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The Godfather: David Chase’s worst creation

When I look back upon the man I once was before selling my soul to the inhuman amalgamation colloquially known as journalism, I’m plagued by nightmares of something I desperately labored to leave behind: Italians. Regardless of what I do or what form of media I branch out into, there they are—even when I look in the mirror, I cannot escape that 50% of myself. It has risen to the point where I get berated and harassed daily by these creatures, who are actively forcing me to push along more Italian-favoring media, so I present the unholy, fever-ridden trilogy known as The Godfather (Fuck you, you don’t get the year). 

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Reddit is undeserving of its reputation

Reddit is a popular social media forum site that is composed of a variety of pages or “subreddits” which cover things from popular media like Love is Blind to giving situational advice, such as in the infamous Am I the Asshole (AITA) subreddit. Now, the general public seems to give Reddit a bad reputation for being a space that is prone to hosting the chronically online or inundating its users into the manosphere, but I would like to counter that thought process. I feel that it is unfair that Reddit's users are automatically seen as “undateable losers” just because of the website they choose to use. 

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NFL star to run for president

After news broke regarding football star Aaron Rodgers being considered as a running-mate for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the sports and political worlds have been in an uproar. In a shocking twist, Rodgers has announced that he will, actually, be running solo. The 40-year-old quarterback has won an MVP award, or four, and is known outside the game for his public views on the topic of vaccines.

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New dining plan option on campus

SUNY Geneseo currently offers two dining plan options, one with unlimited swipes and one with copious amounts of retail dollars. These may be all good and dandy for freshmen, but upperclassmen often become bored of these after the first year. That is why I have created a new dining plan and Geneseo is going to instate it, because I told them to. 

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Rating Cartoon Network shows

If you were a kid with daddy issues, you were probably sitting nice and pretty ready to watch some of the best, and sometimes worst, television made for children during the 2000s and 2010s. Here’s my rating of some of the most memorable offerings for kids produced for Cartoon Network during that period, from best to worst. This will probably hurt me more than it’ll hurt you. 

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Frugal Foodie: Dirt Cake

For all those who are trying to reconnect with nature, this dirt cake recipe is perfect. This recipe was hand-crafted by an exclusive chef from the mean streets of Bethel NY, where mud and dirt are aplenty.  

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Local Band Plays Worst Gig Ever

Last night a local cover band by the name of The Composts played a gig at sushi restaurant, Drumroll. They were the penultimate act out of thirteen and were followed only by the night’s long-anticipated main act. Whether due to sushi-induced-food-comas, or the fact that it was close to 1 a.m., by the time the band hit the stage, attendees did not seem to be notably phased by what myself and the restaurant owners are dubbing the “worst band ever.”

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Donald Trump reveals self-tanning routine

Spring break has just passed, and a large number of people are returning from tropical locations. Those who went have come back with glowing tans from the natural rays of the sun. Many of those, though, that do not travel to warmer locations still desire that “glowing goddess” look, even in the winter. Yet, those self-tanners may cause some to end up with patchy or unnaturally orange tans. 

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The Quintessential Films to becoming a “Film Bro”

The only people whose opinions are correct in the world pertaining to movies are those of the Film Bros, and even though this is an undeniable fact, there is a major issue with these individuals that not enough people are discussing…they all have it wrong.

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Love Island UK to film at SUNY Geneseo

Jaw-dropping sunset views, the singing of frat row, and the smell of fresh cow in the early morning—you know what that must mean! Love Island UK is back for the summer! This year, due to gloomy weather and an impressive overselling by the college, the 2024 season that was originally set to be filmed in Franschhoek, South Africa, will now be filmed on our very own SUNY Geneseo campus.

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Teddy Gone Wild

On Friday, Mar. 31, a Geneseo student was shocked when they made their way into the women’s bathrooms in the basement of MacVittie Union to find a swarm of Teddy Bears covered in a white powdery substance. 

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Several Geneseo campus student leaders exposed for nepotism

If you, an innocent passerby, were to stumble into a staff meeting in The Lamron office some fine Monday evening, it would not be surprising to hear the angelic voice of Kaitlin Anzalone proclaiming that “we are a family.” Sounds endearing, right? 

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The truths and traumas of UPDOG, Geneseo’s underground organization

Have you ever walked into a room and had someone say to you, “it smells like updog in here”? You may be thinking that it is just a silly little ditty to get you to say “what’s updog?” but there seems to be much more than meets the eye here. Anecdotes having to do with this elusive “updog” are likely a dog-whistle phrase (no pun intended) for an undercover operations division of the University Police Department (UPD). According to whispers around campus, the University Police Dark Ops in Geneseo, otherwise known as the UPDOG, has been operating in secret around campus since SUNY Geneseo’s establishment in 1871. 

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Milne Library to be reimagined; Sturges to be leveled!

After nearly three years of little to no progress on the renovation of the Milne Library, it has been announced that a new batch of asbestos will be embedded into the building’s core. This comes after several semesters of construction at the cost of millions of dollars, though the decision has growing support from students. 

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Geneseo’s hottest club: The Wayne Hall Library

Given its location in a small town, SUNY Geneseo’s nightlife is less than ideal, especially for those who are under the age of 21. Even then, although Main Street heralds a decent bar scene, it lacks any clubs or other “dancing facilities,” let alone any that are open after 2 a.m. Well, fear not, Geneseo partiers, because Geneseo’s hottest club is on the horizon, and it’s not what you’re expecting. 

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Ancient catacombs’ sanctity tarnished as Geneseo townhouses flood

Imagine the surprise of countless Geneseo students when they awoke yesterday morning (Mar. 30 2023) to not only the corpses of the damned floating into their living spaces, but also wet toes (which is objectively worse). You heard that right, folks—due to the recent onslaught of storms wreaking havoc on campus, the Tombs of Asinus, sealed by our very first college president back in 18… something, has been unearthed.

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Frugal Foodie: How to make eggs in a laundry dryer

Have you ever craved eggs? Me neither! Eggs are actually the most disgusting food out there, and the fact that we as humans eat cooked embryos makes me understand why we are killing the earth and destroying the ozone layer despite scientists’ warnings that we are eliminating our chances at long-term life on this planet. Anyway, here is a fun recipe that will get you on your RA’s shit list faster than you can say “green eggs and ham!”

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Invasion of Privacy: WHO THE FUCK ARE THESE GUYS?!?!?!

Happy April Fool’s Day fools! We got the short end of the stick this week and had to write Invasion of Privacy, so we decided to play God by putting two random strangers in a Zoom room and asking them a bunch of questions about The Lamron. These two lucky strangers ended up being our (Frances and Carly’s) respective dads.

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Shrimp-Spot: Are the shrimps on campus having too much sex?

It has come to The Lamron’s attention that the various shrimps on campus are having too much sex. As alarming as this may seem, many questions arise: where are these shrimps coming from? How are they reproducing so fast? How will this impact the Geneseo student body? Only time will tell, but I have done some investigating as to what could be amiss. 

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