A cloud of black smoke poured out of the Paul and Rosemary Trible Library starting around 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27 when a section of the building’s roof caught fire.

“There was a small fire on the roof towards the back of the building, but they put it out pretty quickly,” Captain Todd of the Newport News Fire Department said. “They were checking for extension, to make sure the fire didn’t go down the walls.”

“The first time I went it was the worst thing I’d ever seen in my life, and I thought I would know what to expect this time, but it changed so much from the earthquake and it was so much worse than I could’ve ever imagined. The whole country is just in shambles right now,” said former Captain’s Log Photo & Graphics Editor Jesse Hutcheson.

On Jan. 12 at 4:53 p.m. local time, a catastrophic earthquake, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, ripped through the country of Haiti. The earthquake’s epicenter was near Léogâne, approximately 15 miles west of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. In the weeks following this devastating event, multiple aftershocks have ripped through the country and approximately three million people have been affected by the earthquake and its subsequent aftershocks.

Students know that classes and being overly involved in activities can easily tired out and make their lives stressful. But what most people don’t realize is that this stress can possibly lead to mental illness. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) gave a presentation to CNU students on Tuesday, Jan. 26 about the organization and its purpose of helping individuals with mental disorders.

NAMI is the largest mental health organization with over 1,100 affiliates across the country. Twenty-seven of these affiliates are located in Virginia, including one nearby in Hampton. NAMI’s mission is to “improve the quality of life for persons affected with biologically-based brain disorders through education, advocacy and support.”