The NORMAL is The Lamron’s April Fools Edition of its weekly newspaper. Please keep in mind that all NORMAL articles are satire*.
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Be honest—Mavunzel is the ideal
Tangled (2010) is a movie that defined our generation. We know the music, we know the quotes, and we certainly know Rapunzel.
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.
A day from hell at SUNY Geneseo
You wake up in Suffolk hall because your roommate has had an alarm going off for the past 15 minutes.
Ninjago (2001) is not a kids show
Do you all remember Ninjago (2011)? That LEGO show where the main characters spin around and create tornadoes that attack their enemies? Well, I sure do, and let me tell you that show is one of my favorites from my childhood.
Invasion of Privacy: The Whale
Earlier this month, the State University of New York at Geneseo was blessed with the presence of a 65-foot inflatable whale, as part of a three-day science and art event meant to raise awareness on the impacts of climate change.
Geneseo Squirrels are taking over construction at SUNY Geneseo
The normaL has received word that a new construction company, Geneseo Squirrels, is going to be taking over various construction projects across SUNY Geneseo’s campus.
Geneseo tour guides quit after securing role on television
The SUNY Geneseo admissions office is in a state of panic. The admissions counselors walked into the office last Friday morning to find each tour guide's uniform in a big pile with a note saying, “We have swords up for the last time.”
Archaeological Updates: Artifact found in Anthropology Department
Earlier this March, a team of professional archaeologists and anthropology students made a profound and startling discovery in the back of the Anthropology Department of SUNY Geneseo: a projectile point.
Welcome to 4chan
Have you ever wanted to see the ponies from My Little Pony ranked by sex appeal? Have you ever wished you were violently radicalized? Have you ever sat and thought to yourself, “Wow, I’d love to see a beheading video right now!”
Goncharov (1973): if you haven’t seen it, you should
“The greatest mafia movie ever made” echoes the tagline of Martin Scorsese’s 1973 semi-forgotten masterpiece Goncharov (1973). Known for its progressive but hard-to-follow plotline of a man at odds with himself post dissolution of the Soviet Union, fans connected deeply with the undertones of love, loss, and betrayal of those closest to you.
Breaking: A.J. Brown traded to the Philadelphia Wings
A.J. Brown has finally spread his wings; however, his flight is a considerably short one.
SUNY Geneseo announces its new mascot
Attention! Attention SUNY Geneseo students! The college’s president, Dr. Painted T. Ree, has announced that New York’s Public Honors College will be receiving a new mascot, effective immediately.
The King crashes, rookie saves the day, Chick Hicks wins anyway
This weekend, viewers were treated to a first in Piston Cup history: a three-car tie-breaker championship race at Los Angeles International Speedway to determine this season’s winner.
The Pitt (2025- ): A medical drama turns into medical education
The HBO Max medical drama, The Pitt (2025- ), has recently been named as one of the most medically accurate dramas ever created.
60 years of searching… for what exactly? We still don’t know.
As the semester comes to an end, we wanted to recap the Campus Treasure that has been known but never found for the last six decades.
Women don’t want me, and it’s not my fault
The incel community comes under fire sometimes, and in a way that I find completely unfair. Sometimes people act as though incels are inherently sexist and anti-women; they talk about us like we are going around yelling at and assaulting women left and right.
Vaquita porpoises to overthrow the Mexican government
In a situation which experts are calling “deeply serious and mildly concerning,” the vaquita porpoise, previously believed to be one of the rarest marine mammals on Earth, has now announced tentative plans to overthrow the Mexican government. This is reportedly expected to happen either sometime “very soon” or “never,” though those claims cannot be substantiated, as no one is able to properly speak porpoise.
Oh, la vache: manif à la française
Mesdames et messieurs du normaL: il faut que je vous parle d’un sujet que je trouve tout à fait troublant. En tant que vache moi-même, j’ai entendu parler de mes cousins bovins aux États-Unis des histoires d’agitation dans leur pays.