DYLAN COUR STAFF WRITER Graphic by MEREK ALAM Halloween in typically a time for children to get into costume and to go around their neighborhoods trick-or-treating for a sweet treat. However, in Chicago this year terror was unleashed. The block of 26 – west has been terrorized by gang violence for years, so another shooting... Continue Reading →
JASMINE D'ARCANGELIS STAFF WRITER Sigma Chi recently hosted their annual week-long philanthropy fundraiser, otherwise known as “Derby Days.” The fundraising events were held starting on Oct. 21 and ran through Oct. 25. Derby Days started in 1933 with Sigma Chi’s Alpha Beta chapter at the University of California Berkley as a series of skits done by active brothers. Since... Continue Reading →
ALYSSA GALL SPORTS WRITER Photo by ALLISON WOODLAND Coming off of a successful season last year, the Alma College’s Wrestling team is looking to keep that same momentum as their new season came to a start on Wednesday, October 7, against Davenport University. The team finished 17 out of 74 teams in the NCAA Division... Continue Reading →
ATULYA DORA-LASKEY STAFF WRITER Graphic by MEREK ALAM I carry my United States of America issued passport card with me at all times. It’s quite cute looks exactly as you would expect it to after some underpaid designer crammed a couple semi-transparent American icons together on a 2x3 inch card an called it a day.... Continue Reading →
BRETT JENKINS STAFF WRITER Photo by HANNAH GIBBS Along with the first snow of the year, November is bringing new Munch Money options for students at Alma. The frozen custard shop, Serendipity, is joining the Munch Money program. Lana Wood, the owner of Serendipity, has installed all the necessary equipment and, with any luck, the... Continue Reading →
COURTNEY SMITH STAFF WRITER Graphic by ALLISON WOODLAND The Amazon rainforest has undergone record-breaking fires this year, and the usual drought of Amazonia’s dry season is not the only cause. In addition to drought, illegal logging and deforestation further feed the flames. “The rainforest has had intensive fires these past few months, naturally occurring as... Continue Reading →
JASMINE D'ARCENGELIS STAFF WRITER Photo by EMMA GROSSBAUER On October 27, 2019, the Alma College Choirs and Alma Symphony Orchestra presented a collaborative concert featuring the famous Mozart piece “Vesperae solennes de confessore” and Dvorak’s New World Symphony. “It’s been a long learning process for both choirs and the orchestra,” said Bennett Dubois (‘19). Dubois... Continue Reading →
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER Photo by GRACE GRELAK On Oct. 19, The New York Times reported on the University of Michigan’s college newspaper that is the only daily paper left in the city of Ann Arbor. The Michigan Daily become the only daily printed paper in Ann Arbor following the closing of The Ann Arbor... Continue Reading →
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