9/9/2022 Dear GossipSquirrel,Since moving in, I seem to have come across a big roommate problem. My roommate hashad her boyfriend spend the night most of the time we’ve moved in. I don’t mind a couple ofdays but him staying the majority of the week makes me feel like I am living with him. How do […]
Day: September 9, 2022
Mental healthcare options at Alma College
WESTON HIREVELAGRAPHIC DESIGNER MARIA KOLBSTAFF WRITER 9/9/2022 Alma College has a variety of resources on campus with one of those resources being the Wilcox Counseling and Wellness Center. Here, services include individual, relationship and group counseling. Additionally, walk-in emergency services are available daily for students who are in urgent need of help or crisis intervention. […]
Unionization of Chipotle includes Alma alum
CLAIRE WITTLIEFFSTAFF WRITER 9/9/2022 On Thursday, August 25, staff members of a Lansing-area Chipotle restaurant voted to form a union. The workers will be forming with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The next steps consist of polling workers to find out what should be included in the upcoming contract which will be brought to the […]
Alma welcomes eleven new faculty members
CLAIRE HIPPSCOPY EDITOR 9/9/2022 You may have been asked to attend teaching demonstrations by faculty candidates last semester, or even asked to eat breakfast with a potential new professor. Given the large number of faculty vacancies, Alma is welcoming eleven new faculty members to campus this fall. The psychology department is welcoming both Janelle Blazek […]
The reality of Tartan 101
RAUL RIVERAPHOTOGRAPHER EMMA FIGLEWICZSTAFF WRITER 9/9/2022 As summer wraps up, Alma College again opens its doors to the incoming freshmen class of 2026. To welcome the students to their new homes for the next four years, the college holds an annual freshmen orientation program called Tartan 101. Tartan 101 is a four-day orientation program that […]
Joe’s closed for the fall semester
RAUL RIVERAPHOTOGRAPHER EMMA FIGLEWICZSTAFF WRITER 9/9/2022 As students return to Alma this year, they will notice many changes to the campus and its facilities. One of the significant changes will be the closure of the popular dining service, Joe’s. Joe’s Place was a dining service located in Tyler VanDusen which offered dining options such as […]
Reproductive Rights: What November’s Election may mean for Alma
DANIELLE NYKANENSTAFF WRITER 9/9/2022 The upcoming November election between Gretchen Whitmer and Tudor Dixon may clarify where the citizens of Michigan stand, as there is potential for the Michigan Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative to appear on the ballot as an initiated constitutional right. If this initiative is placed on the ballot and passed it […]
Biden announces student relief plan
ALIVIA GILESCOPY EDITOR 9/9/2022 On Wednesday, Aug. 24, President Biden revealed a plan to cancel tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt for a subset of Americans. The announcement came just ahead of another deadline for the restart of payments for the nation’s $1.7 trillion in federal student loans. Biden’s loan forgiveness plan, […]