BAILEY LANGBO DISTIBUTION MANAGER In the coming weeks, sororities and fraternities all over campus will be anxiously awaiting the arrival of their new members. Sorority recruitment started on Saturday, Jan. 18, and will conclude with walkouts on Friday, Jan. 24. Fraternity recruitment starts on Jan. 22 and goes through Feb. 5. Runouts is on Feb.... Continue Reading →
No more war nerds
ATULYA DORA-LASKEY STAFF WRITER Graphic by ALLISON WOODLAND Do you feel clueless about what’s currently happening in Iran? Have you felt confused about why the US is even involved in the middle east for almost your entire life? When you were young and people told you that soldiers fight for our freedom, were you ever... Continue Reading →
Climate change versus industry
COURTNEY SMITH STAFF WRITER As of Jan. 3rd, the Trump Administration ruled that industries no longer need to account for climate change when assessing the environmental effects of major infrastructure projects. Previously, the half-a-century old National Environmental Policy Act served to both limit the entry of planet-warming greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, as well as... Continue Reading →
UMC proposes split
CHELSEA FABER STAFF WRITER The United Methodist Church has announced a proposal to separate into two denominations, a decision stemming from a 2019 vote regarding same sex marriage and LGBTQ+ clergy. The plan was announced on Jan. 3 and is set to be voted on at the General Conference in May 2020. Passage of the... Continue Reading →
New smoking age goes into effect
KAEYLYN WOJTYLKO StAFF WRITER Photo by EMMA GROSSBAUER Recently, the United States has seen multiple changes regarding laws including ages you are eligible to drink, smoke marijuana and now tobacco use. On Dec. 20, 2019, President Trump signed the bill which was set to go into effect immediately. The American Lung Association has been pushing... Continue Reading →
Tensions rise between the U.S. and Iran
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER The start of the new year was the start to growing escalations in the Middle East. On Jan. 2, President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani—an Iranian military general. This took place at the Baghdad airport in Iraq. A few days prior, on Dec. 31, 2019, there were... Continue Reading →
Fires rage through Australia bush
JORDYN BRADLEY STAFF WRITER Fires have been burning through the country of Australia for months. International media outlets finally began discussing the natural disaster in December, with human deaths calculated at at least 27, and wildlife deaths estimated to be over one billion. Roughly 2000 homes have also been destroyed in the mix, along with... Continue Reading →
Healthies shakes up downtown Alma
JACOB SMITH STAFF WRITER The Opera House has welcomed a new tenant in their street side business space. Healthies of Mid Mitten is a health shake bar. The husband and wife duo of Michele and Ron Welch own Healthies. As friends of owners of a similar shake bar in Mt. Pleasant, they were encouraged to... Continue Reading →
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