Opinion: Breaking Up With Friends is Hard, But Sometimes Necessary

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Opinion: Breaking Up With Friends is Hard, But Sometimes Necessary

December 1, 2025 Bella Bakeman 0

The first time I broke up with a boy, I ghosted him before I knew the term. At 14, I was so scared of hurting […]

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

November 5, 2025 Bella Bakeman 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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Procrastibaking With Bakeman: Pie Crust Cinnamon Rolls

October 15, 2025 Bella Bakeman 6

Disclaimer: My family doesn’t have an exact recipe, so I make these differently every single time. Here’s a link to the recipe I followed (for […]

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Staff Recs: Our Favorite Childhood Halloween Costumes

October 8, 2025 Bella Bakeman 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 […]

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

September 12, 2025 Bella Bakeman 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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Opinion: Procrastibaking With Bakeman: Chocolate Chip Cookies

September 12, 2025 Bella Bakeman 0

Download the recipe here! Last year I was busy from the moment I woke up, until I wasn’t anymore. Sometimes I’d leave my apartment at […]

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Letter From the Editor: Saying Goodbye to My Dream Job

April 23, 2025 Bella Bakeman 1

For the first time in my Pleiad career, I don’t want to start writing. Because writing this means my time as editor-in-chief has come to […]

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The Calm After the Storm: Students, Albion Staff Reflect in Outage Aftermath

April 9, 2025 Bella Bakeman 0

In the last three years, Albion College has experienced several severe storms and power outages. On March 30, Albion was hit with one of those […]

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Transformer Blows, Causing Second Campus-Wide Outage

April 7, 2025 Bella Bakeman 0

At approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, power was lost to buildings across campus. In an email sent at 6:56 p.m., Albion College announced that power […]

Pleiad Print Edition: March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025 Bella Bakeman 0

Click here to view the March 31, 2025 print edition. Prints of this edition will be found in academic buildings across campus and in storefronts […]

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Photos: The Intersectionality of Womanhood

March 31, 2025 Bella Bakeman 0

Albion College is made up of a diverse body of students, staff and faculty. A body that includes powerful women, nonbinary people, transgender people, people […]

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Staff Recs: The Best and Worst Pops, From Poppi to Dr. Pepper

March 28, 2025 Bella Bakeman 0

When we’re not busy trying to figure out what the heck Yik Yak is, getting out of a book slump or getting inside of the […]