EMILY HENDERSEN STAFF WRITER Alma offers a small variety of foreign language classes, and it’s required that each student take at least four credits in a language course, as well as four credits in a global. Many students find languages such as Spanish, French and German interesting, while others may find them bland or hard... Continue Reading →
Tuition increase poses challenges
WADE FULLERTON STAFF WRITER For many students on campus, the high tuition expenses of attending school have placed a barrier between the student and service institution in terms of where their money goes. Transparency between students and the college helps put myths to rest concerning why college has a cost. Tuition encompasses two definitions of... Continue Reading →
Guest op-ed: in response to early retirement
ALICIA ESSENMACHER CLASS OF '07 If you wish to submit something to The Almanian, please do so at editor. almanian@gmail.com. This morning I went to put on my Alma College Alumni sweatshirt and couldn’t bring myself to wear it. The soft, gray, cozy sweatshirt is typically my favorite, but not today. I will never look... Continue Reading →
The early retirement plan explained
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER Recently, Alma College announced that they would be offering select staff an early retirement plan. It is a voluntary opportunity that involves a cash incentive to retire earlier than they might have been able to otherwise. The personnel affected includes staff, meaning the employees that are not faculty (those that teach... Continue Reading →
The goal behind Alma’s admissions
ALYSSA GALL STAFF WRITER At Alma College, students can rest assure that their admission into the college is a fair and equal process; a process that is built off the college’s mission of integrity and fairness. In light of the 50 recent charges for using bribery to enroll unqualified students into college institutions, it is... Continue Reading →
Alma students are scholarship ready
ALYSSA GALL STAFF WRITER The Alma College difference is its ability to help and support students even after they graduate. Alma College prides itself on being one of the top producing small liberal arts school in the country when it comes to preparing students to apply and win national scholarships. This program has been helping... Continue Reading →
Students intern over the summer
WADE FULLERTON STAFF WRITER For many students on campus, a summer internship is a great way to get career experience, personal responsibility and a new perspective within their desired field of study. Internship opportunities can often accommodate a broad spectrum of individual interests and personal goals. The process of finding a summer internship doesn’t have... Continue Reading →
Empowering women one dance at a time
DYLAN COUR STAFF WRITER March has long been recognized as Women’s History month. The celebration started as a local festival in Santa Rosa, California in 1978. Just two years later, a group of women’s groups and historians successfully lobbied for national recognition. In February of that year, President Jimmy Carter issued a presidential proclamation declaring... Continue Reading →
