Photos: Britons Clash With Hope, Trine, Alma, Calvin Over Homecoming Weekend

A football player in a purple Albion uniform runs with the ball, pursued by Alma opponents in white. The crowd watches, creating a tense, action-packed scene.

Photos: Britons Clash With Hope, Trine, Alma, Calvin Over Homecoming Weekend

October 22, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

Parking lots and bleachers were packed this weekend with supporters coming to watch the five sporting events of Homecoming weekend. The Britons lost to almost […]

A young woman with dark hair lays in a bed with light blue striped covers and a pillow under her head. Her eyes are closed, and she holds the covers up over her face. On the surrounding bed are four books, one in focus with the cover visible reading “The Neuroscience of Sleep and Dreams.”

Catching Advice on How to Catch Zs

October 22, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

Your alarm is blaring. It’s 7 a.m. on a Monday, and you have an exam in an hour. Did you get enough sleep? An early […]

The respective purple and red silhouettes of two American football players, one running towards the other while the other poses to throw the ball, stands against a collage background of several magazine covers. The covers show a variety of designs and colors, but all feature the names of the two competing teams, Alma and Albion.

Albion to Face Alma at Homecoming: Behind the 100-Year Football Rivalry

October 17, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

For Detroit senior and receiver Cam Moore, his rivalry with Alma College’s football team began with a game his first year, in which Albion was […]

The front page of a newspaper, where the top of the page reads "The Albion Pleiad" in large gothic letters.

Pleiad Print Edition: October 17, 2025

October 17, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

Click here to view the October 17, 2025 print edition. Prints of this edition can be found in academic buildings across campus and in storefronts […]

Two middle-aged women stand with their arms around each other, smiling at the camera as the sun shines on them. They both wear black T-shirts that read “Albion College Homecoming.” They are outdoors, standing in front of a black fence with brick pillars; in the background a building, trees and cars are visible.

Homecoming: Behind the Scenes; ‘All Hands on Deck’

October 17, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

Tents sprung far and wide; class reunions happening left and right; the smells of food wafting in from every direction; cheering and whistling heard from […]

Photographs of people dressed in various costumes, including a pink skeleton, a jellyfish, Napoleon Dynamite, a hermit crab, Bob Ross and more.

Staff Recs: Our Favorite Childhood Halloween Costumes

October 8, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

Spooky season is officially upon us, and you know what that means: It’s time to come up with a Halloween costume. From oddly specific football […]

Two lines of football players in full gear crouch facing each other on either side of a yardline, one player holding a football out against the green turf between them. The players on the left are dressed in white and red, while the players on the right are purple and gold.

Photos: Albion’s First Home Football Game Sees Success

September 26, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

The Britons finished their first home game of the season with a 25-17 win against the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fightin’ Engineers. The stands were […]

The front page of a newspaper, the top text reading "The Albion Pleiad" above the feature story, which shows three photos and a body of text under a headline. The headline reads: "Student-Led and Culture-Rich: OLA Hosts HHM Events."

Pleiad Print Edition: September 24, 2025

September 24, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

Click here to view the September 24, 2025 print edition. Prints of this edition can be found in academic buildings across campus and in storefronts […]

A group of people stand and smile at the camera in front of large colored letters spelling “JACO” with “Costa Rica” written on the “O.” Sculpted animals pose on the letters, including a toucan, a monkey, a sloth, and a red macaw. Behind the group is a cloudy sky over the ocean.

Spanish Speakers Say You Should Learn Spanish, Too

September 24, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

“Sana sana, cola de rana” is a Spanish saying which translates literally to “heal heal, frog’s tail” in English. According to Detroit first-year and native […]

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Pleiad Staff Recs: What the Heck Did We Watch This Summer?

September 12, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

As staffers of a multi-media publication, it should come as no surprise that our summers are as much about consuming stories as they are about […]

Several women wearing purple and white sports gear are captured mid-jump on a hardwood volleyball court. On the other side of the net, players wearing green move towards a volleyball in the air over the net, where one player in purple leaps, one arm drawn back.

Fall Sports Kickoff: The Brits Are Back

September 8, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

On Aug. 29 through Aug. 31, six of Albion’s fall sports kicked and threw themselves into gear. Both the women’s and men’s soccer teams started […]

A watercolor illustration of a young woman in a gray T-shirt with her head laid against her arm on a table. With her other hand, she reaches out with a finger to a smaller, striped black, gray, white and purple heart, which sits on a table covered with blurry newsprint.

Opinion: Finding My Place at The End of The LGBTQIA+ Acronym

September 5, 2025 Bonnie Lord 1

When I was in seventh grade, I started dating a classmate. Of course, in middle school, dating meant calling each other “girlfriend” or “boyfriend” and […]