REYNA EDWARDSSTAFF WRITER 1/23/2023 Winter recruitment for Fraternity Sorority Life (FSL) is getting into full swing at Alma College. The winter semester holds the informal recruitment period and the fall semester holds the formal recruitment period. Informal recruitment is often called the Continuous Open Bidding (COB) period. Panhellenic council held an event on Jan. 21 for potential new... Continue Reading →
Prolonged construction creates conflict on campus
EMMA FIGLEWICZPHOTOGRAPHERSTAFF WRITER 1/23/2023 Entering the new year, the new Hatcher Learning Commons is still under construction. Though it was expected that the renovations would be finished at the start of 2023, the renovations are now set to be completed by late January. The prolonged renovations have brought about a variety of emotions in the... Continue Reading →
World Cup in Qatar sparks controversy
DARCY DAENZRSTAFF WRITER 12/5/2022 The World Cup, which is being held in Qatar for the first time, began on Nov. 20 and has been fraught with controversy from the beginning. Starting with the selection process in 2010, it has been said that FIFA took over one million dollars in bribes to vote for Qatar to be the... Continue Reading →
Alma College chapel holds holiday service
ALIVIA GILESLAYOUT EDITOR 12/5/2022 On Sunday, December 4, Alma College’s Dunning Memorial Chapel held a holiday service, “Lessons and Carols”. Unlike the chapel’s normal services, the holiday service did not follow the traditional service order. Instead, the event featured Christmas carols and seasonal scripture readings. According to Associate Protestant Chaplain Katrina Pekich-Bundy, the chapel staff and... Continue Reading →
David Zerbe inducted into Golden Thistle Society
MEGAN NEELEYCOPY EDITOR 12/5/2022 David Zerbe, director of bands and percussion studies at Alma College, is the first ever non-Alma College alum to be inducted into the Order of the Golden Thistle. The Golden Thistle Society is an acknowledgement of alumni loyalty and is typically an honor given to those that attend their 50-year class reunion at Alma College. For... Continue Reading →
Winter break: tips and tricks
REYNA EDWARDSSTAFF WRITER 12/5/2022 With the first semester coming to an end students have to start planning for winter break. Alma College housing including residence halls, apartments and small housing closes for winter break at 5:00 pm on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Housing will reopen at noon on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. All students are expected to leave campus for... Continue Reading →
Ticketmaster’s Swift catastrophe
DANIELLE NYKANENSTAFF WRITER 12/5/2022 The recent Taylor Swift, “TheErasTour,” ticket sale has caused me, and many others across the country, a lot of frustration. Ticketmaster headed the sale but failed to moderate the massive demand for the tickets. Swift announced the first leg of “The Eras Tour” on Nov. 1 with 27 stadium tour dates across the United States. Three days... Continue Reading →
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