JORDAN FOXSTAFF WRITER 1/23/2023 For the 2022-23 academic year, Alma College decided to change the First Year Seminar curriculum in hopes of a more engaging course that develops critical thinking and communication skills inside and outside of the classroom. FYS is an introduction-to-college class that focuses on setting first-year students up for success at Alma College and allows... Continue Reading →
The trouble with Metz
SALEM GRAYSTAFF WRITER 1/23/2023 Ever since Metz Culinary Management took over as Alma’s dining vendor this fall, some students have been hoping for massive improvements from Sodexo’s subpar food and services. Unfortunately for the student body, Alma’s campus has been left with few food options and few improvements have been seen. “In this industry, it... Continue Reading →
Winter break: tips and tricks
REYNA EDWARDSSTAFF WRITER 12/5/2022 With the first semester coming to an end students have to start planning for winter break. Alma College housing including residence halls, apartments and small housing closes for winter break at 5:00 pm on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Housing will reopen at noon on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. All students are expected to leave campus for... Continue Reading →
Ticketmaster’s Swift catastrophe
DANIELLE NYKANENSTAFF WRITER 12/5/2022 The recent Taylor Swift, “TheErasTour,” ticket sale has caused me, and many others across the country, a lot of frustration. Ticketmaster headed the sale but failed to moderate the massive demand for the tickets. Swift announced the first leg of “The Eras Tour” on Nov. 1 with 27 stadium tour dates across the United States. Three days... Continue Reading →
Kanye West and the pervasiveness of antisemitism
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 →
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