KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER WILLOW NUTTSTAFF WRITER 11/6/2023 Every year, the city of Alma hosts a Fall Festival in celebration of the changing seasons. This year's festival was hosted on Oct. 26 when several different community members joined together. The vendors, merchants and Alma College’s very own campus life passed out treats and participated in all the... Continue Reading →
COLE PEARSONPHOTOGRAPHER CLAIRE WITTLIEFFSTAFF WRITER 11/6/2023 Walking into the Alma Community Art Center, one is immediately aware of how they are welcomed into a space. Tina Vivian, a retired costume designer from the Alma College theater department and local artist, has opened her show titled Wide Open Air: Summer 2023. Vivian, who joined the ACAC in... Continue Reading →
COLE PEARSONPHOTOGRAPHER DARCY DAENZERLAYOUT EDITOR 10/23/2023 From the end of Oct. to mid Nov., intramural sports will be back in full swing, with basketball, volleyball, pickleball and potentially other sports being offered for students to join. Intramural sports offer a way for students to put their schoolwork aside, work up a sweat and have some fun with... Continue Reading →
EMMA FIGLEWICZPHOTO EDITOR 10/23/2023 Cold War history is a topic that many have associated with political and military perspectives. Liping Bu, Chair of the History Department at Alma College, highlights the importance of how the Cold War affected medical and health systems of different countries in her new book, “Public Health and Cold War Politics in Asia,” (Routledge, 2023). Released on... Continue Reading →
COLE PEARSONPHOTOGRAPHER MEGAN NEELEYCOPY EDITOR 10/9/2023 With students entering week seven of the semester, midterms are fast approaching; however, there are many on-campus resources at Alma College intended to aid in stress reduction and increase exam preparedness. In preparation for midterms, students are encouraged to employ the multitude of academic resources available to them; it... Continue Reading →
CLAIRE WITTLIEFFSTAFF WRITER WILLOW NUTTSTAFF WRITER 10/9/2023 Every year, the Michigan Council of Teachers of English (MCTE) hosts a conference dedicated to bringing together the educators of Michigan. Their mission is to help provide professional resources and encouragement for current educators in the state, mainly supporting the language arts. One of the principal things MCTE... Continue Reading →
KYLEE LARYPHOTOGRAPHER MEGAN NEELEYLAYOUT EDITOR 9/25/2023 With the introduction of many new coaches to the Scots’ athletic staff, the Alma College community would like to welcome the following coaches and wish them luck in their upcoming seasons. Alister Newby, joining Alma from Wabash College, is the new head coach of the Men’s Soccer Team. For... Continue Reading →
SARAH SAGISTAFF WRITER 9/25/2023 On Nov. 19, 2022, Kristen Dubenion-Smith, an Alma College alumna, performed at the wedding of President Joe Biden’s granddaughter, Naomi Biden. Kristen Dubenion-Smith is a 2002 Alma College alumna. Smith sings in the Washington National Cathedral choir, where she is “called upon to sing for State Funerals, Presidential Inaugurations and Prayer Services, high profile... Continue Reading →
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