EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER At the beginning of this month, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced her plan to place a ban on all flavored e-cigarettes after six people died due to vaping related illnesses. While it is now well known that smoking cigarettes causes a slew of diseases, vaping is a relatively new phenomenon. Many researchers... Continue Reading →
EMILY HENDERSEN STAFF WRITER Bad news, Scots who aren’t Scottish. President Abernathy has just released a statement saying that all students who are not Scottish by blood will be expelled. Currently, students that are 100 percent Scottish are the only ones that will be allowed to remain on campus. If there are not enough students... Continue Reading →
EMILY HENDERSEN STAFF WRITER Alma offers a small variety of foreign language classes, and it’s required that each student take at least four credits in a language course, as well as four credits in a global. Many students find languages such as Spanish, French and German interesting, while others may find them bland or hard... Continue Reading →
EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER Two people are now in long term remission for HIV. The two men who have gone by the name, “Berlin patient,” have both been cured of HIV, years apart. The second man has been HIV negative for 18 months, while the first man has been for more than a decade. Both... Continue Reading →
EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER ACOG’s AlmaCon, Alma College’s very own anime convention, has been around for 11 years, said ACOG’s inventory manager, Annamarie Jenema (‘20). Whether you’re into video games, anime or simply cosplaying, AlmaCon has something that will interest you. “AlmaCon has a lot it can offer congoers. Especially for Alma College’s students who... Continue Reading →
EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER Strosacker Theatre here at Alma College has hosted a plethora of plays. From Draculato to The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the theatre program has done it all. To kick off the semester, guest director Stephen Harrick brought Eurydice to the table. “Though this is the first production I’ve been... Continue Reading →
EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER With flu season among us, many people dress warmer, wash their hands more frequently and may even make an appointment to receive a flu shot. Faculty members and students alike are not immune to these illnesses, and thus must be prepared to fight them. “ Vaccines have been incredibly important for... Continue Reading →
EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER Laura von Wallmenich, an English professor here at Alma, is a fantastic teacher with much experience under her belt. “I went to a small liberal arts school in Maine called Colby College,” said von Wallmenich. She originally wanted to major in Biology, but learned that English was her passion. “I spent... Continue Reading →
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