Students explore tropical Bahama islands

By Allison Kowalski
LIFESTYLES EDITOR

While some students spent their winter vacation fending off snow and chafing winds, a group of students from the College at Brockport and area colleges enjoyed the warm Bahama temperatures. However, students on the trip did not soak up the sun’s rays or lay on the beach all day — they had to study marine tropical ecosystems while they were there.

The Bahamas trip is a course, Marine Biology/Geology Bahamas, sponsored by Brockport’s international education office, said Dr. James Haynes. Haynes is a professor in the environmental science department. He also teaches the Bahamas course and accompanies students every year. Read More

Dance department brings dance awareness

By Kate Pracher
COPY EDITOR

The halls of Hartwell Hall were filled with an abundance of young people wearing sweatpants, legwarmers and layers of shirts Feb. 21 through 23. The reason was the celebration of Dance Awareness Days, an annual mini-dance festival hosted by the College at Brockport.

Dance Awareness Days is a special opportunity for students and community members to participate in numerous dance classes and activities, and even to watch performances — all for free. More than 40 classes were scheduled in three days as well as individual massage or Reiki sessions. Read More