Day: October 28, 2021

Emily McDonald News October 20, 2021 One of the opportunities offered by Alma College is the Venture Grant, which comes with many travel options. One of these options often overlooked is a semester abroad. Semesters abroad can offer exciting experiences, even in light of COVID-19 and the impact it has had on travel. An Alma […]

A black coffin wrapped in a pink bow, a masked person dressed in pink with nothing but a shape for a face and a giant doll that says “무궁화 꽃 이 피었 습니다” (Mugunghwa kkoci pieot seumnida) are the haunting images that are fixed in the minds of those who have seen Netflix’s recent show […]

As second semester creeps around the corner, students begin to plan out their course selection for the winter term. As part of course regulation, students are required to have 68 general course credits to graduate. These credit mandates bring both positive and negative emotion among students around campus. “General education requirements can give you a […]

Aishwarya Singh Local October 21’ 2021 On October 18, panic ensued on the Alma College campus as the administration rushed to tell students to not leave the buildings they were in and issued a campus wide alert of a police chase that had ended right outside of the campus chapel. As students and professors peered […]

Claire Hipps Features 10/20/2021 Earlier this month, Michigan’s House of Representatives advanced legislation that eliminates the “tampon tax”: the 6% sales tax that is currently applied to menstrual products, which are currently considered “luxury items”. If this legislation is both passed by the Senate and signed by Governor Whitmer, Michigan will join the 20+ other […]

Campus Megan Neeley October 19, 2021 Alma College provides students with the opportunity to travel, serve and explore by financially contributing to their personalized journeys provided by the Alma Venture Program. In order to apply classroom experiences to the real world, a minimum of $2500, and sometimes more, is allotted to each applicant who seeks […]

Despite Columbus Day being the well-known national holiday, people around the world have turned to celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 11th. The purpose of this is to educate the public on Native American history and culture, as well as reject the racist history of Christopher Columbus. Indigenous Peoples’ Day also raises awareness of the […]

Aishwarya Singh National October 19’ 2021 As of October 6, the Alma College Office for Residence Life has extended the housing limitations mandate which prevents large gatherings within small, on campus housing such as fraternity and sorority houses for the sake of containing the virus and preventing an on campus spread. “Due to the continued […]