WESTON HIREVELAGRAPHIC DESIGNER MARIA KOLBSTAFF WRITER 9/19/2022 On August 31, Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom halted gas flows to Europe via a major pipeline, Nord Stream, citing maintenance works on its only remaining compressor. This is believed to be in response to new sanctions levied against Russia by the G7 nations, an informal group of […]
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January 6 and Mar-a-lago update
CLAIRE WITTLIEFFSTAFF WRITER 9/19/2022 On January 6, 2021, the United States capitol building was insurrected by a number of Americans, anywhere between 3,000 and 20,000 people. Since the day of the insurrection, a string of hearings has taken place that have concentrated on the January 6 incident. Along with the hearings, an investigation of former […]
Reproductive Rights: What November’s Election may mean for Alma
DANIELLE NYKANENSTAFF WRITER 9/9/2022 The upcoming November election between Gretchen Whitmer and Tudor Dixon may clarify where the citizens of Michigan stand, as there is potential for the Michigan Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative to appear on the ballot as an initiated constitutional right. If this initiative is placed on the ballot and passed it […]
Biden announces student relief plan
ALIVIA GILESCOPY EDITOR 9/9/2022 On Wednesday, Aug. 24, President Biden revealed a plan to cancel tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt for a subset of Americans. The announcement came just ahead of another deadline for the restart of payments for the nation’s $1.7 trillion in federal student loans. Biden’s loan forgiveness plan, […]
Alma College buys historic opera house
By Brittany Pierce Copy Editor Alma College recently purchased a historic building downtown that eventually will be used for student housing, retail and meeting space and much more. The 55,000-square foot Wright Opera House, located at the corner of State and Superior streets, was originally built by lumber baron Ammi Wright, according to a college […]
Trump’s communication explains time in office
By Caden Wilson News Editor Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, American presidents have capitalized on technological innovations to communicate with their citizens and promote their systems of belief. Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats of the 1930s and 1940s nursed the nation through the Great Depression and most of World War Two. John F. Kennedy’s appeal on […]