JORDAN GINDER STAFF WRITER Alma hired a new chaplain this year. Andrew Pomerville, an Alma graduate himself, brought with him a few changes to how the Chapel is run. One of those changes being the new Thursday service from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. College staff and students pointed to the Chapel’s welcoming feeling no... Continue Reading →
KELSEY WEISS STAFF WRITER The 5300 is a website developed by the students in Professor Matthew Cicci’s Writing for the Media course. The site and its social media hope to keep Alma students informed and entertained. Cicci also acts as faculty advisor to the Almanian. The 5300 may be an interesting name to some, but... Continue Reading →
WADE FULLERTON STAFF WRITER The staff at the Student Service Center celebrated Halloween with the students on Alma College’s campus by handing out candy and prizes and playing games. The workers at the Student Service Center wanted to thank the students at Alma for visiting and seeking help during their office hours. The event was... Continue Reading →
KATE WESTPHAL STAFF WRITER A new competitive team has arrived on Alma’s campus, but they don’t compete in regular athletic competitions. iGEM, which stands for International Genetically Engineered Machines, is a team on Alma’s campus that uses synthetic biology to propose a solution to a real-life problem in an annual competition. Synthetic biology is a... Continue Reading →
JORDYN BRADLEY SPORTS EDITOR Greek organizations throughout campus have joined the discussion about Title IX and its importance, and are hoping to make an impact in the Alma community. “Title IX comes from the ‘Title IX of the Education Amendments’ of 1972. It was passed at that time because there were a lot of issues... Continue Reading →
JORDYN BRADLEY SPORTS EDITOR The Alma College Dance Company is hard at work creating their annual fall dance concert. The program includes works set by Alma dance faculty members, Ben Munisteri, Rosely Conz, Kristen Bennett and Lynn Bowman, along with guest choreographer Amanda Benzin. The concert consists of five pieces, with each one choreographed by... Continue Reading →
WADE FULLERTON STAFF WRITER This semester, Highland Java began to contribute to decreasing their carbon footprint by reducing plastic. Highland Java’s decision to switch from plastic straws to paper straws has been met with positive student responses on campus. The idea of making the change occurred at the end of the previous semester and were... Continue Reading →
KELSEY WEISS STAFF WRITER As Halloween approaches, college students are getting ready with their costumes and plans. They are choosing between dressing cute or dressing scary and are deciding who they want to become on Halloween night. However, women’s Halloween costume choices can be rather narrow. If a person were to look for a Halloween... Continue Reading →
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