KYLEE LARYPHOTOGRAPHER BRONWYN MCALINDONSTAFF WRITER 10/23/2023 Wilcox Health Center offers a wide variety of services to students on campus, ranging from an on-site nurse practitioner to multiple mental health services. A number of these services might be ideal to help relax stressed-out college students. Every day students deal with constant stress from involvement in classes […]
Still no Speaker of the House
LIATHANO RAMIREZGRAPHIC DESIGNER NAYONIKAA SINGHAALSTAFF WRITER 10/23/2023 History has been made once again on American ground. For the first time, on Oct. 3, 2023, a house speaker was voted out by the House of Representatives. Despite the overwhelming effort to gain 210 votes, Kevin McCarthy fell to 216 voters who were no longer confident in […]
Conflict between Israel and Hamas continues
WESTON HIRVELAGRAPHIC DESIGNER WILLOW NUTTSTAFF WRITER 10/23/2023 On Sunday, Oct. 9, Israel formally declared war on Hamas in response to the attack and militant invasion that occurred on Oct. 7th. The attack began the morning of the 7 when over 3,000 missiles were launched by Hamas onto the Israel-Gaza barriers and roughly 1,200 Israelis were […]
Alma College holds grad school and gap year fair
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER NAYONIKAA SINGHAALSTAFF WRITER 10/23/2023 Alma College’s Office of Career and Personal Development with the help of Career Peers organized a Grad school and Gap year Career Fair on Oct. 18, 2023 in the Hamilton Commons. This event was for upperclassmen who are looking into post-graduate opportunities. There were 22 tables set up ranging from […]
Planetarium shows return to campus
KYLEE LARYPHOTOGRAPHER DARCY DAENZERLAYOUT EDITOR 10/23/2023 The days of Oct. 15 and 17 saw the return of Alma College’s planetarium for the first time since 2020 with the showing of Astrology: A Journey Through the Zodiac. Hosted by Steuard Jensen, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics and Engineering, the show was an opportunity […]
Scot speaker series: navigating change together
JORDAN FOXCOPY EDITOR CLAIRE WITTLIEFFSTAFF WRITER 10/23/2023 The Scot Speaker Series features a string of panels that aim to tackle one broad issue in the current day that will have an impact on society both now and well into the future. This year’s theme is “Navigating Change Together.” The three topics for the panels are […]
Alma College selected for WBL consortium
COLE PEARSONPHOTOGRAPHER MEGAN NEELEYCOPY EDITOR 10/23/2023 Alma College is one of 25 colleges that has been selected to participate in the first cohort of the Work-Based Learning (WBL) Consortium, a program run by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). “The Council of Independent Colleges is an association of over 650 small and medium-sized private, not-for-profit […]
Alma College football dominates at homecoming
KYLE SCHECKPHOTOGRAPHER JON BEERBOWERSTAFF WRITER 10/9/2023 The Alma College Football team celebrated this year’s Homecoming with a dominant win over Trine University. The Scots scored the most points they have ever scored since 1951 as they defeated the Trine Thunder 70-30. The Scots’ points jumped ahead early thanks to a Carter St John (‘26) touchdown pass to […]