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

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 […]

A young woman shown from the shoulders up with short brown hair and a red sweater lays on top of a surface covered with papers and notebooks with a thoughtful expression. The papers are littered with hand-written notes and highlighter marks.

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, […]

In the left half of the image, a young woman sits at a desk, using a highlighter and smiling, with a green background, check mark and stars behind her. On the right, the same woman sits crumpled at the desk, with a red background, arrows and a large ‘X’ behind her.

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 […]

A close view of the underside of a steering wheel, where the area around the key port and controls has been torn open, with wires hanging out.

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 […]

A largely brick building with the Greek letters Sigma Nu written on benches outside the door in yellow paint, displayed as a yellow sign on the side of the house and painted in yellow paint on a rock to the right of the house.

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 […]

A variety of colorful board and card games, including a poker set, Scrabble, Cribbage, Catan, Five Crowns, Cards Against Humanity, Uno and more lie in a stacked pile on a carpeted floor, in front of a bookshelf. Some boards tilted to face the camera, including the Scrabble board which reads “The Pleiad Loves Board Games.”

Staff Recs: Beat the Cold with the Best Board Games

February 3, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

It’s below zero outside. The wind howls, and snow flurries whip against your window. There’s no way you’re leaving the warmth of your dorm room […]

A young woman in a long-sleeve pink shirt plays a video game on a gaming computer while looking towards and speaking to another young woman who is smiling. The two are sitting in a row of gaming computers, with another student farther down the row looking in their direction.

Britons eSports Gear Up for Season at Open House

January 22, 2025 Bonnie Lord 0

After first, second and third place wins in fall conferences and the hiring of new Director Andrew Bigos in October, Britons eSports began the spring […]

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The Spread of Solar: Community Members Voice Their Concerns

November 25, 2024 Bonnie Lord 2

Read the “prologue” of this series to learn more about the value of comics in journalism. Read part one of this series to learn more […]