By Paige Daniel Thoughts Editor Soccer Mommy, whose Bandcamp account I first stumbled upon deep in the depths of another artist’s Twitter, is now being covered in Rolling Stone, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly and the New York Times with the release of her debut studio album, “Clean.” This trajectory strikes me out of the blue – […]
Day: March 12, 2018
‘Black Panther’ exemplifies the feminist superhero
By Samantha Anteau Staff Writer Needless to say, “Black Panther” is shaping up to be one of the highest, if not the highest, grossing films of the year. Both critics and audiences love it, and it has done what Wonder Woman did last year, but even more effectively: it has shown that superheroes are not […]
Wrestler Ladd earns All-American status
By John Durga Staff Writer A national title is the highest level of victory a college athlete can achieve. Winning this puts them at the very pinnacle of their competition. Brendan Ladd (’20) gave himself the opportunity to be the best of the best. Entering the national tournament Ladd was 33-5 on his season. This […]
Football program brings in familiar faces
By Hank Wickley Sports Writer Since being announced as the football team’s head coach in January, Jason Couch has made some changes. One big move has been the team’s coaching staff. Last week coach Couch brought home some familiar faces, as well as kept some coaches around. “The new coaches I have asked to join […]
Scots travel for break competition
By Joelle Fisher Sports Writer While many students travel across the country searching for a week of relaxation after stressful midterms, student athletes on campus packed their bags and boarded their buses/planes in search of competition. Six teams traveled near and far to kick off their seasons over spring break. The baseball team went 3-3 […]
Campus to host gun violence protest
By Monica Kunovszky Web Editor Friday, March 2 at Central Michigan University, a student shot his parents. This is not the first gun violence story that has made national headlines. Two weeks prior, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, had a gruesome school massacre that killed 17 individuals and injured 16 more. […]
“Reaching Across the Aisle” Addresses recent shootings
By Caden Wilson News Editor Under the guidance of Jillian Dickson, visiting assistant professor of art and design, a group of students planned and pieced together and art exhibit entitled “Reaching Across the Aisle” with the intention of starting conversation about the multiple deadly shootings in the past year. It will remain in place through […]
Model UN does it again at Midwest competition
By Cassie Florian Staff Writer While many students were finishing up their midterms and heading home for break, Alma College’s Model UN team was winning yet another “outstanding” award at the Midwest Model UN conference in St. Louis. The college has won this award for 25 years consecutive years, and have won 46 outstanding awards […]