Pleiad Print Edition: April 21, 2025

Pleiad Print Edition: April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

Click here to view the April 21, 2025 print edition. Prints of this edition can be found in academic buildings across campus and in storefronts […]

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Opinion: Learning How to Say Goodbye to the Class of ‘25

April 21, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

Starting college isn’t easy. You’re on your own in a new place, taking on new responsibilities and you don’t go home at the end of […]

A dark blue plate with steak, roasted potatoes, asparagus and mushrooms is displayed against a blue lined tablecloth. To the left of the plate is a bowl with salad and a can of Pepsi.

Staff Recs: Our Favorite Comfort Foods for Finals Season

April 18, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

As finals season rapidly approaches and our health, both mental and physical, plummets, we often find ourselves turning to our favorite comfort foods. Whether it’s […]

A young man wearing a long-sleeved, gray, collared shirt stands at the front of a room, holding out his hand pointing at a slide on a digital screen. On the screen is a photo of a classroom with desks arranged in rows and text reading “desk arrangement - before.” In the foreground are people sitting in desks watching the presentation with their backs to the camera.

Photos: Graduating Student Teachers Present Research at Capstone Symposium

April 18, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

How does a student teacher keep their classroom engaged, regulated and efficient? Through capstone projects identified and reported on by eight seniors throughout their placements […]

A gray power line, twisted with other wires, hangs down from the left to the far center of a sidewalk, with a piece of twisted yellow caution tape hanging from the wire down to the sidewalk. On the left side of the power line runs an adjacent line of parked cars, and out of focus in the background is a fallen tree and a brick building.

The Calm After the Storm: Students, Albion Staff Reflect in Outage Aftermath

April 9, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

In the last three years, Albion College has experienced several severe storms and power outages. On March 30, Albion was hit with one of those […]

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Transformer Blows, Causing Second Campus-Wide Outage

April 7, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

At approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, power was lost to buildings across campus. In an email sent at 6:56 p.m., Albion College announced that power […]

Pleiad Print Edition: March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

Click here to view the March 31, 2025 print edition. Prints of this edition will be found in academic buildings across campus and in storefronts […]

Four young people stand looking at a large, shattered tree lying on the grass next to a sidewalk in front of a brick building. The end of the tree furthest from the building lies in the street next to a car, with a black power line underneath it.

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 […]

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 […]

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What The Heck is Yik Yak? The Consequences of Anonymous Social Media

March 21, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

As the novelist and poet Oscar Wilde wrote in his 1891 essay “The Critic as Artist,” “Man is least himself when he talks in his […]

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Opinion: ‘Use Your Democratic Power,’ A Conversation With My AP Gov Teacher

March 17, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

The government we have today is not the government I grew up with. Of course, nothing stays the same forever – but there’s a big […]

Two young men lean over a desk, hands leafing through a collection of paper. In front of them are two computer monitors, and behind them are other students working in front of computers.

Albion College VITA Program: ‘We Prepare Taxes For People, For Free’

February 28, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

Before this semester, Nairobi, Kenya, junior Leoné Macharia paid a percentage of his tax return to file his taxes using online programs like TurboTax. Now, […]