Chance Ward is the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Coordinator for the State of Colorado and the Office of the State Archaeologists. One day, while opening a box of horse remains, Ward saw a devastating site. 

A hot topic on campus in the first half of this Spring semester was the upcoming Referendum vote. For those unfamiliar, the Referendum is a vote that happens every other spring semester, during which students can vote on whether student activity fees should be mandatory or voluntary. This year, students also had to consider if these funds were mandatory and whether the fee should increase by eighteen dollars.

The search for the new Inaugural Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences and a Dean for the Ella Cline Shear School of Education here at SUNY Geneseo has been well underway. The search committees for the respective schools have been working since late February 2025. Anyone within the college’s Geneseo email system can look into each candidate’s individual curriculum vitae and cover letter to get an even better feel for who people might want to be their school’s leaders. 

The Jerusalem Post stated, “The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) announced on Monday [Mar. 3,] that it is returning a 12th-century sculpture titled ‘Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda’ to Nepal after new research found that the object had been stolen.” 

In September of 2023, Apple released the green-tagged Apple Watch Series 9, special edition (SE), and Ultra 2. When they launched the watches, according to US News, they stated that “they would be carbon neutral through a combination of lower emissions and purchases of carbon offsets.” 

In early February, President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum and a 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods coming to the United States, with supposedly more to come, according to AP News. In addition to the tariffs listed, other tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods have been temporarily put on hold but could come later in the future. 

Researchers at Frontiers in Nutrition found that in addition to having limited healthy food options and not meeting recommended fruit and vegetable intakes on college campuses, college students are increasingly eating at more fast food places. While it might seem that there is a limited healthy diet in college, SUNY Geneseo, along with over 35 other college campuses across the country, hopes to prove otherwise. 

The theme for the 2025 Women’s History Month is “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating and Inspiring Generations.”

A recent report by the World Weather Attribution group, which analyzes the influence global warming has on extreme weather events, explained that the recent Southern California wildfires were about 35 percent more probable to occur because of climate change. 

The recent norovirus outbreak has led scientists to consider the threat of a “quademic” this winter. The Quademic consists of the norovirus, flu, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts that this winter, hospitalizations will rise from these illnesses, especially as the norovirus is more common in winter.

During a health inspection by the Monroe County Department of Public Health, the department had to temporarily shut down the Texas Roadhouse located in Henrietta, New York on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

A survey in High Tarns Farm, Silloth, England, excavated by Grampus Heritage & Training Limited (GHTL), uncovered the largest Viking Age building to be discovered and excavated in Britain. The team of archaeologists originally believed the crop marks shown in satellite images “suggested that a large ancient building…may be buried beneath the surface.” according to Archaeology Magazine. Therefore, the team suspected it might be associated with a nearby twelfth-century Cistercian monastery. 

Three interdisciplinary majors are combined into the Center for Social Justice Studies, previously known as the Center for Interdisciplinary Programs (renamed in 2023). This center was established in 2021 at SUNY Geneseo and has gained popularity and success among the student body since its introduction.

Nine mummies as old as 5,000 years at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo were surprisingly found to smell “woody,” “spicy,” and “sweet,” despite what common sense may suggest. On Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) published an article evaluating “whether contemporary smells reflect the mummification materials and, if so, what information can be of value to collection interpretation and conservation.” 

To grow globally towards beneficial progress, we must help create achievable and improved outcomes for all citizens. While some might see this as simply lowering one financial barrier or creating temporary housing arrangements until more permanent housing is available, others feel it must go beyond these one-off decisions and towards cooperative decision-making that includes the government and the people across all nations. 

Recently, researchers off the coast of Tenerife, an island in Spain, were astonished when they found a humpback anglerfish or ‘Melanocetus johnsonii’ (black sea monster) at the surface of the ocean in broad daylight. 

After more than three decades of dedicated service to SUNY Geneseo, esteemed English, and Creative Writing professor Rachel Hall is retiring from her full-time teaching position. Earlier this week, Hall sat down for an interview, reflecting on her career, experiences, accomplishments, and future plans.

Starbucks is traditionally known for its green siren logo. Now, the corporation will also be known as the first United States coffee chain to allow customers to use their own personalized cups when placing mobile orders. 

The month of February is also known as Black History Month. This dedication stands as a time of honoring and celebrating the legacy and accomplishments made by African Americans, from decades before to even now, while acknowledging how this community still faces discrimination and prejudice to this day.