When people discuss which rapper is truly the GOAT, Lil’ Wayne is often left off the list. The conversation normally revolves around older rappers like Tupac, Biggie and Nas, or sometimes even more modern rappers, like Kanye or Kendrick Lamar. People tend to forget that Lil’ Wayne is a godfather of modern rap and one of the most lyrically skilled rappers to ever touch the mic.
Read MoreWTF?: Singer, actor Anthony Ramos will blow us all away with recent album
“21 Chump Street” is a goofy 14-minute-long musical from 2014 about a high school senior named Justin Laboy who unwittingly sells weed to an undercover police officer. Written and narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright-rapper-countless-other-titles-I-could-put-in-this-hyphenation Lin-Manuel Miranda, the musical is an obscure footnote in the prodigious creator’s vast and varied discography.
Read MoreArts Opinion: Problematic people and themes? In my favorite pieces of media?
Every few years, the word “problematic” is redefined according to accepted social norms and behavior of the current generation. It follows that Generation Z defines problematic in a way that reflects a current rise in the denunciation of sexual assault, racism, homophobia and other violent or discriminatory offenses that had been commonplace only a decade or two ago.
Read MoreOrchesis productions stun with dances choreographed by students
A talented dancer can make her audience members lean forward in their seats and wish to twist as gracefully as the artist on the stage. For the entirety of the Orchesis shows on Friday Nov. 1 and Saturday Nov. 2, audience members were entranced by the intensity and passion of the dances performed by various groups at the Alice Austin Theatre.
Read MoreAll-female dance group empowers, educates with moving performance
Wadsworth Auditorium was filled with power and strength this past weekend when the Urban Bush Women took the stage on Saturday Nov. 2 as part of Geneseo Campus Activities Board’s Limelight and Accents series. Urban Bush Women is an all-female dance company that delivers moving and energetic performances designed to tell the untold and under-told stories of disenfranchised groups throughout history.
Read MoreSports Editorial: NFL’s experimental pass interference rule leaves fans, players confused
The NFL season is just about halfway over and its experiment with challenging pass interference calls has already proven to be a complete disaster.
Read MoreVolleyball falters during trip to Pittsburgh, returns home after going 1-2 to host SUNYACs
The Knights hit the road this past weekend to take on out-of-conference opponents. They traveled to Pittsburgh, Pa. where they played Carnegie Mellon, Ohio Wesleyan and Southwestern University from Georgetown, Texas. Picking up a hard fought win against Ohio Wesleyan, Geneseo fell short in their matches against Southwestern and Carnegie Mellon.
Read MoreMen’s club rugby falls short to visitor Clarkson, hopes to bounce back in Syracuse
On Saturday Nov. 2 the Geneseo Warthogs Men’s Rugby Club fell to the Clarkson Men’s Rugby Club in the semifinals of their conference, after having a bye week in the bracket. The Warthogs have had a successful season going 5-0 in their regular season, despite having a preseason loss to Cortland, a Division I program. Despite their unfortunate loss to Clarkson, Geneseo saw a great level of success and development this year, resulting in them being the top of the East region in their conference.
Read MoreCross country takes home the hardware for ninth year in a row, Corcoran places first in SUNYAC Championship
The women’s cross country team won the SUNYAC Championship for the ninth year in a row led by their outstanding captain, senior Genny Corcoran.
Read MoreNo. 20 field hockey routes Rochester, Oneonta, set to host championship game versus Cortland
The Geneseo field hockey team finished the regular season with a 3-2 victory over the visiting University of Rochester Yellowjackets to finish the season with a 17-2 overall record.
Read MoreWith STIs on the rise, Lauderdale reminds students to practice safe sex
Geneseo’s student body serves as a parallel to national trends of sexually transmitted diseases.
Read MoreStudent Senate makes strides to become recognized by Dept. of Student Life
Student Senate is making efforts to become a recognized campus organization by the Department of Student Life, and concurrently is considering a faculty advisor.
Read MoreStudent-run organizations encourage students to vote
The Geneseo voter turnout for the local elections held on Tuesday Nov. 5 was lower than previous midterm and presidential elections, despite substantial efforts made by organizations on campus to try and increase turnout.
Read MoreTitle IX office participates in The Clothesline Project
The Title IX office participated in The Clothesline Project from Monday Oct. 28 to Tuesday Oct. 29 beginning at 10 a.m., offering students a unique opportunity to engage in shirt decorating in an effort to educate the campus community about the project’s message: violence is never an isolated incident. An array of colored t-shirts embellished the outside of the Title IX office, located in Blake C, with phrases such as “we hear you” and “we stand with you.”
Read MoreField hockey extends win streak to 13 games, clinches No. 1 seed for SUNYAC Tournament
The Geneseo field hockey team took another step toward avenging their 2018 SUNYAC Championship loss this past weekend. Geneseo beat SUNY Oswego 4-1 to clinch first place in their conference, which means they will be playing all their playoff games comfortably nestled at home in the Genesee valley.
Read MoreCampus community reacts to CAS announcement to close Fusion, expand Starbucks
In the last edition of The Lamron, published on Oct. 25, Campus Auxiliary Services announced renovations that include closing Fusion Market and expanding Starbucks into Fusion’s current space. The campus community has mixed reactions regarding the changes to come for the fall of 2020.
Read MoreExperimental courses provide professors an opportunity to expand offerings, curriculum
Each semester, several courses are taught across a variety of departments with an “experimental” label attached to them. These experimental courses allow professors the opportunity to design and implement new material or subject matter that is not currently offered through their department.
Read MoreThe Enrollment Office implements initiatives to better serve enrollment goals, plans for the class of 2024
This past academic year Geneseo did not meet its enrollment goals. This was communicated to the campus community in an email sent by the Vice President of Enrollment, Costas Solomou, on Sept. 30.
Read MoreThe Club Athletic Association works with the Student Association to provide club athletic trainers
The Club Sports Association and Student Association have created a plan to introduce athletic trainers to club sports next semester.
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.
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