LEIA LEHRERGRAPHIC DESIGNER DARCY DAENZERLAYOUT EDITOR 2/20/2023 On Feb. 6, a seven-point- eight magnitude earthquake has left at least 35,000 people dead. The epicenter of the earthquakeoccurred near the Turkey-Syrian border and the unusually high six-point-seven, seven-point-five and six-point-zero magnitudeaftershocks occurred just hours after the initial quake, further increasing the death toll. On the Richter Scale, a measurement […]
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER SALEM GRAYSTAFF WRITER 2/20/2023 On January 25, 2023, the Greg Hatcher Learning Commons opened for student use after 11 months of construction. Parts of the interior building, as well as the landscaping on the exterior, are still being renovated. However, the basement, first floor and second floor are all open to students. The Learning Commons […]
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER JORDAN FOXSTAFF WRITER 2/20/2023 Alma College presented Tennessee Williams’ play, “A Streetcar Named Desire,” on Feb. 16 through Feb. 19. The two-hour show took place at the Remick Heritage Center in the Strosacker Theatre and was directed by Alma College Professor and Director of Theatre, Scott Mackenzie. The play is set in New […]
EMMA FIGLEWICZSTAFF WRITERPHOTOGRAPHER 2/20/2023 At the start of the school year Alma College found troubling news about plumbing issue at Joe’s Place. The issue led to the closure of the facility during the fall term; however, the issues were planned to be solved by Winter Term. At the beginning of the year students received this […]
LIATHANO RAMIREZGRAPHIC DESIGNER ZACH CARPENTERCOPY EDITOR 2/20/2023 Scotty has long been a staple of Alma College’s campus community from the days of old when it w as a Scottish Terrier, to a more cartoonish figure to its current state as a masculine Scottish man. These changes over the years reflect a change in branding associated […]
LIATHANO RAMIREZPHOTOGRAPHER MEGAN NEELEYCOPY EDITOR 2/6/2023 With practices for spring sports beginning in late January, student-athletes participating in men’s and women’s lacrosse, baseball, softball and men’s and women’s track and fi eld are getting busier and busier. On Jan. 23, the men’s lacrosse team’s full practice schedule commenced for the 2023 spring season with a week full of winter […]
LEIA LEHRERPHOTOGRAPHER EMMA FIGLEWICZSTAFF WRITER 2/6/2023 Around campus there are many exciting projects that are coming to fruition in the next couple months. Currently, the college is working to integrate a new Starbucks Connect system to be assessable to students and the Alma community. OnJan.16thefirstpart of the renovations took place which installed the wiring for the […]
KAYLEE LEARYPHOTOGRAPHER DANIELLE NYKANENSTAFF WRITER 2/6/2023 The Alma College History Club has been working hard towards making their mark on campus. With the release of new podcast episodes and winning the excellence in inclusion award, 2023 is shaping up to be their year. “The primary goal behind the history club is simply to have fun […]
