JORDYN BRADLEYLAYOUT EDITOR The campus community received word via an email from President Abernathy that as long as COVID-19 cases on campus and in Michigan remain low, the graduating class will have an in-person commencement ceremony on May 1, 2021 outdoors and on campus. Many seniors are grateful for the opportunity to have an in-person... Continue Reading →
KATE WESTPHALCOPY EDITOR The Signs as Discontinued Fast Food Items Aries: Little Caesar’s Pepperoni Crazy Bread. An appetizer, you often hold out for the next best thing to come along. Realize that sometimes nothing appears and you need to make do with what you have. Taurus: Pizza Hut’s Taco Pizza. Combining two favorites may sound... Continue Reading →
EMILY HENDERSONSTAFF WRITER March is Disability Awareness month. Alma College hasn’t always offered a plethora of information on disability awareness, but this year may be different. This semester the Center for Student Opportunity has created a reading club for faculty and students. The material concerns disability visibility. The subject matter for this group was Disability... Continue Reading →
TAYLOR PEPITONESTAFF WRITER COVID-19 has affected every aspect of daily life. Many people lost their jobs, lost their homes, lost their family members and even lost out on educational opportunities. Weforum.org stated that globally, over 1.2 billion students were moved out of the classroom and into a virtual world of learning. Education has changed drastically... Continue Reading →
ZACH CARPENTERSTAFF WRITERWESTON HIRVELAGRAPHIC DESIGNER Following a recent escalation in violence Syria is again in the spotlight of world politics. On Feb. 27 President Joe Biden ordered an airstrike on two locations in Syria in response to an attack carried out by Iran against U.S. backed forces in Iraq. One of the two airstrikes was... Continue Reading →
ELLA BRIGHTSTAFF WRITER The United States Senate voted 50-49 in favor of passing the final version of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on Saturday, Mar. 6. The voting session lasted for 24 hours. Of all the votes, every single Democrat in the Senate voted for the bill, and every single Republican in the... Continue Reading →
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WADE FULLERTONSTAFF WRITER In the section "From Our Boys in the Service," writes Major Frank Knox, alumni of Alma College in the November issue of The Weekly Almanian. On September 21, 1918, Knox led a 150 square mile offensive into French territory held on by the German army since 1914. Despite the resistance, the Yankees... Continue Reading →
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