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

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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 […]

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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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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, […]

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Staff Recs: Our Favorite and Least Favorite Classes at Albion

February 21, 2025 Bonnie Lord 1

From biochemistry to English and psychology to Spanish, the Pleiad is made up of students from different academic programs, backgrounds and graduation years. When we’re […]

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No Cameras to Catch Break-in to Student’s Car on Campus

February 17, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

On the night of Jan. 5, Damascus, Syria senior Jana Rajab’s car was broken into where it was parked in the lot between Whitehouse and […]

Editorial: The Pleiad is Committed to Inclusive Storytelling, DEI

February 14, 2025 Bonnie Lord 2

The Pleiad believes in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). We will continue to strive to provide equitable opportunities to applicants and sources through a lens […]

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Sigma Nu House Closed, President Says ‘Although We Are Down, We Are Not Out’

February 5, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

As of this semester, the Gamma Gamma chapter of Sigma Nu’s fraternity house will be closed until fall 2026. According to current President of Sigma […]