BY SAM NELSON POLITICS On August 28, the National Hurricane Center started tracking some movement off the western coast of Africa, movement that would eventually become Hurricane Florence. One week earlier on August 21, prisoners around the country went on strike, with a list of demands that runs the gamut from demanding compensation for labor,... Continue Reading →
BY MADDIE LEUBKE CAMPUS EDITOR In the past 10 years, Alma has renovated many campus buildings in order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and plans to update more of the larger campus buildings, despite student concerns about the current state of smaller living facilities. ADA requires buildings built or updated following... Continue Reading →
BY JORDYN BRADLEY CAMPUS EDITOR Wilcox Medical Center,—also known as the “Med-Shed,” is your reliable location for many of your health needs while being at Alma. Whether it’s for immunizations, routine check-ups, sports physicals or just to stock up on condoms, Wilcox has you covered. Wilcox’s mission on the Alma College website states: “We welcome... Continue Reading →
BY MADDIE LUEBKE CAMPUS EDITOR A group of students dedicated to bringing fresh produce to campus has been awarded the competitive Millenium Fellowship. The Millennium Fellowship is a leadership development program developed by the Millennium Campus Netowrk (MCN) and United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI). The Big Box Farm group was selected as one of only... Continue Reading →
BY BRITTANY PIERCE HEAD EDITOR Out of habit, we turn off the lights when we leave rooms, recycle when there are bins available, use reusable water bottles, and more. But are these small steps enough? Using reusable water bottles might be saving plastic water bottles from landfills, but how much waste do people actually produce... Continue Reading →
BY KATE WESTPHAL STAFF WRITER Students are back on campus, which means Alma is bustling with new opportunities and places downtown. Two of the newest places, Highland Blush and Serendipity, are already proving to be popular places with students. Both of these businesses opened near the end of last semester, and have been growing a... Continue Reading →
BY TREY NICHOLS STAFF WRITER There are many ways to make friends on campus. “One day I decided to make dinner for some people in one of my classes.” said Olivia Flemming (‘20). “We had a lot of fun we talked and laughed for hours. Within that week, my new friends gave me a coffee... Continue Reading →
By Sam Anteau Staff Writer Before anything else, I want to say that this is not a review of the movie Love, Simon. I am notoriously terrible at discerning a “good movie” from a “bad movie;” my reviews tend to center around whether I was able to sit in the theater and forget about the crippling... Continue Reading →
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