EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER Photo by DYLAN COUR Not too long ago the city of Alma was hit with quite the rainstorm, causing a pipe to burst beneath the library. A drain connected to the archival room in the basement was where the water came spewing out. “A storm water drain pump from the city... Continue Reading →
EMMA GROSSBAUER STAFF WRITER Photo by EMMA GROSSBAUER Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 was a historic day for the Pere Marquette 1225, better known as the Polar Express, because of the 44-year anniversary of the train’s first fire-up on Michigan State University’s campus. The Steam Railroading Institute planned this special day to celebrate two milestones-- the... Continue Reading →
CHELSEA FABER STAFF WRITER Alma College students could feel a new wave of financial aid woes, as Governor Gretchen Whitmer has cut millions of dollars in financial aid from small colleges through a line item veto. The Michigan Tuition Grant can award students with up to $2,000 per year, which is decided based on financial... Continue Reading →
DYLAN COUR STAFF WRITER Graphic by MEREK ALAM On Sunday, Oct. 6, the Alma College music department hosted a faculty recital. The program held a variety of performances from different faculty members both full and part-time. “There is a wide variety of instruments and styles, ranging from Baroque to modern, with some jazz thrown in... Continue Reading →
BRETT JENKINS STAFF WRITER Winter is well on its way and people around campus have already started to adjust for the coming cold. However, a lot more goes on behind the scenes than most people realize. Preparing the campus for winter is an arduous task and the Facilities Department at Alma works around the clock... Continue Reading →
CHELSEA FABER STAFF WRITER Graphic by MEREK ALAM House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA) announced last week that there would be a formal impeachment inquiry investigating any illegal actions taken by the Trump Administration after a whistleblower report was made public. Interest from curious Americans has led many to ask, how does the impeachment process work?... Continue Reading →
SYNDEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER Graphic by MEREK ALAM On Sept. 24, 2019, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, announced the start to the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. This comes in response to a whistleblower account of a phone call between Trump and the president of Ukraine, Vlodymyr Zelensky, back in July. In this... Continue Reading →
TREY NICHOLS COPY EDITOR Graphic by MEREK ALAM There has been a lot of talk about the climate in the news lately, and there have been protests across the world; however, without large changes across the globe, I don’t think there will be much headway. People have been organizing climate strikes around the world, and... Continue Reading →
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