DYLAN COUR STAFF WRITER Every year during the fall semester, the theater honorary fraternity Alpha Psi Omega hosts a play festival known as the One-Act Play Festival. The festival is student produced both in terms of direction and technical production. Every aspect of the show is created by the students. “It is a fully student... Continue Reading →
China’s re-education camps
EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER Since 2014, China has been placing Uyghur Muslims in re-education camps in an attempt to curb extreme terrorist acts within the country. China has been one of too few countries that have not experienced many actions of terrorism in their recent history, and has often felt pride in that. That pride... Continue Reading →
Deadly virus coming from Arctic icecaps
BAILEY LANGBO STAFF WRITER Climate change is a subject that has long been circulating through the news and world politics. Although there are countless side effects of climate change, researchers have recently discovered another phenomenon occurring: key marine animal species across the globe are dying due to a virus being released from melting icecaps. Phocine... Continue Reading →
Football team honors fallen veteran
JACOB SMITH SPORTS WRITER Alma College Football faced off against Olivet on Saturday Nov. 9. The team suffered a loss on the field but they secured a win through the honor they showed in this memorial game to a fallen veteran and football alumni. Chris O’Connor was a 1985 graduate of Alma College and former member of the football team.... Continue Reading →
Women’s basketball starts off strong
ALYSSA GALL STAFF WRITER On Saturday, November 9, Alma College’s Women’s Basketball team tipped off their season to not only a great start with a 60-44 win over Oberlin College, but new Head Coach Samantha Stormont’s first collegiate win. This win set the tone for the season and expectations after coming off of a successful 2018-2019 season... Continue Reading →
Changes coming for Alma College Venture experiences
EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER Photo by EMMA GROSSBAUER Fall 2020 will bring some big changes to our small campus. Beginning next fall term, Alma College will open up more travel experiences for students, in the hopes that more individuals will be able to make use of the opportunities offered through the college. Currently, any student... Continue Reading →
iGem wins silver medal in annual competition
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER From Oct. 31 through Nov. 4, a group of Alma college students attend the iGEM 2019 Giant Jamboree in Boston, Massachusetts. Here they compete against teams from across the world in a synthetic biology competition. Students in high school, undergraduate and graduate studies are asked to look at their local communities... Continue Reading →
Hospital lockdown raises safety concerns
BRETT JENKINS STAFF WRITER Last Sunday night, Nov. 10, MidMichigan Medical Center - Gratiot in Alma was placed on lockdown. That evening, a woman arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound. The authorities were immediately notified, and the hospital was to remain in lockdown until further notice. Fortunately, they determined that the wound was... Continue Reading →
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