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.
Invasion of Privacy: Communication Department Chair Andrew Herman
Since the fall semester of 2002, SUNY Geneseo has been graced by the presence of Dr. Andrew Herman. Herman serves as the Chair of Communication while teaching COMN 379, a course dedicated to preparing the major’s students for life after college and future careers. Through all his work on campus, though, he still finds time for his family and leisurely activities on days off.
Invasion of Privacy: Geneseo swim and dive head coach Paul Dotterweich
SUNY Geneseo’s athletic teams have taken home the State University of New York Athletic Conference’s (SUNYAC) Commissioner’s Cup for seven consecutive years. The honor, which measures the top overall athletic program in the SUNYAC conference, determines the overall winner for each given school year. To continue to have the consistent success Geneseo has, many of the teams on campus have needed to perform well for years on end. This is not any more applicable than with the men’s and women’s swim and dive teams led by head coach Paul Dotterweich.
Invasion of Privacy: Anthropology Chair Dr. Paul Pacheco
Earlier this week I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Paul Pacheco, a Professor of Anthropology at Geneseo who has been chair of the Anthropology department, since 2014. I started the interview by giving Dr. Pacheco a chance to debunk some common misconceptions about his field. “We don't get too [many] misconceptions, probably the biggest one is people think I have something to do with dinosaurs.” Since he does not work with dinosaurs, I asked him to explain what anthropology and archaeology are.
Invasion of privacy: Hannah Myers
Hannah Myers is an English literature major here at SUNY Geneseo who is finishing out her final semester here before graduation. She has also served as the news editor for The Lamron for the past year. As a final homage, and as our way to show her how much her fellow editorial staff has appreciated her dedication and endless searching for coverage, I sat down with her to conduct a final “debrief” of her time at The Lamron and SUNY Geneseo at large.
Invasion of Privacy: Elisabeth Schumacher
A self-proclaimed “southsider at heart” and senior childhood special education major Elisabeth Schumacher has served as the Lamron’s public relations manager for the past three semesters. Unfortunately for our staff at The Lamron, Schumacher is graduating and joining the adult world.
Invasion of Privacy: Managing editor Ella Pearcy
Over the past semester, The Lamron has been lucky enough to fall under the leadership of current managing editor, senior English (creative writing) major Ella Pearcy, who will graduate in December. Those who know Pearcy know that she is both stringent and silly; she assembles weekly meeting notes chalk-full of emojis and sidebars, while also effectively keeping our executive board on-track and on-time. I’ve been friends with Pearcy since our freshman year, and adored speaking with her for this Invasion of Privacy about how she has grown into such a brilliant writer, editor, friend, and human throughout her undergraduate career.
Invasion of Privacy: Busy bee Genesis Flores on Recess Magazine and her fast-paced lifestyle
Genesis Flores is a junior English literature and communications double major at SUNY Geneseo. She is also the editor-in-chief of Recess, the school's only multicultural BIPOC magazine, a McNair scholar, a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion student representative for the English department, a Council for Undergraduate Research recognized directed study recipient, and a member of Geneseo’s chapter for the sorority Sigma Kappa.
Invasion of Privacy: Joe Ferrero
For those who have never heard of Tree Creations before, you are truly in for a treat. Tree Creations is a place right here in Geneseo where you can go and have an experience unlike any other.
Invasion of Privacy: Marcia Podhorecki
The Not Dot shop on Main Street is a popular destination for students, but did you know that the name stands for “No One Thing Does One Thing”? I sat down with the owner of this one-of-a-kind store, Marcia Podhorecki, who describes the original idea behind the store being “to create a store that sold things that were something else before,” hence the acronym in their name.
Invasion of privacy: Professor Olaocha Nwabara
Dr. Olaocha Nwabara earned her PhD in African-American and African Studies, and now currently works interdisciplinarily in the English department here at SUNY Geneseo, teaching classes on Black/African diasporas and literary analysis and critique. Within her courses, Black studies and literary analysis meet to create a more holistic viewpoint of race in literature, including historical and cultural components students might not be able to find in other English courses.
Invasion of Privacy: Mat Johnson
If you have seen videos on one of Geneseo’s official social media platforms, they have almost definitely come from one person—Mat Johnson. Johnson has been the video producer within the office of college communications and marketing for over five years. But what if I told you that Johnson originally started his career as a zookeeper?
Invasion of privacy: the air of Fish
Why, when pondering someone interesting on campus, might you think of Geneseo student Fischer Hicks? In conversation and on paper, Fish is a man with a unique life and respectful demeanor. So, what gives Fish a particular air of fascination?
Invasion of Privacy: A final homage to beloved managing editor and proud frog owner Emma Mincer
If there is one thing that all members of The Lamron can agree upon, it is that senior psychology major Emma Mincer is what makes our office an incredible place to be in. Over the last several years, Mincer has been an integral part of The Lamron. As a final tribute to her time as our managing editor, we have the incredible opportunity to share her experiences with the rest of the Geneseo community.
Invasion of Privacy: Frances Sharples
The time has finally come. After three years of unyielding labor, unwavering devotion, and innumerous sacrifices, senior English major Frances Sharples, The Lamron’s beloved editor-in-chief, is retiring their title and moving on to a sea of opportunities as they prepare for their graduation.
Invasion of Privacy: Matt Keller and Carly Burgio explore life, The Lamron, and literary community
For years, The Lamron has been lucky enough to experience and engage with the many talents of senior English creative writing major Matt Keller and senior adolescent English education major Carly Burgio. As our final send-off of these two fantastic editors, writers, and dear friends, we wanted the Geneseo community to get to know the sides of Keller and Burgio that we here at The Lamron have come to know and love.
Invasion of Privacy: Joe Morgan and finding healing in an unconventional college life
“I feel like I have to say, ‘I’m not weird, guys. I just had this thing that stopped me from doing what I wanted when I was 18.’”
Senior English major Joe Morgan has had an unconventional college journey, to say the least. At almost 40 years old, Morgan made the brave decision to pursue a college degree and explore his passion for English literature after being barred from higher education at an early age.
Invasion of Privacy: Max Worden, the founding father of bathtisms
Picture this: it’s 11:45 p.m. on a Monday; most students are studying, sleeping, or binge-watching Netflix. This is not the case in Nassau Hall, where a ‘“bathtism” is about to be performed. During this procedure, a group of oddly dressed students parade through the basement of Nassau, some of whom are about to be “enlightened” by the bath. In the front of the pack is Max Worden, first-year theater major, Nassau Hall resident, Southside boy, and “founding father” of bathtisms.
Invasion of Privacy: The secrets of brotherly bonds between Dylan Dariano and Nathan Hubbard
Here at The Lamron, we were very excited to add Dariano and Hubbard to our team as co-sports editors after serving as the assistant sports editor and assistant sports copy editor, respectively, in the fall semester. Within even this rather short time at The Lamron, these two have established themselves as a dynamic duo like no other.
Invasion of Privacy: Shakespearean superfan and avid napper Diana Morley
In Act 4 of Shakespeare’s King Lear, Lear poses a poignant question that has held the captivation of audiences for centuries: “Who is it that can tell me who I am?” For junior English and adolescent education major Diana Morley, there seems to be a clear answer—and, like Lear, only she can tell herself who she is.
Invasion of Privacy: Jessie Mazzeo
Geneseo offers a number of subcommittees within the Office of Sustainability for students to join and make a difference on campus: the Food Security Advocates (FSA), Genny Thrift, Plastic Free Zone Student Task Force, and many more. One student who has been an incredibly active member within the sustainability community is Jessie Mazzeo, a junior sustainability major with minors in biology and urban studies.