Staff Recs: Our Favorite and Least Favorite Classes at Albion

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Staff Recs: Our Favorite and Least Favorite Classes at Albion

February 21, 2025 Heidi Faramelli 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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What Happens if ICE Comes to Campus? Students Are ‘Afraid’

February 21, 2025 Heidi Faramelli 0

Nadia Burke, Mount Pleasant first-year, said students on campus are “afraid” about new immigration policies, enacted on Inauguration Day. On Jan. 20 President Donald Trump […]

Editorial: The Pleiad is Committed to Inclusive Storytelling, DEI

February 14, 2025 Heidi Faramelli 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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Staff Recs: Beat the Cold with the Best Board Games

February 3, 2025 Heidi Faramelli 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 […]

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Ketwana Schoos Speaks at Annual MLK Convocation; ‘We Are Only as Strong as Our Roots’

January 31, 2025 Heidi Faramelli 2

Family and community are often cited as integral parts of who people are, and who they grow up to become. That’s certainly true for Community […]

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Throw Your Way to a Bullseye at Albion’s Viking Warrior Axe Throwing Co.

November 8, 2024 Heidi Faramelli 0

Axes have always been an iconic part of cinematic culture, from Jack Nicholson’s “Here’s Johnny” scene in “The Shining” to Thor’s hammer Mjølnir. At Viking […]

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‘Disrespectful to the Youth of Albion’; Whitehouse Nature Center Signs Vandalized

October 25, 2024 Heidi Faramelli 0

The phrase “this is why we can’t have nice things” was coined by comedian Paula Poundstone in the late 80s and has more recently become […]

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Campus Safety Releases Annual Clery, Fire Safety Reports

October 9, 2024 Heidi Faramelli 0

26 drug offenses, 23 liquor offenses and no weapon offenses – these are some of the on-campus disciplinary actions detailed in the Clery Report. Every […]

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Staff Recs: Our Favorite Fall Activities

October 9, 2024 Heidi Faramelli 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 […]

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Staff Recs: Letterboxd Top Four

September 23, 2024 Heidi Faramelli 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 […]

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Opinion: The Music That Got Me Through a Difficult Year

September 18, 2024 Heidi Faramelli 0

I consider myself a bit of a music aficionado. I mean, I’ve already written two Pleiad articles about music, and to begin my third, I […]

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‘Options Are Being Actively Taken Away’: Students React to Eat Shop’s New Qdoba Menu

September 6, 2024 Heidi Faramelli 0

Since its opening on the first day of the fall semester, the integration of Qdoba at the KC Eat Shop Café has elicited mixed reviews […]