Mental health has become less of a taboo topic, allowing people to reach out and get the help they need. Among the many resources for mental health are emotional support animals, which have become more popular, but laws pertaining to their protection are unclear.
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 MoreGillette’s advertisements portray progressive attitudes, yet gendered prices say otherwise
In a Sept. 8 article from The New York Times, opinion writer Tiffany Hsu discusses the changing nature of advertising for popular men’s products. As the title “Underwear Ads Lose the Macho: How Marketing Has Embraced Real Men” suggests, this article is a celebration of new advertising that defies masculine stereotypes to be more realistic and inclusive.
Read MoreAlternatives to plastic bags are not as eco-friendly as perceived
On Earth Day 2019, Governor Cuomo banned the use of plastic bags, signing it into law that will take effect in March 2020. It’s estimated that New Yorkers use 23 billion plastic bags each year. Obviously, that’s a lot of bags. It’s worse when you learn that about 50 percent of single-use plastic bags end up as litter. The banning of single-use plastic bags was seen as a good first step in the fight against pollution, but is it really a step in the right direction?
Read MoreGeneseo dining halls fail to provide students with healthy food choices
The dining halls at Geneseo consist of unhealthy food stations with a scarcity of healthy meal choices. Dining hall stations such as Smoke House, Asada’s and Goodfellas mainly offer food that is fried and abundant in carbs. Although there technically is a healthy food station in each dining hall, they are outnumbered by the unhealthy options.
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 MoreGeneseo’s environmental efforts fall short; other colleges model effective recycling programs
As earlier articles in The Lamron have covered, we have established that Geneseo is doing, at best, a mediocre job of being a sustainable campus. The effort is still there, however, and that’s what’s important. It’s a start, and that’s the hardest part.
Read MoreBinge-drinking is hazardous, puts college students at risk
The college experience contains a variety of different ways to have fun including clubs, organizations, intramural sports, Greek life and much more. Many of these organizations integrate drinking and partying into their activities. It’s fun to get tipsy with friends, but when your drinking is to a point of being heavily intoxicated to the point of no control it’s time to consider the dangers that can come from your actions.
Read MoreWoodstock music festival remembered for its exuberant culture that modern-day festivals lack
In August of 1969, Bethel, N.Y. erupted with the spirit of Woodstock Music Festival. Despite a grocery list of logistic, fiscal and legal challenges, Max Yasgur’s unassuming dairy farm became the chosen site for “Three Days of Peace & Music” that would rock American culture.
Read MoreGeneseo’s failure to investigate a sexual assault allegation is unjustifiable
Pang, having been arrested on Aug. 21, was charged with a first-degree criminal sexual act and first-degree sexual abuse, according to Fox Rochester. Pang is facing charges nearly five years after the assault; the victim’s prompt and official report of her assault resulted in no immediate action from the college.
Read MoreStaff Editorial: Students at Geneseo are not pleased with the high rental rates of off-campus housing
Students are often encouraged to live off-campus for several reasons. Arguably, the most feasible reason for living off-campus is that it is cheaper than on-campus housing, which costs $4,185 per semester, according to Student Accounts. Students may also wish to live off-campus to experience living on their own. With these reasons in mind, landlords in Geneseo seem to take advantage of their tenants by creating unreasonably high rent prices.
Read MoreGeneseo dining halls ignore needs, restrictions for non-meat-eaters
It’s easy to fall in love with the concept of vegetarianism or veganism. The allure of saving animals from slaughter or cruelty is devastatingly effective in theory. Sometimes vegetarianism is a product of necessity because an individual is allergic to animal products. Either way the existence of individuals with meatless diets must be acknowledged.
Read MoreGeneseo’s recycling efforts are unexceptional; lack any opportunity for real impact
Recycling: it’s a hot button issue these days within and outside of college campuses. There’s lots of talk about saving the turtles and not using plastic straws, as well as remembering your reusable water bottle and using bamboo utensils and dishware. What about the efforts here, at Geneseo? Administration claims they are making valiant efforts to reduce waste and recycle effectively, but how are they really doing?
Read MoreSociety must take action to prevent further progression of the Amazon Forest fire
Imagine if there were fires burning in Letchworth State Park; the Geneseo community would be in an uproar. That is how much of the world is feeling about the ongoing fires in the Amazon rainforest.
Read MoreTrump’s authorization of a military branch in space is necessary, yet untimely
On Aug. 29 President Donald Trump authorized an 11th combatant command of the military, known as Space Command, to be instated, according to The New York Times. This will be followed by the creation of a sixth military branch, known as Space Force.
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 MoreStaff Editorial: Reconstruction of Fraser and Sturges Halls threatens the peace of Geneseo’s campus
Geneseo plans to renovate Sturges and Fraser Hall in March 2020, according to the Geneseo 2021 Strategic Plan. Although their intentions are good, construction plans are disrupting classes, organizations, students trying to study and the history department within these buildings. Overall, facility and planning services should be mindful of the disturbances they’re creating while also making sure they are preserving the spirit of campus.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Geneseo Community Expresses Solidarity with Black and Underrepresented Students and Community Members
Recent events on campus remind us once again that black students in particular and underrepresented students in general still face stereotyping and prejudice in our community. As an institution of higher learning, and as a community, we must call out these disturbing actions and attitudes at the individual and institutional level.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor
We write in reference to a Letter to the Editor in The Lamron, recently written by a certain professor of philosophy. This letter condemns The Lamron for publishing what this professor claims is a disingenuous apology from an anonymous student involved in the blackface incident on our campus. In the name of encouraging open dialogue, we wish to offer a rebuttal to this letter.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor
From what I can summarize, the point of Dr. Everett’s letter, published in The Lamron on April 11, is that people who are “politically incorrect” are more persecuted on this campus than racial minorities (specifically African Americans). Of course he thought that. He’s a white philosophy professor with tenure.
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