Day: September 27, 2021
NFL season kickoff
Zachary Carpenter 9/22/21 Sports National Football League (NFL) stadiums were again packed all across the country as the league kicked off its 102nd season. The packed stadiums are a welcome sight to many fans as it occurs after last season’s near-ban on fans in stadiums due to COVID-19. Week 1 kicked off on Thursday Sep. […]
Campus Alcohol Policy Update
Aishwarya Singh National September 23’ 2021 With the beginning of this academic year, the center for Fraternity and Sorority Life updated students involved in Greek Life of some important updates related to Alma College’s alcohol policy. Changes that were brought about through a series of student dialogues, a DYAD report which analyzed Greek life on […]
New event brings Alma community together
Emma Figlewicz and Megan NeeleyNews September 21, 2021 On Sep. 11 downtown Alma closed its streets and opened a new event to the city called Alma Alive. People of all ages and ethnicities came to support the event that supplied itself with dancing, live music, car show, games and food. “Alma Alive is an event […]
Biden Presidency Update
Aishwarya Singh National September 19’ 2021 With eight months into the Biden presidency, much has happened for the 78-year-old former vice president to deal with. Not only did he inherit a country battling a worldwide pandemic, he inherited a contentious presidency with a strong challenge to the legitimacy of his victory and a troubling insurrection […]
Arrests and Attacks Continue with Capitol on High Alert
Felix Stoll News September 22, 2021 The past year has brought plenty of uncertainty and fear, especially pertaining to the safety of the United States capitol in Washington D.C. Much of this fear has come from the spike in both threats and attacks that the capitol has witnessed thus far. There have been attacks such […]
“The Importance of the Met”
Kaissidy Homolke and Haden Gross Opinion / News Sept. 22, 2021 On Sep. 13th the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit (Met) in New York, NY hosted its 70th gala. Since 1948 the Met has been the pinnacle of galas. Both celebrities and designers alike strive to capture the attention of other patrons and […]
Campus prepares for homecoming
Sarah Sheathelm Campus One of the most exciting parts of the fall semester for any Alma College student is without a doubt homecoming. With the prime of the COVID-19 pandemic storming the college last fall, alumni were unable to travel back to celebrate and the Alma College campus hung quiet in the beginning of October […]