There is one thing that always annoys me, interrupting my walks around campus. It’s not the students who walk too slow or even those who stop to stare at the wildlife as if they’d never seen a squirrel before. It’s this wacky “Humans vs. Zombies” campus affliction.
Read MoreSpotlight On: Jonathan Mushock, Student Actor
Senior Jonathan Mushock said he wants to be a professional actor when he graduates. His aspiration isn't nearly as naïve as it may first sound, however. He knows exactly the reality of the world he is entering.
Read MoreEquestrian hosts season opener
The women’s equestrian team hosted two shows this weekend at Rolelu Stables, Inc. in Geneseo on Saturday Oct. 27 and Sunday Oct. 28.
Read MoreIran’s nuclear ambitions create policy issue for candidates
United States-Iran relations are shaping up to be a major issue for both presidential candidates’ platforms this election cycle.
Read MoreVisiting prof. publishes novel, explores philosophical compexities through fiction
Steve Bein, a visiting professor of philosophy and history specializing in Asian studies at Geneseo, published his first full-length novel on Oct. 2. Daughter of the Sword is set in modern day Tokyo, Japan.
Read MoreSUNY Smart Track Campaign to target student loan defaults
On Sept. 12, SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher and the SUNY Board of Trustees announced a plan titled the SUNY Smart Track Campaign, aimed at taking an innovative and proactive approach to combating student loan defaults.
Read MoreMexican protest movement arises in opposition to PRI and media bias
Yo Soy 132, a Mexican protest movement, has been ongoing since May 2012. The movement was a prelude to Mexico’s 2012 general election in July and stemmed from an opposition to Enrique Peña Nieto, the previous candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. The movement also voiced opposition to the Mexican media’s allegedly biased coverage of the election.
Read MoreBrodie flooding causes extensive damage
On June 6, a water pipe in the basement of Brodie Hall separated, causing three feet of flooding and damage to systems in the mechanical and electrical switchgear rooms.
Read MoreStudents in Free Enterprise strives to promote entrepreneurship
Students In Free Enterprise is an international nonprofit that is new to Geneseo. The SIFE Geneseo chapter originally started in 2009 but returned in 2011 with a renewed focus.
Read MoreUnder the Knife: Poets slam campus with verses
Although the Geneseo Poets’ Society has been versing for four years, this semester is its first as an officially recognized on-campus organization. The poets perform in venues like Muddy Waters Coffee House on Main Street and the KnightSpot, where they recently hosted a two-and-a-half hour-long poetry marathon.
Read MoreGreen: Discrimination against N.J. hinders community development
Day in and day out, I witness my home state of New Jersey criticized and denounced in the form of senseless, malicious jokes. My fellow Geneseo students, most hailing from New York, perpetrate these jokes. What these students fail to realize is that the issue of acceptance within the campus community involves places of origin, too.
Read MoreSigma Psi Zeta focuses on philanthropic causes
Geneseo’s chapter of Sigma Psi Zeta is a national, multicultural Asian interest sorority and the sisters will celebrate the organization’s 10th anniversary this year.
Read MoreRochester Wheels rolls into Kuhl Gym for basketball game
On Saturday March 31, the Student Council for Exceptional Children hosted the annual Rochester Wheels exhibition wheelchair basketball game in Geneseo’s Kuhl Gymnasium.
Read MoreStudents donate time, make a difference at APO’s Day of Service
On Sunday April 1, coed national service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega hosted a Day of Service in the College Union Ballroom and around the Geneseo campus.
Read MoreGumbo to Go raises humanitarian funds
On Thursday March 22, Livingston County CARES held its semiannual Gumbo to Go dinner to raise funds for humanitarian work in various locations, including Livingston County, Haiti, Nicaragua and Mississippi. In the basement kitchen of the Central Presbyterian Church on Center Street, volunteers quickly filled gumbo orders for hungry attendees.
Read MoreA night of Ghanaian culture raises awareness
On Saturday March 3 the Ghana Project and the brothers of Zeta Beta Xi hosted the Fourth Annual Ghana Gala in the College Union Ballroom.
Read MoreWAC discussion pinpoints cultural stereotypes, virginity obsession
On Tuesday Feb. 28, Womyn's Action Coalition teamed up with sociology professor Elaine Cleeton and her teaching assistants for SOC 225: Sociology of Gender to host a screening of the 2011 documentary The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession is Hurting Young Women.
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