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POV I’m the new Director of Athletics

Sports—colleges love ‘em, students do ‘em, and personally, I don’t really understand why. In my understanding, sports on college campuses are basically an assortment of seemingly strategized movements to elicit a response, either victorious pride or miserable despair, from their audience. However, I believe that we could accomplish these same feats with much more interesting tactics.

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Geneseo authorities crack down on lethal ping-pong ring

If you live in one of the residence halls here at Geneseo, you might have heard some intriguing, elusive, rotund noises bounding about as you get ready for class or spend time in your dorm room. This past weekend Geneseo authorities finally found the source of this great clatter—and it is not what anyone expected.

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Recent CAS dining update claims undercooked chicken gained sentience, heads CAS customer satisfaction committee

In an email to the student body from Campus Auxiliary Services (CAS) Captain Boobed Bimbim, CAS stated that they were aware of the recent student complaints over undercooked chicken in campus dining halls. Bimbim said that while CAS administration had previously considered taking action to address the problems, the uncooked chicken had recently conglomerated and gained consciousness. 

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Frugal Foodie

As we all know, college students are broke, often relying on gross dining hall food or the greasy takeout available to us here in Geneseo. For a nice break, here is a cheap and simple recipe for. miso-glazed lobster tails and sesame bok choy!

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Teletubbies ranked by color

Well, this article is coming right out of the purple, so buckle up, we are going for a ride. Today, I will be ranking the Teletubbies by color. Disclaimer: I am color blind, so this will be interesting.

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Album Review: Jeremy Sauer’s Taker Cuisine

Coming almost four years after his debut and marking the one-year anniversary of major distribution, Jeremy Sauer’s Taker Cuisine is a terrible fucking album that builds on a discography of complete shit. Exploring themes of food gathering in agricultural societies is a stupid concept for a musical project. Nevertheless, Sauer’s uniquely terrible musical style somehow manages to make that terrible concept into an album that pushes the limits of how bad music can be.

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The take down

As of June 30, 2022, the painted tree on the Sturges quad will be removed. Due to much controversy regarding its presence, last Wednesday’s campus meeting voted to remove the tree this summer. The tree has been an iconic Geneseo symbol since the tradition of painting it began back in the 60s, but many administrators feel it is time for it to come down for good.

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Evil in plain sight: The hidden sith

At the end of the 1999 Star Wars movie The Phantom Menace, a young Obi-Wan Kenobi slays Darth Maul, a Sith apprentice working for the Dark Side. Yoda and Mace Windu, knowing that two Siths always exist, set out on a hunt for the mysterious Sith Lord who trained Maul.  When Chancellor Palpatine reveals his identity in Revenge of the Sith, it seems as if the question has been answered. Or has it?

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The perfect advice to be a perfect lady

I know, for the ladies, it can be quite difficult to attract a suitable man to take care of you and your future children, but I have some key tips to find and nail down the right one. 

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Staff Editorial: Why The Lamron is the worst publication in print

You may know of The Lamron as the newspaper you put down on your floor for your dog to pee on, the kindle of the fire that you burn in the Onondaga field to feel something, or the stuff you used to wipe your butt with. Little might you know, however, that The Lamron is also a student publication, made by real-life people who actually “work” on it.

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Geneseo Ice Kittens

Riding off the great success that the Geneseo Ice Knights have accomplished this season, the State University of New York Athletic Conference and SUNY Geneseo have made the decision to rename the ice hockey team. There was a lot of chatter going back and forth between head coach Chris Schultz and assistant coach Kris Heeres to decide what they should rename their team. Names thrown around included: the Geneseo Ice Kangaroos, the Geneseo Ice Koalas, and the Geneseo Ice Kittens.

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