In 1996 Eve Ensler premiered the first production of “The Vagina Monologues” in New York City to a small audience. The bold depiction of female sexuality and anatomy became a symbol of the late 90’s feminist movement as women across the world were able to connect with the stories told.
Read MoreExtended library renovations will negatively affect students’ study methods
Geneseo is regarded as one of the best SUNY schools you could possibly go to. With excellent professors, a beautiful campus and countless opportunities, it is easy to fall in love with the school. However, on Feb. 11, Geneseo students received an email from the Office of the President that announced Milne Library will not be reopening at the beginning of next semester after being cleared of asbestos, but instead will be fully renovated and reopened in the 2024-25 school year.
Read MoreCompany Review: Team StarKid; YouTube channel of our childhood presents more mature trend
As technology and social media develop, it is only natural for entertainment to follow. With the growth of video streaming websites, it is now easier than ever to watch movies, TV shows and everything in between.
Read MoreGeneseo String Band hosts fun-filled night of square-dancing
Think back to elementary school when you first learned to square dance—a bunch of kids dancing around each other as plucky music plays in the background. It seems easy, right? Well, I am here to inform you that it is a lot harder than you remember.
Read More“Assassins” humanizes killers, cast shines in roles
What do Lee Harvey Oswald, Lynette Frome, Samuel Byck, Sara Jane Moore, Leon Czolgosz, John Hinkley, Giuseppe Zangara and John Wilkes Booth have in common? Not only are they all American history’s most deadly assassins, but they are also the titular characters in Stephen Sondheim’s timeless musical of the same name.
Read MoreRocky Horror Picture Show was progressive for its time, wrongly portrays LGBT+ community
Every year I find myself re-watching the same movies over and over again. It’s a Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve, Roman Holiday on Valentine’s Day and Rocky Horror Picture Show on Halloween, just to name a few. But this year while I watched Rocky Horror I came to the realization that the movie’s themes did not age well, constructing a predatory image of LGBT+ characters.
Read MoreWomen limited to provocative Halloween costumes; may cause unhealthy body images
The world always seems to burn a bit brighter in the fall. The trees are beautiful, the weather is perfect, the apple crop is perfectly ripe and pretty soon it will be a popular holiday: Halloween. But if one ventures into Spirit Halloween looking for the perfect Halloween costume, they may find themselves shocked.
Read MoreCancel Culture holds celebrities to an unrealistic, unfair standard
It’s almost as if every week there is a new celebrity caught up in some sort of melodrama about something that they did a long time ago, all tied together by an easy-to-type hashtag. Twitter now seems to be caught in a repetitive cycle around this process of “canceling” people.
Read MorePolitical clubs are vital to college campuses, allow students to stay informed
A few weeks ago, Geneseo’s bi-annual Student Organization Expo took over central campus. For almost three hours, tables covered in flyers, homemade poster boards and merchandise ranging from stickers to pins to pencils, littered the campus.
Read MoreOnline dating apps are unsuccessful; lead to deceptive, ingenuine connections
Grace Piscani is an English major freshman with double minors in journalism and musical theatre because she loves creating more work for herself than necessary.
Read MoreInvasion of Privacy: Geneseo freshman athlete hopes to promote kindness, inclusivity
To me, athletics on college campuses have always seemed like a boys club. Every time I go out looking to watch a game it seems like the boys’ teams have a much more sizable crowd than that of the womens’ teams. In this world of male-dominated sports and toxic masculinity you may at times expect female athletes to be resentful; but for Angel Bennet that is the absolute opposite.
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