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Small houses for sale; new LLCs

ABIGAIL SHAUBPHOTOGRAPHER GRACE MAINCOPY EDITOR 4/13/2026 Editor’s Note: The previous edition covering this issue omitted key details; this article provides additional context.  Alma College is selling nine properties, including the lots where the current MacCurdy and Chapel Small Houses are, in addition to some faculty rental houses. While closing the houses was not an easy decision, it has been part of the long-term goal of keeping the college afloat in a time... Continue Reading →

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Attack on Metro Detroit Jewish Synagogue

ABIGAIL SCHAUBPHOTOGRAPHER GRACE MAINCOPY EDITOR 3/30/2026 On Mar. 12, Temple Israel, a Jewish Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, was attacked when a car ran into the building and an active shooting took place. Temple Israel is one of the largest Reform Jewish Synagogues in the United States with around 12,000 members. Attached to the synagogue there is a... Continue Reading →

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SOFU: Impact on College Students

JAMIE DIEDRICHPHOTOGRAPHER GRACE MAINSTAFF WRITER 03/16/2026 On Feb. 24, President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union Address, an annual event where the president addresses the nation, talking about what the government is doing well, has accomplished in the past year, and goals for the nation in the next year.  The address lasted one hour and 45 minutes, longer than... Continue Reading →

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Alma College’s 3-credit adjustment next Fall

NAYONIKAA SINGHAALSTAFF WRITER 2/23/2026 Alma College will transition from its long-standing four-credit course model to a three-credit system beginning in Fall ’26, marking one of the most significant academic changes on campus in decades. This was announced by Provost Burke and this shift aligns Alma with the majority of colleges in Michigan and across the... Continue Reading →

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Alma’s continued presence in Sierra Leone

CHARLOTTE ROCKWELLPHOTOGRAPHER GRACE MAINCOPY EDITOR 2/23/2026 Since 2009, Alma students and various organizations throughout mid-Michigan have had ties in the small Western African country of Sierra Leone through the City Garden Clinic Hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone; and beginning in 2018, the Footprints Orphanage which was built in response to the 2014-2016 Ebola Epidemic which left thousands of children orphaned.   “In 2014,... Continue Reading →

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The new face of Campus Safety

NAYONIKAA SINGHAALPHOTOGRAPH GRACE MAINEDITOR 2/9/2026 Former Alma College Associate Director of Residence Life, Nicholas Benjamin, took over the position of Director of Campus Safety and Student Conduct in November. Campus Safety oversees the campus security officers, manages crises on campus and ensures that protocol is up to date and well executed for emergency response situations;... Continue Reading →

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Affordable education, close to home

BRADY KRAUSEPHOTOGRAPHER GRACE MAINCOPY EDITOR 1/26/2026 For the 2026/27 school year, Alma College is offering a new scholarship called Tartan Edge, an initiative that will make the Alma education more affordable for local students who want to stay close to home post high school.  “We want to encourage students in this area to come and attend Alma and we want... Continue Reading →

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Introducing Alma’s 2026 Student Congress

HANNAH GREWEPHOTOGRAPHER GRACE MAINCOPY EDITOR 11/17/2025 Alma College’s student body recently elected the 2026 Student Congress Executive Council with Nayonikaa Singhaal (‘27) elected President, Reagan Gleason (‘27) as Vice President, TJ Salley (‘27) as Secretary and MaKayla Kozal (‘28) in the role of Treasurer. Student Congress meets weekly to discuss campus events and organizations, with at least one representative from each organization attending.   Singhaal is already involved on campus working as a Career Peer, Tutor and RA. She... Continue Reading →

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