Aires: that bump in the road was for the best, learn from your challenges, Aries. Sometime the hardest moments lead to the biggest successes. Taurus: Friends are not always what they seem. Check your circle and trust your instincts. Your energy deserves to go to people who build you up. Gemini: Rest up for the... Continue Reading →
Alma welcomes eleven new faculty members
CLAIRE HIPPSCOPY EDITOR 9/9/2022 You may have been asked to attend teaching demonstrations by faculty candidates last semester, or even asked to eat breakfast with a potential new professor. Given the large number of faculty vacancies, Alma is welcoming eleven new faculty members to campus this fall. The psychology department is welcoming both Janelle Blazek... Continue Reading →
Biden announces student relief plan
ALIVIA GILESCOPY EDITOR 9/9/2022 On Wednesday, Aug. 24, President Biden revealed a plan to cancel tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt for a subset of Americans. The announcement came just ahead of another deadline for the restart of payments for the nation’s $1.7 trillion in federal student loans. Biden’s loan forgiveness plan,... Continue Reading →
FSL recruitment underway
ZACH CARPENTERSTAFF WRITER 9/9/2022 With the start of the Fall semester underway, Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) is in full swing preparing for recruitment. This year will look slightly different though as both fraternities and sororities are allowing freshmen to rush during their first semester. Historically only sororities have allowed students to rush during their... Continue Reading →
Library-to-learning commons renovation at Alma College
RAUL RIVERAPHOTOGRAPHER ALIVIA GILESLAYOUT EDITOR 9/9/2022 As Alma College welcomes students back on campus for fall classes, “the library-to-learning commons” renovation project continues in McIntyre Mall. The project is set to be complete by Spring 2023. The new “learning commons” will retain some elements of a traditional library, while also providing different spaces for students... Continue Reading →
Gov. Cuomo facing multiple harassment accusations
ELLA BRIGHTSTAFF WRITER Andrew Cuomo, the 56th governor of the state of New York, has recently been facing sexual harassment allegations from multiple women over the course of the past few weeks. Most of New York’s congressional delegation across the country are demanding his resignation. The accusations towards Gov. Cuomo include sexual harassment and other... Continue Reading →
Who deserves the COVID-19 vaccine?
COURTNEY SMITHSTAFF WRITER Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, all of humanity has been searching for a light at the end of the tunnel. That light, for many, arrives in the form of a vaccine. The state of Michigan has administered COVID-19 vaccines for the past six months; however, due to limited availability... Continue Reading →
Harry and Meghan expose the Royal Family
JORDYN BRADLEYSPORTS EDITOR In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, exposed the Royal Family for failing to protect them and their son, Archie. Before Archie was born, Meghan was told by a member of the firm (as she referred to it in the interview) that... Continue Reading →
