KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER GRACE MAINCOPY EDITOR 9/8/2025 While the rest of campus was home for the summer, Alma College’s new president, Dr. Joe Odenwald, and his family were making their home in Alma. Dr. Odenwald arrived on campus in June and right away began to be involved with both the City of Alma and the Alma... Continue Reading →
EMMA FIGLEWICZPHOTO EDITOR 4/7/2025 On March 27, the Women’s Studies "Gender and Justice" class held an interactive symposium where students had the opportunity to educate themselves on various social issues and create an exhibit that other students could view and engage with by asking questions. “Women's Studies always advocates for validating lived experiences and empowering... Continue Reading →
AUDREY HESTERSTAFF WRITER 4/7/2025 The Alma College Performing Arts Department put on a joint concert between the Jazz andPercussion Ensembles on March 31. The concert featured performances from both ensemblesseparately and playing alongside one another. “The idea of a joint collage concert presented an opportunity to allow both groups tocomplement each other. Both ensembles have... Continue Reading →
JACK JONESSTAFF WRITER 4/7/2025 Alma College announced the Commencement speaker for the class of 2025 on Wednesday, April 2. This year, Gary Dorrien (‘74) will deliver the keynote speech for the Alma graduating class. Dorrien is a well-known theologian and social ethicist who has had a distinguished career following his graduation from Alma with the... Continue Reading →
CHARLOTTE ROCKWELLPHOTOGRAPHER GRACE MAINSTAFF WRITER 4/7/2025 Alma College's annual Honors Day was held on Thursday, April 3 this year. Honors Day is a day for students across all areas of studies to come together and present their research, writing, artwork and other projects they have worked on through the duration of the year. For the... Continue Reading →
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER EMMA FIGLEWICZPHOTO EDITOR 3/24/2025 On March 12 the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) put together a panel that included reflections from four professors who gave their insights on President Donald Trump’s first 50 days in office. The panel consisted of Derick Hulme, Professor of Political Science, Prathim Maya Dora-Laskey, Associate Professor of... Continue Reading →
LEXIE THAYERPHOTOGRAPHERSTAFF WRITER 3/24/2025 Story Time Scots, a play being produced by Alma College’s theatre department, is set to go on stage from March 27th through March 20th in the Strosacker Theatre. Story Time Scots is a devised piece, meaning that Alma College’s theatre department wrote the script, characters, and plot collectively. This is one... Continue Reading →
JORDAN FOXCOPY WRITER 3/24/2025 Alma Day, Alma College’s annual day of giving, was on March 13 this year. The day was a huge success for the school, surpassing the donation goal of $150,000 to generate $175,287. In total, 588 people — alumni, community members, parents, etc. — donated to the college. A major part of... Continue Reading →
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