MADDIE LEUBKE CAMPUS EDITOR This past Saturday, the Kiltie Marching Band— KMB—hosted their annual Kiltie Invitational. During this event, high school marching bands travel to Alma College to compete against each other. It is an all-day event for the band and many different aspects go into the running of the invitational. There were 9 bands... Continue Reading →
KAYDEE HALL BUSINESS MANAGER Alma College has recently undergone several staff changes, many of which were in the Student Life Department. One such change has been the hiring of Graduate and Community Assistants to replace some Resident Assistant positions. Graduate Assistants are students at Central Michigan University that study Student Affairs and are employed by... Continue Reading →
TREY NICHOLS STAFF WRITER There are different ways to learn on campus. Professors teach groups of students in classrooms about subjects pertaining to students’ majors. A form of teaching that is appearing more often is the Google Classroom setting. Classes that are taught in Google Classroom styles perform the same functions, but they include students... Continue Reading →
KATE WESTPHAL STAFF WRITER The Spanish flu is coming back to Alma, but not in the form of the annual bouts of the Alma Plague. A First Year Seminar, led by Associate Professor of History Kristin Olbertson, is taking a look one hundred years back in history to the Spanish flu epidemic that arrived in... Continue Reading →
EMILY COWLES STAFF WRITER Alma’s 2018 Homecoming Court, announced in the week prior to Homecoming, rode through the parade and onto Bahlke Field where the King, Christopher Nolan (‘19), and Queen, Najelle Gilmore (‘19), were announced. This year’s court consisted of 10 nominees, five each for King and Queen: Ben Elliot (’19), Eric Ferrara (’19),... Continue Reading →
SAM NELSON POLITICS I am exhausted. We are exhausted. Our education is costly. Our labor feels undervalued. We are taunted by the complaints and threats of a generation that took advantage of every opportunity available to white America in the post-World War II way of life, all while we must live in a society they... Continue Reading →
WADE FULLERTON STAFF WRITER Alma’s Homecoming celebration featured performances by musicians, vocalists and artists. The weekend boasted events that spotlighted many of Alma’s performance groups, including the Kiltie Marching Band, Percussion Ensemble, the Pipe Band and the Kiltie Highland Dancers. Alma’s nationally renowned Percussion Ensemble and the Pipe Band kicked of Homecoming performances on Friday, Sept.... Continue Reading →
HANK WICKLEY SPORTS WRITER This past July, Brad Smith was promoted to Head Athletic Trainer. With this position, Smith is now responsible for overseeing all activities in the athletic training room. After working at Alma for a year as an assistant athletic trainer, Smith was excited for the opportunity to take over. “Being named as... Continue Reading →
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