Writing this “WTF” column each week has been the most creatively fulfilling thing I’ve ever done. It’s been a challenge and a joy to bring my own quirky journalistic style to The Lamron, a proud publication that traditionally holds itself to a more serious standard than my accusations regarding a beloved Christmas icon’s terrorist acts. At risk of sounding self-aggrandizing, this column has turned out better than I could have hoped, and I am proud of it.
Read MoreInvasion of Privacy: Meet our incoming Editor in Chief, Kara Burke
International relations and communication double major junior Kara Burke will assume the position of Editor-in-Chief of Geneseo’s newspaper The Lamron in the fall semester.
Read MoreThe expansion of our ethical responsibility in the wake of COVID-19 should continue after the pandemic subsides
In light of the current pandemic, many politicians have tried everything to flatten the curve and reduce the number of COVID-19 related deaths. Our current strategy of social distancing prevents disease transmission; however, like everything, this comes at a cost.
Read MoreActivities for summer 2020 in quarantine
The biggest question currently amongst teenagers is what will happen with summer 2020. Will we still need to worry about social distancing? Will we be able to leave the house without fear?
Read MoreEquestrian events continue virtually, despite stay at home measures
Like every other sports fan in existence, it’s almost guaranteed that you’re tired of watching old ESPN re-runs and are craving live competition. The solution to your problem may be to delve into a new sport: equestrian eventing.
Read MoreNBA G League could save college basketball, would return importance of culture
Recently, one of the top high school basketball prospects, Jalen Green, decided to forego college and join the G League’s professional pathway program. This program uses the NBA’s minor league to train the top graduating high school prospects and pay them $500,000 for their year-long stint.
Read MoreGeneseo women's basketball continues recruitment, alters usual process due to pandemic
On March 12, the NCAA decided to cancel all remaining winter and spring championship tournaments. The news came from an announcement on the official NCAA website, which reads: “This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions by other entities.”
Read MoreRob Gronkowski traded to Buccaneers, solidifies Tampa Bay's turnaround
So far, 2020 has been a wild year for the world. It goes without saying that COVID-19 has touched every facet of our lives, but in the past few days, football fans have been heavily distracted from reality. On Tuesday April 21, it was announced that the New England Patriots traded tight end Rob Gronkowski and a seventh-round draft pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a fourth-round pick. This monumental trade means that a reunion with quarterback Tom Brady isn’t a far-fetched idea anymore. The trade was soon confirmed by Gronkowski’s agent Drew Rosenhaus to CBS Sports.
Read MoreWTF: “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” will be remembered as the cure for pandemic blues
I’ve noticed a fun pandemic trend: sometimes, you fall asleep and forget that reality is a nightmare. The flipside is when, approximately eight hours later, you wake up, check your phone and realize “oh wait, reality is, in fact, a nightmare.” The pendulum always swings back.
Read MoreFrugal Foodie: Fulfill your sweet-tooth with peanut butter cookies
Have you been on the social media application TikTok lately? Have you seen all the videos of drool-worthy, delicious desserts and do you immediately crave them? Crave no longer! A trendy and yummy dessert to hop on right now is peanut butter cookies! With an easy recipe too, how could this get any better?
Read MoreTV Show Review: “Too Hot to Handle;” New Netflix reality dating unlike other shows, encourages personal growth
Why other people watch reality dating shows is a mystery to me. Maybe they watch for the drama, the love or some other reason. What’s undeniable, however, is that there’s money to be made watching real people give love a shot.
Read More“American Horror Story” says stop trapping women in metaphorical prisons of oppression
To continue my journalistic theme of morbid parallels between female oppression and quarantine, I’ve decided to address instances of symbolic female imprisonment in “American Horror Story: Murder House” and the show’s attempts to condemn socially-normalized misogyny.
Read MoreJurisdiction: Recent Supreme Court case infringes on drivers’ fourth amendment right, grants police discriminatory power
On April 6 the U.S. Supreme Court decided on a case called Kansas v. Glover which looked to answer the question of whether the Fourth Amendment enables an officer to stop a car solely based on the fact that the registered owner’s license is revoked. The 8-1 majority found that under the Fourth Amendment a cop, without any evidence that disputes their intuition that the driver of a vehicle is most likely the person the vehicle is registered under, can perform an investigative traffic stop after discovering that the registered owner’s driver’s license has been revoked. This case sets an intrusive precedent that has major implications on the way officers can conduct traffic stops.
Read MoreCOVID-19 changes how humans attribute social status: a silver lining in this time of crisis
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has shown us who the true essential workers are. Doctors and nurses are not the only ones on the proverbial list of critical jobs. The list also includes those jobs that do not require a college degree: food and agricultural workers, mass transit and airport employees, truckers, warehouse workers, police officers, firefighters, sanitation engineers, hospital staff, mortuary and funeral service workers and dozens of more frequently overlooked positions. Today, these people are being hailed as real-life superheroes, but this has not always been the case.
Read MoreFace-off: “Friends” or “Seinfeld”: Which sitcom is better?
When it comes to 90s sitcoms about young friend groups navigating life in New York City there are two big names that first come to mind, “Friends” and “Seinfeld”, but… which one is better? Read our Copy Editor and incoming Arts and Entertainment Editor debate who takes the cake.
Read MoreT.V. Show Review: Elite; Foreign Teen Drama is Worth the Watch
In an age of ever-increasing globalization boosted by social media, there are more connections and wider access to different places all around the world. It is a good time for streaming services to showcase a larger array of content from a variety of countries, offering many exciting options for fun viewing.
Read MoreCOVID-19 concerns are more important than bringing sports back.
Major league sports have been suspended all over America due to the onset of COVID-19, which leaves sports fans with a number of pipe dreams regarding how to solve this problem to finally be able to watch sports again.
Read MoreDance should be considered a sport due to physical and competitive aspects
The term “sport” has varying definitions. The Oxford Dictionary describes the word as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.” Based on this definition, dance should be considered a sport. Let’s break down this definition piece by piece.
Read MoreWTF: Hulu lands its quarantine binge, watch Parasite to unpack your feelings of isolation
One of the most famous battles in all of Star Wars occurs at the end of Episode IV: A New Hope; a vicious intergalactic dogfight paves the path for our heroes’ attempt at destroying the devastating Death Star. Looking back on the iconic action sequence got me thinking: what is it like for the planet-bound folks separated from the action, stuck at home while an entire war wages around them that will influence their lives for untold years to come?
Read MoreFrugal Foodie: Hopping on the banana bread train
Being stuck inside can be boring and stressful. Destress and learn something new by trying this gluten-free chocolate chip banana bread!
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