Invasion of Privacy: Managing Editor Regan Russell
Photo courtesy of Regan Russell
Regan's contributions to The Lamron are innumerable, and she will be greatly missed by all!
In the final issue of the 2025-2026 year, we are saying goodbye to a legacy member of The Lamron—our beloved Regan Russell. Regan joined in the second semester of her freshman year and has been a steadfast presence in the office over the course of three and a half years, leaving a mark on our publication that will last long after she graduates in just a few short weeks.
A double major in English literature and communication, Regan is one of the hardest working members of our staff. She took on the responsibility of Managing Editor at the beginning of this academic year after a few years as Knights’ Life (KL) Editor alongside e-board positions on the Geneseo Campus Activities Board (GCAB) and Peace Action Geneseo. She is also a member of Sisters Making a Change (SMAC) and has been inducted into three different honor societies: Sigma Tau Delta for English honors, Lambda Pi Eta for communication, and the Order of Omega for her exceptional academic performance as a member of Greek life.
Having been a part of The Lamron e-board for almost her entire career at SUNY Geneseo, Regan’s time with the paper has played a defining role in her college years. She notes her role as KL editor in particular as a formative experience, pushing her to become deeply involved in the community on campus and in the village. “There are so many things that you could actually do,” she said on attending events to write about in Knights’ Life. “You can never do all of them, and that’s what I liked about being KL editor for a while.”
On top of incentivizing her to get involved in activities and events—often with some friends who she encouraged to tag along—writing for Knights’ Life also gave Regan the chance to learn more about interesting people in the Geneseo community. She names two Invasions of Privacy as her favorite articles she ever wrote, the first being her interview with Marcia Podhorecki, owner of the Not Dot Shop. She especially loved “learning all about” how the Not Dot Shop operates as a co-op of close to 20 members who each contribute something unique.
The other article Regan felt particularly proud of was her Invasion of Privacy with Joe Ferrero, founder of Tree Creations, especially because this opened up avenues for volunteering and service work. “I met him because so many people volunteer with him and then I did an internship with him,” she said. “And then when I was an intern with him, I got a bunch of other Greek organizations to do it too because… it’s better than just, like, posting a Venmo code on your story; you’re actually doing something right.”
This freedom to meet and interview new people or attend events and report on them, on top of a passion for physical media, is precisely the reason for Regan’s longstanding commitment to The Lamron. “I feel like most of the clubs that I’ve been in at Geneseo I either joined recently or I joined my freshman year and then I kind of got bored of them or they just weren’t fulfilling anymore,” she said. “I actually think that The Lamron is the only thing I joined freshman year that I’m still actively in. I feel like it’s just because it changes all the time and you can do whatever you want.”
And many of those changes, Regan noted, have only made The Lamron stronger. “When I first joined, everybody was an English major or English minor, and now…it’s just be[en] open to literally anybody coming in and writing,” she added. “You get different opinions and perspectives on things.” With the introduction of new faces and new academic disciplines to the office over time, Regan remarked that the space The Lamron offers has continued to become more inclusive, more varied, and more welcoming.
Although it will be hard to leave behind the delirium of a late night in the office doing layout, Regan has so much ahead of her. She has recently taken a job with American Rock Salt in their sales and marketing department, where she will continue working post-grad with aspirations to move into event management and marketing.
We here at The Lamron are confident that Regan will succeed wherever she goes from here. The kindness, humor, and dedication that she brings to our little community have made her not only a strong, dependable foundation for the work that we do, but also a joy to spend time with. We thank her for everything that she has given to The Lamron in her time with us, and we release her into the world beyond SUNY Geneseo—albeit reluctantly—with much love and the highest, brightest hopes for her future.