ALLI WICHERTGRAPHIC DESIGNER KAITRISS DEGROFTSTAFF WRITER 9/22/2025 Alma College marks the end of summer with the arrival of the Class of 2029. Shelly Buschle,Senior Director of Admissions, shared the following statistics. We have 371 new undergraduate students enrolled for the upcoming school year. Of these, 44are domestic and international transfer students, including 12 para-to-pro participants... Continue Reading →
Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
GAGANDEEP KAURGRAPHIC DESIGNER NAYONIKAA SINGHAALSTAFF WRITER 2/3/2025 October 7, 2023, marked a devastating escalation in the Israel-Gaza conflict. While the initial violence began with Hamas’s deadly assault killing 1200 Israeli youth at a music festival, the situation in Gaza has spiraled into a severe humanitarian crisis. The United Nations reports harrowing figures: at least 10... Continue Reading →
The Eras Tour heads to cinemas
ALEX GILLIESGRAPHIC DESIGNER KYLE CHOKASSTAFF WRITER 10/23/2023 Taylor Swift’s name and public image are known to everyone in the world. When Swift announced that her worldwide phenomenon tour was going to be premiering in theaters around the world, she practically broke the internet itself with a simple social media post and caused a ticket-buying war... Continue Reading →
Bi-Weekly Horoscopes 3/13/2023
LOTTIE CARMANHOROSCOPES Aries (March 21st-April 19th) You have been growing ideas and people have been shutting your ideas down just as fast as they come. Be careful and do not be afraid to reevaluate your initial thoughts on a situation. Taurus (April 20th-May 20th) After a very hard week, you will now start the next... Continue Reading →
Bi-Weekly Horoscopes 2/20/2023
LOTTIE CARMANHOROSCOPES Aries (March 21st-April 19th) High levels of creativity will be on your mind very soon. Now is the time for you to pick up a new hobby, learn something new or complete a goal that you have always wanted to try. Taurus (April 20th-May 20th) This past week has been exhausting and filled... Continue Reading →
Scots Women’s Swim and Dive receive All-American Academic Honors
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER JON BEERBOWERSPORTS WRITER 2/20/2023 On Feb 3 the Alma College Women’s Swim and Dive team was named as a CSCAA All-American team for the Fall 2022 semester with a combined GPA of 3.6. “I am so proud of the women’s team in and out of the pool, their ability to balance academics, practice,... Continue Reading →
What’s up with Scotty?
LIATHANO RAMIREZGRAPHIC DESIGNER ZACH CARPENTERCOPY EDITOR 2/20/2023 Scotty has long been a staple of Alma College’s campus community from the days of old when it w as a Scottish Terrier, to a more cartoonish figure to its current state as a masculine Scottish man. These changes over the years reflect a change in branding associated... Continue Reading →
Alma College holds annual Festival of Carols
MARIA KOLBSTAFF WRITER 11/21/2022 On Dec. 3 and 4 Alma College celebrated the beginning of the holiday season with the Festival of Carols. For many years, the Festival of Carols has been a tradition on campus. It is a time where the Alma Choirs and Chamber Orchestra come together and open the doors of the... Continue Reading →
