Claire Hipps Features 10/20/2021 Earlier this month, Michigan’s House of Representatives advanced legislation that eliminates the “tampon tax”: the 6% sales tax that is currently applied to menstrual products, which are currently considered “luxury items”. If this legislation is both passed by the Senate and signed by Governor Whitmer, Michigan will join the 20+ other... Continue Reading →

Campus Megan Neeley October 19, 2021 Alma College provides students with the opportunity to travel, serve and explore by financially contributing to their personalized journeys provided by the Alma Venture Program. In order to apply classroom experiences to the real world, a minimum of $2500, and sometimes more, is allotted to each applicant who seeks... Continue Reading →

Despite Columbus Day being the well-known national holiday, people around the world have turned to celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 11th. The purpose of this is to educate the public on Native American history and culture, as well as reject the racist history of Christopher Columbus. Indigenous Peoples’ Day also raises awareness of the... Continue Reading →

Aishwarya Singh National October 19’ 2021 As of October 6, the Alma College Office for Residence Life has extended the housing limitations mandate which prevents large gatherings within small, on campus housing such as fraternity and sorority houses for the sake of containing the virus and preventing an on campus spread. “Due to the continued... Continue Reading →

Alivia Giles News Oct. 20, 2021 On September 11, 22-year-old social media personality and travel vlogger Gabby Petito, was reported missing while on a road trip. On September 19, Petito’s body was found in Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest. On October 13, Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue ruled Petito’s death a homicide and it was... Continue Reading →

Ella Bright News October 20, 2021 In a press release a few weeks ago, an independent group of cold-case investigators called the “Case Breakers” have allegedly found the identity of the Zodiac Killer: a man who died three years ago living in the Sierra foothills named Gary Francis Poste. The Zodiac Killer was linked directly... Continue Reading →

Felix Stoll News 10/19/2021 The social media world has been rocked by another whistleblower case, this time addressing Facebook. A former Facebook data scientist, Frances Haugen, who had been part of the company back in 2019, came forward with accusations against the multimillion-dollar media company. Haugen is a thirty-seven-year-old data expert from Iowa who possesses... Continue Reading →

Sarah Sheathelm 20 October 2021 It is no secret that Alma College prides itself in giving it’s students ample opportunity for travelling and service. One of those is the alternative break program. Alternative breaks are presented to students to travel or work with nonprofit organizations throughout the duration, or at least some of, their break... Continue Reading →