I will begin this article with a disclaimer: I have never understood the Chick-fil-A hype. I have always thought of them as that super Christian chicken place that is closed on Sundays and doesn’t support the queer community. For me, their anti-LGBTQ+ stance was enough to make me avoid the chain entirely.
Read MoreStaff Editorial: Fragility of horse legs exposes design flaw, shouldn’t necessitate death
Horses are God’s mistake. We live in a world in which a beautiful, low-key terrifying creature must die simply because it breaks a limb and that is messed up, folks. Horses regrettably do not get to enjoy mercy because most of the time it would take large sums of money and a long, painful process to attempt to heal the broken limbs of an equine. They often break limbs because the amount of weight they carry on relatively thin legs with delicate tendons that work as elastic bands to power them only need a bad trip or fall to easily result in a leg injury.
Read MoreChristmas preparations begin unnecessarily early, cause planners to stress over perfection
This year, as soon as the clock struck midnight on Halloween, stores across the United States seemingly flipped a switch and suddenly Christmas came about two months early! Wandering the stocked aisles of Geneseo’s Walmart, bits and pieces of Christmas began to appear even before Halloween.
Read MorePeople seeking animal comfort should choose responsible alternatives to adopting
It’s that time of year when a few feet of snow on the ground can make us feel like our dogs and cats have forgotten about us. We miss their soft, squishy faces. We want desperately to give them hugs—but we can only do that after finals.
Read MoreT.I. admits to monitoring adult daughter’s sex life; shames women who are sexually active
Rapper T.I. announced this week that he goes to the gynecologist with his 18-year-old daughter Deyjah Harris, a college freshman, in order to have her hymen examined on a yearly basis. The rapper explained that his daughter signed away her rights to medical privacy and is required to go to yearly exams to check that her virginity is still intact.
Read MoreUpper class doesn’t pay fair share; results in higher taxes for lower class
Our tax dollars help fund public services, such as roads, education, transportation and health care. Yet, the cost of healthcare and other necessities continue to grow and many people struggle to afford it. With the United States’ growing population and economy, there is high demand for effective public services, but tax revenue is unfortunately not enough to cover it. To increase tax revenue, the U.S. should look to tax the rich more than the working class.
Read MoreClosing down Fusion dining hall upsets students, decreases campus’ food options
Geneseo students are upset with the news of Fusion dining hall closing at the end of spring 2020 semester. Although Geneseo will be expanding Starbucks in Fusion’s current location and implementing vending machine-type stations in Starbucks’ place, this modification will still decrease food options on campus.
Read MoreInstagram’s ban of face-altering filters may improve its users’ self-image
We all love to play around with Instagram and Snapchat’s augmented reality filters that embellish our faces with dog ears, star-shaped freckles or sunglasses, to name a few. But when these AR filters target the physical structure of our faces, they can negatively affect how we perceive ourselves without the filter.
Read More“Cancel culture” holds famous novelists to different standards; overlooks poor decisions
Modern “cancel culture” has placed many members of our political and celebrity populations under a great deal of scrutiny for their history of misbehaviors. Obvious wrongdoers—such as R. Kelly—are undoubtedly deserving of backlash, while others’ cases are not so clear cut.
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Read MoreInadequacy of major electric company causes frequent blackouts in California
California has had a rough few years. Between social unrest, rising rent in major cities, homelessness, earthquakes and, most devastatingly, uncontrollable forest fires, the state has had its fair share of crises to deal with.
Read MoreFraternity party etiquette fosters rape culture; organizations must improve
Greek life is almost synonymous with the college experience. Even if students are not in Greek life they often attend Greek life-related events. Due to this, the predatory nature of fraternities is often ignored, playing into rape culture that is prevalent on college campuses in general.
Read MoreStaff Editorial: Holiday gifts should be meaningful rather than unreasonably costly
As we enter the holiday season, it is important to be grateful for what we have and wary of what we gift to one another. Gifts should be considerate, beneficial and/or bring pleasure to the recipient, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they must be expensive and brand new. In lieu of the iPhone 11’s release, many people are putting new phones on their holiday wish lists regardless of whether or not they actually need a new one.
Read MoreEarth’s oceans lack discernible divisions, should collectively be named “Big Blue”
Look at a globe, a world map or really any kind of physical representation of our beautiful, lovely planet. What do you notice? Obviously, there is a whole lot of blue all over the place—Earth is about 71 percent water after all. More than that, about 96 percent of all that wet, wonderful water is found in the oceans, according to the United States Geological Survey. That amounts to about 352,670,000,000,000,000,000 gallons of water.
Read MoreReligious and spiritual online forums consist of chaotic, impactful ideas
It was 3 a.m. on a typical Saturday in Geneseo. UHots was closing and there was nothing to do—my alumni friend was visiting, so we trudged through the rain back to my place for an early morning catch-up. His life is a lot more exciting than mine, so I listened intently as he told me of his post-grad misadventures.
Read MoreStaff Editorial: An Open Letter to the Geneseo Community
The Lamron is a student-run newspaper that prints a weekly edition on Fridays comprised of five sections: News, Opinion, Arts and Entertainment, Knights’ Life and Sports. Every Wednesday, members of the paper’s editorial board work for up to 12 hours in The Lamron office, putting together the paper by editing articles, fact-checking and designing the layout. As students who are balancing classes, other club commitments and jobs, mistakes are regrettably bound to pop up during this process.
Read MoreEffective menstruation products are unavailable to some; taboo must be eradicated
Earlier this year, people in Africa began using the hashtag “My Always Experience” on Twitter to share their disdain for Always pads. Women insisted that Always pads in Africa were not held to the same testing standards as those in the United States and Europe.
Read MorePublic disdain for U.S. President at sporting event causes Republican uproar
This week, as with most weeks in his presidency, has been a wild one for Donald Trump. Between his lawyer butt-dialing a reporter and leaving a cryptic voicemail and his role in the killing of the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the week has been full of highs and lows for the Commander in Chief.
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 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.
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