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Tate Shaw reading from his work in the McCue Auditorium, Brockport, N.Y. (Photo/Olivia Robinson)

Brockport Writer’s Forum returns

Olivia Robinson, Staff Writer February 20, 2025
On the third Wednesday of the semester, SUNY Brockport Associate Professor, writer and artist Tate Shaw visited students in the Writer’s Craft class and spent time with the wider public in a reading and Q&A at Fannie Barrier Williams Liberal Arts Building...
Rivera-Piluso at the United Nations forum on Indigenous Peoples (Photo Provided by Mariel Rivera-Piluso)

Brockport alum pursues PhD in anthropology

Paige Kingsley, Features Editor February 19, 2025
SUNY Brockport can be a hub for success when students get involved and chase their passions, and there’s no better example than Professor Mariel Rivera-Piluso. Before she began pursuing her PhD at Syracuse University, she graduated from SUNY Brockport in 2016 with a degree in Anthropology and Women & Gender Studies...
Brockport Rock Climbing Club's interactive station

Club Craze: Expo Edition promotes campus involvement

Erin Jones, Staff Writer February 7, 2025
Students in the SERC bustled with excitement on Feb. 6 as they attended this semester’s Club Craze. While SUNY Brockport hosts Club Craze each semester, this semester’s Club Craze had a new twist: interactive stations. 
Anne Panning in her ENG 304 class workshop (Photo Credit: Lainey Porter)

Looking through a creative lens

Lainey Porter, Staff Writer November 3, 2024
What would you create if you were handed an egg carton and told to make a miniature autobiography with it? SUNY Brockport English Professor Dr. Anne Panning assigns this innovative project in her Intro to Creative Writing course.  
Photo Credit: Creative Commons

Disturbing content strikes students’ socials

Michala Schram, Contributor November 3, 2024
With each new form of technology brought to our society throughout history, fear comes from a lack of understanding. Whether it was the first radio brought to the United States in 1902 or the first television system in 1927, sociologists say there was always fear that surrounds each new technology. 
Sign outside of the Brockport church for the food shelf (Photo credit: Christopher Lewis)

Facing food insecurity

Christopher Lewis, Staff Writer October 27, 2024
In 2023, 13.5% of U.S. households, around 18 million households, experienced food insecurity. In Monroe County, the rate of food insecurity among families has surged from just 13% in 2021 to 30% in 2024, affecting 225,610 individuals. 
Dr. Mishuana Goeman speaking about land acknowledgements at SUNY Brockport (Photo Credit: Paige Kingsley)

Context within land acknowledgements

Paige Kingsley, Features Editor October 23, 2024
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is on the second Monday of October each year, and this year SUNY Brockport has placed a special emphasis on Indigenous history, experiences and voices. SUNY Brockport sits on land that once belonged to the Onöndowa'ga Nation, or Seneca, so the events held on October 17 were meant to meaningfully address this fact.  
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

League of Woman Voters presentation: My vote, my voice, my rights

Hailey Lissow, Intern October 20, 2024
There is a lot to know about the upcoming election, where to vote, how to vote and more. The League of Women Voters interactive presentation held on campus this week shared all the election information you need to know, from the history of voting rights in America to how you can vote from where you are. 
Damian Webster talking about his experience on the reservation (Photo Credit: Christopher Lewis)

Preserving tradition for seven generations

Christopher Lewis, Staff Writer October 19, 2024
On October 17 in the Seymour Union Ballroom, Damian Webster of the Tonawanda, Seneca, Turtle Clan and Program Director for Honöta:önih Henodeyësdahgwa’ on the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, described his experience growing up on the reservation and what Indigenous Peoples' Day means to him.
Amaya Miller (left) and Terrisha Gordon with Ellsworth at his birthday celebration (Photo Credit: Lainey Porter)

Talons up for 67

Lainey Porter, Staff Writer October 11, 2024
SUNY Brockport mascot Ellsworth the Eagle soars back in time to celebrate his 67th birthday. Brockport Student Government (BSG) and the Student Union Leadership and Activities (SULA) hosted Ellsworth’s “Party like its 1957” birthday celebration in the Union Main Lounge Thursday Oct. 10.
National Disability Employment Awareness Month logo (Photo Credit: Google Open Source)

Brockport highlights National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Christopher Lewis, Staff Writer October 11, 2024
Throughout the entire month of October, SUNY Brockport is shedding light on National Disability Employment Awareness Month.  To gain a better insight into SUNY Brockport's efforts in supporting National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), Director of Student Accessibility Services Nicole Musica shares her perspective on the college’s initiatives. 
Organizations lined up on Clinton Street, ready to start the parade, Sept. 21, 2024. (Paige Kingsley)

Golden Eagles on parade

Paige Kingsley, Features Editor September 24, 2024
On Saturday Sept. 21, eye-catching posters, decorated cars and color coordinated groups of people lined up on Clinton Street in preparation for Brockport’s Annual Homecoming Parade.
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