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December 8, 2022

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Alfred University glass science doctoral student Charles Bellows (front) leads a group of Saxon student-athletes—from left: Ashley O’Toole, Alina Zabihailo, Mikaela Perez, and Neil Peters—during the FISU 2023 World University Winter Games torch relay run through campus on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Similar relay runs will be held in several communities in New York State and Canada leading up to the Winter Games in Lake Placid, which open on Jan. 12, 2023.

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Torch for World University Winter Games carried through Alfred University campus

The cold and rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of five students jogging along Pine Street on the Alfred University campus, passing an LED-lit torch to each other as they made their way toward Harder Hall. The five were part of the torch relay run that was held Wednesday morning ahead of the FISU 2023 World University Winter Games, set to open Jan. 12 in Lake Placid.

 
 
 
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Softball contest between Saxon women's softball team and faculty/staff nets toys for annual toy drive

Members of Alfred University’s faculty, staff and student communities faced off against each other recently on the softball diamond, contributing their athletic prowess to the University’s annual toy drive organized by the College of Business.

 
 
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Alumna Kara Mackey, co-founder of Barrelhouse 6 Distillery, featured on Discovery Channel

Alfred University alumna Kara Mackey ’88, co-founder of Barrelhouse 6 Distillery, in Hammondsport, NY, recently was featured on Discovery Channel’s “Moonshiners-Master Distiller” series, competing against two other artisanal distillers in making batches of savory spirits.

 
 
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'96 grad Ayoumi Horie featured on recent PBS 'INSPIRATION.'

Craft in America, the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy-nominated documentary series on PBS, featured Ayoumi Horie ’96 on a recent episode of INSPIRATION.

 
 
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This Week in the Arts December 9 - 16, 2022

Public events in the School of Art and Design/Performing Arts Division are scheduled for the end of the semester: Friday, December 9 - December 16, 2022. All events are free and open to the public.

 
 
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