JAKE HOLT STAFF WRITER Scotland, Europe is the home to bagpipes, haggis and many people. Scotland, USA is a home to many of us. At Alma, we have taken pride in our Scottish heritage and traditions for many years. Let’s take a look at the culture and daily life of the citizens of Scotland. Government... Continue Reading →
KATE WESTPHAL CAMPUS EDITOR Winter has finally arrived on Alma College’s campus, and in a frigid way. Temperatures dipped as low as -14° Fahrenheit during the week of 20 Jan. and are expected to stay low as we enter February. One large reason for the late and exceptionally cold winter is global warming and how... Continue Reading →
JASMINE D'ARCANGELIS STAFF WRITER Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the recently-elected democratic representative of the 14th congressional district of New York. Ocasio-Cortez was elected into Congress on June 26, 2018. She was endorsed by several progressive and civil rights-based organizations and didn’t accept funding from major corporations. Ocasio-Cortez is a self described democratic socialist. Her political positions... Continue Reading →
SYDNEY BOSSIDIS STAFF WRITER On January 20, Alma students took part in the Women’s March in different cities to exercise their first amendment right to free speech. The McCurdy House assisted students in getting to Lansing for the march on Michigan State University’s campus. Colleen Loftus (’21) and Eryn Corinth (’21)were leaders in helping set... Continue Reading →
JORDYN BRADLEY SPORTS EDITOR On Friday, January 18, March for Life was held in Washington, D.C. March for Life is meant to be non-violent and give a voice to the voiceless, but a controversy has arisen as a result of clashing voices. A group of male students from Covington Catholic School in Park Hills, Kentucky... Continue Reading →
DYLAN COUR STAFF WRITER Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day) has been a national holiday for 33 years now. The process of creating the national holiday, however, was not one of the easiest processes. The call for a holiday was first raised in late 1968, not too long after his assassination. After much debate... Continue Reading →
HANK WICKLEY SPORTS WRITER On January 11th the Track and Field team took first place at the Jack Skoog Open. On top of that, two athletes were named Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association athletes of the week. At the event, there were many top notch performances. For the women’s team, Lauren Kucharczyk (‘19) won the women’s... Continue Reading →
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text]JORDYN BRADLEY STAFF WRITER R Kelly, the popular singer, songwriter, and record producer, is in the limelight for all the wrong reasons. Allegations against Kelly include being in possession of child pornography and having sex with a 13 year old and urinating on them. Kelly has also paid multiple monetary settlements against women claiming... Continue Reading →
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