Knight’s Life

Knight’s Life covers all aspects of student life including clubs, Greek organizations, volunteer opportunities, campus living and dining, advice for students, and anything else that has an impact on Geneseo students.

Christian Chaffee Christian Chaffee

Join SASS!

Geneseo’s official anthropology and sociomedical sciences club, the Society for Anthropology and Sociomedical Sciences (or “SASS” for short) is open to all students interested in the study of humans, past and present, their cultures, life experiences, their unique understandings of health and medicine, and how these things impact the wider environment and world.

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Regan Russell Regan Russell

A guide to Geneseo Greek life

This past weekend was a big weekend for many Greek organizations on Geneseo campus, celebrating an occasion known as “crossing.” There are many terms within the Greek life community that can be very confusing or misunderstood, so as a member of Geneseo Greek life, here’s a guide to beginning to understand Greek life on campus. 

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Christian Chaffee & Nathaniel D'Amato Christian Chaffee & Nathaniel D'Amato

No Kings 2.0 at Geneseo

Last Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, Geneseo joined over 2,700 other peaceful protests across the US in a second series of No Kings protests, which saw over seven million attendees, according to No Kings. Like other No Kings events, Geneseo held a “nationwide day of defiance” to the second Trump Administration, according to Geneseo Peace Action.

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Nina Avallone-Serra Nina Avallone-Serra

Geneseo Scarecrow Festival 2025

Lined with straw-filled creations of every shape and size, Main Street was flooded this past Friday, Oct. 3 with students, families, and vendors welcoming fall by way of Geneseo’s very own Scarecrow Festival.

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Invasion of Privacy Nathaniel D’Amato & Alexander Healy Invasion of Privacy Nathaniel D’Amato & Alexander Healy

Invasion of Privacy: Fred Mingino, the owner of Sundance Books

Sundance Books is a small yet incredibly homey shop located right on Main Street, wedged between Envy Hair Salon and Main Moon. Sundance Books has been open since 1972, bringing in countless students, residents, and more over the years, supplying the local community with affordable options to buy and sell books.

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Jaidyn Vorpahl Jaidyn Vorpahl

Geneseo’s Creative Writing Club!

Joining a Creative Writing Club might sound intimidating when you first hear about it. Writing might imply a club that you have to complete work for, and sharing your work with other people can be a little scary. However, just attending a single meeting will show you that there is nothing intimidating about the club at all!

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Aidan Muller Aidan Muller

SUNY Geneseo welcomes the pickleball club

SUNY Geneseo students have opened a pickleball club on campus, hoping to expand the amount of student clubs, the number of students involved in club sports, and to respond to the national surge of interest in the sport. 

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Regan Russell Regan Russell

GCAB’s end of summer jam

On Friday Sept. 26, 2025 the Geneseo Campus Board of Activities (GCAB) hosted their annual End of Summer Jam from 5 PM to 7 PM. The event took place on the Union Patio, conveniently located at the center of campus. The weather looked kindly on GCAB as it was a perfect sunny afternoon filled with fun.

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Rachel Turner Rachel Turner

Things to do before Fall Break

As we approach the middle of the fall semester, students may start to feel a bit stir-crazy in their dorms. Before the momentary relief and relaxation we all get from the upcoming fall break Oct. 11 through Oct. 14, you may be wondering what to do around Geneseo before heading back home.

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Nathaniel D’Amato Nathaniel D’Amato

SUNY Geneseo’s Walter Harding Lecture 2025

On Sept. 24, 2025, SUNY Geneseo welcomed acclaimed eco-fiction author Jeff VanderMeer to the college for the annual installment of the Walter Harding lecture series. This discussion opened up to a wide ranging series of ecologically infused stories, life-learned lessons, and words of advice for aspiring writers.

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Gillian McDonnell Gillian McDonnell

Knights’ Harvest Pantry

The SUNY Geneseo campus pantry, Knights’ Harvest, is a student-run volunteer organization that has recently undergone several exciting changes. These include a new name, a new signature logo, and the adoption of a brand new official pantry software. These are all parts of an effort to elevate the organization and better support students experiencing food insecurity.

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Nina Avallone-Serra Nina Avallone-Serra

ASA Roll bounce is back

Back again for its fourth year, the ASA roll bounce has become an institution for both ASA and GLK. Centered on a checkered floor that serves as the rink, illuminated by UV lights that make your socks glow, and set to popular afrobeats, the roll bounce gives all Geneseo students the chance to go for a spin on some roller skates.

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Nina Avallone-Serra Nina Avallone-Serra

Submit to Gandy Dancer by Oct. 8th!

If you frequent the English department—as a major, minor, concentration, or just a friend of the department—there is a good chance you have heard the words “gandy dancer.” A quick Google search will inform you that it is defined as “slang term used for early railroad workers in the United States and Canada,” but for the writers, artists, and creatives of the SUNY system, it means more: an opportunity to publish their work statewide.

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