J.P. McCombs

ALFRED, NY – Alleghany College scored eight of the first nine goals in the second half to edge the host Alfred Saxons, 19-16.

Alfred was up 13-10 at the half, but couldn’t stop Alleghany’s strong surge after the break. Freshman midfielder Ashley White (Islip, NY/Islip) threw one in with 21 minutes left in the contest to put the Saxons up 15-14, but it wasn’t enough. Alleghany would eventually go up 18-14 with 9 minutes left, and was able hold off the Saxons' comeback attempt.

Between the cost of tuition, books, transportation and board, college is an expensive endeavor. Adding to that cost is the food factor. A meal plan is obviously a substantial part of the cost of college regardless of what school you choose to attend, but at Alfred University it seems as if it’s too much.

The AU men’s basketball team lost to host RIT, 67-61, in their last game of the year.

Despite the Saxons leading 30-29 at intermission they were not able to stay ahead at the end. Alfred shot 48 percent in the first half and RIT 46 percent.

AU (8-17 3-13 Empire 8) was on top until 7:19 left in the game when RIT came away with a three point play to tie the score at 49. RIT went on to outscore AU 18-12 for the rest of the game to get the win. Alfred shot 42 percent after two halves and RIT (11-14, 8-8 Empire 8) shot 48 percent.

Since January, the news has been flooded with stories about protesting throughout Northern Africa and the Middle East. Tunisia and Egypt are the two nations that ignited the flame, but many more have followed suit. Here is a country-to-country breakdown of the other demonstrations:

Libya

Despite coming off of a solid road win against Hartwick, the AU men’s basketball team couldn’t hold off the host Elmira, who cashed in 11 threes on their way to a 73-66 victory.

Over the past few months, there has been a hunger spreading across the Middle East and Northern Africa for revolution, reform and democracy.

A constant conversation in the NHL is about the rivalry between Sydney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals. The two recently met in the 2011 Winter Classic, an outside hockey event played in Pittsburgh this year. Ovechkin and the Caps were able to tally a 3-1 win over the Penguins despite not playing up to their standards in the weeks up to the game.

The visiting AU men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams powered past SUNY Brockport last Saturday; the men with a score of 136-99 and the women 136-98.

Racism is an issue that has and always will shape everyday interactions throughout the world. It could be the disrespected Muslim in an American grocery store or the hundreds of Tunisians forced to leave Italy, which only proves the extreme variation of the scale sizes. Whatever scale it may be, it plagues the world in ways that many people do not realize.

The men’s and women’s cross country teams ran at the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship meet on November 15th in Oneonta.

Junior Ken Noll (Valatie, NY/Ichabod Crane) finished 195th in the 8k event with a time of 28:52.8. He was the only runner for the men.

Senior Melissa Haahr (Owego, NY/Tioga) led the women, finishing 129th in the 5k with a time of 25:23.8. Junior Elisabeth Phillips-Jones (Watertown, MA/Watertown) finished 140th with a time of 25:40.1.