COURTNEY SMITH STAFF WRITER Living on Alma College campus, the reverberating sound of fire alarms quickly becomes a familiarity for all students. Fire alarms are particularly prevalent among the first-year dorms, Bruske Hall and Gelston Hall. “The fire alarms go off often - about once a week, if not more.” said Bruske resident Annabelle Avolio... Continue Reading →
Registration confuses campus
KAELYN WOJTYLKO STAFF WRITER Recently, Alma has made a lot of changes, one of the changes being the registration system. While the new system had many new features that students liked quite a bit, many students found themselves confused and frustrated when it came time to actually register for their classes. It was announced that... Continue Reading →
Phi Mu Alpha hosts 10th annual Spaghetti Dinner
CHELSEA FABER STAFF WRITER Photo by DYLAN COUR The Alpha Iota chapter of Phi Mu Alpha hosted their tenth annual Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday Nov. 9. The event was held in Eddy Music Center and featured a dinner with various musical performances. Proceeds raised through the dinner benefited one of their philanthropies. “Spaghetti dinner is... Continue Reading →
Sigma Chi raises money for Huntsman Cancer Institute
JASMINE D'ARCANGELIS STAFF WRITER Sigma Chi recently hosted their annual week-long philanthropy fundraiser, otherwise known as “Derby Days.” The fundraising events were held starting on Oct. 21 and ran through Oct. 25. Derby Days started in 1933 with Sigma Chi’s Alpha Beta chapter at the University of California Berkley as a series of skits done by active brothers. Since... Continue Reading →
Munch Money expands downtown
BRETT JENKINS STAFF WRITER Photo by HANNAH GIBBS Along with the first snow of the year, November is bringing new Munch Money options for students at Alma. The frozen custard shop, Serendipity, is joining the Munch Money program. Lana Wood, the owner of Serendipity, has installed all the necessary equipment and, with any luck, the... Continue Reading →
Choir and orchestra honor the classics
JASMINE D'ARCENGELIS STAFF WRITER Photo by EMMA GROSSBAUER On October 27, 2019, the Alma College Choirs and Alma Symphony Orchestra presented a collaborative concert featuring the famous Mozart piece “Vesperae solennes de confessore” and Dvorak’s New World Symphony. “It’s been a long learning process for both choirs and the orchestra,” said Bennett Dubois (‘19). Dubois... Continue Reading →
Purple ties bring awareness
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER Every Friday throughout October, students and staff come together to wear purple ties, bringing awareness to Domestic Violence. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence is defined as “the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and... Continue Reading →
The Beating Heart of Alma
KAELYN WOJTYLKO STAFF WRITER There were smiles all around in Alma on Tuesday, Oct. 8, especially at the “cornerstone” of Alma. The people of Alma finally got to step inside the newly renovated Wright Leppien Opera House. The opening took place in Zimmerman Hall, named after late Alma College student, Joseph Zimmerman who graduated in... Continue Reading →
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