SUNY Geneseo celebrated its 20th annual GREAT Day this past Wednesday, April22, 2026. GREAT Day is Geneseo’s acronym for “Geneseo Recognizing Excellence, Achievement, & Talent. Its mission is to help foster academic excellence, to encourage professional development, and to build connections within the community,” as per SUNY Geneseo’s official website. 

Recently, The Lamron had the opportunity to sit down with the SUNY Geneseo Student Association (SA) President Lucas Pastwik to discuss his election win to become the next Vice President (VP) of the SUNY Student Assembly.

In an exhibit developed in collaboration with students from SUNY Geneseo, the New Deal Museum in Mt. Morris highlights not only the legacy of New Deal-era art, but also the value of hands-on learning and community storytelling. In this exhibit, titled A Painting’s Work Is Never Done: New Loans from the Federal Art Project, as documented by the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts, students played a central role in shaping the exhibition.

The 12th annual Geneseo Insomnia Film Festival (GIFF) was held this past GREAT Day on Apr. 22 to enthusiastic and rambunctious applause in Wadsworth Auditorium.

Local artists and musicians are set to bring a meaningful and impactful event to Livingston County’s Wadsworth Homestead on May 14, 2026. The event will take place with support from dedicated volunteers and artists joining forces to raise awareness about the severity of domestic violence and its impacts, as documented by an informational post about the upcoming event via The Wadsworth Homestead on Facebook.

The clouded leopard is one of many species that have unfortunately become endangered, thanks to the irresponsible and often downright cruel actions of humans.

This week, Apr. 19-25, 2026, is National Library Week in the United States.

A rare life jacket from the RMS Titanic, as per AP News, has sold at auction for more than 900,000 dollars— an exorbitant figure that both highlights the enduring fascination with the doomed ocean vessel and raises many pressing questions about how its surviving artifacts should be preserved.

The Supreme Court is soon to review another case central to the longstanding clash between religious freedom and anti-discrimination laws—and, like the infamous bakery case, Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, this clash is again arising from Denver, Colorado.

Approximately 500,000 Americans undergo an open-heart surgery per year, yet heart disease remains “the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States,” as per Brown University Health.

SUNY Geneseo has been chosen to participate in a national effort aimed at improving student outcomes. They now will be joining many other colleges in the Gardner Institute’s Strategic Prioritization for Student Success program.

Climate change is a real issue facing many communities and habitats. The most recent victims of these negative changes: emperor penguins and fur seals living in Antarctica. 

Mark your calendars: next month, May 2, New York State is set to celebrate its 15th annual I Love My Park Day, as detailed on the official Instagram account of Genesee Valley’s Greenway State Park, which is located just about 40 minutes away from Geneseo’s campus and follows the Genesee Valley Canal and the Pennsylvania Railroad Rochester Branch, as detailed by the New York State parks website. 

Following a tentative short-term ceasefire between Iran and Israel and the United States beginning Apr. 8, 2026, repeated strikes in southern Lebanon are raising questions about the state of the truce.

Sunday, Apr. 12, 2026’s parliamentary elections in Hungary saw a landslide victory for the pro-European, center-right Respect and Freedom Party (abbreviated as the “Tisza Party”), according to National Public Radio (NPR).

The end of the semester can be a stressful, busy time for students, which is why taking breaks and supporting friends and classmates is important—but SUNY Geneseo is taking time to give some recognition to the hardest-working professors as well.

An additional 40 animals were added to the list of species offered international protections, after a meeting conducted by the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), as reported by CBS News.

Dogs have got to be one of the most talented creatures on the planet. From tricks to dancing, a well-trained dog can do just about anything. One shining example of a dog’s talent comes in the form of Sugar, the surfing dog.

As winter loosens its icy grip on western New York, Letchworth State Park, often referred to as the “Grand Canyon of the East,” is gearing up for a busy and vibrant spring season.

On Apr. 2, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced, via press release, a 50 million dollar commitment to expand the state’s clean energy workforce.