ATULYA DORA-LASKEY STAFF WRITER The Almanian Hears YOu In the coming weeks, the Almanian will be asking the students and employees of Alma College about their experiences with the Title IX system in order to complete a comprehensive and fully independent student-conducted report. You can DM your stories to us on Twitter at @Almanian_news or... Continue Reading →
Female appointed lawyer at Vatican
EMILY HENDERSEN STAFF WRITER This January marks a huge shift in the history of Vatican employment. Pope Francis appointed the first ever female lawyer into the Vatican’s diplomatic division. This division, known as the Holy See, has never had a woman working within it, but that all changed this past month. Francesca Di Giovanni is... Continue Reading →
Virginia ratifies the ERA
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER On Jan. 15, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in a House vote of 58-40, and, in the Senate, by a vote of 27-12. The Equal Rights Amendment states, “Section 1: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United... Continue Reading →
Kaitlin Bennett “Gun Girl” stirs up online controversy
BAILEY LANGBO DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Kaitlin Bennett, dubbed as “gun girl” on Twitter, first became prominent in 2018 when she graduated from Kent State University. Normally, times like these are cause for celebration, but Bennett received mostly negative publicity from across the world when her graduation pictures went viral because she was shown carrying an AR-10... Continue Reading →
Adoption ban begins in Tennessee
DYLAN COUR STAFF WRITER On the morning of January 17th, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill that will allow religious adoption agencies to deny any service to LGBTQ+ couples. The law took effect immediately and allows any and all adoption agencies the right to refuse to take place in child placement if doing so... Continue Reading →
“Gunplay”: the effect of gun violence on Alma
BRETT JENKINS STAFF WRITER Last semester, 21 students of Professor Joanne Gilbert’s Performing Advocacy class, in collaboration with Professor Gilbert, created a script based on interviews they conducted, original creative work, and research. The result of their work is a script, entitled “Gunplay,” which seeks to explore the vast and varied dialogue surrounding guns and... Continue Reading →
Alma looks to offer graduate program
JACOB SMITH STAFF WRITER Since Alma College’s founding in 1886, it has only offered undergraduate programs. However recently, the school has considered adding a select offering of graduate degrees. A MFA (Masters of Fine Arts) in Creative Writing is one of the programs and it is the farthest along in the process of being added.... Continue Reading →
Weekly Comic 1/20/2020
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