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.

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The secret life of Geneseo’s statues

If you’ve been in SUNY Geneseo’s academic buildings late at night, you might have noticed something…unusual. Students have started noticing that some of the campus statues—including Victor E. Knight and the College Union Geese—aren’t quite as stationary as everyone thought.

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Neveline Garwood Neveline Garwood

The whale has come

For the last few weeks, there have been mysterious rumblings throughout campus centering on a giant blow-up whale destined to arrive on the college green.

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Voices of Geneseo: the Chamber Singers

For nearly seven decades, the SUNY Geneseo Chamber Singers have been an important part of the college’s musical community. Known for expressive performances and a strong tradition of excellence, the ensemble brings together students from across campus to study, rehearse, and perform choral music at a high level while building a close musical community along the way.

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Anna Ferrero Anna Ferrero

A sound that builds community: inside the Geneseo Wind Ensemble

On Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m., the Geneseo Wind Ensemble (GWE) took the stage at Wadsworth Auditorium for its latest concert. The program featured a wide range of composers, from Beethoven and Shostakovich to Charles Ives to contemporary writers like Adrian Sims and Jason Nitsch. Free and open to the public, the performance highlighted not only the group’s musical range, but also the steady work that goes into maintaining a strong performing arts presence on campus.

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William Russell William Russell

La Dolce Vita! Students launch Italian Cultural Club

Another club is beginning to take shape here at SUNY Geneseo and is now on its way to joining the more than 180 student clubs and organizations on campus. Between Feb. 23 and 27, representatives from the newly-established Italian American Cultural Club tabled at the MacVittie College Union (MCU). T

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Christian Chaffee Christian Chaffee

“ICE OUT OF GENESEO” concert

This past Friday, Feb. 27, local bands Clambo, Emergency 54, and Garden Club teamed up to perform a concert to benefit the Rochester Rapid Response Network (RRRN), a “Rochester-area mutual aid group formed to support immigrants facing detention and deportation,” according to the group. I saw four organizations at the event: RRRN, Genesee Valley Indivisible (GVI), ICE Out Geneseo, and Justice For Migrant Families (JFMF).

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Ward Parker Jr.: Unwrapped

If you are a frequent flyer at the Asada Station in Mary Jemison dining hall like this member of The Lamron, then you may know Ward Parker Jr., an employee of Campus Auxiliary Services (CAS). Ward is a SUNY Geneseo alum who, after living an interesting life, came out of retirement to work in one of the college’s dining halls—though he first started at the dining hall in the MacVittie College Union, not at Mary Jemison. 

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