KYLEE LARYPHOTOGRAPHER DARCY DAENZERLAYOUT EDITOR 10/23/2023 The days of Oct. 15 and 17 saw the return of Alma College’s planetarium for the first time since 2020 with the showing of Astrology: A Journey Through the Zodiac. Hosted by Steuard Jensen, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics and Engineering, the show was an opportunity […]
JORDAN FOXCOPY EDITOR CLAIRE WITTLIEFFSTAFF WRITER 10/23/2023 The Scot Speaker Series features a string of panels that aim to tackle one broad issue in the current day that will have an impact on society both now and well into the future. This year’s theme is “Navigating Change Together.” The three topics for the panels are […]
COLE PEARSONPHOTOGRAPHER MEGAN NEELEYCOPY EDITOR 10/23/2023 Alma College is one of 25 colleges that has been selected to participate in the first cohort of the Work-Based Learning (WBL) Consortium, a program run by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). “The Council of Independent Colleges is an association of over 650 small and medium-sized private, not-for-profit […]
MAIREAD BROCKPHOTOGRAPHER EMMA FIGLEWICZPHOTO EDITOR BRONWYN MCALINDONSTAFF WRITER 10/9/2023 In light of recent professor departures and retirement announcements from Alma College over the past few months, some departments around campus are currently in the process of rehiring positions for the upcoming academic year. Particularly, the history and Political Science departments have seen numerous professor departures […]
LEIA LEHRERGRAPHIC DESIGNER JORDAN FOXCOPY EDITOR SARAH SAGISTAFF WRITER 10/9/2023 The Alma College Chapel was rededicated to Thomas Andison, a former member of the Board of Trustees, on Sept. 30 during the annual Homecoming celebration. The Chapel was originally named after John Wirt Dunning, whose name will instead be dedicated to the residence hall Brazell […]
WESTON HIRVELAGRAPHIC DESIGNER CLAIRE WITTLIEFFSTAFF WRITER 10/9/2023 Every year, Alma College’s Pine River Anthology organization publishes an edition of students’ original work, including artwork and written pieces. This year’s theme is Lacuna, referring to a blank space or missing part. “The staff this year brainstormed over the first few weeks on the theme, and we decided […]
JACKSON POLLARDPHOTOGRAPHER MEGAN NEELEYCOPY EDITOR KYLE CHOKASSTAFF WRITER 10/9/2023 The Alma College Homecoming weekend kicked off at 8 p.m. on Sept. 29 with a wide variety of festivities throughout the following weekend that were to accompany the big football game against Trine University. With Homecoming rallying in alumni, old and new, the Alma campus and […]
EMMA FIGLEWICZPHOTO EDITOR 9/25/2023 As September ends, Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) recruitment returns to campus. Both fraternities and sororities have been preparing for the past couple of months to welcome a new round of potential members to Alma College. Currently, Alma College is home to five social sororities: Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Xi Delta, […]
