is is a great way for our campus
to become more aware as a whole of the
increasing importance of proactive per-
sonal health which includes all of the el-
ements these students have planned,” Dr.
Campbell said.
*Note: Th is is a planned program for an HSC class project but no concrete plans have been set at this time.
BY ADAM MARINELLICONTRIBUTING WRITER
Starbucks stores no match for homemade brew
Oswego State e-mail switch could fuel private education
Dear Shortie,
I have been dating a guy for eight
months. How do I know if he is the one?
Dear Th e Right One?
Th is is really up to you to decide. Do
you see yourself having a future with
this person? Do you feel chemistry?
Do you trust them? Trust is key in a
relationship. If the answer for all of these
questions is yes, you may have found
your match. Keep in mind though, peo-
ple disguise their true colors. Th erefore,
wait awhile longer before you make any
life-altering decisions. Time will tell.
Dear Shortie,
I always seemed to be an average per-
son, but recently I have been exercising
more frequently. I exercise 4-6 hours
a day. I have skipped some classes and
work in order to complete my exercise
for the day. My friends think I’m an-
orexic, but I eat three healthy meals a
day. In order for me to stay in shape, I
must exercise daily. Is this okay?
-Fitness is my Witness
Dear Fitness is my Witness,
Exercise is important because physi-
cal activity has been associated with an
increased life expectancy and decreased
risk of cardiovascular disease. Physical
activity produces overall physical, psy-
chological and social benefi ts.
Th e fact that you’ve skipped classes
and work responsibilities suggests that
your exercising might be becoming a
problem. Your friends are referring to a
condition called exercise anorexia. It in-
volves low food intake with compulsive
exercise behaviors. Th e person with this
disorder oft en go undetected due to the
lack of information about the harmful ef-
fects. Furthermore, the compulsive exer-
ciser may eat an average amount of food,
preventing others from being alarmed.
However, compulsive exercise behaviors
cause bodily harm much like anorexic
and bulimic consequences and likewise,
exercise anorexia can be fatal. If you feel
you have a problem, you can contact the
Counseling Center.
Dear Shortie,
My boyfriend talks to a lot of girls on
Facebook. His phone is constantly ring-
ing! He won’t let me go through his phone,
but he searches through mine. What
should I do?
-Firefox
Dear Firefox,
Technology is taking away the simple
things in life such as being up front with
each other, or being able to use intuition to
evade. I feel you should let him know how
you feel about the constant contact with
other girls. Unless there is a mutual un-
derstanding, you each should be able to go
through each other’s phone. If he searches
through your phone without acknowledg-
ment or consent, let him know that you are
not comfortable with that.
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1. The Sweetest Lie
2. Big Machine
3. Here is Gone
4. Dizzy
5. Slide
6. Another Second Time Around
7. Smash
8. Can’t Let it Go
9. Black Balloon
Setlist
Goo Goo Dolls “firmly planted in New York State soil” for Campus Center show
At home in Oswego
Laker ReviewLaker Review FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010 B-5
Opening act, The Rocket Summer 2,478 tickets sold, a near sell out (2,500 capacity)
10. Home
11. One Night
12. Better Days
13. Stay with You
14. Now I Hear
15. Tucked Away
16. Name
17. Broadway
18. As I Am
19. All Eyes on Me
20. Acoustic #3
21. Iris
22. Sympathy
23. Flat Top
24. Let Love In
THE OSWEGONIAN
FRIDAY A p r i l 1 6 , 2 0 1 0INSIDE Adolescent angst center
of local short fi lmShow set to ʻConquerʼ theatre department
Music: mission for Oswego student
Goo Goo Dolls
B-2B-2 B-3
Spring concert rocks B-4
Campus Center Arena
Laker ReviewLaker ReviewFRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010B-2
SAPB Movie of the Week:“Day Breaker”
Friday through Sunday (April 16-18)
Various Start TimesCampus Center Auditorium (118)
Tickets: $1
International Coffee HourMonday, April 19, 3:30 p.m.
Poucher Hall, Room 222
Speaker: Maggie DollyDiscovery Channel Producer
Monday, April 19, 7:30 p.m.Campus Center Auditorium (118)
Talk: “Gateway to the Spirit World”
Tuesday, April 20, 7 p.m.Lanigan Hall, Room 106
Musical Performance: “Ganga”
Wednesday, April 21, 7 p.m.Ballroom, Sheldon Hall
Telescope Viewing: “Stars over Oswego”
Wednesday, April 21, 8 p.m. Romney Field Observatory
Theatre Preview:“She Stoops to Conquer”
Thursday, April 22, 8 p.m.Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall
Tickets: $6
Exhibit Reception: Art Students Interpret Environmental IssuesThursday, April 22, 5 p.m.
Penfi eld Library
EVENTS CALENDAR
BY JENNA SCHIFFERLESTAFF WRITER
‘She Stoops’ to fi nish Oswego theatre season
Th e cast and crew of Oswego
State’s theater department is pre-
paring to bring the theatre season
to a close with their latest produc-
tion, “She Stoops to Conquer,” by
Oliver Goldsmith. Th e play begins
with plans for an arranged mar-
riage between Mr. Marlow (Nate
Roy) and Kate Hardcastle (Jessica
Quindlen). Marlow is convinced
by Kate’s brother, Tony Lumpkin
(Charles Smith) that the Hardcas-
tle’s home is really an inn. Th e two
have yet to meet, so Kate develops
a ploy to discover the true person-
ality of her fi ance. While he is shy
and bashful when she is herself,
she dresses as a barmaid to see how
Marlow acts around lower class
duced in 1773, but Mark Cole,
director of the play and chair of
the theater department, said de-
spite that, the themes behind it
are still relevant.
Th e cast and crew put a lot
of eff ort into the play to make
it perfect for the performances.
Quindlen has been involved in
six other productions at Oswego
State and said that auditions for
this particular play began in Jan-
uary.
Furthermore, rehearsals
started immediately aft er “Songs
for a New World” closed in
March. Th e cast and crew have
devoted about four hours a day,
six days a week since then to
practicing and preparing for the
show.
Cole said the cast worked
closely with adjunct member
of the theatre faculty Joan Hart
Willard to work on their dialects.
Likewise, Quidlen said that one
of the hardest parts about the
play was trying to master de-
ciphering the text. Since it was
written in the 18th century, the
language is a vital aspect of the
play.
“Th is is the fi rst heightened
language production the depart-
ment has done in several years. It
also involved an entire cast using
accents which has also not been
done in a while,” Quidlen said.
Th ere will be a preview of the
show in the Waterman Th eatre
on April 22 at 2 p.m. Th e perfor-
mances will be on April 23 and
24, May 1 at 8 p.m., and May 2
at 2 p.m.
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Cover image provided by Keith Edelman
BY AL AMENDOLARECOPY EDITOR
women, which ultimately
reveals his true personality.
Th e play also has a par-
allel story line that revolves
around the coupling of
Marlow’s friend, Mr. Hast-
ings (Nicholas Pike) with
Hardcastle’s cousin, Miss
Neville (Ashlee Grant).
Kate Hardcastle’s stepmoth-
er, Mrs. Hardcastle (Sarah
Sterling), adds a dimen-
sion of comedy to the show
with her constant focus on
climbing the social ladder.
Similarly, Sir Charles Mar-
low (Josh Gadek), and Mr.
Hardcastle, (Jeremy Water-
man) add a certain aspect
that makes this more than
just a traditional story.
Th e play was fi rst pro-
KT Auleta, a former resi-
dent of Oswego, screened
her short fi lm, “Runaround,”
in the Campus Center Audi-
torium on Monday, April 12
at 4 p.m.
Th e short is primarily a
study of Jay, a promiscuous
15-year-old, who, like her
friends and all post-adoles-
cents, is soul-searching in
her world, bereft of mean-
ing, devoid of love and lack
of parental guidance and
has satiated this void with
drugs and sex.
In fact, a parental in-
fl uence is neither seen nor
even alluded to in Jay’s, or
any of her friends’ environ-
ments. Th eir responses to
the stimuli that aff ect these
girls; whether it be heart-
break, feelings of ostracism
or just plain ennui, are not
acts of rebellion. Th e char-
acters seem disaff ected and
highly receptive; dolor-
ous yet with a joie de vivre.
Th ese contradictory feelings
are effi caciously shown to
the viewer as two sides of the
same coin.
“Runaround” was lov-
ingly shot in Oswego, but one
wouldn’t really know that if
they didn’t read the end cred-
its. It could very well be just
any nondescript town; Any-
where, U.S.A.
Th e short is fi lmed as if Lu-
kas Moodysson used the infa-
mous “Dogme 95” approach
to remake Catherine Hard-
wicke’s fi lm “Th irteen,. Th ere
are some moments in the fi lm
that are shot with an almost
painterly quality. In one of
the fi nal scenes, Jay trips on
acid with a boy during a gor-
geous moment of daybreak.
It’s a hypnotic scene, with
aquatic hues that seem to cas-
cade across the camera lens,
beautifully complimenting the
hallucinogenic state of mind
shared by the characters.
Th e fi lm transferred quite
poorly during the screening
and skipped quite frequently,
much to its director’s infuria-
tion, and at times removed the
viewer from the experience.
However, the message and its
execution were not lost in its
poor technological transla-
tion.
Marlow (Nate Roy), Tony Lumpkin (Charles Smith) and Hastings (Nicholas Pike) prepare for “She Stoops to Conquer,” opening next week.
‘Runaround’ ventures into adolescent themesFormer Oswego resident shares short fi lm shot in town
Center spread design and images byKeith Edelman
Laker ReviewLaker Review FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010 B-3
Here’s an interview with artist
Miles George, aka Cu-Cu, a stu-
dent here at Oswego State. George
is a pretty cool guy. When not
attending classes, he is centered
around the Rochester area. I talk-
ed with him about his origins in
music and what he’s planning for
the future.
Q: How did you end up making
music?
A: When I was a kid, probably
about fi ve or six years old, I had
this analog tape recorder. I would
go into my parents’ bedroom and
record myself singing songs made
up off the top of my head. Years
later, I became much more seri-
ous about being a songwriter by
writing lyrics down on paper. I
felt that it was the only plausible
way to express my thoughts at the
time. I guess it still is.
Q: Who are some of your older
infl uences, and newer infl uences?
A: Like with many, Th e Beatles
were one of my very fi rst infl uenc-
es. Aft er my fi rst few listens of Th e
White Album, I began to under-
stand the concept of music as an
art form. Later on, bands such as
Barenaked Ladies and Th ey Might
Be Giants taught me how music
can be both quirky and serious si-
multaneously.
As my tastes broadened, I began
listening to bands and artists such
as Beck, Wilco, R.E.M., Th e Flam-
ing Lips, Elvis Costello, Talking
Heads, Tom Waits and many oth-
ers. Most recently, it’s been a lot of
Pixies and Arcade Fire.
Q: How did you come up with the
name “Cu-Cu” for your music?
Does it have anything to do with
bird calls or the state of your men-
tal health?
A: My mental health is fi ne, thank
you for asking. Cu-Cu was a
name that I came up with when
I was maybe eight years old. I
didn’t exactly know how to spell
the word ‘cuckoo’ at the time, so
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Oswego State student Miles George combines infl uences like The Beatles, They Might Be Giants and R.E.M. In his music, under the pseudonym Cu-Cu.
I just butchered it and went with
“Cu-Cu.” I still don’t know its sig-
nifi cance to this day; I guess it just
stuck. If my music title remained
as Miles George, people would be
expecting a prepubescent teenager
with an acoustic guitar singing
sappy love songs. I believe I’m a
little more than that.
Q: When you write a song, do you
think of the structure musically
fi rst or do you write the lyrics fi rst
and then build the music around
it?
A: It really depends, as many artists
would agree. When I fi rst started
writing music, I always wrote the
melody fi rst and improvised the
lyrics while recording the songs.
But within the past few years, I’ve
been really focusing on my lyrics
and spending time with them. As
abstract as they can be sometimes,
there are still hidden meanings be-
hind a lot of them.
Q: Are there any overarching
themes that you fi nd yourself re-
turning to over and over in the
process of recording your albums?
A: I mostly write my songs about
people... all sorts of people. Busi-
nessmen abandoned in a haze,
grumpy old men with dying lawns,
prison guards, preachers, butch-
ers, cheerleaders. Whatever inspi-
ration comes to me at the time. I
write personal songs as well, but
I’m usually disguised as other peo-
ple in my songs. I guess I’m just
fascinated with characters.
Q: Who are some of the best bands
(or performers) you’ve had an op-
portunity to play with?
A: One of my best friends, Kirk
Stevens, has played shows with me
ever since we were in high school.
He is an amazing songwriter who I
feel does not receive the attention
that he fully deserves.
Th e music scene in Rochester is
one that really goes overlooked
sometimes and it’s quite a shame.
Th ere are so many local musicians
out there continuing what they’ve
been doing since they were teenag-
ers. I think that’s pretty amazing.
Q: What’s on the horizon for Cu-
Cu?
A: I’m working on a collection
of new material right now, and I
would like to have a new album
done by later this year, hopefully.
Besides that, I believe I have some
shows lined up in the Rochester
area this May, so stay tuned!
Going cuckoo for Cu-Cu
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“He’s the ultimate team player. He’s about the team being successful, not about his personal accomplishments.”
SUNYAC Men’s Lacrosse
Spring Sports Conference Standings
Team GP Record Win % GF GA
Oneonta 3 3-0 1.000 41 27
Cortland 2 2-0 1.000 19 6
Geneseo 3 2-1 .667 33 15
Plattsburgh 2 1-1 .500 25 27
Potsdam 3 1-2 .333 30 41
Brockport 2 0-2 .000 18 31
Oswego 3 0-3 .000 25 44
SUNYAC Women’s Lacrosse
Team GP Record Win % GF GA
Cortland 4 4-0 1.000 53 18
Buffalo State 2 2-0 1.000 38 10
Brockport 3 2-1 .667 52 22
Geneseo 3 2-1 .667 41 20
Fredonia 2 1-1 .500 27 21
Oneonta 4 1-3 .250 37 61
Oswego 1 0-1 .000 4 17
Potsdam 1 0-1 .000 1 19
New Paltz 4 0-4 .000 19 84
SUNYAC Men’s Baseball
Team GP Record Win % RF RA
Cortland 6 6-0 1.000 66 15
New Paltz 3 2-1 .667 26 28
Brockport 7 4-3 .571 42 42
Plattsburgh 4 2-2 .500 31 35
Oneonta 5 2-3 .400 33 30
Fredonia 5 1-4 .200 5 33
Oswego 6 1-5 .167 7 27
SUNYAC Women’s Softball
Team GP Record Win % RF RA
Cortland 8 8-0 1.000 54 13
Brockport 8 5-3 .625 21 25
Plattsburgh 5 4-1 .800 31 29
Buffalo State 8 4-4 .500 26 25
New Paltz 6 3-3 .500 26 20
Oneonta 6 3-3 .500 18 37
Fredonia 8 3-5 .375 26 21
Geneseo 8 3-5 .375 28 27
Potsdam 5 2-3 .400 23 23
Oswego 8 0-8 .000 20 53
Success at national level-Coach Ed Gosek on senior forward and assistant captain Neil Musselwhite
Equestrian club to compete for national championship
Musselwhite leads by example
BY RACHAEL SMITHCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Last year, the Oswego State Eques-
trian Team made a name for itself on
the national level when sophomore
Jennifer Nagel won the AQHA High-
point Rider National Championship.
Th e feat has been conquered only once
in 43 years from a school east of Ohio
and north of Virginia.
Th is year Nagel earned the oppor-
tunity to defend her title. However,
that is not the only chance that the
Oswego State Equestrian Team will
have to compete. For the fi rst time in
history, the team will compete for the
national championship title. Th ey will
be among the top nine schools in the
country, all of which are varsity eques-
trian schools. Th ey also qualifi ed six
students who will show as individu-
als, competing for individual national
championship titles.
Th e team received the opportunity
to show at the nationals by winning
the Zone II, Region II Western Team
Championship. Th is is the fi rst time in
history that title has been won by any
school other than SUNY Morrisville,
Cazenovia College and Alfred Uni-
versity, whom all have an equestrian
major. Th e team advanced on to one
of three National Western semi-fi nals
where they were required to fi nish in
the top three at the show.
Th e members of the western team
“restarted” seven years ago with one
student aft er it had dissolved. Th e team
now averages about 40 show members
annually and has developed a strong
competitive spirit.
Th e team has been coached by Jill
and Dan Bergstresser of JD Perfor-
mance Horses the last seven years. As
coaches, they are always looking for
more “equine interested” students who
are either current Oswego State stu-
dents and are unaware of the equestri-
an team or high school students choos-
ing their college paths.
Nationals will take place May 6-9 in
Lexington, Ky at the Kentucky Horse
Park.
PHOTO PROVIDEDThe Oswego State Equestrian Team qualified six individuals for national championship titles and will compete as a team in the program’s first national championship appearance.
Pitching carries Lakers to Game 2 victoryBeatty to give the Lakers all the run
support they would need behind Andy
Salvatore’s complete game gem. Salva-
tore went the distance scattering eight
hits, two walks and striking out four to
record the win.
“He is a package player; just good
against anyone,” Paino said. “He is a
real experienced kid aft er pitching with
Dutchess Community College.”
Salvatore found himself in trouble
in the seventh, with one out and run-
ners on the corners and the score 1-0.
But he got the Blue Devils’ Josh Greco
to roll into a double play to end the in-
ning and the rally. In the bottom of the
seventh the Lakers used a leadoff walk
by Bryan Stark and a throwing error
by Fredonia’s pitcher Brian Lansing to
fi nd the insurance run.
Th e Lakers scored two runs on just
four hits. Th e Lakers laid down three
sacrifi ce bunts in hopes of fi nding a key
hit.
“We had to play ‘get em’ ball,” Paino
said. “Get em on, get em over, and get
em [in].” Th ey batted just 1-8 with run-
ners in scoring position.
With the spilt, the Lakers improved
to 10-6 overall and 1-3 in SUNYAC
play.
“He’s unselfi sh,” Gosek said. “It’s
not about points, it’s never been about
points with him; it’s about the success
of the team. He accepted any role that
he had. He didn’t pout when he wasn’t
on the power play. When he was a
fourth-line guy he didn’t pout. When
he wasn’t put [on the ice] in crucial
moments he didn’t complain.”
Musselwhite worked hard during
each off season, improving his speed,
strength and knowledge of the game.
He was nominated as an assistant cap-
tain prior to the beginning of this sea-
son for his leadership abilities on and
off the ice.
“Th is has been my favorite year of
all,” Musselwhite said. “Obviously the
national championship year was excit-
ing, but the group of guys we had this
year was such a close-knit group and
I’ve had a lot of fun playing with these
guys.”
Musselwhite’s fi nal season with the
Lakers was his best statistically. In 29
games this season, Musselwhite reg-
istered 36 points on 23 points and 13
assists. Prior to his senior season, Mus-
selwhite had totaled 40 points on 21
goals and 19 assists in 79 games.
“Th is year was his breakout year as
far as numbers, but he’s always been an
important part of our team with the
power play and penalty kill,” Gosek
said. “His ability to get shorthanded
goals was a big part of our season this
year.”
Musselwhite netted six of the team’s
seven shorthanded goals this season,
totaling 11 shorthanded goals for his
career.
Set to graduate in May, Mussel-
white will miss the winning tradition
at Oswego State and will also miss the
passion that the fans brought to each
and every game.
“Th e fan support in this commu-
nity is tremendous,” Musselwhite said.
“Nothing against other teams, but
sometimes playing on the road it’s hard
to get into the games because the at-
tendance is so low. But as soon as you
step into our rink, you know the atmo-
sphere is going to be electric.”
Musselwhite hopes to further his
hockey career either in North America
or in Europe. If his plans to continue
playing hockey fi zzle, Musselwhite, an
accounting major, will return home to
begin his career as an accountant.
“He’s the ultimate team player,”
Gosek said. “He’s about the team being
successful, not about his personal ac-
complishments.”
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Where success starts… and continues.
BY BRIAN CROCESTAFF WRITER
Th e Oswego State baseball team
will be without one of its captains and
best players for the remainder of the
season due to a broken hand.
Senior Mike Levy was the Lakers
starting shortstop and number two hit-
ter in the batting order before he heard
a pop while taking a swing during a
game in South Carolina over spring
break.
Levy’s season encountered an un-
fortunate occurrence during a seem-
ingly harmless play. Levy has been a
part of the Oswego State baseball pro-
gram for the past four years, and over
that time he has taken thousands of
swings. It just happens that his fi nal
swing in South Carolina may have been
his fi nal swing in a Laker uniform.
On the play, Levy made contact
with the ball, but when he was retired
by the opposing center fi elder, coach
Frank Paino pulled him from the game.
He got an X-ray in South Carolina and
was cleared to play, but when he tried
to swing a bat again he physically could
not. Levy had another X-ray in New
York where doctors told him his hand
was broken. He underwent surgery
last week to remove the hamate bone
in his hand.
Th e question for Levy now is if
he will play baseball again and if so,
where? Before his injury, Levy was of-
fered to play in the Continental League
and was scheduled to fl y down to Texas
to play aft er his graduation in May.
Now, he will be unable to do that, but
he does have other options. Since his
injury occurred early in the season,
Levy is eligible to play next season if he
enrolls in the Oswego State Graduate
program next fall.
Levy could also decide to look for a
job outside of baseball aft er graduation.
He is completing two degrees in public
justice and marketing, with a cumu-
lative GPA of 3.7 and is a member of
several honor societies. He was named
fi rst-team all-SUNYAC last season and
received the SUNYAC Chancellor’s
Award, given to the player on the all-
conference team with the highest GPA.
“I’m keeping my options open,”
Levy said.
Paino has coached the Oswego State
baseball team since 1987, and coached
Levy for the past four seasons. Paino
said Levy is able to get himself going
for a game, which aff ects the players
around him, especially the younger
members of the team. As one of the
Lakers four captains, Levy has always
thought of himself as a player who
leads by example. Now that he will be
watching the rest of the games from
the bench, Levy has had to adapt to his
new role on the team.
“I see certain things now I other-
wise wouldn’t have noticed,” Levy said.
“I try to motivate guys and give them
tips for their next at bat if I see some-
thing.”
Paino says Levy is a guy who keeps
the bench motivated and picks people
up when they’re down. He still has a
positive infl uence on the team even
though he is not able to play.
“He is still a leader in the weight
room,” Paino said. “He does everything
we could ask.”
Levy is looking to the team’s other
captains to pick up most of the slack,
now that he is forced to watch instead
of play. Senior captains Bryan Stark,
Andy Salvatore and Matt Deveney will
have the brunt of the responsibility
when leading the Lakers on the fi eld.
Levy calls his fellow captains great
players who are more than capable to
lead the team.
Levy is a four-year starter at Oswego
State, playing shortstop in each of
those years. He said he likes playing for
the Lakers because they play hard-nose
baseball. According to Levy, players do
not care about their image; they just go
out there and play. He said coach Paino
is the one who gives them the mindset
to play with a tough mentality.
“I couldn’t have asked for anything
better,” Levy said when talking about
his time with the Lakers.
Paino says that even though Levy
is unable to play, he still attends every
practice and game, helping out in any
way he can.
“We are a diff erent team without
him,” Paino said. “I think we’ve adapt-
ed to not having him in the lineup, but
have not overcome it.”
Levy says he is not sure if he will be
playing for the Lakers next season, as
he is still weighing his options. He said
he is about “50-50” on the situation.
Whatever his decision, his impact on
the baseball team will not be forgotten.
“Being able to pick up two degrees
and play baseball...I couldn’t ask for
anything more,”
Levy said.
Miscues doom Lakers
Softball splits doubleheader
KYLE GARGAN / THE OSWEGONIANLevy, a senior, broke his wrist taking a swing during a spring training game.
BY MATT WOPPERERCONTRIBUTING WRITER
BY BRIAN TOSTISTAFF WRITER
SAVARIA RAINERI / THE OSWEGONIANFreshman midfielder Adam Jean brings the ball up into the offensive zone.
It was a frustrating day for coach
Witmer and the Lakers men’s lacrosse
team as they fell to the SUNY Potsdam
Bears, 15-11, at Laker Field.
Th e game started out with a fl urry
of Potsdam attacks as the Bears took a
3-0 lead in the fi rst fi ve minutes. How-
ever, the Lakers were able to bounce
back and head into the second quarter
down only 4-2.
At the fi ve minute mark of the sec-
ond quarter, the Lakers looked to tie
the game at six as they held the ball in
the Bears’ end for over two minutes.
However, Potsdam goalie Billy
Richards, who fi nished with 12 saves
for the day, turned away several blister-
ing shots from the Lakers to preserve
the lead. Th e Bears eventually forced a
turnover and tallied two more goals to
take an 8-5 lead into halft ime.
According to Witmer, the failed
possession and subsequent three-goal
defi cit didn’t demoralize his team.
“We were making mistakes and giv-
ing them possessions,” Witmer said,
“Whether it’s a two-goal disadvantage
or three goals, you still have thirty min-
utes to play. It might have been a little
frustrating, but it was no more frus-
trating than any of the other goals they
scored.”
Senior captain Dan Scarazzo ac-
knowledged how diffi cult it was for the
Lakers to come back from a fi ve-goal
defi cit.
“It was pretty tough, you know
they’re a good team,” Scarazzo said.
“Th ey have a lot of guys on off ense.
Th ree goals for them can happen over
10 minutes or it can happen over three
minutes. Th ey can hold the ball forever
or put them in quick.”
Th e Bears went on to outscore the
Lakers 5-2 into the fourth quarter and
breezed through the quarter to im-
prove their record to 5-6 overall and
1-2 in the SUNYAC.
Th e loss will make it tough for the
Lakers to get a bid in the SUNYAC
tournament. However, Witmer is still
looking at it one game at a time, even
with big games against SUNY Brock-
port and SUNY Cortland looming.
“We’ve got to take care of business
next Wednesday,” Witmer said. “I’m
thinking about Keuka right now. We’ll
worry about Brockport and Cortland
later.”
Lacrosse drops SUNYAC game at home
Th e Oswego State Soft ball team
played two completely diff erent games
against visiting Utica College on
Wednesday, earning a doubleheader
split at Laker Field.
In game one, the Pioneers jumped
out to an early lead, en route to a 10-0
victory. With two outs in the top of the
fi rst inning, Hannah Barton hit a two-
run homerun putting the Lakers in an
early 2-0 defi cit.
Th e Lakers registered only one hit
all game, which came in the bottom of
the third. Head coach Chyrisse Conte
said that her players just couldn’t get
hits and Utica “put the bat on the ball
better.”
Th e Lakers’ freshman pitcher Sarah
Th ayer kept her team in the game into
the fourth inning where the Pioneers
earned another two runs to make it
4-0.
Th e Lakers couldn’t seem to touch
Utica pitcher Madison Dinsmore, who
shut out the team 10-0 in fi ve innings.
“Some games you just have it and
others you just don’t,” Conte said.
Oswego State seemed to be back
on their game in game two, winning
5-2.
Th e game was scoreless through the
top of the third but the Lakers opened
the scoring in the bottom of the third,
tallying three runs off extra-base hits.
Freshman Marie Steding looked
solid for Oswego
State and pitched
a solid game, al-
lowing one earned
run over seven
innings. “Strike
zones change
from game to
game as well as
other things,”
Conte said.
Th e Lakers
look for their fi rst
SUNYAC win of
the season when
they travel to
SUNY Fredonia
on Friday, April
16.
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010 A-10
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loss for the Lakers,
going one inning
and allowing one
run on a walk and
one hit.
Th e Lakers
had their chances
throughout the fi rst
game, but couldn’t seem to fi nd the
clutch hit stranding ten runners. In the
sixth, the Lakers loaded the bases with
one out but came away empty handed
as Mike Stark struck out and Dan Slate
grounded out to the fi rst basemen. Th e
Lakers were 0-7 with runners in scor-
ing position.
“It was a tough day to play,” Paino
Pokornowski in the
seventh followed
by a Joe Kephart
single knotted the
game 1-1. In the
top of the ninth the
Blue Devils’ Tay-
lor Gahagen drew
a leadoff walk. Pokornowski followed
with a sacrifi ce bunt to move Gahagen
to second. Gahagen moved to third on
a groundout to the second baseman.
With two outs, Jon Messina ripped an
RBI single to drive in the go-ahead run.
Blue Devils pitcher Andy Dlugosz re-
tired the Lakers in order in the ninth to
earn the win. Jon Stevens suff ered the
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Oswego State Equestrian Team to compete for program’s fi rst national championship title.
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Andy LeverMen’s Lacrosse
Sophomore, Lindenhurst, N.Y.
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LARRY RADLOFF / SPORT AND SOUND PRODUCTIONLakers’ Neil Musselwhite set a new record in the fastest skater competition, finishing with a time of 14.3 seconds.
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Sophomore men’s lacrosse player
Andy Lever (Lindenhurst, NY) scored
12 points on six goals and six assists
to help the Lakers fi nish the week 2-1.
Lever scored one goal and had two
assists in a 13-5 win over Morrisville,
tallied four goals and one assist in a
15-5 win against SUNY Cobleskill, and
added another goal against Oneonta.
He has recorded 13 goals along with 13
assists for 26 points so far this season
helping the Lakers to their record of
4-7.
Senior women’s lacrosse player Marisa
Audley (Liverpool, NY) has had an
impressive 33-point season thus far to
lead the team to a 4-4 record. Of her
33 points, she recorded fi ve goals and
two assists in the Lakers’ 20-10 win
over Keuka College, while posting a
goal and four assists as part of a 20-6
victory against Morrisville.
Lakers set scoring record in rout15 different players score as women’s lacrosse breaks goals, points records in win
Senior captain closes out his college career with Division I skills competition victory
BY MIKE KRAFTASST. SPORTS EDITOR
Lakers earn first victory in SUNYAC play in second game of doubleheaderBY ZACH GATEWOOD
STAFF [email protected]
Th e Oswego State men’s baseball
team split a double header against
SUNY Fredonia Saturday aft ernoon
in a match-up between two SUNYAC
teams.
Th e Lakers dropped game one, 2-1,
aft er leading through the fi rst six in-
nings. Laker pitcher Brady Farkas kept
the Blue Devils in check through eight
solid innings. Farkas allowed just one
run on fi ve hits while striking out two.
“[Farkas] pitched real well; he is
tough,” head coach Frank Paino said.
A two-out double by Fredonia’s Erik
said. “Our hands were cold and [there
was] some good pitching by both
teams.”
Th e Lakers scattered seven hits, but
struck out 13 times. Rafael Cordero,
Mike Tarnowski and Ryan Clements
paced the Lakers with a pair of hits
apiece.
“If we would have clutched up in
game one we would have swept them
today,” Paino said.
In game two, the Lakers found that
timely hit as they dropped the Blue
Devils 2-0. With two outs in the fi ft h,
Kane Share shot an RBI single over the
fi rst baseman’s head to drive in Brooks
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For the past four years senior for-
ward and assistant captain Neil Mus-
selwhite of the Oswego State men’s ice
hockey team has dazzled teammates,
coaches, opponents and fans with his
skating ability.
Musselwhite put his skills to the
test last Friday at the 2010 Frozen Four
Skills Competition at Ford Field in
Detroit, Mich. in the fastest skater and
hardest shot competitions.
Musselwhite, the only Division III
player voted to the skills competition,
won fi rst place in the fastest skater
competition with a record time of 14.3
seconds. Musselwhite edged out Min-
nesota State-Mankato’s Zach Harrison
by two-tenths of a second to win the
competition.
“It was a great experience,” Mus-
selwhite said. “Th e atmosphere was
incredible. I wanted to be in conten-
tion and make a good impression and
when I looked up and saw my time I
was pretty relieved that I had a good
performance.”
Musselwhite placed second in the
hardest shot competition, registering
his shot at 91.8 mph. Massachusetts-
Lowell’s Kory Falite won the competi-
tion with a 92.9 mph shot.
Th e 2010 Frozen Four Skills Com-
petition marked the end of Mussel-
white’s collegiate career, a career that
will be remembered by his fellow
teammates, coaches and fans.
“He’s come a long way,” head coach
Ed Gosek said. “He was fast as a fresh-
man but he’s worked extremely hard to
get to where he is now. He’s committed
to the weight room and committed to
the off -ice work.”
Musselwhite grew up in Burlington,
Ont. where he began playing hockey
at a young age. He also experimented
with soccer and lacrosse, but shift ed his
focus on hockey, saying that it was the
sport that gave him the most joy.
Like most collegiate hockey play-
ers, Musselwhite spent time playing in
the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey
League (OPJHL). In four years with
the OPJHL, Musselwhite played for
the Burlington Cougars from 2002-
04 and the Hamilton Red Wings from
2004-06. For his career in the OPJHL,
Musselwhite played in 125 games, ac-
cumulating 113 points on 56 goals and
57 assists. Musselwhite said that play-
ing in the OPJHL taught him discipline
because players in the league are seri-
ous about the game of hockey and the
competition is far above that of minor
hockey.
Gosek and the Laker staff began
recruiting Musselwhite prior to his fi -
nal season in the OPJHL. Th e Lakers
off ered him a spot on the roster prior
to the season but Musselwhite decided
to play his fi nal year to see if he could
receive any Division I off ers. No Divi-
sion I teams bit and Musselwhite had
to choose a Division III school. During
a weekend recruitment trip which was
supposed to include both Oswego State
and SUNY Plattsburgh, Musselwhite
and his family were so impressed by
the Oswego State campus that they de-
cided right then and there that he was
going to commit to play for the Lakers.
Musselwhite said that the newly built
Campus Center Ice Arena and his talk
with Gosek were major factors in his
decision.
“I’ve never had a coach before
where you can go to him with anything
and talk to him about anything,” Mus-
selwhite said. “I think that’s a strong
quality he has with his players.”
Musselwhite’s favorite memory with
the team came during his freshman
year where the Lakers won the 2007
NCAA Division III National Champi-
onship, their fi rst in the college’s his-
tory. Although Musselwhite didn’t play
a pivotal role that season (14 points in
28 games), he was happier with the fact
that the team won.
Th e Oswego State women’s lacrosse
team came out fi ring on all cylinders as
they trounced visiting Cazenovia, 28-3,
on Wednesday at Laker Field.
Th e Lakers set a new single-game
scoring record with 28 goals and 45
points in the lopsided victory. 15 dif-
ferent Lakers tallied goals, led by senior
attacker Marisa Audley who netted fi ve
goals and added an assist.
“My second string went in today
and played very well,” coach Brandi
Ostrander said. “Everybody on my
team contributed to this win and they
did very well.”
Oswego State (5-4) won its third
straight game while the Wildcats (6-
6) saw their four-game winning streak
come to an end. Th e Lakers jumped out
to a 16-1 halft ime lead behind Audley’s
fi ve fi rst-half goals.
Oswego State junior midfi elder Bri
Borrow and senior midfi elder Jessica
Zenzel each tallied fi ve points. Bor-
row posted two goals and three assists,
while Zenzel tacked on one goal and
four assists. Sophomore attacker Kris-
ten Darcy and junior attackers Maria
Martusewicz and Amanda Hecox fi n-
ished the game with three goals each.
Sophomore attackers Erin Cummings
and Kelly Collins each added two goals.
Freshman goalie Ashlee Engel was a
force in net, recording 10 saves on the
day, while allowing just three goals.
Coach Ostrander attributes the per-
formance to a new gritty style of play,
which led to an increased tenacity.
“We started a new defensive style
of play yesterday at practice as well as
a diff erent type of ride, and we did it
very well,” Ostrander said. “We tried to
switch more to a zone and be more ag-
gressive.”
Th e Laker’s stingy 28-goal output
topped the previous mark of 26 goals
scored against SUNY Morrisville on
March 29, 2007, which was also when
Oswego State established the old mark
for points in a game at 42.
Oswego State will host a pair of
SUNYAC games this weekend starting
with SUNY Brockport on Friday at 4
p.m., followed by SUNY Geneseo on
Saturday at 1 p.m.Laker attacker Erin Cummings shoots past Cazenovia’s Liz Cook.
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