First lady Michelle Obama has begun a crusade against childhood obesity in America, an initiative that is welcomed in a country with a growing waistline.

On Wednesday, Student Association President and senior Haleema Murtaza made the difficult decision to vote down funding for the spring concert. The Lamron supports Murtaza in her choice and encourages continued financial responsibility on the part of the SA executive board.

Our political system is seemingly more paralyzed by ideology than at any point in recent memory, and the campaign for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat in Massachusetts is a prime example of this reality.

The recent media storm surrounding Tiger Woods speaks volumes about Woods himself. Hidden in the midst of the craze, however, is the deteriorated state of journalism today.

In the current economic climate, small businesses are struggling to compete with large corporations more than ever before.

With budget cuts looming over the SUNY institution, it's refreshing to see that students have finally decided to take some drastic action.

In the midst of registration, the student body can be heard grumbling about everything from what classes they couldn't get into to what teachers wouldn't overload them.

Sports at Geneseo - What is there to say, right?We certainly don't have Syracuse's basketball program or Penn State's football team. Our varsity teams are Division III and we all know Geneseo is held in esteem for our academics, not athletics.

The Geneseo administration, as representatives of our college, should always take into account the views of the professors who teach us.

It's no secret that the Democrats don't like Fox News.

As state, local and federal governments struggle to balance their budgets, The Lamron believes that it is a prudent time to recommend a controversial method of alleviating budget stress. Our proposal? The legalization and taxation of marijuana.

As a college and as a community, we were shocked and saddened by the loss of Arman Partamian and discomforted by the circumstances of his death.

This weekend marks the return of one of the most meaningless, empty traditions of the school year here at Geneseo: homecoming.

With more and more universities outsourcing student e-mail to large-scale companies such as Google and Microsoft, we're left wondering why Geneseo hasn't followed in these technologically appropriate footsteps.

There is a litmus test that proves when a country's political culture has become idiotic. It happens when the leader of the country, say, the president of the United States, announces that he plans to address the children of the nation, followed by a hellstorm of partisan panic.

As you are no doubt aware, there's been a swine flu outbreak - largely in Mexico, where it may be fairly called an epidemic, perhaps even a national emergency; 152 deaths and upward of 2,500 possible cases don't lie.

The All-American Rejects came to Geneseo on Saturday and though their hits were popular with our crowd when we were thirteen, they put on a provocative and entertaining show.

It's not surprising that Geneseo has seen a record number of applicants for next year, considering that prospective students must deal with worsening economic conditions and increased competition for seats in prestigious colleges.

In the aftermath of last week's charges against two off-campus organizations, Livingston County District Attorney Tom Moran pledged to crack down on student binge drinking in Geneseo.

The ignorance surrounding the upcoming vote on the Student Association referendum must come to a close if we are to hope for and expect any memorable and enjoyable college experience.