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 MoreHumans of Geneseo
Meet Denna Steltzer, a CAS employee who has worked at Geneseo for five years. She has various skills as an employee, as she is tasked with being a cashier and stocking food.
Read MoreMeet the Honors Society: Kappa Delta Pi
Kappa Delta Pi is an International Honor Society for Education. Geneseo’s very own chapter, Epsilon Tau, focuses on service opportunities that surround and incorporate the various fields of education. Members of this society have the opportunity to participate in service projects during the semester that may be specific to the field they are most interested in pursuing in their college career.
Read MoreIntercultural Dinner emphasizes togetherness with speeches, performances
Nine different clubs hosted and performed in the annual Intercultural Dinner, last Saturday on Oct. 26. The theme most clubs preached regarded intersectionality and equality.
Read MoreAca-tober event allows impressive talent of all student a cappella groups to shine
Wadsworth Auditorium was packed to capacity as everyone and their grandma gathered to listen to performances from Geneseo’s five different a cappella groups. The songs performed varied from upbeat pop jams to more serious, slower beats that displayed the groups’ unique personalities. The auditorium was filled with excited chatter while everyone eagerly awaited the first song.
Read MoreWTF?: If you’re a stressed, depressed mess, Whiplash can help you get through it
This point in the semester sucks. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got presentations, projects and a second round of exams rolling around, but all you really want to do is dress up and have fun on Halloweekend.
Read MoreFilm Review: The Lighthouse; Attention to detail, homage to old films make The Lighthouse an impressive horror movie
Since the debut of his 2015 feature The Witch, rookie director Robert Eggers took his place with other popular rising horror directors on account of his debut’s unique style and phenomenal writing. Following his first-period piece’s success, Eggers has decided to take audiences from the woods of colonial New England to the sea in The Lighthouse, which premiered in theaters on Oct. 18.
Read MorePage to stage musical promises to delight, inform Geneseo audiences
Prepare to laugh until your stomach aches and leave the theater with an important message if you go to see the Geneseo Musical Theatre Department’s production of “Urinetown.”
Read MoreGallery highlights underrepresented community, depicts hidden struggles
In collaboration with the Geneseo Migrant Center and New York Council of the Arts, a learning experience gallery opened on Oct. 23 in the Lockhart Gallery on Main Street. The gallery, “Hand-Picked: Art Expression of Farmworkers who Feed Us,” focuses on starting a dialogue about the people of migrant farm-work communities in Western New York.
Read MoreWomen’s soccer finishes regular season with victory over Brockport, will host SUNYAC Tournament next week
On Saturday Oct. 26, the Geneseo women’s soccer team faced off against SUNY Brockport in a thrilling match. Both teams showcased their defensive prowess as the Knights fought their way to a 1-0 victory. This victory was crucial because it guaranteed that Geneseo will have first place seeding in the SUNYAC playoffs.
Read MoreSports Editorial: Hate filled tirade of Astros’ Assistant GM Taubman reminds fans of pro-sports potential toxic culture
Amidst a year of Antonio Brown’s antics, massive college basketball bribing scandals, ongoing tension between the NBA and its players with China and MLB umpires calling for civil war, comes another example of the toxicity of professional sports as seen in the recent outburst of Houston Astros Assistant General Manager, Brandon Taubman, directed towards three female reporters.
Read MoreVolleyball clinches hosting rights for SUNYAC Tournament, will close out regular season in P.A.
It was a huge weekend for the Geneseo volleyball team. Winning their matches on Friday Oct. 25 and Saturday Oct. 26 solidified their status as the SUNYAC No. 1 seed, giving them home-court advantage for the postseason and kept them undefeated in the SUNYAC. The Knights faced SUNY Cortland and SUNY Oswego and won both matches three sets to one.
Read MoreGeneseo equestrian begins season with first place finish at home show, hosts again this coming weekend
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 MoreBlue Wave begins preseason on strong note, outscores Nazareth by large margin
Junior backstroke and IM specialist Lauren Siegel led the team by contributing to a first place finish in the 100-meter backstroke and 100-meter butterfly, while also taking home the 200-meter medley relay along with Osula, junior breaststroke and freestyle specialist Noelle Staso and junior butterfly and IM specialist Olivia Hilt.
Read MoreBills Beat: Buffalo making strides to combine youthful talent and veteran leadership
Allen must put together a full, dominant four-quarter performance before he can be crowned the Bills’ franchise quarterback. At times it seems Allen is trying to do too much to win that franchise QB title. In the team’s Week 4 loss against New England, Allen threw three interceptions and took too many avoidable sacks. In his last two games, however, he has limited interceptions and thrown the ball away to avoid taking sacks, which shows he is willing to adapt.
Read MoreField hockey takes down Oneonta 6-2, establishes itself as team to beat in playoffs
Saturday Oct. 19 was senior night for the Knights, but it was freshman forward Maggie Phipps who stole the show for Geneseo. Phipps put up four goals for the Knights and erased any hope for the SUNY Oneonta team that saw their first-quarter lead quickly made null and void.
Read MoreVolleyball wins against Nazareth, St. Lawrence, fall to Clarkson, strive to host SUNYAC playoffs
The Knights improved their record to 14-9 this weekend when they traveled to Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. for the Clarkson Invitational where they played against the Nazareth Golden Flyers, the Clarkson Golden Knights and the St. Lawrence Saints. The Knights found themselves 2-1 on the weekend, beating Nazareth and St. Lawrence while facing defeat at the hands of Clarkson.
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