Izzy Oakley 1/20/22 Almanian Horoscopes: January 22-Feb 3 Mercury Retrograde, now through Feb. 3rd, affecting expression of thoughts and finding many feelings, especially introspective. Aries: Mars entering Capricorn at the end of this month marks the beginning of a new cycle. The next 2 months will bring productivity and progress, especially in relation to your... Continue Reading →
Library/ Learning Commons Update or Library Relocates to Tyler Van Dusen
Emily McDonald Campus January 19, 2022 It is impossible to walk through McIntyre Mall without noticing the evidence that the Learning Commons Project is officially underway. Trees have been cut down, a large trailer sits outside and a look through the window shows an empty building. With at least a year of construction ahead, the... Continue Reading →
Michigan Advocacy Groups Push for Abortion Rights Amendment
Ella Bright, Maria Kolb News January 19, 2022 A coalition of advocacy groups consisting of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the nonprofit Michigan Voices have launched a bid to change the state’s constitution, ensuring that people in Michigan have the right to an abortion. Michigan law states that... Continue Reading →
MLK Events on Campus
Claire Wittlieff Campus During the week of January 16-22, many events were held on campus to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. King, a late minister and activist, spent his life speaking out on the issue of civil rights and the inequalities faced by people of color. King was assassinated on Apr. 4, 1968. Despite his... Continue Reading →
Oxford School Shooting: What We Know and What is to Come
Kaissidy Homolka Today, someone could go up to almost anyone who was in school after 1999 and ask if they have knowledge of what a lockdown procedure is and the answer would be yes. After the tragic shooting at Columbine High School in April of 1999, schools in the United States began implementing shooter drills.... Continue Reading →
Update on return to campus this semester / Things to remember for Winter Semester
1/19/22 Campus Zach Carpenter, Staff Writer With the winter semester entering its third week, students are settling in to being back on Alma College’s campus. The current semester began amid a wave of concern among students regarding the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Alma College assured students at the beginning of the semester... Continue Reading →
Winter Semester Sports Update Aishwarya Singh Campus Jan 19’ 22 With the beginning of the new Winter Semester and the start of a new year, campus sports are under way with everyday practices and inter-collegiate games being hosted on various venues across campus. The basketball season has begun with the men’s team already having played... Continue Reading →
