AUBREY SEGERGRAPHIC DESIGNER DARCY DAENZERLAYOUT EDITOR NAYONIKAA SINGHAALSTAFF WRITER 10/9/2023 Tennis players-- Coco Gauff, 19, and Ben Shelton, 20-- recently made an impressive showing at the annual U.S. Open. Gauff became the youngest American woman to win the tournament since Serena Williams in 1999, and Shelton became the youngest American man to reach the final four... Continue Reading →
UAW protests unjust auto companies
LIATHANO RAMIREZGRAPHIC DESIGNER CARTER HELMERSTAFF WRITER 10/9/2023 As the clock struck midnight on Sept. 15, the contract between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the big three auto producers Ford, General Motors and Stellantis expired. This caused more than 10,000 UAW members to walk out of their jobs at auto production plants in Michigan, Ohio... Continue Reading →
Departments seeking new professors
MAIREAD BROCKPHOTOGRAPHER EMMA FIGLEWICZPHOTO EDITOR BRONWYN MCALINDONSTAFF WRITER 10/9/2023 In light of recent professor departures and retirement announcements from Alma College over the past few months, some departments around campus are currently in the process of rehiring positions for the upcoming academic year. Particularly, the history and Political Science departments have seen numerous professor departures... Continue Reading →
Alma College renames chapel
LEIA LEHRERGRAPHIC DESIGNER JORDAN FOXCOPY EDITOR SARAH SAGISTAFF WRITER 10/9/2023 The Alma College Chapel was rededicated to Thomas Andison, a former member of the Board of Trustees, on Sept. 30 during the annual Homecoming celebration. The Chapel was originally named after John Wirt Dunning, whose name will instead be dedicated to the residence hall Brazell... Continue Reading →
Pine River Anthology theme announced
WESTON HIRVELAGRAPHIC DESIGNER CLAIRE WITTLIEFFSTAFF WRITER 10/9/2023 Every year, Alma College’s Pine River Anthology organization publishes an edition of students’ original work, including artwork and written pieces. This year’s theme is Lacuna, referring to a blank space or missing part. “The staff this year brainstormed over the first few weeks on the theme, and we decided... Continue Reading →
Alma College homecoming festivities
JACKSON POLLARDPHOTOGRAPHER MEGAN NEELEYCOPY EDITOR KYLE CHOKASSTAFF WRITER 10/9/2023 The Alma College Homecoming weekend kicked off at 8 p.m. on Sept. 29 with a wide variety of festivities throughout the following weekend that were to accompany the big football game against Trine University. With Homecoming rallying in alumni, old and new, the Alma campus and... Continue Reading →
