DYLAN COUR STAFF WRITER Housing selection for the 2019-2020 school year starts soon, and many students are struggling to decide where they want to go. For rising juniors and seniors, the options are quite vast. Between Wright Hall, Wright Avenue Apartments and all of the south campus dorms, there is quite a decision to be... Continue Reading →
Bringing sign language to campus
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 →
Ladd and Cooper win All-American
HANK WICKLEY SPORTS WRITER To cap off their team’s stunning season, two wrestlers represented the scots at the national level. Brendan Ladd (’20) and Zach Cooper (’20) both achieved status as All-Americans while at the competition in Roanoke, Virginia. While this was a fantastic way for the two athletes to end their season, it was... 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 →
ACDC dances into spring concert
BAILEY LANGBO STAFF WRITER The weekend of Mar.15- 17 marked the last show of this academic year for the Alma College Dance Company. The concerts took place in Presbyterian Hall and featured pieces by dance teachers and choreographers Kristen Bennett, Rosely Conz, and Ben Munisteri. Students were also able to choreograph their own pieces to... Continue Reading →
