Alma Choir takes the midwest by storm

EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER PHOTO BY EMMA GROSSBAUER This past winter break brought yet another choir tour for the Alma College Choir. For the 2020 tour the choir performed in three states: Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. The choir sang in Chicago, Dayton, Northville, Muskegon, Traverse City and Monroe. While they were originally set to perform... Continue Reading →

Female appointed lawyer at Vatican

EMILY HENDERSEN STAFF WRITER This January marks a huge shift in the history of Vatican employment. Pope Francis appointed the first ever female lawyer into the Vatican’s diplomatic division. This division, known as the Holy See, has never had a woman working within it, but that all changed this past month. Francesca Di Giovanni is... Continue Reading →

Campus prepares for winter months

EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER January marks the midway point of influenza season, but that doesn’t mean that the infection rate of this illness will slow down. Winter is prime cold and flu season, but that’s not the only ailment that may affect the students of this campus. As daylight hours lessen and become overrun with... Continue Reading →

China’s re-education camps

EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER Since 2014, China has been placing Uyghur Muslims in re-education camps in an attempt to curb extreme terrorist acts within the country. China has been one of too few countries that have not experienced many actions of terrorism in their recent history, and has often felt pride in that. That pride... Continue Reading →

Academic services on campus

EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER Photo by GRACE GRELAK Alma College has a plethora of academic services, yet many students may not utilize them. As classes near their midterms, students at Alma may begin to feel as though they need a little extra support to stay ahead of the curb. From the CSO, or the Center... Continue Reading →

Pence’s Mackinac Island motorcade

EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER Photo by EMMA GROSSBAUER Last Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence rode from an airport on Mackinac Island to the Grand Hotel using an eight-car caravan, breaking a century old tradition. Mackinac Island has not allowed cars, except for emergency vehicles, to be driven on the island for over a century to... Continue Reading →

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