Families all over the world gather around Christmas trees during the holiday season. It’s an unwavering tradition that brings individuals together to reflect on their blessings and the past year. For David Killip, Christmas trees have been a fond memory… Read More ›
by Ashley Zarcone ROCHESTER, NY – Going from large family dinners every Sunday evening, to now only being able to see family through FaceTime calls, Laura DeMarco, 92, is feeling the heartache that comes along with the COVID-19 pandemic. Raised… Read More ›
Lona Sapoznikov has given over 45-years of her life to helping people, healing the sick and injured. During this time she has witnessed many remarkable changes in nursing and the medical industry, most for the better. Sapoznikov began nursing in… Read More ›
Whether it’s the smell of fresh pine or the soft touch of a breeze on a windy day, nature offers a feeling- a sense. Work, relationships, anxiety, stress…the pandemic that continues to take lives and jobs…it’s tiring. People are always… Read More ›
By Ashley Zarcone ROCHESTER, NY- Finding and maintaining a relationship is a challenge for everyone, but with an ongoing pandemic it seems as if love has become even more of a struggle. COVID-19 has tested many individuals’ love lives, making… Read More ›
“I am most often the only person in a meeting who looks like me… and after a while that becomes taxing,” Archie said. “Unfortunately, as an African American male, I will never have the privilege that I can choose to say ‘I’m not gonna be an advocate today.’”
By Ashley Reeves As both a mother and a tattoo artist, Brittany “Baby Boo” Brennan is a busy woman. Hailing from Erie, Pennsylvania, Brennan originally attended college to pursue a degree in nursing. “I actually wanted to be a tattoo… Read More ›
Kayla Green has a passion for storytelling. While Green knew she enjoyed editing and shooting when she stepped on to the campus of The College at Brockport as a freshman, she had no idea she would leave a semester early, employed as a multimedia journalist for WROC in Rochester.
By Christina Giruzzi and Ashley Reeves Doctor of Education Shaun Nelms has been consistently working to make changes in the Rochester City School District. Nelms is the superintendent of East High school and also leads the Center for Urban Education… Read More ›
Jennifer Hecker is an artist, a professor and a mentor. Over the course of her 30 years teaching at The College at Brockport, she has helped students grow their passions and learn more about themselves. Hecker’s main concentration is sculpture,… Read More ›