ATULYA DORA-LASKEY STAFF WRITER Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks, is introducing a new power to our American system of checks and balances: the “Billionaire Veto.” It’s unlikely that you’ll ever see a Schoolhouse Rock video about this. The Billionaire Veto is a power that only exists informally, with the sole qualification required for […]
JAKE HOLT STAFF WRITER India is a country known most for its Taj Mahal, unique spices, and its religion. Although many travelers are turned off from India due to its pollution and impoverished citizens, India still has a lot to offer to anyone looking to experience different food, culture, and lifestyle. The government of India […]
EMILY COWLES STAFF WRITER This past weekend the Alma College Dance Company (ACDC) put on their student choreographed show. The show consisted of three performances, one Friday night and two on Saturday. This dance show even included previews to some of the senior dance majors’ final shows that will be performed this April. The ACDC […]
HANK WICKLEY SPORTS WRITER Last week Alma College shut down classes for two days, an occurrence that happens so rarely that the campus community barely knew how to react. Each athletic team on campus was affected differently by the winter storm, and some had to make drastic changes to their schedules. Men’s basketball had to […]
EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER Laura von Wallmenich, an English professor here at Alma, is a fantastic teacher with much experience under her belt. “I went to a small liberal arts school in Maine called Colby College,” said von Wallmenich. She originally wanted to major in Biology, but learned that English was her passion. “I spent […]
JASMINE D’ARCANGELIS STAFF WRITER Jussie Smollett, actor on the Fox Series “Empire,” was hospitalized earlier this month after being assaulted in what is being possibly investigated as a hate crime. The assaulters attacked Smollett on the streets in Chicago, and allegedly tied a noose around his neck while dousing him with an unknown chemical. The […]
JORDYN BRADLEY SPORTS EDITOR The trailer for the new movie about serial killer, Ted Bundy, aired last weekend the movie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The film, “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” portrays Bundy— played by Zac Efron— as everything he was: manipulative, maniacal, and attractive. “I’m worried that […]
WADE FULLERTON STAFF WRITER Alma College upholds a rich history involving the nature of the local region and the traditions of maintaining a green campus. Alumni and current students know the annual tradition of the pine sapling very well. The history of the campus – rooted like wildlife – gives life to the unique saturnalian […]
