DARCY DAENZERSTAFF WRITER 11/7/2022 On October 25, Adidas officially cut ties with Kanye West, adding to the long list of brands and companies that have dropped the artist, who now goes by Ye. The dissolution of Ye’s and Adidas’s partnership has been a long time coming as Ye has made more and more insensitive and... Continue Reading →
‘Lover’ or hate her, just don’t silence her
ALIVIA GILESSTAFF WRITER 11/7/2022 Following the release of Taylor Swift’s latest album, ‘Midnights’, the singer is facing criticism for “fatphobia” in her music video for the song, ‘Anti-Hero’. For years, Swift was silent about her eating disorder. We owe it to her and to countless others to not silence her again. At one point in... Continue Reading →
The pros and cons of being an education major
LEIA LEHRERGRAPHIC DESIGNER CLAIRE WITTLIEFFSTAFF WRITER 10/24/2022 Since I declared my major my freshman year at Alma College, I have been a Secondary Education/ English double major for going on three years now. In that time, I’ve completed one placement and am currently completing another, accepted a work study position within Gratiot County, taken what seems like a boatload of... Continue Reading →
Title IX concerns at Alma College
ALIVIA GILESLAYOUT EDITOR 10/24/2022 While several Alma College students have voiced concerns about how the college handles Title IX cases, it is also important to consider how misuse of the Title IX system causes victims to suffer. One student who chose to remain anonymous has seen their peers resort to filing Title IX cases in instances where they felt it... Continue Reading →
Divided opinion on Metz Culinary Management
EMMA FIGLEWICZSTAFF WRITER 10/3/2022 On July 1, 2022, Alma College partnered with Metz Culinary Management. Metz is renowned for its experience in the higher education industry, which was the major factor in Alma College choosing it over other contenders. Metz was brought to Alma College with the hopes of it being an improvement upon the... Continue Reading →
Controversy surrounding movie Don’t Worry Darling
DARCY DAENZERALIVIA GILESSTAFF WRITER 10/3/2022 The anticipation of the release of Don’t Worry Darling, directed by Olivia Wilde and starring Harry Styles and Florence Pugh, has been fraught with controversy. Any doubts the movie would do poorly on its opening weekend, however, were quickly cast aside as it rose to number one at the box... Continue Reading →
Who deserves the COVID-19 vaccine?
COURTNEY SMITHSTAFF WRITER Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, all of humanity has been searching for a light at the end of the tunnel. That light, for many, arrives in the form of a vaccine. The state of Michigan has administered COVID-19 vaccines for the past six months; however, due to limited availability... Continue Reading →
Harry and Meghan expose the Royal Family
JORDYN BRADLEYSPORTS EDITOR In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, exposed the Royal Family for failing to protect them and their son, Archie. Before Archie was born, Meghan was told by a member of the firm (as she referred to it in the interview) that... Continue Reading →
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