NAYONIKAA SINGHAALGRAPHIC DESIGNER KAITRISS DEGROFTSTAFF WRITER 10/6/2025 College life is more than coursework. It is also about the connections we build within our campus community and beyond. From volunteer projects to local events and community organizations, opportunities to get involved are everywhere. Getting involved in the community can feel overwhelming at first. It can be... Continue Reading →
HANNAH GREWEPHOTOGRAPHER LEXIE THAYERLAYOUT EDITOR 10/6/2025 Alma College’s annual Homecoming Weekend took place from October 3rd to October 5th, welcoming alumni from around the world to return to Scotland, USA. The weekend kicked off on Friday with an all-day Art Prize, complemented by a Media, Art, and Design (MAD) Student and Faculty Show. These events... Continue Reading →
HANNAH GREWEPHOTOGRAPHER AIDAN SHAPIROSTAFF WRITER 10/6/2025 With homecoming celebrations underway, the 2025 Royal Scots have been announced. But what is a Royal Scot? “The Royal Scots is a recent evolution of the old Homecoming Court and King and Queen system. The tradition of the Homecoming Court has been going on for at least 60 years... Continue Reading →
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER JORDAN FOXEDITOR-IN-CHIEF 10/6/2025 Alma College has decided to close the Theatre Department in the upcoming academic year. This decision follows the retirement of Scott Mackenzie, Director of the Theatre Department, in 2024 after he served eight years at the college. The information was shared with students involved in Theatre – major, minor or... Continue Reading →
MELANIE MUTASEKSTAFF WRITER 9/22/2025 During the fall semester at Alma, fraternities and sororities host a one-week recruitment process, also known as Rush Week, filled with events and traditions to get to know possible new members (PNMs). September 21st marks the beginning of this process for Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL). Planning for recruitment week began... Continue Reading →
TOBY REEVESGRAPHIC DESIGNER JORDAN FOXEDITOR-IN-CHIEF 9/22/2025 Student Congress (Stuco) released the budget outcomes for the fall semester in early September. Many organizations’ budgets were only partially funded as a result of this year’s overall decrease in enrollment. “The Student Activities Fund is supported by the student activity fee paid by all Alma College students. Since... Continue Reading →
ALLI WICHERTGRAPHIC DESIGNER KAITRISS DEGROFTSTAFF WRITER 9/22/2025 Alma College marks the end of summer with the arrival of the Class of 2029. Shelly Buschle,Senior Director of Admissions, shared the following statistics. We have 371 new undergraduate students enrolled for the upcoming school year. Of these, 44are domestic and international transfer students, including 12 para-to-pro participants... Continue Reading →
GRACE MAINCOPY EDITOR 9/22/2025 Alma College Athletics has had its share of successful teams, athletes, and coaches since its beginning, and some individuals and teams each year are honored and inducted into the Alma College Athletic Hall of Fame. The inaugural Hall of Fame class was in 1971, but teams as far back as 1935... Continue Reading →
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