COURTNEY SMITHSTAFF WRITER Last Tuesday, the Graduate Employees’ Organization, also known as GEO, commenced a strike at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Over three quarters of GEO’s 2,000 graduate student instructors and assistants support the strike, which took place over four days. Those on the picket lines wore masks and maintained social-distancing guidelines... Continue Reading →
Alma proceeds with second round of COVID testing
ELLA BRIGHTSTAFF WRITER New rounds of COVID-19 testing for students, faculty, staff and contract workers began on Monday, Sept. 14 and continued into Thursday, Sept. 17. The testing was conducted on the Dunning Memorial Chapel lawn and was held each day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Testing was split between students alphabetically according to... Continue Reading →
September is Suicide Prevention Month
CLAIRE HIPPSSTAFF WRITER In accordance with the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, September is Suicide Prevention Month—a time to circulate mental health resources and engage in discourse regarding suicide in order to help those struggling understand that they are not alone. Suicide is extremely deadly amongst college populations. According to the National Alliance on Mental... Continue Reading →
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
LIZZY DERMODYSTAFF WRITER September is the month for “National Happy Cat Day” and “National Talk Like a Pirate Day”, but what makes it most special is that it celebrates Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. It is a time to recognize and support the children and families who have been affected by this disease and emphasizes the... Continue Reading →
More than a challenge
HADEN GROSSSTAFF WRITER Cries for change could be heard all around the world Aug 5 as Turkish women took to the streets chanting “The choice is ours, the decision is ours, the night is ours, the streets are ours!”. These women were protesting President Erdogan’s consideration to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention: a pact to... Continue Reading →
Alma secures sixth consecutive award win
ALYSSA GALLSPORTS WRITER For the sixth consecutive year in a row, Alma College continues its legacy of having a student earn the Tom Renner Associate award. This award is given each year to one undergraduate student for the student’s successful service as a top sports information student in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, MIAA. This... Continue Reading →
(A) Historic summer
ATULYA DORA-LASKEYSTAFF WRITER Whenever the academic year reaches its final months, students across the country pick up their school’s yearbook. These books attempt to showcase the best of student life on their glossy pages, sometimes with embarrassing little errors that managed to slip past editing. No matter how much you would roll your eyes at... Continue Reading →
Weekly Comic 9/8/2020
WEEKLY COMIC BY WESTON HIRVELA
The Almanian: News 