GENESEO – SUNY Geneseo and community leaders answered pressing questions from SUNY Geneseo students Tuesday night at a question and answer panel on the recently adopted Social Host Law designed to curb underage alcohol consumption at parties in the village. The Social Host Law, Chapter 88 of the Village of Geneseo Code, available online here, has many students up in arms questioning its purpose and effectiveness, and accusing the village of … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo to Honor Murdered Students with Ceremony
GENESEO – SUNY Geneseo scheduled a remembrance ceremony for later this week to honor the lives of student athletes Kelsey Annese, 21, and Matthew Hutchinson, 24, both of whom were killed Sunday morning by a former student. SUNY Geneseo President Denise Battles, who was inaugurated three months ago, spoke on behalf of the college at an afternoon press conference on Monday. "It is a profoundly sad day at SUNY Geneseo and the village as we … [Read more...]
Police Release Scene of Student Tragedy at 18 Wadsworth Back to Landlord
GENESEO – The site of the sudden, unthinkable loss of three young lives on Sunday morning was released by police Sunday night and turned back over to the care of the property owner. Still, SUNY Geneseo said that all student tenants of 18 Wadsworth Street have made plans to stay elsewhere. "The College is offering alternative housing to all residents of 18 Wadsworth Street," said SUNY Geneseo in a statement. "The students currently have made … [Read more...]
3 Found Dead at SUNY Geneseo Students’ House
GENESEO — A nightmare unfolded Sunday morning, when three young people were found dead in a house on Wadsworth Street in the Village known to be occupied by SUNY Geneseo students. According to Geneseo Police Officer Jeffrey Szczesniak, one female and two males in their early twenties were found deceased at 18 Wadsworth Street after a 911 call dispatched police to the scene at about 6 a.m. "We received a 911 call from someone saying that … [Read more...]
Record Numbers of International Students Put GCC on the World Map
NYLON – A record number of international students are flocking to Genesee Community College (GCC) from far flung and colorful places, putting GCC on the world map. According to a press release from GCC, more than 53 percent of students are part-time, commuting from their nearby homes in Western New York. This year, however, read Media tells of travelers who journeyed 38 hours over three continents to reach the college in Batavia. "Each … [Read more...]
Outgoing Intern Harmonized SUNY Campus and Main Street Communities
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – Graduating SUNY Geneseo senior Lauren Hollasch, of Buffalo, did more during her internship with the Livingston County Development Corporation than provide indispensable help to Main Street businesses and initiatives and the Geneseo Merchants Association (GMA), she took critical steps as an ambassador between the campus and the Village to … [Read more...]
Sheriff’s ‘Operation Safe Stop’ Tickets Violators at Bus Stops
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – On Thursday, the Livingston County Sheriff's Office conducted Operation Safe Stop, a program designed to help insure the safety of our school aged children while they are being picked up, dropped off, or riding as passengers on their way to and from school. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Sheriff's … [Read more...]
Replica of Thoreau’s Cabin Takes Leap Forward on SUNY Geneseo Campus
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – A handmade replica of national literary treasure Henry David Thoreau's cabin is about to undergo a huge leap forward in its construction process this month, as the frame for the structure will soon be set up on the already constructed foundation. Students in the hands-on college course say that the replica, once finished, will be the … [Read more...]
Time to Catch ‘Annie’ at Dansville Central School
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. DANSVILLE – Students, teachers and administrators alike are presenting the musical 'Annie' from Thursday through Saturday at The Dansville Central Schools facebook page says that the night promises to be an exciting and entertaining event that will display the incredible talents possessed by Dansville students. "This is truly a school-wide production and … [Read more...]
Riviera Welcomes Four Student Bands to the Stage
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. GENESEO – Four bands run by college students hoping to start a regional music scene in the Village are currently booked into the newly renovated Riviera Theater for a night of music on Saturday, May 2. According to SUNY Geneseo student Jessica Beneway, who is helping to organize the event with fellow student Keara Doyle, three of the groups are Soft Cough, … [Read more...]