2026 Softball Season Begins: ‘Just Go Out There and Kick Butt’

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2026 Softball Season Begins: ‘Just Go Out There and Kick Butt’

March 25, 2026 Bella Fabrizio 0

Albion College’s softball team opened their 2026 home season with a doubleheader against John Carroll University on Saturday, winning the first game 2-1 and losing […]

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Opinion: Lack of Research, Resources Fails to Protect Female Athletes from ACL Injuries

March 18, 2026 Bella Fabrizio 0

It usually happens like this: Someone jumps or makes a sudden move towards the ball. When they land and plant their feet, I hear a […]

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Photos: ASA’s Lunar New Year Celebration Felt ‘Like Home’

February 27, 2026 Bella Fabrizio 0

This year, Lunar New Year fell on Feb. 17, marking the start of the Year of the Fire Horse. A Fire Horse year – which […]

Four women sprint down an indoor track. The two women in front are wearing red and blue track singlets and shorts, with race bibs pinned to their uniforms. The other two women, running slightly behind, are also wearing track uniforms and racing bibs.

Opinion: I Plan on Watching the Paralympics This Year and You Should, Too

February 20, 2026 Bella Fabrizio 0

When my brother and I were kids, our babysitter was Brittni Mason, five-time Paralympic medalist and T47 100-meter dash world-record holder. Between college classes, track […]

Pleiad Print Edition: February 18, 2026

February 18, 2026 Bella Fabrizio 0

Click here to view the February 18, 2026 print edition. Prints of this edition can be found in academic buildings across campus and in storefronts […]

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New Brit Books Program ‘An Easier Process For Our Students’

January 30, 2026 Bella Fabrizio 0

Cardboard packages line the shelves of Albion College’s bookstore, holding the items students need for their spring classes. This semester, several changes have been made […]

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Pleiad Print Edition: November 21, 2025

November 21, 2025 Bella Fabrizio 0

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

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SRJ’s Fifth Annual Sexual Wellness Fair: ‘A Day to Honor and Educate’

November 17, 2025 Bella Fabrizio 0

On Thursday, the science atrium was filled with colorful posters and bright pink balloons for Students for Reproductive Justice’s (SRJ) annual Sexual Wellness Fair, an […]

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Staff Recs: The Shows That Made (Or Broke) Our Childhoods

November 5, 2025 Bella Fabrizio 0

Some childhood shows taught us life lessons. Others just taught us the ways of chaos. From mysterious islands to talking animals and questionable animation, the […]

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Albion Softball Players Reflect on the Return of Women’s Professional Baseball

October 3, 2025 Bella Fabrizio 1

For the first time in over 70 years, women baseball players have the opportunity to compete in their sport professionally. The new Women’s Professional Baseball […]

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

September 12, 2025 Bella Fabrizio 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 […]

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President Webster on the State of the College: ‘We’ve Got to Make Some Progress’

April 16, 2025 Bella Fabrizio 1

This year’s State of the College address, which was delivered to students last year, provided Albion alumni the opportunity to voice their thoughts and concerns […]