EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER Laura von Wallmenich, an English professor here at Alma, is a fantastic teacher with much experience under her belt. “I went to a small liberal arts school in Maine called Colby College,” said von Wallmenich. She originally wanted to major in Biology, but learned that English was her passion. “I spent […]
Month: February 2019
Smollett assaulted in hate crime
JASMINE D’ARCANGELIS STAFF WRITER Jussie Smollett, actor on the Fox Series “Empire,” was hospitalized earlier this month after being assaulted in what is being possibly investigated as a hate crime. The assaulters attacked Smollett on the streets in Chicago, and allegedly tied a noose around his neck while dousing him with an unknown chemical. The […]
Bundy film creates conversation
JORDYN BRADLEY SPORTS EDITOR The trailer for the new movie about serial killer, Ted Bundy, aired last weekend the movie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The film, “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” portrays Bundy— played by Zac Efron— as everything he was: manipulative, maniacal, and attractive. “I’m worried that […]
Alma’s traditions of the green world
WADE FULLERTON STAFF WRITER Alma College upholds a rich history involving the nature of the local region and the traditions of maintaining a green campus. Alumni and current students know the annual tradition of the pine sapling very well. The history of the campus – rooted like wildlife – gives life to the unique saturnalian […]
Government shutdown ends
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER On Jan. 25, President Trump and Congressional leaders were able to reach a deal which would reopen the government temporarily, ending the shutdown. The shutdown started on Dec. 22, 2018, when a new budget had not been approved by Trump because it did not include a budget for the border wall […]
Students travel to music conference
DYLAN COUR STAFF WRITER The Michigan Music Conference (MMC) is an annual conference for music educators and those who plan to become educators that takes place in Grand Rapids, MI every year. On Jan. 24, the college sent six students and four faculty members to the conference. “I’ve been attending MMC, and its predecessor The […]