Photos: Sunday Storm Batters Campus, All On-Campus Activities Cancelled

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Photos: Sunday Storm Batters Campus, All On-Campus Activities Cancelled

March 31, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly with timestamped Editors’ Notes. Editor’s Note – 3:08 p.m. Wednesday, April 2: In an email […]

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Photos: The Intersectionality of Womanhood

March 31, 2025 Bella Bakeman 0

Albion College is made up of a diverse body of students, staff and faculty. A body that includes powerful women, nonbinary people, transgender people, people […]

A watercolor painting of three women standing side-by-side. From left to right, a woman with brown hair wearing a fluffy white coat stands with her hand on her hip, a woman with shoulder-length orange hair wearing a gray lab jacket, and a woman with a headband that has planets attached to it and a blue solar system dress. The women stand above a banner that reads, “The Scully Effect.”

Who’s Your Scully? Women in STEM Reflect on Their Role Models

March 31, 2025 Heidi Faramelli 0

What do Dana Scully, Ms. Frizzle and Romana have in common? They’re all characters who have inspired many women in STEM, including those at Albion […]

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Redefining Gender, Reshaping Minds: The History of WGSS at Albion

March 31, 2025 Killian Altayeb 0

With two full-time professors and 21 classes in the major, professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies (WGSS) Tricia Franzen said the WGSS Department at […]

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Women’s Wrestling on Progress, Perseverance; Paving the Way for Female Athletes

March 31, 2025 Bella Fabrizio 0

When Albion students are looking for some entertainment, watching the women’s wrestling team pin down the competition is always an option. On March 8, the […]

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Opinion: Seeing Words Shake, Slide; Reading With Dyslexia

March 28, 2025 Shay Athayde 0

I don’t remember a time when reading felt easy. I have dyslexia, which, contrary to what many believe, isn’t just about mixing up letters. Dyslexia […]

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Staff Recs: The Best and Worst Pops, From Poppi to Dr. Pepper

March 28, 2025 Pleiad Staff 0

When we’re not busy trying to figure out what the heck Yik Yak is, getting out of a book slump or getting inside of the […]

Six young people stand facing to the right on a lit stage, wearing black outfits, singing. The person on the far left wears a white bonnet, the next holds a stuffed cow, the next wears a white scarf on their head, the center person wears a red cloak and holds a basket, the next a beige coat and the last on the right wears a brown scarf.

Review: A Standing Ovation for ‘A Sondheim Celebration,’ A Testament to Talent

March 26, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

Impressive, resourceful and entertaining are the words that describe the Albion College Music Department’s performance, “A Sondheim Celebration,” on Friday. According to the director of […]

A woman wearing a colorful striped dress and a yellow sweater sits on a stage, holding a book that says “Mama Said” on the cover. Behind her is a blank projector screen, and next to her on the stage is a black water bottle.

2024-2025 AC Reading Series Closes Out with Author Kristen Gentry

March 26, 2025 Jocelyn Kincaid-Beal 0

When Kristen Gentry took the stage in Bobbit Auditorium, she asked the audience: “Is it cool if I just sit here and read?” Met with […]

A young woman stands with an Airpod in her ear and her hands resting on a barbell loaded with a black 35-pound barbell plate. The barbell is held between two vertical purple posts with numbered holes along the sides. On the left hand is a dark blue watch band and on the right hand is a black silicone ring.

Opinion: How the Gym Helps Me Combat Burnout

March 26, 2025 Lizzy Kelley 0

Sometimes it feels like my life is just a series of repetitive actions: get up, go to class, get food and maybe spend some time […]

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Opinion: Stranded in Book Slump City? Here’s Your Ticket Out!

March 24, 2025 Kyla Lawrence 0

As a person who has been what I would consider an avid reader for the majority of my life, I unfortunately have become quite familiar […]

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Opinion: Inside the Mind of a March Madness Bracketologist

March 24, 2025 Seiji McSwain 1

As a yearly March Madness watcher, I am constantly on the edge of my seat – waiting to see if my Michigan Wolverines make it […]