Week one of The Almanian Podcast starring co hosts Chlesea Faber and Jacob Smith
Jacob Smith
Water sold in Joe’s despite Nestle ban
CLAIRE HIPPS, JACOB SMITHSTAFF WRITERS Many years ago, Alma College students worked together to ban Nestle products from our campus. Today, many products produced by Nestle and the companies they own, such as Ice Mountain water and Kitkats, are sold on campus. Nestle, the multi-billion dollar food conglomerate, has participated in more than its fair […]
Almanian Podcast week of March 9th
PODCAST BY JACOB SMITH
Alma looks to offer graduate program
JACOB SMITH STAFF WRITER Since Alma College’s founding in 1886, it has only offered undergraduate programs. However recently, the school has considered adding a select offering of graduate degrees. A MFA (Masters of Fine Arts) in Creative Writing is one of the programs and it is the farthest along in the process of being added. […]
Healthies shakes up downtown Alma
JACOB SMITH STAFF WRITER The Opera House has welcomed a new tenant in their street side business space. Healthies of Mid Mitten is a health shake bar. The husband and wife duo of Michele and Ron Welch own Healthies. As friends of owners of a similar shake bar in Mt. Pleasant, they were encouraged to […]
Social media policies affect the nation’s policy
JACOB SMITH STAFF WRITER Twitter backfires on Facebook’s “hands off stance” by banning all political ads on their platform. Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, spoke out recently and said that political ads can be misleading and present challenges to society. Dorsey tweeted, “We’ve made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe […]
Football team honors fallen veteran
JACOB SMITH SPORTS WRITER Alma College Football faced off against Olivet on Saturday Nov. 9. The team suffered a loss on the field but they secured a win through the honor they showed in this memorial game to a fallen veteran and football alumni. Chris O’Connor was a 1985 graduate of Alma College and former member of the football team. […]
Women’s soccer competes in MIAA tournament
JACOB SMITH SPORTS WRITER The Alma College Women’s Soccer team concluded their season after a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Albion on Saturday, Nov. 2. This loss came in the first round of the 2019 MIAA conference tournament. The Scot’s started the scoring in the 30th minute with a goal from Ashley Odham (’22) to take […]