LOTTIE CARMANHOROSCOPES Aries (March 21st-April 19th) Now is the time for Aires to use their independent skills to focus on themselves and their inner wisdom. Capture these skills while you can and turn them into future success. Taurus (April 20th-May 20th) Creativity is an aspect of your life that you sometimes take for granted. Your […]
Alma College holds annual Scotty Awards
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER JON BEERBOWERSTAFF WRITER 4/10/2023 As the academic year wraps up and spring sports seasons are in full swing, it can only mean one thing: The Scotty Awards are once again making their way back to campus. For those who may not know, Scotty’s is a yearly formal awards ceremony put on by the […]
Insight into the resigning Alma College faculty
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER EMMA FIGLEWICZPHOTO EDITOR 4/10/2023 As the school year wraps up, Alma College is saying goodbye to many professors and staff. Though their time on campus may be coming to an end, the impact and memory of their contributions to the college will never be forgotten. Many professors and staff have not made their […]
Review of Sophfronia Scotts’s Wild, Beautiful, and Free
LEIA LENRERGRAPHIC DESIGNER CLAIRE WITTLIEFFLAYOUT EDITOR 4/10/2023 On Apr. 4, I had the immense pleasure and honor of talking to Sophfronia Scott about her new novel titled Wild, Beautiful, and Free. Scott is the brilliant director of Alma College’s MFA program centered on Creative Writing. The program offers three main areas of study: fiction, creative nonfiction, […]
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Student concerns vs. statistics: admissions and prestige
KYLEE LARYPHOTOGRAPHER MEGAN NEELEYCOPY EDITOR 4/10/2023 Alma College admissions rates have been on the rise with the campus seeing a 20% increase in applications and a 22.7% increase in admittance from Fall 2022 according to Rachel Plasche, the Assistant Director of Admissions and Coordinator of Diversity Recruitment. More students will also be transferring to Alma […]
Detroit and Toledo zoos increase security after animal disappearances around the U.S.
LIATHANO RAMIREZGRAPHIC DESIGNER DARCY DAENZERLAYOUT EDITOR 4/10/2023 Within the past year, the Dallas, Louisiana and New York zoos have all had animals taken or released from their respective facilities. Taking this potential threat to their animals seriously, the Detroit and Toledo zoos have increased their security to prevent something similar from happening. While no animal […]
Governor Whitmer repeals “Read by Third Grade” Law
LEIA LEHRERGRAPHIC DESIGNER ALIVIA GILESLAYOUT EDITOR 4/10/2023 On Friday, March 24, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill that would repeal “Read by Grade Three,” a law that required third-grade students to be held back if their readings scores were too low. Students’ parents will now be notified if their child’s reading scores are more […]