Booted– Popular suede boots blamed for falls
Sarah Slipped, Jackson junior, used to kick it in her boots with the fur and apple-bottom jeans combo around campus. Not anymore. Since the spring […]
Articles by MacKenzie Burger
Spring 2011 — Accepting Applications for Pleiad Staff Positions
Editorial jobs: Editor in chief The editor in chief oversees all aspects of the Pleiad, including planning stories, editing multimedia, updating the website, managing staff […]
Time-Critical Hazard — EPA removes 50,000 gallons of unlabeled chemicals from Albion site
Before entering the dim warehouse, contractors in hazardous materials suits duct-taped their sleeves as an extra precaution. Breathing through respirators, they approached hundreds of metal […]
Fungus Among Us — Mold forces students to relocate
When Sarah Russell, Glenview, Ill. senior, developed a cough this month, she originally attributed it to a cold. However, when her roommate Adrianna Thibault, New […]
Hooked on Euphonics — Student Senate addresses organization concerning budget deficit
On Sept. 21, Student Senate approved a recommendation for Euphonics, the co-ed a capella student organization, that preserved special exemption status and required debt to […]
In Memoriam: Charles Crupi
On June 6, 2010, Charles Crupi, emeritus professor of English passed away after 35 years of teaching British Literature, Shakespeare, and Greek & Roman Literature, […]
Letter From The Editor— Fall 2010
On Aug. 23, www.mastersdegreeonline.com, a website that provides college accreditation statistics and rankings, published a list of the 100 best campus newspapers online nation-wide. The Pleiad ranked […]
Gone Fishing— Letter from the editor
Today at 5:00, the publishing of articles by Pleiad staff members will discontinue until classes begin for the fall 2010 semester. This also means that […]
First Students To Form First Responders – Organization in planning stages
Trevor Fisher, Tipton junior, knows from experience the impact that medical first responders can have. A licensed emergency medical technician (EMT), Fisher responded to a […]
Student Resource— Q&A with Casey Hoffman, member of C&RC
This past spring, the Curriculum and Resources Committee (C&RC) was responsible for submitting a recommendation of program eliminations to the Board of Trustees. Casey Hoffman, […]
Reactions to Program Cuts – Albion faculty invited by BOT to discuss shared governance
On May 13, the Board of Trustees (BOT) determined which departments would be eliminated to execute the mandate of the reduction of 15 FTE faculty […]
Tenure-Track Faculty Receives Letter of Appointment Non-Renewal – BOT mandate still in effect
On April 14, all 28 tenure-track faculty members received notification that their appointments would not be renewed. According to Susan Conner, provost, this action should […]