In March of 2020, a group of anonymous equestrian team members voiced their safety concerns regarding coach Kim Sanford and Leg Up Stables to the Geneseo Athletics department. In conjunction, anonymous reports were filed citing animal cruelty at Leg Up Stables, and a large group of members quit the equestrian team.
The equestrian team was placed on a pause until a review could be conducted by the Geneseo administration, but delays occurred as all Geneseo sports were shut down at the start of the pandemic. Sanford and the team were found to be in compliance with Geneseo athletic standards per the administrative review.
Read MoreThe 2022 Winter Olympic Games, being held in Beijing, China, have drawn ire due to human rights abuses committed by the government against the Uighurs and other ethnic minority groups. This has called into question the possibly of boycotting the games, something that the United States has not done since the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union. Whether or not this is the right course of action is subject to debate; however, the complaints of “politicizing sports” are disingenuous toward the history of the Olympics.
Read MoreIt’s the dream of many kids who go to a professional baseball game to come home with a piece of the game—the actual baseball. Is there a point in time, however, when kids outgrow that dream and pass the dream on to the next generation?
Read MoreRather than just saying the Buffalo Sabres have been unlucky or even cursed this season, why not actually try and solve their mess this season? This is easier said than done, but the reality for this team is that the glaring holes that many fans have harped on stem back to issues that can be fixed without divine intervention as some require only minor tweaks.
Read MoreFloyd Mayweather is known as one of the best boxers of all time, with many seeking to fight him for publicity. I am challenging Mayweather to a street fight for different reasons though; I truly believe I can win.
Read MoreThe Geneseo College Senate has designed an academic calendar that would incorporate a new winter intersession. The proposed calendar is expected to be voted on at the May 1 College Senate meeting before going to President Denise Battles for the final decision, according to associate professor of biology and Chair of the College Senate Executive Committee Duane McPherson.
Read MoreThe Undergraduate Student Association Elections Committee announced the results of its election on Tuesday March 27. Around 400 students participated in the electronically administrated election, representing a drop compared to last year, according to the unofficial results posted on Tuesday March 27.
Read MoreNew York State and the SUNY-wide United University Professionals union are conferring a contract, a process that has gone on for close to two years. The stalling of an agreement between both entities has caused uncertainty among Geneseo faculty and staff over the state of future finances.
Read MoreThe decision in early January to remove Denise Rotondo as the dean of the School of Business has continued to raise concerns among faculty and students.
Read MoreThe Department of Student Life will implement two new Living-Learning Communities in Putnam and Wyoming Halls. These communities aim to supplement the existing LLCs across campus and provide a different residential experience.
Read MoreThe village Democratic and Republican parties each held caucuses to decide their candidates for the municipal elections, which will take place on March 20.
Read MoreFormer Dean of the School of Business Denise Rotondo was removed from her position in early January.
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