TAYLOR PEPITONESTAFF WRITER As students get into the routine of classes and their new environment, the time continues to tick closer to Election Day. More updates come daily on who is doing well, who is not, what is being said and what is being done. CNN recently posted an update on the polls and it […]
Day: September 22, 2020
Weekly comic 9/21/2020
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Alma Confessions faces backlash
JORDYN BRADLEYSPORTS EDITOR If you’re an Alma student with a Twitter account, you’ve probably seen tweets shared by Alma Confessions (@scotscandals), an anonymously-run confessions page. Since its debut in January of this year, the page has been the talk of campus for multiple different “scandalous” Twitter threads that have come out of it. “It was […]
Nisbet Hall Renamed in Light of KKK Connection
CHELSEA FABERSTAFF WRITER Following a review conducted by the Michigan State University Board of Trustees, President Abernathy announced on September 5 that it was discovered that Stephen Nisbet was a member of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), a notorious white supremist group. He went on to explain that in light of these findings, the Alma […]
Mental health in the age of COVID-19
BAILEY LANGBOSTAFF WRITER The idea of mental health has long been placed on the backburner of our current society, often ignored in favor of illnesses that can be seen. The idea of an unseen illness can be too easily brushed off by those that go unaffected. However, with the emergence of self-isolation in the age […]
Problems with Mass Testing
WILL BROWNSTAFF WRITER This is an opinion piece. Every thought displayed and source chosen is to reinforce my own arguments. As we begin our fourth week of “COVID classes,” it’s important to look back on the first three and reflect on the college’s response to the ongoing pandemic. By this point in time, every student […]
Theatre department prepares for upcoming show
ALIVIA GILESSTAFF WRITER With the new school year in swing, the Alma College theatre department is preparing for their first show of the season, Ron Carlson’s, Bigfoot Stole My Wife (and Other Stories from News of the World). The show will be performed four times, with two separate casts each performing twice. In total, the […]
GEO on strike at University of Michigan
COURTNEY SMITHSTAFF WRITER Last Tuesday, the Graduate Employees’ Organization, also known as GEO, commenced a strike at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Over three quarters of GEO’s 2,000 graduate student instructors and assistants support the strike, which took place over four days. Those on the picket lines wore masks and maintained social-distancing guidelines […]