SUNY Geneseo embraces sustainability as a core value on campus while encouraging students to do the same. Students have taken on this core value so much so that sustainability was launched as a new major within the Department of Geography and Sustainability in the fall of 2021. At the end of the fall 2021 semester, 32 students had already declared and become sustainability majors. 

Joshua Taylor is a senior sociology major and Rochester native who has begun work in photography in recent years. He will be graduating from Geneseo in May, but in the meantime, has left his mark on campus with a photography exhibition.

This past Thursday, Feb. 29, Geneseo Pride Alliance and Voices for Planned Parenthood at Geneseo (VOX) came together to host an inclusive sex education Jeopardy event in the Macvittie College Union Hunt Room. Pride Alliance Co-President, and senior anthropology student, Grace Pearse explained the incentive behind the event, stating “The presentation was informative and dealt with the history of Sex Ed. in America and topics like sexuality and gender, and the trivia game afterward was fun and engaging… I think the event went really well!” 

Since the fall semester of 2002, SUNY Geneseo has been graced by the presence of Dr. Andrew Herman. Herman serves as the Chair of Communication while teaching COMN 379, a course dedicated to preparing the major’s students for life after college and future careers. Through all his work on campus, though, he still finds time for his family and leisurely activities on days off.

On Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, Geneseo hosted the sixth annual Diversity Summit. The summit consists of a full day of short sessions hosted by students and faculty members. The theme of this year’s summit was Taking Action: Advancing Equity at Geneseo. 

Spaghetti is an extremely versatile food, leaving endless pasta options to choose from. This creamy miso pasta recipe is perfect for an easy yet flavorful new pasta dish. The recipe uses just one pot, can feed up to four people, and is perfect for sharing with your roommates!

On Friday, Feb. 23, Geneseo Late Knight (GLK) and the Filipinx Student Union (FSU) co-hosted an event together called “Olivia Rodrigo Knight.” The event took place in the College Union Programming Space (CUPS), and ran for three hours beginning at 8 p.m. Rodrigo’s music was played throughout the night while students decorated notebooks. The notebooks, along with the decorations, were supplied by GLK and FSU—making the event completely free for Geneseo students. Students could draw whatever they chose on their notebooks and place stickers wherever their hearts desired, creating a wide variety of results from participants. 

SUNY Geneseo is currently working on three multimillion-dollar campus improvement projects which are funded by the State University Construction Fund. According to the official   Geneseo website, the three projects include the College Infrastructure Project, the Milne Library Renovation, and the Sturges Hall Renovation.

This year Geneseo hosted their second annual Douglass Day event. It took place in the ballroom within the Robert MacVittie Union. The all-day affair, hosted by the Center for Digital Learning, began at 9 a.m. and had activities until 3 p.m. Professor Paul Schacht played an active role in the planning and operation of this event and was eager to discuss the details surrounding the day. 

If you are tired of eating the same grilled chicken every night, this grilled eggplant recipe might just be perfect for you. The dish can be customized easily by changing the seasoning used or adding additional sides/elements!

SUNY Geneseo’s athletic teams have taken home the State University of New York Athletic Conference’s (SUNYAC) Commissioner’s Cup for seven consecutive years. The honor, which measures the top overall athletic program in the SUNYAC conference, determines the overall winner for each given school year. To continue to have the consistent success Geneseo has, many of the teams on campus have needed to perform well for years on end. This is not any more applicable than with the men’s and women’s swim and dive teams led by head coach Paul Dotterweich.

SUNY Geneseo is proud to advertise numerous available on-campus clubs and encourages the creation of new clubs for its student body. One Geneseo student recently took advantage of this to create a brand new club on campus. Junior business administration major Julia Kimmel has created and started the Vegan Club at Geneseo which held its first official meeting on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. 

On Monday, Feb. 12, Geneseo’s sector of the Breathe Easy Campaign threw a smoke-free campus Valentine's party in the Union ballroom. The event allowed students to make “Valentine's Day cards, enjoy some snacks, and gain some skills to stop using tobacco products.” They supplied all materials for card making along with candies and chocolate to add to the cards (or eat yourself). While making your loved ones personalized Valentine's Day cards, you could eat free pizza and enjoy music with friends and Breathe Easy interns.

Every spring and fall since the 1870s, SUNY Geneseo Greek organizations complete the rush season with a day known as “Bid Day.” It is common to hear sorority members saying “Bid Day, best day” as it is a highly anticipated event combining weeks and months of planning.

Joining a club on campus is one of the easiest ways to meet new people and even develop new friendships in college. Many of the clubs at Geneseo have no requirements to join, and just showing up to a meeting is enough! Geneseo offers a variety of clubs on campus that adhere to a multitude of common interests among students. 

Earlier this week I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Paul Pacheco, a Professor of Anthropology at Geneseo who has been chair of the Anthropology department, since 2014. I started the interview by giving Dr. Pacheco a chance to debunk some common misconceptions about his field. “We don't get too [many] misconceptions, probably the biggest one is people think I have something to do with dinosaurs.” Since he does not work with dinosaurs, I asked him to explain what anthropology and archaeology are. 

Eating any sort of breakfast as a college student is great, but eating a breakfast full of protein can be extremely beneficial. This ham and cheese omelet recipe is packed full of protein while still serving as a delicious breakfast. This recipe can be shared, or work as an energizing recipe for one! 

Hannah Myers is an English literature major here at SUNY Geneseo who is finishing out her final semester here before graduation. She has also served as the news editor for The Lamron for the past year. As a final homage, and as our way to show her how much her fellow editorial staff has appreciated her dedication and endless searching for coverage, I sat down with her to conduct a final “debrief” of her time at The Lamron and SUNY Geneseo at large.