ALYSSA GALL SPORTS WRITER On Friday, January 31, Alma College athletics hosted the annual Jock Rock event. This friendly competition was started 11 years ago and takes place once a year, where student athletes and their teams go head-to-head in various performances. It was formed by Andria Baker, who is a former Student Athlete Advisory […]
Month: February 2020
Campus festivities for MLK day
KARA DENIKE STAFF WRITER The third Monday of January marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in honor of the infamous late civil rights activist. Alma College observes the holiday by cancelling classes that take place between noon and 6 P.M. There is a short chapel service every year in which the Alma Choirs sing and […]
Scotlight Presents: Dr. Andrew Pomerville
CHELSEA FABER STAFF WRITER Welcome to the Scotlight! A raw, unedited conversation with an Alma College Faculty or Staff member about their experiences and how they fit into the Alma College experience. This week I sat down with Chaplain Dr. Andrew Pomerville, to talk about the Chapel as it exists now and the future he […]
Ruckus in the Royal family
JORDYN BRADLEY SPORTS EDITOR In early January, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex negotiated a deal with Queen Elizabeth II to become financially independent from the Royal Family. With this, Harry and Meghan will surrender many of their royal “privileges” to instead spend the majority of their time in North America. Prince Harry will be […]
Title IX Visibility
ATULYA DORA-LASKEY STAFF WRITER The Almanian Hears YOu In the coming weeks, the Almanian will be asking the students and employees of Alma College about their experiences with the Title IX system in order to complete a comprehensive and fully independent student-conducted report. You can DM your stories to us on Twitter at @Almanian_news or […]
Female appointed lawyer at Vatican
EMILY HENDERSEN STAFF WRITER This January marks a huge shift in the history of Vatican employment. Pope Francis appointed the first ever female lawyer into the Vatican’s diplomatic division. This division, known as the Holy See, has never had a woman working within it, but that all changed this past month. Francesca Di Giovanni is […]
Virginia ratifies the ERA
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER On Jan. 15, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in a House vote of 58-40, and, in the Senate, by a vote of 27-12. The Equal Rights Amendment states, “Section 1: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United […]
Kaitlin Bennett “Gun Girl” stirs up online controversy
BAILEY LANGBO DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Kaitlin Bennett, dubbed as “gun girl” on Twitter, first became prominent in 2018 when she graduated from Kent State University. Normally, times like these are cause for celebration, but Bennett received mostly negative publicity from across the world when her graduation pictures went viral because she was shown carrying an AR-10 […]