ATULYA DORA-LASKEY STAF WRITER At its core, Captain Marvel is a story of empowerment. The film’s protagonist, Carol Danvers, is both a strong yet nuanced woman, capable of tearing apart entire spacecrafts, yet she is also capable of showing a personal side when interacting with her best friend. It helps that the star of the... Continue Reading →
Farewell to the Almanian
EMILY COWLES STAFF WRITER Thank you so much for the opportunity to work with all of you this past year. It has been incredible being able to work with all of you and to grow as a person, as well as a writer. I am so grateful to have been given the chance to be... Continue Reading →
Students intern over the summer
WADE FULLERTON STAFF WRITER For many students on campus, a summer internship is a great way to get career experience, personal responsibility and a new perspective within their desired field of study. Internship opportunities can often accommodate a broad spectrum of individual interests and personal goals. The process of finding a summer internship doesn’t have... Continue Reading →
Second man cured of HIV
EMILY HENDERSON STAFF WRITER Two people are now in long term remission for HIV. The two men who have gone by the name, “Berlin patient,” have both been cured of HIV, years apart. The second man has been HIV negative for 18 months, while the first man has been for more than a decade. Both... Continue Reading →
Empowering women one dance at a time
DYLAN COUR STAFF WRITER March has long been recognized as Women’s History month. The celebration started as a local festival in Santa Rosa, California in 1978. Just two years later, a group of women’s groups and historians successfully lobbied for national recognition. In February of that year, President Jimmy Carter issued a presidential proclamation declaring... Continue Reading →
ACDC dances into spring concert
BAILEY LANGBO STAFF WRITER The weekend of Mar.15- 17 marked the last show of this academic year for the Alma College Dance Company. The concerts took place in Presbyterian Hall and featured pieces by dance teachers and choreographers Kristen Bennett, Rosely Conz, and Ben Munisteri. Students were also able to choreograph their own pieces to... Continue Reading →
Tucker Carlson comes under fire
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER Tucker Carlson has recently been the center of a controversy involving a series of demeaning comments he made years ago. Media Matters for America — a nonprofit organization focused on monitoring the press for inaccurate or unreliable information — released the interviews on Mar. 10, 2019. Carlson started out as a... Continue Reading →
Students promote No More Campaign Awareness
EMILY COWLES STAFF WRITER This past week nursing students Katie Bush (‘19) and Sophia Guzman (‘19) brought pieces of the No More Campaign to Alma College. These students aimed to raise awareness for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence on college campuses. “The No More movement was started by Law and Order SVU’s lead... Continue Reading →
