Nickelina Noel

In an effort to increase campus awareness on the devastation in Japan, Alfred University faculty, staff and students participated in a week of activities titled, “Our Minds on Japan, Our Actions in Alfred.”

On March 11, an earthquake struck off the coast in the northern part of Japan leading to a tsunami that ravaged cities and farmland.

The 9.0 magnitude undersea earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami with waves of up to 29.6 m (97 ft) that struck Japan minutes after the earthquake.

The House of Representatives voted to block federal funding for Planned Parenthood health centers on Feb. 18. This affects the accessibility of birth control, cancer screenings, HIV testing and other life saving care for women, men and adolescents.

The proposal advocated by the GOP to block federal aid for Planned Parenthood was a success for anti-abortion political leaders, one of whom stated that taxpayer money should not be available to groups that support and provide abortion. A proposal made in order to cut government spending this year as part of a bill.

Each year just prior to Valentine’s Day, store aisles are stocked with boxes of chocolate truffles begging American consumers to pull them off the shelves and push them into the hands of loved ones. Chocolate is the gift most associated with Valentine’s Day.

But what is chocolate exactly and how was this delightful treat discovered?

Natural chocolate is made from the beans of the cacao tree, which was discovered 2,000 years ago in the tropical rain forests of South America. The pods of the cacao tree contain seeds that are processed into chocolate.

Dean Leslie Bellavance of the School of Art and Design describes the McGee Pavilion’s progression as being "remarkable" and mentions that she is amazed at the skill of the dedicated construction workers.

McGee Pavilion, an addition to Harder Hall, is funded by the State of New York. Ikon.5 architects from Princeton, New Jersey are the designers for the project.

In the United States and many other countries, he is known as Santa Claus, in the Netherlands he is Saint Nicholas and in Greece, Saint Basil the Great. Father Christmas’ story shares the same universal acceptance of kindness and generosity; the only difference is his name.

The Foundry at The National Casting Center held its fourth annual “Meltdown” on Oct. 30, attracting over 130 visitors, students, and faculty from a variety of schools.

The annual metal pour allows students as well as faculty a chance to fire up the furnaces, casting sculptures using 2 tons of iron, steel, stainless steel and aluminum, and offers an opportunity to see live demonstrations of different casting techniques and processes used to make sculpture.

By the end of the day, the Foundry created 100 sculptures by students working alongside professors and visiting artists.

Hurricane Tomas developed and quickly intensified with winds of 100 mph on Oct. 29, causing turmoil well into November.

Throughout Tomas’ path, at least 41 people are known to have been killed, 14 of which were in St. Lucia. Damages are estimated at over $572 million USD.

Numerous property and agricultural damages throughout the islands resulted in large monetary losses.

Countries affected by Tomas include the Windward Islands, ABC Islands, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba and Bahamas.

Students, faculty and invited guests settled in for the Women's Conference 2010 on Oct. 23 at the Knight Club in Powell Campus Center.
"The goal is to inspire women to be better leaders," President of Alfred University's Student Senate Ana Devlin-Gauthier said on the objective of the conference.
Members of the Women's Leadership Academy planned to encourage the spirit of confidence with the theme, "Don't merely exist, lead."

From stories of a mischievous boy, to the broken-hearted, to the grief stricken, each phantom carries his or her own mystery of tales dying to be told, especially around this time of the year.

The name “Canacadea” originally comes from the Seneca term which means “where the earth meets the sky.”

If you have killed a butterfly in the past, it somehow alters the future.

As a child I was reminded that everything happens for a reason, the disappointments, the accomplishments, the laughter and joy, the tears. They all added up in the end to display a miraculous discovery that would alter my way of thinking. Whether it be minor or immense, I gradually taught myself to maintain the optimism until one day, tomorrow or next week or next year, I would be mature enough to understand the occurrence and make it useful somehow in my life.