Staff Recs: Our Favorite Fall Activities

A woman’s hand holds a cup of hot apple cider in the foreground, surrounding the cup are four of her friends eating donuts and drinking cider on a picnic table. In the background there are trees and a river. The photo was taken on a film camera, so there is a slight discoloration.

Staff Recs: Our Favorite Fall Activities

October 9, 2024 Bonnie Lord 0

When the Pleiad is not reporting on new campus programs and Homecoming happenings, we are enjoying the fall. As autumn deepens and the days grow […]

Muscling Up With Mya: Lifting Weights, Confidence

October 7, 2024 Bonnie Lord 0

Even before the semester began, Warren sophomore Mya Duhart wanted to start an exercise club. Duhart said she wanted to find people with the same […]

Pleiad Print Edition: October 4, 2024

October 4, 2024 Bonnie Lord 0

Click here to view the October 4, 2024 print edition. Prints of this edition can be found in academic buildings across campus and in storefronts […]

Three panels show sketchy illustrations. The top panel shows the front counter in lower Baldwin, where a student is working at a table next to the counter and a man sits at the counter with a hat with colored pins on it. Cookies, cereal, lettuce and torn napkins border the illustration, with “Baldy,” Baldwin written on one, pointing at the scene.

Comic & Crossword: ‘Albion-isms’

October 4, 2024 Bonnie Lord 0

Looking for the answer key? Keep scrolling! […]

High-school aged students wearing black t-shirts, waving red, white and black flags and playing a variety of instruments march down a partially shaded brick street, away from the camera. The street is lined with canopies and tents shading audience members.

Photos: Festival of the Forks ‘as Big as Pre-COVID Days’

September 25, 2024 Bonnie Lord 0

From the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Superior Street all the way down to the Calhoun County District Library, downtown Albion was filled with tents, […]

A collection of horror movie DVDs stacked in front of a black backdrop.

Staff Recs: Letterboxd Top Four

September 23, 2024 Bonnie Lord 0

When the Pleiad isn’t busy updating you on the latest campus renovations or upcoming music, we’re movie critics instead. Although nobody’s stopped us on the […]

A sketched illustration of two women’s faces, looking away from each other. Their eyes are highlighted white in a strip of geometric red shapes across the canvas, and the lineart is white everywhere else on a black background.

Review: ‘Alien: Romulus’ Honors the Themes of the Franchise by Being Scary as Ever

September 4, 2024 Bonnie Lord 0

Content warning: This article discusses themes of sexual assault. “Alien: Romulus” spoilers ahead. The crippling hubris of militaristic capitalism. A woman in a sci-fi film […]

A student walks on the sidewalk between the entrance of Robinson Hall and several Roto-Rooter vehicles, parked on the front lawn of the building on a sunny day. The vehicles include two company trucks and equipment with colored wires and pipes on a trailer.

‘Black Stuff Coming Up’ in Robinson Hall Drain, All Bathrooms Closed

August 30, 2024 Bonnie Lord 0

Editor’s Note – 12:11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30: At 11 a.m. this morning, students received an email from Director of Facilities Nathan Salazar announcing that […]

Pleiad Print Edition: April 17, 2024

April 17, 2024 Bonnie Lord 0

Click here to view the April 17, 2024 and final print edition of the semester. Prints of this edition can be found in academic buildings […]

Albion Athletics in the Field of Sustainability

April 17, 2024 Bonnie Lord 0

Athletics – like any other industry that generates waste and uses land – impacts the environment. In a 2022 study published in the Annals of […]

Opinion: Pleiad Staff Spider-Man Thoughts and Recommendations

April 15, 2024 Bonnie Lord 1

As staffers of the Pleiad, a multi-media news publication, it should come as no surprise that we are avid media consumers. We love all types […]

Opinion: Rejecting Consumerism With Stuffed Animal Sustainability

April 3, 2024 Bonnie Lord 0

Think of your most treasured childhood stuffed animal. Maybe a thinning sock monkey, a lumpy teddy bear or a misshapen raccoon – faded, dusty or […]