ELLA BRIGHTSTAFF WRITER On Friday, Sept. 18, President Trump announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would be sending almost $13 billion, including $11.6 billion in federal funding, in aid to Puerto Rico to help rebuild. This announcement came almost exactly three years after Hurricane Maria caused devastating damage in Sept. 2017. Congress had approved... Continue Reading →
Alma welcomes new PAGE club
ALIVIA GILESSTAFF WRITER With the semester under way, many clubs and organizations have started holding meetings and events. Recently, Alma College welcomed a new organization. The PAGE (which stands for Pop Culture, Anime, Gaming, and Entertainment) Club has begun hosting various campus events. The PAGE club was founded at the end of last year. The... Continue Reading →
Registering to vote in the upcoming election
EMILY HENDERSONSTAFF WRITER Photo by Lizzy Dermody Voting season is now upon us. This presidential election is said to be one for the books as Donald Trump and Joe Biden take the stage to discuss their policies and ideals. Politics is often seen as stressful and burdensome, and young voters are the least likely to... Continue Reading →
Political chaos: America’s update
CHELSEA FABERSTAFF WRITER Chaotic times have flooded Washington D.C. days before the election. A string of damaging news broke leading up to the President’s COVID-19 diagnosis. On Sunday Sept. 27, The New York Times announced they had received decades of Donald Trump’s tax returns and published shocking takeaways. It was revealed that the president had... Continue Reading →
The Almanian Podcast Week One
Week one of The Almanian Podcast starring co hosts Chlesea Faber and Jacob Smith
