KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER NAYONIKAA SINGHAALSTAFF WRITER 2/9/2026 A wave of extreme winter weather has swept across the United States in recent weeks, stretching from the Deep South to New England. More than 150 million Americans have been impacted by snow, ice, and dangerously low wind chills according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) calculations.... Continue Reading →
PHOTOGRAPHERABIGAIL SHAUB EDITORLILLIE ROUTOWICZ With the winter semester in full swing, fraternities and sororities have begun their informal recruitment process. Greek life at Alma refers to the five fraternities and five sororities on campus. The sororities at Alma consist of Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Xi Delta, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Iota, and Phi Sigma Sigma.... Continue Reading →
NAYONIKAA SINGHAALPHOTOGRAPH GRACE MAINEDITOR 2/9/2026 Former Alma College Associate Director of Residence Life, Nicholas Benjamin, took over the position of Director of Campus Safety and Student Conduct in November. Campus Safety oversees the campus security officers, manages crises on campus and ensures that protocol is up to date and well executed for emergency response situations;... Continue Reading →
CHARLOTTE ROCKWELLPHOTOGRAPHER JACK JONESSTAFF WRITER 2/9/2026 Alma College's 2026 Winter Arts program is soon kicking off, with a varied slate of performances and productions with which to look forward to. The season will open with the Chamber Orchestra concert on Feb.14 at 3 p.m. which is sure to be a wonderful beginning to the season... Continue Reading →
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER LEXIE THAYERLAYOUT EDITOR 2/9/2026 Recently, pipes around Alma’s campus have been bursting, leaving problems in their wake. Bruske Hall, one of the freshmen dorm halls, had a pipe burst, temporarily setting off the fire alarms. This has since been fixed; however, the sprinkler system currently does not work in response, causing concern in... Continue Reading →
HANNAH GREWEPHOTOGRAPHER JACK JONESSTAFF WRITER 1/26/2026 This past month, Ballyhoo Books and Brew was host to readings by local Alma College Faculty, Students of the Masters of Fine Arts program and guest writers from across the country. These readings allowed the MFA students and the Alma public to experience works created by a variety of... Continue Reading →
NAYONIKAA SINGHAALPHOTOGRAPHERSTAFF WRITER 1/26/2026 “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words set the tone for Martin Luther King Jr. Week at Alma College, where students and faculty came together to honour his legacy through service, dialogue, and reflection. MLK Week began on Monday, January 19 with programming cantered around the idea that the holiday... Continue Reading →
BRADY KRAUSEPHOTOGRAPHER GRACE MAINCOPY EDITOR 1/26/2026 For the 2026/27 school year, Alma College is offering a new scholarship called Tartan Edge, an initiative that will make the Alma education more affordable for local students who want to stay close to home post high school. “We want to encourage students in this area to come and attend Alma and we want... Continue Reading →
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