The Geneseo Equestrian team began their season this past weekend with back-to-back home shows where they competed against nine different teams. This year is the 15th anniversary of the varsity team and they started it well by winning their first show of the season on Saturday Oct. 26, followed by a sixth-place finish on Sunday Oct. 27.
Read MoreHillary Clinton challenges expectations for female politicians, embraces emotions
During the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton was often portrayed as cold and calculated, according to Time Magazine. She was constantly picked on for having too little emotion. This is common in the media’s portrayal of women, as women are often told they are weak when they show emotion and cold when they don’t.
Read MoreExperimental black humanities course implemented into the college curriculum
An experimental black humanities course has been introduced to the Geneseo curriculum this semester. English professor Maria Lima created, and is now teaching, the course after advocating for it since she started working at Geneseo in 1992.
Read MoreGeneseo Family Restaurant offers community, students delicious food
Geneseo Family Restaurant is a staple of being a Geneseo student. It is located on Main St. and is a popular destination for weekend brunch. The only competition GFR truly has in the area are Mae’s Diner and Denny’s, but students flock to GFR on the weekend due to their unbeatable prices.
Read MoreWomen’s soccer improves to 6-2 record, hopes to ride momentum toward SUNYACs
With such a strong start to the season, Geneseo women’s soccer is ranked 17th by the United Soccer Coaches in NCAA Division III. The Knights are now 6-2, and still looking forward to improving this season.
Read MoreBias in journalism is inevitable, allows suppressed voices to be heard
One of the first things people are told when they start writing in a journalistic form is to be careful that they’re not “biased.” Obviously, this does not apply to things like opinion editorials or entertainment reviews, but in every other aspect of journalistic writing, this is beat into the writer. If one writes with “bias,” then they are a sensationalist, a yellow journalist and an untrustworthy source.
Read MoreInvasion of Privacy: Student activist lets lessons learned at Geneseo inspire career goals
Donat De La Cruz embodies everything an activist should. He is peaceful and works to help people beyond just helping himself. In his time at Geneseo, he has enjoyed meeting “a lot of brave individuals” on campus. With his activism work and unrelenting attitude toward improving his surroundings, many would even consider De La Cruz to be one of those brave individuals himself.
Read MoreFighting Against Racial Injustice (F.A.R.I.) hosts documentary series, inspires discussion
In April 2019, a series of Snapchats were posted to a Geneseo student’s Snapchat story of a pair of students in charcoal face masks with the caption “blackface and sunsets with my bae.” This sparked activism for students of color throughout the campus, with activist organizations still pushing for change this semester. One of these organizations, Fighting Against Racial Injustice is hosting a documentary series discussing whether or not the racial climate at Geneseo has changed in the past decade.
Read MoreNew York Times coverage of U.S. Open tennis match was insensitive, sexist
In the third round of the U.S. Open, there was an eye-catching match up. Naomi Osaka, the winner of the U.S. Open last year who beat Serena Williams after Williams had a conflict with the umpire, was to play Coco Guaff, the sport’s 15-year-old prodigy who gained a following after she beat Venus Williams at Wimbledon. All eyes were on this match.
Read MoreNew York state finalizes budget affecting financial aid and facilities and planning
New York finalized the state budget at the end of March and according to an email sent by President Denise Battles on April 15, “direct tax support to state-operated campuses was accelerated by $109.5 million in one-time monies, with no impact on future funding.”
Read MoreALBUM REVIEW: WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?; Billie Eilish expands her portfolio with twisted blend of pop beats, dark lyrics
Billie Eilish’s new album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? has been climbing the charts since its March 29 release. Eilish has received both praise and criticism for the heavy, emotional material covered in the album.
Read MoreCollege Senate discusses intellectual property rights, tables further talks as committee revises proposal
Faculty, staff and students have started conversations about the rights of faculty regarding their intellectual property. At the Tuesday April 9 College Senate meeting, the college community discussed various proposals.
Read MoreTrack and field opens up outdoor season at home, hopes to repeat indoor success
The Geneseo track and field team had their opening meet, the Geneseo Invitational, on Saturday March 30. It was a cold, windy and rainy day, but the athletes stuck it out to start the season strong relative to the conditions.
Read MoreStudents hope addition to biology course offerings will help overall class variety
The biology department has announced the addition of three new experimental classes taught by two recently hired professors. Logan Peoples will be teaching the oceanography class and Mackenzie Gerringer will be teaching the marine biology and science communication class.
Read MoreProposed Student Life policy may make resident assistants work shifts throughout snow days
Student Life is considering implementing a policy that would result in Resident Assistants having 24-hour duty shifts on snow days. RAs would also be required to have activities set up for students to participate in.
Read MoreStudents respond with disappointment following back-to-back bias-related incidents in Niagara Hall
Niagara Hall has been the site of several bias-related incidents in past weeks. Sometime between Feb. 9 and 10, a Black History Month drawing on a whiteboard was erased through. The board clearly said, “do not erase” and was designed by one of the resident assistants in Niagara Hall.
Read MoreResidential life security must be improved to ensure student safety
Geneseo has many safety measures put in place to protect residence halls on campus which keep people from entering them. For example, key cards are the only way to enter residence halls and allow building resident’s cards only to work after a certain time.
Read MoreTrack trends upward as SUNYACs approach
Geneseo track and field’s season is beginning to pick up, with just one meet left before conference championships and the team goes to regionals and nationals. The team has experienced success so far, with the Geneseo boys ranked 19th and girls ranked 7th in the nation for Division III track and field, according to US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Read MoreGeneseo to host conference convening New York state’s local historians
Distinguished professor of history Michael Oberg is pioneering a conference and initiative that is the first of its kind in New York state. The initiative works to link up local historians with students so they can work together on projects about local history.
Read MoreTwo Geneseo rugby players earn national recognition
The Geneseo Rugby Football club, also known as the Warthogs, fielded 11 members to the 15-member New York State All-Conference team for DII Club Rugby last month, along with two players who received spots within the top 200 players in the nation.
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