HANNAH GREWEPHOTOGRAPHER GRACE MAINCOPY EDITOR 11/3/2025 The Delta Gamma Tau (DGT) Fraternity introduced a new event this year: the Scare Games, which took place on Alma’s Chapel and Chapel Lawn on Nov. 1. The Scare Games were modeled after a series of games portrayed in the Pixar movie Monster’s University which was the prequel to... Continue Reading →
Government shutdown continues
LINDSEY ZARKAGRAPHIC DESIGNER GRACE MAINCOPY EDITOR 10/20/2025 October 1 was marked by a federal government shutdown which has now lasted for about three weeks. This is the second time the government has shut down under Donald Trump’s authority, the first happening in 2018-2019 during his first presidency, lasting 35 days which is the longest in... Continue Reading →
Alma welcomes new Athletic Director
LOGAN WENZGRAPHIC DESIGNER GRACE MAINCOPY EDITOR 10/6/2025 The Alma College Athletic Department has recently announced its new Athletic Director, Dr. Phil Miller, who will start on Oct. 15. Miller was previously the Associate Director of Athletics for Operations and Facilities at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania, and before that was the Athletic Director at... Continue Reading →
2025 Hall of Fame Induction
GRACE MAINCOPY EDITOR 9/22/2025 Alma College Athletics has had its share of successful teams, athletes, and coaches since its beginning, and some individuals and teams each year are honored and inducted into the Alma College Athletic Hall of Fame. The inaugural Hall of Fame class was in 1971, but teams as far back as 1935... Continue Reading →
New residents in the President’s house
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER GRACE MAINCOPY EDITOR 9/8/2025 While the rest of campus was home for the summer, Alma College’s new president, Dr. Joe Odenwald, and his family were making their home in Alma. Dr. Odenwald arrived on campus in June and right away began to be involved with both the City of Alma and the Alma... Continue Reading →
Honors Day 2025
CHARLOTTE ROCKWELLPHOTOGRAPHER GRACE MAINSTAFF WRITER 4/7/2025 Alma College's annual Honors Day was held on Thursday, April 3 this year. Honors Day is a day for students across all areas of studies to come together and present their research, writing, artwork and other projects they have worked on through the duration of the year. For the... Continue Reading →
Outstanding alumnus: Interim President Blackhurst
GRACE MAINSTAFF WRITER 3/24/2025 Alma College alumni and Interim President Dr. Eric Blackhurst (‘83) has dedicated much of his post-collegiate life to the advancement of the college while successfully practicing law, building a family and becoming a wine sommelier. Blackhurst, who is a first-generation college student and hadn’t stepped foot onto Alma’s campus until the... Continue Reading →
Alma College Special Olympics Club
GRACE MAINSTAFF WRITER 3/10/2025 It’s been an eventful winter for the Alma College Special Olympics Club who recently participated in the Mt. Pleasant Polar Plunge and have been busy with weekly basketball games. The club, which has grown since its founding in January of 2023, is part of Special Olympics (SO) College, which brings Special... Continue Reading →
