Dr. Marie-Loraine Pipes, a zooarchaeologist and adjunct professor of anthropology at SUNY Geneseo, recently sat down with The Lamron to discuss an archaeological site less than 40 miles from Geneseo which the college has been excavating since 2022.

On Oct. 19, 2025, thieves stole part of the French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris, which had an estimated value of $102 million. The French crown jewels, housed in the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery, consisted of jewelry, crowns, and other regalia belonging to historical French royalty.

Kerri Howell, a SUNY Geneseo alumna, has been working on the College Communications & Marketing Staff as the Chief Communications and Marketing Officer since 2020.

In a sweeping and controversial move, President Trump has ordered the complete demolition of the White House's East Wing, a 123-year-old structure which holds significance to the United States’ First Ladies and landmark moments in American history.

Massapequa School District has attempted to enforce a policy requiring students to use bathrooms that correlate with their gender assigned at birth.

No Kings Day is a movement started by American citizens taking to the streets in demonstrations to make their voices heard, standing up for the idea that “America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people,” according to its official website. 

On Oct. 9, 2025, just two years after the war began, an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal was agreed upon.

14 years ago, a group of historians including Kurt F. Cylke, John White, and William Wadsworth decided to begin their mission in restoring the wall; it is now expected to be finished by next year. Anna Kowalchuk, Project Coordinator and Director of the Livingston County Historical Society Museum, described the restoration of the wall as a “gateway to our community” during an interview with The Lamron.

According to a report made by state officials on Oct. 14, 2025, there has been a measles outbreak in South Carolina. The Global Academy of South Carolina and Fairforest Elementary School have been identified as a link between several cases, with a Greenville gym being another potential site of exposure.

SpaceX has made history again, successfully catching its new rocket landing on Oct. 13, 2025. SpaceX launched the eleventh test flight of the Starship vehicle from its Starbase facility in Texas.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM).

David Meisel, a former professor in SUNY Geneseo’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, sadly passed away this past August. In honor of his contributions to space research and his commitment in spreading his passion for astronomy, an asteroid has been named after him: Asteroid (5965) Meisel; his colleagues agree the asteroid was deservingly named after him. 

On Oct. 1, 2025 at 12:01am, the U.S. federal government shut down. Congressmen and women, both Republicans and Democrats, failed to agree on a new government spending bill for Fiscal Year 2026.

In news that shocked the world, Dr. Jane Goodall passed away from natural causes at 91 years old while in California for her speaking tour across the U.S.A. Goodall was a world renowned primatologist, anthropologist, and conservationist.

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) may be making its debut in our northern horizon night skies for a short period of time. This is a rare and spectacular opportunity to see a comet with the naked eye, a sight which many astronomers wait decades to experience.

US News has declared SUNY Geneseo as the Best Undergraduate Teaching University in the Regional North category. The student to faculty ratio recorded for SUNY Geneseo is 16:1, a format that benefits students who value stronger connections with their professors and fellow classmates.

The recent publication of an archaeometallurgical study (which examines the production of ancient metal) on the bronzetti figurines of the Bronze Age Nuragic culture of Sardinia has revealed information on the origins of the figurines themselves, and on the island’s Bronze Age inhabitants.

In an announcement on Monday, Sept. 22, President Trump issued the statement “Don’t take Tylenol” several times, due to the suggestion that acetaminophen, the primary and active ingredient in Tylenol medications, can cause autism spectrum disorder.

The United States Constitution’s first amendment reads that “congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech.” So when late night show host Jimmy Kimmel had his show pulled off the air indefinitely for a joke he made about the assassination of late political influencer, Charlie Kirk, Americans, both Republicans and Democrats alike were outraged.

In light of this announcement, The Lamron has reached out to the staff at Keene State College’s (KSC) newspaper, The Equinox, to gauge from students and long-time affiliates at Treadwell’s current institution to understand what Dr. Treadwell’s involvement/action could look like in play at Geneseo.