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Nov 10, 2020
COVID-19 affects grad school applicants
COURTNEY SMITHSTAFF WRITER Each year around this time, college juniors and seniors all across the country are working diligently on their applications to a variety of different graduate programs. However, COVID-19 impacts many different aspects of the application process. Applicants should expect to be highly flexible throughout their application process, as it could look very […]
Problematic TikTok sparks admissions scandal
CLAIRE HIPPSSTAFF WRITER A tiktok user under the username “coochiee.scouttt,” which has since been deleted, published a controversial video that sparked outrage among Alma College students early this month. The video in question, in which the user explained that they were admitted to Alma College on a scholarship despite the college knowing about their tendency […]
Inside look at Alma Athletics
ALYSSA GALLSPORTS WRITER With sports’ seasons put on hold and social gatherings limited on campus, Alma College’s Athletic Department seeks to find new ways to keep student-athletes connected, even when they are off the field. One new way is through the use of the latest form of communication during this disconnected time: video. While student-athletes […]
COVID-19 updates on campus
MADDISON LUEBKECOPY EDITOR PHOTO BY LIZZY DERMODY As the school year continues, policies regarding COVID-19 have adapted both statewide and here at Alma College. While some restrictions have been eased across the state, measures from within the college have been further reinforced. At the beginning of October, news spread that a group was filing a […]
Campus community reacts to academic program cuts
JORDYN BRADLEYSPORTS EDITOR PHOTO BY RAUL RIVERA On Friday, Oct. 16, President Abernathy issued a statement regarding the phasing out of certain academic programs and disciplines at Alma College due to budget cuts. The programs affected by this change are as follows: both the French and German majors and minors will be phased out, but […]
Winter is coming
AISHWARYA SINGHSTAFF WRITER As the Northern Hemisphere of our planet tilts further away from the sun, cold and freezing winds have already started to take over our days. The windbreakers are out, the socks are never off and a warm bowl of soup has become a Saga staple. But as the season to be jolly […]
Senior Staff Farewell: Maddison Luebke
Dear Almanian, It has been a crazy ride over the past 2.5 years. I was brought into the editor’s office on a whim and you trusted me to help put together a newspaper within a week of working there. The Editor in Chief at the time saw that I was willing to do just about […]