LIATHANO RAMIREZGRAPHIC DESIGNER JORDAN FOXSTAFF WRITER 2/6/2023 February is dedicated to Black History Month, and the Diversity and Inclusion Office is hosting several exciting events on campus to commemorate it. To start the month, the DI Office threw a “Black History Month Kick-off” on Feb. 1 in the Tyler van Dusen Rotunda. They played a game of... Continue Reading →
DARCY DAENZERLAYOUT EDITOR 2/6/2023 This past weekend, Feb. 3 to Feb. 5, dancers participated in the annual student choreography concert featuring original choreography from Alma students. “Last winter semester, the co-director, Athelia Gray (’23), and I began to set the concert up by creating an auditionprocess–forms that both dancers and choreographers fill out–communicating with faculty advisors and creating rehearsal schedules,”... Continue Reading →
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER DANIELLE NYKANENSTAFF WRITER 1/23/2023 On Monday, Jan. 15, classes paused in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Campus, however, remained active as students, faculty and community members participated in activities to celebrate and reflect MLK’s life. The day kicked off with a campus and community brunch in Art Smith Arena that featured speeches, music and... Continue Reading →
LEIA LEHRERGRAPHIC DESIGNER DARCY DAENZERLAYOUT WRITER 1/23/2023 For the first time in over two years, spring terms are in full swing as the number of options students have to choose either a domestic or abroad spring term has increased to pre-COVID standards. Restrictions in response to COVID-19 made it so that Alma College, as well as many other institutions,... Continue Reading →
REYNA EDWARDSSTAFF WRITER 1/23/2023 Winter recruitment for Fraternity Sorority Life (FSL) is getting into full swing at Alma College. The winter semester holds the informal recruitment period and the fall semester holds the formal recruitment period. Informal recruitment is often called the Continuous Open Bidding (COB) period. Panhellenic council held an event on Jan. 21 for potential new... Continue Reading →
EMMA FIGLEWICZPHOTOGRAPHERSTAFF WRITER 1/23/2023 Entering the new year, the new Hatcher Learning Commons is still under construction. Though it was expected that the renovations would be finished at the start of 2023, the renovations are now set to be completed by late January. The prolonged renovations have brought about a variety of emotions in the... Continue Reading →
ALIVIA GILESLAYOUT EDITOR 12/5/2022 On Sunday, December 4, Alma College’s Dunning Memorial Chapel held a holiday service, “Lessons and Carols”. Unlike the chapel’s normal services, the holiday service did not follow the traditional service order. Instead, the event featured Christmas carols and seasonal scripture readings. According to Associate Protestant Chaplain Katrina Pekich-Bundy, the chapel staff and... Continue Reading →
MEGAN NEELEYCOPY EDITOR 12/5/2022 David Zerbe, director of bands and percussion studies at Alma College, is the first ever non-Alma College alum to be inducted into the Order of the Golden Thistle. The Golden Thistle Society is an acknowledgement of alumni loyalty and is typically an honor given to those that attend their 50-year class reunion at Alma College. For... Continue Reading →
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