Genesis Flores is a junior English literature and communications double major at SUNY Geneseo. She is also the editor-in-chief of Recess, the school's only multicultural BIPOC magazine, a McNair scholar, a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion student representative for the English department, a Council for Undergraduate Research recognized directed study recipient, and a member of Geneseo’s chapter for the sorority Sigma Kappa. 

In the final stretch before Thanksgiving break, Geneseo and its student organizations are hosting tons of events and activities that are worth checking out if you’re looking to get involved, or just for something to do on campus.

Breakfast sandwiches are a classic breakfast meal, especially for those who are on the go and need their food to be portable. Eating a healthy breakfast is key to having enough energy to get through the day—this healthy breakfast sandwich is perfect for an on-the-go breakfast for two and is easily customizable.  

Midterms: the dreaded word that nearly every student is subjected to during their time at college. They do mark a happy time, as the semester is roughly halfway complete, but it comes with stress, anxiety, lack of sleep, and many more issues that nobody would wish upon their worst enemy. Students are essentially forced to stay up late while they cram for their exams, but many will forget the information when questions are presented that next morning. Thankfully, there are a handful of tips that can help even the worst procrastinators prepare for their major exams.

The weekend before or during Halloween has been dubbed “Halloweekend” by many college students and general partygoers, often consisting of multiple parties, costumes, and other festive activities over the course of several days. Nobody wants a spoiled Halloween ruined by injuries or hurt feelings, so here are a few tips to have a safe yet phenomenal Halloweekend. 

In the winter of 1985, residents of Geneseo’s Erie Hall room “C2D1” were treated to a three-month-long paranormal fright, the likes of which were never before seen on campus, leaving the residents permanently altered by the ordeal. I sat down with one of these residents, an alumni class of ‘87, Chris Di Cesare—the former Lamron Comic Editor from ‘85-‘86— who illuminated specific details of this encounter from February through April of his sophomore year. Strap in and prepare for one of Geneseo’s most talked about yet least-known stories—the haunting of Erie Hall.

For many, course registration is a daunting and overwhelming task. It can be nerve-wracking for many to wonder if the classes they still need are going to be offered, if classes might fill up before they get the chance to claim a seat, or if they are even doing this whole registering thing correctly at all. To hopefully quell that stomach-turning tension I would like to offer those in this dilemma some advice from someone who loves registration season. 

The 2023 Forum for Undergraduate Student Editors (FUSE) Conference is being hosted by SUNY Geneseo and taking place from Nov. 2 to Nov. 4. The event will focus on the growth of literary journals (the title of the conference being “Literary Publishing in 2023: Where Are We Going, Where Have We Been?”) and hopes to explore how literary journals are adapting, changing, and struggling currently, and how they will evolve in the future. The FUSE website proposes the following questions; “How has the conversation changed, expanded, or diversified since the first literary journals were published? How has the changing world impacted the conversation? What will this conversation sound/look/feel like tomorrow?”

This past Saturday evening on Oct. 14, students, families, friends, and random onlookers congregated in Wadsworth Auditorium to see all five of SUNY Geneseo’s a cappella groups for the first of two a cappella concerts in the fall semester. While there have been various gigs and smaller performances by the groups around campus, each semester only has two of these concerts in the Wadsworth Auditorium.