Popular culture regulates the social world through avenues such as fashion, media, cuisine, and most anything that can be captured under the catch-all “lifestyle” category. Within the last decade, this baseline quantifier for what we as a community, state, nation, or even world decide to be “important” or “cool” is mostly determined by the best and worst thing since sliced bread: the internet, or more specifically, social media.

Literature has long since existed in our world dating back to Mesopotamia in 3200 BC, when people first codified laws into stone tablets. Nowadays, literature is everywhere you look, both in the more traditional published works, and in the writing of scripts for movies, video games, and even talk shows. With this influx in literature, however, has come an unceasing upturn in the banning of books. Many are surprised to find that these banned books are also some of the most famous, To Kill a Mockingbird, Fahrenheit 451, and Of Mice and Men being a few examples. 

If you have been around campus for the last few weeks, you have most certainly noticed the construction zone that currently makes up the SUNY Geneseo campus. This is largely made of three main missions for improvement: the Milne Library, the College Green, and Sturges Hall, for a variety of reasons (a few of them asbestos-related) with the ultimate goal of bettering the campus as a whole for future students. 

With several breaks over the course of the academic year, there are a select few times wherein a student is able to enjoy time away from the hustle and bustle of classes. While all breaks serve a beneficial purpose, summer break is the fourth best, following Thanksgiving, winter, and spring.

It was never completely outrageous to expect the possibility of nuclear fallout. Many games cover the topic: the Fallout series, for example, covered the possibility of cryogenics, nuclear half-life, underground bunkers, and radiated nature that is ready to kill. Perhaps that is not too far off of the realm of possibility. These are some ways to survive the nuclear fallout of the future according to movies, historical references, and games. With these rules, I wish you luck in the apocalyptic wasteland and ask you politely to refrain from killing me if we ever cross paths. 

The anti-aging industry is predicted to create $271 billion in revenue by 2024. Why is it that in the current day this market in particular seems to be so profitable? I believe this market is the latest fad stemming from that desirable “dewy” look that make-up trends started pushing in the mid-2010s. This obsession with preserving youth, while not new, is more prolific and extreme than ever; the rate of cosmetic procedures has increased by 163%, with Botox being the most popularized with a reported 845% rise from 2000 to 2018. 

When thinking about the military conflicts that scarred the globe in between the two World Wars, what comes to mind are bloody, cruel affairs like the Spanish and Russian Civil Wars, or the military invasion of China by Japan. Rarely would one’s mind wander to Australia, who in 1932 suffered one of its only military defeats in the country’s history at the hands of a bird.

April is National Frog Month, so I am going to take this opportunity to spew some random facts about frogs that you may not have known. Get ready—I am about to turn the Opinion section into National Geographic. This article is also written in honor of Managing Editor Emma Mincer’s frog Pierre Beannard Mincer, who is a White’s tree frog. 

Earth Day is Apr. 22! This year will mark the 53rd recognized Earth Day in America, and 32rd globally. As we all know, however, Earth Day is every day, whether recognized or not. 

As April rapidly comes to a close, The Lamron staff felt it important to bring attention to Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Unfortunately, sexual assault is a stark reality that pervades our society, both on a global scale and on our own campus. This staff editorial will delve into the history of SAAM and contextualize the importance of recognizing SAAM to support victims of sexual assault and combat against sexual violence. 

Livingston County is blessed to be surrounded by such a variety of outdoor gems. From the nearby Stony Brook State Park, just a half hour drive away, to the nationally renowned Letchworth State Park, there are no shortage of locations to visit in the nearby area. While beautiful, these locations can be a drive away for students—some without cars, though there is one location that is within walking distance from campus: the Genesee Valley Greenway.

On Mar. 30, Donald Trump was officially indicted by a grand jury after a nearly five-year investigation in relation to hush-money payments made to pornographic film star Stormy Daniels. Prosecutors then pinpointed fraudulence from this incident as Trump falsely recorded the payments as “legal expenses.” Investigators have found that this is not an isolated incident, and likely part of a bigger scandal meant to influence the 2016 presidential election.