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The Opinion section regularly features staff editorials, columnists' essays on topics privy to them, and unpopular opinions.*
* The views of a specific individual writer are not, nor ever, representative of The Lamron nor SUNY Geneseo. No party except writer is responsible for their views.
Construction on Campus
Today is a beautiful day. Possessed by an overwhelming feeling of generosity, I decided to donate blood; I was turned away. On my way back to my residence hall from the Union, I noticed something quite peculiar about my surroundings, arising from a sudden awareness that the area felt more spacious than usual.
The death of Charlie Kirk
The fatal shooting of leading conservative figure and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, 2025 has dominated conversation in the days following. Many even watched him die in a disturbing, almost surreal video posted and reposted on social media countless times. Dark blood flowed from his neck onto a crisp white shirt reading “FREEDOM”.
Pleak Watch Glee (2009-2015)!
If you are looking to fill your time with a show that has been influential to pop culture, Glee (2009-2015) is the show for you. Glee (2009-2015) started production in 2009 and ran until 2015. People still make references to episodes that aired over 15 years ago, and the jokes still hold up.
“Where are your people?”
I was worried we were late, though many other protesters trickled into the square behind us; we were far from the last people there. There were several hundred people in total at the rally, gathered before the McKinley Monument.
AI use in classrooms: positive or negative?
Almost every professor during the first week of classes will get to the point in their syllabus in which the dreaded topic appears: artificial intelligence (AI) and the professor’s policy on its use. What experiences do students have with professor policy regarding AI? Should we be encouraging learning how to use AI, or should we maintain the prior stance prohibiting its use altogether?
Where stands the grass
Let me ask you this: would you want to be pelted by ice-cold water not even five minutes after leaving your dorm in the morning? Well, whatever your answer is, it doesn’t matter, because some genius, or geniuses, decided that the north side of campus needs a comical amount of sprinklers, nestled nice and snug in places where they can water everything but plants.
Caring is Caring: Self-care is overused and underapplied
College students are thrown into a community where resources are available, but the scary part is reaching out to access that help. Maintaining good self-care can help ease some of the stress of life, but it is always a good plan to take advantage of available mental, physical, and financial support systems.
A dwindling major and minor problem explained
In the minds of many students, SUNY Geneseo is in the midst of a crisis that is affecting the institution and its curriculum across departments.
Expanding Microfeminism to Everyone
Microfeminism has often been referred to as the next new thing in the feminist movement. Microfeminists believe that little things such as holding doors open for men, writing a woman’s name first, and having the man be the scribe on the group project normalizes the equal treatment of all genders.
Do not give them the satisfaction of legitimacy
Democracies die and authoritarian regimes thrive when the desecration of thought-to-be inalienable rights is normalized.
RFK Jr. is loud and wrong about autism
On Apr. 16, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who currently oversees the Department of Health and Human Services, held a press conference to discuss a report on the prevalence of autism among children. In this conference, Kennedy made several bold claims about autism— claims that were offensive, inappropriate, and inconsistent with reality.
Dropout is bringing back game shows
For the unaware, Dropout, derived from what used to be known as CollegeHumor, is a comedy entertainment company with a handful of shows/episodes available for watching on YouTube. Even so, it primarily exists as an independent streaming service. The company has gained popularity in the past few years and has become what former Lamron member Ella Pearcy would describe as “Dropout: The streaming service worth every penny,”
Everyone should take a geography course
Out of the variety of academic disciplines, there is only one that I believe every student should take at least one course in: geography. No other field ranges with such diverse, intersectional, and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the social and natural worlds.
Letters with love: My first love will always be New York City
Dear L-train,
Somehow, I always manage to catch you on time.
How to stay informed in a censored society
As AI continues its persistent use in our classrooms and social media platforms are becoming our new source of consuming political content— it is becoming increasingly difficult to remain informed in a society where some of our information may be shared to harm and misinform certain audiences.
Being a TERF makes no sense
A trans-exclusionary radical feminist, or TERF, is someone who self-identifies as a radical feminist and whose ideology excludes those who identify as transgender, particularly transgender women.
Celebrity space trips: A publicity stunt, not a feminist victory
On Monday, Apr. 14, pop star Katy Perry traveled to space along with five other women— Gayle King, Amanda Nguyen, Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez —aboard Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket.
Please stop misusing mental health terms
Within the past several years, there has been a strong push to increase visibility and understanding of mental health and mental health awareness.
Rubbing it in is not going to make things better
Ever since November, though, there has been a stark change in response from left-wing groups and other individuals who have taken to their social media to share their “I told you so” and “we knew this would happen” to Trump supporters who are now being affected by the drastic change in our administration.
We should be cautious of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly and rapidly been adopted into our daily lives, from our computers to text-to-speech, advertisements, and more controversial mediums, such as art and academic works. What limits will people put on AI? Can we come to a reasonable consensus? Do the conveniences of AI deplete the authenticity of human works such as art and literature?
 
                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
