By Amanda Damon
Picked up a weird hobby during quarantine? Made a
questionable impulse buy? You’re not alone! Share with us the new activities or
items; we’d love to hear!
I can start things off with my impulse buy: an inflatable brachiosaurus
I bought off Amazon. His name is Bartholomew, and he loves the pool.
While this year may look a little different, that doesn’t mean there aren’t many fun events to attend every week! Residential Programming is a new service that plans events for students.
In a time when nothing seemed certain, college students faced a difficult choice. New students had to decide if this year was the right time to attend college or if, for the sake of their health, it was best to delay that decision. Returning students had to choose between returning to campus and trying to take all online classes from home. These decisions would ultimately have an impact on schools all across the country, and it seems that many colleges are seeing a decrease in admissions.
Meal Options:
10 Elm: Nightly 5pm - 10:30pm,
Mobile Order only, limited menu (3 meal options)
Alfies: Monday - Friday
Breakfast: 7 AM - 10:15 AM
Lunch/ Dinner: 10:30 AM - 4 PM
Saturday & Sunday
4:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Taco Bell: Monday
- Friday 4:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Terrace:
Monday -
Friday Breakfast 6:30 - 10:00
Lunch 11:00 - 3:00
Dinner 4:00 -7:30
Saturday & Sunday Breakfast 8:00 - 10:00
Brunch 10:30 - 3:00
Evergreen: Monday
- Friday 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
TimberlineZ: Monday
- Friday Breakfast 6:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Dinner
4:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Saturday
& Sunday 4:30 PM - 11:00 PM
To order food, download the app MobileOrder and find
Alfred State.
Health and Wellness:
(from Student Announce )
Health and Wellness
Services will be operating under new hours for the Fall semester beginning
8/24.
The Alfred Health Center will be open
Monday-Friday from 8am-8pm for both medical and counseling appointments. They
also will be offering medical appointments on Saturday from 8am-2pm. The
Wellsville Health Center will have medical appointments available Monday-Friday
from 7:30am-3:30pm. All appointments on both campuses must be scheduled in
advance by calling 607-587-4200. They will not be offering walk-in appointments.
Covid
Concerns: (from Student Announce)
Did you know there is a
phone number available for students to call specific to all COVID-19 related
questions and concerns? If you are experiencing ANY symptoms or have concerns
that someone you know may be experiencing symptoms, you can call Alfred State College’s COVID-19
Response Line at 607-587-2619 (CO19). For any student
experiencing mental health concerns due to COVID-19, call Health and Wellness
Services to set up an appointment with a Mental Health Counselor at 607-587-4200.
Daily Covid
Screening:
Must use PowerApps
Written by Zachary Butler
With the proliferation of computer technology, cybersecurity is a growing and important field. A field which is predicated on the ability to anticipate and outwit potential bad actors. Hands on practical experience is an incredible asset to students of this, and all information technology disciplines. Professor Russel Rittenhouse, the advisor for the Alfred State Pioneer Cybersecurity Team, believes the club will provide that opportunity to students. As the name implies, the club is a competition focused cybersecurity team. On January 18th the team had the first test of its steel. They competed to qualify for the Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NECCDC), the northeast chapter of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC). The competition assessed the team’s ability to operate, secure, manage, and maintain a corporate network. They also faced live interference from simulated bad actors attempting to attack their network. The team will take the knowledge gained from this challenge into the Lockdown Security Competition at University of Buffalo on April 25th. For anyone interested, the team hosts public meetings in SET 446 from 5:00 to 6:00 every Tuesday. These meetings feature presentations on various security topics ranging from ransomware to encryption and can also be viewed on the it.alfredstate.edu website. Tryouts for the competition team are scheduled for May 3rd.
