EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER At the beginning of this month, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced her plan to place a ban on all flavored e-cigarettes after six people died due to vaping related illnesses. While it is now well known that smoking cigarettes causes a slew of diseases, vaping is a relatively new phenomenon. Many researchers... Continue Reading →
KAELYN WOJTYLKO STAFF WRITER When walking around the campus you never really stop to think who is paying for college straight out of pocket, who is only here because of scholarships, who is paying for everything by themselves, who is having their parents pay their way for things, etc. Many students are having struggles with... Continue Reading →
BAILEY LANGBO STAFF WRITER On Aug. 20, 11-yearold Addison Redman was shot to death in her home in Arcada Township, just south of Alma. Her body was found on Tuesday morning by a relative, who then called 911. Redman was about to begin the sixth grade at Alma Public Schools. She was involved in the... Continue Reading →
MADDIE LEUBKE COPY EDITOR While students were home for the summer, Alma College made significant changes to both their parking policy and their decorating policy. As emails went out to students notifying people of the changes, some students were upset with the new policies. The changes to the parking policy include many of the individual... Continue Reading →
JACOB SMITH STAFF WRITER Alma welcomes a new convenience store to take the place of the old 7/11. “7 Star,” is the name and it is an original title by Store Owner: Sky Butrus. “I feel pretty good about the new store,” said Butrus. He also owns Boomer’s Party Store and a few additional party... Continue Reading →
HANK WICKLEY SPORTS WRITER For athletes, a healthy and balanced diet is critical for performance in competition. Eating healthy on campus, although it may not seem easy at first, is absolutely accomplishable. “Athletes at any level should want to treat their diet seriously and want to eat healthy,” said Zeke Nave (‘20). The dining options... Continue Reading →
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER Crossover, traditionally, occurs the night before classes start and is when the first parties of the school year occur. For such events to happen on campus, there are rules in place specifically to protect students’ safety. On Sept. 3, Greek organizations on campus attended a training required to host events on... Continue Reading →
KATE WESTPHAL CAMPUS EDITOR Classes have started again, which means an ever increasing load of work to finish. Trying to complete assignments before their deadline often forces students to stay up late, leading to sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation is a loss of the required amount of sleep. Its effects include irritability, lack of motivation, forgetfulness,... Continue Reading →
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