JORDYN BRADLEY SPORTS EDITOR The Alma College Dance Company is hard at work creating their annual fall dance concert. The program includes works set by Alma dance faculty members, Ben Munisteri, Rosely Conz, Kristen Bennett and Lynn Bowman, along with guest choreographer Amanda Benzin. The concert consists of five pieces, with each one choreographed by... Continue Reading →
BRITTANY PIERCE HEAD EDITOR Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian Journalist who was a Virginia resident and writer for the Washington Post, was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on Oct. 2. Khashoggi’s death is of particular importance because of the root cause: he was critical in his writing of the Saudi Arabian government.... Continue Reading →
WADE FULLERTON STAFF WRITER This semester, Highland Java began to contribute to decreasing their carbon footprint by reducing plastic. Highland Java’s decision to switch from plastic straws to paper straws has been met with positive student responses on campus. The idea of making the change occurred at the end of the previous semester and were... Continue Reading →
KELSEY WEISS STAFF WRITER As Halloween approaches, college students are getting ready with their costumes and plans. They are choosing between dressing cute or dressing scary and are deciding who they want to become on Halloween night. However, women’s Halloween costume choices can be rather narrow. If a person were to look for a Halloween... Continue Reading →
JORDAN GINDER STAFF WRITER On Friday, Oct. 26, Science Blowout brought about 150 elementary school kids to Alma’s campus. The kids visited stations hosted by various STEM clubs. The stations included animals, tin foil boats and chemistry demonstrations. Chemistry Club Vice President Scylar Blaisdell (’19) was excited to share her love of science with the... Continue Reading →
MADDIE LEUBKE CAMPUS EDITOR The Alma College administration has been working on budget cuts to avoid the rising cost of tuition, and one of those cuts was to get rid of escrow funds for fraternities and sororities. The Interfraternity council on campus—IFC—has had many meeting concerning these decisions. In previous years, escrow funds were given... Continue Reading →
KATE WESTPHAL STAFF WRITER The first half of the semester is over and students are back from Fall Break. Fall Break, a four-day long event, happened during the seventh week of the term and marked when classes held midterm exams. While many students went home during Fall Break, others went on an Alternative Break. Alternative... Continue Reading →
EMILY COWLES STAFF WRITER At the beginning of fall term, Professor Henry Balfanz’s Selling/Sales Management class was given an assignment called an Elevator Speech and was instructed to write about problems in Alma’s campus community. These speeches were then presented to Alan Gatlin, chief operating officer (COO) and senior vice president for finance and administration.... Continue Reading →
