EMILY HENDERSONSTAFF WRITER Photo by RAUL RIVERA Due to the ongoing pandemic students may have noticed a few changes to this year’s events. Derby Days and Greek week are no different. Greek week has recently come to a close, with many having participated in the events. Greek week is an event that all the Greek... Continue Reading →
JORDYN BRADLEYSPORTS EDITOR On Friday, Oct.16, President Abernathy sent out a communication to campus regarding the goal to strategically reduce the college’s overall budget. Alma College’s Task Force on Reducing College Costs came to the conclusion to phase out certain academic programs in order to adhere to these budget cuts. Alma College will be phasing... Continue Reading →
WADE FULLERTONSTAFF WRITER Graphic by Weston Hirvela As campus adapts to the changes of hybrid student life, many of the former – and some new - political organizations have begun to meet and plan for future events. Despite many of the recent restrictions, the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) and Students of Liberty have... Continue Reading →
AISHWARYA SINGHSTAFF WRITER “It’s startling to watch birds drop from the air, flop around and die”, were the words of a St. Louis, MI, resident who was one of the many that came forward to report dystopian consequences in a town where a former industrial site once stood. Fifty years after The Velsicol Chemical Company,... Continue Reading →
ALIVIA GILESSTAFF WRITER With the semester under way, many clubs and organizations have started holding meetings and events. Recently, Alma College welcomed a new organization. The PAGE (which stands for Pop Culture, Anime, Gaming, and Entertainment) Club has begun hosting various campus events. The PAGE club was founded at the end of last year. The... Continue Reading →
JORDYN BRADLEYSPORTS EDITOR If you’re an Alma student with a Twitter account, you’ve probably seen tweets shared by Alma Confessions (@scotscandals), an anonymously-run confessions page. Since its debut in January of this year, the page has been the talk of campus for multiple different “scandalous” Twitter threads that have come out of it. “It was... Continue Reading →
CHELSEA FABERSTAFF WRITER Following a review conducted by the Michigan State University Board of Trustees, President Abernathy announced on September 5 that it was discovered that Stephen Nisbet was a member of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), a notorious white supremist group. He went on to explain that in light of these findings, the Alma... Continue Reading →
BAILEY LANGBOSTAFF WRITER The idea of mental health has long been placed on the backburner of our current society, often ignored in favor of illnesses that can be seen. The idea of an unseen illness can be too easily brushed off by those that go unaffected. However, with the emergence of self-isolation in the age... Continue Reading →
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