MADDISON LUEBKECOPY EDITOR PHOTO BY LIZZY DERMODY As the school year continues, policies regarding COVID-19 have adapted both statewide and here at Alma College. While some restrictions have been eased across the state, measures from within the college have been further reinforced. At the beginning of October, news spread that a group was filing a […]
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Senior Staff Farewell: Maddison Luebke
Dear Almanian, It has been a crazy ride over the past 2.5 years. I was brought into the editor’s office on a whim and you trusted me to help put together a newspaper within a week of working there. The Editor in Chief at the time saw that I was willing to do just about […]
TikTok under political fire
MADDISON LUEBKECOPY EDITORPHOTO BY MORGAN GUST Disclaimer: The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Almanian or Alma College. Over the course of this summer, we saw a new wave of social media influence take over the lives of young people. With nothing else to do, our phones became […]
Mariah Carey remains an icon
MADDIE LUEBKE COPY EDITOR On Nov. 3rd, Mariah Carey released the 25th anniversary edition of her Merry Christmas album. The original release of this music proved to be history in the making, as “All I Want for Christmas is You” became one of the most popular Christmas songs of the 21st century. Carey is a […]
Renovations move to progress campus
MADDIE LUEBKE COPY EDITOR Photo by EMMA GROSSBAUER It seems that over the past few years Alma College has taken a lot of initiative when it comes to updating the infrastructure on campus. In the time the senior class has been at Alma, they have redone all the North Campus dorms, Dow lobby, and built […]
Homecoming events entertain
MADDISON LUEBKE COPY EDITOR Photo by Allison Woodland The events of Alma College Homecoming events filled the campus with the arts, sports and reunion. There were reunions being celebrated, and families of Alma graduates coming together in celebration of Alma College. The big event that took place the morning of the 20th was the Homecoming […]
Campus emphasizes self care
MADDISON LUEBKE COPY EDITOR As fall semester enters its third week, Alma College students are forced to put their summer clothes away and get back into the school schedule. Many students can be affected by the drastic change in schedule, causing their mental health to deteriorate as the semester goes on. Students have different ways […]
Taylor Swift: Love it or leave it?
MADDISON LEUBKE COPY EDITOR Taylor Swift’s most recent album—Lover—was released Aug. 23, 2019. This is her 7th studio album and is the next iteration in her progression as a musician. Most of the songs on this album are exactly what we expect out of Swift. “The Archer” and “Soon You’ll Get Better” have teenage girls […]