By Cassie Florian Staff Writer This past Saturday Alma College had their second ever Pine River Student Film Festival at the Strand theater from noon to 9 p.m. There were high school films, homegrown films and college films shown at the event in the narrative and documentary categories. At the end of every category the... Continue Reading →
Model UN team earns victory in New York
By Sasha Dudock Staff Writer If you have noticed the campus feeling a little bit empty over the past week, you may have been missing the students on the Model UN team who were in New York City for their final competition of the season. The team continued their winning streak, being awarded the... Continue Reading →
“Provoke” showcases NMS seniors
By Caden Wilson News Editor “Provoke is what we’d like our work to do to viewers. There’s a wide variety of projects at this show, and they all have the ability to spark some sort of emotion or feeling,” said Zachary Kribbit (‘18). Kribbit is one of several seniors exhibiting work for the New Media Studies department’s senior show... Continue Reading →
Seniors celebrate final Masterworks concert
By Kelsey Taylor Staff Writer This past weekend was the annual performance of the Masterworks Concert, which sees the union of the Alma Choirs and the Alma Symphony Orchestra to showcase a musical masterpiece. This year, the chosen piece was Franz Joseph Hadyn’s The Creation, composed in the late eighteenth century. The concert is performed in three... Continue Reading →
Senior staff reflect, say farewell
Photography Editor Tavyon Richardson (‘18) My college experience has forever changed me. I am not only glad to have this opportunity, but I am also glad to have made a positive impact on so many people. I have also been through many hardships in Alma pertaining to my racial identity, but I am still here.... Continue Reading →
Fall sports spring into the offseason
By Hank Wickley Sports Writer Spring has arrived. The clocks have all changed, the snow is finally beginning to melt, and the fall sports are in the midst of spring ball. Football, volleyball and men’s and women’s soccer are all undergoing their offseason tradition of spring ball. This time consists of practices, work in the... Continue Reading →
Students take on March Madness
By Joelle Fisher Sports Writer All sports fanatics’ favorite time of year, the infamous month of upsets and ruined brackets, has crept upon us. March Madness is now in full swing for Division I NCAA basketball teams and their fans. Although watching the games on television is entertaining on its own, a few of our... Continue Reading →
It’s time to take video games seriously
By Samantha Anteau Staff Writer When I first started playing video games in earnest, my mother was completely perplexed. Her perplexity grew as I continued to spend hours and hours of my life on one game, Mass Effect. “I don’t know how you can sit around just shooting people for hours,” she’d say. This is... Continue Reading →
