MADDISON LEUBKE COPY EDITOR Taylor Swift’s most recent album—Lover—was released Aug. 23, 2019. This is her 7th studio album and is the next iteration in her progression as a musician. Most of the songs on this album are exactly what we expect out of Swift. “The Archer” and “Soon You’ll Get Better” have teenage girls... Continue Reading →
BAILEY LANGBO DISTRIBUTION MANAGER After over a decade of battling with the nation’s government, surviving first responders from the attack on 9/11 have been presented with the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, which, this time, is here to stay. The fund originated in 2001 and was in place until 2004 to help the families of... Continue Reading →
DYLAN COUR STAFF WRITER In June this year, the state of New York passed the law that ended all religious exemptions for vaccinations for public school children. The law was passed after it was found that nearly 26,000 families claim religious exemptions and nearly 1,000 students broke out with measles in 2018. “Denying students the... Continue Reading →
JAKE HOLT STAFF WRITER Germany is one of the most economically influential members of the European Union. Germany has the world’s fifth largest economy. Large companies contributing to the economy are companies like Siemens (industrial conglomerate), Volkswagen Group (automotive), and Fresenius (medical equipment and supplies). “Travel in Germany is actually super easy. They have a... Continue Reading →
CHELSEA FABER STAFF WRITER For years students have been primarily housed on campus, limiting campus and community relations and creating what is known as the “Alma Bubble.” However, this fall, students began occupying the newly renovated Opera House, a project that has been conceptualized for many years. Alma College students had a unique opportunity presented... Continue Reading →
BAILEY LANGBO STAFF WRITER On Aug. 20, 11-yearold Addison Redman was shot to death in her home in Arcada Township, just south of Alma. Her body was found on Tuesday morning by a relative, who then called 911. Redman was about to begin the sixth grade at Alma Public Schools. She was involved in the... Continue Reading →
MADDIE LEUBKE COPY EDITOR While students were home for the summer, Alma College made significant changes to both their parking policy and their decorating policy. As emails went out to students notifying people of the changes, some students were upset with the new policies. The changes to the parking policy include many of the individual... Continue Reading →
JACOB SMITH STAFF WRITER Alma welcomes a new convenience store to take the place of the old 7/11. “7 Star,” is the name and it is an original title by Store Owner: Sky Butrus. “I feel pretty good about the new store,” said Butrus. He also owns Boomer’s Party Store and a few additional party... Continue Reading →
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