ZAC CAHILL COPY EDITOR As I come to the close of my senior year at Alma and finish my final weeks with the Almanian, I’ve been asked to write about and reflect on the time I’ve spent with the paper. I started working for the Almanian during my sophomore year at Alma as the layout... Continue Reading →
Bringing sign language to campus
EMILY HENDERSEN STAFF WRITER Alma offers a small variety of foreign language classes, and it’s required that each student take at least four credits in a language course, as well as four credits in a global. Many students find languages such as Spanish, French and German interesting, while others may find them bland or hard... Continue Reading →
Tuition increase poses challenges
WADE FULLERTON STAFF WRITER For many students on campus, the high tuition expenses of attending school have placed a barrier between the student and service institution in terms of where their money goes. Transparency between students and the college helps put myths to rest concerning why college has a cost. Tuition encompasses two definitions of... Continue Reading →
Guest op-ed: in response to early retirement
ALICIA ESSENMACHER CLASS OF '07 If you wish to submit something to The Almanian, please do so at editor. almanian@gmail.com. This morning I went to put on my Alma College Alumni sweatshirt and couldn’t bring myself to wear it. The soft, gray, cozy sweatshirt is typically my favorite, but not today. I will never look... Continue Reading →
The early retirement plan explained
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER Recently, Alma College announced that they would be offering select staff an early retirement plan. It is a voluntary opportunity that involves a cash incentive to retire earlier than they might have been able to otherwise. The personnel affected includes staff, meaning the employees that are not faculty (those that teach... Continue Reading →
The goal behind Alma’s admissions
ALYSSA GALL STAFF WRITER At Alma College, students can rest assure that their admission into the college is a fair and equal process; a process that is built off the college’s mission of integrity and fairness. In light of the 50 recent charges for using bribery to enroll unqualified students into college institutions, it is... Continue Reading →
Responses to New Zealand Shooting
JORDYN BRADLEY SPORTS EDITOR On Friday, March 15, a gunman opened fire in two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques and killed 50 people, with at least 50 injured. The alleged gunman, 28 year old Australian man Brenton Tarrant, also posted a long manifesto on social media before carrying out the deadly act. In it, he expressed... Continue Reading →
Ladd and Cooper win All-American
HANK WICKLEY SPORTS WRITER To cap off their team’s stunning season, two wrestlers represented the scots at the national level. Brendan Ladd (’20) and Zach Cooper (’20) both achieved status as All-Americans while at the competition in Roanoke, Virginia. While this was a fantastic way for the two athletes to end their season, it was... Continue Reading →
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