CHARLOTTE ROCKWELLPHOTOGRAPHER ANDREW SECORDSTAFF WRITER 3/16/2026 The Stone Recreation Center at Alma College has seen a large increase this year in the attendance of several of their group fitness classes, namely Cardio Drumming, Cardio Boxing and Pilates. Both students and community members have contributed to this increase. Another part of this increase is due to... Continue Reading →
ABIGAIL SHAUBPHOTOGRAPHER LILLIAN ROUTOWICZSTAFF WRITER 3/16/2026 The annual student choreography concert took place in the Oscar E. Remick Heritage Center for the Performing Arts on Mar. 14 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Alma College dance students have been working hard all semester to choreograph original dances and to bring them to life on the stage in Presbyterian Hall. While the audience enjoyed the... Continue Reading →
KATELYN THOMASPHOTOGRAPHERSTAFF WRITER 3/16/2026 Each winter semester Alma College Art and Design Seniors hang their capstone projects as a collective in the Clark Art Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery starting Mar. 8. The presentation of their projects will take place on April 2, which is Alma’s Honors Day, and April 4 in front of several reputable... Continue Reading →
JAMIE DIEDRICHPHOTOGRAPHER ADITYA HIREMATHSTAFF WRITER 3/16/2026 As Alma College looks toward its future, Alma College President Joe Odenwald has unveiled an ambitious academic master plan aimed at modernizing the institution’s aging academic spaces. With the last campus-wide master plan completed in 2011, the college is now redirecting its focus toward the very core of its mission: academic learning. While... Continue Reading →
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER AIDAN SHAPIROSTAFF WRITER 03/16/2026 On Jan. 25, a pipe burst in the lobby that connects the Carey and Bonbright residence halls. The pipe burst damaged the fire alarm panel, leaving students without a proper system. On Jan. 26, an email was sent to residents of both halls, promising replaced smoke detectors in every... Continue Reading →
ABIGAIL SHAUB PHOTOGRAPHER JAMIE DIEDRICH STAFF WRITER 03/16/2026 Recently, Alma College announced that courses would be worth a maximum of three credits. In my opinion, while this decision makes sense, I believe they went about the timing and implementation wrong. Alma College is a commonly-chosen transfer school, and many community colleges and other institutions use... Continue Reading →
ALLI WICHERTPHOTOGRAPHER ANDREW SECORDSTAFF WRITER 03/16/2026 Mexican security forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” leader of the Mexican drug cartel, Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG, after its Spanish name Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion), on Sunday, Feb. 22. After a firefight early Sunday morning in Tapalpa, Jalisco, “Mexico’s defense ministry announced [in the... Continue Reading →
JAMIE DIEDRICHPHOTOGRAPHER GRACE MAINSTAFF WRITER 03/16/2026 On Feb. 24, President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union Address, an annual event where the president addresses the nation, talking about what the government is doing well, has accomplished in the past year, and goals for the nation in the next year. The address lasted one hour and 45 minutes, longer than... Continue Reading →
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