CLAIRE HIPPSSTAFF WRITER A tiktok user under the username “coochiee.scouttt,” which has since been deleted, published a controversial video that sparked outrage among Alma College students early this month. The video in question, in which the user explained that they were admitted to Alma College on a scholarship despite the college knowing about their tendency... Continue Reading →
ALYSSA GALLSPORTS WRITER With sports’ seasons put on hold and social gatherings limited on campus, Alma College’s Athletic Department seeks to find new ways to keep student-athletes connected, even when they are off the field. One new way is through the use of the latest form of communication during this disconnected time: video. While student-athletes... Continue Reading →
MADDISON LUEBKECOPY EDITOR PHOTO BY LIZZY DERMODY As the school year continues, policies regarding COVID-19 have adapted both statewide and here at Alma College. While some restrictions have been eased across the state, measures from within the college have been further reinforced. At the beginning of October, news spread that a group was filing a... Continue Reading →
JORDYN BRADLEYSPORTS EDITOR PHOTO BY RAUL RIVERA On Friday, Oct. 16, President Abernathy issued a statement regarding the phasing out of certain academic programs and disciplines at Alma College due to budget cuts. The programs affected by this change are as follows: both the French and German majors and minors will be phased out, but... Continue Reading →
AISHWARYA SINGHSTAFF WRITER As the Northern Hemisphere of our planet tilts further away from the sun, cold and freezing winds have already started to take over our days. The windbreakers are out, the socks are never off and a warm bowl of soup has become a Saga staple. But as the season to be jolly... Continue Reading →
Dear Almanian, It has been a crazy ride over the past 2.5 years. I was brought into the editor’s office on a whim and you trusted me to help put together a newspaper within a week of working there. The Editor in Chief at the time saw that I was willing to do just about... Continue Reading →
HADEN GROSSSTAFF WRITER The year 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the first publishing of the Trafficking in Persons Report. Over 25 million children have been bought and sold into slavery, thus violating their civil liberties as a human being. Young girls and boys are subjected to sexual labor at an alarmingly increasing rate. In... Continue Reading →
HANNAH STIFFLERSTAFF WRITERBAILEY LANGBOHEAD EDITOR Eugenics are defined as the arrangement of reproduction within the human population in order to increase the occurrence of certain desirable characteristics. The eugenics movement was first introduced to America in the early 20th century, despite its principles dating back to Ancient Greece. It was originally coined by Francis Galton... Continue Reading →
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