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COVID has proved to make everything very stressful for everyone, except those who do not believe that Covid-19 is a real disease or is...

Public Safety is who Alfred University students call when they have a problem. They tend to have a strained relationship with the campus,...

In recent days, President Mark Zupan had invited a security expert onto campus to prepare a report. The report, according to Zupan, was...

A new club has just begun within the few remaining days of February. This club, created by Ray Chatto and Levi Samperi, is meant to be a...

Our society believes that a college education is the lynch pin into efficiency, productivity, and overall success. However, in the...

Russia invaded Ukraine overnight shortly after explosions were heard near large Ukrainian cities. Over 100 Ukrainian civilians have died...

I am a small business owner here at Alfred University. Florence Maquillage is a lip-gloss business in honor of my grandmother who passed...

When it comes to the word “forensics,” there are two kinds of people in the world: those who think of dead bodies, and those who think of...

I have been fighting an unspoken battle for almost a year now. It’s not impossible, it's just another hill. I hold out all hope that the...

Spring Semester 2022 marks the two-year COVID crisis for Alfred University. Starting in March of 2020, where the university decided to...

Shout out to the history majors at Alfred University. Y’all are crushing your coursework and your research, and you bring brilliant...

Students on Alfred University’s campus may have noticed a lack of a certain color in the night: blue. To some, that color means nothing, ...

Being a bisexual and biromantic nonbinary in a relationship with a bisexual and biromantic cisgender male is difficult, not for the...

“Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this...

As the tension between Ukraine and Russia increases, the US has sent about 90 tons of military aid to Kyiv. The US embassy in Kyiv says...

First stop of the day, but this is just another day of days. That’s how trustworthy and reliable this train is. Only locals understand...

The newest restaurant on the Alfred scene is Temple. Temple serves vegan Korean food. It’s located at 56 N Main St or, for those of us...

Monday, February 14. Valentine’s Day. People either love it or loathe it. Really. The people that genuinely enjoy the holiday are...

Love is cruel. It is unfair and vile, It leaves you in the dirt, And tricks you into thinking That it was forever. Love is inconsiderate....

Alfred University sophomore Ashton Julian, when they’re not dealing with homework from the Psychology and English departments, spends...

Over the last few years, anxiety in college students has been on the rise. In 2013, The American Psychological Association determined...

Alfred University is home to an eclectic population, and the faculty and staff do their best to provide support and information to...

On November 2nd, 2021, in the early evening, Alfred University students, faculty, and staff received an email from President Mark Zupan...

Interviewer: Echo Chapman, Class of ‘25 Interviewee: Dr. Alexis Claire, Prof. of Glass Science & Engineering Transcribed by Sam Sage...

Anyone that has gone to Ade Dining Hall in recent weeks has likely seen a change on the second floor. During Midterm Break, John...

“Squid Game,” became a hot topic on social media after Facebook and Twitter users began raving about it just a few days after its release...

It’s likely that you’ve noticed on-campus dining halls, restaurants, and stores are in need of help. In the midst of a global pandemic,...

To those of you still alive, To us? How should I go about defining the word “alive?” Anyway, I have some things to say. To whom it may...

The moon is rising steadily in a star-dusted sky when Leona’s fingers start to turn numb. The air is bitter cold despite her thick layers...

On September 30th 2021, I was able to interview President Mark Zupan about my previous article. Below is a summary of what we discussed...

Ever since the enormous success of Game of Thrones, everyone's been trying to find the next big fantasy TV series. It’s constant and...

It’s spooky season and that means horror films. The only problem is that some of us don’t enjoy horror for numerous reasons. However, the...

The Thing opens with a man shooting at a dog. As the men in the helicopter dive lower in the harsh Antarctic winds to get a better shot,...

A banner, posted on the wooden archway gate, hung in faded glory over an abandoned farm. “Walden Farm Pumpkin Patch: Mazes, Hayrides, and...

“Raymond, I would like you to walk me through exactly what happened the night of November 6th.” “I already filed the paperwork.” “We’d...

Don’t go into the woods tonight, don’t travel along the roads. The night is dark and black and cold; rain is drowning the moors. Stay by...

Most, if not all, of us are familiar with The Brick. Y’know, that creepy looking building by the creek that most of the art students...

Last spring semester, the Honors seminar A Dark and Stormy Night created a short story anthology that strikes a little too close to home....

“The Only Good Indians” by Stephen Graham Jones Summary: Four American Indian men, and their families, are haunted by a disturbing,...

Saxons lost to Hobart College on September 3, 35-3 By Piper Lilley

September 3 Saxons defeated SUNY Canton 3 sets to 1. (25-18, 25-16, 25-21) By Piper Lilley

With this 2021-22 school year on track to be a significantly more normal year for students, a lot of sophomores (and those who arrived...

The atmosphere was electric. Voices over voices while we waited for the guests of honor to open the doors. Fosdick-Nelson Gallery is now...

We came from different towns Different states Different countries We grew with different friends Different toys Different parents Some of...

What is cultural appropriation? Google defines it was “the unacknowledged or inappropriate adaptation of the customs, practices, ideas...

It’s a hot, swelteringly humid Thursday night and Genieve wants nothing more than to fall into bed. Preferably face first. She’s running...

The roar of seventeen box fans blocks out the professor’s boring lecture. Your frizzy hair creates nesting habitats for birds and small...

Lorde's newest album Solar Power might be my favorite work of hers. A lot say it isn’t as enjoyable but personally, I am in love with the...

Alfred University is well known for its steep climbs. The hills are featured prominently in every brochure and tour and is a shared joke...