JACKSON POLLARDPHOTOGRAPHER JON BEERBOWERSTAFF WRITER 9/25/2023 The Alma College Football team has started off the season 4-0 for the third straight year under veteran head coach and former Scot Jason Couch. After opening with a dominant home win against the Polar Bear from Ohio Northern University 52-7, the Scots jumped on the road to take on... Continue Reading →
Bi-Weekly Horoscopes 9/25/2023
LOTTIE CARMANLAYOUT EDITOR Aries (March 21st-April 19th) In these next couple of days, you will feel an endless amount of energy and motivation. Use this unique chance to express healthy competition and push the limits. Taurus (April 20th-May 20th) Taurus has been struggling with simple tasks these last few days. Now is the time to... Continue Reading →
Gossip Squirrel 9/25/2023
Dear Gossip Squirrel, I feel like so many people are so fake and nobody is living their authentic selves. I feel like everyone is trying to be cool, and because I'm not I am an outcast. I have my friends but they aren't like me. I don't know what to do, I feel alone.- WeirdKid Dear... Continue Reading →
New coaches join the Scots
KYLEE LARYPHOTOGRAPHER MEGAN NEELEYLAYOUT EDITOR 9/25/2023 With the introduction of many new coaches to the Scots’ athletic staff, the Alma College community would like to welcome the following coaches and wish them luck in their upcoming seasons. Alister Newby, joining Alma from Wabash College, is the new head coach of the Men’s Soccer Team. For... Continue Reading →
Bi-Weekly Comic 9/25/2023
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Alma College Alumna performs at White House
SARAH SAGISTAFF WRITER 9/25/2023 On Nov. 19, 2022, Kristen Dubenion-Smith, an Alma College alumna, performed at the wedding of President Joe Biden’s granddaughter, Naomi Biden. Kristen Dubenion-Smith is a 2002 Alma College alumna. Smith sings in the Washington National Cathedral choir, where she is “called upon to sing for State Funerals, Presidential Inaugurations and Prayer Services, high profile... Continue Reading →
Bakar explores themes of love and regret
ALEX GILLIESGRAPHIC DESIGNER JACKSON POLLARDSTAFF WRITER 9/25/2023 Bakar makes indie music cool, there’s no doubt about it. His third studio album “Halo” continues the classic, young life storytelling theme he has seemed to perfect over the years. He projects feelings of belonging and regretful choices with some of the most beautiful instrumentals and background voice... Continue Reading →
Breaking the live action anime curse
WESTON HIRVELASTAFF WRITERGRAPHIC DESIGNER 9/25/2023 “Live Action Anime” is a phrase that has been wrought with negative connotations, doubly so if Netflix is behind the adaptation. Since the Netflix adaptation of “Death Note,” the company has created around 13 anime adaptations that fail to capture the magic of the original source. These movies/shows are at... Continue Reading →
