As I am writing this, the people of Gaza are suffering. Following the events of Oct. 7, 2023, the Gaza Strip has been a target of relentless bombings and airstrikes that have led to the loss of more than 10,000 Palestinian lives as a result of orders from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The bombings do not discriminate in their strike locations, leveling hospitals, houses, offices, and more to rubble. To make things even worse, those in Palestine have had their electricity/fuel supply cut off and their access to food, water, and first aid resources limited. Yet, when asked about the chances of a Gaza ceasefire, President Biden recently quipped to a reporter, “None. No possibility.” 

Fall is my favorite season: bringing out autumn outfits, not sweating while hanging out outside, and watching all the leaves change into seasonal reds, oranges, and yellows, amounts to a season of pure delight. Then, all that goodness is taken away as the sun slowly starts to go down sooner in the day; the sunset then finally makes that final jump, and you’re woken up earlier than normal due to the brightness in the morning from the earlier sunrise. Daylight saving time (DST) completely screws with our circadian rhythm. As older adolescents with developing brains, and as college students trying to survive our classes, we need as much good sleep as we can possibly get—this sudden change in routine is harmful to our health. 

Our campus supports a slew of identity clubs, many of which come together in locations such as the Multicultural center, the MOSAIC room, or the Lavender Lounge. Spaces such as these are vital in order to create a designated safe-space and community of support and acknowledgement for persons of diverse and/or intersectional identities. One of these on-campus clubs that works to increase the visibility of marginalized voices, specifically LGBTQIA+ identities, is the Pride Alliance club here at SUNY Geneseo.

This week we return to the official ranking of the Star Wars saga. Last week, I determined that in third place of the Star Wars trilogies is the sequel trilogy, and this week you get to see what deserves the second place spot in this line-up. Be forewarned, the following ratings do include some spoilers!

As a student who utilizes accessible parking on the Geneseo campus, it has come to my attention that there is continual misuse of the allocated parking spaces for the disabled community. Accessible parking spots are the spaces in the parking lot that are located the shortest accessible distance from the most accessible entrance of the building.

With limited time left in the 2023 autumn season, I figured it was only right to give you a list of some activities you may want to participate in before you lose the chance! Of course, we all had fun for Halloween, but the season doesn’t end with October. Without further ado, here  are seven things to do with your friends before fall ends:

As we enter early November, you may have noticed more than a typical number of those around you have their birthday popping up. The beginning to the middle days of November seems to be a hotspot, of sorts, for this personal big day. A reflection upon why this also tends to garner a knowing, but uncomfortable, understanding when month nine before November is: February.

It’s finally that time of the fall semester where we get the pleasure of experiencing the Geneseo Ice Knights once again! A majority of their home games fall on Fridays and Saturdays, which makes it the ideal time to get some friends together and support your school’s sports team. The schedule is posted on the Geneseo’s Knights Hockey page at geneseoknights.com so make sure to check out when the home games are and plan accordingly.

Sometimes I hear my fellow young adults lament about how they wish it was socially acceptable to trick or treat as an adult. I am here to say—that is nostalgia talking. While there is the obvious benefit of free candy that is where the positives for me end. I think maintaining trick-or-treating for young children is still a good way to maintain community ties and have a reason for kids to utilize their Halloween costumes—the alternatives of teenage or adult Halloween celebration is much preferred for me generally. 

The department of philosophy here at SUNY Geneseo seems to be one of the majors that gets the least amount of love from the student-body. Speaking for myself, as a philosophy minor who is currently a teaching assistant for a philosophy course, I think this is such a shame. 

It’s no secret that print journalism is in a crisis. Since 2005, over 2,000 local American newspapers have shut down, and the number of employed newspaper journalists has halved since 2008. The ease of digital media has created a disregard for certain journalistic traditions; this is not wholly negative—media is more accessible than ever, for example—but it is a major detriment to the existence of local news and those with journalistic dreams.

On Sept. 24, 2023, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) returned to earth for the first time in almost exactly seven years. Its initial takeoff occurred on Sept. 8, 2016, and its landing marks the first occurrence in which scientists have acquired an asteroid sample from space. OSIRIS-REx now sports a new name and mission; it is now the Apophis Explorer or OSIRIS-APEX, and is estimated to enter the orbit of the asteroid Apophis in the year 2029, tripling its initial traveling journey of two years in order to reach the asteroid Bennu.