DYLAN COUR STAFF WRITER Graphic by MEREK ALAM Halloween in typically a time for children to get into costume and to go around their neighborhoods trick-or-treating for a sweet treat. However, in Chicago this year terror was unleashed. The block of 26 – west has been terrorized by gang violence for years, so another shooting […]
Day: November 11, 2019
Phi Mu Alpha hosts 10th annual Spaghetti Dinner
CHELSEA FABER STAFF WRITER Photo by DYLAN COUR The Alpha Iota chapter of Phi Mu Alpha hosted their tenth annual Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday Nov. 9. The event was held in Eddy Music Center and featured a dinner with various musical performances. Proceeds raised through the dinner benefited one of their philanthropies. “Spaghetti dinner is […]
Sigma Chi raises money for Huntsman Cancer Institute
JASMINE D’ARCANGELIS STAFF WRITER Sigma Chi recently hosted their annual week-long philanthropy fundraiser, otherwise known as “Derby Days.” The fundraising events were held starting on Oct. 21 and ran through Oct. 25. Derby Days started in 1933 with Sigma Chi’s Alpha Beta chapter at the University of California Berkley as a series of skits done by active brothers. Since […]
Wrestling makes a move for the new season
ALYSSA GALL SPORTS WRITER Photo by ALLISON WOODLAND Coming off of a successful season last year, the Alma College’s Wrestling team is looking to keep that same momentum as their new season came to a start on Wednesday, October 7, against Davenport University. The team finished 17 out of 74 teams in the NCAA Division […]
Melt down I.C.E
ATULYA DORA-LASKEY STAFF WRITER Graphic by MEREK ALAM I carry my United States of America issued passport card with me at all times. It’s quite cute looks exactly as you would expect it to after some underpaid designer crammed a couple semi-transparent American icons together on a 2×3 inch card an called it a day. […]
Munch Money expands downtown
BRETT JENKINS STAFF WRITER Photo by HANNAH GIBBS Along with the first snow of the year, November is bringing new Munch Money options for students at Alma. The frozen custard shop, Serendipity, is joining the Munch Money program. Lana Wood, the owner of Serendipity, has installed all the necessary equipment and, with any luck, the […]
Amazon ablaze: what is to blame?
COURTNEY SMITH STAFF WRITER Graphic by ALLISON WOODLAND The Amazon rainforest has undergone record-breaking fires this year, and the usual drought of Amazonia’s dry season is not the only cause. In addition to drought, illegal logging and deforestation further feed the flames. “The rainforest has had intensive fires these past few months, naturally occurring as […]