WESTON HIRVELASTAFF WRITERGRAPHIC DESIGNER 9/25/2023 “Live Action Anime” is a phrase that has been wrought with negative connotations, doubly so if Netflix is behind the adaptation. Since the Netflix adaptation of “Death Note,” the company has created around 13 anime adaptations that fail to capture the magic of the original source. These movies/shows are at... Continue Reading →
ALEX GILLIESGRAPHIC DESIGNER EMMA FIGLEWICZPHOTO EDITOR 9/11/2023 The Eras Tour has engraved Swift into the American Entertainment Industry. The tour has changed how many people view the concert experience. The first leg of the U.S. Eras Tour ended on Aug. 9 in Inglewood, California. More than two million fans attended the tour that saw Taylor... Continue Reading →
JACKSON POLLARDPHOTOGRAPHER MEGAN NEELEYCOPY EDITOR 9/11/2023 After a record-breaking season, the football team is unmissable on campus with its 184-man roster, up from 127 in 2018, sparking interest in the advantages sheer numbers may bring to a sports team in comparison to those with only around 30 players at a time– the norm for most... Continue Reading →
LEIA LENRERGRAPHIC DESIGNER CLAIRE WITTLIEFFLAYOUT EDITOR 4/10/2023 On Apr. 4, I had the immense pleasure and honor of talking to Sophfronia Scott about her new novel titled Wild, Beautiful, and Free. Scott is the brilliant director of Alma College’s MFA program centered on Creative Writing. The program offers three main areas of study: fiction, creative nonfiction,... Continue Reading →
KYLEE LARYPHOTOGRAPHER MEGAN NEELEYCOPY EDITOR 4/10/2023 Alma College admissions rates have been on the rise with the campus seeing a 20% increase in applications and a 22.7% increase in admittance from Fall 2022 according to Rachel Plasche, the Assistant Director of Admissions and Coordinator of Diversity Recruitment. More students will also be transferring to Alma... Continue Reading →
LEIA LEHRERGRAPHIC DESIGNER SALEM GRAYSTAFF WRITER 3/27/2023 With graduation around the corner, Alma's seniors are gearing up for graduation and preparing for life post-Alma. As a number of seniors, including myself, begin to make plans for post-graduation, we're left scrambling as we try to figure out what exactly we're going to use our major for,... Continue Reading →
LIATHANO RAMIREZGRAPHIC DESIGNER HANNAH STIFFLEREDITOR-IN-CHIEF 3/13/2023 The Gilded Age is known for the expansion of railroads. In the 1900s, trains revolutionized the economy beyond imagination. Despite the positives of train transportation, there are continual mechanical errors that have led to environmental catastrophes. On Feb. 3, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio, a train derailed causing a... Continue Reading →
EMMA FIGLEWICZSTAFF WRITER 3/13/2023 Every day, students utilize Alma College’s facilities to get around campus efficiently and safely. Though the college in many ways tries to accommodate students to make buildings assessable to everyone, there are many areas that are lacking. Whether it be from lack of elevators in certain dorm buildings, nonfunctioning handicap doors... Continue Reading →
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